Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-11-21
New Area of 65,520 Square Miles in Nine States
 Cleaned.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI FREE
Territory Released During Year 1917 Through Efforts of States and Department of Agriculture
 70,754 Square Miles.

Washington.-With a broad wedge driven through the cattle tick army right 10 the Gulf and with a new area of 855520 square miles in nine states cleaned from tick to be freed from federal quarantine, December 1 will be a red-letter day for the cattle and S7airying industry of the South.
 This release breaks all records in tick eradication. The total territory released during the year 1917 through Fhe cooperative efforts of the states and the United States department of agriculture amounts to 70754 square miles, or 10000 more than were re- Feasea in 1912, until now the record yenE.
 List of Counties Released Dec. 1. The order signed by Secretary Houston provides that the following counties shall be released Decem- Der I:
 Alabama.
 Baldwin, Barbour, Chambers, Choc- faw, Clarke, Coosa, DeKalb, Houston. Russell, Talladega, and parts of Chero- kee and Mobile. Total released in sfute, 9,S59 square miles.
 Arkansas.
 Goiumbia, Crawford, Lonoke, Mon zoe, Nevada, Ouachita, Pope, Prairie, Union, White, Yell, the remainder of Baxter, Independence, Izard, Jackson, zsee, Phillips, St. Francis, Sebastian, and parts of Conway, Desna, Faulk-
 
 ner, Jefferson, Pulaski and Van Blu ren Total released in state. 13,305 square miles.
 Florida.
 Monroe Total released in state, HOO square miles.
 Georgia.
 Bibb, Brooks, Burke, Butts, COweta. Deugherty, Douglas, Gwinnett, Jetfer- son, McDuffie, Muscogee, Spalding, Talinferro and Troup. Total released sn stnte, 5,559 square miles.
 Louisiana.
 Ca6do, Concordia, East Feliciana, Franklin, Jefferson Davis, Lincoln, Pafnte Coupee, Washington, West FeIcsana, and parts of Orleans and Dnachita. Total released in state, a,ES3 square miles.
 Mississippi.
 Calhoun, Choctaw, Covington, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Itawamba, Jackson, Jeffer- son Davis, Kemper, Lamar, Lawrence, Aincoln, Marion, Montgomery, Pearl River, Perry, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Simp- son, Smith, Stone Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster, and the remainder of Jones. Total released in state, 1860 square miles
 North Carolina.
 The remainder of Northampton, and parts of Columbus and Pitt. Total released in state 1,079 square miles.
 Oklahoma.
 SgEfuskee, the remainder of Della ware, and parts of Adair, Cherokee, MeCTain, Mayes, Okmulgee and Osage. Tosai released in state, 3,240 square miies
 Texas.
 Coke. Concho, Cooke, Dallas, Irion, Montague, Tunnels, Stephens, Sutton, Taylor, Young, the remainder of Shaekeiford and Throckmorton and parts of Crockett, Jack and Tom Green. Total released in state, 11,S35 square miles.
 Total Area Released.
 The auarantined area after Decem- Der l will include 349, ,253 square miles. compared to-72S, ,565 square miles quar- antlaed July l, 1906. The quaran- fined territory will be divided as fol lows: Alabama, 19,918; Arkansas. 2O,- g52; Florida. 49,961; Georgia, 35,324; 1; Louisiana, 37,S24; North Carolina, o., 674; Oklahoma, 22,377; South Caro- ann. s.619; Texas, 142,918; Virginia, a.6SG.
 To Celebrate Tick-Free Day. Throughout Mississippi and in 90 roanties and parts of counties in eight ather southern states, local officials arsd citizens are arranging local cele- bratinns to mark the dipping out of This costly parasite of Southern agri- xsfture.
 The governor of Mississippi, by spe- zsus proclamation has declared Decem- Sser 1, when by the release of 2S coun- z5ps. ssfs entire state will be freed from zagrantfne, a day of special rejoicing. .A1 the state house he will receive the euneratuIations of the United States ssepartment of agriculture for the szate's effective cooperation in dip szxzg out the tick and driving a wedge aS free territory through to the Gulf. Congratulatory messages are to be