PART II. 
TUBERCULIN TESTS OF THE COLLEGE HERD. 
BY B. C. BUFFUM. 
Our investigation of tuberculosis among the cattle 
belonging to the College is in line with what has been done 
by other Experiment Stations of prominence which have 
been doing live stock work. There is nothing startling or 
new, perhaps, in our findings, but we feel the matter is of 
much importance to the public. Dealing as it does, directly 
with our animal wealth and indirectly, perhaps, with the 
public health, it is well for the Station to give to the people 
of the state such information as we possess. We are not 
indulging in personal opinions or theories, but will confine 
our statements to what we believe are established facts. We 
believe it is high time that our agricultural communities 
should accept the situation, and dispassionately and intelli¬ 
gently take such wise action as will advance their own 
interests and, in all probability, alleviate human suffering as 
well. 
So much has already been done to prevent and partially 
cure tuberculosis, that there is no longer excuse for allow¬ 
ing the disease unchecked progress either among animals 
or men. Tubercular consumption is now known to be a 
preventable disease and, contrary to the general opinion, it 
has been demonstrated that it is curable in a large per cent 
of cases or, at least, that the course of the disease may be 
checked for many years if taken in time and properly 
managed. It is probably true that there are over ten 
million people now living in the United States who are 
doomed to die of this dread disease unless something is 
speedily done to reduce the present death rate. This may 
be considered a fair statement of the present status and 
prevalence of human tuberculosis. 
Cattle seem to be more subject to tuberculosis than any 
other representatives of the animal kingdom, but it is 
hardly possible to arrive at a correct estimate of the money 
loss to our agricultural interests from the bacillus tubercu¬ 
losis. Coupled with these two items is the supposed rela¬ 
tion of human and bovine tuberculosis. The disease in man 
