THE TICKY COUNTRY. 



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cows. They say that their beef animals grow 

 fatter and bigger with the same amount of feed. 

 They tell how they have improved their stock by 

 bringing in better breeding animals. Their cattle 

 no longer die from tick fever. They get more per 

 pound for their tick-free cattle at the big stock 

 yards. The stock raisers say that cattle are worth 

 $7.50 more per head where the tick has been dipped 

 out. 



DO YOU LIVE ON A RED SPOT? 



Perhaps you live in a place that is marked in red 

 on the map. If you do, there are fever ticks on the 

 cattle in the country around your home. 



The next time you see some cattle in the country 

 or at the stock pens go close to them and see if you 

 can find fever ticks on them. Notice how these ticks 

 keep their heads buried in the hides so that they can 

 suck blood from the animal and poison it with fever. 





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Don't you feel sorry for this animal? 



