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Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Dip May End Quarantine for Cattle Tick Fever in Pasquotank County, 1920

Elizabeth City Independent, Oct. 8, 1920

As a result of effective dipping and co-operation on the part of progressive citizens, Pasquotank County will be released from cattle quarantine on December 1. This has been made possible by concerted action on the part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the State Board of Agriculture and the Board of Commissioners of Pasquotank.

At the regular meeting of the Commissioners, held last Monday an agreement was entered into by means of which the release from quarantine will be formally carried out. This agreement, which was signed by the board, contains the following provisions:

1.       That the commissioners agree to maintain inspection of the quarantined cattle and premises in Pasquotank County, to be released from State and Federal quarantine, until all cattle and premises have been found to be free of the cattle fever tick.

2.       Provided, that the State Veterinarian, the State Board of Agriculture and the U.S. Bureau of Animal Industry continue to effectively cooperate in a way to enforce disinfection of cattle and premises until work of eradicating cattle ticks, on the remaining premises is completed.

3.       In view of the above, the Commissioners of Pasquotank do hereby petition the State Veterinarian, the State Board of Agriculture and the Chief to the Bureau of Animal Industry to release this county from state and federal quarantine on account of the Texas fever tick.

This action on the part of the Commissioners is generally regarded with approval and is the source of considerable satisfaction to many business men and farmers throughout the county who have been supporting tick eradication work. Pasquotank is the first county in this immediate section to be released from quarantine. It is expected that several others will be released next year.

With some few exceptions, the dipping of cattle throughout the county has been carried out very satisfactorily. In spite of opposition, the work has proceeded steadily. The release from quarantine marks its successful culmination.

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