Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-06-22
w est Tennessee.
For the Fayetteville Observer.
CENTER POINT, HENDERSON COUNTY. EN-,
lime 9th 1876

4%tttCOf OOcC' CCf llOtlNS q
few subjects, written upon, that
more might be said. For in
stance, "sheep raising, ard the
dog law" | for one believe
sheep raising. to be profitable
business, as much so as any
thing the farmer could engage
in, especially in NEST parts of
West Tennessee. l for one be-
lieve the "dog law" to be a bad
law. 1t is said to lie made to
protect the sheep, yet there are
as many sheep destroyed now,
as before the law passed. Some
favor the law, because it is a
great saving in different ways
and in the amount OF tax it
pays. That does not help the
people, for our tax is not les
sened. Now | think we ought
to have a protecting law, but
let it protect a good dog as we'll
as any other valuable stock OF
property. One reason why |
oppose any such law, is this. l
have q valuable dog; made SO
by his many good qualities. If
any kind Of stock gets into my
field he will drive them out as
good as | can. If | want him
to hunt the coons around my
field, that tear and destroy my
corn, he will do it; if the squir-
rels interfere with my roasting
ears he will slip cautiously a
round the fence and watch for
them, and drive them off. If |
want a good fat opossum, he
seems to understand me, and
will soon put one up. He will
keep all vermin from the poul-
try yard. He is very watchful
at all times, and will not let
anything go wrong unnoticed.
My little children feel safe un-
der his protection, and this be-
ing a very snaky country, he is
valuable in that one particular.
Now if sheep are valuable, so is
my dog, and just as much my
property as my sheep, and should
be as much protected for he will
protect a flock of sheep from
intruding ours. If my dog is
taxed, tax my sheep and all
other stock.
Perhaps some may say, "if
your dog is so valuable why do
you object to paying the dol
Iar?" just because it is not
right, and it don't protect the
sheep, nor the dog, nor it does
no good any other way. Let Us
have a protecting law, but let it
protect a good dog as we'll as
any thing else. Make a law
furnishing any person, by fine
or otherwise, for keepinga worth
less dog, and l think the sheep
would be protected much bet
ter than by the present tax law.
Farmers are getting along
very slow in this section. We
have had a backward spring
Notwithstanding the warm Win
ter. All the first part Of May,
we done but little ploughlng;
June commenced the same way,
up to the present time. A per-
feet torrent Of rain has been
falling for about five hours
We are compelled to almost
lose our crops.
Wheat is better than was ex-
pccted a few weeks back, but
so much rain in the midst of
harvest will be injurious. There
will be more wheat harvested in
Henderson and adjoining coun-
ties this year, than for many.
This is a good country for
vegetables. We commenced on
ours the LIST of May, such as
irish potatoes, beets, onions, &c.
We have potatoes now as large
Is a large tea cup.
Henderson is a prosperous
county, with plenty of live en-
crgctic men. Yet we lack one
thing of great Importance. A
Railroad through our county.
The project has been on foot, to
ouild one, but l have not heard
much said about it for some
line.
For fear l might weary some
,ody's patience, and good feel
ngs, [ will close by asking
,ou to treat this as it deserves.
Very respectfully,
A CJrpcCpTpED