The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-10-14
Good and valid Reason for
EencInR IN Stock.


1. IF we fence or enclose. our stock at
home, We have them at all times under
our eye aud at our command. -
2 Wesshall, therefore, lose none by
strayiDg away; an important consider
alton 10 some sections.
3. We shall lose none by accidents,
such as getting in the mire, being run
over by cars, killed by falling trees, etc.
A. We shall lose no stock by thieves.
s. If any stock should fall sick, we
should learn how to doctor them, and
thus, perhaps. save valuable animal
g. We shall be enabled by tins sys
TEN to separate the vicious and quar-
relsome from the weak and lame ami
mails.
Z. We can prevent them from cross
ing with inferior and scrubby stock.
g. When we want a veal or mutton we
shall not have to take prolonged and
indefinite hunt for it.
g. If we keep our stock up, the wild
animals will soon become tame.
TO- We can have our animals drop
their young at any time we might de
sire.
IL. Our stock will escape the annoy
ance of the ticks, and, to great extent,
of the flies also.
y. Mich cows will always be at hand
at the proper time for milking. No COW
will ever become a good mixer that is
not MIXED at regular intervals.
ID. By keeping our stock up at home,
where every honest man should, we shall
save all the manure for our worn out
lands.
II. IF a neighbor should call to pur-
chase a veal or mu tton, it would be ready
at hand. Our neighbors knowing this, we
shall sell more stock.
15 Sheep will be ready at hand at
sheariug time. Thus we may save a
little in the article of wool now lost in
the woods.
Is. No quarrels between neighbors
will occur from the stock trespassing up
on the crops.
II. There will be no mad bulls aud
herds of believing cattle upon the pub
lie highway to frighten the women and
children.
Is. If any animal should die, we shall
be able, if we wish, to save the hide for
the tanner, and the carcass for the COM
pasit heap.
10. There will be no need for tortur-
ing and disfguriDg the animals with
ear-marks.
90. The quantity of milk and butter
will be much increased, and the quality
much improved.
81. People in the county, who take
feed for their team with them to church,
will not have to set boy to drive away
the cattle
%. The better attention we shall give
our stock will improve their size, appear
ance and value.
%. Our sheep would not be attacked
by dogs, or if they should be, we should
| learn OF it 10 time to drive them off be
fore much damage could he done.
24 Our hogs, if we feed them with
cooked food once or twice weekly, as
would be likely would escape that great
scourge of the susgenus, the hog
chol IRA.
% Roadsides and fnrm-gates would
not be made disgusting by the droppings
of the cattle
20. And the strongest reason Of all,
there will be no need of fences, save
enough to enclose the stock, and that
can be done very cheaply.
Our crops will not have to be enclosed
| by old. unsightly and troublesome fences.
Thus the time now spent in building aud
mending fences will be saved for other
work the heavy cost of building will
be avoided and much valuable timber
saved for other purposes. 1t is perfectly
astounding how much the fences of this
country do cost. 1t is estimated from
the reliable data that the original cost of
all the fences in the United States is at
least 81 200, 600 900 That will build a
railroad nearly FIVE times around our
earth, allowing $4,000 as the cost of
each mile thereof
The fences of this country cost twice
as much as all the stock is worth.-Ru-
raj Messenqer.