, 1869-07-14
THE FARM AND GARDEN.

Shccp fINkbnndry and tho Dog LnxE
-Con.tituttonnR Convcntion-Iyant Z
of Country Ikonds-A New Hnrrosv
Tooth-Mnklug IEnrrow-.Abol-
with d;ras&--ShipptnE tho Usage
OrnnEc PlnntR-Thc WcnthcF-Ln.
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(FloN cCR AGRICULTURAL CORRESPONDENT
CHAMrAIdN, Ill, July 1a
TIE DOG Lw,
passed at the last session OF the Legislature, Is
another commentary on fortJ-day icgta,atou. Sd
long ns that body Is composed OF needy lawyers,
who depend for their pay unou "fecs," 30 long
vii tho great agricultural interests Of the State
be thus treated. Hundreds Of similar unconstitu-
ttonAl md lmpracsicao!e laws were passed or az
rested in their passage b. the Governor. So long
ns our vlllages and highways nsc Oiled With worth
less ours, so long must the small farmer forcgo
the pro1t and pleasure Of growing mutton for
market or family use.
The remedy Is simple enough. The constttu-
tional Contention could provide for specific tax
on the canine family. or the Legislature might haye
provided for an ad suIaFem assessment that would
have made the tax legal and collectnhie- II q dog
has no va1ue, order his destruction ns nuisance,
for dog Of NJ valua 10 hts owner has no right to
I've. Then, agaln, those who lose Rheep By these
Eheep-Elnr dogs should be paid for them OUT Of
this fund; and II It Is not Sufficient let It be paid
ont OF the general fund, to be reimbursed bT M
other levy On the dogs. A tax Of three or dyc
dollars on each dog would lessen their number
rapidly. On farm near here ls tenant who
waks bT the month. he OWLS two pigs, tdreo
dogs, dozen chickens aud SIX children. lie neTet
owned COW, End, pe.haps, never WILL The dogs
arc bali fed, and are nuisance TO the uelghbor-
hood; but there Is no wuy to get nd Of them In 9
legal manner, and Of course no sheep would be
safe within mile Of them Almost any farm
netghoorhood can present Similar Gases. It
is matter OF surprise that families that have hsrd
8u1f to MAXI living cannot see when they
keep dog thcr might In It's place keep pig. II
the pig Is given good, clean waIEa pen, It rafcs
as good pet for the fatn1ly 10 lavish It's nrec-
tons upon as crest breeding dog. The sub
tuct Is tnatte1.ooth Of Inv and nf education.
4 large number Of ouf fa-ucss and Of these
mostly 6ra1l farmers, Keep one OF more lasgc uSly-
looking dogs. under The mistaken idea Of wztcn-
Ing the premises These dogs xre terEp, to hon-
e, strangers, bat to The thief are Of no occonnt
for they soon End way to manage the dog; and
We read Of murders md tnetts committed Without
Any notice from The dog-"the dog failed to give
the alarm"
Experience has tangtt n that nothing ehort OF
kcuc legal enactment Of the lind VIII protect one
c:ass OF honest industrious farmers from he
y1eao1s habit Of Another cl3sa. It u but another
fern Of tnanH want Of respect for himself
aId the ngnts Of his nesshbors, INIT
The Legislature comes to o1r ad
or the corrA rronocece the whole canine racesa
Nuisance thst ts to be abated on every occa-
sicn, ne cannot keep Email Eocks Of 1hecp. Large
sheep-oWnGrs can AFFORD to hefd their saecp By
day and pen s1e.n up 4. night; but this the snaA
farmer cannot aaord to do, and il 1hCs driven
fre n the business: and then these large dock
l.stesE ask Of Congress to protect them By AID Of
high ta.id-1aat Is, 10 give them monopoly Of
the bussnesk
II the dogs were out OF The way, or u the OVID
c,. Of dogs shonld be taxed to PAY the damage
ione 10 sheep b5 dogs, then nc Hould see small
tocf Of sheep on every taru IN the State, and
eFcty family IN the State would have cheap nut
to7, md The manufacturers cheap WOOL II the
pro1t on wool-gsu1.ns Is sna1l. when pussucd as
q sepazate business It VIII bc vastly Improved
1nen combined with uuttou-sEuw1ug. Great
Rs1tan Is called beci-eaitrg naiion. which Is a
lifset uTou the intelligence OF her ru1ers and the
cu,tisalo1s Of her FOL The nlIouut Of beef cou-
suued In proportion 10 mutton IS snail There the
lawnakes have m interest tn the sol aud Its pro-
dlGM, but here they have no such tn:srs1s, but
na.nly reet.y set Of political vampyrcs While
We have no faith In the present eystem Of leSsla-
uoo. II Is to be hoped that the coming Consntu-
uotA Convention viii be composed Of 8 c.aas Of
men with more enlarged yiews-uen who viii not
ucS!e AZ audience Of farmers With the idea that
they arc the pillars Of the nation, when they arc
uade but the football OF hhJstcrA Let us
haEc snca changes as will give 10 the crude Gle
meLis Of the State chance tor their develop
men, We uecd cheap transportation; the least
possible restriction on t1ale With countries that
supply us Esh those products that cannot 70 we'll
be TTuxn herr Take od the dogs, and you may
TAKE the tariff oE OF fost!e.l WOOL G,vc us cheap
irun AID cheap naehlnery. a1d We can pay lo-
nc>tic tax on hoGeErowu beet and cane srga1.
The farmers and mechanics Of this State hsveit
in their poEct 10 p1ntcct themselves In The next
CONSTITUTIONAL CONTENTION,
md u thcy ilu u do IT, let tncca srEe- the eousc