The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-13
|THEFARMERS DOG
| HIS BEST FRIEND
Good CANNES of Pure Breed Are
Needed on the Vir-
ginia Farm.
BUT THE CUR DOG SHOULD DIE
Views OF Countrylnan on Sub
iect That Is Interesting to
Countrymcn.
BUT THE CUR DOG SHOULD DIE
BY j. NJ. BELL.

The writer has just received a pair
OF beautiful beagies from relative In
Pennsylvania, a State famous for its
fine rabbit hounds.
The arrival Of these promising, we'll
bred pups. the reddening OF the foil
age the cool mornings and evenings,
have all had tendency to conjure up
pictures of the hunting season now
or in :.Oie Nirginny." Deer, rabbits.
squirrels, Possums and coonS now.
turkey and quail next month.
Some time ago the writer read that
there were 5000 dogs in a certain
county in this State. The announcement
also stated that the depredations in the
sheeptods of this particular county
We're disastrous in the extreme. From
what the writer could gain from the
article above mentioned it would not
be out OF place to surmiSe that al
least 5000 Of these dogs were worse
than useless, in fact were verttable
nuisance.
well-bred, well-fed, member OF
the canine species is generally OF
great use to a farmer. serving as
guard at all times. and greatly as
sisting in the replenishing OF the
Iarder during the legitimate hunting
season.
should Dogs BE Taxeds
1t seems only natural that man
owning a dog Of money value should
be satisfied to pay a moderate tax for
the pleasure and profit Of owning
this useful canine friend. and it does
not look reasonable that there should
be any kick on the owners part when
he is asked to pay this small stipend
to his county or State.
There is no doubt OF the fact that,
owing to the topography of the Old
Dominion. there is. and will be
for years to come. fairly plentiful
supply Of game. and game Of such d
nature that the services of good dog
will be requisite in the securing OF
the same. The Virginia farmers. on
the whole. are lovers Of sport. and
when the season is in they are ardent
in the pursuit OF the variety of game
that our woods and fields afford. The
man that keeps a good dog and takes
care of 1t as it should be cared for,
will have a useful servant and a firm
friend. for no animal responds more
readily to liberal rations and kind
treatment than the dog.
The Cur Dog No Good
1t Is the half-starved cur who gener-
ally does the damage. where sheep are
destroyed. and the fault Is not near so
much that Of the dog as 1t is that
Of tho owner, who. in keeping such
poor specimens Of the canine race.
evinces an entire lack OF sporting In
stincts, and also q thorough disregard
for his neighbor property.
Liberal AatiOns.
A good sized hunting dog win eat
a quart Of corn bread per day. maybe
a little less. not often any more-that
is il he lives ION bread alone" This
Gavin pone' is good. solid food. will
keep the grown dog cheerful. salts
fed. and have a wonderful influence
in making him appreciate his home.
II you have dogs on the farm who
wander about. are mischievous and
predatory, send to mill. have some
good old Virginia meal ground. then
feed these roamers all they will eat,
ana they will soon show. by both
their appearance and manners. the at
tention that you are paying them