The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-02-03
TO GET The TICK EARLY
Dipping of Cattle in Infested
Area East of The niSSiSS-
ippi to Begin in March.

usual this year, it is announced
I There are now IA ,247 vats in COM
mission, and it will be possible with
these to dip over a million cattle
each month. Il is planned TO be-
gin the work as soon as possible at
ter March LIST, in order to catch the
first generation Of ticks Matched in
the spring before the they have had
time to lay eggs. In this way, it is
hoped, to release much territory
early in the fall.
There is indeed reason to believe
that 1917 will see more territory
freed from the pest than any year
since systematic tick eradication
was begun. Each county released
from quarantine is an object lesson
to it's neighbors, and in recent years
popular interest in the movement
has been growing.
One evidence of this is the action
of the people in Mississippi in max
ing eradication a state instead Of a
county matter. Under this law
Systematic dipping viii be conduct
ed this season in each OF the thirty
cCLcties in The State still under
Federal quarantine. In this area
t.:ere are approximately 100000
cattle and 200 rats will be operat,
cd. In addition, dipping will be
carried on in those counties which
have been freed as a whole but in
which some herds have not beer
cleaned and are still under local
quarantine.
The work in Mississippi, it i:
pointed out, will drive a wedge OF
tick-free area right down to The
Gulf. The army of ticks will bt
cut in half to be destroyed piece
meal hereafter, and a highroac
for cattle from the freed areas vii
be opcned to the market of The
| North.
II the other states east of thu
Mississippi the campaign of eradi
cation is to be pushed vigorously by
counties remaining infested and in al
of these il is planned to commence
systematic dipping on March LIST
Five hundred vats will be in opera
ton and approximately one thous
and cattle will be dipped regularly
About five thousand square mile
should be freed at the end of tn,
season.
In Georgia it is planned to ado
$500 square miles to the 1856
already released. Fifty-six countie
are now free, and work will b
carried on this season in thirty-thce
others. 1t is expected that l47, 5Ct
will be dipped in 1920 watts.
In Alabama systematic work il
fifteen counties should set free SOC
900 cattle and about IL 600 squar
miles of territory. Twenty-eigh
counties already have been release
from quarantine and about so
pure-bred bulls have been importet
into them. The grade Of cattle, i
lis sad, is being distinctly improved
North Carolina still has twenty
five counties under quarantine
Eight of these it ;s hoped tc clear
up by active work this season; in tn,
other watts will be built and prepa
rations for active work in 1918.
The situation in Florida is some
what different from that in the 9th
er infested States because as We
there is no provision for extending
State aid to the counties in thei,
work Of eradication. Consequent,
progress is largely dependent upon
the amount of voluntary support
received from associations Of stock
men, dairymen, bankers and othel
business men. An area of $500
square miles has, however, already
been cleaned, and into this high
class beef and dairy cattle are beine
imported with satisfactory results
In another county systematic worl
is being carried on in which should
result in release from quarantine a.
the end of this year. Seven counties
have appropriated money for the
construction of watts, and similar