The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-11

about 80 cents a thousand or less The
good wfe held the lamp while + sl,ot
the animal. and later dragged the car
cass to an old ravine, and we wcro
troubled no moro BY that dog
N week later coiored citizen WHO
lived y couple OF miles away, camo
along inquiring about n missing dog.
] frankly stated tho case and assured
HIM that 1t would have been rather
unsafe for Il man To try to rob NV
house as that dog had done. Ho said
he placed great value upon that dog.
AS II was the leader of his pacle OF
rabbit dawSs, and would see &c there
was dot some law to protect him. AS
result he had i warrant issued for
mo and brought suit for So as tho
value OF hts dawg''
Mr.. Gepford goes on TO explain that
rather than be bothered with n law
suit with q negro, he COMPROMISED by
paying 81. He then writes: virginia
would offer great opportunity to tho
sheepman IL conditions We're different.
l3ut until the conditions are different
there VIII DO thousands of acres OF
rough land lying idle and growing up
in bushes and briers.
Another Precinct Heard From.
Another writer i'll tho same paper,
telling of equally bad conditions III
Ohio says:
Last year in Ohio 1855 sheep were
killed by dogs and S,S35 were injured.
In 1911 number killed by dogs. 1880,
valued at S67.6So. number injured by
| dogs 'il3i, valued at S16,6s3; total
SS4,2i3 Number sheep owned in Guern-
sey County, Ohio, in tho year 1911, 50.
100; number killed by dogs. s17: value,
SI7ol. Number injured by dogs, 1S6:
value, S97i- Total value, 1887, Mum
Der owned In 1872. 1883. Number
killed by dogs, Gi9: value. $2S5205.
Number injured, 227; value. sS0o9 30.
Total. S2,652.35: amount allowed, So
5000. Some years Guernsey County
only paid 30 cents on the dollar This
year there are only 61,115 sheep in the
county. 80 YOU sec the dogs are driv-
ing out the sheep ut the rate OF 10-
QUO or 1900 a year.
Many farmers near mining towns.
years ago noted for their sheep. Keep
no sheep at all now. Ask them why
| they invariably say. Tho dogs kill
| them faster than we can breed them.
| or they take all our profit; do away
, with the dogs and We Will again keen
| sheep"
| Shy Statesmen.
Our Legislators could very soon mas $,
u law 10 stop all this loss by dogs If
they would, but 1 suppose they think
/ that would not be good politics as they
might lose their jobs IL they did that.
anu would rather see ali the sheen
'A1Nei col w iitc country. w Sns .
| gest that some industrious member
OF the Legislature get busy and carr,
! his salary by preparing u bill that
| VIII get rid OF all the worthless dogs
or the country, and his name will be
| handed down to posterity rs a great
bcnefactor 70 mankind. Give the sheen
a chance. One good sheep will pro-
| duce moro wealth than 100 averag o
| dogs"
| Thus IL would appear that Virginia is
/ not the only state that is cursed with
| the sheep killing eur dog, and not the
| only State whose legislators seem TO be
| afraid to tackle tho question OF the
/ determination OF the same. 1t is to
| be hoped that tine movement for cur
I dog determination III the Middle West
/ viii bc successful and that Nirginians
Will follow in the tracks OF their
! friends OF Ohio