The Green Forest tribune., 1907-10-04

fourteen days ill summer to six or eight weeks in winter. When matched they are of the seed tick or six legged variety, and in this stage is when tick education can be made most effective, because if stock cattle or horses can be kept away from the ticks at this stage for six or seven months, the ticks die, because they have no natu ral or animal substance on which to mature, whereas the dog, deer or Lone Star tick can propagate and mature on the ground.
 'sIf the sseed' fever tick finds it's way to fasten upon an animal, it will stay on a week and de- velop eight legs, or four pairs, and in week longer it will mott again, when it is sexually mature and fertilization will soon take place. The male grows but lit- tie and appears to the naked eye as small red tick. The female fills slowly for some time and then rapidly for several days and falls to the ground to lay her eggs and repeat her life history, and then wither away and die. Knowing this life history is the reason why it is known that tick education is practical, economical and effective. These ticks cause a loss in the market value alon e of from 25 to 100 per cent, or S3 to S7 per head on all cattle, be. sides loss by retarding growth, death and decreased milk SUD- ply. You may be surprised to know that on account of the dis advantages Carroll county experiences in having no quarantine, facilities your cattle are forced to suffer a loss of de- preciation in value of more than $50, ,000 annually. These figures are based on a scientific basis. Your cattle go upon the market as southern stock. The market
 reports will tell you the rest.
 .'Eighty per cent of the cattle of Arkansas should be sold as stockers and not have to go to market centers for immedia te slaughter for two to three months, because feeders; grazers and dealers in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois and other northern states are anxious to get these cattle because they know by experi- ence that the southern steer when sent north puts on a better gain and growth than the native, especially on short feed.
 "When once this section is en- tirely free of these ticks the quality of the cattle will improve, for it will then be safer to bring thoroughbred northern cattle here for breeding purposes.
 "Regulation No. Il of the secretary of agriculture stipu- lates that whenever any state or territory located in an area quarantined for Texes fever shall duly establish quarantine line different from the Federal quar- antine line and shall obtained legislation requisite to enforce the same the govern ment will if satisfactory, adopted by rule this state or territorial quarantine line. This is exactly what was accomplished by your las legis- lature in passing act 409 and having it adopted May 28, 1907. To get the secretory of agrisul- ture to recognize this now line as established we will have to show office that the counties so re- leased are free from these Texas fever ticks, and that the tick in- fected cattle are stricly quaran- tined. With this end in view the legislature of Arkansas approp- riated $500 for uae in tick eradi- cation, because the authorities were aware that there are some areas infected with these ticks. In comparison to the $500 put by the state the Federal govern ment is spending S2500O in this state in cooperation in tick eradication subsequent legisla- lures should see that the state is willing at least to put up dollar for dollar against the Federal ap- pointment for this work, and