The log cabin Democrat., 1915-01-22
EXPLAINS PLAN OF TICK ERADICATION QUESTIONS ANSWERED CONWAY COUNTY DEMONSTRA- TOR GIVES INFORMATION
 ON SUBJECT.

Questions which arise in the minds of those interested in the matter of cattle tick eradication, following the introduction of bill to include Faulkner and other counties in such a district, are answered in an inter esting manner by County Demonstra- tor J. T. Sloan of Conway county in the Morrllton papers this week. In company with Prof. w. k. Wheelock of the University of Arkansas, Mir. Sloan has been holding meetings throughout the county and at every meeting he states that resolutions were adopted asking that Conway county be included in the proposed district.
 It Is interesting to note that while Conway and Faulkner counties each has approximately the same number of head of neat cattle, the assessed value of those in Faulkner county is almost exactly $1.50 per head more than in Conway county. MT. Sloan states that his county has 9,S27 head, the average assessed value of which is $l0.54. The assessors books in Faulkner county show total of 1O,7 ,745 head, the average assessed val ue of which is $1203.
 For the information of those in- terested MT. Sloan publishes the fol- lowing questions and answers:
 l. What will it cost? The cost will be five cents per head of cattle that you own each year, for a term of five years. Example,: Farmer A owns two cows, cost one year ten cents, five years would be fifty cents.
 2. How will we get our first dip ping vats? Community vats will be built at the most convenient places by each owner of cattle cooperating with his neighbor. Say that in a ra- dius of three miles there are one hun dred owners of cattle, and vat cost $75; that would mean an outlay of 75 cents per owner. But mind you, this need not be altogether money, as Mr. A may not have the cash, but may take his team and haul load of sand and MT. B may haul load of gravel. MT. c can hauI out the cement. MT. D may not have a team, so he can put his time in work in digging out place for the vat, or mixing in and putting in cement. Some others will prefer to put in money and this will be used to purchase materials, such as cement, lumber, bolts; nails, etc.
 3. How much material will it take? Lumber, S35 it., 9 yds. Cor wagon boxes) gravel, 35 sacks Portland ce- ment, 6,yds. sand, a few bolts, hinges, nails.
 4. How far will I have to drive my cattle? Not more than three three miles, and majority much less.
 5. How often will they be dipped? Cattle will be dipped regularly every 21 days, and can be dipped at the rate of 100 per hour.
 6. Will there be any bad results? No, if care is taken, and cattle driven early in the morning and placed back on range or pasture, no shrinkage in milk will take place, but on the other hand their appearance will be inn proved, skin cleaned and freed from all pests.
 2. Who will pay for the solution in the vats? Government.
 8. What is the solution made of? Sal soda, 72 lbs., white arsenic, 24 lbs., pine tar gallons, mixed with 1,500 gallons water
 9. Why do we need our cattle freed from Texas fever ticks? |: Be cause we lose 13 per cent of them by death caused by Texas fever tick. 2: Cows give 20 per cent less milk when heavily infested 8: Milk is unwholesome. A. The growth is re- tarded at least 20 per cent. 5: We lose at least on an average of $5 per head on all cattle sold, and even the hides from those we slaughter bring from one-half to about ane and half cents per pound less than from non infested hides. 6: It prevents us buying pure-bred cattle, for the reas- on that almost in every case they be- come stunted and do not do well, or perhaps may die soon after being brought to our farms.
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