The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-02-03
PROPAGANDA FOR TICK ERADI-
CATION.
To the farmers and stockholders Of
the State of Louisiana:

To the farmers and stockholders Of
the State of louisiana
The association of Southern Agri-
cultural Workers, at its meeting in
Tenn, asst October, pass
ed the following resolution:
Resolved, That a committee com
posed of one representative from
each State be appointed to take up
with the Secretary of Agriculture,
the matter of securing an appropria-
ton of 100000 a year from Congress
for Tick Eradication"
The committee which was appoint
ed (the undersigned being the mem
Der for Louisiana) was specifically
directed to confer with the United
States Secretary of Agriculture, Sen
ators, and Members of Congess, and,
if possible, obtain hearing before|
the House Committee on Agricultural
in order to press the matter at once.
The last Congressional appropria-
ton for tick eradication was $250,000,
and owing to the favorable resultsl
obtained during the past two years,
it is quite within the bounds of pos
sibility that the 100000 to be ask
ed for will be forthcoming the pres
ent year.
The most important question, there
fore, for us to consider is, what
share of the benefits from this large
amount of money will Louisiana Sc
cure? This will depend entirely up
on how much Louisiana, herself, does
toward tick eradication. All of the
Congressional appropriations for tick
eradication have been apportioned on
the "help those who help themselves
basis. That is to say, those states
which have expended the most mon
ey towards this work have received
the most assistance from the Nation
al authorities. And so it will cHntln'
ne to be in the future. However, "a
though the State Legislature shouic
be asked to make a Isubs anita ap
preparation at it's next session Io'
/ this work, it is not necessary to wal
j for state aid to obtain federal asslS
lance. The national government viii
recognize any money expended Local
~ in this work, in a state, as llone'
spent toward tick eradication, wheu
er it be by individuals, ASSOCIATIONS
D q parish. or the State. And turthei
J.. if is considered by the natlonal al
p thorities that the best way to speh
the local money is to put 1t INTO I'll
4 construction of dipping-vats, as VINE
TINS used it is recognized by the go
eminent as that much spend, in ID
=. State toward the work of tick erao
cation In addition to the none
snent by private individuals in Dull
ing dipping-vats, it should behoo'
II the Police Jury of each parish
i follow the splendid example OF Mao
son and vote enough money to CO
e struct one or more watts in each Wa.
Is for public use; and this should
Le| done at once in order to be rea'
Id for about the middle of FEBRUARY
n firct of March to catch the first CIR
'e of ticks that will hatch from Ell
lie tbat have lain dormant during u
winter There is no good to be
comn]ished by delaying this lmp'
. tsnt matter, as the cattle ticks Ma
ont to he eradicated sooner or Ii
- or and the sooner the work is sta
a Cd in earnest, the sooner VIII
Sc have a tick free State released lr'
an federal quarantine, and an open Ill
ne ket for our cattle the year r0ul
ol- And, the more money we expeno .
installing dipping-vats all over
State, the more will be our Slid
re, of the assistance from the neue I.
'e- government which that $5OO'OOO "
on enable it to afford the S'ocA Wv"
10 of Louisiana.
to W. H. DALRYNgPLE'
OIL nember Louisiana Tick Eradlca'