Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-04-24
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r Article LXX. 4.
Article Xxx.

Uhiiea St&teS bureau of Animal In
dustry in eradicating the cattle ticks
(Which spread Texas or splenetic
fever of cattle) from South Carolina.
On That date tick eradication work
was commenced In Oconee, Pickens,
Greenpille and Anderson counties
and, as result, these four counties
We're practically free from ticks and
were released from Federal quaran-
tino in 1909.
Oh lNly /, 1908, this cooperative
work Was extended into Greenwood,
Abbeville Union, Laurens, Spartan
burg, Cherokee, Chester and York
counties, and since that date work
has been actively continued in this
area. 40 a result the counties Of
Greenwood, Laurens, Union, Chero-
kee, Spartanburg, that portion OF Alb
bapDle county north Of the Seaboard
Air Ltno railway, that portion Of
UneSLer county west OF the Southern
railway and Carolina and Northwest
orn rail"2y, and that part Of York
county north Of the Kingville and
Marion branch Of the Southern rail-
siNaSshre now practically free from
ticks, ana the United States Depart
ment Of agriculture has just issued
nm order releasing the above men
TONED areas from Federal Quaran-
dine.g THIS order allows unrestricted
shipment ct cattle from Oconee, Pick
gus ureenville, Anderson, Union,
Lal'rcna, Greenwood, Spartanburg,
Cherokee, that portion of Abbeville
county nn"th Of the Seaboard Air
Line Tni!NHy, that portion of Chester
county west Of the Southern railway
and Carolina and Northwestern rail-
way, and hat portion Of York coun-
tT north 9. the Kingville and Marion
branch OF the Southern railway to
any portion of the United States and
"p9tS ;,c worlds best markets to
cattle oI 'his area. In this area
However, tAere still remains a few
Quafant ined premises not yet free
rom ticks, aud this order does not
allow ,moYemelt OF cattle from these
Qnaranttnad pnmises.
Release Of this area (abcut 1000
square n;les) firm Federal quaran-
tine viii indoubtdly do more than
anythinr else couls possibly do to
stimpiatc an interes\in the live stock
industry and to incease the profits
OF fhis Industry in loutn Carolina.
, I'eoders of beef cattletsom this area
vii, be thc first to proN by the re-
lease oi these counrtc$iss they can
A"w Htp cat % 70 all msSkets with
out restrict tions and receiS as much
fo'1 hem as is received foAcattle of
the same class from otheNsections
OF The United States. OwingNo Fed
cr9l r9gu,ations cattle fromN this
area have formerly been shippd as
Southern cattle, unloaded in CUBAN
| dine pons: and sold under restic-
! tUo that caused the shipper to C.
| ccpt from one-fourth to one and \
| hnIt cents per pound less than way
PAID i0r cattle Of the same class
! originating from above the Federal
! qpar0ntins line.
! Tie Yalaase of this area from Fed
era quarantine has necessitated a
! change in the State quarantine regu-
Ilaton& previously adopted by the
BOacd Of Trustees Of Clemson Col
/ '.Ee, under authority conferred by
| the General eAssembly for the pro-
l lection ot these counties from intra-
| state movement Of cattle. At the
! last meeting of the Board of Trus-
! Gees A new quarantine regulation was
ada1Lnd which will be effective on
! 9uG after April ], 1912. This reg
/ ul!tpu abolished the quarantine
linv which has prevented movement
OF "attle from Greenwood, Abbeville,
| Union, Laurens, Cherokee, Spartan
| bGEn Chester and York into Oconee.
PicGcns, Greenville and Anderson
| counties. Cattle from the non
Qnafantined premises of Greenwood
Laurens, Union, Cherokee, Spartan.
hura hat portion Of Abbevillc cnun.
! ty '0rth Of the Seaboard Air Line
! railway, that portion Of Chester
| county vest Of the Southern railway
and Carolina and Northwestern rail.
wa and that>portion of York coun.
! ty Drth of the Kingville and Marion
| bp4rpn 0f tho Southarn roi1wov ,,,o &,
! bow be moved into Oconee, Pickens
GrcanVille and Anderson counties
aud into other States without restric.
lion This regulation prohibits the