HOW WILL ERADICATION OF CATTLE TICK BENEFIT THE VETERINARIAN? 25 
that the infected area may be freed as quickly as possible, and 
that the farmers of this territory may make a success of cattle 
raising. 
While supervising the work in middle Georgia and other sec¬ 
tions of the State I personally came in contact with dairymen 
who had infected premises. These people were finally persuaded 
to eradicate ticks from their farms. After this was done, the 
cattle greatly improved in condition, the owners became inter¬ 
ested, asked for the tuberculin test, also tried to establish sanitary 
dairies, and were really proud of the fact that they had accom¬ 
plished so much along this line. Cattle in the same section en¬ 
hanced in value and the cattle owners paid more attention to live¬ 
stock ailments. Even negroes quite a distance from the county 
sites became interested and replaced their scrub bulls with pure¬ 
bred Herefords in some instances. 
I understand in Greene County, Ga. (this is claimed to be one 
of the leading dairy counties in the State), that they ship an¬ 
nually to this city about $100,000 worth of dairy products. Of 
course this is fine, and the natives down there will tell you that 
“ the dairyman is the backbone of that community.” In fact, 
general appearances of the dairyman’s premises in that section 
indicates success and progress. Yet when you consider the nat¬ 
ural resources of the State, together with the fact that we import 
annually between eight and ten million dollars’ worth of dairy 
products, it would seem to me that Greene County should ship 
at least ten times the present amount. 
From personal experience I believe that tick eradication stim¬ 
ulates the farmer to engage in the breeding of good cattle; it 
does certainly encourage him to realize the importance of close 
attention along veterinary medical lines. I make this statement 
because of the numerous inquiries, while in the field, on this sub¬ 
ject. 
It is an admitted fact that the eyes of the nation are turned 
southward, also that after the removal of this great barrier high- 
class stock can be raised as cheaply and to a better advantage 
here than in any other section of the country. 
