The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-23
START DIPPING
in THE COUNTY
STATE LIVESTOCK SANITARY
BOARD OFFICIALS ARE IN ES-
GAMBIA COUNTY LAYING
PLANS FOR CLEAN CAM
PAIGN.

Systematic dipping OF cattle to
finish the work of tick eradication
in Escambia county, will begin this
week. said r. w. Storrs, member of
the live stock sanitary board, to The
Journal yesterday, and will be carried
to a successful conclusion at the earli-
est possible date. The beginning of
this cleanup has been postponed
from the date originally set until now,
on account of the unusual climatic
conditions, but now that spring is
really here, there is no need for fur
Their delay and it is important, in
fact necessary, that the early ticks
be killed before they have a chance
to mature and lay eggs to further
increase the pests.
The government. the state and Es-
Gambia county have all expended large
sums of money in the prosecution of
the work so we'll done up to this time
and so nearly completed, and that
further expenditures may be curtailed,
it is essential that no stone be left I'M
turned TO finish the work.
Last year the work was delayed and
hindered by the cases taken to the
I supreme court, but now that all legal
points have been settled by that tri-
| bunaL it is not anticipated that it will
| be necessary for any further pros
| ecutions. but the full force of the law
will be invoked, if necessary to secure
| the wiping out of the last tick.
A competent force of inspectors has
| been secured for every part of the
| county who will work under the direct
| supervision of Dr. G. w. Brown, of
| the United States bureau OF animal
| industry, which is working in CO.
operation with the state live stock
| sanitary board in this work which
| means so much to the material and
agricultural progress Of the county.
Or. E. NJ. Nighbert. inspector in
| charge of the work in Florida, and
! Mr.. Storrs will be in the county fog
several days looking after the work
E. NJ. Robinson, a prominent farmer
| and cattle feeder of Timewell, Ill,
having spent several days in looking
| over his land interests in Escambia
county, returned home Sunday.
Mr.. Robinson remarked that there
has been great progress in better
| farming in the county and particularly
| that interest in better cattle was very
| manifest He stated that in his trip
/ over the county, observation showed
that the cattle on the range, dI AeSSt
| a large number of them, were in fairly
| good condition and would compare
/ fayorably with stock cattle in Illinois
/ that are turned out in the stock fields
| and meadows during fall and winter for
/ grazing. except that quality and breed
| ing were lacking. The great need, it
| appears, being pure bred bulls for
| crossing up with the native stock.
He further stated that there had
| been a great Improvement in cattle
| generally compared with the conditions
four or five years ago. Evidently"
he went on, 81 consider this improve
| ment to better attention and to dip
| ping for the purpose Of eradicating the
| cattle fever tick
Mr.. Robinson is a cattle feeder.
| having now in his feed lots several
| car loads of steers, the original cost
| per head of which was slightly over
500. My great hope as we'll as that
of other farmers and feeders in my
section is for the day when good stock
cattle can be purchased in Florida and
the other southern states" he con-
! Guided.