The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-07-28
Sheep, Dogs. So

The attention of our readers is called ;.
ticle in our present number on raisio,
sheep. Who will make the experiment. OS
will be time enough after this numbo,
hand. We prefer sowing corn late for E SJpa
II you have no sheep, you have, no do"t .'F
cattle than you ought TO keep for &c, 1&
terests, and the corn fodder and ,urn;n. wv
swer for them fully as well as for sheen. ::
we think better, so far as the fodder is en-. We
But, although we are much in favor Of sbas,
ing, both as source of profit and as an
tant link in the chain Of improvement Of on.
oft lands, yet we are not quito sure lba,
dong full justice to our subscribers in en-
ing them 10 enter into it TO any extent Will.
State and the whole South is overrun win
Of ours, whelps and pups OF high and low A.
and under the protection Of our laws. Thsss
Of sheep raising is not worth candle Will
legislators are too much afraid Of their poDaE.
with the s'dear people" to enact laws fer In,
preston OF the dog nuisance to all good sr,
If we had law allowing one dog on each
to be kept free of tax, but all Orrr one, III,
say 25 or SO cents for the first, and doulr,,
every one over that, with anaddltionnI claus
ing each white man or woman for ALLOWING A.
gro to keep dog, not less than five dOlI,p
each so kept, il would, we feel quite certain
very short time, reduce our population at !.
500 per cent. and increase the number Of she
as great ratio. AS TO the fear OF the peopa
don't believe q word OF it. We should no.
afraid to so before the people with all our D,
JUDGES against the canine race. If there wen
other objections tosus we should not fear succ
We know there are many gentlemen in The S
that are greatly attached TO their packs Of hOul
Such men would, however be found we ven,
almost TO a loan, in favor of the law.
would most cheerfully pay the tax, in ord
have the thousands Of useless prowlng ours
troyed. Even poor men would prefer pay
tax on one or two good dogs, to having the c
try overrun with worthless ones. AS 10 Me-
being allowed to raise and keep dogs by their .
ers, we consider II an outrage on every DE-
community. The man that suffers II is cerla
and oftentimes, no donbt, without refeclio
TOO regardless Of his own and of his neigh
interests. IL, instead of allowing his negf
raise dog, he would give him pig to rails
would cost linn no more, and very probably n
less. What negro would feed 10 a dng-Gr
ever saw a poor negro's dog would raise
yearly, which, in the family Of The negro Won
a clear saving to the owner, Besides, we L
that in our own neighborhood negroes keep.
with them in all their night prowling, IN ord
warn them in their rogueries, as well 10 pro
them from the patrol. We know an instance
occurred few days since, in which the dog,
tected negro from patrol that pursued and
er,ook him, and enabled the negro TO make lis
cape.
Upon the whole it must come TO this at h,
we must make our election between The dog,
the sheep. We must agree TO the reduction
large majority of our dog population, or wen
content ourselves with the abandonment ofa,
raising. Who will vote for the dog? and wh
the sheep!-PendIet0n Farmer anil Planter.