The Robesonian., 1908-06-08

hot sun perhaps for hours in this
plight, and on every
hand, for miles and miles, beau
tiful woods and meadow lands
coveredWith beautiful, rich, tenG-
er grasses and herds, branches
of sparkling water, etc.. suffi-
cient to satisfy the needs Of hun-
dreds Of cattle, created for their
benefit and privileges and mans
universal blessing.
Some one may say, why not
build pastures on this land?
You will find, when you have
tried it, that the pasture sys-
tenn in North Carolina will
not provea succession the reasons,
and many more, above mentioned.
There are men all over our coun-
try who own acres and F.
acres of woodland, who, if they |
are men, and not narrow-minded
oppressors, are willing that their
less fortunate neighbor may own
a COW and that she may feed on
his land gratis; yet he does not
feel able or philanthropic enough
to build a company pasture for
all those around him who are not
land owners. How many chill
dren are denied the benefit of
good, nice milk in case of sickness?
No doubt many die for the lack
of it, since this abominable law
was forced upon us. And in re-
gard to the section of country
where there is no stock law, |
have spent some time there no
great while since, and can truth
fully say | never saw finer cattle,
with greater appearance of good
milchers than | saw there, going
in herds as God intended them.
AS to hogs, you may have a few
shut up in stiffiing pens or pas
lures, but our experience is, it
will not do to feed on corn in
confinement; you must plant, dig
and cut for them daily, for they
will not thrive without a contin-
ual change of food; and here in
our community it is a mistake
about their not having diseases -
all the difference is, they are not
here in most instances to have
diseases; but | have known peo-
pie near here to lose every hog
> they owned by cholera breaking
out in their pastures. Hogs, too
: like the cattle, will develop un-
natural vices, such as eating
. chickens, and l have known {
! SOW to turn on her own brood
: and eat every one of them aftel
they were three weeks old. 1t il
n common for them to de
stroy right young pigs when the,
are in close pens. This is due t
. their lack of recourse to thei
natural element, such as branch
> es, swamps, etc. One who is no
+ a close observer Of nature ma
~ not know that hogs search tn
u woods and branches for littl
! snakes, water lizards and worms
% In the section of country wher
~, the no-fence law has never bee
i there are also fine hogs and pier
i i tiful, while here in this commun
W ty there are honest, reliabl
r men who will testify to the fat
4 that they never bought a poun
+ II of bacon till since this law Wa
", enforced. We and the neigE
. - bors mostly are still kickin
% against the paper sack, tin cal
&C @ Kansas beef (hold-your-nos'
ic while-you-cook-it) system of Ii,
1T 1T ing, and still have few catt
H. and hogs; and we know only t.
,d " we'll what it costs to keep then
W. W. They must be daily and, l ma
W add, hourly looked after; &
st our spare time is completely a
G Gct sorbed-no time to visit even
~. sick neighbor, to say nothir
II Of a spare moment for recreatio
,T ~, and | might almost say, no tin
~ ~ to attend church.
~ This is life in the stock law
10 m we find it. And in regard to tt
NO NO piney rooters destroying the fc
~ ~ est, ask Mr.. Keith how can
T nr those beautiful and magnifce
20 20 forests of pine and oak ;
w through this part of North Car
~ lima? Thew vet are here, al
nd have been far more abundant
w "" the scores of years that ha
nG gone by than now, before the r
~ ~ fence law was ever heard of
,o n North Carolina. 1t is now, sin
ho this law is upon our land, tn
io ils the timber and young growth
~ ~, destroyed by fires; for this re
az son: Now fire is set out, ar
,io since there are no fences to
to to protected, no effort is made
W. w stop it, and it sweeps on and {
in in destroying everything in
no nc track in proportion to t
1@ ,n season; and as to our Sc
NV sons too wet or too dry
Ar this IS a problem too deep for
his to fathom; can only say, | thi
,ve this a tremendous strech of \
Iro Keith's imagination, to chal
Md n this up to fire and hogs"
to to No, Mr.. Keith, what we neeC
oro North Carolina is more fences {
N q better fences, more stock and /
IN ter stock. Select honest, true hes
, y, Of ed, Christian men for our legi'
acc % to1s, menWho areWilling to live
49, let live, to whom the poor ma
interests are as dear if not dea
than the rich oppressor's. /
* in conclusion Twill say, the alb
rs , OiVnn facts are indiSOllt9