The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-15
TO ERADICATE
CATTLE TICK IN
STATE FLORIDA
AMOS c. FRANcH or THE BUREAU
or ANIMAL INDUSTRY. is COOP
GRATING WITH BOARD OF
HEALTH IN THE WORK.

A special campaign for the eradica-
| ton Of the cattle tick In the state. of
Florida is being made by the bureau
Of animal industry of the department
OF agriculture and the Florida state
board of health. and very good results
are being obtained.
Amos c. Franch veterinarian of the
fe deraI bureau. was la the city yes
terday and stated thas thirty-two Dip
ping watts. the only means Of killing the
tick had been built in the state in
the past ten months Mr.. Franch de-
sired very much to remain here this
week and participate IN the farmers
Institutes to lie conducted in the coun-
Y ~ the Florida university corps and
G. K McQuarrfe, the Escambia county
agricultural adviser. but he was COM
PEELED to leave so as to attend the
annual meeting of the Florida Live
Stock Improvement Association in
Gainesville from December 16 TO Is.
Speaking OF the cattle industry in the
state and the tick, Mr. F'rach said:
The tick comm only seen in Florida
today is a parasite that is causing
great damage to cattle. It is especial
ly cattle tick and depends on them
for its life and preparation. Its occa-
sional appearance on other animals is
negligible, therefore it can be easily
eradicated by dipping the cattle in the
standard arsenical solution every four
teen days and after nine to twelve
such treatments, having applied it to
all the cattle on a particular area of
ground, the tick becomes ancient his
tory.
ANY range, pasture or farm can
thus be freed Of this pest at a cost of
less than one cent per head per treat
ment for the solution, within a period
ranging from four to sly months As
life OF the tick must be on the host.
it is thus readily seen that the tick to
evade starvation must get on cattle |
and the regular dipping of all cattle |
will soon result in its determination. |
1t might be rem enhered that the
gathering and corraling and Dipping of
cattle and sheep for scabies and manse
on our vast northwestern ranges has
paid for itself. so that this feature of
Florida conditions cannot hold good /
against tick eradication.
THE losses throughout our southern I
states from the tick have been ex-
brilliant, but the thing with which we |
are personally concerned is: How much /
nave lost by allowing NV cattle to be
he carriers, when they are poor or
lyme from tick fever, splenitic fever
Texas fever, bloody murrain. yellow
big gall, ETC., which names
ire mere synonyms for the condition
caused by the cattle tick. Ten per
cent of our cattle die annually of the
ever or its complications the milk
supply of dairy cattle is diminished at
east one quart per COW per day, loss
If condition in animals due to irrita-
ion as a parisite-termed tick wor-
", loss in hides which runs from one
ind one-half to three cents per pound
n all ticlxy counties lack of develop
nent of calves becoming runty cattle
md the enormous losses of blood keep
ng them anemic
BY the eradication of the tick and
he Improvement OF cattle and supply
ng of home markets, such losses can
De kept in the pockets of the cattle
nan, dairyman and farmer. It is not
merely local proposition, but state
vide and national one, involving the
Ultimate consumer quite materially
md more especially since the cries of
he high cost of living. For this rea-
ION the state. and national govern
nents are interested in this work and
ire ready and willing to assist in CO.
operating with all citizens, in order
hat their respective farms, pactures
communities and counties will be fred
II this pest"