The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-25
QUARANT line LINES
r.,E cOvNTIES FROM AND INTO
WHICH THE SHIPMENT Or
~,rvrYE IS PROHIBITED ON
ACCOUNT OF THE T1Ck.

and the North Carolina De
of Agriculture have adopt
ad heroic measures for the eradication
Of tho cattle tick. a disease that mas
retarded the growth OF the animal III
dnstrv in the South more than any
other cause, and the State Department
has just issued a bulletin descrlolns
the cattle quarantine lines in North
Carolina and defining the
regulations to prevent the spread o.
tick fever.
The boundaries and the regulations
were adopted by the State Board OF
Horticulture at their December meet
ing and have just been announced.
THY are as follows:
"The Federal and State cattle quar-
antine line across North Carolina TO
protect the tick-free territory OF the
State from infection with the cattle
fever tick (Margaropus annulatus) IS
as follows:
.Reginning on the boundary line be-
tween the State of North Carolina and
Virginia at the northeast corner of
Warren county. North Carolina;
thence southerly, following the eastern
boundary line of Warren county to
the northeastern cOrner Of Franklin
county: thence westerly and south
westerly, following the boundary lines
etween the counties of Warren and
Franklin, Vance and Franklin, and
Granville and to the boun-
Diary | ne Of Wake county; theme
westerly and southWeSterly, following
the northern and western boundary
lines of Wake county to the southeast
ern corner of Durham county; thence
westerly, following the
boundary lines of the counties of Dur
ham and Orange to Haw River at the
southwestern corner of Orange
ty; thence following the course of
said Haw River along the eastern,
boundary line Of Alamance county to
the southeastern corne of said coun-
ty; thence westerly and n~ortherly, fol-
lowing the southern and western
boundary line Of Alamance cOunty to
the northeastern corner of Randolph
county; thence west and south, fol-
lowing the northern and western
boundary lines Of Randolph county
to the southeastern corner of David
son county; hence west, following the
southern boundary lines of the coun
ties of Davidson and Rowan to the
northwestern corner of Stanly county;
thence sOutherly and easterly, following
the western and southern boundary
'AiSo ~ 80 OoNAANy ~ SiAC "SAhAh
River; and thence southerly along the
course of said Yadkin River to the
southeastern corner of Arson county
on the boundary line between the
States of North Carolina and South
Carolina.
THE Federal and State provisional
cattle quarantine line to prevent the
spread of the cattle fever tick and
assist in its eradicat on is as follows:
"Beginning on the boundary line be-
tween the counties of Warren and
Halifax at the northwestern corner
of Halifax county; hence southeast
erly, following the course Of the Roa-
noke River to the boundary line be-
tween the counties of Halifax and
Martini; thence southwesterly and
s~outherly, following the northwestern
and western boundary lines Of Martin
county TO tt county; thence south
westerly, following the ~thwes
oundary lines of the counties of Pitt
and Greene to the northeastern cor
ner of Wayne county; thence westerly.
: orthWesterly and northerly. following
the southern and western boundaries
or wilson county to Nash county:
thence northwesterly and
erIy, following the northern and moth
western boundary lines Of Johnston
county to Harnett county; thence
ro"thWester1y and southwesterlv. fol-
lowing the northern and northwestern
Gounoaiy Inns ol Harnett county +,
moore county; thence northwestern
ana westerly, following the north
eastern n northern ounda lines
OF Moore county to Montgomery conn
"; and thence southerly and westerly.
1olloWlng the eastern boundary line
OF montgomery county to the north
eastern corner Of Richmond county
following the eastern boundary line
OF richmond county to the so,th
Carolina line. ~
Quarantine Regulations.
NO cattle shall be moved or H.
lowed to move from any ono ran+;aaa
area Of this OR any other state -.
uellned In the regulations Of he IYni-
tea States Department Of AgricnItnre
and amandmentS thara