Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-31
Stock On Many fansin Ihe County
Infested Nth The Texas
Fever Tick.
INSPECTION COEDUcIEo RECENTLY
Or. Smith, Of Department Of Asrieul'
ture, Writes to the Daily Press,
Telling Of Conditions He Found Ex-
istinq in the Country, and the Re.
suIt-Remedy Suggested.

Warwick county, outside OF the
city OF Newport News. Is under Fed
| eral quarantine, In accordance with
the regulations Of the bureau of cat
tie industry. of the department of as
ricuhure. The reason for this quar-
antine is that the stock on numerous
| farms In the county is inft stCd win
the Texas fever tick.
This information was received in q
| cCmmuni cation to the Daily Press
from DR.. Ernest ]. Smith. of the
United States department Of aSrlcul-
ture who writes to the local public
through this paper. as follows:
Or. Smiths Communication.
During the latter part of Septem-
Der and the fist few weeks iii Oc-
tober a farm inspection was made III
Warwick County Virginia. All OF
| these farms were visited by The WIFI
or and in every case where possible
the cattle were inspected for the
Texas fever tick (Boophilus annula'
tus) The number OF cattle WAS as
certaincd and the owner requested 10
express HIS views ~ iN5aiu ~ INV
no fence law.
I'm all one-hundr,d ard eleven
farms were visited and lh,y; repre-
scented an aggregate or siN-hundred and
nine cattle. Out OF these number or
farms. siXty-six were found infested
with the Texas fever tick. Eighty
one of the owners declared them
selves Sourdly in favor of The no
fence law and twelve of the others
were Indifferent. They had no opin-
ion, notably. they were in a position TO
ably comply with all OF the require
ments of the law heretofore mention
ed. but they retrained from express
ing their views in favor of STOCK
law for various reasons of little or
no importance.
This investigation was inaugural
cd In order to learn the extent of the
tick infestatiOn and to endeavor 10
create sentiment in favor OF no
fence law The degree of infesta-
ton was found sufficient to advise
that the county be placed within the
quarantined area and. In accordance
with the rules and regulations Of the
Bureau OF Animal Industry. Warwick
County. outside of the Newport News
district is under federal quarantine.
"No-Fenee" Law.
AT this time OF the year if your
Honorable board Of supervisors will
proptly act and pass the mo fence
law" ordinance. the limit OF time
can be given before it becomes eff
fective it,. six months after its pas
sage Then. next spring action
would commence. The United States
government promises to furnish every
assistance necessary in the way Of ex-
perts to reside in the territory and
Sufficient oil TO accomplish the tick
destruction. The county corctrn ed
usually appoints local agent from
its own section to assist the federal
inspector and hasten the final eX-
termination of the dreaded parasite
In view Of the fact that all other aG-
joining counties have taken up the
work, il is OF particular interest that
the people OF Warwick county follow
suit The county was quarantined be-
cause of ticks and In no way will
there he release granted until the
cause Is removed. II is business
yropositicn of true metal. 1t Is not a
mere theory seeking for a demon
s,ratioE. hat on the other hard. a
thoroughly proven fact that the Texas
fever tick can be destroyed and Tor
ever afterwards your premises will
&c free.
We have eight different sps cies OF
ticks. but one and only one has
| caused specific known disease.
That enc tick We car eradicate for
You Al! others we care nothing
about. but while We are treating FOR
the fever tick the other varieties are
suffering loss in numbers.
Mat.er for Serious Thought.
Il appeal 10 you stock owners as
| fair minded citizens 10 give this pro-
| position a serious thought. Insist up
on some action being taken. Es;ab-
! lish yourself In such a position that
without restraint yonr cattle can ma
! the better market Of the North. he
! prepared TO ssfcy import pure bred
Northern and Wrs;ern cattle 10 i'm
prove your native breed. Prices fer
! ycur live stock would be better and
the d, mand would materially increase.
| 1T docs got cost anymore TO raise