The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-12

TO GET RID
OF ERONIA
". P, Anderson Points out Nee
esSIty for Care by Panhandle
CattIemHn

hlotk hktHN l'i '"' WV
lines. has Tor the stockmon OF the
Texas and the Southwest. Kansas
on tho north has recently enacted
drastic inspection and quarantine
laws which will make necessary
equal care on the part OF Panhandle
stockmon II they wish to keep mp sat
isiactory trade relations with that
state. Speaking OF these laws and
their lessons for siockmcn here Mr.
Anderson says:
The state OF Kansas, under stat
ute enacted for the purpose, has ar
ranged plan with the bureau OF
animal Industry whereby ton agents
OF the p. n. !. and an equal number
Of experienced men employed by the
state will make a farm TO farm and
ranch TO ranch canvass for the pur-
pose OF entirely eliminating from
that state the piratlcal cattle pest
known as eronla, commonly called
scubles. wherever 1t exists and the
very suspicion Of the parasite where
II does not oxist with this general
cleaning up Of the seobler the quar-
antlne regulations as they should,
will become more drastic. The other
states In the East where our Pan
handle cattle have become popular
have taken notice and are setting up
nights to protect their creamery
herds from outside cattle likely to
spread the rayaging eronla.
Panhandle Has the Pest.
II Is folly to say that we have not
got Il on tho pains and worse than
waste OF time 10 "cuss' the agen-
cles which brought It here. The fact
Is that we have got II and although
not generally apparent, we are up
against It, We have either got to
clean up or suffer from the suspi-
elon OF IL.
Buyers Want Panhandle Cattle.
There is not homeseekers' ex-
Cursion In the fall or the spring that
does not bring buyers directly to the
plains from the eastern states to buy
our cattle TO finish for the fancy
beef trade It Is their attention
more than any other that sustains
and increases the number OF small
stock farmers who are the solid
foundation upon which the rapidly
developing farming Interests OF the
Panhandle are based The majority
Of the cattle growers both large and
small realize this and are making
heroic efforts to eXtcrminato the
cause OF possible suspicion
The Way TO Clean Up.
The way to clean M IL to clean
up The bureau of animal industry
is In the field doing rs part aud the
state livestock commission seems to
be doing good work within is limi-
tation, But the determination OF
eronia Is a special subject. It spreads
indefinitely regardless Of present
quarantine geography and must be
specially treated The emergency
is now on and II the Panhandle
country proposes to conserve and in
crease and continue its almost mar
velous prosperity, II must conserve
the most vital OF all their industries.
Visitors Will Attend Convention.
Many visitors from the Northeas
will be here on the occasion of the
annual meeting OF the Panhat die
Livestock association on the 2lst %
April TO trade with the small stack
farmer who with his iced crops aud
his cattle shotsi Is traustcrIae 20
summer pasture Of NJ plains t,to
the best cattle producing ~ Of
the whole cpuniyy The ora tw-
back is tbs question or "scoEirs on
rather the suspicion OF the SEQ
biesn whicb Is the same hing so
far as trade relations are conc~i "a
! am peculiarly interested this
matter. have spent "a ears in
practically promoting ~" baby
beer branch OF the Panhandle cattle
trade with such results that the
country above the tick rLarantlne
line IN Texas has become great
est and best ca ,f ndtur' at
lie productns licn ~ 40 md
its oppor' ANTI, one rs. es
are unlim', 81. mllli 4cles
under cuu.vah' a n tsents live
million acres OF grass land suscept-
ible TO such cultivation
Time to Act Now
The time to protect and To-
these conditions is on right a,S
and II the state cannot act lmne-
distsIy il is up 10 the people TO do