Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-05-07

IIFrom o Isl /. Aericultarul Reportfor March.I

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Annual Les. g the Country Of Nearly
:, 2 -, Aaalf sal1.l1 Ailsson -llss Of sheep.
,.Il8 IEsOm . 3. Asrioultsr.l RsporsfOr MarchI
bus tneIeis 81 ? mayor oI oufiawry IN current
os TSsr A,ns eavs an IshmsetiaE
way 1, ~ ,utsaaaLhg M5ta s..e Yuesslon. II tne
hElDss sIe gsclAleu hulsAhces, 70 De
si&Oatea pro eoeo pk0ssco, they are claimed as
an PssS;sS . ;E1.1 pou 81 eq1ailsy Win
~ uo Tam, Fro-
other, and their value % beeomss i ;nstan4 - aly
Fsshs r,,'.s !. ...sa.. E
"a, = 2 ISsy pam gne, Iequ!l
~ ti Z. yu.lsp.uoence ln lts
hear , vSSsys +rsrta = u1s - -
S6s ,ss = - - ~, - 2
q ~ I ~ Tue ap.
and soId snd SsIA : - r y
heers 81, ,1oIvas l,,.I
ehel hooosao - ,,..,s-,.,s -a .' ts 80 -. =
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IN 81 vii th rs <s -
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tss ;eI y, -
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-,s ciss, II = Rs - @ Z =, =
49, - 4 - = = ss - - 4, 80 S
80 isa ,,, ~ 49, - s,,l,
sd leave iIis and eests NV nv, 10
~ i6, - - ,, ~ ,.,,
seen and the ne nnbl;e las an
1nsS - f..ts, !11oiAc mas al
y y ~ rashrso OF ps0n;Ds.
it. z .IetzsSssf .sS7171s T
the pffnciple Of the, right Of taxation is
have nearly aifrecofIizad II. and CON Sress-
men acknowledge L, yet there is 4 strange
sar Il hasITncr = sSc,s anu -
asS3nd 4 sounds reason. The of,lv one assior,-
ed Is not = ereditable one. aud hence Il is
h.1ives To sfloUsosvne1. though he raasy he
= S7s niinreaeO7irIet as flla barkino brute IN
sioiiestion. q fuofe. : II is to he f1oped. that
whatever petty local llegislators NAV do!
that honorable members of national cciinl
-sciIs may act with greater wisdom and in
renehdences, = -. 'ssss15. -. .
20 III Furo1eail countries, the taxation ot
dogs, not for revenue merely. but as 4 Do-
lice nleasilra for the reoiliation and re-
slSress,on Of a nuisance. and for necessary
-rbroteetion OF an Industry otherwise at the
mercy OF 4 selfish and reckless class. Is a
practical factsreTn Great Brite.ll q tax gof
edtWelVe shillings three dollars each has
long been Imposed. and a substantial IN
1seonae is derived from this source In
Baden a revenue Of 600 thalers Der an
csnana IS derived from the tax of dogs
France has dog tx, as also Prussia. TIn
Portugal there IS no tax but 4 restriction
upon the Increase Of the species. In Lis
db6n an having no masters are destroyed
without mercy ssss.f - i,s =
Ar the International congress OF veter-
qinary surgeons in Vienna, in 1866, the sub
ieet was discussed interesting statistics OF
hydrQphobia We're presented, and resoiu:
: -tien was adopted favoring taxation, and
Recommending that the tax be as high as
possible. - = = - 3 - : 5,. 8 ! Z;
s4-5 Few are aware Of the immense losses in
.tdlc5ed upon the productive industry of the
county by these pests. Every local at
tempt TO ascertain these damages reveals
astounding facts. Returns have been gre-
SeeIRed In this department. of agriculture,
within a tew weeks, from 539 counties, In
every State in the Union, except the Pa
cific States, showing an aggregate estimate
s1of 1S0,OO0 sheep killed by dogs in about one
fourth OF the whole number of Counties
On this basis the total number Killed would
De more tnan naif q mtiiIQn yearly. Then
Cne number Injured. assuming as basis the
proportion reported from actual counttn Q
series OF years IA s3nl y'0pl II be more than
three nundred thousand more; more than
seight hundred sheep killed or nautilated
yearly and q two per cent; tax levied upon
1aGhe tOtdl tnVesbmen6 10 6heepssa loss eQ0al
to- one-third the gross lneofi1e from six per
cent sg0ck 4 ~ I ~ 81 .ss a 4
ssss Are these assumptions Warranted by
q facts Let the rea9er- examtne data OBJ
famed aS dtHerent times from diHerent
sources under dlHerens usptces. Ia Mis-
-seonFlsthe present spFlQ the aggregate OF
estimates OF sneep killed IN thirty three
aSOannes ls SD ), Ia 1856, IN answer to q
similar inquiry, returns were received from
sgatrsy counties when gave e total OF 7,9Ilf-