Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-14
DR.. KNAPP EXPLh AIMS
NEW FLORIDA LAW
FOR FIGHT ON TICK

+ TALLAHASSEE, July 13.-Opera-
ton of Florida's tick eradication law,
which DR.. r. A. Ramsay, chief of
the tick eradication division of the
United States bureau of animal in
dustry, Washington, D. c., declares
to be exceedingly well written and
shows that the subject of eradicat.
ing cattle ticks under Florida COndi-
tons has been given extensive and
careful consideration is explained by
DIR. j. V. Knapp, state veterinarian.
DIR. Knapp said some. items con-
tanned in a previous article on this
subject, purpOrting to have been
statements and opinions of his, We're
misleading and at variance with the
facts.
The legislative act providing for
the tick eradication work in Florida
set aside an appropriation of one
half of a mill of the states taxes
to carry on the work. This would
amount to $210, 500, all of which may
or may not be used, depending upon
the work necessary to accomplish
the elimination of the tick from
>Floridas cattle. DR.. Knapp made
no mention of the number of vet
erinarians necessary to carry on the
work; neither did he discuss details
of the clerical force necessary.
Zone System
According to the provisions of
Chapter 92O1 (No. 49, acts of the
legislature of 1928, the territory COM
prising the state of Florida is Dir
vided into sixteen zones in which the
work of tick eradication is to be
taken up progressively, starting in
the counties and parts of the coun
ties comprising zones Nos. 2 and 13;
also in the present working areas
of Gadsden county and that part of
Duval county lying north and west
of the st. Johns river. When tick
eradication has been completed in
the above areas, it will be undertaken
in the adjacent and adjoining zones,
continuing in this manner until the
whole state is ticll-free.
THE present dipping equipment
watts, pens, fences, etc., in Florida
is about so per cent complete. Be
fore systematic tick eradication work
can be started in zones Nos. 2 and
IS, the dipping equipment will have
to be completed. The time it will
take to construct the required num-
Der Of watts in these areas varies. de-
pending on the number of watts, and
the condition of the present equip
ment in the several counties; how
ever, it is estimated that this pre-
liminary phase of tick eradication
work will not exceed a period of six
months following the date upon
hi in
chapter g201, laws of Florida, 1923,
become available.
Cooperative Measure
''Tick eradication is a live stock
sanitary development project, carried
on in the various southern states by
and with the cooperation of the
United States bureau of animal in
dustry. Tick eradication is essen
TALLY a cooperative measure, de-
pending primarily on the co-opera.
ton of the cattle owners of the
state for it's success. The annual
expense and the total cost of tick
eradication in the state depends upon
the cooperation of the cattle own
ers. In the sixteen years tick eradi
cation has been in progress there
Is IIO Ills lduCc " SIOW lIldI les ISlcl-
ton alone has eliminated ticks from
state or county. The law must be
firmly and judiciously enforced and
the cooperation Of the cattle own
ers obtained.
THE 1928 tick eradication law of
Florida provides that one-half Of
the actual, necessary and reasonable
expense incurred in collecting and
driving said cattle to and from the
dipping watts by such owner shall
be paid by the state live stock san
itary board to such owner. This
provision was included in this law
by the legislature for the purpose of
relieving the cattle owner of a por.
ton of the expense of dipping his
cattle, thereby soliciting the coop
Grafton of said cattlemen."