The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-09
i4-DAY DIPPING MEANS
PROMPT ERADICATION
sTE SIATE CAN 81 MACE EN-
FaELf Tlck.<REE IN oha
sEASok.
EvERY0NE MusY COOPERATE
Aesfssa"s ts ths Only State Using
tire Twentyens Day Dipping
Periods,

Some OF the questions mo.t IRE
guentiy asked on tick eradication ar.
answered below by Dr. W. H. Dalryn,
pta OF the Department OF yetertnar,
ocfeae~. Louisiana State University
why is II necessary to dip cattl.
every "a daye during the season Il
get rid o. the ttcks7
Answer. During the warm season
q the vesE. the average time reouir,
4 20 oy the tick to develop, from the
small larvai, or seed tick, after at.
! taching 70 cattle. until the large fe-
male tick natures and drops to the
ground to lay her egg, IL about ..
days. But while % DAYS may he the
average, many ticks mature earlier
than that time. Consequently IL has
been found that the 21-day dipping
periods do net catch the earlisr-ma.
turing ticks. which drop of and keep
On making more ticks, thereby delay
Ing the 1nal results. On the other
hand, by dipping cattle every IA DAYS
all of the ticks that become attached
to them In the intervals ara killed.
because meme OF them mature and
drop off before IA days.
How has th!s information been Oh.
taine a7
Answer. II has been observed by
shcAe engaged In the work Of tick
eradication that, towards the end OF
the season under the 21-day method.
thefs are always a number Of cattle.
or herds. stu remaining tick-fnsested.
While with l4-day dipping there may
De none. or only very few, with ,ioks
al them,
ss~ the dipping periods are bsssd
oaes she tine required for the ticks
% develop o. TIE cattle and fall Ell?
Aas~'er. Precisely SO. The adop.
tisa OF the A4tsy periods is to de-
stsey aH Of tbs ticks that have BE-
como attached to the cattle In the IN.
'eTsals between dippnss, without any
Il them having dropped Off
How long, relatively. VIA il take 70 !
:'ean a parish, or section. Of tleks ia.
fec she t<-day ard 21-dzy dipplns DE-
4ode?
Answer. With the full co-opera.
ION OF everyone Interested, the ticks
nay be cleaned up In one season nm.
er the l4-day periods; while under
ne zl.day periods it may take two
'hfee or more seasons, as mas been
ae case In a number Of parishes.
Do t'cf1x have any effect on milk ,
,ot.essene
Answer Federal experts have test.
'Aia question. and they report that
'H!7 which have been freed OF ticks
ave- given an increased milk pro-
.st'on Of from IS to az per cent de.
+rcihg ON how grossly they had ore
"ns!y been infested. II we should
IKE an average Of Is per cent. Il
ou'd mean that the dairyman who
nt.nued to feed ticks on his cows
'f throwing away an equivalent of
e buckesfW Of milk out Of every
Ut which his cows would produce
der tick freedom.
what effect do the ticks have. 70
y, on the development Of h~s,
t+sef
Answer. They prevent deve,op-
mt, beeasise great deal of TIA
'c6 which the feed makes, and that
'utd be used to nourish the animal 4
appropriated by the ticks. and the 4
4eI' OF the feed is, therefore, lost
fae animal
Are all the other states diop.no
'ir cattle every II daysf +!
answer. Yes. Some Of them
opted the 14day periods at the
INNING of the work. and others
I had commenced with the 81 days
re- since abandoned the LONGER IN.
wis for the 14-day method. as ths
uits have been found so much CO
re satisfact Glory. 49,
IS believed, then, that u Ia nea-
to eradicate the cattle sie&s.
n e9"eF - even the stats. II all
cattle a.2 tipped In the standard
sn'ca' solution every 10 days for
season?
hs"er. Yes. 1t is being done n
N ststes. and parts of this STATE
ne present time. However. TO he {
10 accomplish II satisfactorily n t
require cooperation on the part t
VeiSen" concerned ana interested q
he wo-S. q
nen once the state 10 ssekAr>s o
tne-- be any danger Of rs.sefss. b
m? =
'sWer None. The federal gov q
ienf and the state will zee tina.
quarantine is maintained against
Of any tick-infasted
e. That is provided for now in ~
No. Is OF the General Assembly
'io' and by federal regulation. =.
vat is condition Of tIck-,reedo,. :
cted to mean to the state? !;
sFer. Il will mean that Lorna,
Will be In a position to uro,
agricaiturally, and otherwise.
e more progressive states have
that have never suffered from:
effects Of federal
lntinas, on account Of Texas, or
ever, ard the presence OF cattle
which IS f:lrelv Woyth eo1.~1.n