Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-01
ITS "23" FOR
CATTLE TICKS
TERRITORIAL BOARD Is DETER.
MINED TO ERADICATE THEM.
ARE MAKING PROGRESS
Many States Having Texas Fever to
Fight Are Looking to Oklahoma
For an Example.

intention of the territorial cattle in
spection board and the inspectors to
have the new state of Oklahoma en-
tirely cleared of all cattle ticks ere its
final admission into the sisterhood of
states. They wish to make star
showing in Oklahoma and will not stop
working until each and every head of
cattle in the state is freed from the
disease germs. This is the first exper-
iment Of the governmental inspector
in the United States to clear up an
entire state.
At present there are three inspec-
tion camps in the territory. They are
located as follows: One in Greer
county, one east of Guthrie and one
east of Oklahoma City. At each of
these camps is camp cook and pro-
visions for both men and beasts. In
each wagon there is camping equip
nent for from eight to ten United
States and territorial inspectors. Both
Payne and Logan counties have been
cleared of the pest, while rapid work
is being done in Oklahoma and Cleve-
land counties.
Each and every quarter section in
each county is visited by the inspec-
tors and a note made of each cow or
calf owned by farmer In ease that
any ticks are found, note is made
of it on the inspectors field notes.
From this map is later drawn. All
tickey cattle are quarantined and in
twenty days two inspectors with maps
in hand pass through the county
again and make an examination of
all premises marked as having infect
ed cattle. If they find that the owner
is making no preparation to rid his
cattle. of the ticks they order the sher.
if to take possession of the cattle
The government is awakening to the
need of such movement and they
are very strict and much good is be
ing accomplished.
The territory is becoming very wei
cleaned under the present system OF
determination. A report of the find
ing of the inspectors is Implicated
and sent to the animal industry Oi
the United States; to Colonel Dean
of Kansas City, who has charge OF
the animal industry west of the Mis-
sissippi river: and to Tom Morris
secretary of the Oklahoma sanitary
board.
No provision is made whereby thu
territory can expend any great amoun
of money on this work. In Gree
county where the ticks have been tn,
worst the county commissioners an'
stockman have raised a fund whereof!
three men are employed to assist th
live stock inspectors in ridding tina
county. The work is going on now.
The plan as adopted here is mos
successful one in every respect ant
the desired effects are being obtained
Recently officers in charge of the san
itary conditions in Arkansas were II
communication with the chief of tn
,, animal industry at Washington, want
: ing to know how it would be possibl
to clean that state of ticks. They dc
sired to recommend to the next legis
. lature that certaian laws be passe
to accomplish their wishes. He refer
red them to the officers in charge i
: Oklahoma, telling them if they woul
! adopt the Oklahoma laws as nearl
as possible along these lines the,
would accomplish much.
The work being done in Oklahom
is an experimental school from whic
it is expected that each and ever
state in the Union which has the tic
question to contend with may get II
formation. Charles 7. Gorton of Law
ton, one of the inspectors, spent we.
!, terday in Lawton and states that
will be only a few months until Oh
lahoma will be practically cleared Q
c cattle ticks.