The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-09-28
Free Of Cattle Tick
New Order Releases 9,3o6 Square
Miles In Four States From Quar-
antine on September IS

Nine thousand three hundred and
six square miles of territory in Miss
issippi, Alabama, Georgia and South
Carolina will be freed from quaran.
tine for cattle tick on September 10,
by an order just signed by the Secre-
tary of Agriculture. The territories
freed are those in which the counties
the state, and the Department of AZ.
ricuiture, working in cooperation,
eradicated the tick which causes Tex
ss fever by systematic dipping Of
cattle in an arsenical bath. The ter
ritory just released makes a total ter
ritory of 262,469 square miles freed
from the tick since 1906, when sys-
tematic work to get rid Of this cattle
pest was undertaken AS the origi-
nal territory under quarantine for the
cattle tick was 1,515 square miles,
more than one third of the territory
infested has been cleaned.
The order releases the following
territory in the states named:
Mississippi-Clarke county and the
remaining portions of the counties of
Lafayette, Bolivar and Claiborne.
Alabama-The counties of Lime
stone and Montgomery.
Observation-Disclosures Chattooga, Cher
akee, Dekalb, Ebert, Fulton, Gordon,
Greene, Jasper and Richmond coun-
ties.
South Carolina-The counties OF
Aiken Richlapd Fairfield, Kershaw,
and the remaining portion of Ian.
caster.
Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee
have succeeded in completely wiping
out the cattle tick. In Tennessee AZ
counties were infested California
and Virginia also are now practical
ly free from the pest. Figures from
other states, however, are not so IA
vorable, as is shown by the fact that
In North Carolina but SO per cent
OF the infested territory mas been
cleaned up. After North Carolina
comes South Carolina with SO per
cent, Mississippi with AZ per cent,
Oklahoma with AZ per cent, Arkan-
sas with % per cent, Texas with 22
per cent, and Georgia with IS per
cent. Louisiana Is next to last, with
only 4 per cent, and Florida has not
as yet succeeded in freeing any por-
ton OF the AZ counties which were
infected in 1906.
In territory already released there
are about 100000 cattle. To free
these II has cost about 70 cents per
head, a little over half OF which has
been borne by the United States gov
! eminent. In return for this outlay
the losses from Texas fever in this
territory have been done away with
altogether, the grade OF the cattle
markedly improved, and the value in
creased. In the tick belt at the pres
ent time, Il Is said, the value OF beef
bred cattle at. weaving time Is $40
TO SIG O head below the quarantine
line, and above the quarantine line
in free territory the value is $3.50
to 1913 so per head. The losses from
Texas fever are difficult to estimate
because they are sustained largely by
owners of small herds who do not
report deaths from this cause. 1t is
no uncommon thing, however, for
herds to suffer a loss of from 10 to
so per cent OF their numbers and in
some counties the total loss has been
estimated by stock owners to be as
high as $4,000 in 1914. This loss 1t
must be remembered is repeated year
after year and will continue to be
repeated as long as the tick remains
\ II Is probable, however, thai in fu
ture the work Of eradication can be
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