Clearwater Republican., 1919-10-10

GEcc CTOTU uuDeTCuIO6l6s
just as much needed."-E. w. Files,
Maplecroft Farm, Portland, Me.
"The work Of the department in
eradicating the disease of tuberculo.
sis is being met with great approval
by the stockmen in this district. The
percentage Of cattle affected with the
disease is gradually getting smaller
year by year."-W. L. Burdick, Willis
ton, N. d.
Benefits Of Eradication.
"The benefits from being able to
ship interstate, the advertisement re.
ceived from being listed in the govern
ment bulletin these and many other
advantages make me think this is the
greatest boom to the pure-bred cattle
business ever started."-T. S. Humph-
ries, Humphries Stock Farm, Durant,
Miss.
"In May, 1918, we signed up with
the federal authorities to get on the
accredited herd list. Our first test
was made the 9th and 2Sth of the
same month and found our herd some
what infected with tuberculosis. But
the federal authorities have kept test
ing our herd from time to time until
today we have 80 head of Red Polled
cattle which we believe to be entirely
clean. We are positive that if we had
not gone into this plan, by this time
our herd would have been badly in.
| fected, causing us the loss of great
many dollars. We would fully recon.
mend the accredited-herd plan to all
breeders of pure-bred cattle."-J. w
Larabee, Earleville, Ill.
tuberculosis Soon a Memory.
1--WE, the undersigned breeders O
Guernsey cattle, have cO-operated will
the state and federal government TO
number of years for the eradication
Of tuberculosis in our herds. We d.
heartily agree 1t has been of Erea
value in cleaning and keeping c'eal
our herds of tuberculosis. We believ'
every breeder of pure-bred cattl
should cooperate with their state ant
federal authorities in trying to stanll
out this disease. If they will do th;
tuberculosis will soon be thing o
the past.'-Charles e. Writ, William
Nettleon, ]. H. Nahrgang, Lewiston
MINI.
ITO the breeder Of pedigreed cattl
the inspection by governmental at
thority of his herd is of untold value
Not only in dollars, enabling him to re
main free of tuberculosis, or if his cat
tie are found infected to dispose o
those reacting to tuberculin, and there
by saving the lives and conserving tn
value of those not affected. The salts
faction of asserting that ones herd
ON the accredited list becomes a mora
, as well as financial asset."-Benjami
w. Hunt, Eatonton, Ga.
"There are undoubtedly some III
, scrupulous men in the business VIII
will take every advantage they cal
and If the states and government wi
; cooperate in this work and only pas
cattle that have been tested by autho
,, lied men, the disease will soon b
stamped out."-C. b. Eager, Paris, X,
OF lncaIculablc Value.
"The value to the state in the pr
lection of the whole cattle industr
, and the advantage to the indiyidu;
breeder is of incalculable value. In
short time the benefits to be derive
: from the accredited herd plan will l
so plain that all breeders of pure-bre
cattle especially will be forced, in o
{ der to sell their cattle to advantag
: to become members of the accreditt
5 herd system."-R. J. Goode, Jr., AL
e bama Hereford Farm, Gastonbur
Ala.
II Confidence is the chief value
tuberculin testing. First, self-con
dence that comes from knowing yo'
herd is free from tuberculosis and Il
satisfaction that comes from this co
dition; second, the confidence the bu
ing public puts in your herd. The pu
)" lie is willing to pay for this confident
This makes my breeding work plea
Is ure and also profitable. w. IL. Sc
is our, Brookville, Ind, President of t
d Indiana Dairy Association.
L. 1--WE have been much interested
'e getting our neighboring breeders
1t have their herds tested, SO that '
n. might have clean bill of health
,r this community. So far we have be
le instrumental in securing over fifty q
1t plications for the tuberCulin test a
u to the best of our knowledge every o
Mt is satisfied with the results and h
IT, full faith in its application. The or
regret that l have is that there is |
is compulsory law So that we might
at the entire United States of this insi
H. Gus disease."-Willis Whinncry,
I'd lem, o.