The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-04
CATTLE HEALTH
CAMPAIGN
Live Stock Owners Seek Funds
For tuberculosis Eradication

In order that tuberculosis-erad
;ion work may be continued, Secre-
.arv OF Agriculture Wallace, at the
urgent request OF members OF con-
gress and others Interested in the live
stock industry has asked that an
ienlersency fund amounting to s405,-
(! 600 be included in the deficiency bi,l
| Of the present congress. TO be used III
ilhe payment OF indemnities for tu-
/ berculous cattle It is estimated by
! chc bureau Of animal industry that
his amount will be necessary TO car
ry on the Strengthening OF tuberculcus
cattle unti! June 80, the end OF the
present fiscal year.
For the present fiscal year., says
! the secretary, in requesting the def
cheney appropriation. "$S00,o00 was
provided III the agricultural appro-
p":atioa act FOR operating expenses in
tire eradication OF tuberculosis, and
! s6@0,440 fer the payment Of indemnl-
tiles for tubcrculous cattle slaughter
! Cd. on account Of the number OF
:eactinG animals found, the sum pros
vidcd for indem!li:iss IS practically
eXhaIsted.
There remain sufficient funds 10
CARR on the operating expenses tor
! the remainder of the fiscal year, but.
| bco::use the fund provided for il
! &c n.nit;cs is exhausted, it has bee,
necessary to discontinue the testing OF
new herds Ii the emergency fund
Easked By Secreet-y Wallace is passed
! IN ,I,r deficiency BIZ. the eradication
work can continue without serious
j INTERRUPTION.
..for the fist months Of the pres
CIT fiscal year" the secretary con-
,:nues, there were found by the
tuoerculin test 32,424 tubercu.ous
cattle; whef, - for the same months
81 the preyious, us,Ns.1S,g s1,2gs there was fou:1d
oaiy IS. .273 react 80 This is not an
indication that tuberculosis is or. the
! inc.ease becauae tnere ~ 'ass;s -
from July /, 1920 to FebrGa-sssre; -,
1921. 1s2.39S cate With Al perssssas3
| OF rtactcrs; whereas during the pre-
,ious year TO" tie same Eonths
there were tested 1926 cattle with
43 percent OF reactors
Another tact that should be taken
! into consideration IS that the market
value OF cattle has decreased TO an
( extraordinary degree, in fact the sal
wage received frorA the sale Of tu-
/ berc,ilous cattle vas approximately
twelve dollars per head less during
these eight months than during the
I precious fiscal ye;;., thus making 1t
necessary that the department pay
larger percentage of Indemnity than
! heretofore.
1t is estimated tiae for the bal
| ace OF the fiscal Year there would be
condemned for tuberculosis 13,50o
cattle, and at an average rate OF in
demnity of $50 per head the total
claims for federal indemnity would
amount to $405,000. Therefore, this
additional sim would be necessary to
keep the work going along uninter-
ruptedly to June 80"
Under the presen; practice the fed
era! government pays not exceeding
! one-thirtl Of the difference between
The appraised value of the reactar
animal and the salvage obtained
therelronn, the maximum amount
paya DE from the federal appropria-
! sion in any case for a grade cow be-
/ ing $35. and for a puHebred $50. The
! remainder of the loss due to tae
slaughter Of an animal for tuhercu-
! losis is borne by the state OR county
alone or by the state or county and
The owner, depending upon the law
| in the state where the animal. is
slaughtered. That the various states
are alive TO the Importance OF the
tuberculo work is shown
by the fact that the SO states, in
which legislatures have been in ses-
sion since January /, have appropriate
ed nearly s4,000,0O0 for this purpose,
and nearly s775.00c as emergency ap-