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University Missourian
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri
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In Columbia, State Board of Agriculture Secretary T. C. Wilson and doctors L. D. Brown and H. C. Tuck test dairy cattle for disease, frequently chasing roaming cows. About 500 examined; one diseased cow killed, three segregated. Farmers must apply by May 1 or face prosecution for selling milk.
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Before Testing Dairy Cattle, Examiners Frequently Have Long Chase.
Assisting dairy men to round up their cattle is not one of the duties of the secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, in the opinion of T. C. Wilson, the present secretary. Nevertheless Mr. Wilson and Doctors L. D. Brown and H. C. Tuck, who are assisting him in testing all the cattle that furnish milk to Columbia, have had to go out and chase the cattle themselves.
Mr. Wilson says the farmers do not realize that the state is accommodating them by testing and furnishing certificates free of charge. After May 1, unless the owners of cattle have sent in their applications, they will be liable to prosecution if they sell milk in Columbia. Still there are many who have not sent in applications.
Frequently when the doctors arrive at the farms, after notifying the owners they are coming, the cows are roaming at large. A round-up follows.
About 500 cows have been examined already. Only one has been found badly diseased. It was killed. Three others were found showing slight symptoms of disease. These were segregated, and will be tested again later.
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Columbia
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After May 1
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State officials including Secretary T. C. Wilson and doctors L. D. Brown and H. C. Tuck assist in testing dairy cattle for disease in Columbia, often chasing roaming cows themselves due to farmers' lack of preparation. About 500 cows tested; one killed, three segregated. Non-applicants face prosecution after May 1.