The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
HERD PLAN
WILL STAMP OUT
ALL TUBERCULOSIS
Government to Reach Result
by Forbidding Traffic in
Sections Where Disease Is
Known to Exist.

WASHINGTON, May THE &C
credited herd plan OF Graduating ami
nal tuberculosis will be carried on until
practically all pure bred herds Of cattle
in the United States are under state
and federal supervision, says DR.. j.. A..
Herman, chief Of the tuberculosis eradi-
eating division, bureau of animal in
dustry, United states department OF
agriculture,
When all pure-hred herds are under
supervision, DIR. Herman said, II will be
possible for cattle raisers to purchase
animals from other states with the as
surance that they viii receive cattle
that may be introduced with perfect
safety 80 far as tuberculosis Ii con
ccrned. In addition TO the accredited
herd plan, the tuberculosis campaign
viii be carried on In circunscribed areas
| comprising one or more counties. The
disease will be eliminated from cattle
and swine In such areas and the cam-
paign will be extended until IL takes In
the entire state,
In order that the work may progress
satisfactorily" said pr, Herman, at Is
necessary that live stock owners CO..
operate to the fullest extent. The sue
cess of the movement for eradicating
tuberculosis rests upon the live stock
owners Of the country to a greater de-
gree than on any'other force whenever
they are ready and willing Ia get be-
hind the work success IL bound to fol-
| low"
Speaking Of the development Of the
1.-Two stock industry In the southern
states, DR., Herman advised the live
stock 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. II
proper precautions are taken, he said,
the amount OF animal tuberculosis In
the Southern states may never be larger
than 1t ls now, and the disease may bu
e~radicated in a comparatively short
time.
"Tranicking In tuberculous animals
has proved IA great bane to the cattle
industry" he said. ut possibly has re-
lteNed many owners of diseased animals
for the time being, but II has heaped a
great hardship upon those persons who
have purchased such animals. The per-
son who disposes Of tuberGulous ami
mails for purposes other than immedi-
ate slaughter works n great injustice
not only upon his neighbors and the
live stock industry, but Just as much
upon himself, because he, In turn, must
go out into the market to purchase ami.
mails, and perhaps he will buy nc bet.
Ter cattle with respect to health thar
those he has disposed OF. Ii places III
the channels OF trade II constant sup
ply Of diseased animals which are dis
seminaung the organisms Of tuberculo'
SIS lItit tIt liictHilNtN Nhtif WI Ndll
dealers have waNed fat in dealing viii
diseased animals, but In most in.
stances such dealers have come to grief
They have been the worst enemies the
live stock industry ever had except The
cattle ~rustler. and a man who will de,
liberately sell his neighbor N tubercu,
lous animals win, II he thinks he Cal
get away with 1t, steal his neighhor'
animal SO there Is not much differ
enoe between the trafficker In tubercu
lous animals and the sattle rustler
Both should be put out Of business"
Wherever and whenever owners hay,
placed their herds under supervision TO
the eradication of tuberculosis and hav,
followed the prescribed rules they haV,
succeeded In getting rid OF the disease
DR.. Herman said. Tuberculosis eradi
cation work Is being carried on in NOR
than 40 states In cooperation with tn
state live stock sanitary officials an
the stock owners. Joint agreement
between the state and the bureau OF an
imal industry, governing the applicable
of the %tuborculin test II tho handltn
Of the cattle, are forwarded TO eacI
owner Interested In having his her
freed from tuberculosis or In having
accepted as officially accredited.