The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-15
AID IN TICK WAR.
STATE LIVE STOCK ASSOCIATION
WILL COOPERATE IN FIGHT.
Campaign Against Pest i'm South Car
Olina Is Under Direction OF w. X.
Lewis, Government Expert.

rival Of w. X. Lewis, government ex-
pert of the department of agriculture,
in Columbia, war on the cattle tick
in South Carolina will begin this week
in earnest
j. NJ. Burgess, secret tary of the
South Carolina Live StC-.. association,
has addressed the following letter 20
the members Of the associations:
THE general plan Of carrying on
the work Of the tick eradication in
I'.' h Carolina has been received from
u. w. NJ. Riggs. This work must
be carried on with the greatest care,
so that the most work can be done
at the least cost. You will note that
the work will not be started in every
county at once. This could not be
done without waste of energy and
money, 30 please do not become i'm
patient if the work is not begun in
your county Immediately. Just get
busy and begin to study the question
SO that you can be ready to put all
| your energy in the work when you are
called into the fight.
THE success Of the work will large
ly depend upon the interest taken by
those who should be concerned We
must begin campaign Of education.
for many people in South Carolina do
not know the great curse the cattle
tick has been to tho cattle industry Of
the State. Get the bulletins giving
the life history and how to destroy
tho tick, and study them, and then
try not to miss a chance to discuss
what you have learned. II every men,
Der OF the South Carolina Live Stock
association and those who are inter-
ested in live stock would carry on such
a campaign, the work Of tick eradi-
cation would be made much easier.
Il am glad to tell you that DR.. w.
ty, has been selected to lead the work
of this state DR.. Lewis has had many
years experience in such work and
comes to us full Of enthusiasm. and
will put forth all Of his energy to rid
his native State Of the pest that has SO
long held back it's industry.
please let me urge you to lose no
opportunity in helping DR.. Lewis and
his aids in carrying on SO great and
important a work.
Following plan for the eradication
Of the tick in South Carolina has been
announced from Clemson college:
"At the last session Of the general
assembly, an appropriation Of $40, 900
was made to put into operation an
active campaign against the cattle fe-
yer tick in South Carolina.
THE legislature put this fund un-
der the control Of Clemson college,
which in cooperation with the federal
department. had already cleared IA
counties in the upper part of the State
Heretofore the college and the federal
apartment had maintained separate
own supervising veterinarian. This
method was naturally less efficient
than to have one capable man in
charge Of the entire work, with one
force Of field men under him. To bring
about better plan Of cooperation,
President Riggs and the State veteri-
of
lege. held a conference in Washing
ton with the officials Of the bureau Of
animal husbandry and Congressman
Lever who is chairman Of the veteri-
nary committee of Clemson college.
"As a result of this conference, a
most effective plan was drawn up
Tor conducting an aggressive cam
paign against that minute but very
active and effective enemy Of the live
stock industry in South Carolina-the
fever tick.
Under the plan agreed upon, the
college and the federal bureau will
Jointly appoint and pay a veterinar-
ian, VINO Will have the title Of in
spector in charge. South Carolina will
be made separate district report
ing directly to the Washington office
instead Of through the Atlanta office
as heretofore. Subject to the general
oversight Of the college and federal
bureau, the inspector in charge will
plan the work of eradication, select
suitable men for his field force, de-
eide upon the most efficient distribu-
ton of territory, etc.
The expense will he borne by the
state appropriation and by the federal
FUNDS placed at the disposal Of the
work
IN bic Grc .,;,