The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-18
LIVE STOCK Men
PROTEST AGAINST
RAvAGES OF DOCS
Adopt Resolutions Con
demning Stray Ours That
Kill Many Sheep.

livestock men in Connecticut to the
number of fifty attended a discussion
OF the livestock situation in the state
wednesday afternoon. The meeting
was held under the direction of the
department of livestock sub-commit-
| tee OF the food supply committee of
the State Council of Defense. The
tone of the meeting, most of the time,
was an arraignment against dogs in
general and stray dogs in particular.
! The committee on sheep presented
the following resolution, which was
unanimously adopted
| Whereas, in excess of $50 citizens
OF the state have been bitten by rabid
dogs within the past year, and:
Whereas, the sheep industry has
practically become extinct within the
state owing to the yavages of uncon-
trolled dogs, and:
Whereas, human life wool, NUT
ton and livestock products are OF
such great Importance in the worlds
crisis; be it resolved, that the under
signed livestock men do hereby favor
the enactment of a law that will con-
fine allsdogs in the state to the own
er's premises, when not on leash OF
under absolute control"
The other resolution was:-
Resolved, That this conference OF
representatives of the livestock in.
Edustry of the state urge and advise
that every possible effort be made tt
bring into the state neat cattle and tt
breed more livestock of all kinds tt
assist in the present worlds crisis, anG
to improve conditions on our farms il
the commonwealth.
/ Chairman Russell said that there
are today at least 100000 fewer cat.
tie in Connecticut than there was fiji.
ty years ago, and the population ha:
increased by three times as many a:
fifty years ago. He said, that the
people. in Connecticut are paying
sos, 100000 a year in addition to the
freight bills for beef from the West
with thousands of cattle coming il
besides, and killed in the state.
Professor Garrigus told of expert.
ments made at the state college anG
said that he had sent three cattle tt
Vermont last week, where they SOLD
Tor $50 each at auction. James
Marsh of New Milford, a cattle raiser
told of becoming interested in Aber.
deen-Angus cattle he could see ST..
100000 profit in them, and is buy
ing them, already having a herd Of
$50 head. He said he could sci
them for 81 on every 81 they cos
him to buy and raise.
W. M. Reynolds of Newtown, :
prominent cattle breeder, told of max
ing profit of $50 or more on each
head of steers and said that there il
an unlimited demand at 20 cents TO
that kind, whereas other cattle wer,
worth from to cents a pound less
wholesale. Olcott King, a tobacco
grower, told of keeping a herd TO
the purpose of securing manure TO
his tobacco land, and thereby savin
: nearly $119 an acre on the fertiliza
, ton.
: Burton E. Moore of Winsted sal,
: that he can see the necessity for a BIZ
) sheep industry in the state, but h
cannot afford to stay in the bushes
) unless the dog laws are changed.
About the Hogs.
Charles Lyman of Middlefeld spok
on the hog situation and told of tn
: work of the Georgetown School.
5 state institution, which is prepared t
: handle ALL of the hogs that are want
! ed for breeding or for raising in thi
J state for food purposes. He said tina
r already more than 8 600 shoats hav
been tentatively ordered this spring
= and it is the desire of the school t
} sell between 1000 and 5000 this sea
son. About 1880 were sold last sprfn
l mostly to pig club members.