The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-01-21

no IabeEi the following Is the returns
OF Kansas, in value:
Indian corn SO, $50 900
Rye SIS, 500; barley 4sO.75O -. 1850
| BuckWneat OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. I4s, ~
TOtdIOcS ......--.. oSOUOU
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Making a total of. ...... ...... 81, sO7, O5O
Certainly very respectable show
ing tor Kansas at that date. Add to
the above $115, sO7 ,O50, the sheep $685.
200 and hogs $8,e37 ,sOO-$3, 1871 900,
which are not benefited by the present
avs, as they are not allowed to run at
large-and we have S19 1895, O50i that are
set aside, and the cattle interest of &c.
los, 749 is made paramount to all.
"Allen Greek" says that good hedge
can be raised for 15c. per rod. Now,
1 know not who "Allen Creek" is, but
if he believes that hedge can be raised
so as to turn stock for loo. per rod, I
will venture the assertion that he has
not now on his farm a single rod of
hedge fence raised by himself, and that
he never has raised a rod of hedge
fence SO that it will turn stock. He
has been imposed upon by some one.
But why this talk about fencing.
That the present "fence law" is OPP
pressive and unjust, no one will deny
that gives it a moments thought. Your
Chase county correspondent has the
true idea of right.
In the Maine agricultural report, for
1891, we find that THO ''fences Of the
State cost $25, O0O,O 900; the repairs cost
81, 500 900 annually. Six per cent. in
terest [S1, 800, OOO) on the original cost
and renewal in 20 years, or $3.50, OOO
per year, makes the annual cost O., $780,
900. One-eighth of the entire amount
is for road fencing, adding interest and
annual repairs, making $4,000, GOETHE
tax paid annually by the farmers Of
Maine to make the highways q public
PASTURE
By the statistics Of 1870. "A mod.
crate estimate will show that the en-
tire cost of the fences of the whole
country will exceed 81 SOC, 600. OOO-ol
more than the entire value of live
stock of every description. A reduc.
ton of this aggregate expense but one
fifth would save the country at large s
greater sum than the whole of the or.
iginal cost, of all the following works
viz: Erie canal, Erie railroad, New
York Central, Pennsylvania Central
Illinois Central and Baltimore ant
Ohio railroads"
Now. why all this useless outlay
In the older and more civilized coun
tries, we find them doing withou
fences-especially those along high
ways. Look at Germany and France
where fences are the exception and no
the rule. In the older portions of on
own cOnntry-in parts of New YorI
and Pennsylvania-we find them doinI
without highway fences, and 'stocl
men, are beginning to learn that lanC
owners shave some rights which they
are bound to respect" And cattl,
owners are compelled to take care O
| EueIE own property
Ohio seems to recognize a person.
right to his land. for in the report o
the department of agriculture. for tn,
year 1853, Tsee digest of laws relating
to "fences and live stock" page z07
we find: ain the State of Ohio
Ii any horse, mule, ass, or any
neat cattle, hogs, sheep, or goats, run
ming at large, break into, or enter, AM
inelosure. other than Enclosures of rail
roads, the owner is liable for all dam
ages, and the animal so breaking o.
entering an Enclosure, is not exempte,
from execution issued on any iudgmen
or decree rendered by any court. Fo
allowing such animals to run at large
in any public highway or upon any un
inclosed land or for herding any Ofthen
for the purpose of grazing, on premise
other than those owned or occupied b,
the owner or keeper of the animals
the party offending Is liable, for ever
violation, to fine of not less than s
nor more than So.
The owner OF trespassing animals
liable for all damages upon premise
of another, without reference to th
fence which may inelose the premises.
"a. Prs" sneer. "Ahi And so 70
. want to get q law passed by which th
: minority can rule the majority"
Oh, no, my dear boy. We only wan
justice done. We do not want to ruI
. anyone. And so, my boy, you beliey
3 maiorities are always right. How in
( nocent you areI I think The majorit
had 3 aSpanish inqnisition." Was tia
rightT A majority had . ssfugitiy
slave law" Was that right? Even 1
our own Emporia . majority vote
bonds for Burgsn & Holmes, thereb
taxing mechanics to build up tho
that were competing with themselve
: Was that right7 And 3 majority hay
e passed the license Law. Is that right
V Ny dear BOY, amight never max.
f right.'' Yours truly,
Il DEoGKNKs, in.
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