THE YOUNG FARMER 



vised either by a state live stock commission 

 or the state secretary of agriculture or these 

 two agencies acting conjointly. 



Perhaps the disease which has required 

 the greatest amount of attention in the sev- 

 eral states is tuberculosis in milch cows. It 

 is customary for this office to apply the 

 tuberculin test, free of charge, under cer- 

 tain stipulations, to any herd upon the 

 request of the owner and to supervise the 

 slaughter and disposition of the reacting 

 animals. In some states the owner is indem- 

 nified in part or in whole for his loss. The 

 amount of indemnity as well as the general 

 features of the law concerning the control 

 of tuberculosis in domestic animals has been 

 the subject of much controversy and cannot 

 be said to have reached an altogether satis- 

 factory solution in most states. 



The young farmer should clearly under- 

 stand that under no circumstances can he 

 afford to have a tuberculous animal in his 

 herd. The contact of a diseased animal 

 with other animals of the herd is certain to 

 entail a greater loss than the destruction of 

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