THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



It Pays 



- TO Eradicate Ticks ! 



The Results of Tick Eradication work in the United States 



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A vigorous co-operative campaign for the eradication of the cattle tick in the South and South-West States of North 

 America, has been in progress since 1906, the work being conducted jointly by the Bureau of Animal Industry of the United 

 States Department of Agriculture and the State and county authorities. 220,000 square miles (an area greater than France) has 

 already been completely cle'ared of ticks. An effort has recently been made to sesure direct evidence from the cattlemen and 

 farmers concerned as to the results of the work. For this purpose a circular letter embodying the following questions was 

 widely distributed among the stockmen and farmers in 11 different States. The questions asked were : — 



1. What has been the average increase her head in the value of cattle in your county since tick eradication began in 1906? 



2. What, if any, has been the average per cent, increase in the weight of the cat*le since tick eradication began ? 



3. Express in percentage the average increase in grade or quality of the cattle since ticks were eradicated ? 



4. .■\()pro.\iinately what per cent, of cattle died annually of fever in your county before tick eradication began ? 



5. What is the prebable per cent, of increase in milk production of dairy cows due to the absMice of ticks? 



Slightly over 1,000 replies were received in all. The following is a summary of these replies, taking each question in order : — 



1. AVERAGE INCREASE in VALUE of CATTLE SINCE TICK ERADICATION BEGAN in 1906. 



Alabama ... S7.70 Arkansas ... |8.31 California ... |15.00 Georgia 



Mississippi ... 9.00 North Carolina 8.30 (^ Oklahoma ... 8.20 South Carolina 



Tennessee ... §10.9^ Texas ... $13.79 Virginia ... f 13.28 



Average of 11 States $ 9.76 



NOT£.~^SM should be deducted from the ahove iiicrta&isas represe?itift'j the general rise in the value of cnttU which has taken place throughout the country, 



aud whicU ctinnot, there/oiw be said to he dtw. to the eradication of ticks. 



2. INCREASE IN WEIGHT OF CATTLE. 



The averages for the States ranged from 11 per cent, in Texas to 23 per cent, in IMississlppi, and the average per cent, of gain 

 lor the entire tick-free territory was 19.14. In other words, the cattle as a whole are considered to be about one-fifth heavier 

 than before tick destruction was commenced. 



3. INCREASE IN QUALITY OF CATTLE. 



The lowest State average was 16 per cent, for Georgia, and the highest 31 percent, for Mississippi. The average for the 11 States 

 w as 26.91 per cent., which means that the cattle in the tick-free sections at present are rather over one-fourth batter in grade or quality. 



This is proof, if proof were needed, that the unprofitable "scrub " animal and the tick go together, and that when the latter 

 is banished, and not until then, is the influx of pure bred animais on a large and profitable scale possible. 



4. ANNUAL LOSSES BEFORE TICK ERADICATION. 



There is practical unanimity in allowing that considerable losses were caused by Tick fever before the inauguration of the 

 tick eradication work. The figures range from 9 per cent, in Georgia, to 1-5 per cent, in Mississippi and North Carolina, and the 

 average for the 11 States is 13 per cent. This is a trifle over one-eighth of the total cattle. 



It requires but little imagination to see what a serious handicap to the catlle industry of the South an annual loss of this 

 magnitude must be. Some idea of its extent may be had by taking the census figures for cattle in 1910. According to these there 

 were in round numbers 15,000.000 cattle below the Tick quarantine line, with a valuation of slightly over 8270,000,000. 



One-eighth of this sum is $34,000,000, which represents roughly the annual loss from deaths alone, not counting the depreciation 

 in numerous other ways, such as stunted growth, discrimination in markets, slirinkagr ui milk production, etc., all of which 

 will more than double the amount named. 



S. INCREASE IN MILK PRODUCTION. 



The owners of dairy cows in the region cleared of ticks are evidently well satisfied with the results of the work, since 95 per 

 cent, of the replies admit there was an increase, usually very substantial, in the yield of milk. 



The lowest estimates are from Alabama and Georgia, these two States averaging l.ipercpiil. increase in each, while the highest 

 average, 25 per cent, increase, is from North Carolina, closely followed, liowevcr. b\' 24 jier cxMit. e.ich m Mississippi and Oklahoma. 



The average for the 11 States is 23 per cent., which is a gain of nearly one-fourth in the total Milk yield. 

 -" It is easy to see what a great advantage this would be if it could be applied to all the ticky cows in the South. The 

 additional milk would in the aggregate be worth many millions of dollars. 



IT IS CHEAPER TO KILL TICKS THAN TO FEED THEM. 



COOPER'S CATTLE TICK DIP 

 Hat received the official approval of the following Countries: 

 Union of South Africa, Northern Rbodesiia, Hrn^il. itasulnlanJ, 



Nyasaland, Swaziland, Southern Rhodesia, Mada;;ascnr, 



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



Portuguese West Africa, Egypt, Argentine Kepulilic. Queensland, 



United Stateg of America. New South Wal:s, 



Northern Territory of Australia. 



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ST. KITTS: .s. l. MorsfarJ & Co. ANTIliD A : Kennetf. Br *"" * *■'• 



JAMAICA: t). (teinlerstin iS: C.1.. kinir.<ton. 



ttkHNADA: 'I'lioni.'^nti. [i(nlxe\ v^ Co. 



BARBADO-S: l1^irh.iclo.<i Co-(ipcr.-ui\c Cotton Co., Ltd. 



lt*HAMA,S; \V. N. Twvnanl. Nas,«au. 



TRIMDAH: I. (jcddcs Oruiit. Port of Spain. 



BRIII.SM lilHANA: .Sanilbach. I'arker „% Co. 



ST. VINCIfM : Corea »•■» Co.. Kingstown. >hVI.S: 5.1). Malone. 



DANI.sll Wi;.SI INDII.s: A ..• ..ImiitKclow. ,St. Croix. 



M0NT5bKRAT: \V. I.lew>ll>n Wull. DO'WIMCA: Hon. H. A. Frampton. 



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