The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-10

dustry is evidenced by the many herds
of cattle in the fenced region or this
State on which cattle ticks are new
9 and to which an invasion OF ticks
in warm weather would be fatal.
Herds in Georgia surrounded by tick
beeving herds, but separated by them,
have been entirely freed OF these pests.
The herds of a whole county which
two years ago were ticky, but which
have been freed since. Gloucester
county, Virginia, has this year been
freed from quarantine by the United
States Department Of Agriculture
solely because they had no ticks. The
herds of half of another county. Frank
lin county, Virginia, last year free,
were this year included because they
received ticky cattle from the infected
region and would not observe quaran-
tine regulations. If ticks a be easily
exterminated their destruction by
washing or burning, ensuring the pre-
vention Of the ''seed ticks" which
would otherwise cCme from them and
them alone for cattle ticks do not
thrive to any extent on other animals
save perhaps young horses, it becomes
the duty, public and private, OF every
cattle owner to begin experimenting
with them, as cattle ticks are spread
by cattle along the highways of this
4 CA-A a@.0n0 %A ANhnR RnfEk0 and ny
their extension from the farms tend to
keep up an aver perpetual quarantine.
1t becomes a duty of State Legislators to
exclude ticky cattle from highways and
market places just as the Federal Gov
eminent excludes them on foot from
the country beyond the quarantine
lines. The total removal Of ticks, large
and minute from cattle which are in
tended to be moved, is but a matter OF
a few days in awaiting for the small
ones to develop while feeding in a stall
or yard, not hitherto used by the ticky
cattle, subjects the cattle owner to no
hardship and prevents their spread.
All of this State may be removed
from quarantine within five years by
a persistent intelligent attack against
the cattle ticks, in over half the coun
ties in this State. Those in the north
western half the task is already partly
accomplished. If two years suffice to
clear a badly infested county in Vir
ginia the same time with operations in
diligently conducted should and viii
secure the same result in this State fol
as many counties as desire to try, but
these counties muss by all means al
their c1mmand prevent reinfectior
from other counties.
Would not a total quarantine OF cat
tie for two or five years in the western
counties with admittance to the fire.
region st the end Of that time be prof
cradle to the perpetual quarantine tho
see ms inevitable # no means ere takeI
TO prevent it7 Blt tbia is nos Deces,
sarv If tiCky cattle ere k pt from high
, ways.
IL this matter no cattle cwEeT s1Oult
be ~neZIecGtuI, none elow TO move; tbt
legislature should pass q suitable laV
directed at ticky cattle ia public high
ways and market. Counties s1ou!t
enforce it, and individuals stamp Oh
| every tic6 that natures On Calf, rteU;
or COW through ell the season Il n et
be
! 1t has been planned that my work IL
connection with the experimental sta
ton of this State she'll be to go to tina
county where aid is most necessar!
aud assist it during c2miDg months b!
oversight advice and works in frceir
liz from the ticks so that by next yea
2 1t may he released from quarantine
The county has not betn selected, III
) selec lion depending upon condition
and acceptance by cas@lcmon Of H.
Il need of sugh WORK.
While my ideas regarding rel. Gs
l may seem extravC gsns to many OF tn
f cattlemep Of TIE Qu~araNtine3 c0Gn il
[ can assure thcm that they have be-
e practically carried ont ia Virginia ~
Georgia, and are the only Cnes tht
fir any hcpa o. release from th
clutrb IF the quarantine inspeclc
v upon their cattle,
COOPER CURTIS