The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-07
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fEaitorial Correspondence

Editorial Correspondence
-"Little Davie" is justly famed
for it's rich lands. They produce all
the cereals and grasses, and there IS
no finer section for fruits ofall kinds.
If these lands were settled and IL
tivated, as for example the Connec-
ticut Valley is, it would be one OF
the richest, most beautiful and 0
desirable spots on this earth.
All along the public roads may
be seen rude rail pens full OF corn,
with no attempt at securing 1t
against depredations Of thieves, and
this within seventy-fve miles OF
people who have to bring their corn
from Ohio.
Glover grows luxuriantly even
on the banks and sides of the gull
leys, and her soils are as generous
as her people are hospitable.
One thing must be recorded to
the honor Of Davie. During a stay
Of three days-rainy, murky, chilly
days-we saw bit one man drunk!
"Tuesday of Court" was surely
robbed of one of it's distinctive
features in a North Carolina town,
and his Honor Judge Montgomery
and Solicitor Glenn had naught to
disturb them or prevent a speedy
disposition of the docket.
1t is refreshing to the friends of
good order and economy throughout
the State to witness the system and
dispatch with which the business Of
our Courts is conducted in the hands
OF our young Judges and their eff
cient Solicitors. All honor to our
young officials who deserve SO well
the commentator Of an ~appreciative
public.
' We met several farmers who are
trying to improve their breeds of
stock. With it's splendid adaptabi'-
ity to the successful growth OF the
grasses, no county in the State has
better facilities for raising stock
cheaply and successfully. But there
are hindrances-one of which is the
freedom with which dogs are allowed
to roam. A subscriber informed us
that he lost some of his Southdown
sheep last week by his neighbours
dogs, and he was in a proper frame
of mind to join a farmers club or to
do anything by which the friends of
progress in the State could make
our Legislators believe hat sheep
are of sufficient value to have pro-
lection. Reports from IS counties
in 1878 showed ar aggregate of ILL.,
O39 dogs-about II dog for every
three sheep. In some Of the coun-
ties the number Of dogs actually ex-
ceeded that of the sheep. Last year
the dogs in Illinois killed 10000
sheep, which is about the loss sus-
tanned annually by North Carolina
farmers. The Constitution imposes
upon the. Board of Agriculture the
special duty Of protecting Sheep
Husbandry. What is being done in
this direction? Query: Does our
Constitution guarantee to a citizen
the right to keep or propagate a spe-
cies Of property which constantly
imperils and ,jeopardizes the value
and existence of the property of
other citizens?
We desire to express our warm
appreciation Of the kindly Offices of
our friends in Davie, on behalf of the
PROGRESSIVE FARMER, and to ASSURE
our new readers that we will or
deavor to prove ourselves worthy
the handsome support and generous
encouragement they gave is. But
we desire to serve notice on the good
people of the county that we are
not yet content-we must have at
least three hundred subscribers in
Davie by the first of October next.
Who Of our Davie friends will be
the first to send us a club?