The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-08-28
SHEEP KILLED By DoeR
Facts Ascertained THROUGH On.
clal Census Figures.

The Damage Done By wsrtAlss. g..
Exceeds That Resultfas fren ~
FuRy 01 the EleAsnts
Showing by States.
The dogs in the United States I'm
nearly two per cent of the shear in
the country every year. They kilea
more than 100000 sheep in the year
ending June /, 1890, when the laat ~.
tistics in regard to the focks were e.sh.
cred. The damage done by them Z
greater than that from any other caus.
except unexpected storms, in which
whole focks Of sheep are killed, and di..
ease. In six states more damage NJ
done to the focks Of sheep By Do
than by anything else. In Florida 9sa1
sheep were killed by dogs, and oclvb
also by the weather and disease. n
number killed by. dogs was about nine
per cent. of the total number Of sheeuin
the state. The Florida sheep are npt
exposed to such changes in Temperature
- those on the farms in Nevada, whre
12s,s50 died Of cold and disease. Onlv
1879 sheep were killed by does in Ne,
vada in the census year. The ENORMOUS
number Of deaths from changes In tn
weather was due to unprecedente6
storms, which caught the breeders un-
prepared and almost halved their Aocks.
In South Carolina. Georgia, Alabama.
Louisiana and Arkansas dogs do more
damage to sheep than anything els.
and more than weather conditions and
disease combined. In Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and Connecticut the unm-
Der Of deaths in the flocas due to dor
10 almost the same as that due to disease
and the weather. This IL true in Mis-
sisxippi, too. In this state, Maine, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, All
zona and the Dakotas. one-fifth a. much
damage il charged to dogs as 10 The
other chief causes Of loss.
The dogs made the best showing 81
Vermont, where they killed 5000 sheen.
against $4,000 which died from disease
and exposure In an average winter.
The Ohio and Michigan dogs have good
records, too. for they killed only oner
sixth al many sheep as storms and disr
ease. North Carolina and Tennessee
dogs are red with the blood Of sheep.
They killed four-ffths az many -
the other causes Of death combined.
In Kentucky, Texas, West Virginia. In
diana, Minnesota and Iowa the dogs did
one-hah as much damage a. other
causes combined; in Virginia. Missouri
and Oklahoma, two-thirds a. much; IN
Illinois and Wisconsin. one-third -
much, and in Delaware, Maryland, Kan
sas, California and New HampshizN
one-quarter 40 much.
II the winter Of 16So-o0 had not been
q bad one for sheep In Nevada Oregon.
Idaho, Montana New Mexico. 9th,
Washington and Wyoming. the d.
would make worse showing in the cen-
sus tables than they do. Inthese states
whole Aocks on certain ranges were OK
terminated, and thus the percentages
OF deaths due to exposure and disease
was raised to COS for the whole ccune
try. The dogs killed nearly two Pr
cent. Of the total sheep population
The sheep raisers don't IKE dogS
as q general thing. Many states ~
the money received from dog taxes 70
pay for the damage they do. In thess
states some OF the farmers are mot IN.
friendly to the dogs. II . sheep die g
is killed by . wildcat or falls from :
ledge Of rock, the thrifty farmer -
turns II to the proper officers a. asheep
killed by dogs. Then he gets paid fuF
it. Sometimes Q New England fsrn
or, when he loses . sheep, will collees
the value OF it from the county and from
the owner OF the dog that killed =
Sheep-Hlling dogs become well-kncwn
in the community where their MASTER
live. Sometimes the dogs are suca
good hunters that their masters rcfuse
to allow them to be killed. and " =
keep them from doing any damass
Such q dog owner IL an easy marx 20
/ the INSCRIPTIONS sheep breeders. Ever
time q sheep i killed, dies or disappear
the owner win 60 10 the DIGS mAef1.
and demand pay for the dad animal
threatening to have the dog killed =
Its owner does: not pay mp. Ins oo1
may be innocent, but because Il oeafsa
bad reputation its owner submits. y
there are more owners Of sheep kIleel
than one, the farmer may collect No.
each and make Q good thing Of =
sheep. He may collect from the eoos
ty, too.
Most dogs that kill sheep ~ -
dogs all the way through. and spoess
men aud farmers unite in trying - ).
rid Of them. A sheep-killing dce =
usually . tramp. unframed and Wos
less for hunting. Many Of the -.
that kill sheep are owneriess. e,
farmers shoot them wnen they csn. -
sportsmen. anxious that their 80
I .hall not no accounted hAA becoU0e y