The log cabin Democrat., 1921-04-06
TO CLEAN
 UP TICKS IN 1921 DIPPING BEGINS APRIL I5 Stock Law to be Great Aid in Exter- minating Cattle Pest, Says Coun-
 ty Supervisor Rice.

and state cattle tick eradication work CTS to make a victorious and final charge upon the parasites in Faulk- ned county this year. Official notice Is published in the Log Cabin Demo- crat this week that systematic final work will be begun on April 15. Dip ping and inspection dates at the various vats will be announced later.
 The fight against the cattle tick in this county has been long, expensive and tedious one. Hampered from the beginning by insufficient funds, lack of cooperation and in some instances violent and unlawful opposition, the work which, if all circumstances had been favorable, could have been con- pleted within one or two years, has dragged through five or six. Prog ress of a substantial character, how ever, has been made, and for the past two years the western half of Faulkner county has been out of the cattle quarantine.
 This year there is every prospect that the battle will be fought to a successful conclusion, according to Dr. A. W. Rice, federal supervisor of tick eradication work for this county. h. fested districts are in isolated sec tions mainly and big percentage of the area of the county is entirely free from ticks. Federal and state funds available will permit the employment of a sufficiently large force of in- spectors and will also purchase the chemicals for charging the dipping vats, which has heretofore been done at the expense of the cattle owners.
 One of the most favorable circum- stances, Dr. Rice says, is the adoption of the stock law by all except five of the townships of the county. When stock are kept up there is little chance of either the herd or it's range be- coming reinfested from other cattle he says. Dr. Rice feels practically sure that all of the stock law town ships will be entirely rid of ticks this year and not have to do any further dipping.
 In the four of the five townships without the stock law-Pine Noun tain, Danley, Pierce Creek and Will son, systematic dipping will be be- gun this month and carried on throughout the summer and fall, or until there or no further signs of ticks. Eagle township, the remaining onew ith no stock law, by faithfully carrying out dipping orders in pre- ceding years, has already practically exterminated it's ticks.
 In Eagle and all the other town ships dipping will be principally local. All owners will be required to bring their cattle to the vats on specified dates for inspection. Those found free of ticks will not be required to be dipped. Where infestation is con- fined to a single herd, such herd will be placed under local quarantine and must be dipped at regular intervals until the ticks have disappeared. In addition to the quarantine inspectors will be directed to bring prosecutions against persons wilfully refusing or failing to comply with the tick cradle tion laws, Dr. Rice says.
 A special feature of interest to the northeast quarter of .the county, em- bracing the congressional townships ' and of ranges II and 12, is that after the first inspection it will be permissible to move cattle from this territory to tick-free territory under special regulations. Since the quar- antine was placed on this area, which embraces the political townships of Benton, Mt. Vernon, Mountain, Enola and Mathews and portions of Califor- mia and Hardin, it has been unlawful to move cattle out the area and no permits for such removal could be granted. After the first general in- spection, infested section will be re- quired to have systematic dipping, while permits will be granted to re- move non-infested cattle after inspec- tion.
 With the exception of a few cases in the northeast section. where dp- ping vats were dynamited several years ago, no new vats will have to be built this year, Dr. Rice states, unless for convenience the cattle owners desire to do so. Vats must be constructed at the expense of the cattle owners.
 Assisting Dr. Rice in the campaign in this county will be one assistant supervisor and two inspectors, whose salaries will be paid with state and county funds.