THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



Do Cattle Ticks Affect 

 Hide Values? 



•km.* TMM 



The A'-ove questi^^n wni addressed to a number of Chicago hide and leather dealers, and their replies printed 1 

 will do it t esi> convince thf most sceptical that the cattle tick works very definite injury to hides in the Southern tick- 

 infested ai eas of the Unit4^ States, and the same thin£ applies, of course, wherever ticks are found. 



This injury is far gre.-iter than the average cattle owner realizes— they bite the sldn, and the injury this effects shorn Bp wmry plainly, and cau.<^ 

 in the grain of the finished leather. This occasions a serious depreciation in values, chiefly because tiok-lujured hides rmniHTl fav tised for bl^-olaM wor^ 

 Their ntarket value is thus considerably reduced, and lower prices rule. 



The only remedy is to eradicate the tick, and. fortunately, this is by no means diffictilt. 



Dipping uT spraying with a reliable arsenical Cattle Dip will destroy all the ticks and so overcome thlc lajary. ^ 



TICKS CAUSE LOSS OF f 1.26 PER HIDE 



EilracI from Formers' BuIUlin, No. 569, on " 7~rc^ Ftoer," issued by the United Slolei Departmettt of Agrlailture. 



"The rre'^encc of the tick among the cattle of the South not only lessens the value of the cattle on the hoof, but causes the grading if bldee that bav9 

 been infested with licks as No. 4 quality. The same hide, if free from tick marks, would grade No. 2. The difference in prioo between these two grades 

 of hides is 3 --enls a pound. As the liide of a southern steer weighs about 42 pounds, the presence of the tick in the hide cauana a loss In the hide alone of 

 more thui ^1.26 a hide. 



" It has been shown that the cost of eradication is only about 50 cents a head, so that if Cattle owners make a joint systematio ounpalga to eradicate 

 the tick, the increase in value of the hide alone would pay for the cost of tick eradication, and leave a net profit of about 70 cents a hide." 



Ticks lire tlie cause o] very Stavy Uai in a number oj JiJ/ciciil mkivs, bul tlie 



Tick Damage 



Ticks ReHiice Value 33% 



• "Citde I'lckj h.ive.T verj' deteriorating effect upnn bides and calfskins, 

 p.irticul.i! ly c;iir.skin.s. We do not buy many Southern hides or skins on 

 ;iccounl «j| the licks, liii: when we do get some here wc are obliged to sell 

 them for Xo. 3 stock at about <»nc-tliird less price than jjood Nonbcrn 

 «tock free troni licks. This does not apply so much to heavy hides for sole 

 h-atber purpose hut for all light hide? and calfskins, it renders tliem 

 altbtjetber useless, for all kinds ol leather." JOHN MILLER & CO 



Price 2c. to 21c. Lower 



• "In rej'ard 10 cattle ticks, they damage the hides so badly that very 

 few of them can be sold in tins market ; and when they are, the price is 

 irckn 2 to 2^ cents, lower than price of our Northern and Western hides. 

 This reduction is largely due to tick damage, though partly to poor take- 

 off; I handle very lew Soiitlicrn hides on account of ticks." 



J. M. BOND. 



ViUue Reduced 2c. per lb. 



i "The Southern hide, which is generally a ticky hide. Is sold in tblt 

 market at about 2C. a pound less than similar hides free of ticks." 



'9 BOLLES & ROGERS. 



Ticky Hides Worth 10% Lea* 



! " We buy large quantities of hides, but as we require a very good 

 quvity. It being used for fancy leathers, we are unable to use Suutheni 

 hidfes, as tlicy contain so many cattle-ticks. These ticks show an abrasion 

 upon the grain of the hide. In other words, we cannot make smooth 

 grain leather out of hides with ticks in them and we regard Southern 

 bi<ies with such imperfections worth fully lo per cent, less than from 

 districts where there are no ticks." u ELKAN & CO 



DMmages 2c. to 2U. per lb. 



"As to the difference in value between the ticky hide and a m n-licky 

 bidt, I wish to say that we tigure a ticky hide to be, at least, 2 to 2*c. less 

 in value. (' 



In general a Southern hide has not the value of a Northern, Easten 

 or ^Western hide, even if they are not ticky they are entirely of a different 

 tottire, too thin and spready," P^^j; r)KKYFlI5« 



kllers TvUick fellow iliow haw acriout A U* leakage of prefil araing front 



lo Hides. 



Reduce Value Ic 



lb. 



" Re the ciTcct of cattle ticks upoo the price of Southern hides. They 

 damage the grain of the hide to a very Urge extent, and reduce their value 

 at least I<i per pound." ,3^^ ,^,l 4 goNi 



Worth ic to Ic Less per lb. 



" From our e.^perience we have f oond that ticlcy bidet are quite inferior 

 to our good quality stock, originating from points outside of the South, 

 and tanners, without exception, are very averse to take hides of thus descrip- 

 tion, and in buying them reduce prices a full half to a cent a pound." 



ADLER & OBENDORF, Inc. 

 Tick Damage I to 2c per lb. Q 



" Ticky hides from the Southern States are certainly an inferior article 

 to the quality that is produced in the North. The difference in prices varies 

 according to the season and weights, but the damage done by the tick 

 probably amounts to ic. to 2c. per pound, or from soc to $1.00 per hide. 

 This pertains chiefly to the hides suitable for upper leather. On tlie 

 heavier branded bides for sole leather, the damage is less consequential." 



CHARLES FRIEND & CO., Inc 

 Damage* Ic or More per lb. 



" Cattle ticks are a very serious defect on hides, and the hides we buy 

 from Southern points, where the cattle run ticky, do not bring within * to 

 IC a pound of^Northern hides, for certain grades of heavier leathers, 

 while on upper leather that comes out of caQ kip and U(bt cow bides, 

 there is even a larger spread in price." tAPHAM BROS 4 Ca 



Ticky Hide* make Poor Leather 



' Ticky hides, or Southern hides, do not sell for as much money as the 

 Northern hides. These ticky hides, v.liea unhaired, are all spotted and 

 make a very poor leather and mo«t tanners refuse to buy any Southern 

 hides at any price." _ EMERY & Ca 



Ticks Make Black Spots on Leather 



" Ticks on cattle make black spots on the leather and are cause of 

 considerable loss in value, I should think fully 3c to 4c per lb.; on aa | 

 average ic. to 2C per lb. would be a fair difference, I should >ay, on tb* | 

 prices paid for hides." FRANCES M. POTTEB. I 



COOPER'S CATTLE TICK DIP 

 Hai received the official approoal of the follotving Courttriee: 



'unloD of South Africa. Northern Rhodesia. Brazil. Basutoland. 

 : Nyaaaland. Swaziland. Southern RhodesU. Madagascar. 

 'British E^sat Africa. Oerman East Africa. Portuguese Eaxt Africa. 

 I^ortugucse Wcat Africa. Egypt. Argentine Republic. Queensland. 



i' United States of America. New South Wales. 



Nortbem Territory of Australia. 



WEST INDIAN AGENTS ; 



ANTIGUA : iScnnett, Bry.'ton & Co.. St. Johns. 



BAHAMAS: H. T. Bricc, Na.vuu, N.P. 



BARBADOS: Barbados Co-operutlve Cotton Co.. BridKCtowD. 



Ukll iSll OUIANA: T. Ueddc,» tirant. Ltd. 



DOMINICA: Hon. H. A. I^ampton. OkUNADA : Thomson, Hankey A C«. 



OLIADlfl.OUI'i; : The Station AKronomiquc dc la Quaddoupe. 



Polnt-.^-l'ltre. JAMAICA: D. Hcndcr.son & Co., kInestOD, 



MAkTINiOLlli: I-. Dupinn & Co., l-ort-de-France. 



MONTSEKHAT: W. Llewellyn Wall. NBVIS: S. D. Malone. 



5T. KITTS: S. I.. Hor.^ford & Co. ST. LUCIA: Barnard Sons * C*.« 



Ca.slrles. ST. VINCENT: Coren & Co.. Klnzstown. 



TRINIDAD & TOBAOO: T. acdden Ursnt. Ltd, 



AMBklCAN VIRtllN ISLANDS: O. M. Schmlegelow, St. Crelz. 



Manufacturers : WILLIAM COOPER & NEPHEWS, Berkhamsted, England 



i BRANCHES: Toronto, Cliicsfo, Sydoty, Melbamii, Aotklasd, Boeooi Airw. Monte Vidso. P«*ta Arsoi*. MiaoBSsWl, 



