The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-07-11
ty OF our State will always be lib.
orally patrODized.
7IiE noes MUST 90.

A. 80 D''o VIZ
We are glad indeed to see thi
the war on dogs is opening up i
{ this State, and hope to see befor
. this fall campaign closes ever.
paper in Mississippi take Il stan'
against the canine nuisance, an,
keep the ball rolling until not onl,
every friend to sheep and stool
raising, bat every sensible maj
even in the towns and cities en-
listed on the side of prosperity ant
against the MISUNDERSTANDING dogs
There is no doubt that the terror
OF dogs is One of the greatest
drawbacks to sheep husbandry
our people have, and but for them
every farmer in the State would
raise sheep, aud IA great many more
people would go into sheep hus-
bandry for a living. Almost the
first question a man asks when in
curing for a favorable locality to
start IA sheep rancho is, are there
many dogs in the neighborhood,
and there are but few neiahbor-
hoods where there are not more
dogs than sheep.
There is no doubt about the
Justice OF the Legislature imposing
a tax on dogs. If sheep, horses
and cows are taxed, why not tax
dogs as well! Then we believe it
would be an act of benevolence,
really, to tax dogs, as no doubt
many a poor family keeps dogs at
a yearly expense to them which
they are not able to sustain, where
as if the dogs were taxed these
people would not be willing to pay
the tax and would both rid them
selves of a property destroying
element, and at the same time
their own expense of living.
AS it is a majority of the people
keep more dogs than they are able
to maintain, for surely dogs have
to eat, and what it takes to
feed the dogs would help to feed
the hogs, chickens, etc, which are
far nor profitable than dogs.
We will from time TO time pub
fish excerpts from our different
State exchanges showing what
difficulties lie in the way to sue
sheep husbandry in Missis-
'ippi, and proving that the dog is !
he greatest enemy our sheep
aisers have to contend against.
The following on this subject is
the Carthagenidn: ,
The trouble and expense of keeping /
heep is slight an old field, or even IL
ange in the woods, will suffice them in
ummer time. and a few cotton seed in
winter will keep them in a thrifty condi-
ion. But a more expensive care and pro- ,
iSion for them would make sheep raising !
ven more remunerative. One great enc
~ to this species Of stock 7 aising exists
a the numberless worthless dogs through
ut the county. We want fewer dogs and
lore sheep. The main purpose these
ogs seem to subservc is that of sleeping
Il day and de%predating all night, besides
ating enough for their owners every year
, raise pork for their families. Remove
lis difficulty, and we see no reason why y
leep raising should not become II highly =
nportant industry in this rs well as every I
i'll county in the State. c
The stauuch old Raymond Ga c
cite puts in the following a in
etense of sheep:
A fierce war il going on against the dogs +
l every part OF the State. Sheep grow ,
rs have always been his enemy, and now |
nat those who fear hydrophobia join
ands with the sheep men, the war will
o doubt go on until the last dog is con-
gned to the bone-yard. Whenever a dog G
his appearance now, "kill him!
him !" is the universal shout.