Agric.-Fotestry. MaiuUb-W '^^^^ 



THE ERADICATION of the cattle tick from the 

 Southern States is a problem of prime impor- 

 tance to the agricultural welfare of the entire 

 country. 



The elimination of the tick will give a very great 

 impetus to the cattle and dairy interests, especially 

 of the South, -where agriculture will be placed on a 

 more scientific and profitable basis. 



Although the eradication of the tick will be of 

 greatest advantage to the States in which ticks are 

 found, the benefits will be enjoyed also by all other 

 sections. In consequence the problem, in large 

 measure, is one of national importance. 



A number of publications on the cattle tick, its 

 habits, and methods of eradication have been issued 

 by the United States Department of Agriculture and 

 by various investigators in the Southern States. 

 This bulletin, prepared for the use of farmers, stock- 

 men, and other interested persons, brings together, 

 from the various sources, practical and useful infor- 

 mation regarding the tick and its eradication. It 

 supersedes Bureau of Animal Industry Circular 207 

 and Farmers' Bulletins 498 and 603, which arc no 

 longer available for distribution. 



Contril)ution from the Bureau of Animal Jmlust.ry 

 JOHN R. MOHLEll, Cliicf 



Washington, D. C. Issued October, 1919 



Revised January, 1920 



