Phelps v. Thornburg

I. On the 25th day of July, 1926, Mark G. Thornburg, as secretary of agriculture of the state of Iowa, declared Muscatine- County, Iowa, to be an accredited area for the eradication of bovine-tuberculosis,-subject to the provisions of Chapter 129, Code of 1924, and amendments, thereto. The action-of the secretary of agriculture is attacked-on four'grounds:

1. That Muscatine County, Iowa has never been legally enrolled under the County Area Eradication Plan, because of the failure-of the county-auditor to publish notices of the hearing on petitions for the length of time-and number of…