Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11
CATTLE TICK fRApIcATED IN TfNsAs,
Quarantine Raised by the National
Government on September LIST.

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Quarantine Raised by the Nationa
Government on September LIST.
The cheering news comes from
Washington that the work of tick
eradication, commenced by our Pc.
lice Jury during the early part o.
this year, has been so successfully
done, that the National Government
raised the quarantine against the
cattle of this parish on the 1st day
of September.
In the month of January of the
present year, the Police Jury began
the preliminary work of cattle tick
eradication, by having a number of
dipping watts built throughout the
parish at convenient points.
Early in April, the dipping was
begun under the able management
and control of DIR. L. N. largo, a
Veterinary Surgeon of the Bureau of
Animal Industry of the Agricultural
Department of the National Govern
ment, aided by several competent
assistants as local or district in
spectors; and on September 1st, the
National Government declared the
parish free of cattle ticks, and raised
the quarantine against the cattle of
this parish, thus opening to us: the
cattle markets of the country, and
greatly enhancing the value of our
cattle.
To-day the cattle of this parish
are in better condition than ever
seen here before. They are sleek
and fat and healthy, and actually
look as if they had been groomed
like high bred horses. So much has
their condition improved that 1.-THE
darkies all over the parish marvel
at their beautiful condition and
wonder why the dipping of cattle
and general work of tick eradication
has met with 80 much opposition
in other sections of the country.
1t is estimated that on account of
heir improved condition, and the
raising Of the quarantine, that the
value of the cattle of the parish has
been increased fully one or one and
half cents per pound, or an average
# something like seven dollars per
head, while the cost to the parish
las been about fifty cents per head.
During the dipping season there
las been an average of about 1900
read of cattle dipped at each dip
ling, this including young calves
md yearlings, with a cattle loss of
even head, 30 far as has been re-
'orted, one COW having been poi
oned by drinking some of the dip
ing solution and six calves hav-
ng been killed by being trampled
Ipon at the watts.
This is a wonderful record. Won
erful from more than one stand
oint; first, in the short space of
ime in which the tick has been
radicated; second the small cost to
be parish per head of cattle dipped,
nd third to the negligible loss of
attic due to dipping.
The magnificent results obtained
re due to two causes, first, to the
lct that the people of the parish,
9th white and black, have gladly,
heerfully and intelligently cooper
ted with DR.. largo and his able
'sistants in the work in hand, and
'cond, to the intellient manner in
hich DR.. largo and his assistants
andled the situation. During the
lppings season, not one single ar
st was made for violations of the
lpping ordinance passed by the
olice Jury, and even the unfortu-
ate Natchez fiasco did not dampen
10 ardour of our people or lessen
leir faith in the ultimate success
our campaign against this dread
lemy OF the cattle raiser.
DR.. largo states that be has new
=. as long as he has been connect \
with the National Government
the work of cattle tick eradica- =
IN, had the hearty and intelligent :
pport and assistance of the whole I
Ople as he has received in this
irish, and he states that If the
ople of every parish, where the
tile tick eradication is taken up,
'uld give to the officials in charge
9 same support and assistant as
was given here. that there would
no trouble to rid any parish of
e tick in one season.
Too much credit cannot be given
;. largo for the way in which he
discharged bis duties. During
time that he has been with us,
has at all times been the able
d efficient official, a kind and
lrteous gentleman, ever ready to
swer the appeal for intelligent
istance from some distressed farm
who found anthrax among bis
tie, cholera among his hogs, or
ne dread disease among his work
ok, but at the same time, never,
one moment, neglecting the
loo which bo ,,oo IoX:il a.,