Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-06
TRESPAsslNG CATTLE.
Hcrdlug or Stalking stock In Field
Lanes Is au Injustice.
pAYs0N July 8, is0l

PAysoS July o, 1894
Editor Dcseroi NegE
/ wish 10 call the attention Of the
farmers aud the public In general 60
VIVA, consider a great injustice pfao.
tlced by some people uUon their
neighbors. I refer TO those who send
boys to herd their cows on the streeis
OF our fields; also some who live ON
their own land ami make practice of
tying cows to fences sud to stakes
driven IN the ground on these streets,
that their cows may got all the Zee
they want without any cost, regardless
Of the great damage done 10 nulgubOfs'
crepe through Tho rope being too long
or the stock getting away. They seem
70 Justly themselves by reasoning that
since u IN figbt for the ihrmur 20 allow
his horses TO eat tue grans uu the street,
these men should have the privilege Uf
pasturing their cows there. That this
reasoning 10 not SOUND may be- seen
when We understand that the streets
were left Tor tns convenience Of meu
who 40 In the helIH 10 work, taking
their teams. Alter they get through
usinR their homes they have other
work to DO, such ns h0uing, watering,
etc, and while dong this they must
OF necessity have place 10 To their
animal. While / regret that this isn
necessity, because unprluUlplul men
will take advantage Of u 10 let their
animals run on their ueighbofs' crops,
yet / no not zee how 30 can be- avoided
The question D., does tue nUcvasiiy
exist tor men 10 pasture their COWS OF
their animals ON the streets, un8uf
circumstances other than those named
aboyu2
Again, these men, having their land
fenced, TO their cows Outside the
ienoce, oonsoling thcmsolvts,uo doubt,
that their own cf0ps arc safe, anu
what tie animals get will come iroiu
the street or the ueighboring land. lt
10 plain that all THIS urjust business
should be stopped.
1 think tho best way 10 make use Of
the feed that gr0wh on tue streets 100
the fields II Tor the owners 10 CUE and
haul II Oh and feed It out 10 their Rui-
mnla at home, alter the hones have
used what they want Or 10 stop the
practice OF pasluriug cows or horse o.
tue Hold, other persOns may be- gwen
the privilege OF cutting anu using this
foodi by either Of these plans tue helIs
would be kept iree nom weeds au1
wild clover.
man hes any right 10 stake or hofd
animals on his own land, where tney
arc likely 70 break away anu rot on
their neighbour crops. Tnc IDEA thai
tile farmer must fence his land 10 keep
them OIL IL fraud that has been prAr.
tic, u on him long enough. Ia man !
wants 10 pasture his land let him r. &C |
IT, or all that own land will DO forced |
10 fence TO keep his animate OIL. This |
makes great expense for fences anu 1
loss OF available land Tor
cropping, converting II into
NURSERY ~ noHiOus weeds; whereas
i the stock were allowed 90 run Gully
ON land that Il fenced WITHIN reason.
able distance from our farms Quo only
lust aud equitable wayl, tho weeds
would be eaten up clean. Then Ia the
Joint oncluourus OF small farms II could
be arranged for all tue owneta 10 turn /
their animals In a ter tue crops are nil
out; but this 10 OF nucBssity very late.
by referring 10 the estfay anl dam.
age law passed by tbs last legislature, |
II can be seen what kind OF Justice they |
gave the farmers. They said IL was a |
compromise. We'll, yts; Just such ~
wolves give TO lambs when they get
the same opportunity the legislators /
bad. lhopo such men viii never have
hplace In our legislature again, no this |
N our only source OF redress.
Enclosed you VIII hud clipping |
from thr Farm. reid and Fircsilio, on.
titled "No horns In mime" winch 1 |
hope you will publish, as 1 think Il
viii help good cause.
remain yours respectfully,
JOns Dom.