Williams news., 1919-09-12

8 Free From Tuberculosis. just as much needed.-H ". FTles Maplecroft Farm, Portland. Me. 'The work of the department fr 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.
 'aThe 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'1T. S. Humph-
 ries, Humphries Stock Farm. Durant. Miss.
 "1n May, 1918, we signed up with the federal authorities to get on the accredited herd list. Our first test was made the 27th and 18th 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 a great many dollars. We would fully recom- mend the accredited-herd plan to all breeders of pure-bred cattle."I. w. Larabee, Earleville, III.
 Tuberculosis Soon a Memory.
 "We, the undersigned breeders of Guernsey cattle, have co-operated witt. the state and federal government for a number of years for the eradication of tuberculosis in our herds. We do heartily agree it has been of great value in cleaning and keeping clean our herds of tuberculosis. We believe every breeder of pure-bred cattle should cooperate with their state and federal authorities in trying to stamp out this disease. If they will do this will soon be a thing of Nettleon, J. H. Nahrgang, Lewiston, Minn.
 ''To the breeder of pedigreed cattle the inspection by governmental au- -hority of his herd is of untold value. Not only in dollars, enabling him to re- main free of tuberculosis. or if his cat le are found infected to dispose of hose reacting to tuberculin, and there y saving the lives and conserving the value of those not affected. The satiS- action of asserting that ones herd Is ,n the accredited list becomes a moral IS we'll as financial Benjamin V. Hunt, Eatonton, Ga.
 'aThere are undoubtedly some un- crupulous men in the business who yill take every advantage they can. nd if the states and government will in this work and only pass attle that have been tested by author zed men, the disease will soon be tamped out."-C. B. Gager, Paris, Ky
 Of IncaIcuIabIe Value.
 seThe value to the state in the pro ection of the whole cattle industry nd the advantage to the individual reeder is of incalculable value. In a hort time the benefits to be derived .om the accredited herd plan will be ) plain that all breeders of pure-bred attle especially will be forced, in or er to sell their cattle to advantage, } become members of the accredited erd system."-R. J. Goode, Jr., Ala lma Hereford Farm, Gastonburg, Ia.
 Confidence is the chief value of berculin testing. First, self-confi- ,nce that comes from knowing your ,rd is free from tuberculosis and the tisfaction that comes from this con- tion; second, the confidence the buy g public puts in your herd. The pub is willing to pay for this confidence. lis makes my breeding work a pleas e and also profitable."-W. Fl. Sem IT, Brookville, Ind, President of the diana Dairy Association. "We have been much interested in tting our neighboring breeders to we their herds tested, so that we ght have clean bill of health in Is community. So far we have been strumental in securing over fifty ap- cations for the tuberculin test and the best of our knowledge every one satisfied with the results and has Il faith in it's application. The only ,ret that have is that there is E.st law so that we might rfd } entire United States of this ins1di- S disease."-Willis Whinnery, Sa- n, O.