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to be sold or disposed of at a loss, and the dairyman has another 

 account on the debit side of his books. 



I am perfectly satisfied that in the first stages tuberculosis 

 will not affect the normal yield of milk from the dairy cow, but 

 an affected cow is always a menace to the other stock upon the 

 farm. What are we going to do about the eradication of this 

 disease? It is time that each man decide in his own mind what 

 he wants to do about it. The value of the dairy cow has ma- 

 terially increased in the last few years, and the health of the 

 individual cow must be protected for the benefit of the entire 

 herd, which in many cases represents a very large investment. 



We can leave to scientists the question of whether or not 

 bovine tuberculosis is transmittable to the human, but as sensible 

 men we must protect the general health of our cows, as they 

 represent our main investment. 



At the last session of the legislature a commission was ap- 

 pointed to make investigation of the conditions of dairy cattle in 

 this state in regard to tuberculosis, also to suggest means for 

 the most efficient method of its control and eradication. Their 

 report has not been made public, but I would suggest that any 

 cattle admitted to this state, for breeding purposes, be accompa- 

 nied by a certificate endorsed by the proper authorities, declaring 

 said cattle to be free from tuberculosis, accepting as our best 

 known agent for the detection of this disease — the Tuberculin 

 Test. The Tuberculin used should be obtained from government 

 laboratories. The State Live Stock Commission should have full 

 control of all live stock matters, and should be allowed, by the 

 Legislature, sufficient funds to enable it to put enough competent 

 men in the field to assist the dairy farmer in the eradication of 

 tuberculosis, and many other diseases which might affect his 

 herds. 



For several years the directors of this association have au- 

 thorized the holding of one-day dairy meetings at numerous 

 points throughout the state, and practical and well posted men 

 have been sent, upon request, to any community to speak upon 

 dairy subjects. We feel that these "one-day" meetings have 



