The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08
GREAT PROGRESS IN
 TICK ERADICATION
 THROUGHOUT STATE.
Jefferson County Among the Leaders In Number of Dipping Vats-TO
 Be Voted On

Work of eradicating the cattle tick in Alabama has advanced by leaps and bounds since it's inauguration. Previous to April l there were a total of 225O dip ping vats in 26 Alabama counties, and during the month of April 324 additional vats were built and put into use. There was total of 4.1St herds or A1,992 cattle dipped in the single month.
 The statistics prepared by the govern ment inspectors in charge of the work in Alabama show where Jefferson county now has 105 dipping vats, seven of which were constructed in the month of April. These figures show that Jefferson county is not far behind the leading counties in number of dipping vats, the highest num- Der being in Tuscaloosa, which has 222 vats in operation.
 The number of ticks destroyed in the state amounts to many millions, and the amount of blood saved the cattle would go into the thousands of gallons. The amount of blood sucked from an animal by one tick is not large, but the amount sucked by several hundred ticks at the same time is something enormous, accord ing to experts. The injury to cattle does not stop when the several hundred, or thousand ticks, as the number may be, mature ticks thousands more come from their carcasses and fill the animal again.
 TICK MUST GO
 It is contended that if the tick is erad- icated and the cattle freed from the pests, there will be better cattle developd, more milk produced and above all better health conditions among milk consumers. Ala bama must free herself from the tick is the opinion of men who know what the pest means, and the citizens of Jefferson county will have the opportunity of put ting Jefferson county among the free counties next Tuesday at the polls.
 The following figures, prepareds by the United States government shows the pro- gress 26 Alabama counties are making in getting rid of the cattle tick:
 Tuscaloosa-Vats previously constructed, 159; vats constructed during month"; 63.
 Mobile-Vats previously constructed, 30; vats constructed during month, 57.
 Morgan-Vats previously constructed, 10S; vats constructed during month, 55.
 Lee-Vats previously constructed, 113; vats constructed during month, 42.
 Elmore-Vats previously constructed, 13S; vats constructed during month, 35.
 Pickens-Vats previously constructed. 123; vats constructed during month, 10.
 Pike-Vats previously constructed, 119; vats constructed during month, S.
 Crenshaw-Vats previously constructed, Ill; vats constructed during month, '.
 Jefferson-Vats previously constructed, 9S; vats constructed during month, '.
 Macon-Vats previously constructed. 72; vats constructed during month, 6.
 Barbour-Vats previously constructed. 40; vats constructed during month, G.
 Tallapoosa-Vats previously constructed, S5; vats constructed during month G.
 Greene-Vats previously constructed. 8S; vats constructed during month, 5.
 Baldwin-Vats previously constructed AS; vats constructed during month, A.
 Clarke-Vats previously constructed. 5s; vats constructed during month, 4.
 Bullock-Vats previously constructed 125; vats constructed during month, 3.
 DeKalb--Vats previously constructed, 52; vats constructed during month, ?.
 Lamar-Vats previously constructed. 47; vats constructed during month, ?.
 Sumter-Vats previously constructed. 16O; vats constructed during month, l,
 Russell-Vats previously constructed, 24; vats constructed during month, l.
 Marshall-Vats previously constructed, fV' sltS CoHStiuCleu uuliIS uioiitl, V
 Choctaw-Vats previously constructed, 54. vats constructed during month, o.
 Escambia-Vats previously constructed, 33; vats constructed during month, 0.
 Walker-Vats previously constructed, 122; vats constructed during month, O.
 Colbert-Vats previously constructed, 106; vats constructed during month, 0. Autauga-Vats previously constructed, 97; vats constructed during month, O.
 Total vats previously constructed 225O Total vats constructed during month, 3o4.