The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-14
MUST TEST
DAIRY HERDS
County Agricultural Agent
Arranges for Livestock
Hearings.
rLEADS COOPERATION

Kenosha county dairymen who pro-
duce milk for the Chicago retail milk
trade will be compelled to test their
herds for tuberculosis in the very
near future If they expect TO main
tain their market, according to DR..
Arthur j. Knilans, livestock commits
sioner OF Wisconsin, who is spending
this week in Kenosha county speaking
at meetings which have been arranged
by Judson s. Williams, county agri-
cultural agent, in the towns Of Wheat
land, Bristol, Bassett, Silverlake and
Salem. 10 make this call deubly sig
nifcant Williams is appealing to all
dairymen in the county to take such
steps as to insure that they will get
a proper treatment as a result of leg
islative action.
County Agent Williams has the fol-
lowing to say in regard to the situa-
tion:
Recent action Of the Illinois legis-
lautre will make it possible for Chi
cago to demand milk for that city
which comes only from cows which
have passed the tuberculin> test. DR..
Herman Bundesen, heal commissioner
of Chicago, has decided on this ac-
ton, because of the fact that milk
which has been refused admittance
INTO AZ Illinois cities and towns, be-
cause they have ordinances which bar
all milk which has not been produced
by healthy cows, is now being dump
ed into his city. At the present time,
he is waiting until there are enough
tested cattle to insure Chicago sup
ply of clean milk, at which time, ac-
cording to dairymen in the Illinois
district, will be reached sometime be-
fore Jan. /, 1926.
The real problem which confronts
Kenosha county dairymen who have
neglected to keep their herds healthy
is how to get them cleaned up before
the Chicago order comes through. As
here has been during the last two
ars continual lack of funds for
work being done under the single nerd
plan of testing the one solution to.
the dairymen's dilemma seems to be
an area test for the entire county.
This can be brought about only when
60 per cent Of the cattle owners will
petition the Wisconsin department. of
agriculture for such test. When SO
per cent of the cattle owners do make
such request the entire cattle popu-
lation of the county is tested under
state and federal supervision regard
less of the wishes of the minority who
may oppose the clean up. According
to sentiment which has been express
ed by farmers who have attended the
meetings which have been held this
weeA, it will be only short time be-
fore majority of the farmers will
ask for the area test.
In discussing the Kenosha situation,
DR. Knilans said, II am very glad to
know that the city of Kenosha has an
ordinance which allows only milk from
healthy cattle to be sold here. How
ever, it is very regretable that so few
Kenosha county herds which supply
the city trade have passed a tuberculin
test that the city cannot maintain her
milk supply IL the present ordinance
is rigidly enforced. From figures gath
cred from those herds in Kenosha
rounty which have been tested, it is
known that a large percent of the
herds supplying milk to the city are
bodily diseased. Pasteufization of
tuberculosis to the milk consumer but
pasteurization is known to be no bet
ter than the man who does the pas
teurizing. The only way that any
city can prevent danger from milk af-
feeted with the germs of tuberculosis
is to take steps to bar out such milk.
The proper way to insure a healthy
milk supply is to eliminate disease
-erms on tue farms or source of sup
and not to take chances of elimi-
ng them from infected milk by
yurization. | hope that the city
Kenosha will soon take steps to en-
force the ordinance which safeguards
her milk which is the greatest of all
human foods"