South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-25
This Is the Opinion of Federal
Inspector Here on Eradi-
cation Work.

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III farmers could only realize the
chances they are taking by not hay-
ing all their dairy cattle tested for
I bovine tuberculosis, there would not
be cow IN 81 Joseph county that
would go INFESTED"
This is the opinion Of F. IT. Hurt
federal sanitary inspector i'm charge
or bovine tuberculosis eradication
for the state of Indiana.
Mr. Hurt was i'm South Bend
Thursday arranging to put ON a
clean mp" demonstration which Will
follow I'm the townships as rapidly
as cattle are tested for the disease
His work consists OF finding o
barn as near the center of a township
as possible and there on a given
date show the farmers bf a practic-
al Illustration just how 20 so about
cleansing their barns and premises
in such manner as 20 eradicate. as
far as possible. all tuberculosis
germs which may have been Jeff
behind by reactors.
During the Is years iu govern
ment service Mr.. Hurt has had a
wide experience not only with tuber-
culosis, but also hoof and mouth
disease as well as influenza among
| cattle. horses and mules.
He is well equipped through his
] experience to voice opinions on
/ bovine tuberculosis which is now
being combatted by 81. Joseph coun-
/ ~ farmers, in cooperation with
County Agricultural Agent, J.. e..
Bird, the American Farm federation
/ the state and the government.
/ 1t is not uncommon, says Mr..
Hurt for farmers 20 lose members
/ of their families through the drink
ing Of milk from tuberculosis IN.
/ feCted COWS
lie told Of one case in the south
/ ern part Of the state where a farmer
| had shipped D hogs to market
I When they were slaughtered it was
/ learned all Of them were badly in
/ fected with the disease. When the
/ farmer learned this he recalled that
\ his wife and also a son had died OF
/ the disease short time previous
/ He decided TO have his cattle tested
]
any of his healthy looking herd of
/ Holsteines could possibly have tubcr-
! cUIosis.
Eleven Die.
! Upon testing il was found II IF
his herd of % COWS reacted to the
test. still beicveing there must De
a mistake somewhere he accompani-
ed the carload to the slaughter house
and after seeing the terribly infected
condition Of the first cow slaught-
cred, did not remain to be given
any further proof that all had tho
! disease.
And the terrible fact remains
said Mr.. Hurt, that no one vii
ever know just how many other
/ persons met untineIy deaths because
| Of the condition of the animals"
Mr.. Hurt told Of another expert
ence he had where ne had visited
a home IN the central part Of the
Il state and found a wife and three
children all with the stamp Of u-
berculosis plainly written on their
features from drinking milk from
cows which it was later learned had
Testing In ST. Joe County.
The work of testing cattle i'm ST
I Joseph county for tuberculosis is in
/. its third week. DR.. c. II. Howard
OF the Live stock Sanitary Board Of
/ Indiana, in cooperation with County
! Agricultural Agent Bird has tested
in the neigh borhood of $50 cattle in
the townships just south Of South
Bend. About seven per cent OF
them reacted 10 the test
AT present the government. state
and owner Of the cattle each stand
a third of the appraised value Of
/ condemned animals.
Shipped to Chicago.
AS soon as a carload is acquired
they are shipped 10 Chicago where
they are slaughtered under fedora
| inspection.
Mr.. Bird together with severa
! farmers who had reactors spent Fri
day i'm Chicago. where they vlstet
the federal inspected slauEh-ei
| house and saw the carload slaugh
tered, which was shipped from Soutt
/ Bend Wednesday noon.
According 10 Mr. Hurt the public
should be very grateful TO those in
strumental in bringing about th'
work of eliminating tuberculosis i'm
fected cattle from ST. Joseph COUNT
and should give every cooperation
10 help carry on this work.
He voiced as his opinion that fb'
{ time would not be far distant wheI
p tho testing Of cattle for tUbercuIost
p would be a state law and iu tha