The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14
THREE WAYS TO
KILL THE TICK
The State Veterinarian Tells How
to Extcrminatc This
Costly Insect.
MUCH is ACCOMPLISHED
Fine, Fat Cattle and the Tick
Cannot Live on the Same
Farm at the Same Time.
By J. q. Ferneyhough, State Veteri-
narinnl

(By J. q. Ferneyhough, State Veteri-
rarian.)
while thu writer had the honor OF being
invited TO take part in the discussion OF
the DETERMINATION of The Cattle TICK
ut the recent meeting of the Soutner Z,
State Commissioners OF Agriculture ~, IN
Richmond, yet owing to change ~ M th 70
programme Mt the last moment faleu. W
catch my train. thus to my sorrow missed
bearing us well as taxing part IN TINS , "" WI
important discussion.
Not only was | anxious to help point
out the practical way in which the work
successfully conducted In this State, but 1
was particularly anxious to show the
Commissioners from tho other states
what had already been accomplished In
the cattle tick during the last four years
In fact just three simple methods, put
hundreds Of farms Of these cattle ticks
Viz, The "No-fence Law (the result be-
Ing that cattle could no longer run at
large and continue to drop ticks about,
Second, the rotation of crops by many
good practical farmers-cultivlting the
pastures, this year on which ticks were
dropped last, thus starving the tick. Last
but not least. the desire on the part of
many good farmers tomprove their herds
by the purchase of purebred cattle OF the
different breeds-well bred cattle and ticks
can not live on the same farm at the
same time-expcrience, of an expensive
nature has ,t taught this to many farmers
I,.s i
Last September the Hon. j. Thompson
Brown, of Bedford County Vlrginin,
Chairman Of the State Board OF control.
of the Virginia Experiment Station, and
the writer (as State veterinarian) went
all of the way to Guthrie Oklahoma to at 4
tend the annual meeting of the Inter
state Live Stock Sanitary Boards. which
meeting was for the purpose of getting
together the different State Veterinary
officials, In order 10 see what had been
done, and what could be done in each
OF live stock.
The meeting at Guthrie was indeed an
interesting one, the different veterlnar-
ians giving good practical Illustrations of
their work. However, the most import
ant subject TO the state of Virginia and
North Corolina, was the Cattle Tick Dr.
TAFT Butler, state Veterinarian OF North
Carolina, read a very interesting paper on
the DISCRIMINATION OF the Cattle Tick"
giving us the results of his work In his
State, as well as his opinion of what
could be done In others. l was indeed
glad glad, to ~ hear such an encouraging report
when In his talk he turned to Mr. Brown
and myself saying that the State Veteri-
marian Of Virginia had attracted his at
tention during the last few Years by the
way in which Virginia was fighting the
cattle DICK, by the passage of the no-fence
law, and the constant advise of the State
Veterinarian to fight the tick instead OF
the quarantine line.
As matter of fact DR.. Butler Mr..
Brown and the writer, had quite n little
IN arranging the open season, as they
We're not thoroughly familiar with our
climatic conditions here
Through the help OF the State Board of
Agriculture of his State Dr. Butler has
been able to do much good work in North
Caro!lna towards exterminating the cat
tie TICK rms ls done however. by q sys-
tenn of hard, every day, work by practical
men as Inspectors directly under the sup
s ervision Of Or: Butler as State yeterl-
marian, and not by experiments with the
The Iyba
every veterinarian should know well the
HE history, habits and etc of the cattle
industry OF our State; thus we do not
want TO spond another cent experimenting
with the tick for the sake Of writing
bulletin on this subject-which is now
thoroughly understood by nearly every
veterinary student of one years expert
ence, but we want to spend our money
getting rid OF this pest: this can be done
by hard and constant work. Of inspection
as above stated.
NATIONAL AID.
sincerely sly hope that the National, and
money with which to carry on this In
spection but in the meantime 1 beg the
Board OF Supervisors of the different
counties to send to me the names of good
men to be appointed cattle inspectors
for the different countries. these men to
work updes the direction Of the State
Veterinarian, though be paid by the
County In which the work is being done.
until some provision is made by the higher
&utDOTltleS 10 pay these inspectors.
LOOK what we have accomplished in
the county OF Campbell, by simply work
ing among the thinking people Of said
county. Every time e., county has good
in said county only q few ticks left, and
said county reports the same to the office
q the State veterinarian. with the request i
that an investigation be made OF said
county, under the directions OF the Hon.
Board OF Control. such an investigation
Is MADE as soon as practical OF course
with the result that when only d few
farms are found TO be infected In a |
county, the Board OF Control has given
me the authority to In such cases place
the Infected farms In quarantine, and
Issue an order allowing cattle from the |
remainder OF the county to be shipped
State, provided that the said county Is
employing competent inspectors. under
the supervision OF the State Board OF
Controi, TO inspect every thing offered for
shipment out OF the county, as we'll as 10 j
enforce the local quarantine on the infect
ed farms OF said county
In this way the County of Campbell
VIII be out OF quarantine this year APP
pltcation has also been made to this Office
10 conduct similar Investigation of the
counties OF AppomattoX, Buckingham and
CImoerland, and with the assurance OF
, Inc SUPPORT OF the county by, appointing
Will be done during the coming summer.
QUARANTINE LINE.
W lille the bureau of Animal Industry at
x "asAGlgtoH u. y. mas done much good In
preventing the spread OF the cattle tick
by the Quarantine line which was es,ab-
lished BY the Bureau. and has been well
watched by its INSPECTORS since, yet tho
Bureau has up to the present time done
nothing towards the DETERMINATION OF
tlle cattle tlck-except to spend thousands
OF dollars experimenting with different
DIPS. which IN some cases destroyed more
c@ft!e than ticks. The writer does not
mean 70 convey the idea that he is oppos-
I'd 10 experimental work along the proper
lines, for no one is In more thorough sym
pstilg with the Experiment Stations Of
cur country than the writer OF this article
Ec.eyer. ! think It is waste, of time
aIss4 money FOR the Experiment Stations OF
t!lls country 10 spend dollar more
lxDertnsnting with the cattle ticks We
Aacsg that We can simply starve the tick
" d-ais. by nor allowing any eto
use TINS Year where dicks were dropped
lasb by having inspectors locate them
tfsis year IN order 10 starve them in the
eartg season. Then y not this simple
ssg@tnod OF starva ton. better, cheaber by
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