The weekly Iberian., 1914-08-15
Demonstration Stock Farm
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kept Of dates. time, expense, and
revenue. The idea is to be able
10 answer any question tue farmer
may wish to ask.
The fourth unit would be de-
voted to the horse. The same
general policy, as in the othor ex-
/ perlmeDts, are 10 be observed
FEe work horse is to be the essen
tial feature of this station. Many
contend that the mule is an eco
nomlc mistake; claiming that it
/ must deter,orate every year after
its purchase, and without the
power of accomplishing this loss
by reproduction. The brood mare
| will be used for farm work and la
bor results will be compared with
the efficiency of the mules re-
suits. Should the tests demon
strate that the mule is not mis-
take, then experiments Will be
made at mule raising.
Mr. Rawls then turned to an
other branch Of the subject and
showed how essential it was that
the farmers throughout the parish
should devote their attention to
the problems of tick eradication,
aud to stamping out charbon and
hog cholera. With no effort made
TO control these plaques, it would
be very unwise for the national
department TO invest 100000 in
this section for experimental
work. The farmers should get to
gether and resolve TO make a
thorough fight against these profit
destroying pests. This state mar
kets annually, in round figures, a
half million hides. Each and ev-
cry one of these hides, because of
its coming from a section known
to be infested with ticks, suffers q
cut in price of 81 26. The cattle
raisers of this state must bear
this loss of $3.50, 900 annually, be-
cause they allow the tick to live
and propagate upon their pas,
lures.
This Is not all the tick does.
Every beef animal sent to the
meat markets from a tick section
suffers depreciation of 4c. to
1c. per pound on the hoof. This
means from 81 to S5 loss on every
head you sell.
Neither does the tick toll end
here. Ticks depreciate the eff
cheney Of the mich COW about Is
per cent. The animal, infested,
is devitalized and. becomes more
readily victim of disease; does
not and cannot respond to feeding,
and degeneracy of the herd is the
consequence. The fatal tick fever
has exacted heavy tolls. Summed
up, this state is allowing itself to
loose between one and two mill
on dollars annually because of It's
Iethargy. Iberia parish is losing
considerably every year through
this evil.
Does it not seem unreasonable
that such loss should go on
from year to year, when the ma
tlonal department of animal indus
try stands ready to pnt up dollar
for dollar with you to wage war
for the exteTmlnation of the tlcks
Raise $500 for a war on the tick,
by any means you please, through
any and all sources, and the
United States Government will
make it $4,000. Then make the
fight popular-you must get rid
of the tick. 1t can be done at a
cost not exceeding 2 cents per
acre. 1t has been done, in one
season, at a cost not exceeding !
cent per acre. Urge your neigh
Dor TO appeciate The Importance
of the battle and secure his co op
Grafton. Once cleaned up, make
your quarantine effectual against
other infected sections.
Hog cholera and char bon must
be controlled. The carcasses of
animals, dying from either OF
these diseases, should be sclentifi
cally disposed Of; all avenues of
spread of infection should be clos
ed. Not till you do these things
can you make isonably secure
your Investments in live stock.
Dr. Dodson followed, reinfoIc-
ing much that was said by Mr..
Rawls He clearly indicated that
raising cattle scientifically meant
he carrying on careful tests in al
most every known branch of agri-
culture. Therefore, the cattle de-
monstratlon farm would serve the
double purpose OF protiting by ev
cry advantage Of method as ap
piled to either or any branch of
the farmers calling.
He threw ont word of caution
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