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pointed out. Those, therefore, who are interested in the sub- 
ject of tuberculosis should lose no occasion to emphasize to the 
farming community the significance of the problem from the 
standpoint of the farmer. Anything in the way of distributing 
information will be a step toward the final conquering of this 
disease. But tuberculosis cannot be conquered by our agri- 
cultural community until its significance from the standpoint 
of the farmer is thoroughly appreciated. 
It is very clear, moreover, that the longer we wait in this 
connection, the greater will be the problem. There seems to 
be little question that tuberculosis is increasing in spite of the 
difficulty in interpreting statistics. It is, at all events, an al- 
most universal belief that this is the case in Europe, and prob- 
ably also in America. If the disease in our herds is increasing 
as rapidly as seems to be true, it is perfectly clear that the 
longer the farmers wait before attempting the active cam- 
paign against tuberculosis, the greater will be their difficulty 
in waging the battle, the greater will be the expense to which 
they are subjected, the greater will be the loss that devolves 
upon them, to say nothing of the loss which devolves upon the 
public at large. It is extremely desirable, therefore, that our 
agricultural boards should use every endeavor to bring the 
facts to the attention of our farmers, and that speedily, in order 
that the contest against the disease may be taken up as soon as 
possible, and that thus the battle may be made easier and the 
success less expensive and more sure. 
LEGISLATION. 
This is not the place for suggestions as to legislation in 
regard to the matter of tuberculosis. Every nation of Europe 
and every State in this country has adopted some sort of legis- 
lation, but the great difference in the laws that have been 
adopted show wide differences of opinion as to the possi- 
bility and the feasibility of handling the matter through: public 
statute. There is no question, however, that some things 
should be done by legislation. Legislation is demanded to a 
certain extent by the farmer, but even more by the public. 
The only suggestions that it may be wise to make at this place 
are that legislation should at all events be directed toward 
three points: 
I. Public legislation should in some way insure such an 
inspection of flesh as to make it possible to use the flesh of 
