The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-11-04
TO ERADICATE TUBERCULOSIS
Latah County Communities Plan TO
Stamp Out This Disease of Cattle

At the Genesee community farm
bureau business meeting held last
winter the farmers of that community
adopted eradication of tuberculosis of
cattle as a community project. DR..
H. c. Luce, Genesee veterinarian and
deputy state veterinarian, was elected
local leader Of this project.
A big, general community meeting
was held early in March to further
interest in the projects adopted at the
earlier meeting. At this meeting DR..
Luce explained the state and federal
cooperative plan of Graduating bovine
tuberculosis and farmers present were
given an opportunity to sign a petit
ton asking the state bureau of animal
industry, DR.. j. d. Adams. director,
to have a man test their herds. Prac-
tically every farmer present %petitioned
for the test. Copies of the petition
were given to farm bureau members
to circulate in their local communities.
When these petitions were returned it
was found that practically all cattle
owners in the Genesee section had
signed up their cattle.
DR.. Luce was commissioned by the
otdIt NSIcliudl ldu " w sic LCotllJS
in the Genesee community, and he has
tested a large number to Iate. AS the
work is not yet completed, the doctor
states that ne is not at liberty TO give
out any report at this time. However,
a complete report will be given as
soon as the work is completed.
Other Communities Want Help
Genesee community has made the
start in this work and several other
communities have asked that the farm
bureau take up eradication of tuber-
culosis as a project in those COM
munitieS.
Inquiries have been received from
Big Bear Ridge, American Ridge, and
Kendrick. There is no doubt that
other communities will want this work
done. Communities desiring to have
their herds tested will have an oppor-
tunity to vote on the project and elect
a local leader at the community farm
bureau business meeting. If the COM
munities will get the cattle signed up,
the state and federal governments will
do their part.
Plan Of Carrying on Work
The farm bureau office has just re-
ceived a circular from the Idaho State
department of agriculture giving the
following information:
Everyone who makes a study Of
economic problems knows that one of
the heaviest losses sustained by the
live stock industry is from the effects
of tuberculosis in cattle and hogs,
$40, 0 200 loss annually.
No. o.-. I,n.J &c oc4fJo eun,a tIsc
dreadful disease. The state Of Idaho
and the Federal Government will help
you.
What the State and Federal Govern
ments will do to help yOu:
1. Send a competent veterinarian
to your farm free of charge to apply
the tuberculin test to your herd at
least once a year until it has passed
tests without a reactor.
2. When your herd has passed two
annual or three s~emi-annual tests
without a reactor, it will be placed on
the accredited herd register of the
and Federal Departments of Ag-
riculture. You will receive an ac-
herd certificate and cattle
rom your herd may be shipped inter-
state without further test for a period
If one year.
3. Your herd, when accredited, will
be listed in a booklet published by the
:. Department of Agriculture and
to all parts of the country.
4 Appraise any Of your cattle re-
acting to the test at their market
yalue, and pay two-thirds Of the diff
'erence between the appraised value
and the salvage with a limit of $50 for !
zach grade, and 500 for each regis
animal.
5. Send a competent inspector to
the disinfectiOn of your
premises if tuberculosis is found in
our herd.
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