South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-17
GOVERNMENT GIVES
AID TO ERADICATE
T. B. FROM CATTLE
Progress Reported in Killing
Off Germs From Ranges
of Many Counties.
BY III. Il. REYNOLDS,
International News Service Stan
COrreSpondenf

International News Service Stan
Correspondent.
WAStIINTON. Aug 16.-Efots
70 many states 20 eradicate tubercu-
.osis among cattle has gained such
headway that officials OF the spaut-
ment OF agriculture regard the end
Of the hgrht against the great cat
tie plague as a practical possibility.
Many counties are now raising
large amounts of money for this pur-
pose" the department states and
the clean counties have set an ex-
ample that stimulates others TO fol-
low. Progressive communities are
beginning to realize that they can
not have diseased herds and expect
10 compete with farmers and breed
ers in localities that are entitled TO
advertise that al Of their cattle are
free OF tuberculosis
According TO records. Of the de-
parment, a dozen states now have
one or more counties in which all OF
the cattle have been tested one or
more times.
Oregon Takes Lead.
oregon now Dd5 seven NOunLtS AA
this class: Washington and WiscOn-
sin. four each: Michigan and Missis-
sippI. three each; Nebraska and
Montana. two each. and Idaho.
North Carolina, Utah. Virginia and
West Virginia, one each.
Intensive work direc1 ed toward the
eradication Of tuberculosis Is now
I being done by 12S counties in %
States. In this list Missouri has IS
| counties; Nebraska. 10; North Car
DINA, Il; Maine. IL. and New York,
| o. Preliminary work is being done
In 256 counties and 10 communities
/ in 50 States. Iowa has 81 counties
IN this list; North Carolina. go;
/ Ida no. 26: Kentucky. %; Oregon. %;
! New York, II, and Nevada and Wis
consin, 10 each. Forty communities
in Georgia. 81 in South Carolina and
few in Louisiana and Vermont have
! started eradication work.
Michigan ApprOpriates Money.
Michigan seems to be leading In
the amounts OF money appro-
priated by county authorities to as
sist the federal government and
|
To date the largest appropriation
made by any county in the country
! Is the $4,000 fund voted by the
county commissioners OF Huron
county. Michigan. according TO avail
/ able records Other appropriations
/ In Michigan are given as follows:
Eaton county. $4,000: Calhoun coun-
/ ~. $4,000; Oceana. $4,000; Clinton,
| $4,000; Muskegon, $4,000 and Mon
roe. $4,000 Hi1lsdale county the
| first in the country 20 have all cat
| tie tested. has made an additional
/ appropriation OF $500 10 continue
the work through the second year.
North Carolina Follows Suit.
/ The board Of supervisors in a
number of counties in North Caro-
J lima have rlade appropriations TO
/ assist in fighting tuberculosis on
! the AREA plan" Some Kentucky
! counties have used money for this
purpose from the general tax levy.
! in Missouri. where a large number
/ OF counties are doing area work,
/ the county courts appropriate
| money to assist in paying for ami
mails slaughtered because Of being
/ infected with tuberculosis. Nebras-
/ ka is also making long strides in the
/ area work California was one Of
| the last states TO enter into coop
eradve work with the agriculture
| department but the work ia now
| being carried on actively in two
I counties.