The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-22
FANA AND GARDEN

Waukeshn county hled ~ petition and
hsclcanup work was started,
Sow 10 per cent of grates and 100
PER cent Of pure breeds have been test.
ii f0r tuberculosis Mr. Baird con.
elders testing ana eradication o, the
ffBctofs have Increased ths value o.
Naubesha county cattle 70 pes cent
handicapped BY Injunction.
Tho work Of testing the remaining
10 per cent " grade animals has been
handicapped BY an injunction nled BY
few owners" taid SIR Baird This
trouble will probably BE- over as soon
~ we nave n new petition signed -
eliminate any technical DOUBT as 90
the authority The state has 10 testing
every herd"
owners ~ pure bfcGs have been IN
favor testing fof years. and they had
Il done long before any law shout u
vas ,jafsed IN Wisconsin. ao
We do not haze great deal u
trouble 10 getting money 10 pay our
ludemHiiies here In VS. ofalna said
association secretary. our leEls
latofs base realized thf Importance u
this work and have presided funds
f9r " keYcrn years aga Wisconsin
passed a law On tuberculosis ihat start.
ed many Of our infected animals on Tho
run. Illinois WIS once the dumping
ground far many N these cattle. but
that was several ears ago ana think
practically al the lrafioklng IN these
sninalE. winch vas often dOfe at
night has been done away aith.'
Thinks Test Practical
IL discussing the caeeaggnest u
the tubercuiin test ST. Baird s1Id m
considers the teat The most practical,
reliable means u detecfing lie disease
" / believe W. should poy more atten
ton 20 tie HeitOGs VI testing and
take into consideration tie enflroh
ment. the time The animal Is Hnfered
the feed given, and DE history " the
nerd" be sud. " Animals that have
passed several previous tests should D.
tested cngefully. would not buy an
animal unless il had been tested With.
~ thirty days According 10 law. 4
heard tEst l1tses iHO clean tcafg slI
months apart ieag be- shipped inter.
state without further examination.
Practical breeders knOW inst animals
NAY be infected IlthlD a short time
ind 80 they would not BE- safe IN buy.
ing animals tbat had not been tested
within thirty dayR'
III animals fh5t go through the as
sofiatiOt8 a1ies are NON state ard fed
eral tested herds ana bage - b. fatpd
within thirty days of Tic sale. Pure
BREEDS are sold subject 70 . sixty day re
fest. Few Waukcsha breeders aell their
grades subject to The sixty Day re-
test because, they ray. they do not get
enough for them. However. they are
willing 10 have the triple iegt-oph
thalmic, iDterlermaI, and intradernal
applied At the time they arc sold.
Waukeaia ddrymen work on the
theory that fnoY cannot afford 10 have
4 tubercular COW lu their herd. Every
reactor Is eliminated because u De.
Cfeascs the value ~ the entire herd.
Building Up herds With good aDluials
spd keeping animals free from tuber-
culosis by testing have made II posi-
bic for Waukesha county farmers 10
stand back of their guarantees and
FELL 1000 head Of cows. bulls. and heif.
org IN u single year 10 other states.
Most Of their buyers are from tho
south. west and middle wezt. More
cattle are shipped from Wisconsin 10
Illinois every year than 70 any other
single state.