Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-03-26

A Few Words AS To Tick Eradi'
cation in Marion County.

There are many erroneous ideas pre-
valent in regard to the quarantine
laws and regulations and many strange
arguments and questions come to our
ears. The object of this article IS to
correct some of them.
One question is frequently asked {;
What is man required to do VINO
keeps his cattle fenced on his own
premises. The answer is, that is his
business. He is not required to take
his cattle anywhere for inspection,
grease them or anything else unless he
SO desires. 1t is the inspectors bust
ness to 20 to his pasture, examine the
cattle and if he finds fever ticks quar-
antine them When farm or field is
quarantined that forbids movement OF
cattle off or on said premises for at
least three months, all OF which is
very inconvenient. And to avoid the
danger of having your premises quar-
antined, you are earnestly advised TO
commence early and keep your cattle
we'll creased and watch closely for
ticks. If you do not let a single tick
mature and drop off in your pasture
before July list, it will be absolutely
tick free, and you will have no furth-
er trouble.
Another question frequently asked:
Is there any law to compel people to
grease cattle if they are not tickyY l
think not, but there is law that for
bids cattle to run at large in Marion
County this summer, and our regula-
tions which will no doubt seem some
what drastic to many, were made Tor
the special benefit of people who wish
to use the free range, and while there
may be no law to compel one to grease
cattle that are not infected, there is a
law to prevent cattle running at large
without permission. This law will be
strictly enforced and the only way to
obtain such permission is to comply
with the State and County regulations.
1t is not our desire to cause anyone
unnecessary trouble and we wish to
be as lenient as possible. However,
past experience has taught us what
privileges we can safely grant; but If
Marion County or any community in
| it shows that they can be more relied
upon than other communities with
which we have heretofore dealt, we
will be glad to extend any privilege
consistent with the work in hand
Then there is the man who says there
is nothing to the tick theory, ticks do
not cause Texas Fever or murrain. |
do not take issue with him because if
he has given the matter an honest and
thorough investigation and is still
sceptical he is not open for conviction.
NV answer is to go ahead and fool the
government. When the ticks are Grad
icated your county will be placed above
the Federal Quarantine line and your
cattle be worth from 81 to SO more
per head That is certainly worth
working for.
Also there is the man who says the
ticks have always been here and al
ways will Our answer to this is that
ANYTHING that can be done on small
scale can be done ON large one. Many
of you know of instances where people
have eliminated ticks on their farms
If on farm, why not in a county
Many people said the Government
could not stamp out Yellow Fever IL
Cuba, but they did There has no
been case of Yellow Fever in Havan;
in three years
Now, we don t claim to be any wis
er than anyone else, but if we were t,
= 90 to lawyer, merchant, doctor, Goa
miner, foundryman, railroad man, o
any other business man and tell hin
he didn't know how to run his bust
ness, we could run it better, he would
give us the laugh, and rightly so
This is an age of specialization, ever.
man should know more about his bust
ness than an outsider, and before yoI
condemn us too strongly we ask you t
consider that this is our life's work
that we have received the same specia
and expert training for it that doc
, tor, lawyer, or any other professions
: man has, and it is only fair to suppos
that we know more about our bushes
than one interested in other business.
!, In regard to the enforcement of th
! laws and regulations we wish to stat
= that we have absolutely no friends {
neighbors in Marion County. Every
q one looks Just alike and we will besa
' liberal as is consistent with the wori
e but we are going to make good and til
. people will be more to blame than W
if we are compelled to cause anyoI
o very much inconvenience. Also tn
work will be carried on until the r,
n suit is accomplished, and if we have
4 spend too much time prosecuting vi,
lations in the courts, it will take tn;
O much longer.
p Remember also that when we insi
that you be more thorough in dish
fecting your cattle that it is for yol
! own and your neighbor's benefit, b
q cause If you raise ticks, your neighb,
. will be Inconvenience the same
n you, and he will not appreciate j
a Asking you to pardon my personal re
erences and hoping you will give /
10 your hearty cooperation in order tn
-o the result may be more speedily accor
plished, | remain,
la Very respectfully,
i r. +. MOVES,