Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-09-27
BY j. +. STANFORD,

ehtlfe men OF the state have differ.
snt ssSWs as to the source from which
the sever ticks were introduced.
Thus Il is held by some that they
were brought on feeder cattle driven
across the country from Texas and
this is probably the origin of the tick
N Arkansas. The early Spanish con.
quests OF Mexico probably tick in
feste2 that territory and this infes-
tation OF Mexico probaply infested
the area that now comprises the
state Of Texas.
The loss to the cattle industry Of
the state of Arkansas has been enor-
nous. This in part is accounted for
from the topography of the country
since She northwestern section of the
state is mountainous and, the winters
being longer and more severe, cause
partial destruction of the cattle tick
and great number of the cattle in
this section remain non-immune to
Texas fever until they reach adult
ago AID are then easily infected ~
Tie ticks from the tick-infested cat
7ae fhat We're driven from the south
ern counties of the state. This In.
lection always resulted in the death
at ths non-immuned cattle of the
mountainous section of the state. The
Same is true in some of the northeast
sectious of the state, where the high
waters cause a partial destruction Of
the young ticks and thus left a por
gkon OF the cattle in this section to
1--we 70 be adults without becoming
amnaaed to tick fever during calf
hooa and a resulting death from III
infestation of immuned cattle from
The sa3theru counties where coHdi
Gfons were more favorable for permaz
nent tick infestation
Most all Of the citizens Of the state
know something OF the great tir!5
eradication movement by tue Federal
Bureau Of Animal Industry. This ba
renu IL cooperation with the experz
nient station veterinarian, are u
present at work in the northwest and
nartheakt sections of the state iu
eradieating ticks from these sections
By our combined persistent efforts
during The last five years We have
succeeded i'll having ten eountics
placed above the national quarantine
Nine established for the prevention OF
shp spread of Texas or splenic fever
and the cattle men and farmers of
these counties are now receiving the
iHnYn1Spd IL
OF THE removal OF quarantine restrie-
lions. We all know that the federal
quarantine restrictions places the
southern. cattle in a different naf'z7a
from the cattle without the auei.4t-
tined area.
Tha expenses required for the car
rgaag on of tick eradication in the
ssfshwest and northeast sections OF
,tS.s state is procured through spez
saas M ton on all cattle in the dir
serent corr lies of these sections ana
aat BY state appropriations The Sc
asetiau OF th,S. ps,rthwest and t lie
northeast sections d the state for
the beginning of ou.~ tick syadication
work was no. made " ihe 7Sderal
suthsrtties and the expxrtment sta
Non veterinarian through ;sps &aT9r-
'1sm for these sections, but fro4n
ne tact that the aEk could be hstco /
more effective from she protection !
sHered DIS the federal quarantine line +
q selecting the territory adjacent 20
GS Quarantine Zine for orr. first fieM
operation in tick eradication work.
Is our intentions to rapilNv push
he WORK in the counties fNiiaeent
he counties that we now have placed
haye the quarantine line and thus
n time have the whole state of Ar
gsnsas above the federal quarantine
lA4 This could easily be done n
an years III each county would take
AA proper steps to have sufficielM
w capita tax placed upon all cattle
\ the counties and by honest coop
IratiQn With state and federal veteri-
larfans now engaged in tick eradica-
ION work in the stats of Arkansas,
The farmers and cattle men in the
.suaties that are now tick infested
.puld greatly increase the weight of
hair cattle by establishing private
GppanE xats on their farms and dip
ring them cattle every two weeks in
As standard. ARSENAL solution dur
X the grazing season, which is also
Ika ucky season. All cattle men will
,amit that enormous numbers OF
,iskx are an injury on account OF the
.xrs citics eXistance they maintain Oh
.A4 cattle. 1t has been our expert
inca under usual conditions in this
Exste Shak the time used in spraying,
sMearrag, carrying, Manipulating or
sther, means without the dipping vet
IN mostly wasted. These latter meth-
pas Way be entirely successful viii
\ Rev COWS, but is not practical III
Try a patch of alfalfa