Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-08-25
IS
PROPOSING TO
TREAT CATTLE
VIII Aid in Eradication of
Observation-Disclosures
Made in Killing
Off Germs.
BY II. X. REYNOLDS.
International News Service staff
CorrespOndcnt.

Correspondent.
Washington, Aug. 23.-EffOrts OF
many states to eradicate tuberculo
sis among cattle has gained such
Roadway that officials of the De-
partment of Agriculture regard the
end Of the fight against the great
cattle plague as a practical posi-
bility.
Many counties are now raising
large amounts of money for this
purpose" the department states.
and the clean counties have set
an example that stimulates others
to follow. Progressive communities
are beginning to realize that they
cannot nave diseased herds and ex-
pect to compete with farmers and
breeders i'll localities that are en-
titled to advertise that all of their
tattle are free of tuberculosis"
According TO records of the de-
partmcnt, dozen states now have
one or moro counties i'll which all
of the cattle have been tested one
or more times.
Oregon Takes Lead.
Oregon now has seven counties
in this class; Washington and Wis
consin, four EACH Michigan and
Mississippi, three each; Nebraska and
Montana, two each, and Idaho,
North Carolina, Utah, Virginia and
West Virginia. one each.
Intensive WORK directed toward
the eradication Of tuberculosis is
now heing done by l2S counties in
twenty-five states. In this list Mis-
souri, has eighteen counties; Ne
braska, sixteen; North Carolina,
fourteen; Maine, eleven, and New
York, ten. Preliminary work is be-
ing done in 25G counties and seven
ty-nine communities in thirty-three
states. Iowa has thirty-one counties
in this list; North Carolina, thirty;
Idaho, twenty-six; Kentucky, TWEEN
ty-eight; Oregon, twenty three; New
York, seventeen, and Nevada and
Wisconsin. ten each. Forty com
munities in Georgia, thirty-one in
lana and Vermont have started Grad
ication work.
Michigan Appropriates Money.
Michigan seems to be leading in
the amounts of money appropriated
by county authorities to assist the
Federal government and the state in
graduating the disease.
To date the largest appropriation
made by any county in the country
is the SIS, 900 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
county. $4,000: Oceana, $4,000;
Clinton. $4,000; Muskegon, $4,000
and Monroe, $4,000. Hillsdale
county, the first in the county to
have all cattle tested, has made an
additional appropriation of $3,500
to continue the work through the
second year
North Carolina Follows Suit.
The Board OF Supervisors in q
number of counties in North Caro-
lima have made 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,
TIE county courts appropriate mon
icy to assist in paying for animals
slaughtered because of being in
fected with tuberculosis. Nebras-
ka is also making long strides in the
area work. California was one OF
the last states to enter into coop
erative work with the Agriculture
Department, but the work is now
being carried on actively in two
counties.