Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1923-01-24
FARM BUREAU
NEWS OF WEEK
Federal Tuberculin Inspector Fin
ishes His Work in Winnie
shiek County.
THIRTY-NINE HERDS
GIVEN THE TEST
Arrangements Have Been Made For
One Day Institutes to be
Held in Winneshiek
County.

With the exception of four days
spent attending the State Farm Bur-
eau Convention, the major part OF
the County Agents time during the
pas: three weeks has been spent
in assisting DR.. N. o. Bevins, Fed
eral Tuberculin Inspector for the
four northeastern Iowa counties,
making tuberculin test on cattle
whose owners had applied for this
test previous to December 10, 1921
Thirty-nine herds were given the
test and the result have been highly
satisfactory. A great deal of inter-
est has been created in the work
and fully fifty men have signed the
cooperative agreement to have their
herds tested. Bloomfield township Is
planning on a township wide drive
TO secure the cooperation of every
farmer in Bloomfield township in
cleaning up this disease from their
herds. A day is to be set when
every farm bureau co-operator Will
appoint two assistants to help him
and canvass his district, seouing the
rsignature of every farmer possible
TO the cooperative agreement.
The value of this plan can readily
be seen when it is realized, and the
result Of the recent test in this coun-
tv corroborate this fact, that tint
disease is much more prevalent IN
some localities than in others. This
undoubtedly is due to the fact that
the disease is contagious and spreads
from one animal to another, espec-
tally when they are running In the
same pasture or feeding and drink
ing from the same trough.
OF the 80 herds tested, 36 were
new herds or had never been given
the test before. Of these 36, IL were
found to be free from the disease.
The percentage of reactors varied
considerably in the different herds
and the different communities. The
herds in Hesper and Highland town
ships which were tested seemed tc
be comparatively free from the dis
ease, while in other parts of the
county where the work was put Of
nearly every herd has some animal.
affected. The highest percentage o.
infection in any herd was 60 pc
cent. The next highest, % per cent
In many herds the percentage was a
low as per cent or 6 per cent. |
seems that an animal may be affect
ed with the disease and still may no
be what is known as a "spreader
In this case, the disease does no
spread rapidly through the herd, bu
once one of these animals becomes
spreader the entire herd may 500
be affected.
Much interest is being shown il
this work and the Farm Bureau OF
flee has been busy giving informa
tion to farmers who have called a
the office and to others in regar
TO how they may receive this ties
free of charge and the federal REIN
bursement for their losses. Apph
cation blanks which must be filled on
for this test may be filled out at tn
farm bureau office and will be fol-
warded to the proper authorities.
Picric Acid Distribution
Word has been received from EN
tension Specialist A. W. Clyde tina
another car of picric acid, the gov
ernment explosive which has bee
found to be so valuable in the clear
ing of land of stumps and rocks,
now ready for distribution in low;
Many of our farmers have taken az
vantage of the opportunity to secui
this powerful explosive at a sma
cost when the other loads were
and we have not heard an unSatN
factory report from any Of them.
Orders for picric acid must be re
ceived zt this office not latter tina
February 18th or may be sent dlre'
to A. w. Clyde, Extension ProfesSc
Agricultural Engineering, Ame
Iowa, who will receive orders up III
til February 18th. The sooner u
orders are in however, the more al
enc is to secure the explosive.
Those ordering are required
state. the number of acres OF tai
which they expect to clear with u
picric acid. The price is sll.oO p
100 lbs, cash with order. All II
rnittances should be made to A.
Clyde, Extension Service. This pm
is {. o. b. Cedar Rapids and u
buyer pays the freight from Ced'