Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-01-13
Destruction of Sheep by Dogs.

Editor Sentinel: Since the meeting of the
Montgomery County Grange, No. z, at the
Grange Hall, Gaitbersburg, October 9th,
1881, and in compliance with the resolution
offered by Hon A. b. Davis, and unani-
mously adopted by the Grange, appointing
me to correspond and collect all the statist-
ical information available relative to the de-
struction of sheep by dogs, have, up to the
present date, collected the data and facts,
and give the following recapitulation
Brighton Grange reported to me the num-
Der Of sheep killed by dogs within the last
two years at 81, and heavy losses In previous
years. Cash value of sheep, $500. Miss II,
NJ Lansdale, Secretary.
have previously, as Secretary of Gath
ersburg Grange, reported for the vicinity of
that Grange a loss of sheep killed by dogs,
within the last two years, of about 100, val
ued at $500 Some of them were selected
and valuable sheep.
Mr., Zebedee H. Beall, by his letter, has
shown u series OF losses in the vicinity of
Jamestown in former years, OF sheep killed
by dogs.
The Secretary of Jamestown Grange, Mr..
+. l.. Tschiffely, has sent me the following
data Number Of sheep killed by dogs
within the last two years, II; probable
value. 1852.
GAINESVILLE Grange reports, through Mr..
o. Hayes, Secretary, the loss Of sheep by
dogs within the last two years-kilcd 81
sheep; value $162.
Olney Grange, through the Secretary, Mr..
g. Ii. Farquhar, has reported as follows
Number OF sheep in the vicinity of the
Grange, $40; killed by dogs within the last
two years, 152; value, 1868 so.
My invaluable assistant as statistical coz
respondent for the U. S. Agricultural De
partment, Mr. John N. Soper, rein:as ~
me the number Of sheep killed by dogs in
Clarksburg District within the year 1881 ut
25; value, 800.
| A considerable portion OF the county has
not reported TO me either through Oranges
or by individual correspondence Dis.
trcts as the Great Falls, Bethesda, Berry's
and large part of Medley's. Future cor
respondence will no doubt considerably in.
crease the losses stated. My object is u
close up all reports to the first Of January,
1882.
The general aggregate or approximations
for the past two years, 30 far as reported 10
me, are Sheep killed by dogs, 1913; value
$3.50 50; estimating one half as the number
killed within the present year, 1881, the num-
her would be 1876; value, $944 rs. My ex-
perience is that 400 sheep killed by dogs
and their commercial value $1,000, approx.
i mates nearer the actual loss in the county
for the last two years
AS my instructions were To collect reliable
facts, not opinions, have, therefore, omit
ted many valuable suggestions and opinions
All appear 10 be aware Of the evil, but the
difficulty is in applying the proper remedy.
For prudential reasons have omitted also
many aggrayating circumstances, but will
give few: A gentleman commenced farm.
ing and bought flock Of sheep; the dogs
soon commenced killing them; finally the
dogs were shot, after only three sheep out o.
the flock were left. In few nights the re-
naming three sheep were shot--doubtless
for revenge.
The best flock Of sheep ever owned, as
TO quality, being selected) were attacked
one night by dog and half the sheep killed
and torn; supposed the owner bod killed