The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-26
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The southern states might multiply
Its industries and diversity in multiply
Eng. There is not one tenth as much
fruit grown in the south as should be
and could be. Take grapes. North
Carolina is the native home Of four or
i've OF the best grapes known in the
Atlantic states. Still a small quantity
is grown and we are eating in Will
mington daily Delaware and California
grapes. The apple crop of the state
could be made immense IL the farmers
would only avail themselves Of the op-
~portunities afforded by nature. The
hest of apples can be grown in great
quantity, and are grown nov in small
quantity.
The Messenger mentioned another in
dustry recently that should be studied
the ramie fiber. 1t has also called at
14ention more than once to the history
of the sugar beet as offering possibly
great promise Of success.
Year after year all along the past for
we'll nigh a quarter Of a century we
have essayed to make an impression
In behalf Of the sheep industry. In
North Carolina Of the ninety-six cOun-
fies perhaps seventy or eighty are we'll
adapted to sheep cultivation. But SO long
As c~arnivorous dogs roam and devour
mt will sheep raising cannot be made
very profitable or very extensive. If
there Is any one thing Of which the
negroes and the poorer whites are vic
Tins 1T is a passion for having around
many dogs, that eat of their heads
and are Of no practical benefit to any
one. Hitherto it has been found to be
impossible to obtain CT a legislature the
relief from sheep-killing dogs that was
positively necessary for the protection
OF sheep All legislatures are
very weak and timid when it comes to
passing a law to foster sheep raising.
The legislator has a wholesome dread
OF the man with three or five trifing
ours lying loose around his door He
would rather be safe than right in deal
ing with this touchy question Of inter-
fer1ng with the ravenous anime that
may go off as a gun at any time.
When your modern Scion comes to vote
on taxing the dogs heavily h, takes to
h bushes i%nstanter and would rather
have the sheep unprotected than to Of
fend the nan of five or ten "largs."
The time will hardly come in a half
century in North Carolina when legis-
lators will have backbone enough to
protect the sheep industry against the
ravages of Unsuitable logs that would
rather kill a sheep than lie before
the kitchen fire awaiting a bone or a
piece Of ash-cake. 1t is s'ngularly un-
wise to fail to aid an Industry that
promises SO much of good to the state
at large and particularly to small
Farmers. There are wide stretches of
country within our state where this ex-
cellent industry could flourish if only
the legislature would tax to death the
useless dogs. But it is a waste Of time
in North Carolina to urge the great
Importance and benefits Of sheep pro-
.duction. There is no prospect that for
n generation to come a body Of men
will ever be elected to a legislature
who will be ready and brave enough to
adopt a dog law hat will give all the
protection necessary to foster this in
.. dustry that can be made SO lucrative
and full Of comfort. The sheep fur
nishhes excellent food for the inner
man and admirable and most C mforta-
BILE covering for the. outer-rnan. A
wise, strong law would give al immense
impetus to sheep raising in North Caro-
lin that would add a m st important
.sum to the revenues to the people. The
Atlanta Journal has some timely re-
Elections on "sheep and dogs" in Geor-
gia- The conditions in that state and
our own are quite similar on the dog
question and the p~roductiveness Of
sheep if properly protected. We make
"a pertinent extract. 1t say
Several legislature have been ap-
pealed to in vain to enact a dog law,
but the worthless dog has always found
more friends than the useful and prof1-
table sheep il that body.
Experts in sheep h~usbandry who have
visited Georgia and seen how sheep
thrive and increase here where they
a be protected from dogs express
their surprise that a dog law has not
hong ago been passed in this state.
They see that a great industry, one
which could be made under fair con-
ditions to pay handsomely is made al
most impossible by a stupid policy
which is due to the fact that our state
Lawmakers have not the courage to
vote for a dog law. There is
no sense, reason or Justice in permit
ting an unlimited, an increasing num-
Der of worthless dogs to prowl at will
IN Georgia and prevent the growth of
the sheep industry. We hope to see a
legislature in this state soon which will
take hold of this question and settle 1T
In the right way"
Ayers Hair Vigor, which has outlived
and superseded hundreds of similar
preparations, is undoubtedly the most