The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-12-18

the price of cattle in sill quarantined
and tick-infected States and Sec
tons as compared with the price of
cattle in tick-free territory. Re
mem Der this. in all the great mark
cts all cattle from tick infected Sec
| tons are under suspicion and under
the ban. and can only be sold for
immediate slaughter. The result is
and always must be. a great shrink
age in price. But how much2 Well,
/ for the past two years. in Tonnes
see, the difference in the price of
cattle of like grade. in the quaran-
tined eountined counties as COM
pared with the tick--free counties,
has been and is about , cents per
pound, live weight. Now, let us
assume that all the cattle of the
tick-infected South, including Mis-
sissippi. are mere scrubs-and we
know it is not so-and will only av-
erage 500 pounds. live weight, and
then further assume that the shrink
age is only cent per pound, and
yet here is a proven loss in price
and value of $500 per head; and
the loss on the 100000 head of
Mississippi cattle is $4,000. 900
per annum! This great loss is alb
solute, and it is also continuous. |
How long shall il continue? This /
il the question.
THE REMEDY.
Is there any real, sure and effect /
i've remedy for the cattle tick evil? /
Yes, indeed; and the remedy is so
simple that it can be stated in just !
three words, viz: Grease and quar- I
antine. Yes, any oily grease, such +
as bacon grease, Cotton seed oil or
crude petroleum, or an emulsion of
the last of about % per cent of oil, /
will surely and speedily kill any and /
all live ticks on the body of a COW,
calf or steer to which it is applied,
and which it is honestly made to /
reach and cover. 1t never fails. Do
you doubt it. o. cattle owner? Well, /
try it fairly and be convinced.
QUARANTINE.
But why quarantinel Well, we
have seen just how the ticks have
been spread and scattered. Now,
absolutely stop the movement or
shipment of all cattle from tick-in-
fected States and sections, and ut
terly forbid such cattle from run
ming at large until such cattle are
known by careful inspection to be
free from ticks, and the further
spread of the contagion is rendered
impossible. Nay, even more. Be
cause all female ticks. always, by
instinct, fall off the cow or steer and I
lay their myriads of eggs on the |
ground, soon a pasture will become I
covered with eggs; and as these will /
usually hatch in from Is to so days. |
very soon that pasture will fairly |
swarm with young, small hungry /
seed ticks. and when a fresh cow or
steer comes browsing along they
will crawl on it by scores and thous-
ands, especially if it should lie down.
They will get down to the skin and
there bite, and bore, and suck
blood and grow, and breed again.
But then they will bite into that
animal the germs of the deadly
Texas fever.
Here, Mr.. Editor, is set ont in
the fewest and cleanest words the
very plan of nature in tick propa-
CATION. Now. just rigidly keep all
cattle off that infected field and pas
ture. and all those young seed ticks
must, and will. and always do starve
to death. Thus grease and quar-
antine, if really applied. must and
will kill out and stamp ont the
whole tick contagion. 1t can be
done. Last year 81, 900 square miles
were by the work of government ex-
perts, with the cooperative aid of
local authorities and citizens. COM
pletely freed from ticks, and the
quarantine safely lifted. The gov
eminent is spending S250.OOO this
year to aid in the good work.
LOCAL APPLICATION.
But when will the work begin in
earnest in Mississippi? ! answer.
Just so soon as the citizens Of Mis-
sissippi are ready. The ticks will
never of their own accord die out
They must be stamped out. While
ticky cattle run at large in Missis-
sippi the ticks will flourish, and
breed, and live, even if the cattle
do die.
What is needed is to arouse your
citizens, and law makers and State
and county officials to state of act
i've cooperation with the United
States agents and experts. Uncle