The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-03-09

With Ticks.
while a heavy lnfestatlon viii cut
down the COWS milk as much AZ az
por cent study the sums worked out
on the basis OF 20 cows. which. II the
cows we're not infested with ticks.
would normally produce about elgh,
quarts a day.
Lightly Infested With Ticks.
tAiilk now down "a y. c.
Daily Yield Value at 90
"a ,,., Ia quarts per quart
!" ushuy clicked cows. lM as
.oss per day ......... > LIS
TOES Tor 10 days
Cost ~ dipping herd ana freeing Il
''"" HeAh ..,,,..,..,................. 1000
frohi per year from dipping. ..........t 2sOo
Heavily Infested by Ticks.
lAllk dow down uP c.
Daily yield Value NJ 30
3, ,,.,.,- IA quarts. per quart.
p ucA -ifcc COWS ........l6o 80
" hoaNily-uchod COWS % az
I.oss Der DAY ..... as
l'oss for ao days
- on alpping herd and freeing Il
'N'" ''"a .'t'''..,..... ,................ 100
Proni per year from dipplug. .ssoo
The tick when sucking the blood
also suffers greatly through lack OF
ability 10 Import purebred stock.
About 60 per cent OF tho cattle
brought in from the North. according
TO the departments estimate, sue.
cumb to Texas fever
Ticks Take Toll From Hides.
The tick, when sucking the blood
OF cattle. lessons the value OF the
hide. reducing Il from a No. 2 quality
to that known as No T. The differ
once In price between these two
grades OF hide is three cents a pound.
An the hide Of southern steers weigh
about az pounds. the presence OF the
tick IN the hide causes a loss In the
hide alone OF moro than sl.26 a hide.
II has been shown that the cost OF
tick eradication Ia less than fifty cents
a head. 80 that the increased value OF
the hide OF the animals would pay the
cost OF eliminating the tick. and leave
the farmer a profit Of about seventy.
six cents. when considering the hide
alone
These heavy annual losses OF cattle
raisers IN the infected district can be
entirely oifacod. and at a cost small
In proportion 10 the return. for. with
enthusiastic stockmen, satisfactory
state legislation. sufficient money and
a trained corps Of inspectors. the cat
tie tick may be extormnated. and ev-
cry dollar expended In this work will
be returned MANIFOLD during each
succeeding year The United States
department Of agriculture bears part
Of the cost OF Kidding the country OF
ticks by sending. without expense TO
tho county whore the work Ia &c be-
conducted. It's field men TO supervise
the building OF watts and the dipping
Of cattle. The total cost Of dipping
cattle at most ia 80 cents a head. and
IN some counties II has boon cstlmat.
cd to cost the county and It's citizens
not over 20 cents a head
The department of agriculture has
published number Of bulletins on
different aspects OF the tick problem.
which will be sent on application.
Among these are Farmors' Bulletins
No. 6g3. Eradication Of the Cattle
Tick Necessary for Profitable Dairy
ing" No. 500. Texas or Tick Fever"
No. $50. Beef Production In the
South" No. 400. Methods OF Exter.
minatlng the Texas Fever Tick" spe-
clal Circular, Effects OF Tick. Eradl.
cation Upon the Cattle Industry Of the
South" and circular on Progress
and Results OF Cattle-Tick Eradica.
ton"
The accompanying picture shows
the cmaclatcd condition Of a steer in.
fcacd with ticks. This animal was
dipped IN an arsenlcal bath on Angus,
70. 10 kin the ticks. At that time he
weighed 100 pounds. Hc was contin-
ued on the same feed that he had re-
ceiycd before dipping. and on October
~ weighed l,ii5 pounds, gain Of 1856
pounds
Dipping tick.infectcd cattle in the
arsonical bath is being done In many
uarts Of the South The given Illus
tration shows one OF the forms OF dip
ming watts used Five cents worth Of
arsenic per head ls all that IL re-
ouircd The vat costs from $50 to
SEQ. Once the vat is built, the cat.
tie can be dipped as often as needed.
,,,,,, only COSTS are driving the cattle