Do Cattle Ticks Affect 

 Hide Values? 



The above question was addressed to a number of Chicago hide and leather dealers, and thair replies printed I 



will doubtless convince the most sceptical that the cattle tick works very definite injury to hides in the Southern tick* 



infested areas of the United States, and the same thing applies, of course, wherever ticks are found. 



This injury is far greater than the average cattle owner realizes —they bite the sliin, and the injury this effects shows op W7 plAlnly. and causes • 1 

 in the grain of the finished leather. This occasions a serious depreciation in values, chiefly because tlck-i&jored hldas ^t^** be ased for higk<ili0 wvk« 

 Their market value is thus considerably reduc^, and lower prices rule. 



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



Dipping or spraying with a reliable arsenical Cattle Dip will destroy all the ticks and so overcome this Injury. ^ 



TiqKS CAUSE LOSS OF $1,26 PER H|DE 



Extract from Farmers' BuIUlin, No. 569, on " Tick Fecer," iaued by the United StaUl GepartmenI of Agriculture* 

 "The presence of the tick among the cattle of the South not only lessens the value of the cattle on the hoof, but causes the grading of hides th*t hav« 



been infested with ticks as No. 4 quality. The same hide, if free from tick marks, would grade No. 2. The difference In price between these two gradee 



of hides is 3 '^ents a potind. As the hide of ajsouthern steer weighs about 42 pounds, the presence of the tick in the hide causes a loss In the hide akne of 



more than $1.26 a bide. ' 



"It has been shown that the cost of eradication is only about 50 cents a head, so that If Cattle owners m'ake a Joint systematlo oampal^ to eradit&te 



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 oents a bide.*' 



TictiS arc tlu canst cj ixry \iaiy lou in a number oj dijfcrent :cnys, but tite 



Tick Damage 



Ticks ReHuce Value 33% 



'• Cnitle Ticks h:ive a very deferior.Tting effect upon Iiides nnd crilfskins, 

 p.irticuI.Tlly caltVkins. We chi not Imy ninny S,'Ut!iern hides or sivius on 

 account <>t the ticks, but wlien we do ^tt seme Itt-ic we .Tie obliged to sell 

 them lor No. 3 stock at about rme-lliird lessi price llian (*ood Northern 

 stock free Mom licks. This does not apply so Amch to heavy liides for sole 

 leather purpose but (or all lijjlit bides and. calfskins, it renders them 

 altogether useless, for all kinds 01 leather." lOHN MILLER & Co 



Price 2c. to 2Jc. Lower 1 



"In rc^.ird to cattle licks, they damage the Iiides so badly that very 

 few of them can he sold in this market ; and when they are. the price is 

 from 3 to 2) cents. lower than price t»f our Northern ami Western hides. 

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

 off. I handle very few Southern liides on account of ticks." 



]. M. BOND. 



Value Reduced 2c. per lb. 



"The Southern hide, which is generally a ticky hide, is sold in this 

 market at about 2c. a pound le.ss than similar Iiides free of ticks." 



9 , BOLLES & ROGER& 



Ticky Hides Worth 10^ Less 



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

 quality, it being used for fancy leathers, we are unable to use Southern 

 hides, as they contain so many cattle-ticks. These ticks show an al^rasion 

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



frain leather out of Iiides with ticks in them and we regard Southern 

 ides with such imperfections worth fully 10 per cent. le?s than from 

 districts wliere there are no ticks." . j^ ELKAN & Co 



Damages 2c. to 2ic. per lb. 



"As to the difference in value between the ticky hide and a non-ticky 

 hide, I wish to say that we figure a ticky hide to be, at least, 2 to 2jc. less 

 is \-alue. 



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

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

 eature, too thin and spready." nils DREYFIISS 



letters tt'ltich follow ihow how ttrhut b tit leakage of profit arUmg from 

 tc llutcs. 



Reduce Value Ic pw Ih. 



' Re tlie effect of cattle ticks upon the price (rf Southern hides. Tl^ty 

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

 at least ic. per pound." jg^^, ^g,^ 4 gONa 



Worth ic to Ic. Less per lb. 



" From our experience we have fonnd that ticky hide* are quite inf eric r 

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

 and tanners, without exception, are very averse to take hides of this desciip- 

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



ADLER & ODENDORF, Inc. 

 Tick Damage 1 to 2c. per lb. ^ 



" 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 50c. to |i.oo per hide. 

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

 heavier branded liides for sole leather, the damage is less consequential. ' 



CHARLES FRIEND A Co., Inc 

 Damages Ic or More per lb. 



" Cattle ticks are a very serious defect on hides, and the hides we b.iy 

 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 caS kip and light cow hides, 

 there is even a larger spread in price." LAPHAM BROS & Ca 



Ticky Hides make Poor Leather 



" Ticky hides, or Southern hides, do not sell for as much money :is the 

 Northern hides. These ticky hides, Mlien unhaired, are all spotted and 

 make a very poor leather and most 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 caui.c of ^ 

 considerable loss in value, I should think fully 3c to 4c per Itn; ou aa 1 

 average i c. to 2c. per lb. would be a fair difTerence, I should ny, on tba 

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



COOPER'S CATTLE TICK DIP. 



Bii.' r(C(t',ai the oficinl ctppnr, al of thi fo/Iowiiif; Countries: 

 Union of South Africa, Northern Rhodesia, Brazi', Basutoland, 



Nyaialand, Swaziland, Southern Rhodesin, Madagascar, 

 British East Africa, German East Africa, Portuguese East Africa. 

 Portuguese V/est Africa, Egypt, Argentine Republic, Queensland, 

 2 United States o' America, New Sou'h Wales, 



Northern Terriiory of Australia. 



Manufacturers: WILLIAN COOPER & NEPHEWS, Berkhamsted England. 



BRANCHES: Toronto, Cht.-igo, Sydnev, Melbcurne, Auckland, t,;no3 ^l••es, l/onte Video, Pun!a Arenas, East London, Odecsa 



WEST INDIAN AGENTS. 



ST. KI'l'TS: S. T-. Ilor.'iford & Co. 



AN'I'liil.A: UoiimM, Bij-.'^on cV Co. 



.I.\>IM('.\: I). Htiidiisoii it Co., Kingston. 



<;l{KN.\n.\: Tl.c.iiiM.ii. ILinluy iV Co. 



K.Mir.AlX'S; l'..iil.aaos Co-oporativi- Cotton Co., Lt<l. 



Tt.\ll,\M\S: H. T. Briiv. Nussati. 



'IKINir).M>; '1'. <;i.l<Ws (Jraiit, Ltil., l'oi-t-of-S|iaiii. 



r.KITISll (;ri.\NA: Siiiiillmcli, I'.-iikcr A- Co. 



.'^'1". \'IN('KNT: ("orua .V Ci'., Kinttstown. 



NKVIS: S. D. Maloia-. 



\MKI!I(' \N VIKlilN IST>.\NI)S:().II.S,liiiiirn..low,,St.Croi*. 



]\IiiNTs;|.:KK.\'r: \V Mcwoll.vii Wall. 



Ill iMINKA: Moll. H. .\. Krainiitnn. 



ST. l.rClV: Unniivil Sons A' Co.. Castries. 



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