The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-01-27
TICK ERADICATION.

Federal Government to be Asked to
Appropriate $50o,ooe Year to
Aid in Kidding the South of the
Costly Pest-Construction of Dip
ping Watts Urged.
70 the Farmers and stockowners Of
the State of louisiana
Ihe Association of Southern Agri-
cultural Workers, at it's meeting in
Nashville, Tenn, last 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 $500,0o0 a year from con
gress for tick eradication Z
The committee which was appoint
ed (the undersigned being the mem
bar for louisiana was specifically
directed to confer with the United
States Secretary of Agriculture, SEN
ators, and members of congress. and,
If possible, obtain a hearing before
the house committee on agriculture
IN order to press the matter at
once.
The last congressional appropria-
tion for tick eradication was $780,
600, and owing to the favorable re-
suits obtained during the past two
years, it is quite within the bounds
OF probability that the s50O,0OO to be
asked for will be Forthcoming the
present 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 upon
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 them
selves" basis. That is to say, those
states which have expended the |
most money toward this work have
received the most assistance from
the national. authorities. And so it
Will continue to- be in the future.
However, although the state legis1a-
ture should be asked to make a
substantial appropriation at its next
session for this work. it is not
necessary to wait for state aid to
obtain federal assistance slaas-
,ional government will Recognize any
money expended locally in this work,
n a state, as money spent toward
ick eradication, whether it be by
associations, a parish, or
he state. And further, it is con-
;idered by the national authorities
hat the best way to spend the To-
al money is to put it into the con-
truction of dipping-Vats, as when
hus used it is recognized by the
as that much spent, in
he state, toward the work of tick
eradication. In addition to the money
pent by private individuals in build
ng dipping-yats, it should behooye
he police jury Of each parish to
o1loW the splendid example of Madi-
on and vote enough money to con-
Yard for public use; and this should
@ done at once in order to be ready
Or about the middle of February Or E
rst of March to catch the first
rop OF ticks that will hatch from
ggs that have lain dormant during
le winter. There is no good to r
e accomplished by delaying this i'm I
ortant matter, as the cattle ticks
ave got to be eradicated sooner or :
ter, and the sooner the work is L
,arted in earnest, the sooner will I
e have a ticIz-free state released ;
ON federal quarantine, and an open y
arket for our cattle the year round. q
nd, the more money we expend in 5
stalling dipping-vats all over the T.
ate, the more will be our share
the assistance from the federal
'Vernment which that 100000 will
able it to afford the stock owners a
Louisiana.
w. Fl. DALRYMPLE, =
ember, Louisiana Tick Eradication =
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