Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-04-19
For the GUARDIAN.
Mr.. Editor:

b" no,;c, :, ar paper, of April 5'h' .
is ......,c..,or rom Mr.. James Nelson
IN ,once.rirV tb,s,ock law. diner WIN
r - IL seems to think II "onin
II a, .tagous to the farmer. believe
, :, aid he sb-n, & {, indeed money IN 'he
e ,ckcts Of th,,c " no are blessed, as ! avn
with running water on their lands ou'
how many farm, III Claiborne pari,n are
without this sd,autagei
would have more fencing TO 10 on the
! plan that Mr.. Nelson suggests, that oil ieho-
ing Ia the~.tock, and suall <rslu. some
years | -ow Il thirds Of mJ land in gram
aud Que third other year,, aud ~ for the
glrsniug. Of my coru -S~lds, that is worth
ou--fouIth Of the sors crop TO me, II not
more. 1t feeds Wy stock fvr three OF four
mouths III the year, puts them IN good
coudtttOu, 50 that it requires much loss to
keep them Up the rest Of the v..r-
The profit would -~e-ivs by the law
being carried int execution would come
ia from the sale VI stock, and the produce
Of the came, such ss milk, butter. b~f
pork. lard, mutton, WOOL and hides There
ar. 70 many that would h deprived
vi running water for their stoef '-'
they would be forced 10 10 A"~'
:heu Entirely, and. ~ con-, au'u's' TUG
mice Of stock roull u srrsfiy euhsnced,
,,.uble what il now is.
.y,.,. &c the advantage Of range
,,. ariv~ on one peek ct cotton seed
ma, ~ the year round, aud give - much
ak aud butter IS is required to sa,tAiu 9
family a four p-rsons. Cows, tns- aud
sheep DO not thll,e III small pastures with
cut frequent changing. R'nt-rs cannot
acord :" amply pastures for the stock. So
they vii i~ driven to raise cotton to bny
all supplies, and any rational man, no is
we'll Ia-t i III flaming, knows that they
rau't hive ou TIL. plan.
Brother farmers. admitting that Mr. Mel |
'ou !. light ab.ut it requiring two mouths
II the year Ia hI fences, IL II not ,1rzlly
Tr- that With the st,- Law II - III r,,,nir- !
much more time to water aud prepare pas.
nrcs for the -t1k than TO fence IN the EN-
ire farmf Timber Is sc4rce ia some places,
I is true, hut I think . man could s-ll |
tick enough in the run Of cue year to buy
. ire sufficient 10 frucs Ia half Of the land .
IL could cultivate, aud in the course Of
NO years he could have fence that would
rdure for years.
Tho man that uses 1000 pounds of pork
early could, With the n.e II the range.
a,s- 1000 lonnds - easily O. b. ooald the
m"snt to sustain his family, NTH the
took law, on the same feed. Co~swil!
I've w three -fourtLs less With the use of
be range.
Nov sou SEE three fonrths Of the stock
an 80 yearly 10 fencing tie lard which
rift fence three times =, much a. We ar
ultivnlc.
Saying tie farmer that uses ore thou
Inl pounds of pork can ell thr-e thoa.
aud l-'snlS, o, tight cruts Ter ronmd,
could - s2!0 20, aud Icy H-irg nn- r"und
fhTitrr would have thr,- pr-nds I-.r d.y,
Ll'h, 1T twenty five crut. per bound,
'"uld amount to S,73 -, aLirh would
nall- one Ia have tJl315 to use IN AJAX.
~ fences So, Mr. Nelson, you can bee
here the ten for Uue"i-
submit the foregoing as my opiuion nf
he stock law, hut aui willing to let TIA.
iaiuriiy rule. Ii We are to nave the stock
Nv, however, let il run ihe year round .
ien every man can SOW here, aud gather
hen he plcasrs
Respectfully, TIE. SHAW.