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IIEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, GA Sl’NDAY, SEPTEMHER 7, 1913.
Government Quarantine Against the
Fever Tick Only Method by Which
Section Gan Develop Beef Industry.
Great I lerds Now Things of Past.
on the farm for soil
By DR. E. M. NIGHBERT.
(U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry.)
To-day there is more concern man
ifested toward the importance of
maintaining cattle on all American . olll or ;ilJ proportions to tne numo
farm* than ever before. Heretofore of cattle, which, of course, creates
It wa, thought that only . -rtnln two ! ''tying •l-muml for mom be*f, milk
it ainl butter. Not cheaper beef, milk
'tons of the rmted htftti-s wi re min , „ nd butt ,. r particularly, but a (food
dlile for cattle raising, therefore such wholesome product arid plenty of it.
apparent favored section* hn*e been | The grcal free cattle rangeH, once
tairiing <*attl<
improvement.
Cattle Have Decreased.
Gat tie have decreased several mil
lion head the past f»*w years, and the
population has wonderfully Increased
ut of all proportions to the number
depended upon to deliver beef and
dairy products to the tables of every
American family.
The day of the man with his thou
sands of cattle in the United Stat
• •verstocked with inferior cattle, and
still existing on a smaller scale In
-me sections, are disappearing, and
the great catt.l** pastures of the Mid
die West and North have been con
verted into small farms. To adjust
costing cubing for forage and l»u' I conditions is going to take time and
little for care, is rapidly passing
The day of this man who in the
earlier days perm 1 ted thousands of
cattle to perish every year for the
want of feed, water and shelter, not
facllitated'by nature at curtain times,
has come t«> 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 rattle 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
ile this home Is be-
variouB products, in-
ire being produced for
lie whole people.
Homo Means Ambition
Establishing a home iy a different
proposition than establishing a herd
of a half million of Inferior cattle |
of the early
ambition, ec
probably a
wealth.
home; and \\
ing estald.slid
eluding cattle,
the benefit of
-treat effort in order that cattle rais
ing may continue to be profitable in
the sections that heretofore produced
the hulk of our beef supply. We need
t ot worry. The cattle industry of the
United States Is not going to be a
thin; of the past, largely because "the
way to a man’s heart Is through his
atomach.”
The old adage. "To make two blades
of grass grow where one grew be
fore," is the motto. A few high-class
cattle are going to be maintained on
every farm in the region of the $150
ind $2rfi» 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 are going to be
established because they have proven
nrofl table.
Beef Developed Quickly.
Instead of keeping a beef bullock
until three or four years of age be
fore fattening and marketing as of ye
Mi.- home tii' .in i olden dn vs. the high-class animal Is
onomy. many hardshij
family and moderat
onverted Into beef and is sizzling
n the broiler at 18 months to 2 years
f age, and will make more and better
Now that our population hus in- | .junlitv In . f than his 8 or t year-old
1 and will continue to increase j predecessor. Quick returns and often
crea
In this country at a rapid rate for
many years to come, and owing to
the natural change of conditions to
i tlie modern method In any line of
business.
The State of Georgia !e a great
adopt modern methods within the
reach of al! 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 ahva> - at a profit
This is a day of getting acquainted
in Lite United States. Every section
of the country is realizing now that
we need each other at till times bud
ly. in order that our commerce and
industries may continue to develop
normally and economically and he ox
tended among ourselves to the best
advantage
Just think what a blessing If Geor
gia with her great rainfall had taken
the good advice and produced u sur
phis crop of corn and buy, then sin*
would not feel the effect ,»f the pos
aible shortage of crops in the drouth
stricken sections of our country.
Depends on Other Sectoing.
Many fartneis in these sections had
to dispose of a part of their cattle
not In condition for the beat results,
which means that the supply of beet
for Georgia will he perhaps slightly
scarcer and mure 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 scarlflced 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 hotter the acquaint
ance the better off we find ourselves,
because it means a more umicalble
co-operation.
Anything to-day seriously affecting
a section of our country affects the
nation, because there is no legitimate
business 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
health and happiness; therefore, we
an- all interested The man In Mon
tana wear a overalls made of Georgia
cotton; he may be a farmer; in turn
this 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.
The Declaration of Independence
wus a fine thing, and we all stand
back of ii and its history, but 1 some
times wish that that vu.nl INDEPEN
DENCE had been substituted bv. sav.
SELF-GOVERNMENT, because it is
found there are some few people who
try to take advantage of that word
independence and ghe the whole
country a lot of trouble
Importance of Cattle.
The whole nation is interested in
every legitimate industry, and wants
developed and extended: for this
n the nation and the State and
tizens interested w.sh to see a J der 10 P po J e '
• industry of great proportions
oped in Georgia and the South,
ise this Industry is the most
and important subject under
deration for the welfare of our
v and homes for several rea
sons, a few in pari
tion and diversifies!
fertility and contir
depend mainly on improves
the farm. ‘ 2) Cattle uti
lands for pastures, (’attit
instead of tearing do
the farm better off l>.
not carry off the soil fe
eat rattle and their products. These
products are essential to our health
happiness and ambition.
With only about 4U per
land area of Georgia used for actual
farming operations, the remaining
land lying idle without fences or cat
tle bring in nothing, those who are
interested in the full development of
the natural resources of the State | f<
have begun thinking over the matter j gloat dem
of utilizing this great waste land for | provement. The recent movement
cattle, because of the great demand j large numbers <»t cattle from the
fur iMief and dairy product* and tha j quarantined area to Northern and
t v
Squandered His
Million and Lands |
In the Poorhouse'
Robbed- Father, Won Girl in Jail,
Dug Fortune, but Finally Faces
Death Penniless.
BLOOMINGTON. ILL., Sept. «.
An order of commitment to the coun- i
ty farm of Frank Koet by Supervisor
Bader, of Astoria, marks the flnil
chapter in a remarkable story.
Tempted, as a result of extravagant '
ideas, into burglarizing his father's
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;
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 life story t ■* i
another Illustration of the old saying
that truth Is stranger than fiction.
Forty years ago Frank Kost, trust - i
ed clerk for his father, a wealthy j
merchant of Astoria, stole several
hundred dollar* from the school fund
of which his father was treasurer.
Detectives fastened the crime on
young Kost, who confessed, and later
was released from jail when his fa
ther restored the money.
While In Jail Kost won the heart
of the Hherlff’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 Kost
drifted back to Astoria tot die. Pen
niless, a physical wreck, with none
to care whether he lived or died, he
nad 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.
FREDERICK, Me.. Sept. 6.—Re
fused twelve times, hopelessly single
at the “ripe” old age of 22, Faunlle-
roy Unger, of this city, formerly <»f
Waynesboro, Pa., stalwart and ath
letic, has resorted to want ads to pro- I
cure a life-long helpmate.
His only requirements are that she I
be a competent housekeeper, reason- j
ably good looking and capable of)
loving and making him happy. She I
must be about his own age, fond of
home and without political ambitions.
"No suffragist need apply,” Mr
Unger declared.
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farm:
modern limes, it i nercssan to | 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 cat
tle industry is now under way in the
State, but headway in any undevel
oped resource is slowly made because
people are reluctant to graso oppor
tunity that means considerable incon
venience to adjust conditions to war
rant success and profits In the under
taking.
The cattle in the State of Georgia
have been under Federal quarantine
bv act of Congress for twenty years.
The people have only fully realized
this great handicap lately when, on
account of *uarrlty of cattle through
out the country, the Georgia farmer
was called upon to supply a few rat
tle to replenish the breeding ground
of other sect ions at prh ew higher than
he wav accustomed to, and. of course,
he wanted to kc 11. It was then tha*
the quarantine restrictions musf he
complied with, which meant incon
venience and expense that had to be
deducted from the selling price.
Exposed to Tiok Fever.
Thin Federal cattle quarantine
means that Georgia cattle harbor or
are exposed to u serious cattle dis- .
e.ise known u* "Splenetic.” "South
ern” or Tick fever, produced and*
transmitted by the common cattle
tiik. If ittle harboring this tick wer*
permitted to go promiscuously to
other sections unrestricted in their
movement it would result in the
spread of infection and death of sue
ccptible cattle.
It Is to be seen. then, that a cattle
industry will not be developed to its
full proportions when harboring a
serious disease and is handicapped
Uv Federal quarantine reelrictions.
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 » alf Infested;
the calf usually lives, but 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 raisod away from the
tick. (2) Gattle raised away from
this tick until past six months of age.
then exposed anil becomes infested
with ticks usually die. (2) Ticks
make the Introduction of Improved
sires and herds for improvement of
cattle exceedingly risky, because such
animals are susceptible and are likely
to die from the disease. (4) Ticks as
u 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 in* medical remedy for tick fever.
Cattle raised In the presence of ticks
are inferior animals and never de
velop normally.
The Federal cattle quarantine was
not a discrimination against South
ern cattle; it was a necessity, in or-
the great cattle indus
try and markets of the uninfected
territory. Just as soon as it was
found bv scientific investigation that
this tick could be completely eradi
cated permanently from every farm,
even a whole county or State, with a
R>>ta- f Period <>f from 4 1-2 to 6 or 8 months
s. soli I by regular disinfection of the ani-
yieliffe I and by change of pasture, the
tie on i Government extended this Inform*-
waste | tion. and at the request of various
interested proceeded to co-op-
vith officials and all citizens to
e country >>f this serious cattle
■ 'Phis work is going on now
\ Southern State with remark-
lccees. By September 1, 1913,
will have been freed of this
it of the j pest and released from quarantine a
territory four times the size of the
State of Georgia.
The fact that cattle below the quar
antine line are selling at a higher
price to-day than ever known be-
mt of scarcity and
not on general im-
Government certification or being fret'
of tick infestation was an emergen- I
cy on account of scarcity, and I feel
sure that the movement of inferior {
Southern cattle will continue but a I
short time, simply long enough that |
the cattle sections where grazing and
feeding take place can be rehabili
tated with better improved stock.
Now Is Georgia’s Time.
Now Is 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
aftei the tick has been removed. It
in not likely that there will ever be
a surplus supply of cattle in the
United States, and the chances are
that the prices will continue to he
at such a figure that will make the
business Interesting and profitable. It
is true the cheaper the land and the
better the cattle the 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 feed, 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
an* being returned for the use of
Georgia’8 population. This great in
dustry can be established in the State
t<> a better advantage than in other
sections Besides, 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 la to be seen that eradication of
the rattle tick is only a beginning,
but the time and money spent by tin
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 the
cattle or the lord 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 bellev-d
that the efforts of those inter ited
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.
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Is This Why English
Beauties Are So Fair?
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and I*
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(From London Herald.)
Ever since the discovery that mer-
col se, wax would absorb and remove
a soiled complexion, iis use b> ladies
j as a substitute for toilet creams has
j grown rapidly A perfect complexion
l can he maintained Indefinitely if tills
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 guinea a jar for ‘special cream" from
beauty specialists, soon recognize that
mercollzed wax outranks them all. It
has become s«» popular that it car. be
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 saxolite lotion for wrinkles and
the facial contour has also become ex
tremely popular One ounce powdered
suxolit* is dissolved in one-half pint
w u-h hazel Bathing the face in this
hits a splendid effect in erasing wrinkles
anil improving contour —(Advt.)
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