The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-03


adopting the area plan" for exter.
minating tuberculosis from cattle
and hogs. A committee of Blue
Earth county stock raisers con-
sisting OF the following gentlemen
was appointed to 60 from place tC
place in the county and hold meet
ings so that people raising cattle
and hogs viii become acquainted
with the BENEFITS of the "Ares
plan of determination of tubercu-
losis in livestock. This committee
consists OF Jens Johnson, Lake Cry.
stal; ". R. Adams, Mankato; G
H. G. Hazel. AInboy; l.. e. NOEL
roy, Mankato; w. f. Olson. secre-
tary Of the Mankato Civic and Com.
merce association nf Mankato.
County Agent L. E. Mcmillan
presided at the meeting and intro
duced the speakers. The principa'
speaker Of the evening was DR.. w
D. Fritz, in charge of the tubercu
losis work in cattle and hogs IN
Minnesota
Dr.. Fritz said in part as follows:
infection of cattle takes place
by Inhalation of the bacilli or theil
sportes, derived from the dried ex.
peetorate or other discharges Of
luOctCu1OSiS duiIudlSg ny III SCSIloL
of the bacilli carried in food, mill
wound of the skin, or of a mucous
or Serious membrane. It's affective
properties and communicability tc
other species renders 1t q serious
danger to mankind through the
consumption of the milk or flesh
Of tuberculous cattle.
"The organs chiefly involved are
the Emphatic glands, lungs, liver
spleen and Serious membranes. The
characteristic tubercles or grapes
vary in size from a millet seed t.
immense masses weighing seVera
pounds.
When the lungs are extensivel%
involved there are signs OF constt
tutional disturbance, irregular APP
petite, fever. difficult breathing
dry cough, diarrhoea, wasting ant
dehiIity-in milch cows variation:
In the quantity of milk. Tuberculo
sis of the mammary glands usual!
begins a slowly developing, pain
less nodular induration of one
quarter of the udder.
without the use Of tuberculir
tuberculosis in cattle cannot be
controlled, and the breeder, state
and nation are compelled to pay
tribute which reaches into million!
use Of tuberculin the disease Car
be controlled, and eradicated, from
a herd, a circumscribed area, q
state and a nation.
'Tr6erculin may, therefore, be
considered a most beneficial dis
covery fors the livestock breeder
Five years ago a nation wide cam
paign was launched CO operRtively
between the United States depart
ment of agriculture and the differ
emit states, based on the belief thai
until a better agent Is discovered
tukerculin is our best weapon fol
the suppression Of tuberculosis IN
domestic animals. A review oil
what has been accomplished since
the work started in 1917 will justify
the statement that the results are
UNPARALLELED in the control of i've
stock diseases, especially when yor
take into consideration: First, thai
II is not compulsory on the part o.
the stock owner to have his stocp
tested, and, second, IL he does
have his cattle tested he must con
sent to the slaughter of all dis.
eased animals, unless they are Of
exceptional breeding value.
1.-THE basic projects are the sam'
as originally laid down, with the
exception of minor amendments
First: The eradication of
tuberculosis from pure bred
and grade herds of cattle-or
the accredited herd plan.
Second: The eradication Of
f,yharruloSis from circumScrih-
ed areas.
third: The eradication of
tuberculosis from swine.
Fourth: The control Of the
tuberculin' testing of cattle in
tended for interstate shipment
through supervision of the
work done by practicing veter-
iarfans on the approved list,
and at public stockyards.
Accredited Herd Work
"This project has been Slightly
modified from time to time. The
most important amendent is the
testing Of fully accredited herds by
accredited veterinarians, at the
owners expense, in order that the
efforts of the Federal and State
forces may be available to the othe,
breeders who desire to have thet7
herds identified under this project
which has proven SO extensively
popular with progressive stockman
"The eradication Of tuberculosis
from livestock by means Of tuber
culin testing of all cattled within
given area Is now the predominant
ing work Of many states. The, idea
OF circumscribed area work has ad
vanced from the experimental state
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.ments are entirely practical ant
feasible. This has been evidenced
by the rapidly by which counties
have been put under test and com
pleted in a number Of states durinc
the year-notably New York North
Carolina, Michigan Wisconsin, Mis-
sissippi. Nebraska and others.
"In those and other states IN
which the work was inauguf-atec
every effort has been made to oh
tain, as much county assistance as
possible either through official
agencies or others interested in
the work. 1t is anticipated thai
county financial aid win becoms
increasingly large when state laws
are so adjusted as to permit coun
ties to participate in that way. A
notable instance of the growth oil
this movement is that the reports
Of the State of Michigan indicate
$l16, 100000 was appropriated bV
twenty counties for carrying on
tuberculosis eradication work. Rec
ords OF the money expended by the
various counties, cities, and Farm
Bureau agencies show that $103.-
1889 was spent during the past
year. Every effort is being made. to
encourage such appropriations
with view Of having them large
enough to permit of the employ.