The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-05
MANY CATTLE
ARE FREED OF
DANGER OF T.B.
Much Progress Is Made in
tuberculosis Eradication
Work, Board Declares
STOCK CONDITION GOOD
Less Disease During the Past
Year Than Several Others,
Because Of Weather


Great progress has been made dur
ing the past year in North Dakota
in the eradication of bovine tuber-
culosis, according to the years re-
view of the State Live Stock SAM
tary Board. The records show that
14,2O4 herds comprising 249,934 cat
tie were tuberculin tested during the
year, 1882, or less than one and one
half percent, being found affected
with tuberculosis. This is almost as
many cattle tested as in all prior
years combined since the campaign
started, according to DR.. w. F. Crewe
executive secretary of the board.
The condition of livestock, with re-
spect to disease, has been generally
good during the last year, according
to the boards report. The mild win
ter of l923-24, together with plenti-
full feed aided in reducing losses In
livestock industry, the losses being
much lighter than for several previ-
Gus years. it is stated.
During the year, however, anthrax
was encountered in the state for the
first time in several years. The dis
ease broke out in Sargent county, the
infection coming from South Dakota.
Quarantine measures were adopted
and vaccination ordered. While the
disease occurred on seven farms,
prompt action restricted the loss to
10 cattle, one horse and II hogs, 1t is
stated.
Horses Condemned
During the year 1876 horses were
condemned and destroyed for CLAN
ders, these being mostly in Logan
and Mcintosh counties. Only two
outbreaks of horse mango were re-
ported and there were no cases Of
dourine.
The increased acreage of corn in
North Dakota has brought about IA
notable increase in the number of
swine on farms, and is bringing to
the fore the hog cholera problem.
Hog cholera occurred during the
yearly period ending June 30 in eight
counties in the southeastern part of
the state and was found in isolated
cases elsewhere. Treatment in the
form of an anti-hog cholera serum
is obtainable, according to the Live
stock Sanitary Board.
With regard to the eradication OF
bovine tuberculosis, it is declared in
the boards report that the rapidly
increasing dairy industry in the state
makes the prevention and eradication
of diseases an important factor. The
large amount of work in tuberculosis
eradication was made possible by
adopting the area PLAN testing all
the cattle in one county or in town.
ship. All the cattle in four counties
and in 27O townships have been test
ed. There are petitions on file for
the testing of 80 more townships,
which will be done when funds are
available.
Meat packers, the report adds, en-
phasizing the value and Importance
Of the work, have agreed to pay 4
premium of 10 cents per hundred on
all hogs originating from a county
established as modified accredited
tuberculosis free area.
Urges Better Cattle
1.-THE reports of cattle tested in
some of our oldest settled counties
reveal rather a deplorable condition."
the boards report says. "In many
townships containing several hun
dred cattle, each, not one pure bred
animal was reported. 1t would seem
that there is great necessity for the
inducement of cattle breeders to at
least replace their scrub and grade
bulls with pure bred sires and make
their business more profitable.
'In the development of our dairy
industry. it would seem great pro-
gress might be made if those taking
up this work would use pure bred
bulls of the dairy breeds on their ma
tive cattle and eventually establish
herds with greater and more profit
table production"