The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-03-02
STATE AND COUNTY
HAVE TESTED 10,42S
CATTLE, no REACT
Twenty townships Tried Out
So Far Since Work Was
Begun Last Year
EAST, OF RIVER COVERED
Dr.. cohenour Of Animal Indus
try Says North Dakota
Will Be Finished 1896

Resumption Of the tubercular tests
among the cattle Of Burleigh county
is awaiting the return Of the milder
weather and better roads, county
Agent Miesen and DR.. H. H. Cohen,
arr. Of the federal bureau OF animal
industry, who are in charge OF tAc
operations, announced today.
So far, half Of the cattle In the
county have been tested. A total OF
10 428 head of beef and dairy stock IN
50 herds have been given the tuber-
culin injection and ITO reactors nave
been discovered, with one suspect.
The Burleigh county operations
were started through petitions last
spring. During the summer the ieo,
cral animal industry office here mao
eight testers on the job and the state
about an equal average number. IL
will require another season to cover
The entire county.
will Finish State by 1886
The work is part Of the state cam
paign to put the state on a tunercu-
losis-free basis in its cattle industry.
SO far nearly the whole OF North Da-
kota east OF the river has been
cleaned up since the work began IN
1920. The Slope has been cleaned up
in spots. DR.. Cohenour said it Is not
expected to complete the operation
before 1886. Big herds in the range
section near the Montana boundary
will add a considerable number to
The total OF cattle tested as the CAM
paign proceeds.
The method is to inject tuberculin
into each animal tested. II there Is
any infection in the animal. lump
will form at the point Of injection in
about two days. That is all that is
necessary to determine the status OF
The animals physical condition.
These reactors are shipped to mar
ket as such and there an appraisal
value is placed on them. The max
imum that can be assessed is $50 on
a grade animal and $3.50 on a pure
bred. Say purebred is valued at
$3.50. The amount of purchase price
for the animal is deducted from this
maximum and the remainder Is paid
in REIMBURSED to the owner on two
thirds basis by the state and federal
government Jointly. Animals badly
Infected are consigned to the soap
watts.
To obtain tests. 81 per cent Of the
owners Of cattle in township must
sign petitions asking the state live
stock sanitary board to proceed. The
townships furnish q car and driver
to take the testers from place to place,
either free or on township pay.
Where this Is done the cost usually
Is $50 to $50 q township. After
threshing time Is the favored period
Of operation.
Benefits Extend to Hogs
One Of the benefits to farmer to
have tubercular cattle weeded out is
In the protection to other animals
on the premises. Chickens will con-
tract tuberculosis from drinking milk
from infected cows. All hogs shipped
to market bring 10 cents per hun
dredweight more If the farm from
which they come is free OF infected
cattle. This alone means about
5000 benefit to hog raisers Of Bur-
leigh county, based on the total Of
swine shipments from its territory.
All herds infected are tested a Sec
ond time. in about three months
after the initial test The county
pays the expenses OF the transport
tation In this test.
When less than half OF one per
cent Of the cattle In a county show
tuberculosis, the county is accredited
and no cattle can be shipped in UNI
til they have been tested and found
infection
Results by Townships
The percentage of infection found
in the Burleigh county tests was
.O105-a shade over l per cent. The
average Of herds tested was 3ls to a
township.
by townships the results were:
Burnt Creek, 270 head tested, one
reactor: Garfield. $40 head, seven
herds infected. IL reactors, one sus-
pect: Clear Lake. 451 head, one re-
actor: Crofte, 657 head, four herds
infected. 10 reactors; Cromwell, 426
head. no reactorS.
DriScoll, 800 head TOUR herds In
fected, four reactors: Ecklund, 1901
head, one herd infected, three re-
actors; Estherville, $50 head. two
herds infected. two reactors: Glen
view, 500 head. eight herds infected.
u reactors; Or rs Lake. 6A head. no
reactors.
Lem. 40 head, four herds infected,
seven reactors: Naushton. as head.
no reactors: Painted Woods, 4e6 head.
10 reactors: Phoenix, ~ head, four
herds infected. seven reactors; Rich