Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-03-18
THIRD LINE OF CREDIT
GETTING UNDER Way
RISK COUNTY AND
AREA TEST FOR T. 3.

The state department of agriculture
and the livestock sanitary board are
going to ask the legislature for more
funds with which to speed up the
necessary work of cleaning up tuber-
culosis in cattle by the area test the
private test. and the joint state and
accredited herd plan. DR.. G. L. West,
of the state veterinarian office, stated
at SpOoner, Wednesday, that he was
sure that the appropriation would 90
through.
Barron county is the first county in
Wisconsin and in fact is the first cOul-
Y in the United States to be pro
nounced free of tuberculosis. Lincoln
county is now having an area test
made. WaShhurn. Pope. st. CroiX.
Pierce. Dunn and Chippewa counties
have signed up for an area test. Rusk
county will not lag behind in this
great move TO free northern Wisc0n-
sin of the great white plague.
Why should we test for 4. b? We
find that - per cent of the tuberculo-
sis in people is caused by bovine
tuberculosis The human losses are
more than sufficient reason for carry
ing on this work The losses i'll milk
and animals lives amounts to many
| thousands Of dollars Herds have
been found in which not one animal
| was free from the dreaded disease.
| Do we want to spread tuberculosis by
continuing to sell products which
cause this disease? The public should
| demand milk products from animals
| free from tuberculosis and the farm
ers should supply products free from
| tuberculosis.
In regard to testing IL per cent OF
| the farmers Of the county must sign
| the petition before county wide test
| can he made Many farmers have al
ready come to the county agricultural
| agents office inquiring about an area
| test for tuberculosis. Why is the
| state cleaning up northern Wisconsin
| first. rather than the southern part
| of the state Because tests have
| shown that we have We to 1% OF
| tuberculosis in our cattle compared
with SO to 2096 i'll southern Wiscon
sin With the present funds available
| real progress can he made in this part
| of the country while in the southern
| part Of the state it would be much
more difficult to make advancement
| In price of cattle. what is freedom
| from tuberculosis worth? | have Of
| ten heard that the fact that Barron
| county is free from tuberculosis has
| raised the price of cattle all over the
county at least $500 per head and
| wouldn't he surprised il the average
| increase in value amounted to twice
that much. What better advertise
| ment could we get than that RusE
| county has developed its area test an(
is now free of bovine tuberculosis
to Rusk county.
| What compensation does the farm
er get for animals that must be takel
out of his herd because they react
He is paid about twO-thirds of the
| value of the animal or an average be
tween the appraised value and the
block price. Some districts are max
ing up for this loss by funds supplied
by the county.
Let us be boosters for tuberculil
testing We want cattle free from
tuberculosis that we may command
a better price for them and that we
might help to prevent tuberculosis il
the human family.
LEO T.. SCHOEPF.
County Agent