South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-22
STOCKRALSLNG
PURE-BRED HERDS
WILL Be WATCHED
Fight on Animal tuberculosis
To Be Taken Up BY Bureau
of Chemical HuSbandTy.

The accredited herd plan of eradi-
animal tuberculosis will be
carried on until practically all pure
bred herds of cattle in the United
are under state and federal
supervision. says DR.. J. a. Herman.
chief OF the tuberculosis e~radicating
division, bureau of animal. industry
When all pure-bred herds are un-
der supervision. DIR. Herman said. il
viii he possible for cattle raisers
10 purchase animals from other
states with the assurance that they
viii receive cattle that may be in
troduced with perfect safety so far
as tuberculosis is concerned. IN ad-
dition 20 the accredited herd plan.
the tuberculosis campaign will be
carried on In c-ircumscribed areas
comprising one or more counties.
The disease viii lie eliminated from
cattle and swine in such areas and
the campaign viii be extended until
II takes in the entire state.
Live stock Men Must Help.
I'm order that the work may pro-
Sress satisfactorily said DR.. Kier-
nan, at is necessary that livestock
n cooperate to the fullest eX-
tent. The success of the movement
for eradicating tuberculosis rests
upon the livestock owners Of the
country 10 a greater degree than on
any other force; whenever they are
ready and willing TO get behind the
work is bound to follow"
Speaking of the development of
the livestock industry in the South
ern states. DR.. Herman advised the
livestock men TO use the greatest
care in bringing in animals from
other sections of the country and TO
make sure that they are free from
tuberculosis. If proper precaution
tons are taken, he said, the amount
Of animal tuberculosis in southern
states may never be larger than it
icated in a comparatively short
time.
DenOunccs Trade in Diseased
Animals.
"Traficking in tuberculous ami
mails has proved a great bane 10 the
cattle industry" he said. ct posi-
bly, has relieved many owners of dis
eased animals for the time being.
but il has heaped a great hardship
upon those persons who have pur-
chased such animals. The person
who dispOses of tuberculosis ami
mails for purposes other than inn
mediate slaughter works a great in
Justice not only upon his neighbors
and the livestock industry. but lust
as much upon himself because he
in turn, must go out into the market
10 purchase animals, and perhaps
he will buy no better cattle with re-
spect to health than those he has
disposed of 1t places in the chan
nels of trade a constant supply Of
diseased animals which are dissent
mating the organisms of tuberculo-
sis. There are instances where GER
tain dealers have waxed fat in deal
ing with diseased animals. but in
most instances such dealers have
come 10 grief. They have been the
worst enemies the livestock industry
ever a except the cattle rustIer;
and a man who will deliberately sell
his neighbOr a tuberculous animal
will, if he thinks he can get away
with il, steal his neighbor's animal.
So there is not much difference be-
tween the traficker in t%uberculous
animals and the cattle rustler. Both
should be put out of business.
Conscientious Work Wins.
Wherever and whenever owners
have placed their herds under su.
pervision for the eradication or tn
berculosis and have followed the
prescribed rules they have succeeded
in getting rid of the disease, DR..
Herman said. Tuberculosis eradi-
cation work is being carried on in
more than 40 states in cooperation
with the state livestock sanitary Of
fcials and the stock owners. Joint
agreements between the state and
bureau OF Animal Industry, govern
ing the application of the tubercu-
lin test and the handling of the cat
tie. T forwarded TO each owner
interested in having his herd freed
from tuberculosis or in having il
accepted as officially accredited. APP
plications for the joint agreement:
may be made 10 the proper state
sanitary officials or 10 the Bureau OF
Animal Industry, Washington. ID. c