The Republican journal., 1873-04-24
The Profit of Dogs.

correspondent of the Lewiston Journa
has prepared for that paper few examples
of the profit there is in dogs
Florida, Putnam county, no sheep raiset
mere. Nearly every negro, and many whites
keep lot of worthless ours called hunting
dogs, but all the hunting qualities known
are, they will destroy flock of sheep in p
minutes.
North Carolina, Carver county, 20 pc
cent. Of sheep killed by dogs. STANLEY
county. sheep raising destroyed by depre
datiOns of dogs.
Georgia, Cobb county, so dogs to one
sheep. Carol county, sheep raising de
stroyed on account of hungry dogs. Stewar
county, no sheep raised on account of dogs
Alabama, Clay county, dogs kin 80 l-s
per cent of the sheep.
kentucky, Boyle county, the fear Of dog.
prevent the raising of sheep. Livingston
county, wool growing would be profitable
if it were not for dogs.
Tennessee, Giles county, one man lost 81
Southdowns in one night, among then
were two bucks. worth 500 each.
Connecticut Hartford county. formerly
every farmer kept from 20 to 800 sheep
The dogs have driven them out.
New Jersey. A mad dog bit and caused
the death Of 81 600 worth of cattle, exclu
slve Of sheep. An editor of an agriculture
paper, limping from dog bites in earl,
youth, after losing p sheep from his frs
flock, shot dog found feeding on the car
casses of II lambs and was fined the price
of six sheep.
In Maine reliable estimates state that The
annual loss of sheep killed bv dogs is $3.50
At this rate ten years give So, 300 valued al
Sll0,6O0 A big sum for poor State tc
pay out for lot of worthless ours saving
nothing about $4,000 per year for board
and other damages.
Massachusetts had in 1910, 37S ,22G sheep
in 1860. only 113,ll1 and about 10000
dogs. In ten years of that time the WOO
crop deprecated nearly $500,0O0, tax o.
80 cents per annum, paid by the wool grow
erS on each dog.
New York estimates $4,000 sheep killed
annually by dogs, worth $4,000. Ohio
in 1858, 96,967 sheep by a correct account
given by the assessors had been killed anC
injured by dogs. a loss to the farmers in that
year of $146758. TWENTY-FIVE counties
Cn the same State), from 1916 to 1883 the
number OF sheep decreased BOG, ,637, owing
entirely to the ravages of the dogs.
In Missouri, Mr. G. w. Kenney states
that more than 100 persons are reported to
nave died in the year 1870 by that awful
disease hydrophobia, caused by the bite of
mad dogs. Another account says that nine
die annually in the city OF st. Louis from
the same disease. In 80 counties in enc
year l0,602 sheep have been killed by dogs.
1t is estimated that there are in the State
100000 dogs. The food to keep one do
viii keep Il hog in a thriving condition
which, at the end of twelve months, viii
weigh 200 pounds, making for the whole
number of dogs 100000 pounds of pork,
which, at six cents per pound would amount
to $3.50, 900, nearly twice the value of all
the school houses in the State, and more
than twice the amount used by the State
for all school purposes.
In 1862 there were in round numbers
23,oo0, 900 sheep in the loyal States; loss OF
injured and killed by dogs, $l,575,167.
at the same date there We're said to be
100000 dogs in the loyal States Cost OF
Keeping, one year, $50, 900 900 Add to this
the loss of sheep killed and injured by dogs,
Sl,515, 1877, and you have the sum of S3l :
5,167.
If the dog is property why not tax him
TO pay the loss on sheep, if not, then kill
him.