The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-07-19


, prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Beginning July l, 1919, the ship
| ment of cattle interstate without hav,
ing them properly tuberCuln tested
will be prOhibited-With a few excep-
tiOns-by regulation issued by the
secretary of agriculture. The enforce
| ment of this new regulation will, If
is believed, be Of great assistance in
preventing the further spread of tuber-
CulOSiS among live stock, and having
the work practically under state and
federal supervision at all times will
serve to bring about uniformity.
The department of agriculture,
through it's bureau of animal indus
try, Is now actively cooperating with
the state live stock sanitary officials
and cattle owners of AZ states in the
eradication of tuberculosis from live
stock.
Recent legislation in several Of the
states has made it possible to proceed
with the work where heretofore it has
been impossible to do so. Federal
funds available for the work are in
sufficient to meet present demands,
and now that the cattle owners are
finding the work to be Of such advan-
tage and Importance the demands will
increase rapidly.
Most activities are in the "accredit-
ed-herd" work with the owners and
breeders OF pure-bred herds Of cattle
who wish to free their herds from
tuberculosis and have them placed on
the list as accredited"
Full Cooperation Essential.
Some "area work" is being conduct
ed. Under this plan a community or
county or some other unit decides to
have all the cattle in the area tuber-
cuIin tested with view of complete
ly graduating the disease as soon as
possible. In order that the "area
work. may be successfully carried on,
the fullest cooperation of the cattle
owners in the territory must be obtain
ed, and any attempt to proceed with
the work without the good will and
hearty cooperation of the people will
fail.
Appropriations by the states for the
coming fiscal year for live stock tuber-
culOSis eradication aggregate about two
million dollars. Part of this sum will
be used to indemnify partially the
owners of cattle found to be tuber-
culous. Most of the states now have
laws permitting the payment of in
demnity and the federal department
also pays some indemnity when funds
are available. With the exception of
valuable breeding animals, it is found
most advisable to consign the tuber-
culous cattle for slaughter and there
by dispose of them to the best advan-
tage. In the greater portion Of "re-
actors" the disease is found to exist
to but slight extent, making the
meat fit for fOOd-thereby causing
great saving. The CarcaSSes of such
cattle, after being passed for food by
trained inspectors, usually bring about
The market price, which sum, deduct
ed from the appraised value Of the
i've animal, leaves the amount of loss.
Under the most recent laws, this loss
s divided between the owner, the
state and the United States-each
standing One-third-except that in
most cases the state is limited in the
mount that it can pay and the United
States is always limited to the pay
nent of $50 for a pure-bred animal
nd $50 for a grade.
Healthy Cattle Worth More.
Owners realize that these slightly
diseased cattle may at any time be-
ONE source of danger to the healthy
nimafS OF the herd and that they
may break down from the
isease and die or become of little or
10 value. The value Of healthy cattle
n any herd, after the tuberculous ones
re taken out, always increases, and it
source Of great satisfaction to the
Wner that he has healthy herd or
hat ne is doing everything in his pow
r to make it so. Cattle from accred-
ted herds are commanding increased
rlceS over those that are not, and
hose from herds that are in the proc
IS Of being accredited are also be-
~ sold at advanced prices.
The second list of accredited herds
nd those that have successfully pass {
d one tubercuIin test in preparation
OF the accredited list is expected to
q ready for distribution July 1. Re s
ueStS now received indicate that I
10000 copies will be required to
leet demands. This pamphlet of
bout 100 pages will contain the names 7
nd addresses of about 1900 cattle g
wners, representing about $1,000 cat
e, whose herds have passed one or
lore successful official tuberculin f
ests applied under the cooperative S
Ian for accrediting herds of tuber-
cattle.
Up to April 1, 1919, the total num- f
er of herds under supervision for the t
'adication of tuberculosis was about v