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TIEARPT’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, \TI.ANTA CA SFNDAY. SEPTEMBER 7. 1013.
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Government Quarantine Against the
Fever l ick Only Method by Which
Section Can Develop Beef Industry.
Great Herds Now Things of Past.
By DR E. M. NIGHBERT
(U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry.)
To-day there in more concern man
ifested toward the importance of
maintaining cattle on all American
farms than ever before. Heretofore
It wb« thought that only certain sec
tions of the United States were suit
able for cattle raising, therefore such
apparent favored sections have been
depended upon to deliver beef and
dairy products to the tables of every
American family.
The day of th** man with his thou-
aands of cattle in the United States,
costing nothing for forage and but
little for (are, is rapidly passing.
The day of this man who In the
earlier days perm I ted thousands of
cattle to perish every year for the
want of feed, water and shelter, not
facilitated by nature at certain times,
has come to a rather sudden halt
In those days it mattered but little
to this man what the prices were.
Just so he could get a chance to sell,
because It was all profit. Those very
early pioneer cattle men who are now
living have a kick coming because
the great public domain once a free
cattle range Is being settled by men
and women determined to have a
home; and while this home Is be
ing established various products, in
cluding cattle, are being produced for
the benefit of the whole people.
Home Means Ambition.
Establishing a home is a different
proposition than establishing a herd
of a half million of inferior cattle
of the early days This home means
ambition, economy, many hardships,
probably u family and moderate
Wealth.
Now that our population has in
creased and will continue to Increase
in this country at a rapid rate for
runny years to come, and owing to
the natural change of conditions to
suit modern times, it is necessary to
adopt modern methods within the
reach of all with a view of produc
ing the best at all times. The best
in all things has never been cheap
The best In all things always sell
high and nearly always at a profit
This is a day of getting acquainted
in the United States. Kvery section
of the country Is realizing now that
we need each other at all times bad
ly, In order that our commerce and
industries may continue to develop
normally and economically and be ex
tended among ourselves to the best
advantage.
Just think what a blessing If Oeor
gia with her great rainfall had taken
the good advice and produced a sur
plus crop of corn and hay, then she
would not feel the effect of the pos
sible shortage of mips in the drouth
stricken sections of our country.
Depends on Other Sectors.
Many farmers In these sections huTi
to dispose ■ f a part of tholr < attIs
not in condition for the best results,
which, means that the supply of beef
for Georgia will be perhaps slightly
scarcer and more expensive this year,
because Georgia has depended upon
these and other sections for the bulk
of her beef and dairy supply. Just
think what It would mean if these
cattle that were searlfleed on the
market could have been shipped into
the State of Georgia for fattening and
finishing, then these cattle would have
served their full purpose. Yes. Amer
icans are Just beginning to get ac
quainted. and the better the acquaint
ance the better off we find ourselves,
because it means a more anilc&lble
co-operation.
Anything to-day seriously affecting
a section of our country affects the
nation, because there is no legitimate
hu n«*a or industry but what all of
us are concerned and interested. Why,
the sections that can not produce cit
rus fruits are certainly Interested in
the sections that do produce them,
and what would the citrus fruit pro
ducers do if it were not for people to
consume them.
These fruits are essential to our
h ' '1th and happiness; therefore, we
ar ' All interested. The man in Mon-
tan . wears overalls made of Georgia
cotton, he may be a farmer; in turn
th. Montana man arranges so that
he may directly or indirectly supply
the Georgian with quite a bit of
spring lamb and considerable fresh
beef when the season are good.
Tiie Declaration of Independence
was a fine thing, and we all stand
back of it and its history, but 1 some
times wish that that word INDEPEN
DENCE had been substituted by, suv
SLUh -GOVERNMENT, because it is
found there are some few people who
try to take advantage of that word
independence and give the whole
country a lot of trouble
Importance of Cattle.
The whole nation is interested in
every legitimate industry, and wants
them developed and extended, for this
reason the nation and the State and
all citizens interested wish to see u
cattle industry of great proportions
developed in Georgia and the South
beta use this industry is the most
vital and important subject under
consideration for the welfare of our
farms and homes for several rea
sons. a few in particuar <i) nota
tion and diversification of crops, soil
fertility and continued large yields
depend mainly on improved cattle on
the farm. (2) Cattle utilize waste
lands for pastures. Cattle build up
instead of tearing down, and leave
the farm better off because they do
not carry off the soil fertility « 3> We
eat cattle and their products. These
products are essential to our health,
happiness and ambition.
W :th only about 40 per cent of the
land area of Georgia used for actual
farming operations, the remaining
land lying idle without fences -t cat
tie bring in nothing, those who are
Interested in the full development ..f
the natural resources of the State
have begun thinking over the matter
' f utilizing this great waste land f •
attle, because of the great demand
for beef and dairy products and the
advantage and importance of main-
f raining cattle on the farm for soil
improvement.
Cattle Have Decreased.
Cattle have decreased several mil
lion head the past few years, and the
' population has wonderfully Increased
out of all proportions to the number
of cattle, which, of course, creates a
crying demand for more beef, milk
and butter. Not cheaper beef, milk
and butter, particularly, but a good
wholesome product and plenty of It.
The great free cattle ranges, once
overstocked with inferior cattle, and
still existing on a smaller scale in
some sections, are disappearing, and
the great cattle pastures of the Mid
dle West and North have been con
verted into small farms. To adjust
conditions is going to take time and
great effort in order that cattle rais
ing may continue to be profitable in
tlie sections that heretofore produced
the bulk of our beef supply. We need
not worry. The cattle industry of the
niled States is not going to bl 8
thing of the past, largely because “the
way to a man’s heart is through his
stomach."
The old adage, “To make two blades
of gras.«i grow where one grow- be
fore,” Is the motto. A few high-class
cattle are going to bo maintained on
every farm In the region of the $150
and $250 acre land, because It Is found
that the better the animal, the quick
er and greater the yield of products.
Therefore, pure-bred, high-producing
beef and dairy cattle an* going to be
established because they have proven
profitable
Beef Developed Quickly.
Instead of keeping a beef bullock
until three or four years of age be
fore fattening and marketing as of ye
olden days, the high-class animal Is
converted Into beef and is sizzling
in the broiler at 18 months to 2 years
of age. and will make more and better
quality beef than his 3 or 4-year-old
predecessor. Quick return* and often
is the modern method In any line of
business
The State of Georgia 1* a great
farming region; her agricultural re
sources when fully developed are
equal to If not greater and better,
than most any State Resources are
developed according to demand; for
that reason the development of a rat
tle industry is now under way in the
State, but headway in any undevel
oped resource is slowly made because
people are reluctant o> grasp oppor
tunity that maane considerable ton on
venienoe to adjust condition?* to war
rant success and profits in the under
taking.
The cattle In the State of Georgia
have been under federal quarantine
by act of Uongress for twenty years.
The people have only fully realized
this great handicap lately when, on
account of scarcity of cattle through
out the country, the Georgia farmer
was called upon to supply a few cat
tle to replenish the breeding ground
of other sections at prices higher than
he was accustomed to. and, of course,
he wanted to sell It was then tha*
the quarantine restrictions musf he
complied with, which meant Incon
venience and expense that had to be
deducted from the sellimr price.
Exposed to Tick Fever.
This Federal cattle quarantine
means thnt Georgia cattle harbor or
nn> exposed to a serious cattle dis
ease known as “Splenetic.” "South
ern.'’ or Tick fever, produced and
transmitted by the common cattle
tick If cattle harboring this tick wero
permitted to go promiscuously to
other sections unrestricted In their
movement it would result In tile
spread of Infection Find death of pus
ceptible cattle. .
it Is to be seen. then, thnt a cut lid
Industry will not be developed to its
full proportions >vhen harboring a
serious disease and is handicapped
bv Federal quarantine restrictions.
The cattle fever tick prevalent in
Georgia and the mild climate of the
South hinders the development of cat
tle and makes the business hazard
ous and unprofitable (D By produc
ing the disease in every calf Infested;
the calf usually lives, hut is stunted
In growth throughout Its life. The
young calf possesses a resisting pow
er to the disease that older cattle do
not have when raised away from the
t|,k (21 Cattle raised away from
this tick until past six months of age
then exposed and becomes infested
with ticks usually die. (21 Ticks
make the ‘Introduction of Improved
sins and herds for Improvement of
cattle exceedingly risky, because such
animals are susceptible and are likely
to die from the disease. (41 Ticks as
a parasite prey upon the animal, de
priving it of blood and vitality and at
the same time transfusing the micro
organism of disease that stays with
the animals throughout life. There
is no met leal remedy for tick fever,
('attle raised In the presence of ticks
are inferior animals and never de
velop normally.
The Fed era i cattle quarantine was
not a discrimination against South
ern cattle; it was a necessity, in or-
I der to protect the great cattle indus-
| try and markets of the uninfected
territory. Just as soon as it was
'found by scientific investigation that
this tick could be completely eradi
cated permanently from every farm,
even n whole county or State, with a
period of from 4 1-2 to 6 or 8 months
by regular disinfection of the ani
mals and by change of pasture, the
Government extended this Informa
tion, and at the request of various
States interested proceeded to co-op-
fate with officials and all citizens to
f, reo the country of this serious cattle
Ilse&fH PI s work Is going on now
! in every Southern State with remark
able success. By September 1. 1913,
there will have been freed of this
I pest and released from quarantine a
; territory f«*ur times the size of the
| State of Georgia.
The f;i t that cattle below the quar-
1 antine line are selling at a higher
i price to-day than ever known be-
! fore is on account of scarcity and
gr,uu demand, and not on general im-
i provement. The recent movement of
iarge numbers of cattle from the
N thorn and
Western feed lots and pastures under
;Squandered His
Million and Lands
In the Poorhouse
Robbed Father, Won Girl in Jail,
Dug Fortune, but Finally Faces
Death Penniless.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL., Sept, ft.— |
I An order of commitment to the conn
ty farm of Frank Kost by Supervisor
J Bader, of Astoria, marks the final |
chapter in a r< markable story.
Tempted, as a result of extravagant j
idea*. Into burglarizing his father’s j
store, marrying the daughter of the;
Sheriff, after making the acquaint- I
ance of the girl while he was a pris- !
oner; accumulating $1,000,000 in mine i
prospecting only to lose all by a turn !
of the wheel, and finally to enter th»* |
poorhouse a broken-hearted, decrepit .
old man. furnishes a lif» story that is !
j another illustration of the olo saying I
that truth is stronger than fiction.
Forty years ago Frank Kost, trust - [
ed clerk for his father, a wealthy
merchant of Astoria, stole several I
hundred dollar from the school fund I
of which his father was treasurer, j
Detectives fastened the crime on J
young Kost, who confessed, and later j
was released from jail when his fa- ]
ther restored the money.
While in jail Kost won the heart
of the Sheriff’s daughter, married her
and became a traveling salesman.
Good fortune .turned his head, he be
came Infatuated with other women,
and his wife secured a divorce at
Paola, Kans., in 1889.
The last chapter came when Host
drifted back to Astoria tot die. Pen
niless. a physical wreck, with none
to care whether he lived or died, he
had but one haven of refuge—the
county farm.
Suffragists Barred
By Want Ad Suitor
Maryland Youth, Refused a Dozen
Times, Isn’t so Particular About
Other Details.
FREDERIUK, Me.. Sept. ft. Re
fused twelve times, hopelessly single
at the “ripe” old age of 22, Fauntle-
roy Unger, of this city, formerly of
Waynesboro, Pa., stalwart and ath
letic, has resorted to want ads to pro
cure a life-long helpmate.
His only requirements are that she
be a competent housekeeper, reason
ably good looking and capable of
loving and making him happy. She
must he aboyt his own age, fond of
home and without political ambitions.
"No suffragist need apply,” Mr.
Unger declared.
Government certification of being free
of tick infestation was {in emergen
cy on account of scarcity, and I feel
sure that the movement of inferior
Southern cattle will continue but a
short time, simply long enough that
lie cattle sections where grazing and
feeding lake place can be rehabili
tated with better Improved stock.
Now Is Georgia’s Time.
Now I* the time for Georgia and
all Southern States to take the prop
er step to develop cattle of high qual
ity, because of natural advantages
after the tick has been removed. It
is not likely that there will ever be
a surplus supply of cattle In the
l nlted Stfltes, and the chances are
that the prices will continue to be
at such a figure that will make the
business Interesting and profitable. It
Is true the cheaper the land and the
better the cattle tne greater the profit,
Georgia farmers are producing an
nually about one-half million tons of
cotton seed. The by-product cotton
seed meal, from these seed will sup
ply enough essential Led. balanced
with grass and other forage crops
that may be easily grown, to fatten
annually 700,000 head of cattle. It
must be kept in mind this feed Is
being exported to other States and
nations and converted into beef and
dairy products, and these products
are being returned for the use of
Georgia’s population This great in
dustry can be established in the Stal*
to a better advantage than In other
sections Resides, the great consum
ing centers of the North and East
right at our door establishes a mar
ket by way of either land or water.
Eradication Only Beginning.
It Is to be seen thnt eradication of
the cattle tick is only a beginning,
but the time and money spent by the
citizens, counties, State officials and
the Government will be returned In
the near future many times over the
amount Expended. Fences, pastures
and forage must be established, then
breeding of improved cattle, feeding,
fattening and marketing a product of
high quality that will be in demand
will make the business Interesting
and profitable.
The Georgia farmer and land owner
is not to blame for not producing a
home supply of beef and dairy prod
ucts up to this time, because there
has been an honest effort in the past
by men in nearly every section of
the State to improve cattle, but when
he introduced improved sires or herds
he suffered losses by death of th*
cattle or the herd retrograded into
unprofitable property and the busi
ness was abandoned. However, with
the present knowledge of adverse
conditions and the positive plans defi
nitely known to overcome these con
ditions. there need be no excuse for
not making a start, and it is believ-d
that the efforts of those Interested
In the future destiny of Georgia’s ag
ricultural resources are justified In
insisting that cattle must be main
tained on Georgia farms that our
commerce and industries along every
line may be developed and extended.
Is This Why English
Beauties Are So Fair?
(From London Herald.)
Ever since the discovery that mer-
coliteq wax would absorb ami remove
a soiled complexion, its use by ladies
as a substitute for toilet creams has
grown rapidly. A perfect complexion
can be maintained Indefinitely if this
remarkable substance is used Its be
neficent cleansing. clearing and preserva
tive action is quickly apparent, and la
dies who have been paying as high as
a gtdnea a j«r for “special cream” from
beauty specialists, soon recognize that
mercolited wax outranks them all. It
has become so popular that it can he
obtained at all chemist shops In the
British Isles. American druggists also
have great demand for it, in original
one-ounce packages The favorite way
of using is to apply it like cold cream,
before retiring, washing it off In the
morning.
The saxollte lotion for wrinkles and
the facial contour lias also become ex- !
tremely popular. One ounce powdered
saxollte is dissolved in one-half pint
witch hazel Bathing the face in this
has a splendid effect In erasing wrinkles
and improving contour.—(Advt.)
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