8 EFFECTS OF IT* K ERADICATION. 
and still other counties where ticks were present in all pastures and 
where no effort had been made to get rid of them. The cattle were 
inspected and farmers, bankers, cattle buyers, and butchers were 
interviewed to see just how they regarded the work. 
The first county visited was Madison County, Tenn., in which is 
located the TTest Tennessee Experiment Station. The experiment 
station is about 1-J miles from Jackson. The land has been improved 
by growing leguminous crops and maintaining a herd of cattle for 
milking purposes, putting the manure back on the farm. The clovers, 
vetch, alfalfa, and various other forage crops were growing luxu- 
riantly. The farm had been freed of ticks for some time and an 
excellent herd of Holstein cattle were seen, some of which were 
making wonderful milk records. 
Mr. S. A. Eoberts, the superintendent of the farm, made the follow- 
ing statement : 
The cattle industry in lliose counties of western Tennessee which have heen 
freed of ticks was never in a more prosperous condition than at the present 
time. More interest has been taken by the farmers since they have learned 
that they can bring in cattle from above the quarantine line without danger 
of loss from Texas fever. A number of good beef animals have been brought 
into the county for breeding purposes during the past year. Much interest 
is being taken in better dairy animals, too, and the West Tennessee Experiment 
Station can not fill the orders received for Holstein breeding stock. Many 
beef cattle are fed in the county and shipped to the St. Louis or Memphis 
market. This is strictly a livestock county, as all kinds of clovers and other 
forage crops do well and can be produced very cheaply. 
Mr. J. J. Moffitt, who is a large cattle buyer and shipper of Jack- 
son, Tenn., was next interviewed. Mr. Moffitt expressed his views 
about the tick eradication work in this way : 
There was a great deal of opposition to the work at first, but now that our 
county has no ticks, the people realize the advantages of the work, aud we 
would not go back to the old conditions for any amount of money. The greatest 
benefits have come from improving the quality of the cattle by bringing in pure- 
bred stock from above the line. About 500 head of cattle were fed in the county 
last winter. During the past year over .$50,000 worth of cattle have been sold, 
and they brought 1 cent a pound more when placed in the free pens at the 
market than if they had been sold from the quarantine pens. Cattle have 
brought good prices and we have received great benefits from the eradication 
of the tick. As the ticks are eradicated from all the other counties about litre 
the good results will increase, because of the increased territory in which the 
cattle buyer can secure stock to ship. 
Mr. E. A. Moffitt, of Jackson, Tenn., made the following state- 
ment: 
I handle from 2,000 to 3,000 cattle a year, some of which I sell locally, and 
ship the resl to market. I am heartily in favor of tick-eradication work. The 
people in tick-infested counties have no idea how much money they are losing 
by the ticks, and they will never know until they have freed their premises and 
