Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1910-04-01
Cattle oa.r.asaas,
colpmbis, No.. March 1880

Dear sirs-During the year
1903 the State of Missouri and the
Federal Government spent s1f,-
1913. in salaries and expenses and
for oil and pumps for tick eradir
ction work in Ripley, Oregon,
Newton and Mcdonald counties,
Missouri. The final object in view
WAS to get all quarantine restric-
tions removed from these coun-
ties.
Soms ticky cattle were stjil
found in some Of these counties
up TO the last inspection in the
fall Of 1909. Until these ticks
are completely cleaned out the
quarantine will be continued and
there will be little or possible no
inspection of cattle for shipment
from the quarantined areas ,durs
ing the coming fall and winter,
Tho tick eradiction work is, ,therey
fore, OF vital interest to ell cattle
owners whether or not their cattle
run on ticky range or pasture.
The only way to get the quar-,
antine removed is to keep nil cat
tie free from fever ticks during
the entire summer,
On account OF a shortage in the
state funds we will be compelled
to cut down expenses this year.
We will have to abandon the plan
of furnishing spraying outfits and
doing the work for the cattle
owners. Each owner will be left
to attend to spraying his own
cattle or to work in cooperation
with his neighbors as suits him
best. We are reasonably sure to
have a generous supply Of oil on
Is loilemulsiou for iree distrfbut,un
at Doniphan, Neoshoe, Thayer
and Anderson. Each owner OF
cattle, which run on ticky range
or pasture, will bs required "a
watch his cattle closely and keep
them absolutely free from fever
ticks. Either state or federal
inspector will examine all cattle
running on the tick infested
areas as often as possible and the
owners Of any cattle found ticly
will be prosecuted to the Limit Of
the law. Prosecutions will be
made from the start without any
previous notice.
Inc reason Tor rigid prosecus
ton Is that the cattle industry IL
greatly damaged on account of
the presence Of fever ticks and
the state and federal government
are thereby at heavy annual
expense. A few owners who are
careless about keeping their cats
tie free from ticks are the cause
Of the quarantine being contlnu-
ed from year to year. These are
doing q great injustice to the
large number who have worked
faithfully, and they will be pross-
cutsd in the future without any
exceptions.
All owners Of cattle in the
quarantine areas can assist In
1getting the quarantine removed
this fall by dropping a note to the
nearest inspector giving the To-
cation and description Of any
|ticky cattle, and, II possible, shs
'lname and address oilheir owner.
II all cattle owners will help this
much thers i little doubt about
getting the quarantine off merit
fall. All such Information WIN
be treated as confidential,
All ticky ranges and pasiurss
that we're not burned off last fan
should beburned over Is early
ss possible this spring, Thorough
burning IN the fsn does more to
destroy ticks than spraying cats
tie ell summer. Spring burning
Is NOT - good but win help some.
4 II everybody vii pan toeethsz
! this coming sumner We uLll eare-
'lly get rid Of 81 fever tieks and
likewise the cattle qaaraatins.
Yours respectfully.