The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-07
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possible. Both have their sphere and
nciIher should be bred to the exclusion
Of TIC other.
II is a sad fact that when any one
in South Carolina wants a gooC co"
I # the beef breeds be has to go north
| or somewhere outside Of the State to
ret it. Then comes the difficulty OF
acclimating the animal. and as many
people have learned by. sad expert
ence northern cattle often die the first
year after being brought south. But
this is a day Of progress and veterl-
nary medicine has been making very
rapid strides during the past ten or
twelve years. Among other things
1.-THE true nature of Texas fever has
been worked cut and a means Of vac
ci;ating cattle against it have been
perfected. Even three years ago this
| Important application Of science to
the cattle industry Of the south was
regarded as in the experimental stage,
but TODAY it is as positively demon
strated that cattle can be vaccinated
against this deadly disease as any
other form of incubation now prac-
ticed.
No herd can be esta ahlished without
foundation stock, and when establish
ed good blood must be constantly in
troduced Or it will degenerate in a
| few years. The problem with the
average southern cattle man was and
is TO get a start, and il the history
of the efforts made to introduce beef
cattle into this State is ever written
it will show that many men have
braycd the dangers, bought fine cat
tie. and afterwards seen them die
without ever returning cent Of their
cost to the owner. Talk all you wish
and write more about an industry, but
when a man has demonstrated to his
own satisfaction that he cannot ac-
c0mplish {: thing he will not attempt
it.
One Of two things must be done.
The cattle ticl: which is responsible
for the death OF northern cattle
brought south must be absolutely ey-
terminated in all CT that part OF tEle
country where such cattle are shipped
or the cattle must be inculated 20
render them immune to accilinatioi.
or Texas lever. The eXtern1inatioi
Of the tick is a question which vii!
only be solved after years Of popular
education which will produce proper
legislation backed by the necessary
financial aid to accomplish the WORK.
II must and Will be done in time: aS
no intelligent people will always tol-
crate on their heads a filthy little
parasite that is badge Of poverty to
the cattle industry and reflection on
the business ability Of stockmen.
Until then the other horn Of the
dilemma must be taken. in fact,
has been taken during the past two
years by a number OF erOrlsins
breeders of the State. lnn0cGlation
must be Done by competent veteri-
marian or some one specially trained
for the work. and at present is done
gratuitously at the experiment sta
ton. Not only this bat the station
has during the past two years
bought, inoculated and sold a
number Of registered cattle and
bought many others on orders
from citizens OF the State who
foua1 it very expensive to make single
shipments such long distances. The
last carload was bought BY the writer
at indianapolis about the middle Of
October OF the present year and arriT-
ec ut the experiment station Oh Oct.
-. On November 1th they all receiv-
ed a hypodermic injection Of 10 drops
OF blood taken from an immune ma
tive steer. They all took light cases
Of fever and required careful treat
ment and feeding while sick. They
have ali recovered and are now being
shipped TO the owners.