St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-02-06

freed OF TICKS are produced by cross
ing purerbreed bulls Of the beef tyne
on the ordinary, common cows.
They equal In quality, growth and
development the cattle Of other tick
free sections Of the country, and be-
cause Of favorable natural conditions
can be grown 81 per hundred cheap
er than in the cold sections Of the
North.
By this method type Of two-year-
Odds can be produced that weigh 1000
pounds and OF quality to bring nine
cents per pound. but the man who
raises this type of cattle must pre-
vious to doing so go out of the bust
ness OF raising cattle ticks. The
question is, shall we continue to raise
scrub cattle and cattle ticks, or shall
we instead go out Of the tick-raising
business and raise some real cattle
Shall we continue blind to our In
terests, refusing 10 recognize truth
because it does not flatter, or shall
we instead embrace the peculiar adj
vantages Of the South for raising
good cattle?
England, country noted for beef
production, has 1876 cattle per square
mile. Alabama, state noted for
cattle ticks, has l 8 cattle per square
mile. Why not make the whole
South noted for its beef production?
The South needs cattle industry to
restore fertility to its depleted soils,
and as the most profitable means Of
marketing the feeds, which must be
grown.
The nation needs mare meat to
feed its increasing millions. The
United States in 1906 exported 584,-
239 head Of cattle. In 1910 our ex-
portation had decreased to 139,432.
During the last six months Of 1913
there were imported into this coun-
try 20,000,00O pounds Of dressed
meat. and during the first eight
months Of the present year (19l4)
100000 pounds were imported.
The opportunity presented to the
South today to raise the beef for the
nation that Is now being raised IA
other countries is as great and as
productive Of prosperity as that
which the great Western states have
enjoyed for many years in producing
beef. pork, lard. hay, oats, ETC.. for
the South.
l What action are you going ia take
in the matter? Are you going to
continue to allow cattle ticks to stand
between you and the opportunities
that will be presented by its eradica-
ton?
| The eradication OF this emissary Of
darkness means much to every per-
son Of whatever vocation. It means
freedom from the baneful influences
OF this useless, loathsome, destruc-
tive parasite, and from the quaran-
tine restriction and humiliation that
must continue as long as its cause,
the cattle tick, remains. It means
better cattle. more profitable cattle
and more cattle. It means a more
prosperous agriculture. which In turn
means better roads, better churches,
better schoolhouses and better times.
VELOCITY OF WIND25 MILES AN
HOUR.
Highest Recorded "a New Orleans IN
Several Years.
/ New Orleans, Feb. 1.-The wind
storm Of Sunday was the strongest
that has been experienced ID several
years In New Orleans. The wind
blew 46 miles an hours at one time
IN the forenoon. which DR.. I. M. Glue
OF the Weather Bureau, said was the
hardest blow in three years, but later
In the day for short period the We
locity was SO miles an hour, which
compared with 66 miles an hour, the
record for New Orleans.
The storm Is described BY the
weather bureau as the result Of the
wind from the Southeast meeting a.
low pressure wave that originated IN
tOklahoma. The wind, it was expect-
ed, would shift to the ives. an dshoW-
ers continue through the night, with
probably colder weather Monday.
The amount of rainfall was not:
large, the total OF the afternoon
showers amounting to but .S67 OF nm
inch.
In the city there was considerable
damage by wind. Fences were blown
down in various places, states were
blown from the roofs Of houses and
Ia few chimneys were blown down..
In the upper part Of the city lumbs
were torn from many trees and scat
tered In the streets and. the great,
dead leaves from pal trees were
blown about and fell on the car
tracks and along the sidewalks
! Leaves and 3 II sorts Of rubbish were
carried through the streets and piled
in catch-basins and cutters.
i The Cumberland Telephone Com
lpany had some trouble wit hits wires,
but nothing serious was reported