The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-07

State Crop Pest Commission circular
letter reading as follows:
Baton Rouge, La, Jazz %, 1907.
Last year the Texas fever cattle tick
cost the Southern States not less than
$4o,ooo,ooo, this loss consisting of deaths
by Texas fever~and loss of flesh by tick
infested cattle.
Pretty big sum for the Southern
farmers to lose each year on account of
this little pest, isn't ii
Vet if you own cattle, or own farm
lands in the South. you stood your share
Of this loss
; You have probably noticed, in differ
cnt parts of Louisiana where the cattle
tick is abundant, that the cattle begin
losing flesh in July or August and con
tnue getting poorer until November
lust at the time of year when forage and
pasturage arc most abundant and when
the cattle ought to be gaining weight
rapidly.
The truth of the matter is that during
these months, when the ticks arc abun-
dant. you arc really feeding ticks instead
Of cattle, for the ticks suck the flesh
building blood from the cattle)as fast as
the latter can produce it@oftcntimcs
faster.
Wouldn't it be wise move for all
concerned if this Texas fever tick could
be forever removed from Louisiana. 50
every farmer could produce fine fat
stock to top the markets, instead Of thm,
starved, ticky cattle such as arc on most
farms at present?
1t can be done.
That is lust what the State Crop Pest
Commission is going to undertake, in
cooperation with the Louisiana State
Experiment Stations and the United
States Department of Agriculture-un-
dcrtake the complete and total extermi-
nation of the tick in Louisiana.
OF course its big job and it will
take lots of work and money. and prob
ably goodly number OF years to do It
but think of the enormous profits III in
creased growth Of young cattle, i'll rapid
making of beef and in getting rid Of
Texas fever for all time!
We need your help in this undertak-
ing, and i will pay you in money saved
on your own farm to help us.
Let me explain right here that we
have nothing to sell, no fees to collect
from anybody, and we are not advert1S-
ing anybody's patent dips or washes.
We mailed you short time ago Cir
oular No. 10 of this Office, which ex-
plains the rotation method of eNtcr-
minating the tick on farms and plan
tations No doubt you have read 1t ere
this, or at feast you will find time to
read it soon. The method of tick Grad
ication explained in circular No. 10 can
be put into practice by any farmer,
without his purchasing any dipping vatS'
sprays, oils, or anything Of the kind.
Can we not depend on you to thor
oughly familiarize yourself with the
method Of tick eradication explained IN
circular No. 10 and spread the gospel
of tick determination among your
neighbors?
During the next month or so, owing
to the fact that this is not the farmer S
busy season, you will have opportunity
to point out to your neighbors what
heavy burden this cattle tick IS to every
4 farmer Impress your nclghbors witt
the fact that the tick can be eXterml-
mated, and extermnated cheaply-witf
profit from the very day the work i'
commenced
If you will send us the names and adj
dresses of your neighbors who own cat
tie whom you think would be benefited
by learning how to get rid of the ticE
on their premises we will take pleasure
in mailing them copies of circular No
10. Very truly yours,
WILMON NEWELL,