The Chickasaw messenger., 1881-04-14
rence. or No Fence. .

IL IL necessary that we continue
expendlng SO mnch Of cur time and
money upon them or rOtY
ihiuk / can show thst il IS not
OF those who may not have thought
much upon this subject call attea-
lion 90 some facts and figures ofex-
peuse under oar present system and
compare vita the necessary expense
under the operation nf the No
Fence Stock Law, just published by
the MESSENGER; from which every
one can see that we have O remedy
within easy reach.
FIRST let as laok at tlc cost and
evils Of our present system Of fen
cling. Tsking almost any given
scope OF territory 10 our counties as
a basis of calculation, end We re-
quiic from ouC and one hslf TO four
miles Of fence per section, or one
square mile. As small farms require
@ greMer propoltionaie amount Of
fence thsn large ones, we viii count
three miles per section as an average
amount Fence costing between
two and three bundled dollars per
miie, SAY two hundred and City dol
lars per mile even hundred and fifty
dollars per section. Interest on
money invested In fence worth ten
per cent per annum Then sn addi
tionsl ten per cent. per annum ror
rtpaiis sufficient TO perpetuate fenc-
Next comes dar rye TO, and loss Of
crop hy stock willie in fields ungath-
cred THIS loss may e estimated al
City cents per aero on total amount
Of acreage in cultivation.
The next that I will mention is the
fact that our farms are trodden dur
ing winter, causing a two fold loss
to tie soil, chemical and mechanical.
i. e., an actual loss Of properties nee.
essary To productions, aud requiring
muth more labor to prepare for and
cultivate crop than would be reqnir-
ed If farms we're protected during
winter.
Two dollars and City cents per
acre, for al acreage in cultivation,
would be a low estimate Of damage
or loss from this cause. Then, leav- 4
ing ou, the great obstruction Of trees (
for .enciug, the obstruction of chan. /
nels and bitches By water gates, and
many other serious objections to our
present system Of being obliged to
fence against every thing and every
body, let es sum up costs already
Estimating that one
lalf Of the area is m cultivation and
make calculation for an area oil
country twelve miles square:
Ne have 10 sections reoa ring a82
rliies fence a $3.50 per mile worth slI800a
interest On cost ll per cent ......... 1890
,epaiF. % perIct7He 10 per cent lisa
d.Ns1 arrva damaged 3D. cfs per acre a3O4H
j0sl acres Producing less than ID
uueM a' iae rate 9i s.. % pcF acre 1890
otai ...-..-....,. -......... 2i9sln
earing of first cost Of price ......... lts.000 ,
-
"a Sc ive ihe annaal cost siGrgf0 / ,
siuz 50 .l2s = ier seetirn annually.
On Che other band, under tlc :
enee Srak Las, al sections 81 Z
mi only require 4s miles fence. One I
Ind Of q nile per section 10 ca
.ose township. n such additional
uc.ng lor pastures a. individuals /
Gem profitable Pasture fencing G
,iag apply compensated Tor 10 lhe :
onvenience thereof and 10 The salts d
.ciion Of always knowing where a
nd your stock. Al.o in having
etler naslures and better stock
e illeH hars e, mies fence worih At O
$3.50 pei mile .. ........ s17naai
terest Do per cent Ter auuum an q
'paifs g psfpsiaale fence pF annum 1870 II
tsr .. $1,000
leaving otf first cost of fence wt
lye tTeny-four hutdrcd dollars ,
lnually
Then leaving offinierrst On amount I
vested 10 fence, we haro twelve e
lndrsd dollars per aanum for re-
iirs, 20 Whish may be added some
ing for fence commissioners ser. y
ces, making q total OF ten ortwelve a
'llaFs annually for every section 4
iclosed. q
Which is the cheapest2
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