The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-12
CATTLE MEN ARE
WILLING TO DIP
SAYS |. [. MACKEY
Great Problem Is How To Comply
With the Requirements of
The Government

accomplished, T. IT, NdNh'E "'9 GUS
to say:
Editor Lakeland EYcuing Telegram.
| noticed a reproduction of an eGi-
torial from the Fort Myers Pre $. also
your comment thereon. You said Won
thought possibly the press of Florida
had been a little severe on the cattle
men. / want to say appreciate and
am sure the other cattle mon no. even
an intimation of sympathy from Tie
press of the state notice the Fort
MYERS Press states that tn" e3ii'eI
men will dennunce the federal gov
eminent in uumeasured terms. Now
| want to say that the cattle men arr
gust as far from throwing up a rcd
ilag as the press or anyone else. tn
government may make us throw up
our hands and ou business too. bat
We VIII certainly say. "l'ut le sam II
all right" We have been accused al
blowing up dipping watts. That IS an
unjust accusation and without fOunda
ton or proof The party or parties
who have tried TO destroy ~ rejard
dipping may have owned a COW. but
they are not cattle men nor are tA"N
cattle r.lisers. There is 10 one OF
Garth that knows the harm don" By
and wants to get rid of the cattle tics
any more sincerely than the cattle
men of Florida But wanting to r!d
cur range Of this pest and actually
accomplishing this work is altogethC.
another proposition. We know and
are satisfied that by dipping our cat
tie every fourteen days all ticks viii
be killed But right here is the hi
problem Having agreed that this
regular dipping ought to be done, w
are up against the proposition Oh how
to do it, To rid the range of cattle
ticks in Florida is altogether Il differ
ent problem faced by the cattle men
Of the North and West. We do no'
have Natures best remedy winter,
with its snow and ice. which helps tG
retard and almost eradicate the cattle
tick during the winter months. III
Florida we have a tWelVemonih$ o.
perpetual fight on our hands. re
order a man to go into the Everglades
and bring out every COW every 1oW
teen days to be put through the watts.
is an easy matter. In fat it is an
easy thing to tell any man to 90 into
any of the wild Florida country anG
gather his cattle for dipping. but II IS
~ ,,,.l,,,tior 70 illustrate
this ] might mention that few days
ago it became necessary t"i ~ -
ride horseback from Laheid'i" -
Groveland through leiTltoiH ail'ioa'
entirely devoid OF human h&nlt"li'ii,
to remain so until opened up pA S"oV
roads. About dozen hllles hoi'H VI
"a
Lakeland entered an eAP"l!3e VI
country about 'hirtN DN S'"tH A''''''
area where there is nothing but range
pasture. Even the uniniti2ted WIZ
get some idea of what a task II ""uiu
be to round UP cattle III ms area an
put them through the watts oilce V"i
let alone every two weeks. F." i''"'
\ man tell YOU to buy land and buy
wire AT war prices. hire labor al war
wages and build fence. is much easier
Than putting ND the cash. Now these
are some Of the problems that ne cat
tle men a.'e up against and right mere
is where the newspapers OF rlorlu"
can assist. The publication OF accu-
rate information regarding the 'rou-
Hes of the cattle men ana tleH al,
serious troubles will be OF materlal
advantage III l'dtHiii7
illusions.
Recent press utteranceS Woulu
leave the impression that cattle men
are opposed to dipping. | really tnink
that there is a misunderstanding rlght
there. ! doubt if you can ma Il caltie
man who would be opposed 10 catlie
going through a dipping vat bu'
there are other things connected Win
dipping he could truthfully say are
bad. For instance. vat win range
from eight to fifteen miles OF teffitoFH
to serve presents serious dl.lcui'leS'
The only satisfactory way to hunt
this range is by hiring men enough
to put out in every direction SO tlat
il might be swept clean IN one DAY
That will take the cattle OIL the grass
one day, stand in pen over hlsh' 10
be dipped the next morning ana one
dav to get back to their range. lha'
means practically two days OF starNa-