The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-05-20
AN eve OPENER.

An eye-opener not the kind. how.
ever. that makes a man dreamingly
feel rich. but the kind that in reality
will help 10 feed and elothe the family
aud add to the purse the kind that
will open the eyes Of the people of this
parish TO the fact that the cattle bust.
ness In this parish can be made a most
profitable industry. To be most sue.
eessful We must &c, into the business
with good bIooded stock, either beef
or dairy, but before this can be accom-.
pllshed we must frs, get rid OF the
ticks. as most OF the territory where
good blood is TO be had IL already rid
OF this great blood and money sapping
nuisance. To bring this blooded stock
into the parish under present eondi.
tons means sure death to them.
Ilarring tiek-infestatioH, no section
IL better adapted TO profitable stock
raising than ls West Feliciana Parish
Some one said in The Times.Piea-
yuae few days ago that he would
rather have Welt In his sheep fold
than a single tick In his pasture. ana
In a position to appreciate this state
ment having Just lost some very
valuable animals with tlcs fever They
were purchased from tlek-free eoun-
try for tiek-immune, Numbers OF other
persons In the parish have had heavy
loss also by trying to add good blood
to their herds
How and what can be done TO nc.
eomplish this7 Well. We all know how.
and are all doing In a way but why not
let's lend helping hand by eoonerat'
ing with our inspectors. Let US assist
nr. largo and his force by helping
them TO locate and keep Mp with ell
the cattle In ihis parish. especially
those on open range,
In my opinion II there are few
head of cattle left In the parish TN
dipped and have ticks Oh them. IN a
year or two we will be in worse shape
than before We began the work have
talked with a good many citizens of
the parish, aud they agree with me
that 20 cooperate IL the way So why
rot let us begin now oar "fastle Tale
Association" tif II should be- called
SUCH. and see that we get free.
II IL possibly only few months
before tick eradication will be state.
wide, SO let us stand In the front ranks
with the other parishes,
A great many have expressed their
willingness 90 help the inspectors In
this work. The majority of our elti
gems want 10 clean up the ticks. Occa-
sIonalIy one hears an interested man
say. 4 can't afford 20 dip, for my
neighbor. Mr.. , IL not making
thorough job OF his dipping, so through
seIfinterest can't afford 10 do so.
Don't you think something should b.
done to correct these maiters9
Before closing, | wish 10 call the
attention Of the Police Jury to the
necessity Of building o dipping val ON
Raeeourci island have been told by
q resident of this Island that he has
ticks on his cattle and that tick.infest
ed cattle are shipped In there through
out the year. He further says that
cattle In low. water times cross over 10
the Island from pointe cenpee parish.
One can easily see that 90 long a.
these conditions remain. our parish
cannat BIZ declared tiekfree,
Our parish IL and has been putting
out CREST deal of money In the effort
TO eradicate the tick and II will indeed
be a serious mistake to allow this
opportunity to- pass without results,
let us hear from some other section
on this subject
Here's for tick eradication and better
stock JAS. q. PERKINS,
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