88 How to Make Creamery Butter on the Farm 



The first step in prevention is to quarantine all 

 newly bought animals until they are proven to be abso- 

 lutely sound and free from any symptoms of tuber- 

 culosis. The tuberculin test will ascertain this fact. 

 We advise you to write to your state agricultural col- 

 lege and get its advice on this subject. 



In addition to testing the newly bought cattle it is 

 wise to test the entire herd once or twice each year, 

 and if any animal is found infected that animal should 

 be isolated. One wise precaution is never to use the 

 neighbor's cows. Experts advise the free use of dis- 

 infectants. Use them often in the gutters and on the 

 stall floors. It is also wise to whitewash the stable 

 at least twice a year. 



In the case of feeding calves or hogs, it is best to 

 sterilize all milk before feeding, unless you absolutely 

 know that it comes from cattle that are free from this 

 disease. Milk can be easily sterilized by simply heat- 

 ing it to 190 degrees Fahrenheit. It is never safe to 

 feed skimmed milk from a creamery. Feed your own 

 skimmed milk before it ever leaves the farm. 



Here are some of the symptoms by which you can 

 detect tuberculosis: 



Tuberculosis germs affect the lymph glands and 

 cause the appearance of small or large tubercles, which 

 contain pus, gray substance or cheesy or gritty ma- 

 terial. 



One of the first symptoms is a cough. Noisy breath- 

 ing and cough quite frequently denote tuberculosis 

 that is affecting and enlarging the glands of the throat. 

 Tuberculosis may affect the bones, joints, muscles or 

 skin. One of the effects of tuberculosis is pressure 



