The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-11
RHEUMATISM

old. and ehotAld keep them free Of ticks
until they had been bred and produced
calf or injure Its progeny? After the orig
maj animals had been In Texas n wear
or more would the fever be very severe
% Trsnd them e, or likely prove fatal7 80 What
acclimate the easiestg "a Can the COAST
country produce Nutritious grasses and
tSs f safcsspt to keep w the quality OF
screw wormg Believe he is very im.
portant enemy to be encountered in tho
coast country. co. Please tell me some
tning about hogs, What Is the hest breed
LOT tbat country? dM List all OF the tiir-
ftculties one would encounter before sue
ceedine. Al, W
with regard to the breeds Of pure bred
cattle that acclimate easily in the South,
wall say that all observations upon this
point are. and have been. open to serious
error because of this important question
Of Immunity due to breed. An opinion
based upon observation OF many breeds
causes me to conclude that there Is but
little difference in the degree OF immunity
enjoyed by the several breeds In some
sections. no ticks exist for months or for
year,, and cattle imported just at this
time will be reported as free from ac-
climat.on fever while the same breed in
troduced into a neighboring locality will
become severely stricken. Nearly all of
the beef breeds thus far introduced into
the South have been placed upon ranges
stocked with maximum amount of ticks.
therefore the shorthorns, Herefords and
other beef breeds have suffered extreme
~. am well satisfied that immunity can
be secured from Texas fever in imported
cattle by serum innocu,ation as reported
upon by the Missouri experiment station
In their recent report on tick invest!ga.
tons in cooperation with this station, for
which write Director II. j. Waters, Col
umbia. Mo-, the report was published in
January. 1897, and is entitled Texas
Fever" its number is 81. Should you wish
to introduce cattle into Texas / think
that we can furnish you with serum free
Of cost for their treatment. while this
matter has not yet passed the export
mental stage. its ultimate value seems
fully assured, although In this matter we
may be somewhat too sanguine.
There is no question as to the adapta-
bility of South and Southeast Texas for
the production of high grade beef cattle,
provided well bred cattle are used and
cared for in the proper manner. They
can be grown more cheapy In this State
than elsewhere to my knowledge, and
with the direct export trade with Europe
an markets there can be no question of
the ultimate profits of the beef-growing
business conducted near the coast. OF
course. i am pleased to see that you are
looking into this matter. and. while
wish to encourage you as far as I think
,,,in oil T ITO ',f-
fort to strain a point in claiming advan-
tages that are not easily visible to the
expert observer.
Much of the land of the coast country
is not distinctly fertile soil. 1t lacks uni
formity from a stock breeding standpoint.
however. there are vast tracts OF uni
fornly fertile land In this section, much
Of which is just now being opened up,
and Is utilized only to a Limited extent.
Money has been made upon these soils
under q natural grass system, and with
improved methods, improved breeds, and
better markets, there Is certainly great
promise for profitable investment. One OF
the drawbacks to this section Is found III
the great swarms of flies, gnats and mos
au.toes that occur annually during the
w. Suh'iiiSi 'S' 49,
oompalteu successpu,ly ""ero ih.enies'
'he.i'ous aie useu' y, ." ~.
sect pests the shor MORN pieeu' Wl'n 70
lhin SKIN ana s,'oi' suiiiil'ei Sesp. VI 'a'''
: moi SO wen auan.eu ~ SUI Aa' 80
rltons as 10 'rie wes'oi" p.'.i"' oouN..s
d TINS STATE uh'er na'uia. So" 80
iitions ard Wuthout any a,ui'o'ai .oou
suppiy Curing 'ne w'",ei' u"u sno"o
"as 49, ,.o,,., T., rmst,,r, a,,al-
elai we'sh. "'u .,, -,
iues ior 'ns oes .,,,r.,
'o'' 49,
OF leNes, uuitne ~. pa's -,
yours WV" PIP 80 ~. 80,
amount, 'ne ssAe az 49,. ,,,,,o ,,.a,,ar
~ii no. pose oo'ss. 80
Inc sfaues y, 'ne SUI. -. 49,, - asn,,1,o
eAeeiien' peoi SUI w.. 60,
fanees Oh Tue ue - s ~ - =, a.,
IN io' or i" n'i'As oii '"o 0oas.. s'
improved breeds The coast country pre-
SCENTS more Brahmans Polled-Angus, Gal
uoIstosns Jarsavs. and Here
loWass' ,,, p, 80
fords than OF the snorthorhs' IN la'
South Texas. in the neighborhood OF Bee
co,ntv MANY shorhorns are found. but