The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-07-11
PREMIUM ON HOGS IN
ACCREDITED CO.'S.
New Regulations Pertaining to
Premium Price on Hogs
Took Effect July /.

AVOh lAACSt u Wy LIE
One of the first benefits which
farmers in Redwood and Brown
counties will receive from the area
tuberculosis test for cattle when
these counties are finally placed on
the ACCREDITED" list will be the re-
ceipt of an extra premium of ten
cents per hundred on hogs, it is claim
ed.
However, in order to command this
premium after July LIST hogs must
be marked with the farmers tattoo.
This is so that any T. B. infection
found in the hogs can be traced to
the farm.
Counties are placed on the "ac-
credited" list when bovine tubercu-
losis is reduced to less than one-half
of one per cent. This usually requires
two retests, one three months after
the original test and another a year
following the first test. If neces-
sary more tests will be given. In
Brown county an extra retest has al
ready been given on account of the
heavily infection in several commun-
tiles. In the last retest in the heav-
lily infected townships all herds orig
inally infected were retested and in
the other townships only those react
ing in the retest were included.
Brown county, therefore, stands a
good chance of going on the "ac-
credited" list some time in October,
the anniversary of the first area test.
Redwood county's test did not come
until late in March, concluding in
April. The retest is due soon. The
county will go on the accredited"
list next April if T. B. is in the mean
time reduced to one-haH of one per
cent.
As regarding the premiums paid on
hogs free from tuberculosis the sum
of $685., 230 was paid out during 1927.
This year the amount is expected to
reach million and half.
w. A. Peck, livestock commissioner
for the South st. Paul area sends out
the following information on the new
system which packers will adopt the
first of the month.
Effective July 1, 1925 hogs from
accredited" counties must be tatooed
in order to receive the ten cents per
hundred pounds premium.
The purpose of the tattoo is to trace
tuberculosis infected hogs back to
the original owner so that the source
of infection may be determined and
steps taken to eliminate the disease.
Two tatto code systems are offer
ed, namely: one for the hog producer
who buys a tattooing outfit and tat
toos his own hogs with permanent
tattoo mark, the other for the shipper
who must change the numbers in
the tattoo mark as hogs from differ
ent owners are delivered for ship
ment.
Each hog producer in the county
who applies for a tattooing outfit
will be assigned permanent tattoo
mark, which "mark" will be recorded
in the county and with the Livestock
Commissioner at the market.
The permanent tattoo mark will
consist of three to five letters, the
1lISb lCLICN W &c pACSCuS SAiS oS0eSt SAAS
second letter the county, and the next
one, two or three letters to represent
the hog producer.
Assignment of permanent tat
too mark to each farmer relieves the
shippers and truck drivers of any
responsibility, avoids many mistakes
that would result from changing tat
too marks at shipping stations and
overcomes practically all objections
that have been raised against the tat
too proposition.
Tattooing hogs requires but few
minutes time and can readily be
done with hogs in wagon box, truck
or small pen just prior to shipment
or several weeks before. The hogs
are simply struck with tattoo marker
on top or just in front of shoulder.
There is no bruising and the pricking
of the skin with the tattoo points does
not, apparently, hurt the animal at
all. Lamp black mixed with auto