American Agriculturist, June 14, 1924 
Our Patrons of Husbandry 
{Continued from, 'page 552) 
563 
State in which each month or more fre- 
[uently the members meet for social and 
ducational concourse. These halls range 
u value from about $1,000 to nearly 
147,000 and are used as the basis of a 
raternity founded upon all that makes 
or human weal in the open country. 
At the present time Hon. Louis J. 
Faber of Columbus, Ohio, is the National 
[aster, and the National Officers are 
yell distributed throughout the United 
states. Each State has its own full com¬ 
plement of officers and committees and 
Harries on its work under the same ritual. 
; Two weeks ago I stood at the hour of 
,he evening gun on the drill grounds at 
'Vest Point and saw the nation’s splendid 
iffieers-to-be as they executed with mil- 
-tary precision their maneuvers. Beyond 
.he horizon of the mountains around I 
iaw the hundreds of thousands of boys 
nnd girls being trained in the loftiest prin¬ 
ciples of citizenship upon the hills and 
alains of our country in its farm homes; 
and I said to'myself, “Who are the true 
defenders of a nation, these or the gal¬ 
lant men in action before me?” 
True love of one’s country is to love 
its fields and flowers, its wild life and its 
bird songs; to live its quiet rivers and its 
mirrored lakes, to love God in God’s out¬ 
doors and to find an animation of true joy 
in the presence of God-made things into 
whose communion and comradeship we 
are drawn by a woeing which steals away 
the sharpness of sordid things ere we are 
aware. 
It is little wonder that Earth Worship 
was first among the religions. God spoke 
in the thunders, in the sun, in the moon 
and stars, in rivers and all the natural 
world. Surely she is Mother Earth, and 
the farmer’s true love of nature gives him 
a kinship with the Divine not known by 
the dwellers in the crowded streets of our 
great cities and towns. In the midst of 
nature’s wealth the Grange takes the 
husbandman and matron by the hand and 
leads them to better appreciate both the 
dignity of their occupation and their lin¬ 
eage. It plants in them a love of the 
beautiful and true and establishes an or¬ 
ganization of earth’s staunchest manhood 
and womanhood in an atmosphere of true 
health which is the basis of an enduring 
people. 
Are We Falling Down With TB? 
{Continued from page 553) 
Jcommunity. Some of the points that 
need to be discussed in these meetings by 
Jisome one who knows will come as a direct 
answer to the questions that these unin¬ 
formed men are now asking. Is it a 
harmless disease? No, of course not, but 
[(that is the argument of many men who 
iliave not tested. The American Agri¬ 
culturist has given figures in recent 
issues which show the danger of Bovine 
Tuberculosis to human beings. I have 
mentioned above the argument that the 
test is unreliable and I have heard many 
men this spring use this as an alibi for not 
testing. Financial loss is a real problem 
kith many a dairyman when he is trying 
to decide whether to test his herd now or 
not. There is sure to be some loss if there 
ire reactors, although New York is ex¬ 
ceedingly liberal with her indemnities 
as compared with other States. On the 
)ther hand, who wants to keep diseased 
“ows? And who does not want to be 
irst in position to cash in on a premium 
or milk from a TB clean herd when it is 
jaid? Already milk is excluded from a 
lumber of cities which does not come from 
cows that are free from TB. 
The Problem of Replacements 
One of the dairyman’s problems is the 
securing of replacements for the herd after 
the reactors have been removed. Many 
depend on a major income from the dairy 
and must therefore keep a good number 
of cows. Others have to send a definite 
amount of milk to a city market to keep 
their customer and it is difficult in both 
of these cases to be sure of replacing the 
reactors promptly from an accredited 
herd so they will not have to be segre¬ 
gated. Our State Department of Farms 
and Markets should make every effort 
possible to have the appraisal within a 
very few days after the test, to remove the 
reactors promptly after the appraisal, and 
then to help the farmer to secure a list of 
nearby dairymen who have cows for 
sale that are free from TB. One of the 
greatest hardships to some farmers has 
been the length of time that they have 
had to wait for the indemnity money 
with which to purchase cow t s for replace¬ 
ment. It should be a matter of a few 
weeks only after the animals are con¬ 
demned before the farmer gets his in¬ 
demnity so that lie can purchase cattle 
to take the place of those lost. Both the 
veterinarian and the appraiser should 
have sufficient knowledge of the rules and 
regulations of the department so they 
can answer the questions of the farmer 
who is trying to replace the lost cows and 
they should even make an effort to offer 
suggestions as to the best way to handle 
the situation as they find it on the farm. 
The State department must continue 
to cooperate with the county farm bureau 
and the accredited herd association, to 
the fullest extent. The farm bureau, as 
the greatest agricultural institution in the 
field, is in a position to be of great help 
both to the farmer and to the State 
department. 
Human Element the Greatest Factor 
In summary let me say that I believe 
that the human element is the greatest 
single factor in the success of the work. 
The purpose of the expenditure of all the 
money appropriated is the elimination 
of bovine tuberculosis from our cattle. 
These cattle are owned by many men. 
This personal possession means that in 
eliminating the disease, men must be 
dealt with and they must favor the proj¬ 
ect, yes, must be enthusiastic about it 
if it is to succeed. Most of the men who 
have tested are enthusiastic but any who 
have tested simply because it did not cost 
them anything or because they could dis¬ 
pose of their poor cows to the State will 
never help to wipe out the disease. Men 
must test their cows and kill the reactors 
for the sake of eliminating disease in the 
herd and preventing disease in humans. 
To do this they must take their loss and 
pay the cost, but the organized forces 
carrying on the work must cooperate to 
the fullest in a spirit of cooperation and 
not do the work as mere office routine. 
Not by any means is all of the money 
spent in stamping out the disease 
appropriated by the legislature. The 
aggregate of milk thrown away, reactors 
fed, loss on condemned cattle, reduced 
income, etc., amounts to a very large 
sum and the farmer is paying this bill 
alone. 
Therefore, let us look for a little better 
cooperation and a little more of the 
partnership spirit to make the greatest 
progress. 
A Replacement Problem 
T HAVE just spent five days purchasing 
two carloads of tuberculin tested 
cows and experienced considerable diffi¬ 
culty in completing the task in this time, 
and now I am not in a position to sell the 
cows with a reasonable guarantee that 
these cows will pass another clean test. 
It is a big problem to-day to go out 
purchasing cows that are absolutely free 
from tuberculosis, which is unfortunate 
in this great State of New York.—M. E. 
B., Westchester Co., New York. 
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