The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-07-01
State Starts
/. B. Tests on
100000 Cattle
NEW STATE LAW MAKES 500, 900
AVAILABLE FOR PAYING OF
CLAIMS JULY L; SEVEN COUN-
TIES COVERED.
By CHARLES B. CHENEY.

Minnesota IS going alter tubercu-
losis in cattle this year on a far
larger scale than ever before. More
than 100000 cattle are on the
waiting list" of the livestock sani-
tary board to be tested. If the fed
eral government anywhere near
matches the state funds spent on
area testing and accredited herd work,
that number OF tests probably will
be made in the state in the fiscal
year that opens July 1. 1t will mean
tremendous progress in cleaning up
the state herds with their 5000, 1000
cattle, according to DR.. Charles E.
Cotton, secretary of the board.
Increased state appropriations call
for more federal funds, under the
working agreement between the
states and the federal department OF
agriculture, but so far only $100, 900
has been allotted for the year by
the Washington authorities, to match
$4,000 provided by the state for
paying claims. In addition to $65,
900 for operating expenses of the
department, set aside BY the state
legislature, there will be county funds
to defray the cost of area tests, at
the rate Of Is cents for each animal
tested. County payments may reach
$25C,000 in the next year.
The state has appropriated $780,
900 a year to pay indemnities on
animals condemned for tuberculosis
or glanders and another $3.50, 900 to
carry on the area testing work in the
counties and pay the states share
of claims. Two years ago the allow
ances were 100000 and 100000
for these purposes, so there is $780,
900 more of state money granted for
each year of the next biennium.
Minnesota's expenditure looks
small compared with the millions
spent by New York and Pennsylvania
in this work, but it is large for a
western state, and the state appro-
priation is double that of Iowa, where
the tuberculosis testing is being con-
Quoted on a big scale.
Ten federal men were withdrawn
from Minnesota work May 1, when
funds ceased to be available, but II
are being sent to resume the work
July 1, when the new appropriation
SIdI 1UCy Will CO-OpcIdU6 WIFI LIl6
states force of veterinarians.
Traverse and Red Lake counties al
ready are accredited or cleaned up
and a final test of Meeker county will
make it third on the list. Then test
ing begun in Murray and Freeborn
counties will be completed. There
are Ia other counties that have signed
up agreements for area testing, and
they will be tackled in order of their
applications.
Dr.. Cotton said today that thei,
force probably will cover seven other
counties in the year. They are Scott
Faribault. Mcleod, Chisago, Lincoln
Swift and Wilkin. Other counties on
the waiting list, are Dodge, Big Stone,
Mower. Olmsted, Dakota, Goodhue
and Fillmore.
Lawsuits appropriation vetoes and
other trouble enliven the situation
for the livestock board. Gvernor Theo-
dore Christianson' vetoed an allow
ance of 100000 for immediate use
in paying claims for condemned cat
tie, on the ground that departments
must not incur deficiencies.
DR.. Cotton contends that there has
been no deficiency in their funds. They
stopped work when thei. funds ran
out, he says, and wanted the extra
money so work could be resumed. The
veto stopped testing operations until
July 1, when the new appropriations
of $500,000 a year becomes available,
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