The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-24
TALKS OF TICKS
Causes Millions Of Dollars Loss to lie
Farmers Of lbe South.

Farmers Of lbe South.
SHOULD Be WIPED out
Letter Received by Commissioner
Watson and President Dabbs of the
State Farmers UniE on the Means
of EXterminating the Pest That
Kills Cattle.
Declaring that the State ct South
Carolina is losing over s1,U00,G00
annually and that the loss to teh
South is s4O,00o,0c0 by the cattle
tick, E. NJ .Nighbert, inspector of the
United States department of agricul-
ture, has addressed letter to Com
missioner Watson and President
Dabbs Of the State Farmers Union,
suggesting certain methods ct eradi-
cation. The suggestions were in
dorsed by the State Farmers union
at the recent meeting held here.
"The State is suGering," says the
inspector, "the ban of quarantine on
account of the splenetic fever Of cat
tie, which is produced and trans
mitted by the cattle tick. The pres
ence of this tick makes breeding,
feeding and marketing Of cattle IN
profitable and hazardous. The losses,
conservatively estimated, the result
of this disease producing and blood
sucking PARASITE, are S1,10O,000 an
nually to the State Of South Carolina
and s40,000,000 to the entire South.
1.-The feasibility of complete ex-
termination Of this disease producing
parasite from every plantation, farm
and cowl OF, has been known for Is
years and confirmed by every South
ern State. BY a thorough knowledge
of this condition, individual effort
and concerted action, this menace to
your cattle industry may be removed
from every plantation, farm and COW
lot within the short period of from
4 1-2 to nine months.
South Carolina is strictly 4 farm
ing section. Your worthy citizens
and coworkers are now labo"ing with
condition that is adverse to their
interest. You are interested in the
production OF the most valuable crop
and byproduct cattle feed in the
world. You are countenancing the
shipping of the greater per cent. OF
this feed to other States and nations,
all to the detriment of the live stock
industry and up-building OF South
Carolina. Your knowledge, indiTid-
ual effort and active support in re-
moving this great agricultural handi-
cap, is imperative. Your action on
this matter will be fostering your
own interests in the way of cattle
idnustry in the most favored section
of the nation. The cattle industry
in the State is at low ebb, on account
of inferior quality and the presence
Of disease.
.'@The future agricultural develop
ment and prosperity OF the citizens Of
your State largely depend on cattle
and other Live stock. This menace
to the cattle industry should b. re-
moved from the entire State. It's up
to you and your associates. It is
business proposition and will pay.
''Under the direction Of the depart
ment of veterinary science Of your
most worthy institution, the Clemson
agricultural college, four counties,
viz, Oconee, Pickens. Greenv:lle and
Anderson, have been freed Of the cat
tie tick and released from quarantine.
Eight other counties and parts OF
counties have been freed of ticks un-
der the direction of DR.. NJ. f. Pow
ers, State veterinarian, and the CO.
operation of this bureau, the past
year, and the territory has been rec
commended for release from quaran-
tine. This work alone so far
achieved demonstrates that the plans
adopted are feasible
''It seems to be that there will
never be better opportunity to bring
this subject of the eradication Of the
cattle tick before the people and urge
early action on their part, in order
that the work may be completed at
the earliest date possible.
'"The fact that it has been plainly
demonstrated and this work is feas-
ible, l am now recommending and
urging officials and citizens interested
to make this movement a Statewide
proposition. You well understand
and know that cattle industry must
be fostered and encouraged in any
form of agriculture. The work Of
tick eradication has long passed the
experimental stage, it is today strict
ly business proposition AMI should
be handled as sucn because it will
pay. 1t may not be possible to con-
duct active work in the remainder OF
the State in it's entirety now, but a
general educational campaign should
De inaugurated in each county. which
may be easily accomplished through
your recommendation and active sup
port.
THE work of tick eradication is
far-reaching, it vii solve many OF
the problems of the one crop cotton.
It will pay to complete the work at
the earliest possible date, in order
that breeders and feeders and the
noon1o oonorol1y r712c receive the ben