The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-02


are necessary TO conhne the fever to a
few cattle
Ticks dropped from cattle onto the
right Of way OF the railroad viii rarely
ever get more than ten feet from where
they are dropped. Sometimes when
they happen to drop in ravine and
heavy rain washes the female tick
down the ravine. the disease may break
out in some pasture, but this is rare
happening, as the ticks generally wash
only short way. Experiments con.
Quoted along this line at the expert
ment station at Washington show that
the greatest distance a tick was carried
by the water was fourteen rods A na-
tive steer attacked by Texas fever gen
orally dies or recoyers before the tick
gets far enough along TO do any more
damage Sometimes they have a re-
lapse anc the fever is prolonged until
the tick has had time to grow to where
she will lay her eggs and help spread
the disease. In such cases prompt dip
ping in crude petroleum is very effec-
tive In stopp ng the spread OF the dis
ease. AS one female viii lay from
three 70 four thousand eggs, enough 10
XII fifty steers. IL is important that
steer with a prolonged attack of tn
fever should be dipped and watche a
closely.
a few test cases that have been
brought In cases like this have always
resulted in dec sion for the railroad
lnasmuch as the right Of way is pri.
yate property and is we'll fenced the
railroad companies are held to have
projected themselves fully and are re-
lieyed Of any responsibility in such
cases 81 this
Conmeat ng on the tick S tuation the
TT. Worth Telegram says
Out in the western portion Of the
state and in the counties that border
on the state and federal quarantine line
there has been a brave and determined
effort made TO prevent any further ea-
croaehmcnts OF the fever ticks on the
safe area. which means that section OF
the state lying above the quarantine
line These border count Is hecame
badly infested with the fever ticks
number Of years ago by virtue Of the
passage of so many infected southern
cattle and for a while il was feared
the infection would continue 10 spread
gradually until il would be but a mat
ter OF few years until all Of the present
safe area would come under the domin.
ion Of the fever tick. Both the state
and federal authorities made deter.
mined stand al the line. however. end
have succeeded in preventing amy fur
ther advance Rigorous quarantine
measures have been made and applied.
and every county n wh ch there was
believed to be even a modicum OF
ticks was promptly placed under in
spectlon Even pastures located con.
slderably above the line have been
guaranteed and il was Only through
such vigorous and effective action thar
the great dagger was sverted
Just such measures VIII have 10 be
adopted by the Oklahoma people II they
desire 70 prevent a recurrence OF the
experience they are now having or
course. there viii be complaint when
rigorous quarantine Is placed ON the
infected pastures. Men viii character
lie such action as a gross Injustice. bui
il is the only method Of stamping ont
the Infection. Such has been the ex.
perleRce in Texas and everywhere else.
and the ar'iele quoted from the Kansas
cty paper shows how readily and ua