The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-23
WAR ON CATTLE
 TICK IN SOUTH
New Area of 65,52O Square Miles in Nine States
 Cleaned.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI FREE
Territory Released During Year 1917 Through Efforts of States and Department of Agriculture
 7o,754 Square Miles.

Washington-With broad wedge driven through the cattle tick army right to the Gulf and with a new area of 65,520 square mics in nine states cleaned from tick to be freed from federal quarantine, December l will be q red-letter day for the cattle ana dairying industry of the South. This release breaks all records ln tick eradication. The total territory released during the year 1917 through the cooperative efforts of the states and the United States department of agriculture amounts to 70,754 square miles, or 10000 more than were re- leased in 1912, until now the record year.
 List of Counties Released Dec. 1. The order signed by Secretary Houston provides that the following counties shall be released Decem- Der l:
 Alabama.
 Baldwin, Barbour, Chambers, Choc- taw, Clarke, Coosa, DeKalb, Houston, Russell, Talladega, and parts of Chero- kee and Mobile Total released in state, 9S59 square miles.
 Arkansas.
 Columbia, Crawford, Lonoke, Mon- roe, Nevada, Ouachita, Pope, Prairie Union White, Yell, the remainder or Baxter, Independence, Izard, Jackson Lee. Phillips, St. Francis, Sebastian, and parts of Conway, Desha, Faulk- ner, Jefferson, Pulaski, and Van Bu- ren. Total released in state, 13,3oo square miles.
 Florida.
 Monroe. Total released in state, HOO square miles.
 Georgia.
 Bibb, Brooks, Burke, Butts, Coweta' Dougherty, Douglas, Gwinnett, Jeffer- son, McDufiie, Muscogee, Spalding' Taliaferro and Troup. Total released in state, 5,559 square miles.
 Louisiana.
 Caddo, Concordia, East Feliciana, Franklin, Jefferson Davis, Lincoln, Pointe Coupee, Washington, West Feliciana, and parts of Orleans and 0uachita. Total released in state, 5,SS3 square miles.
 Mississippi.
 Calhoun, Choctaw, Covington' Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock Harrison, Itawamba, Jackson, Jeffer- son Davis, kemper, Lamar, Lawrence Lincoln, Marion, Montgomery, Pearl River Perry, Pontotoc, Prentiss Simp- son. Smith, Stone, Tishomingo, Wayne, Webster. and the remainder of Jones' Total released in state, 13660 square miles.
 North Carolina.
 The remainder of Northampton, and parts of Columbus and Pitt Total released in state, 1,079 square miles
 Oklahoma.
 Okfuskee, the remainder of Dela- ware, and parts of Adair, Cherokee McClain, Mayes, Okmulgee and Osage Total released in state, 3,24O square miles.
 Texas.
 Coke, Concho, Cooke, Dallas, Irion Montague, Tunnels, Stephens, Sutton Taylor, Young, the remainder of Shackelford and Throckmorton and parts of Crockett, Jack and Tom Green. Total released in state, Il ,S31 square miles.
 Total Area Released.
 The quarantined area after Decem- Der l will include 349253 square miles compared to FPS, ,5G5 square miles quar- antined July 1, 1906. The quaran tined territory will be divided as fol lows: Alabama, 19,91S; Arkansas, 20,' 952: Florida 49,961; Georgia, 35,324 Louisiana, 37,S24; North Carolina, g. G74; Oklahoma, 22,377; South Caro- lima, 8,619; Texas, 142,91S; Virginia 1,6S6.
 To Celebrate Tick-Free Day. Throughout Mississippi and in 9( counties and parts of counties in eight other southern states, local officials and citizens are arranging local cele brations to mark the dipping out ot this costly parasite of Southern agri culture.
 The governor of Mississippi, by spe cial proclamation has declared Decem Der l, when by the release of 2S coun ties, his entire state will be freed from quarantine, day of special rejoicing At the state house he will receive the congratulations of the United States department of agriculture for the state's effective cooperation in dip II. s,l- ,l ,I,.fx- | of free territory through to the Gulf Congratulatory messages are to De