The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-12-10
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If there il one thing in stock-rais-
ing more aggravating than aSother
TO those who are desirous of improv-
Jug their domestic aUimals, it Is the
abominable nuisance Of Rondescript
uncastrated males-Cattle, horses,
sheep or swine-;hat are permitted
10 run at large. There are laws in
most states against this abuse, and
should be in all of them, but enforce
ment is very often an unpleasant du-
ty. The law-abiding portion of Il
community viii not demur 10 the
manifest justice and binding effect OF
such enactmentS, and when mem
ber of any farming community is 50
obliviouS TO the prOpriety of such
laws, the rights OF the neighb.rs aud
the interests of the live stock indus
try of the country, he is just the man
against whom the penalties for their
violation ought 10 be promptly and
rigidly enforced. Ii person desires
to use such animals on his own stock
on his own premies, that is his busi-
ness, but he has no right TO permit
them TO run at large. In some states
there are penalties not only for per-
mitting such scrub trash 10 run nj
large. but the owner is liable for heavy
damages besides in certain cases.
At this season of the year when
many cattle in nearly ala the Western
states-and especially Of those more
recently setfled-are turned at large,
there are men who are so unmindful
of good neighbOrship and good order
that sprlags from good citizenship, as
TO turn loose one or more scrawny ill
begotteu scrub buils-animals that
have not been inaptly characterized
rs third rate glue stock, cheap soup
timber, carrying an enormous surplus
IF material for poor quality of low
priced horn combs. The progeny OF
such miserable nondescript sires is not
worth raising. 1t will require in adj
dition to the period of CESSATION, about
four years before It IS lit for beef, and
the carcass brings in the leading cat
tie markets from cent and a half 10
two cents per pound, and If the ani-
maj turns the scale at 1909 pounds its
owner is lucky. Row, here is nearly
five years Of timber lost, besides the
cost Of keeping such brute, and of
Transporting it to market all for Sl5
or so Does it paw ? VIII auy r.a-
sOnable or intelligent man question
the wisdom Of laws to prevent the
perpetuation of such stock by the run
ming al large Of scrub bulls
The wide spread interest which
now prevails among farmers in the
improvement Of their domestic and
particularly their kline stock gives
this matter more significance than il
has had heretofore There are nun
dreds of farmers now where there
were a dozen less than ten years aoo
who are trying to iclpr1ve their cat.
tie. They have seen the difference
in the money value between a gooI
grade Short-horn or Hereford steer
and q ''critter" whose hide, horns.
hoOfs and hair constitute its chief
value It IS unjust and unfair TO
this now large class to have to pocket
the damage inflicted upon them by
permitting to the public ganZe where
their cows Craze, one or more of the
class Of animals referred 10.
This is very serious evil. It is
one in which every man who raises
cattle Is Interested Profitable farm
ing in this branch CT hgsbandry.
means something more than to have
cows give milk. To render them
more profitable their offspring must
be an improvement on themselves,
and this Is only possible by breeding
them TO animals better than them
seiyes-to thoroughbred bulls if pOsy
bic. This course VIII in a Few yea r.
double the money value OF the far m
ers herd of common cows.