The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-01-20
Dogs and Dog Laws.


Many of our states have laws
against sheep-killing dogs, but for
the most part the laws are ineffect-
I've. Why? For a number of reasons,
chie1 OF which is that the farmer can
not expect to be with his flock all
Tue elme, and if a sheep is killed by a
oog 1t is not often that proof of the
culprlt is forthcoming. Another great
reason why the laws are ineffective
is that few men care to go to war
with their neighbors. Most men will
stand a great deal of annoyance and
even loss rather than start a feud
mat may be life long. The result is
that farmers discontinue the keeping
of sheep.
The way out of the difficulty is not
plain. A campaign of education is
needed-education for the keepers of
dogs. The fact that the country is
oVerrun with dogs is the greatest
cause for the slow increase of our
sheep. The people must be impressed
with the truth Of the fact that nearly
every dog is an unmitigated nuisance
to the farming community. 1t seems
10 ne inst lnstln ell With dogs TO- kill
tons to the rule, but few of the big
dogs are exceptions. In lieu of we'll
developed public opinion we believe
that a properly laid tax would be OF
value A tax of SIS on every female
dog might prove quite effective.
Winter Care of Colts.-Providing
feed and shelter for the colts during
winter in order that they may continue
to grow and be kept in thrifty, v1gor-
Gus condition will give them when
grown so much better size, form and
quality than the range grown horse
possesses that it will prove profitable
investment of labor, feed and money.
But it has another and valuable adj
vantage. The young stock that is car
ed for in this way becomes accustomed
to the presence of man and to certain
amount of handling which will make
the trouble of breaking them and the
danger of injuring them while being
broken much less than in the case OF
horses that have been raised entirely
on the range.-Ex.
Milk Poisoning.-A case of milk
noisoning in Utica, N. Y, was traced
first 70 the dealer, whose milk cans
were found to be clean. Then the
health officer looked up the farmer
who supplied the dealer, and found his
cans in a most filthy condition, look
ing. he said, as if they had not been
cleaned for a week. This is another
| fact to indicate the value of the scru-
nulous cleanliness in the handling of
milk. Another case, traced to the
same cause, was that which occurred
at Camp Eaton, Island Lake. Mich,
| where a number of soldiers were made
violently i'll from drinking milk taken
from cans in every one of which de-
composed milk was found in the seams
| and creyices of the cans.-Ex.
Value of Cut Bone.-A pound of cut
green bone is sufficient for sixteen
| hens one day, which means that one
cent will pay for the bone for
that number of fowls. If one quart
of grain be fed at night to sixteen
hens. and one pound of bone in the
morning, it should be ample for each
dav in winter. In summer only the
hone need be given. Such diet pro-
vides fat, starch. nitrogen, phosphates.
lime. and all the substances required
to enable the hens to lay eggs. As an
| egg is worth about three cents in win
ter, it is plain that it is cheaper to
| feed bone than grain. as the greater
number of eggs not only reduces the
| total cost, but increases the profit as
| well.-Ex.
/ While the number and Importance OF
! institutions organized for scientific re.
searches on behalf Of agriculture are
|; constantly increasing in all parts of the
! world. nowhere has SO comprehensive
T! and efficient a system of experiment