The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-27
sHERP AND DOGS.

SHEEP dND DU6S. $50
Mr.. Thomas P. James. Commissioners Of
Agriculture Cor the State Of Georgia, in the
monthly Report for May makes the follow
ing statement in regard 10 an industry
which has few friends and many enemies !;
the latter found chiefly among those whose
best interest would be subserved BY an
opposite course. Il is the same case 10
North Carolina. where farmers are as slow
to wake up to the necessity of protecting
sheep industry BY waging war upon that
cause which, while existing will always
make sheep husdandry impractiable-dogs
Why people will submit 10 curse 50
patent to every eye IL obe Of those mYsti-
ries in human nature difficult to solve AK
cept hya process more cred;table 10 the
heart than 10 the head of mankind Self in
terest is generally the handspring Of human
action: bat self interest gives way before
the seduciions Of carine attachments. A
mangy cur. an egg sucking hound. Q frisky
setter. al of them enrolled in .he great
army Of sheep-killers. wind the tendrels
Of their affections around the soft hearts Of
their masters. aud plead effectually against
the ruthless legislation that looksto general
p.ofit. not 10 individual indulgence.
Some vf the State papers condemn the
Legislature Of this State Cor NOT legislating
on the suhjec. 'of sheep husbsndry / e.
reducing the nru,Lsr Of dogs By heavy taxa
tion or otherwise. The condemnation !,
too sweeping. Many members did vote
fer such Legislation. but more powerful
constituencies overruled them. Why ths
State at targets not justified IS veil ss
corporations. who are decided TO have !
constitutional right 70 tax specifically vith.
out reference 10 an ralorem valuation We
have not been able 10 learn. Bpt taxation
is The only weapon that win reach the evil
unless indeed . feeling Ich a. that which
swept the spitz dog ont Of existence 10 fbe
city Of New York IN few nsptbs should
be generated. We are not % bloody mind.
ed asis encourage such feeling. But We
xould coa6ne the evil within reasonable
bounds. So - aa "a
soaa limited scale. We hare seen The
loss oecaionea BY dogs Inoar immsliaie
aeighborhood ere three farmers. Each oi
ihem two years ago had good aOeks ranging
from eighty 70 one hundred. Each u
them Ind hne range. and the prospec. d
increase was most encouraging. But ID .
dogs came. Neither one has nos dozen
sheep. All Of them are anxious to dispose
sfibe miserable rrrnnsBt. Many like eases
can be found III over the Staies And
aill Legislators hesitate, aud still the dog.
increase with the peoples poverty.
Where bas common sense Aed tol
Reconfer.
The pumbsr % sheep killed by dsgs 10
she State q Georgia during tbe lat fssIye
months was eight and half per cent. Of
the whole. asd Destroyed BY disease and
cold enly 6ve per ceut. ......
The ralae of sheep annually destroyed
in Georgia Is not less than s7.O00-suf-
frient 20 psy tbe expenses Of Coastitp.
Eonal Convention or twenty day session
Of tie Legislature.
e. That smount 10 money vould be wisely
expended IL il should result 10 the passage
Of IN eaeetusl sicep-prOtecttye dag-law
IL cnsts 30 more 90 ptodscs round Of
wool than pound of cotton. and The ~ool
sells sor three times the price Il cotton.
Agais. TIE one hundred thsassnd dogs 10
Gcorgia eousume aad destroy food. either
already 6t for human use. Or suitable for
feeding % prodUctise animsls % amount
which. estimated IN baeas. would supply.
perhaps City thousand lsbofiag men PR
haps one fourth, cr even one-half. Of ihese
dogs are more ~ less valuable and prof.
tabls. Tie ssmasndes ars . enrss ard !
burden Ceriainly these considtfsiioss
merit Ne Garcia attention. u our lsgisla.
tors.
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