Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-04-19
FARM BUREAU
NEWS ITEMS
Interesting Lot of News From
County Agent Dack on Var
iOus Subjects.
MOTION PICTURE
FILMS COMING
Dairy Specialist Will Hold Two
Meetings Here This Week,
April Fl and 22d.
Bovine tuberculosis Situation


Doctor Straeder, who has charge
of the inspection work on the Fed
eral accredited herd plan, has been
with us the past week testing the
John Logsdon herd of cattle and we
are pleased to report the herd was
found in excellent condition. Mr..
Logsdon undoubtedly will soon have
his herd placed on the accredited
list. No work has been started on
new herd as yet this year, but DR..
Straeder expects to be in the county
again on April 25th to test the Ed
ward Traaen herd in Highland town
ship. His application for testing has
been in for some time.
| have a letter from DR. Thomp-
son, inspector in charge of the state
work, in which he states that the
work of testing herds for which
agreements were signed prior to
December 10th, 1921 would begin
soon. This will include about twenty
seven hundred herds and it is be-
lieved that the entire appropriation
will be consumed in this work. 1t is
expected that this work ,on new
herds will begin in about six weeks,
so those having made their APP
plications previous to the time stated
may reasonably expect to have the
this work done this year. The last
federal appropriation made by con.
gress for this work was made with
provision attached that hereafter
funds must be used for area work
only. This permits the department
to test herds that were signed for
prior to December 10th in accordance
with the old plan.
The commission has granted per-
mission to apply test to dairy herds
that are supplying milk to cities or
towns and to comply with milk
ordinance. Inasmuch as practically
all dairymen selling milk in DEBORAH
already have had their herds tested
locally it would seem to be wise for
DEBORAH and other towns which are
already supplied by tested herds to
pass milk ordinance, then our dairy |
men would be entitled to free test
ing by the government and the fed !
eral reimbursement for any loss that
they might sustain, and inasmuch as
the law passed by the 39th general
assembly gave preference to dairy
herds supplying cities and towns, it
is reasonable to expect that this
work would be done soon providing
the proper papers are filed. We
have a supply of these agreements
at the office and will be glad to
make them out for any dairy men.
1t would seem that other towns
in the county should take advantage
of this law and see to it that their
dairy men Immediately signed up an
application for the tuberculin test.
Some arrangement should be made to
have cattle from other herds tested.
We will have film on tuberculosis
eradication for use in the county for
two weeks in June. At this time we
hope to get interested farmers to
work out some kind of plan where
BY we may cooperate with each
!, other and secure the service Of
! veterinarian for this work for a nom
! inal sum.
We feel that we can not owe
n emphasize the Importance of havinj
n COWS tested which are supplying
t milk for the family and from who's
products food for human consumptio
is made, as large percentage Of tn
tuberculosis in the human family ca
be traced directly to the consumptio
of milk from tubercular animals. tn
number of hogs which are found
III be tubercular and unfit for foe
which come from the state of low
is appalling. This loss could
materially reduced if tuberculos
was eradicated from our cattle.
Dairy Specialist Coming
We expect 10 have with us Pr
fessor Searles, Extension Dai
Specialist, for two meetings tn
}" week-one at the Stone schoolhou
near f. C. Wirk's in Pleasant tow
e' ship on Friday evening, April q
and in the schoolhouse at Highlan
Vile Saturday evening, April 22r
'e' There has been considerable intere
shown in forming a Cooperative b
Association in the northeast part
the county. The value of the
associations has been so long demo
strated in other communities tn
there is no question but that tn
oil are highly profitable. The fact tn
by disposing of the scrub sire at t
price of stock cattle and putting Il
money together with three or 10
G. neighbors a purebred bull whose a
cestry traces back to high milk pi
duction may be secured makes I