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when here as a member of the State Board of Agriculture, 

 informed us that three skeep had been brought into that 

 county which cost one thousand dollars. It is such property 

 that we can leave by the side of our dwellings at night to be 

 destroyed by dogs, with an assurance that such a law as this 

 will give adequate compensation if they are destroyed. Such 

 a law is a mockery. There are but two courses to be pur- 

 sued — separately or united. Farmers must be allowed to 

 destroy dogs coming on their premises without an owner, or 

 a tax must be laid upon all dogs to create a fund, out of 

 which to indemnify losses sustained from them. The same 

 principle must be adopted which we act upon in upholding 

 society itself. We tax the orderly and well disposed that 

 they may be protected from those inclined to evil. For him- 

 self he beheved that both these remedies ought to be given. 



Mr. Murray moved that the subject of stock raising be 

 continued for discussion for another evening, and that here- 

 after we meet at half past six o'clock; which was adopted. 



February 21, 1852. 



The question discussed this evening was the comparative 

 value of the different kinds of stock. 



Mr. RocKHiLL, of Allen county, was called to the chair. 



Gov. Wright remarked that although the subject of this 

 evening's discussion had reference to stock raising, yet as a 

 remedy against losses from dogs was now a question before 

 the Legislature, and as there were some farmers here on a 

 a visit to the capital, he would be glad to hear their opinions 

 on this matter. 



Mr. Pope in answer said that he knew several flocks of 

 sheep that were broken up by the dogs, and that some remedy 

 ought to be provided against their depredations. 



Mr. Cook believed that the dogs which kill sheep are sooner 

 or later discovered, but then the evil is done. 



