The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-08-22
CO. OPERATIVE FIGHT PLANNED.

Four Parishes Declare War Against
Cattle Tick, and Unite in Support
Of iberviIIe as Site for National
demonstration Farm.
Anyone who may have been In
clined to believe that the present
high prices of sugar as result OF
the European outbreak, and the pros,
pect of further advances in the mar.
ket for this product during the en-
suing several months, had caused
the sugar planters of this section to
lose interest in the movement for
diversified farming and immigration,
would have had his mind disabused
OF this fallaciOus impression could
he have seen the large and repre-
sentative assemblage of planters who
gathered here Tuesday to discuss
the subjects of tick eradication and
the selection of a site in lbervllle
parish for the live stock demonstra-
ton farm which the United States
government proposes to locate In
Louisiana. All the landowners pres
ent were members of the South
Louisiana immigration Association.
and they constituted the committee
appointed at a meeting of that or
ganization in Plaquemine last Sunday
to promote the claims OF 1berVille in
securing this farm.
Close attention was given to the
matters under consideration, and en-
thusiasm marked the making of
plans for the holding of monster
mass meeting at Plaquemine tomor-
row to spread the propaganda of tick
eradication.
Walter Godchaux of Assumption,
president of the South Louisiana In
migration Association, called the
meeting to order, and after stating
its dual object introduced DR.. W. H.
Dalrymple, of the Louisiana State
University, who impaired a deal OF
valuable information on the subject
Of tick eradication. He stated that
a prerequisite to the locating of the
proposed government demonstration
farm would be the absolute exterml-
nation of the cattle tick in the par
ish selected. The government will
put the matter of a site up to the
state, and the latter will in turn re-
fer the question to the various par
ishes, and the one first complying
with the requirements imposed and
at the same time offering the most
in other directions, would
be selected. While going after the
ticks, attention should also be paid
to getting rid of charbon and hog
cholera, which can be done by the
adoption of simple hygienic and pre-
ventive measures.
DR.. Dalrymple expressed the opin-
ion that the whole area comprised
within the jurisdiction of the South
Louisiana immigration Association
can be freed of the cattle tick in
one season with the construction, of
a sufficient number of dipping vats
and the employment of cooperative
methods among the various communi-
ties. He advocated the appropriate ton
Of enough money by the police ju-
ries to provide at least one vat in
each ward of the several parishes,
for public use. The watts can be
built for about $100 each, and per-
haps less, and the government will
send an expert to supervise their
and educate the people
in their use. DR.. Dalrymple de-
clared the funds thus expended by
the police juries should be regarded
as an investment and would un-
doubtedly yield large returns, as is
indicated by the fact that in eleven
states where the tick has been erad-
lcated statistics show an increase in
the milk yield of 20 per cent and of
S9.76 per head in the value of cattle.
Mr.. Murrell of Iberville wanted to
know if dipping should be made COM
and Dr. Dalrymple replied
that this was matter which could
best be referred to the individual
parishes for determination. It will
most certainly be required in the
parish where the proposed farm is
to be located, but in the other par
shes local conditions will have to
be considered and probably cam
paign of education waged to demon
5trate to the people the benefits to
be derived from systematic dipping.
The speaker stated that in Tensas,
where dipping is compulsory, the
work had been undertaken in April
and $4,000 cattle were being dipped
every month. The parish will be de-
2lared tick-free and released from
Nov. /, which will estab-
ish a record.
After further discussion along this
inc, E. P. Gueymard moved that
committee of four be appointed by
he chair to draft resolutions urging
he inauguration of cooperative
lick eradication campaign in the par
shes composing the association, and
advocating the location of the pro-
posed national demonstration farm
IN the Oakley penal farm in Iberville
parish. President Godchaux appoint
I'd to constitute this committee
Messrs. Walter Lemann, George r.
Nurrell, E. D. Giane1loni and Joseph
1ravois.
1t was decided to extensively ad-
Jertise the meeting at Plaquemine on
sunday, and to exert every effort to
make the gathering one that cannot
all to be productive of good results
n disseminating the doctrine of tick
eradication. The meeting will be
leld in the courthouse at II a, m
nd addresses will be delivered by
Dr.. w. r. Dodson and other speak
rs.
Among those in attendance at the
Meeting Tuesday were Messrs. Wal
er Godchaux, J. T. Guyton, Evan J.
dcCaI, George R. Murrell, G. w.
reese, E. D. Gianelloni, Emile Le-
Blanc, Philip H. Gilbert, Frank C. |
Walter Lemann, F. B. Lem
nm, A. E. Winkler, Joseph Grayois.