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people of Kentucky, but of those of the entire world. If 

 a law should be enacted by which owners could receive 

 even 50% of the appraised value of tuberculous cattle, 

 great strides could be made in the control of this dis- 

 ease. No owner wants tubercular cattle, and I feel sure 

 that all owners would gladly permit the slaughter of 

 their tubercular cattle were they to receive compensation 

 therefor. 



In writing this article it has been my intention to 

 show as clearly as I am able to do the danger in permit- 

 ting tubercular animals to remain among healthy ani- 

 mals, and the danger of permitting the sale of milk from 

 tuberculous cows for use by the human family. The en- 

 trance into the state of tuberculous animals is prevented 

 by the rules and regulations of the State Live Stock San- 

 itary Board of Kentucky, but neither the law under which 

 this board operates, nor its rules and regulations control 

 that which is already present in the state, and it is for 

 the purpose of controlling this disease within the state 

 that I suggest the above mentioned legislation. As it 

 is impossible to accurately diagnose tuberculosis by clin- 

 ical symptoms, it is necessary to resort to the tuberculin 

 test to determine whether or not a suspected animal is 

 affected with the disease. While neither of the popular 

 methods of testing is infallible, both are considered re- 

 liable, as comparatively few cases re-acting to a properly 

 conducted test fail to show that tuberculosis is present. 



Hog Cholera. 



It is estimated that Kentucky's annual loss from hog 

 cholera is very close to two million dollars. In view of 

 the fact that it has been definitely proven that hog chol- 

 era is a preventable disease, such heavy losses are ap- 

 palling. Almost every state in the Union has hog chol- 

 era constantly present within its boundaries. The more 

 extensive the hog industry becomes the more frequent- 

 ly are we visited with outbreaks of hog cholera. Nu- 

 merous bulletins have been issued by the Kentucky Ag- 

 ricultural Experiment Station, in which hog cholera has 

 been described in all its phases and recommendations for 

 its control and eradication have been made. We have 

 now begun a systematic fight against this plague and at 



