The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-06
ERADICATION OF TICK
Encouraging Progress Is Shown
In Government Report.
QUARANTINE DISCONTINUED
n $3.50 Square Miles Of T . rritOFy Hav
Been Released From These Trouble
some Parasites.

Washington, D. C.--Encouraging
progress has been made in the eradi-
cation Of cattle ticks from the South
ern states This work, which was be-
gun in the summer Of 1906 under an
appropriation by congress Of $82,500
ito enable the secretary Of agriculture
to undertake experiment work in CO.
operation with state authorities In
eradicating the ticks transmitting
southern cattle fever" is no longer an.
experiment The results already ac-
compltshed demonstrate that the ex7
Determination Of this costly pest is not
only possible but practicable, though
several years may be required for
the completion of. the work From
January ! to October 81, 1907, there
were released from quarantine or
prepared for release IN the near fu-
ture,t areas aggregating over 10000
square, miles This means that the
cattle of an area almost as large as 4
! the state of Tennessee are, for the
| first time in years to have an unEe-
stricted market.
While for the most part the state
authorities have co-operated, il Is uR@a
fortunate thatsin some sections the,
| bureaus work has met with a lack of
support and even with active opp0si-
ton, this condition probably being due
| to a failure to realize the benefits TO !,
| follow from. the work. 1t therefore
seems best not to resume operations
| in such localities until public senti-
ment changes, as more can be accom-
| plished by using the available funds
In sections where the work is APP
preciated and supported by those
most directly interested.
The work OF DISCRIMINATING the ticks
which are such detriment to. the
cattle industry Of the south has been
continued vigorously and with good
results. During less than-three years
] Of this work nearly $4,000 square
| square miles of territory have been
freed from these troublesome para.
sites. This is an area somewhat
7 larger thaffHthat;of the state Of Geor-E
gia. This gives assurance of ulti-
mate success, s@altheugh many years
Eawtll probably be required for the
comple tion,of the work Much de-
| ponds upon the amounts appropriated
for this work by the states, as Well
as by the federal government, but
more upon the assistance and coop
GRAFTON of the cattle owners them.
+ selves, for without fair degree of
cooperation the eradication of the
/ tick can never be accomplished.
Much of the bureaus work for the
control and eradication of contagious
diseases OF live stock has been done
! in cooperation with state officers. In
q" few states the authorities are pro-
Yided withl-b laws and funds for
such work. but in large majority Of
the states this is not the case. The
! bureau has recently collected the laws
| Of the various states bearing on this
subject, and it Is found that in most
! Of the states the laws are very mad
/ equate for the protection Of live stock
T against contagious diseases and that
in most cases the appropriations are
entirely insufficient for effective work.
While many of the states have CO.
| operated very effectively with the
federal government In the eradication
OF sheep scabies, cattle mango and
| the southern cattle tick the lack Of
( ability on the part of other states
to do their share in such work has
resulted in delaying its progress. II
is very important for the success Of
such work, especially with regard to
the cattle tick and tuberculosis, that
! the states concerned should enact
laws giving adequate powers to their
/ officers and should make sufficient APP
preparations for the work that is to
| be done. In work of this kind 1t
seems reasonable and proper that
the expense should be divided equally
between the states and the general
| government.
/ 1t is a good plan to mix cowpeas
and soy beans half and half. The
more erect character Of the beans will
help TO hold up the peas and the crop
| will be more easily harvested. TRY
sowing bush variety Of peas among
the corn, and when the leaves be.
| gin to fall SOW crimson clover among
them, and you will have fine crop
to turn under for cotton the next sea
son. Also SOW crimson clover among
| the cotton and have the crop to turn
! for corn. But where peas are sown
alone among the corn the best plan
| is to cut the corn off and shock It and
then disk the peas down and sow
oats In September to be followed by
peas for hay and crimson clover for
cotton, and then crimson clover
among cotton for corn.