Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-11-04
ERADICATE TEXAS FEVER TICK.
It's determination Would Mean Thou
sands of Dollars to State.


Clemson College, Nov. editor
Keowee Coulter: The enclosed. letter
from w. NJ. Capps, Tigerville, S. c.,
was published in the Greenville Semi
Weekly News. This letter was unso-
licited by this office, and it's appear
ance In this paper gave great assist
aDce and satisfaction to us, owing to
the fact that our efforts towards tick
eradication in this section of Green
vile county have met with considera-
BILE opposition.
We have been trying, for several
years, to show the Inhabitants Of this
State the Importance of eradicating
the fever tick, but many seem to
think our views too theoretical, and
FOR this reason We are glad to have
this gentleman come forward and
give his experience, SO that the public
might see the results which are to be
obtained, figured out in dollars and
cents.
Mr.. Capps. however, does not re-
alize the progress that We have made
in tick eradication work in Greenville
county during the past year. have
written him an explanatory letter,
telling him that If he so desires, he
can now place his cattle on the larger
markets without restrictions, and
tDuo lcollLt - W ~ CSHlS pei pounu
instead Of ~ to 3 cents per pound,
the price which he formerly received.
Our work. which has made this pos
sible, is briefly outlined below. Our
inspectors began work in Oconee,
Pickens, Greenville and Anderson
counties on July 1, 1907. Since that
date, a farm to farm inspection has
been made, and the tick infested
farms have been located and Quaran-
tined, thus preventing spread Of dis
ease-carrying ticks to tick-free prem
ises. In these four counties over 40
900 cattle have been inspected (near-
ly 5000 more than shown by Audi
tors retnrns) in Greenville county
alone. About 1900 infested cattle
were located and quarantined on 375
different premises. The ticks have
been already eradicated from over 25
per cent Of all the infested premises
in these four counties, and these
premises have been released from
quarantine. About so per cent of
the remainder are nearly free, and
will soon be released.
In December, 1907, a report of last
summers work was forwarded to the
Chief OF the Bureau Of Animal Indus
try, accompanied by request from
this office for the placing Of these
io"i toulIiSS III pioEiSlOlltl L eueTdl
quarantine. This request was grant
ed, and an order was published by
TIE Secretary of Agriculture ON April
l, 1908, permitting shipment uf cat
tie from these four counties into any
portion Of the United States after cat
tie are Inspected by an authorized in
spector, and permission obtained
from the proper official of the State
into which the cattle are to be ship
ped. The Federal quarantine against
portions Of this State still exists, and
the shipment of cattle from this area,
except for immediate slaughter will
consequently be prevented. This work
means a great deal to the citizens Of
this State, as is shown by Mr.. Capps'
letter, and we trust that the owners
OF quarantih"d cattle in these four
counties will give us their assistance
in cradicating ticks from their Dremi
SeS, and thus enable us to place all
the counties in which we are now
working above the Federal Quaran-
tine lina
Our inspectors arc also employed
in Abbcville, Greenwood, Laurcns.
Spartanburg, Cherokee, Chester, I'm
ion and York counties, and we trust
that these counties will also be in
position to be placed in provisional
Federal quarantine next spring. The
length Of time required for this work
will depend entirely upon the owners
of quarantined cattle. We trust that
the work will receive hearty co-ope-
ration from these individuals.
NJ Ray Powers,
State Veterina rian