The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-03-06
WAR
Is MAKING
PROGRESS
Department Issues Bulletin Show
ing New Territory Cleaned Up
Part Of Grady County
Included in Area
Telegram BY United Press

Telegram by United Press
Washington, March 6.-By an order
Just issued taking effect March j, Sec
retary Wilson, released from quar-
antine l9,49O square miles in the
southern states as a result Of the good
progress that has been made during
the past year in the eradication Of
ticks which spread the disease Of cat
tie known as Texas fever or tick fever.
Additional areas amounting to 549S
square miles have already been re-
leased since last spring, making a
total territory released from Quaran-
tine since the work OF tick eradication
vas begun in 1866 now amount to
more than $4,000 square miles. being
greater in size that the combined areas
Of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
and Mississippi This work Is carried
on by the bureau Of animal industry
Of the United States department Of
agriculture in cooperation with state
and local authorities IN the affected
states.
The territory released by the secre-
tary's recent order Is as follows IN
Alabama, Madison county, 8l1 square
miles; in California. the remainder Of
San Luis Obispo county, 1884 square
miles; in Georgia, 1885 squares, includ-
Ing the counties Of Fannin, Hall,
Banks, Clarke and Putnam; In Missls-
sipp, G64T square miles, including the
counties Of Kinds, coahoma and Issa.
quena. and parts Of Noxdbee, Jeffer-
son, Monroe, Madison. Rankin, Chick
asaw. Attala and Leakc counties In
Missouri the femaindei ll Mcdonald.
Newton and Oregon counties. amount.
ing 70 ls5 square miles: in North Caro-
lima. Edgecombe county. $50 square
miles: in Oklahoma. 1854 square
miles, being the remainder Of Lincoln
and Comanche counties and parts Of
Grady and Pottayatomie counties; in
South Carolina, 1915 square miles in
Guiding Darlington and Marlboro coun
ties. the remainder Of York county
and parts Of Lancaster and Chester
counties; in Tennessee, 1861 square
miles. including the remainder Of Poll
aud Hamilton counties and parts Of
McNairy, Decatur Hardeman ant
] Wayne counties. in Texas. 3739 square
miles. including stonewall and Reagan
counties, the remainder Of Howard
county, and parts OF Hardeman. Foard
Knox, Haskell and Terrell counties.
/ Secretary Wilson's order continue
the quarantine against the removal o
cattle except under certain conditions
from the territory which has not ye
been freed Of ticks, as follows. Al
Ct Florida and Louisiana, the create
portions OF Alabama. Arkansas, Geol
ela, Mississippi Oklahoma. South Car
olina a few counties Ia Virginia, on
county tsan Diego in California. an.
small area in Ripley county. Mis-
souri, Cattle from this quarantinel
territory may be removed to non-quai
antined territory only under certain
conditions which are prescribed in thl
regulations. They may be shipped II
quarantine te certain large northeri
sIaughtenng centers for immediate
slaughter lur they may be remoyei
tof other purposes only under officia
oertifica-e after they have been in
spected ana dipped either once o
twice according to circumstances, il
a prescribe arsenical solution.
Copies o. the new regulations, whicl
are designated as order l94 an
amendment Z to order llS. may be oil
tanned on APPLICATION to the chief o
The bureau oi animal industry, depart
ment Of amioulture Washington.
G. a mao showing the quarantine
territory and indicating the areas tina
have been released has been prepared
and copies viii be furnished to intei
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