Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-08
ENTHUSIASTIC
MEETING HELD
AT K| len!
Farm Bureau Held Tubercu-
losis Eradication Rally
Friday Night.

A very enthusiastic and. well at
tended; meeting was held Friday night
In tho community hall at Kempton.
underline auspices of the Grand Forks
county Iarm bureau. The purpose OF
the meeting was to discuss the eradi-
cation of tuberculosis among cattle.
D. 3. Morris. county agent, was in
charge OF the meeting and led the dis
cussion. Several other Grand Forks
citizens also motored out to the meet
Ing.
AS a result OF the discussion twenty
eight farmers signed agreements with
the state live stock sanitary board to
have their herds placed under state
and federal supervision in having
them tested for tuberculosis.
It Is the purpose to test every herd
in Grace township and possibly Logan
within the next few weeks. A com
mittee was appointed to aid in this
Aeent Morris in furthering the work
Of the farm bureau. The members of
this committee are: Hiram EOlmsted.
David Steadsman, c. G. me and
Mrs. e. G.. Jones. 1t was pointed out
that in order to make this work, a
success the townships must be thor
oughly organized, with the hearty as
istanc and good will Of all its resi-
dents
Mr.. Morris explained the situation
to those present and told how con-
demned cattle are appraised, and how
farmers. are paid indemnity for
losses. In explaining n various
phases of this work Mr.. Morris MADE
the following statement:
IAN accredited herd is one in which
no animal has been found affected
with tuberculosis on two annual or
three semi-annual .tuherculin tests.
mo cattle shall be presented for
tuberculin tests, which have been In
jected with. tuberculin within SO days
Immediately preceding or which have
nj any time reacted to a tubercul1n
test. When a herd Is accredited the
farmer is given a tuberculosis Tree
accredited herd certificate. While a
herd is being tuberculin tested 1t Is
placed under state and federal super
vision. Any animal that reacts to the
test has a reactor tag punched IN It's
left ear as well as the letter T
punched in this same ear.
THE state a~ppropriates 10000 for
this work., which overs the indemnity
as well as the salary and expenses OF
the inspectors. Animals which react
are not appraised until within 20
lays of their disposal.
THE fina test on herds to be &C
credited shall be a combination OF any
two. tests, that is, either the inter-
dermic and ophthalmic or III sub
cutaneouS and opthalmtc. Inc nfSt
testing in ~accrediting herd work may
be either. the sub-cutaneous Or the
interdermic method. but the oph-
thalmic method shall only be used IN
combination with one Of the . other
tests"
., Moving Picture Presented.
A very interesting feature Of the
meeting was the presentation of a
moving picture entitled "Out Of the
Shadow" The picture depicted the
experiences of a farmer who disre-
garded the warnings Of testing his
herd for this dreaded disease, and the
evil consequences as the result of 1t.
Another interesting feature of the
meeting was the discussion conducted
by II. w. Gilbertson of Washington.
D. c., in charge Of the county agents
in the middle west, concerning farm
bureau work and program of work to
be developed during the coming year.
It Is the purpose of this organization
Mr.. Gilbertson said. to Jain the
closest cooperation possible between
the farmers and the county agents,
that the farm bureau work may be
the work Of the actual farmers. In
this discussion farm problems were
discussed and remedies suggested.
The eradication Of rust was n OF
the chief topics discussed. h de-
Aruction OF the ~barberry bush, the
host plant OF the rust, was advocated
AZ was also the introduction Of rust
resisting wheats Plans were made
for having demonstration plots
throughout the country next year
where the Kubanka, d. or Monad
and the Kota wheat, all rust-resisting