St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-02-12
Should Unite In Enforce
ing Law Against Those
Who Refuse To Dip
ONLY WAY TO
FREE LOUISIANA
Experience Shows Fourteen
Day Dipping Program
Will Do the Job.

Let the cattle owners of each par
Of the tick
Let this parish organization or
ganize each vat by organizing the
owners who dip at the vat and by
delineating the boundaries Of the
territory that must dip at that vat,
being careful that every foot of ter
ritory in the parish is included in
the territory of a vat.
Have every person ready and de-
termined when the time for dipping
arrives next spring.
Emphasize the determination to
finish the job. Let the fellow who
has failed to dip heretofore feel the
exhileration of being part Of an
enthusiastic organization determined
to do good thing for the communi-:
ty, and let the final few, il such
there be left who will not cooperate
know that the great majority rep
resented by the organization are: de-
termined to complete the work and
will unite in enforcing the law
against the few who insist on hold
ing back the great majority
The plan here proposed aims to
clear the vat territory each dipping
day. It will catch the cattle that
are interlopers into that territory
and whose owners are at a distance
or are unknown. 1t aims to make
impossible the passage Of cattle from
the territory of one vat to the terri
tory of another in such a way as to
escape dipping.
So | have faith that each difficulty
Of this kind can be solved by the
owners themselves when they apply
themselves to it with a determine
tion to solve it. Patience, tact, and
perseverance will do the job.
These things are beyond doubt:
t1-If Louisiana is to be freed
from the fever ticks it must be done
by the efforts of the cattlemen them
selves. It is not enough that they
passively dip when they are told to
dip by an Inspector. They must
take active hold on the work and
push it aggressiyely. That will do
the work, do it now, and do it at the
least cost.
2-Experience of cattle owners
shows that the fourteen-day dipping
program. will free the state or free
any parish if all the cattle are dipped
according to the program.
3-What is impossible when peo-
pie are not organized becomes easy
when they are organized. Organi- 1
eaton means faith in each other,
loyalty to each other, and de-
termination to stand by each other.
I saw lot Of parts that go to make
UP an engine. Separate and lying
about they were so much iron and
steel. When they were assembled
and each part in place to do Its part
in supporting every other part, the
wheel was turned and the thing that
was lifeless as a scattered lot Of
curious pieces Of iron and steel spoke
with life and power. Every ounce
of it vibrated with power. Scatter
ed laborers have been treated with
scant courtesy and consideration.
Close organization is the only way
for farmers to defend themselves In
this day when all other classes are
organizing.
I've can continue dipping as we
have been doing it forever and We
will not be free Of ticks. BY CO.
operation we can go on and finish it.
Are we going to fail or succeed? heT
answer is with the farmers.
r. L. HINES,
Secretary La. Tick Eradication
Law Enforcement League.