The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1877-08-17

able iackal.
little Rhode Island has had 6.S45
dogs upon its tax list--a fact which
furnishes a very safe guarantee Of pro
portion fully as large as that Of Massa-
chusotts.
In western and frontier States the
proportion is greatly in excess of that
of Ohio. In SO old and thickly settled
a State as New York it is also large,
4 census of dogs in Cayuga county OK
hibits among 4 human population Of
81. 1000 no less than Is, 900 dogs, almost
one to four, fully equal to the half mil
lion esti:ss.ate Of Ohio, which, as cen
trail State of medium population, may
fairly be taken as a basis for national
estimate. Now, Ohio has not exceed
ing ono-tenth Of the population Of the
States actually under federal authority.
Upon the highest estimate for that
State, the dogs Of the loyal States would
therefore number 1--WE millions. But to
make a moderate estimate, which cannot
be gain-sai,l and which is probably less
chan the actual number, let us fix il at
three millions, What is the board Of
three millions Of dogs worthl In Wash
ineton sportsmen's dogs, which are of
medium size and fairly representative Of
The medium. feeding capacity, are board
al At two dollars per week. In other
places the price is less. Throughout the
conntry taking the range Of city and
country seaboard and frontier, the price
of boardinc varies from fifty cents to
two dollars. If we acknowledge the
noqsibilitv Of profit in such boarding,
ma accept the lowest price-if we 90
further and .aake allowance for farmers
Who feed tbei. dogs on meat produced
bv themselves and call Il twenty-five
CENTS per week, or the paltry doing out
Il j mlicroscopic cents worth at each
meal The average cost Of 4 dogs keep
;na, to, ! year Will be thirteen dollars
~ irEo ~ as,,,,.,;an ss of ! fo,mer that his
, i'9 l-"o,'; ,ssSs... aasts Nm nothng viii not
soe,. sos : dvapo;nsstion Farmers Who buy
pen, pe'Ir eNaii''''. NY 1. ail. =, 80 l,no, ,vhct
.h ,iss;o GS = oIly costs Their surrlns
'liei, isn p''.'y 49, 49, ,na,.s ~. ayory
prouueSa s%o NV ~ ,,onrosa1ts 's ths n,.;ce fSr
l.i vni,'S 'l'y ,;'St s'sS Ra sold. nat tbe citv
wnioh y 'ilsnv ny ,a ~ ,.sI'', a T,haaa i y ~
price, pu' .One ;,oD0 es,s.s s",So s,,a;o;ont ~ 10
,eep u wi, @"s' g - lons ''', -. avon single
keep paoA ~ uoso, ~ a,.a.,l,l.. IN o,,ao,,t
uos vi'Vy VIZ ,'oS s''s ,.,t, sresse
pefhaps' ,o''soes i"SaTsI anJ msat q now
70 presonS ss"ss~ ao,',"od;tw Wv Resides tbis
a' eNFogs.te eOl''I .o''e,, Iin I iii aya;ahlo
@''s'e' !, 49,. ,i ~, ~ n;cs Of 30 muoh
NY i s"."rDio r,oto,.;ol ~ Y tbs eaed &c pig
c,'e'''es l'sel'l y W. 7 4ha4 M oo,nns,.;son e
'n'tl wy sl. = ~ ~tsl Edwords Todd Z
aVueely Y, ,,',, ~ .s,.;orlt,,rai sS ,v,;ter n New
wsi,i'',Vs" I iatoS NV cost u the farm.
horsi w ss'',,'sS ND ,,o Wy ,sa,. vsa q cnn;va
Y = 'sssp,ps ,i \ wv ~; ~ ~r.:Sl,s a
Xxx @ hn,,lro,i. ,,ounds d Z big AZ pres
ent @ nrires of porls, such i Dig would be
: ,go,9L sl0 II least.
Then n view of tho price paid 70
. 1,oa,linc docs the cost Of keeping larg
? numbers Of them in cities, their exclu
) aive consumption Of meat, and even o
! connorison Of tho value of 1waste
2 IA 60 hcqs. let the estimate Of twenty
Z iiye cents pcr woclx be reduced nearl
2 twentv-6ye DER cent, and lot dog ration
6 he conmuted at less than cent pc
y meol md call the general aveag
4 throughout the land $40 per Year, the
y tLo reenina Of three millions Of dogs ,
, tLe loyal States would be $50, ,000,O0'
Ie The loss ;f sheep by dogs may !
q closely Appropriated. For a series
n veors' in Ohio, the ayeraye Of ascertai
q ed damages was $lll,54S per yea
'e when sheen were very low in price.
1863 the ascertaincd loss was Sl44,B5
y Tho secretary Of the New York Sta
d o,.icualtureI Society estimates the 10
p in New York in 1862 at 10000 shee
4, wortb sl75.OOO. This is larger 10
ID than tbat Of Ohio with less number
le sleen HIGHER proportional cstimat
N tban that Of Ohio have also been ma
p eor Maine. These are eastern Stat
be tbe western States are still more exp
ye ~ u the rayages Of dogs. Then il Z
M moderate assumption to take Ohio as
ny hasis eor tbc country AS Ohio had
W. 448 220 sheep n 1862, the To-
(" States 23,000,OOO IN round numDe
les .1 49, avo,.o,,e logs of that State v
.a anu tHH NfoinSr ~ %
.le " io,764, the entire loss would % y. !.
in w y An'vs, l sos aas ;riured n q
,nt WIZ, Vlis .,'' oa's ! total n l433l9 main
lis- To''n ''S" ,'o., ! ' ,',icoa oe shecp an n
md A1 W. ~ PLV'o. .L u. T. c co,,ntry 4 eannot
,ro. aSe ~ .uv ,'aa S'is,,1 ~ ios. ibsp All vi
an. oha9iy - i',gs" nv t.aI " M Ioss n illel
.als yollia ,'hT NJ ~ J"saa NM .I ~ tbe renal,
nd l42,2lV ,ne '.u9.sS ua,nas q 4, ono II
IN has guiieI'i'is 'ess'ssIs ~, .I,, - AZ ani,
nnd y! slifee.l.ls mum . ,lo nv ~ % XXI loss Of Il
.ic liiis NV moa,a eaoo s eS7. ' to,sI Ioss Of ki
ons 'lJ,ue's NY, :;.,..7J III a. s75Ig7 No addi
Der llla i1,'tsu' s 9.,@,s ,,oae ~ sheon since Il
y l.I ii,'p'p i''. =, az oooo ooo instend Of
ien Gno as 'es, eona ~ tSs groyina watchful
-acc oSyiVgo ;,,,er,.sts IN ma the incrcaaine
null ~ i,'s' NIX dnga NJ allowed to couI
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