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in. a normal condition when the test is com- 

 menced. If they have been shipped by rail or 

 driven a distance to a new home, allow sufficient 

 time for them to reach a normal condition be- 

 fore commCTicing the test. Cows dose to the 

 calving have been known to react to the test 

 when they are not diseased. Common sense is 

 useful here as in most lines of work. There 

 have been mistakes made which have thrown 

 discredit on the work. 



Danger in Antagonizing Test. — ^Dairymen 

 who are antagonizing the tuberculin test are 

 making a serious mistake. The consumers of 

 milk are aroused on this subject. They know 

 the danger of using milk from tuberculous cows 

 and will not continue using it. I advise dairy- 

 men to cease their antagonism to the tuberculin 

 test and join the procession of people who are 

 awakening to the seriousness of the situation. 

 The longer you antagonize this move the worse 

 you will be hurt in the end. 



Self interest is sufficient cause for a dairyman 

 to apply the tuberculin test. If you have in- 

 fected cows in your herd' the disease is almost 

 sure to extend to other animals and may in 

 time infect the whole herd. There have been 

 instances where the whole dairy were found 

 tuberculous. As a strict business matter a 

 dairyman cannot aiford to take the chances of 

 neglecting to have his herd tested with tuber- 

 culin. 



