The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-19
KILL Cattle TICK
TIE Pest MUST Be DRIVEN OUT
OF TIE STATE
WILL help THE FARMER

81 AAA G4AAo A0
The Legislature VIII be Asked to Ap-
propriate Forty Thousand Dollars
tn Rid the State of the Destructive
Pest That Causes a Big Loss Each
Year to the Farmers.
The State says definite steps were
taken Saturday at a conference in Co
lumbia Of farmers, stock raisers, leg
islators, representatives Of Clemson
College, experts from the federal bu-
reau Of animal industry and others,
called together by the Columbia
Chamber Of Commerce; with a view
to eradicating the cattle tick in those
counties In South Carolina which are
still under the federal quarantine.
The conference bids fair to give
impetus to the neglected industry Of
cattle raising in South Carolina, as
we'll as to set the State and federal
governments working together to
wipe out the tick pest in the shortest
possible time. Briefly summarized,
the ends towards which the confer
ence decided to work were:
Securing q $4,000 appropriation
from the State Of South Carolina for
the maintenance Of large State or
ganization under the direction Of
Clemson College to eradicate the cat
tie tick.
Securing the cooperation Of the
federal bureau Of animal industry
with the State organization for the
fight against ticks.
Toward the attainment Of these
ends. the conference decided to ap-
point committee Of Eve to wait on
the ways and means committee Of the
house and finance committee Of the
senate to urge the appropriation Of
$4,000 for cattle tick eradication In
those counties still Quarantined. The
committee will appoint local COM
mfttee Of Eve members In each county
to awaken the farmers and live stock
men to the Importance Of wiping out
the cattle tick.
The conference decided to request
every bank in South Carolina to get
up petition signed by Its customers
to the members Of the general assem-
bly, from the county In which it Is 10
Gated, asking them to vote for the ap-
preparation Of $4,000 for tick erad-
icaticn. B. F. Taylor, Of Columbia,
secretary Of the South Carolina Cot
ton Seed Crushers' Association, an
nounced that similar petitions would
be at every cotton oil mill In the state
where they could be conveniently
signed by the farmers.
One OF the most important features
z Of the conference was the announce
ment by A. F. Lever, congressman
from the Seventh South Carolina dis
trict and chairman Of the house COM
uittee on agriculture, that federal aid
for tho fight against the cattle tick
would certainly be forthcoming as
soon as the State undertook the Fight
ON a large scale with well organized
force In the field.
B. II. Rawl, chief Of the dairy divi-
sion Of the federal bureau OF animal
industry, made the keynote speech
OF the conference. Dr.. NJ. Ray Pow
ers, OF Clemson college, explained the
work which has already been accom-
pltshed toward relegating the tick
to the scrap heap. They were follow
ed by several other speakers. The live
ly interest among the auditors was
indicated by the number OF cues
tons asked the experts who spoke.
An interesting phase Of the confer
ence was tho fact that 1t went on
record as favcring the passage Of a
Law for the operation of plants by the
State to grind limestone and oyster
shells for use In lining the land. A
resolution to this effect was intro
duced by W. W. Long, State farm
demonstration agent and seconded
by Richard T. Manning, Of Sumter.
The conference realized that the use
Of lime on the lands In this State
was necessary to make the best pas
turage for cattle and to grow the best
forage crops.
Mr.. Raw1 spoke of the certain COM
Ing Of the boil weevil and the condi-
tons which follow it. How are we
going to meet the conditions the wee
VII brings about unless we broaden
explained tha. Clemson had asked
Mr.. Rawl. Mr.. Rewl urged the build
ing Of pasture land and putting waste
land to work to raise beef.
Dr.. Powers Of Clemson College,
State veterinarian, told Of the work
which has been done in tick eradica-
ton already in South Carolina. He
explained the Clemson had asked
aid from citizens in various coun-
ties last year to supplement county
appropriations and that made by the
CCkISS6.
1--WE need a State appropriation for
the work." declared Dr.. Powers. "The
present method Of county to county
work Is not economic. We will need
about $4,000 from the State and
Hike amount from the government to
rid South Carolina Of the tick. The
edadication Of the cattle tick in itself
is not problem. It is no trouble to
kill Mr.. Tick. The real problem is
to get the men in the State aroused
to the Importance Of doing so.
E. N. Nighbert, United State off,
Ger in charge Of tick eradication in
South Caroina and Georgia told the
conference that the dipping vat was
the business like way Of ridding cat
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