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12 A 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. tilt ! r < :. - all lit dei be< 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. • f Is This Why English Beauties Are So Fair? build and I* >e the\ (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.) I The greatest home furnishing values that’s possible to be gotten together are here, ready for your selec tion early to-morrow morning. 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This tub is made of the purest of Old English Greyware, and is a tub which can be used for many purposes. It is __ a real dollar value, but Rhodes-Wood’s special 90 f* price for to-morrow—big Monday—is only... 00 Cur Blue Tan Bargain Basemen! Crowded again to its utmost capacity, is our blue tag bargain basement. It matters not what you want, you can find it here, carrying a price tag which represents about one-half its real value. Any selection made in this department may be paid for on our usual terms. Come to morrow—and come early. Student Monday Only Alarm Clocks 48 c Very attractive in appearance, are ex cellent time keepers, have extra loud alarm attachment, and are positively guaranteed for one year. ’s Chair-Monday Special Floor Coverings '' : Y- ' V aw Here is an artich that every school hoy and girl needs. It is exactly as shown in this cut, but can be easily and quickly converted into three more convenient and useful posi tions. 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