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THE CATTLE TICK CAN BE DESTROYED 



It is on account of the tick that the national quarantine line was 

 established north of which cattle may not be moved except under 

 rigid restrictions. 



Cattle not of the tick-infested area when brought in to improve 

 the grade of stock become infested with the tick and a large percent- 

 age of them die of tick fever. 



The milch cow infested with the tick gives at least ten per cent 

 less milk by reason of its parasites. 



The tick injures the liides so they sell for one-half cent per pound 

 less than similar hides not so affected. 



Tick-infested cattle are not immune from tick fever. 



Every year in every tick-infested country the loss of cattle from the 

 disease would more than pay for the eradication of the tick. 



Tick infected steer — August 12, 1911. Weight 730 pounds 



The tick curtails opportunities for an open market for your cattle; 

 hence, a substantial curtail in price. 



The tick causes an unsanitary and unwholesome condition of the 

 animals infected. Their products are undesirable for human con- 

 sumption. 



It is not human to allow the tick to suck the vitality from the 

 dumb brutes we are in duty bound to care for. 



You cannot fatten cattle and feed the ticks upon them. 



We need more and better cattle. 



We need more liome-produced beef, pork, and mutton. 



We need more barn-yard fertilizer. 



