The new South-news., 1909-02-06

s1ouer OF Agriculture At Jackson,
very important meeting Of the Mis-
siasippi Live Stock Board. rs 10
kaovr BY . greater part OF our peo-
ple. this board was authorized by the
ieeisiature for the purpose OF hand
unR contAsious and Infectious dis
eascs in live stock. and primarily
for the purpose OF cooperating With
the United States Department Of Az
rtculturc in sradicAtine the common
cattle tick which causes TEXAS fever
and results In the loas OF millions
Of dollars to the South annually. All
member we're present aud with
them was DR.. kiernAn. inspector in
charge OF the United States forces
With headquarters At Nashville.
Tenn.
The work for the past year. which
was actively begun in Benton and
Marshall counties In July. was thor
oughly gone over and the results
estimated. II was found that the
ticks had been practically cradi-
Gated from three districts In Ben
ton and four in Marshall. That
good work had been done in the
other three districts OF the two coun-
ties, but that on account of lack OF
cooperation on the part OF some OF
the citizens. IL lad not been so eff
fective as II should. A preliminary
inspection OF portions OF DeSoto aud
Tate counties had been made with
the result that Tate was found to
be not heavily infested and DeSots
with very few infested farms. The
United States authorities had fur
nished two supervising inspectors
regularly and two others temporari-
ly. The state had employed six and
eight regular inspectors for several
months. OF so long as the funs at
their disposal warranted. The re-
suit OF the frxt six months OF pre-
lIminary work WAS thought to be
satisfactory. II not what Was hoped
for.
A campaign plan was formulated
for 1909 and the work Will be push
cu Will Ni&Ol 1obRV\tVIb VIII w
placed In Benton and Marshall coun-
ties early In March for the purpose
OF Graduating the first ticks that ap-
pear In the spring Every effort Will
be made to clean up the three infest-
ed districts OF these two counties and
es we'll As get rid of any other in
festation that may appear. SO soon
as this work Is we'll In hand. tho
inspectors will be transferred to
DeSota, Tate and Tunica counties for
the Inauguration of the work there.
or such OF them as can be spared.
There appears to be q very lively In
terest. especially IN Desota county.
and . desire for the work to begin
In these counties. Should the boa rds
OF supsrvlsors cooperate as they
have An opportunity to do. the work
could be pukhed In these with splcn-
did rcsulA-
While the work for the year 1909
cannot be definitely outlined and
the result accurately predicted. the
board hopes to see Benton and Mar
shall clear and ready for the quar-
antine limo to drop below them, and
II tho help can be gotten from the
other three that 10 expected. 1t 10 pos
sible that one or more Of them can
be clearet during the year, II every
man who owns live stock In the five
counties could be induced TO follow
the regulations and comply with in
structions, all could be easily clear
ed before the year ends and placed
north OF the quarantine line II
800 farms we're clear and only one
infested. It would prevent the quar-
antine being removed by the FEEDER
81 government. ence the absolute
necessity for absolute cooperation
on the part Of the people.
Tho Board has been exceedingly
lenient during the past year with
the persons Who have not been in
clined to comply with the regulations
desiring to induce them to coop
crate By showing tho benefit to be
derived from the eradication OF the
tick. and In some instances, having
neighbour and friends to teason with
them and explain how II would be
worth dollars and cents to them.
This plan will Be continued to a
certain extent. but II IL evidenced
that In isolated cases such will not
b Of avail. % the Secretary has
been authorized to employ able coun-
sel and vigorously prosecute aggra-
vatod cases should such arise.
Tho expenditures OF the Board dur
ing 1908 we're carefully scrutinized
- we'll ~ every action taken Res
olutions offered and passed thank
ing Director f. X. Lloyd Of the In
stitutes for his aid In disssmina tins
informaton concerning the benefits
Of tick eradication and methods en-
ploysd and appreciation Of the work
Of DR.. J. C. Robert. ex-msmber OF
the Board
The cooperation and assistance Of
every citizen interested in live stock
development 10 especially desire,
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