The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-01-02
Places Free From Cow Ticks.

!. 1t is we'll known that the United
States Department OF Agriculture
recognizing the poisonous properties
OF the COW tick, has established rig
ID quarantine lire running from tie
Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean north O.
"hlcn the COW tick is NOT supposed t.
ne found. This line runs just NORTH
VI mississippi and includes to III.
south OF it eight or 4en counties IL
Tennessee
:. There are many farms all over
our state that are free of ticks Re-
Gently wished to vacrinate som. ~,
ported Hereford cattle in Morsh.}
county and was unable to find 2 tick.
infested native COW in the ncjshhor.
hood from which to draw the blco,
Upon further examination | was tol,,
by some parties that they had no,
seen a COW tick during the summer
within radius of five miles of that
place. I do not think I am wrong in
estimating that fully one half Of the
townships in Our counties that horde,
on Tennessee are free of COW ticks
The same is true to a less extent o,
many OF the counties south Of these.
We have made observations in PIANO.
Ia, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Union. Lee
and Prentiss counties and know that
in them it is by no means uncommon
TO find tick-free districts. In the north.
ern part OF the state we attribute this
to the fact that the temperature gets
low enough to destroy these parasites
5. Cow ticks are never found in p
field that has been cultivated since
occupied by tick-infested cattle. since
blowing up the land destroys all ticks
and tick eggs. The cultivated lands
OF the state include large area.
4. Pastures and woods that have
not been occupied by ticky cattle 70,
twelve months will be free of ticks
Mnrh OF our pasture lands are usef
longer thar year by horses, sheer
and other live stock.
5. We have seen that water. On
overnowcd lands kills matut e female
ticks, Kills and washes away seed
ticks, and washes away tick eggs
Much Of or .~state,.e inclading the Mis-
*issippi bc:turr. lansis,,-~ and -cel15t:r -
prairie regions are thus freed of tick:.
6. Small lots around towns are nsu
ally free Of ticks since they are close.
ly graZed ard the direct rays CT tE.
san prevent lick eggs from Matching
; Bulletin 49, Mississippi Experiment
Station,
Fancidity IN Eutter, 49,.
l.! j. 1tcr-lat is sealed up AM; tt,.
il. cu.i dark pta'e it will retain IT'S
norma! traraciec and appearance to7
NAL" riNn',s. bat il Il is kept Iii 9
VAN place :ru exposed 10 light anc'
dir il viii Gn;r'ily undergo chemical
and Ui;: >:ral ci:2"%es and hecolDe
rancid. R"nsidity is developed by
O.ioa' iUD. ". Which means it los'-s ;ts
Gust 0nary apLc*Tance and smell.
TIE aciiitH docs not greatly increase
a. is shown by analysis There IS a
difference between whole butter and
pure butter fat in their becC4ntE::
rancid The rancid:tv or the former
is caused largely by bacteria wcrhlnE
on (hc. tas@;n, 1actOse and other Ia
creucItS that serve as Ea"ttriHi focG
BHt in ttc case IF pure butter tat
there IS no bacterial Crt elOrmeNt fGI
the aaso!l that this *ubs'ance VIII
not sustain bacterial life. Two E':lr-
pean cNpci inentel:--- DIrlauN and Hi,
se:t~-haVe pri Ven That bacteria can
ret thrive in Z medium OF pure Fat
and that al changes taking place jn
fats are due TO oxidation. Air. light
and warmth are therefore the great
factors in producing the rancidity OF
pure bultcr-fat. When pure butter-fa!
begins TO get rancid it begins t.
cEanse color. getting lighter. Tb,*
action begins On the surface ait:
spreads downward very gradually t;n
the whole lump is blcachcd. With
this change comes lardy smell and
taste. The taste at first acid becomes
burning and pungent. After several
months of such exposure the hut:er
fat changes into a semi-soliti TASTY
mass.