The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16
I ..55 CLIPPING MEANS
PaJG92l E..nuiuAliUs
THE eIATE CAN "a MADE en-
1lRELY Tick-FREE IN ONg
SEASON.
EVERYONE Hus7C0-0PERkTE
Louisiana ts the Only State Using
TIRE l~enty-oae Day Dipping
PERIODS

/ 1u"atiy asEcd or tioll eradication are
ars~eio" be4oE: ~ Dr. t. Il Dslr"u
i.". o. ti!o Lrocn-r"st OF Veterinary
>c."-'e. Louisiana state UaIrerH.ty:
WnE . " necessary to dip cattle
erccy Z days during the nsason to
g. rid o. the t'rka7
! M r -. he warm season
Of tne ~. :,yaragc tl.a) -equir-
| - ~ - .,,s C dcge'op, from the
snail LA {, seed tick. after az
,, hing to cetcle, until the large fe-
male tick natures md drops to the
krouEi to lay hp~ egg, Is about p
days. Bnt 7f''o 2 days may be the
J average. m@uy t-cks mature earlier
than that time Consequently II has
. been found tA1t the Il day dipping
u: ing tj,Hs. Hh:eh drop CT and keep
Ga ms :aa mcca ticks, thereby delay
Ing he 1aal results. On the other
hA q, ny Tipping cattle every ii days.
a. of the .:cks tLGt become attached
lC them IL the Intervals are killed,
because nonr 4 rl"r nature and
crop on Dc - = ''s.f'
How has -. nor, ra:ioa ssen oh.
aimed?
Answ "a" .~ ca Observed by
hose ~a v.Grk OF tick
seaa'r aosaeis the end OF
the 5e-s ';eE she 2l-iay method.
the" @F'. t:~'2Fs nulnbef OF cattle.
Or heri- S Al rcu,1,trlns tick-infestcd.
Woi'e VT l.-d2' DIP ing there may
- notP. g ch:y Feiy f4F, with ticks
% thF4n
rter ths dipnirJ periods are based
1p@n sHH TIM required fer the ticks
- Tetcit2 G >h- csrf'e and fall sff7
A.,N.r t'-,c3z.iy so. The adon
- . - 1r-s..r .ia7s is 10 DC
go :" hat have he
r-'N- 1s.s - >4'tla IN the m
f..-> without any
>, II Of
49,. will; u tzs. 70
80. e
s> ~ a. al o1-dsv dtrn-.r
a-f;, -, <,1, .oonara
........ 81, .,~o,a :. ..-.t,.a tho t;ct.
,-nnd ~, n o,s eeoso. I'm.
... ,A.f-v -~-i,s,. vbila ,,a.r
~ q - ....~:n6s y INV +.L. two
.n~o. v, r,,,, .,a,o,s 80 NO. ,-aa
az, r "a -,.,~,t.,c or .-;s,a,
r. .
.xsre+te,q
W., Federal exnerts have ...t.
y,y q, + ion. and they repor. that
tie w'...h Ave been freed Of ticks
:. .fyen an increased milk pro.
r.. - - OF from IS tn ~ ney cant do
&C how grossly thew had ,re-
F, .ts.v baen infested II We sbou,d
,.-'.e 81 cveraga Of % per cent I.
81. ~, t1., he d.jrvms, who
. = ...-... ~ f>ed ticks on HIS cows
~. ','"7, -: ->7.r N equivalent OF
,-.''t. ~ cut OF every
.y>"s would produce
-s.-..s-' !
49, ef..-s tne t1cka hsxs. 10
=. F1c acVelcpment ct beef
1-+s. d!
We f@-y prevent develop
-~:' -t"s great deal OF the
f av. %. "a re.r.l mskAs, and that
-. = = r',:yish the animal, :
t.]..,'a - sci a, therefore, lost
'l e ai.HfJ.
Ihcir cattle every IL days7
Answer. Yes. Some Of them
adopted e.. 14day periods at the
NJ ginning Of the work and otbers
,hct had ccn,nancad with tn. 21 daya
b we s..te abandoned the longer n.
.egrals fo- tha 1Adey method as the
results have been found 50 much
more saFia3actcry.
It is believed, then, that II ts Doe
sinic to eradicate the cattle ticks
"a 7.-eh, or even the state, If all
cst''e ere dipped In the standard
1ic5 'n'ution every "a days for
cc7s~7o
"@s It liz being done in
= ""'t-. nd carts Of this state
Z However, to be
= 80 satisfactorily il
'"pon on the part
~ '."7t "@d and Interested