River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-01-22

| tuDeFculln test as q requisite IOT
marketing milk within the confines of
their corporate limits. Only relent-
| ly Waukegan and Zion City have pas
sed and are enforcing similar or
dinances which compels the testing of
herds owned by Wisconsin breeders
in Kenosha county in order to have
facility for marketing their milk.
She quotes Drs. Law and Theo-
bald Smith, but not fairly. All you
have to do is to go to the Library
and read articles by DR.. Law and DR..
Theobald Smith to find their con-
structive thought along the lines of
tuberculosis eradication and you will
readily be convinced that they are
the strongest proponents for the
test. DR.. Law cites in his work, ex-
periments in giving tuberculin in
large and repeated doses and at fire.
quent intervals to cows and cites that
it in now way affected change in
their physical condition, in their
breathing, their assimilation Of foods,
the production of milk, or in no way
changed the production of milk nor
the butter-fat content. Cows that
were falling off in milk production
prior to the administration of the
tuberculin, fell off at the regular
ratio, and this also obtained in the
case of COWS that had been on the in
crease.
In regard to the statement Of NJ.
H. Reynolds of the University of
Minnesota: DR.. Reynolds can still be
found at the same address, although
not quite so actively engaged in
tuberculosis eradication work. At
the same time / feel that he would
venture an opinion today as to the
feasibility and practibility of carry
ing on tuberculosis eradication work.
The state of Minnesota has always
been one of the leaders in this work.
1t is at the present time carrying on
work, testing under the local veterin-
arian plan, the area or countrywide
test plan and under the accredited
herd plan and it's Legislature has
seen fit to appropriate administra-
tive and indemnity funds sufficient to
carry on this work. | believe that |
have answered everything of a speci-
fic character in this article and you
may use the information as YOU
deem best.
However, it may occur to you, in
view of the fact that opposition has
developed in your territory and that
the opposition is paying for this
literature that is being put out and
using their own time, that they may
have some Interior motive. You who
come in contact with this, may be in
better position to determine their
motive and then contrast it with the
motive of the Wisconsin Department
of Agriculture and u. S. Dept. of
Agri., in attempting to eradicate
tuberculosis from the herds of the
country and decide which has the
more merit.
The tuberculosis eradication work
in Wisconsin from the very beginning
has had the support of the Agricul-
tural press, and agricultural College
and the constructive breeders
throughout the state, ever since 1919.
We have not had sufficient men or
funds to meet the voluntary demand
of the breeders-surely all these
agencies are not aligned against the
welfare of the stock-breeders.
The attention of the Department
has been directed to news story
published in the New Richmond News
on or about December 10, 1924, in
which certain st. Croix county cat
tie owners are reported to have stat
ed:
"That they do not object to having
their cattle tested, but they do object
to such test as being administered
by politicians in Madison, while the
county must provide the funds after
the first test"
John d. Jones, Jr., Commissioner
of Agriculture, has authorized me to
state, that he will arrange for public
hearing, to be held at the County
Court House at Hudson, at any time,
that those opposing the application
Of county wide test under the pres
ent plan of operation, see fit to APP
pear and submit under oath any evil
dence to the effect that any State Of
fetal from the Governor down to the
men actually doing the work in the
field have attempted to capitalize
this work for political purposes.
The Commissioner wishes it under
stood, however, that if such hear
ing is held, facts and not "cross-road
ooc-it1D will h. ,.ar,,;roJ fro,N, +bora