Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-07
Will wage WAR AGAINST
The CATTLE TICK PEST
Cotton Seed CFuShGFS to Aid
In Work

Atlanta, Ca, January 6.-(Special.)
"A determined war to eradicate the
cattle tick, which it is estimated is
costing the cattye growers and dali
rymen $3,OO0,0O0 per annum in this
state alone, will be driven from Geor-
gia, if the power of the Cotton Seed
| Crusters' Association of Georgia,
through it's membership, can aid in
accomplishing this fact. A stand was
taken on this subject at the called
convention of that organization just
held at the Piedmont hotel, when a
special committee to get UP such lit
erature as is deemed necessary and
to prepare a memorial to congress
on the subject, will be acted upon.
President E. P. McBurney, of Allan
ia, who presided, before announcing
this committee said Il know of no
matter that has ever COME before
the association, that has prospects
for the advancement of the business
directly and indirectly, that this has
Georgia is distinctly a cattle state. t
has more advantages than any other
state in the union, and if the cattle
tick is eradicated, there is no telling
what the state can do"
President McBurney appointed on
| this committee, one of whose duties
is to memorialize congress to increase
the appropriation for this work from
$25O,OO0 to $1,OOO,OOO per annum, p.
D. McCarley, chairman; w H. Schro-
der, w. NJ. Hutchinson, c. c. Douthit
and f. E. Dallis.
The convention was addressed on
the subject of Tick Eradication by
! Dr. E. NJ. Highbert, director in charge
of this work for the state, appointed
by the U. S. department of agricul-
ture He stated that no cattle born
or bred in the infected section of the
/ country, which is confined to the
cotton growing states, could be ship
ped into other sections, except for
slaughter; and then rigid quarantine
was kept all the while. Even when
sold for slaughter, such infected cat
tie had to be sold for from $500 to
! $1,000 less than cattle of similar
weight and grade from the non-in-
fected sections of the country. He
added that infected cattle could never
become good breeders or be made to
put Oh weight easily or substantially
DR. Highbert explained the dip
ping vat" process by which infected
cattle were driven through an arse
nical solution which killed off the tick
p they are then placed in tick-free pas.
lures and are free from them for al
/ time, provided they do not come il
contact with other infected cattle.
The committee will meet and form
ulate a fight at an early date Anoth
er important and interesting address
delivered at this special convention
was that by DR.. Andrew M. Soule
i Id Mt of the State Agricultural
e College at Athens, who made a brie
talk on Cotton Seed Meal as a Fee
fnr Milch Cows" His remarks We"
based upon feeding tests made with
Y dairy herd at the college. He foun
that milk could be produced at a cos
= of two cents per gallon, less, fror
/ cows fed on a mixed ration of cotto
It seed meal than any other concentrate
+ 1t is expected that the other stat
$ associations will take up this figh
= as will the interstate association /
& concerted action to drive the cattl
tick cut of the South.