The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-02
To the Cattle Owners of Ran
kin County.

SCdnQlng Oh the county as TO LICK
eradication.
1t is interesting to know that
there has been 500 herds under
quarantine in Rankin county this
year, more by far than any other
county in the state, but at the
close of this season we will have
only about 45 herds. This means
there has been but 45 herds show
ing ticks since August LIST, and
| of this As herds there are but
two which showed ticks recently.
Rankin county has gone
through the process of tick
eradication for the third time
already. but if Rankin county
cattle buyers go into ticky coun-
ties and buy cattle and bring
into Rankin county, in violation
If the law, this winter, it will be
necessary to go through the pro-
cess the fourth time.
| want to urge every one to
assist us in keeping ticky cattle
out of Rankin county.
am asked the question, Why
we did not get this county en-
tirely free from ticks this year
1t is because of lack of support
from few people and the unpa-
triotic position taken by a few
public servants. think it my
duty in defence of tick eradica-
ton, to call the attention of the
people of this county to a few OF
our troubles.
1t is my belief that there is nc
other work under the sun that is
as often misrepresented as tick
eradication. In one part of the
county we had a justice Of the
peace who advised the people
that there was nothing to the
tick eradication law, and now
two of our remaining herds be.
long to his neighbors. We founo
lit necessary to get an injunction
against this man and a few Of
his neighbors to convince them
that the tick eradication law was
all we claimed it to be and make
them obey it.
In another part of this county
we had a case set for trial at II
|o'clock, but when we arrived al
that time we were informed that
court had convened at 10 O'Clock
and that the defendent had beer
released because there was NJ
lone to prosecute him..
If the people of Rankin coun.
| ty are interested to know the
full details about these cases,
as their servant (but paved by
the Federal government an
prepared to furnish same so that
they may hold their servants t(
a strict accountability. 1t is very
doubtful if there has ever been
better work done in this state
than has been done in Rankin
county this year, when we take
Into consideration the many diff
fculties encountered.
I want to call the attention Of
the people of Rankin county tx
the splendid work done this sea.
son in the Plain-Florence dis.
trict by Mr.. w. E. Wansley. Al
! the beginning of this season this
was the worst infested district
| in this county, but it would now
seem that he will close the sea
son without a single quarantine
herd left in his district. This
shows what can be done wher
the people cooperate with the
inspector. | want to ask the
cattle owners of this county tt
notify me if they see a ticky
herd of cattle, or know of any
being brought into this county
from a ticky county.
This work has cost the tax
payers of this county quite lit,
tie sum of money, but it is small
compared to the value received.
There are 5000 cattle moved
out of Rankin county each year
and these cattle bring about Sic
more per head by being free from
ticks than if they were not.
This means that the cattle own
ers of this county have this year
received $4,000 more for THEN
cattle than if this county hao
been put back under quarantine
last spring.
| Let us all cooperate to keeI
slight infection from spreading
and get an early start next
spring to completely eradicate
the last tick.
We want every one to DIP
twice more this fall.
Very respectfully.
| DR.. j. r. BURNS,
Brandon, Miss.