FARMERS' MONTHLY OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY 



getting a square deal at the creamery or 

 milk plant. 



8. They get moi'e money when they 

 sell a cow that has a good cow-testing- as- 

 sociation record than a similar one with 

 no record. 



9. They have a good chance of selling 

 their surplus stock at a good price, es- 

 pecially where the a.ssociation has made 

 a good record. 



We need four more dairy farmers to 

 reap the above benefits by joining the 

 Hampshii-e County Cow-testing Associa- 

 tion. Write to the County Agent for 

 further jiarticulars. 



T. B. ERADICATION 



One hundred and ten counties in the 

 United States have eradicated bovine 

 tuberculosis from within their bound- 

 aries, according to a summary of progress 

 issued by the United States Department 

 of Agriculture covering eradication work 

 up to October 1, 192.5. These counties, 

 known as modified accredited areas, have 

 comjjleted the testing of all cattle within 

 their boarders and removed all of the in- 

 fected cattle. To be classed as modified 

 accredited areas, infection must be con- 

 fined to less than one-half of 1 per cent 

 of the cattle within the county and all 

 reactors must be promptly removed. 



The 110 counties now on the free list 

 represent a gain of 10 counties over the 

 preceding month and show noteworthy 

 progress compared with the status of the 

 area work at the beginning of the calendar 

 year, when 5.3 counties were on the modi- i 

 fied accredited list. The 110 counties 

 are scattered throughout 19 States, 44 of 

 them being in North Carolina, 12 in 

 Michigan, 9 in Iowa, 7 in Kansas, G each 

 in Indiana and North Dakota, .3 each in 

 Florida, Minnesota, Nebraska, Pennsyl- 

 vania, and Tennessee, 2 each in Cali- 

 fornia, Idaho, and Wisconsin, 1 each in 

 Illinois, Mis.souri, New York, Oregon, and 

 Utah. 



Officials of the Bureau of Animal In- 

 dustry, United States Department of 

 Agriculture, consider the results obtained 

 as ample proof that eradication of tuber- 

 culosis from any area is merely a ques- 

 tion of time, funds, and organized effort. 



During August, the last month for 

 which figures are available, official tuber- 

 culin tests were applied to more than 

 676,000 cattle, of which approximately 

 19,000 reacted as tuberculous and were 

 removed from the herds. Nearly 12,000,- 

 000 cattle are now under supervision 

 for the eradication of the disease and 

 about 3,500,000 more are on the waiting- 

 list to be tested. The ultimate goal of 

 the vast project is the eradication of 

 tuberculosis from the livestock of the 

 country. 



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24 Center Street Telephone 470 



id you read what Henry D. Sharpe of 

 Providence, R. I., recently said about 

 Education? He said, in part, 



"One of the greate.st necessities of the time is 

 a better education of the young, not in book 

 learning so much as in some practical industrial 

 01- agricultural direction, for the purpose of in- 

 stilling habits of industry and tastes that will 

 insure their entrance into real pursuits im- 

 mediately on leaving school. The launching 

 upon life of so many young people without 

 direction or preparation for a life work creates 

 a serious charge against our system. If New 

 England is to retain its place in the economic 

 life of America, it is necessary to change this 

 capital tendency of the times." 



When (( man of Sharpe's standing in business and puhlie 

 welfare comes out in favor of vocational education, it is time 

 for peoj)le to investigate. 



The SMITH SCHOOL, Northampton, is a good school 

 ivhich you shotdd visit. 



H. N. LOOMIS, 



Director. 



