The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-07-28

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Ice when over twothirds of the boys
there are taking the mechanical and c
tile courses. = Are We to continue to sub
init quietly To this treatment? / for one
do not think so. We should stand to-
gether. organize our forces, and make such
demand as are right and legitimate and
never yield until they are granted"
PROF. TAFT BUTLER.
Prof. TAFT Butler. the State Neterlna-
ran. followed Mr.. Daughtridge IN a talk
on The Cattle Tick"
He showed that the presence OF the
cattle tick and the q-uarantlnlng of all
those Southern States where the tick eA-
ISIS have caused a loss OF one-half a
cent a pound DID all the beef sold. and a
los, OF $500, 00G a year for the counties
cast OF the Blue Ridge.
The damage done by Texas fever, Prof.
Butler next showed, amounted 10 from
fifty TO seventy-fve thousand dollars q
wear. This probably causes as much loss
a, all other diseases combined IN the
summer months.
still another fact was dwelt upon, the
fact that the tick causes Texas fever, and
k liz nearly all Of the cattle brought irom
the North, stands directly IN the way of
he importation OF cattle. and thereby pre-
vents the best development Of cattle III
the South.
Prof. Butler next gave the following
facts concerning the ticks, with a view to
learning how to destroy them:
The fulIgrown female ticks. after fill
ing themselves with blood, drop off the
cattle and crawl under leaves, grass or
any other material with Which the ground
may be covered.
In two or three days these ticks begin
laying eggs and lay from 1.500 TO $500
during the next two weeks.
IN real warm weather these egg may
hatch III three weeks. but the Matching
may be greatly delayed or prevented en-
tirely by cold weather.
The young ticks (seed ticks) although
extremely small. are active, and crawl UP
the weeds, grass or tWlgs and wait for
cattle to come along and pick them up.
Since these young ticks are not able
to live longer without food, unless a COW,
| horse OF mule brushes It's legs against the
object upon which they are waiting, with
in four or five months they Will starve to
death.
From the time the young ticks get Oh
cattle until they are full grown and ready
to drop off is about four weeks, except III
cold weather, when they frequently remain
on much longer.
Neither old nor young ticks crawl far.
and a fence with a rail or board on the
! ground will certainly stop them, but wire
fences do not always afford protection.
Ticks do not go from one animal to
! another.
Eggs laid before the first Of September
Will hatch the same fall, and unless the
young ticks get on cattle, horses or mules
they will die of cold or starvation before
spring.
Eggs laid during the cold weather OF
late fall and SWinter 10 not hatch until
the warm days of spring. 1t IS, therefore,
the eggs and not the ticks that are able
to pass through the winters of the north
ern and western portions Of this State.
With the foregoing facts IN mind three
! methods of destroying the ticks at once
I suggest themselves:
i. Keep all cattle, horses and mules out
of the tick-infested pastures, lanes ana
lots after September 1st, and all eggs pre-
viously laid will hatch before cold wealth.
er and the young ticks starye to death be-
fore spring.
2. Divide the pasture by a fence with
a rail or board tight on the ground, and
the first year keep all cattle, horses and
mules out Of one half after September
LIST. The second year put the cattle on the
half lett vacant the year previous, and
also provide new lanes and lots Oh ground
over which no cattle ran the year be-
fore.
3. If practicable, burn the pasture over
thoroughly early In the spring. Mix sui
phur with the salt given the cattle-one
part of sulphur to three parts of salt
Begin not later than April 18th greaslne
the legs and under parts of all cattle, and
rereat it once q week all summer
Prof. c. W. Burkett, of the A. and NJ
College, next entertained the convention
n his usual delightful and instructive
wa with a talk on Why We Cultivate
1t was full of practical wisdom and
showed deep study OF the subject.
PROF. j. C. KENDALL.
Now came a very interesting feature, {
| talk illustrated with samples on Butter
making on the Farm" by Prof. J. c. Ken
dali, who said IN part:
The dalrymans' machines are his COWS
and upon their ability TO change a large
amount of crude raw material into Z
complex finished product, depends the sue
cess OF the production end OF his DuSl
ness. That COWS differ very much in Their
ability along this line is very evident
and every dairy herd should be subjected
to a rigid wedding out of those indifferent
and proftless animals that every where
abound, II the highest success IS to be OBJ
tanned. The only way this can be done
properly, with justice to the COW and MAJ
Is by making use of the BabcOck fat tes1
and the scales. DalryIng Is no Longer
guess work, 1t is reduced to d science
There Is q correct way of doing dalr.
work, and no other method will suffice
if a high grade article is to be made
"~Cleanliness Is the very foundation o
all dairy operations. II this point j
neglected failure to attain the best result
is inevitable.
1T was for a long time supposed tina
it was just as natural for milk to sour, a
for blood to clot when exposed tc the air
But low we know that the souring O
milk is not normal to it, but that the poo
keeping quality of milk is due to bacteria
action.
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