The log cabin Democrat., 1916-08-01
WARNING AGAINST
 |MMUNt CATTLE
TICKS FATAL TO THEM
J. H. Mcleod Says Farmers and Bank CTS Should Not Import Valuable
 Stock from Tick-Free Territory.

Little Rock, August In talking over the cattle situation in the tick
 territory of Arkansas, J. H. Mcleod,
 animal hushandman for the agricul
 tural extension service in the tick l area of Arkansas said, II wish the bankers, business men and farmers of Arkansas would be little bit more
 cautious in purchasing animals which
 come from tick free territory It is
 mistake to buy mature and very
 valuable animals from herds above
 the quarantine line and bring them
 into tick infested areas. There is great danger of the tick fever and consequently considerable loss not
 only to the farmer but to the banker
 who is backing him. I realize that
 this warning has been given several
 times, but in the past two weeks
 have received several letters from stock men and prospective buyers in
 regard to this matter. Only yester-
 day l received a letter from the tick free area of Tennessee written to farmer in our infested area. This letter came from stockman who had cattle to sell and who naturally
 thought it would be possible to bring
 animals into the tick area of Arkan-
 sas with little or no danger providing
 they received the proper care. In answer to a letter of this kind, 1 can
 only say that there is great danger in bringing such animals into our tick territory, and while am not positive that Texas fever would result and kill these animals in every case, if proper care and attention were given to keep all ticks off, nevertheless, the danger is too great for our farmers to take the risk
 There is, however, one class of an- imals which there is little danger in bringing in from above the quaran- tine line," MT. Mcleod said. "This class of animals includes those not over six months of age In most cases young calves can be brought in with safety and can adapt them oSiNSo IO toiiQlIlOllS WIllSIl we IlIlu III the tick territory. If they are inn
 ported in the fall, winter or spring
 and put on the tick nurse COW so that if the ticks get on them, they will have the after effects in the cool sea- son, the fever will not hurt them so badly, however, it is essential for successful immunization that the ticks get on these calves while they are on the nurse COW. Even in such cases the animals should be given plenty of green feed to keep their di-
 gestive tract in good shape. They will demand special attention and
 good care if we are to be absolutely sure of their safety. This statement does not apply in any way to mature
 and full grown bulls or heifers which
 have been or may be imported into
 the infested territory They cannot adapt themselves so readily even with proper care and are almost certain to die with the fever. Every progress sive farmer in the tick infested area, regardless of what kind of stock he
 has and where he got them or their
 present value, should have a dipping vat on his farm or in the neighbor- hood which he can use. Even if val uable animals are or have become i'm
 muned, they will benefit greatly by dipping and this practice should be kept up indefinitely or as long as the ticks are present or they will get on
 the stock and sap their vitality.
 'In buying mature animals for farmers for the infested territory. 1 would advise committees to visit the immune herds of Texas and Missis- sippie, Louisiana and Oklahoma. It is true that south of the quarantine line the prospective buyer is confined to limited number of herds and has fewer cattle to choose from than if
 he was free to go north to make his selections, however, he must so con- fine his selections in order to play safe.
 All prospective buyers and busi-
 ness men in the tick area who furnish
 money for the purchase of cattle should be very careful to take all of these conditions into consideration if
 they are to eliminate the element of | risk which may mean their success or failure in the new cattle movement
 which is sweeping Arkansas"