Show TICK riCK ERADICATION IN SOUTH Work Has Progressed Satisfactorily in Georgia Where There Has Been Co Operation Prepared by the Untied United States Statu Department of Agriculture Tick eradication has progressed so satisfactorily in iii Georgia that probably fifteen or more counties will soon be released from federal quarantine according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to a u report just issued b by the United States Department of ture During June Julie of cattle were supervised In Inthe Inthe inthe the state and In the counties expected to be released from quarantine only BOO tick-Infested tick herds were found With the exception of one count county Taylor there has been heart hearty cooperation cooperation cooperation op co in carrying on the tick tion work The commissioners' commissioners court of Taylor count county declined to oper co-oper- 4 r 4 A 4 4 Tick Infested Cattle ate with the state for the enforcement of dipping and quarantine regulations and has lias refuted ed to complete the work of tick eradication in herds on premises premi premi- ses and in localities held un under er local quarantine at the time the federal quarantine was revoked In December 1 1920 20 For FOI this reason it has been necessary necessary necessary essary to Taylor count county There is In effect In Georgia a state regulation which provides that all cattle cattle cattle cat cat- tle going through tie the dipping vat shall shan be marked with paint at each dipping This regulation n has been of great assistance assistance as os- nce in facilitating tick-eradication tick work Range riders whose whosel duty it Is Isto Isto to pick up an any cattle not marked marled with pa paint nt are empl employed In each count county cattle are taken to the dipping dipping dipping dip dip- ping vat and dipped at t the expense of the owner or if the owner cannot be found the they are treated as stra strays s 's and sold for the expenses incurred in their gathering and dipping To this tills system system tem the Department of Agriculture attributes attributes at at- tributes the satisfactory results In ridding ridding rid rid- ding the state of tI ticks In fact fact- It Is ia said there are fewer cattle In Georgia in counties In which tick eradication Is being carried on on than thanIn In any an other state The Importance of freeing the South of ticks Is emphasized b by the Increase In n the number of markets which are being closed to tick ticky cattle 1011 Following Following Follow Follow- ow resolution b the theMar ing a recently passed by Mar Maryland land state board of agriculture prohibiting the shipment of ticky cattie cattie cattle cat cat- tie tle into the state for an any purpose the Department of Agriculture has issued a notice to bureau of animal industry Inspectors to the effect that shipments of cattle from quarantined areas arens cannot cannot can cnn not be be received at ot the Union stock stockyards stockyards yards Baltimore Md the T T 1 A. A Whitefield White White- field Co Frederick ltd Md Id the tile Denning Beaning Union stock yards District of Columbia Colum Colum- bia and the Carolina Packing Co Wilmington N N. N C C. C |