Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-08-03
COURTS CORRELATION TO
CATTLE DIPPING LAWS.

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measure.
United action bring. quicker romprc.
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ends the dipping. and iIo p"'mauourN
Of houpht- tu h. derived lF established.
SO owner. having the tick pest q"
coutr1d with, bad Doc uu intimate know
ledge Of IFS history, would, for NOM
emf, entertain IFS presence ou hl~ cattle
CO., ou bis premises. However, uo stale
can afford 60 wait un t5c pleasure oi
such who fail 90 advise themselves oi
the benefits 20 Joe derived hF ilrE rradI
cation, and where tH.i cooperation #
mot m evidence, the only course left
open rs Go appeal for law enforcement,
whereby the objective may joe obtained
al tine earliest period and at minimum
cusi.s
Or courts have been, aud are now,
% hrihuatt in tine progress of the work
,f eradication of thr pest a - percent
Improvement already Is prrrrnt'hIr m
the scrub cattle. When the work rs
finally completed, the iutluE OF pure
hInd jndc''hIy stamping their oIsPr'ngs
with the higher blood strains, then the
o@. of the scrub VIII have vanished.
II is this ultimate end That calls for
active AMI individual support of our
courts for the enforcement of regularity
IN dipping.
consciousness Of duty dlSrcgardcd IS.
omuiprcscUt. The acts of our officials
reflect rs q mirror to the commonwealth
AMI plants the seed # It's progress or|
rc'rog.casiou. To bring all dcrrlicts to|
see the error Of tIci rway when not
complying with the cattle dipping laws,
is thc nlain duty of our district officers
Our state IS particularly fortunate IN
having IN It's high tribunals men of
Jurisprudence and acumen that reflect
credit to their PARISH and state, DIS
scminating the law with equity How
ever, it does appear IN some parishes
the spirit of the law IS not even re
mctcly being carrid uoct, to their dis
advantage and added hlgl cost of IN
definite operation. The United States
Government demands concrete evidence
Of full cooperation Of the district courts
and parish officials IN rlgid enforce
mont of the dipping laws, before rec
ommendation for release tom quantities
will be approved.
A Conservative Measure.
The demands of our government to |
conserve meats, that we may be better
able to feed our allies and our soldiers
at the front aud elsewhere, calls for
more cattle, better cattle. and the con
servation of what We now have. The
supemc effort to maintain conditions
Of 2aptaiion, the prev enflcn ana ellll-
1frfftiIu s1ff;fs- ntlfectIoas s.ha coAaglo!s |
aisesses among our I'VE STOCK, makes II
grE mat the cattle dipping law
be rigidly enforced, FOR purposes OF
greater meat production.
For innumerable years the south has
been the loser OF millions or dollars
annually, by the presence OF ticks IN
Testing its cattle, hlndrance to their
normal growth producing tex FEVER and
causing death. The ticks must 90, and
the sooner they are gone, the quicker
Will the parishes be renewed OF the
expense, and n IS cSPeclally urged that
the united action alone will accomplish
this task.
Our cattle dipping laws enacted for
the upbuildlng OF an industry most es-
sentiai to the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF the
southland, ITS cattle owners and gene
al prosperity. The cattle dipping laws
were intended not to govern us, as
whip over our heads 'To MAKE us
din, but something for US all TO be
GOVERNED BY, for the betterment OF
our stock conditions.
Presenting the intelligence Of man
would lead HIM to see the necessity or
graduating blood sucking parasite
from his farm and Swing him the means
of so doing, it was expected he would,
or should avail himself of a golden OPP
portunity, However, experience haspro-
ven in tick eradication propaganda, as
IN other pnhhc improvements, there ~
an element obStlnacN CNlSllng III class
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