The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-15


and cow-sense ere ON he Increase and
Infection is diminishing. The freezing
weather oil this winter. if followed up
BY the enforcement OF quarantine reg
ulaticns srch as viii at-outNy pre-
vent the int-oGnctian Ct a fresh sup-I
ply oi tlck. and suitable provisions
for local quarantine Of infected areas
which will make you clean up your
herds where Infection exists viii re.
suit in area benefit to the cattle in
dustry OF oklahoma in the future.
It does no good to meet and resolve
end urge your representative in tho
legislature to make litt'o local modi.
fcaaans Of tho quarantine line. Quar-
anHne regulations. while they may
work 10 your Individual detrimert for
a llttie while. arc for the benefit Of all
IF You collectively And no natter
what nc law. unless every individual
who owns cattle takes hold and hon
cstly works to ria the territc-y Of
ticks the future has IN store for the
cattleman the same troubles that the
past has brought
have spoken to YOU plainly for he
reason tia, plain speech seems neces.
sary. We have fooled long enough.
Whether you believe it or not 1t is a
fact that wherc tbero are nc. ticks.
there Is TO Texas fg7cr and all quar-
anrine regulations are based upon up
on hat fact Aad tho only method of
escape from these quarantine regula-
tlcrs IS 70 prevent the introduction Of
ticks and to llll the lady frosted few
tha. yet remain in the pastures Of Ok.
lahama When all join for that COM
mon purpose and stand hitohed. the
federal quarantine line viii go TO the
Texas line on the south and TO the
Arkansas limo on he east instead Of
icing moved farther north as it was
last year Clean up your own cattle
aaG your own pastures and talk your
neighbors INTO doing the same no it
earnestly and honestly it means moa-
ey to you. The federal inspectors.
,he Oklahoma live Stock Sanitary
commission and its inspectors. and the
Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment
Station not only stand ready but they
follow YOU up 10 give all OF he help
they can 10 enable the cattle Industry
ot oklahoma, instead Of being COM
PEELED to sell its product in a restrict
q market. 10 ENJOY the same oppor-
tunities as our friends nosiil Of us Bus
the final issuc rests with the indiyid-
ua. owners OF cattle It is up to you
tc & what has TO hcdone to settle this
quarantine question Even if you
don't believe the tick theory" you
might rs wei act as though you dill
for It is only in that direction that
freedom from trnublasome restrictions
Hes. Ler death 70 the ticks be your
motto, and crude petroleum, lard. COT
t3nseed nii. or some other Kind oi
grease te Your weapon
Y Given a law which without question
prevent the Introduction Of Texas
fever ticvs .iuto Oklahoma a law
which VIII s.anl the test Of the courts
and do business, and AN approprlaticu
4 sniec'cag 10 piovidc for the proper en-
lfcrcencnt of such a law aud he I'm
twe of he cattle industry in 0daho
lna rests entirely with he men whC
own catt e. II ihcsc men adept arC
intoligently follow the Wen knowr
meihods Of dcstroyins ticks and do &
earnes ly and laith.nl'y oe are mad'
70 Go il Nhea they win not vclnnraru'
10 80. very saon the Texas lhe va
be the fcdcral quarantine Tine. An'
until fhis Is accomplished the future
dl the catle industry 30 Oldahcnn
win be no different from the past