The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-01-29
The North Carolina No Fence =
Law and Flow il Works.
To the Editor OF the FLoRIDIAN

Law and Flew il Works.
! To the Editor OF the FLoRDIAN
DR.. Larl, of North Carolina, is among the
present visitors al Tallahassee, and your 'rrcs
pendent took an early opportunity OF interview
ing him on the practical working OF the no
fence" law in his State To the several questions
we pro?ounded, the doctor replied
The law works admirably tor all parties: and
the curious feature is that the very persons who
at first opposed it most violently are now most
heartily in favor ofit. l. has increased the value
of land and improved the condition OF The live
stock Formerly, few scrub cattle could be
seen ranging along the public roads and picking
M a most precariouS sort of existence. So weak
and bpnv were thew that when they lay down
in the road they had neither strength or willing
ness 10 rise, and teams would often drive over
them Halt starved "pine rooters" UcZpr
Backs would scour the country, trying to find
some fallible point in the fences, where they
could crawl through and devOur the growing
crops Il there a rotten board, or RAIL- they
were sure TO find it.
But now all this is changed.
Fences with ali the expense and trouble at
tending them, have disappeared from the coun
try except where they have been constructed
for pastures and 10 fence in stock. The crops
grow safely and unmocS'e1 by the roaA->i )e,
and the iarmer,is saved all The unnecessary labor
ana yearly tax upon MS ilHllltN chlhlll, Oh keep
ing W miles OF fences, simply to ord his crops
a chance t. grow.
The cattle themselves are also better off than
they were before. Ollv those that are worth
raising are retained, and these are properly cared
r. Pastures are fenced in, and are sowed down
with clover and various nutritious grasses. Hogs
are fed and fitened At home, and noj allowed
to range AT large The result is fewer and jetfr
animals Formerly 1oo3 beet butter an milk,
could not be had. Now, under the " no fence"
law the b.st of beef can be had, an = rod butter
and milk are abundant The profits in dairy
farming have also become lar greater than be
fore
The amount of land under cultivation has
also increased. Before, only plantations that
were entirely fenced could be used; but now,
the richest spots OF land can be selected and
utilized wherever found.
\ railroad passes through Dr.. Lard's estate,
AMI previous to The no fence law, the numb r
OF claims against the company for cattle aCci
dcntallv killed amounted to a consider tblc sum.
But now such claims are rarely heard ot y
strong argument for the ." 10 fence LAW Is that
where il has once been fairly tired, 1t IS never
repealed
EyerywAcre IN Y r:uia ana North C.r5li0p
where il has once Z tinei = / o'ing, II has come
- stay The prop,e rccogaZ lis IN ,uy ad-
vantagc- and see a once Is r-;t~"nah.rnr->. At
fist the Cd iogics and the "c"iorei brethren
grOwied, but BY the tim" the ch;tng- had BE-
come Inaugurted, they We're won over 10 It.
D.. Lara'> tlher-n-law was the h.s progressive
tiIn-r who took tie Initiative an1 tou t3l tor the
new Inv. H. mot with the lvclicS' opno>,li)p,
and it was prc,lc cd HAT he " never WJud ! c
clcc,tl Ia any eva utfi. 3 1t The fla !, ic-uil
WAS favor dole 10 h'n4 allI bc tiiclAl antV
TAc ltN wts in'ru 1uccI by townships an
coGAlic,. S.v IA cen,cINr.Iyr townships Wo4l
wait ana sc hpW tn ltN worked in .GjoiDC,ng
townships. and fences WnNlt to- ,i,h.i>l-t be-
tween item Bl' tne PRAGUE Il ~Npcr'r!N 81 ne