28 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



When you come down to this tuberculin testing, we cannot afford 

 to have tuberculin testing unless we kill that homo-grafti first, 

 and it is unquestionable in my mind whether it is advisable to 

 have the tuberculin test or not. I took the pains today to tele- 

 phone to Mr. Charles Hill of Rosedale, Wisconsin. He has 

 gone over to the Island of Guernsey every year for a number of 

 years. I said : "Mr. Hill, did they ever do anything about the 

 tuberculin testing in the Island of Guernsey?" He said: "Not 

 until three years ago when they took a herd to England and got 

 the disease; now they are testing." I asked: "Do you know 

 whether they tested those cows before they went to England or 

 not?" He told me that he thought they did, but was not sure. 

 So up to three years ago, herds of 150 years of cows that were 

 never tested with tuberculin test, and the cows were strong, vig- 

 orous cows, splendid type that we are all trying to buy now. 

 They went into England and they came back with tuberculosis 

 and they have been having and have to have the test now for the 

 past three years and are beginning to find tuberculosis. But of 

 the thousand heads of Guernsey cows sent into America only 20 

 ever re-acted at our port here in America. This is something 

 to look into, all those years that those cows did not have tuber- 

 culosis, but whether a man believes in the tuberculin test or not, 

 you have got to be mighty careful where the tuberculin comes 

 from and they tell us that the government cannot furnish one- 

 half of what is required — now what are you going to do about 

 it? Whatever you do, don't permit that compulsory tuberculin 

 test bill that they are trying to have passed in Illinois. 



Times are not bad; we seem to be helpless with Chicago 

 on the tuberculin test or pasteurization, but I think if we could 

 have meetings of the Illinois State Dairymen's Association and 

 rally together, and if we could raise a fund, say each dairyman 

 put in $2.00, I would be willing to contribute $100.00, that would 

 make about $25,000.00 a year, then we could afford to hire of- 

 ficials of our own standing where the homo-grafti can't get in 

 and get out, and help our brothers in the business. If a man 

 wants and must have help, help him; where they have boarders, 



