The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-07-17
Welsh, La, July II, 1914.
DR.. W. H. Dalrymple, Director Veterin.
airy Science, La. State University,
Baton ROUGE. La.


airy Science, La. State University,
Baton Rouge, La.
Dear Sir:
Recently on your tour through this
country l had the pleasure of making
your acquaintance at the Auditorium
in Welsh, where you with several other
gentlemen in the interest of general
development were lecturing on matters
Of farm diverSiflcation, cattle and hog
raising, SiloS, dipping watts, etc., all of
which possibilities being referred to as
particularly attractive to this section
of the country. My evening was a
most instructive and pleasant one and
| have been and am in thorough
harmony with the views expressed so
ably by the gentlemen in their discus.
sions. There is, however, one thing
which take this means to call to your
attention, and it no doubt has already
caused you a great deal of thought
and work and | fear without any tangi.
BILE positive conclusion: This country
is unfortunately literally invested with
Charlton, which has manifested itself
this year with greater depreciation
than for the past six years.
The theries in general agricultural
work which comprise the raising of
stock, provisioning therefor, and gen.
eral farming are beautiful conceptions.
The high price of beef or the tick proof
hide of the cow adding value thereto
are welcome returns to the farmer,
and may show large profit on the par.
ticular beef or hide. But, with the
continual recurrence of Charlton, not
only are all profits wiped out, but the
large as we'll as the small raiser sand
investor loose practically all that they
have and by no fault.of theirs.
May / ask what is the present status
of investigation and conclusion as to
the causes, origin and spreading OF
infection, and what are the best rene
dies for prevention or control? Until
something definite is discovered we are
hopeless. Six years ago / had three
hundred head of cattle and after losing
about rs from Charlton ! sold out. II
the meanwhile, have vacinated an(
carefully cared for from 30 to so hea(
of cattle, mules and horses, and beer
without Charlton. | have this yeal
some 30 mules and 20 head of horse!
and cattle, all of which were vacinatet
| in the Spring as usual and they have
all received the best of feed and care
Notwithstanding. lost one mule las
Sunday and another on Thursday
Both animals have been thorough.
incinerated, all OF my stock was again
vacinated, and are sprayed with fl.
ointment and when used on the roa'
are sponged with creolin solution.
use liberal quantity of crude oil an
hold myself in absolute quarantine
/ permitting no stock to enter my plac
except my own with these precautions
nor do permit stock from one barn t
mix with those located at another. TIL
temperatures are taken twice day
Can person do more except to sen
| the stock from the country? DR.. Pau
Guilty informs me that the .precaution
must be against the fly and insect bit
and am endeavoring to follow hi
code.
May ] ask for some light? have a
ways worked on the theory of tn
dormant spor and intestinal anthrax a
origin, and the fly, buzzard, contac
feed, drinking, etc., as infection,
trust make myself clear and tina
the above is not too great an impt
sition. The spirit of the above is we
intended in the idea that the countr
needs help in disease eradication NOR
than encouragement in farming, |
which they are more than willing
One more question: Has investig'
ton determined what fly communicate
Charlton, the black horse.fv, large gre
fly, green.head fly which bites SO fierc'
" that the instant 1t bites blood a
pears, the blow fly or other kinds.
have an idea that the green head an
] blow fly may carry the disease. Shou
elI be unfortunate to lose any MOI
stock / will endeavor to catch a fe
J specimens Of these or any other Il.
and send them to you for inspection.
! Regretting to trouble you and vii
kindest regards, ! am
Very truly yours,
CHAS. F. BUCK, JR.