The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-15
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Indeed the Same expense o. lencius Sond ~
required II the neignoor oWnea .er. ous wonid have
tn expend at least thousand donars vaon u ~ ~
build q feRce to keep out from tnele s'ope oHo
twenty five dollar COW. ,,o ,neorv nm
This air and simple statement Oh Tue .nsuIJ u ~
deriving the fence law sens to me sulncien' ~. W
demonstrate lts injustice and lmpouey III ou'
AGRICULTURAL community. u,aboIdor
THAT the consequences 20 tne slnail 70 M @ ~,
who Ia obllked to enclose his STOCK, WIN pe as ,u
Inriona as is asserted IN that ouJeItlon, ID eHr
de, csd by the fact that this very class OF
owners are have been told, notao!y pnptch rs
on the sea coast Islands IN our Sta.e, aniog an
yious though Of great extent, ana Itn siecr
sbnndauce uf winter pa turage Tor oItiylus
nave been Tor many years exempt ron sHe Jp hn,
ratinns Of the fence laws, anu no" con'a'n ou'
Tbe second obi ctIon can be met BY having
suricent area OF the wet bottoms auu p,hS re- w.
rens enclosed for PASTURES, the p:oplletoiS 0A'e
ing sm al fee per annum. .,,,o,e5 bv drIy.
The third obectlou would oe onY:a.e. ", w ~ th a
,no the cattle u water. or taking the Wates .,e
stock. or by having well and Crousn in WV
pasture ground. ,,ont aoeinst our
nrsssnt dIsa ,trous fence system ls tnat al iaa
mers are compelled to build and keep up tIo oe1Hs
which they do not need, because B. lns easstI .:h
owners desire 10 Craze lhelr sloeA oi ~
sshnnid W add tnat provender for stock would pe
greatly increased III product. ano conseHuvniy uoi
chea NJ ned by the .reater area llaC WIN a5 su,.5
Se cultlya,ed. should q fencing oo uispenseu
with. ,,.,, ,non tho reasons
which snould operate In favor OF the aoo!lon h VI
onr ience iaws-nrst. because oeleVe lnat suc,i
shnlitr,n would be thc hrst step taEen oy soutn
Carolina in tue Adoption OF progressive sysven
OF agriculture, In which we are signaiy ue ,atora
age; and second, because IL mas neIe.o,1LS ~, .
been the popular, but erroneous doctrloe Ia sIis
SIete that cur present fence law Is adapted 70
tne pro,ectio OF the poor farmer or cattle. oHner
against the landed proprietor or wealthy Isrnel, G
30 far is this doctrine FROM being lounosu VI
| fact or even d. dacibs by reasonable lnlerehoe;
tnst IN many other states whers the mo fence"
Law Is OF force the small anu pour la OF
the very class who most .oudiy protest asanaS
any chaoge in their laws on tns suoJeGC. p,
| in This connection ask your consideration VI
| tbe Following extract from the presentmens Vi
| the grand jury Of Fairfield County al the pecem,
| Der term or The court which has been lorWaroeu
TO me by the clerk OF the court OF the said county
II viii pe seen thereby that the grand Jury
unanimously recommend the repeal OF the renee
| law In that county: - . ,,o
the grand jury unanimously pleseat w 'ue
| honorable court that the existing fence laws OF
| force 10 this State are an evil and an eDctmo-
rauce TO the county. whatever utility tnese laws
| NAV nave subserVed In former perlcd o. our
| country, It Is certain that now they c0nsttute q
| system unnecessary, unjust and burdensome 10
all and especially 10 the poor and humule Illlers
| of the soil, aud are unknown to the most en-
| lightened ag icultural countries OF the word.
rcnltnral dep irtment for 1871 1t appears that the
/ yaIue OF fencing IN this state sums up twenty
one millions. one hundred ana thirty elA
| thousand, eight hundred and niaety-six dollars.
THE value o! cattle In this State sums up TWO
| million. four hundred and one thousand. Two
hundred and 1fty.two doIlars. apportiocing tne
| former value pro rata TO ihit couDty, we have
va ne OF f ncing In this county amounting to sl8
| hundred aud forty thousand dol ars; Will e the
toSsl value OF cattle fenced IN by this system or
| fencing Ia thi, county 10 one hundred and niue
| ;hoa,and nine hundred and d e dollars, dlsclo,'
Il H., f.nr fhof run m
| lara, wo tn OF fencing 10 restrain one dol ars'
wo tn OF cattle" In reference tn the relative enect
/ OF The repeal or these laws upon the rlch anu the
poor men OF the county, the grand 5ory HuoI Is
ihe tax which fencing bears upon the farmers;
| The rare Of which increases with the decrease OF
the area. For example. farmer encioslug .
| section Of land OF six hundred anu lorty acres
with q cheap fence. costing out one dollar per
| rod pays twelve hundred aad eighty dollars Tor
| as many rods Of land, or Two dollars per acre;
| anoIha !, with q quarter section OF ote nunuceu
and s:6ty acres pays Six hundred anu iTrty Sn G0l
| ls only able TO hold forty acres. must pay tnree
| hundred and twenty dollars, or eg t dollars per
acre-the poor man, In this ease, being burden.
ell with an extra mortgage OF SIX oollars per
acre, which his richer neighbor Is not compelled
An act repeating the fence laws may he proper.
ly passed, designating the counties. or pSrts Of
counties, to which 1t shall apply. All obtect'ona
tnat ars at all reasonable, It appears to ME. NAV
| he fully met by providing that employers CON.
t,acting with agricultural laoorers shall o. re-
| ouired TO furnish pasturage for not exceeding
tire, head OF cattle for each one or the aoorers
employed. Persons may also be authorized TO
| enclose pastures, ani to charge not exec ding
one dollar per annnm for each head OF cattle pas
tured aud attended TO thereon; the owner or such
pasture to be held responsible for any damage
| DONE or any loss 10 the owner OF such cattle. BY
their escaping from the enclosed pasture talouga
any fault or negligence Of the proprietor thereof
| AND 1t should be further provided that the let
ting down, or the attempt to let down, any pas.
| ture fence with q view to Allow any cattle u es.
| cane from such pasture shall be deemed q mis-
| demeanor, and punishable with nne and tmprs-
onment. ,,,,o,
Municipal corporations should also be required
| to Keep public pas ure enclosed, Wltnin mile
| O two or the corporate limits, Tor the c0nve-
| nj nee OF residents In the corporation. who may
be charged q reasonable sum for the reqaislte
care and pasturage OF their cattle.
The State Mili,ia.
recommend that the present militia law be
left untouched. This law provides for the organ.
~ at,on of the militia under Ruch rules aud regu g.
| tious as may be prescribed by the commander n
| chief and The adjutant and iuspectorP enera'.
This duty will oa performed with caution and dis.
crerion, and upon consultation with the geutrai
| officers Of the National Guard OF the State
The statutes OF the several States 10 relation to
the militia contemplate as does the act or Coo
gress on this subject that the organiza ion or the
State militia she'll be sssmulated TO mat OF inc
/
IN tho brigadiug OF the several reglments ALREADY
organized and will be adhered to 10 he future.
The limited number OF arms In the possession
| OF The State will not permit US to arm the whole
OF the National Guard at present. nor Is 1t either
necessary or expedt,nt that all the militia should
be equ pped for war IN time Gf peace. 1t Is bs.
leyeu tnat the regiments alrescy armed, and
how most OF them thoroughly drn d. will furnish
almost sufficient force. with the unsrmed re-
serve organization, TO meet auy contingency that
may occur.
should an emergency arise, requiring larger
TO- c. arms can be Issued from the State armory
for any additional regiments that may be needed.
Protection for Insect-DestroyingB Birds.
The farmers OF the whole country are directing
their attention and earnest Efforts 10 the sup
preston OF the noxtous insects that annually tn-
vade and destroy great part OF the cotton,
grain and fruit crops. The Injury and 10 8 to the
agricultural products OF the Uni, ed states b. the
| dtpredatious Of those insects that feed upon
vegetable life. are estimated, by high authority.
| to be- ordinarily, not less Than nfty millions OF
dollars per annum.
IL can readily be shown, by the statisiics have
examined, that the increased multiplication OF
| II Lsects, attributable directly 10 the extermin2.
Il III OF BIRDS causes destruction OF the products
| the world The labor OF several millions OF men.
The only effective mode OF checking and slbdu.
ing these pests Is to respe0, the order OF nature,
and preserve the small birds to meet and con.
quer them. They alone can stay the advance ol
the dreaded army worm, whose far reaching col.
unns, anresi. tible by man, waste our cotton
feds, and blight, in t. cir silent bus pitless
march, the hopes and prospects OF the plan er.
Without further multiplying the evidences
drawn from costly experience of the value Of
birds as suppressors OF noxous insects, thereo :
adding to our agricultural wesith, and cheap..u-