The Dermott news., 1917-11-22
WAR ON CATTLE
 TICK IN SOUTH
New Area of 65,520 Square Miles in Nine States
 Cleaned.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI FREE

Territory Released During Year 1SlI Through Efforts of States and
 Department of Agriculture
 7o,754 Square Miles.
 Washngton.-With broad wedge driven through the cattle tick army right to the Gulf and with 4 new area of 65,52O square miles in nine states cleaned from tick to he freed from federal quarantine, December 1 Will he d red-letter day for the cattle ana dairyng industry of the south. This release breaks all records in tick cradteatiau Tue fatd territory released during the year 19l7 through the cooperative efforts of the states and the Uaited states department ot agriculture amounts to I9,Ia4 square miles. or 2o000 more than were re leased in 1912. until HOW the record year.
 List of Counties Released Dec. f. The order signed hy Secretary Houston provides that the following counties shall be released becem- Der 1:
 Alabama.
 Baldwin. Barbour, Chambers. Choc- taw. Clarke. Goosa, Dekalb Houston, Russell Tulladega. and parts of Chero- kee and Mobile. Total released in state. 9,Sa9 square miles.
 Arkansas.
 Columbia. Crawford, Lonoke, Mon roe. Nevada. Ouachita, Pope, Prairie Union. White. Yell. the remainder oi Baxter. Independence lzard, Jackson Lee. Phillips. St. Francis, Sebastian and parts of Conway, Desha. FauIk- her, Jefferson. Pulaski. and Van Blu rpn. Total released In state. l3.ooo square miles.
 Florida.
 Monroe Total released in state l.iO0 square miles.
 Georgia.
 Bihh. Brooks Burke, Rntts, toweta. pougherty. Douglas, Gwinnett, J'ffer- son. Mcpuine. Muscogee, Spaidlns, Tuliaferro and rroup. Total released In state. 5.;,59 square niles.
 Louisiana.
 Ca6do. Guueordia. East Feliciana' Franklin Jefferson paNis. Lincoln. Polntc Goapre. Washington. West Folciaua and parts of Orleans and ouuchila. Total released i'll state, 5.sN3 square miles.
 Mississippi.
 Calhoun thectaw. GevlnEton Franklin. George. Greene. Hancock Harrison. I.avauba. Jackson, Jeffer- sou puvis. Kemper, Lamar. Lawrence, Lincoln. Marion. Montgomery Pearl River. Perry. rantotoc, rrenaSs. Simp- son. smith. Stone, TiShominso, Wayne. Webster and tbe remainder of Jones. Total released iu state, l3.GGe square miles.
 North Carolina.
 The remainder ef Northampton and rar,s ot Columbus and Pitt Total released lu state. lo79 square miles.
 Oklahoma.
 Okru>kee. inc remainder of Deln- ware. ana parts of AaaIr, Cherokee. Me,laiu. M4Aes. ukmulscc and osase. Tum released n state 32id square miles.
 Texas.
 Coke. Caaaha. Coo'se Dallas Irion Montague Eauneis. Stephens. sutton T8yfar uue the remainder of Sha,b,lfsrd Ha4 1hroekmoryon and parts of Crockett. Jack and Tom ':r.,.n. ratal rglga~ra ia state. 11.S33 square m.iss.
 Total Area Released.
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 To cefrHfste Tick Free Day. T.r.ra H H N rrmls- cS a=r.-ht Hrr .aa=I#=H -3ta-. #as#t4 #atlieJals 4nd e,t5faT- arrau-ia- IufM eele- tralou- fa uuH tlg dfrtts eHt of this co-us parasite af southern eDri- culture.
 The -averner sg M.s~IessFHla hy ~pe- ciul proclamation ta- l,cIarea pecem- her 1. when hs tt. r.iy8se of ~ coun- tle>. his euare ~aru wii Dc freed from g4sraurm. d1s ot spef#al rrfuIeias. .,t the ~ta5a house Inc wifi receive the contradictions of the United Smtes department of agriculture for 'he states effective corporation ta d+p ping out fhe tick and arirfH= a= wet-e of free territory throu-A la the Gulf. CongratuaurY mes>azes arc to he ~o~~~~-------~-~.~~~--
 Her Fa.'its Covered
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