South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-04
townships to Be Cleaned
p" straightforward of
Moment 10 Farmers.
BY T.. e.. BIRD.
Comfy Agricultural Agent.

AIFt< or lulldNd - AdilN NNuHLAco
ave been trying 20 get special at
s,ution from the T.. s. Bureau OF
Animal Industry and the state Live
stock Sanitary board on testing OF
cattle for tuberculosis. During 1921
50 Joseph county worked on the
general plan Of scattered testing.
covering some 20 herds and 700 head
OF cattle. OF this number 50 per
cent were found 90 be reactors and
we're killed under federal supervi-
sion.
During the month 0f January the
directors Of the farm bureau
through their executive officers have
been leading movement 20 interest
the state and federal authorities in
a special cleanup movement. which
"a ould give TO the dairymen and
herds Of the county the attention
which this condition deserves Word
has just come from indianapolis that
State Veterinarian r. Q. julien Is
ready 70 commence area work IN
So Joseph county. A contract is be-
Ing consuna mated with the county
farm bureau 70 cooperate with the
state and federal authorities by un-
derwriring the salary and expenses
Il federal Inspector who will spend
all OF his time testing the herds Of
81 Joseph county On the other
hand. the state and federal depart
ments viii take care OF the payment
II indemnities for the cattle which
are found TO be diseased and sIaugh-
tered
Take Townships Singly.
The work viii he started in one
township and that area cleaned up
before proceeding 20 the next town
ship. There is no compulsion used
but Il has been found that the ma
iority Of farmers who understand
the benefits 70 be derived and the
amounts paid for animals removed
are anxious 70 be among the first TO
have their herds tested. The
amounts paid for the animals re-
moved because OF disease amount
% about three quarters Of the value.
II Will be seen at a glance that
this movement will mean thousands
OF dollars TO ST. Joseph county
farmers. Under the old plan there
was no charge made for the testing
but the indemnities were about ex-
hausted. Now. working under the
new area arrangement. with a nom
inal cost Of so cents per head. the
herds can all be tested and the in
IDENTITIES paid within a reasonably
short time.
But one other county in Indiana
has been able 10 qua Tfy for this at
tentiOn from the state and federal
departments. Lake county started
this area work month ago and
there are now two veterinarians
working in the dairy herds there,
resting about $500 head per month.
See Compulsory Tests.
The time is not far distant when
The testing OF ali cattle for tuber-
culosis will probably be made COM
pulsory. When such laws are en-
acted there may be no indemnlties
paid for the cattle removed. There
fore we feel that st. Joseph county
is very fortunate in securing this
kind Of cooperation from the fed
oral and state authorities. which will
enable them to clean up and receive
adequate pay for the animals con-
demnc6.
This matter strikes at the farm
er's family and that of the city
people AS we'll A cleanup" OF
the herds of ST Joseph county by
the proper cooperation of the farm
bureau and the federal and state au-
thorities is undoubtedly one Of The
most effective moves ever made fer
The health and well being Of all the
people Of s.. Joseph county.
Disease Increasing.
During the past 10 years tubcr-
culosis i'm livestock has been on the
increase I'm s.. Joseph county. There
1rc approximately 1900 head Of
cattle OF an ages in the county. ac-
cording 20 1920 figures. This means
that in the neiEhborhood of 1925
head have the disease i'm some form
and many OF these are scattering ii
among the hogs and chickens and
other cattle ON the farms
This isl not The most serious phase
af the situation. however. for emiu-
cent medical authorities tell MS that
from 80 TO so per cent or the tuber-
culosis Of children comes directly
from the milk OF tubercular cattle
This means that the farmers chill
dren are in danger and il means as
well that many of the children Of
tho city are being fed milk from
which they may contract this dis
ease