Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1856-12-20
Farmers 4epartnltllt.
written for the Nebraska Advertiser.

. IN vi 4AVN4As
10 Farmers of -Nemaha Co.


the best plan to adopt. That
IS in regard to our breachy stock and
crops. The former being so destruc-
tive to Hthel latter, for the two past
and viii be worse next year
than ever before, unless we do some
thing to prevent it. 1t is useless and
unnecessary for me here to. enumerate
the damages done by breaehy stock,
even in one small neighborhood, by
letting them run at large during the
winter season, when all stock should
be kept up and fed at home, instead Of,
as is thegeneral custom, feeding them
selves in other mems corn fields. 1T
is also an almost unbearabIe aggrava-
ton, to thus see our Summers labor
destroyed in few days, on which we
and our families depend for support,
particularly when we are not able at
the present high prices to buy more.
The question arises, and is asked by
many, what kind of a law will rid the
people Of this great imposition and
pestilence. Some propose that if the
Legislature pass a law merely describ-
ing the highth, quality &C., of a fence,
viii be all that is necessary; such a
law is better than no Legislation on
the subject, but | fear wildly no means
answer or accomplish the desired OBJ
ject. The same breachy stock will be
among us next season as this, breaking
down our fences, no matter how good,
and destroying our grain.
And even if the owners do take
them in custody, it viii not repay us
for the loss Of, perhaps, fifty bushels
Of corn they may destroy even in one
night. But, says one, the owners are
responsible and accountable for dam
ages done by their cattle breaking
through or over LAWFUL fence, true
enough butn one in ten will pay you
unless you go through the long pre-
amble of a law suit and pay your
lawyer all you get by the operation
The above facts we draw from the fact
that if the owners of such stock were
disposed to do what is right and just
they would keep up their breachy cattle
or pay damages when justice demand
ed it, as well as when laaO required it.
We do not feel disposed to 60 to law
with our neighbors and live in constant
turmoil, as win be the unavoidable con-
sequence if such law be passed this
winter. o ad5 rlE5i 9TH
There is one plan or law, and one
only, that viii answer the purpose
and it viii do it completely and give
room for neither having or difficulty,
and that is, Total Restriction. Let
us. have law passed torestrain all the
stock from running at large, and then
our troubles will be over. twill cost
but a trife, per head, for neighbor-
hood to hire their cattle herded. A
boy 15years old viii herd two hundred
head of cattle with ease, and at night,
they can be put up in pen or lot pre-
pared for the purpose, and then We
will know where our cattle are and be
saved the trouble of spending 50 much
time and trouble in the fall Of hunting
them up. But better plan still woulc
be tohave pastures fenced of suficient
size and strength to pasture our stOcl
during Summer, Gas for winter I Sc,
but one advantage in letting stock rut
out and that is to get their living Of
of other men) which viii be nTucI
cheaper even for those who have
startinfe fencing or have timber, or none,
to buy rails or lumber.
!. 1t will not require more than half a
much fencing to fence pastures as
will to fence farm sufficient to sup
port the same stock, and the owner
family. aLid b1-
Another still cheaper plan for thos
who may come into our country late
or be unable at present to fence an
havesbut little stock, is to Harriet thei
cattle out on the grass with a rope, thi
lis far better than running in the de-
after cattle even if our fences be eve
50 good. And then there IS anotbe
, great advantage to be derived froI
such a law we could have an opportani