264 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Jan., 



made to do something along that Hne. I do not believe the' 

 State will do it, but isn't that a good argument to use to em- 

 phasize the fact that the dogs should be restrained? 



Now, as Professor Brewer pointed out, I think at the 

 meeting in '88 or '87, — did you ever stop to think what the 

 sentiment for dogs rests upon ? Is it not true that it rests upon 

 the fact that a dog most always respects his owner's rights 

 and always goes to the neighbors to do an injury? Have you 

 ever thought about that? I think that is usually true. Now 

 if that dog is compelled to be restrained and kept at home, 

 and commit his nuisances, such as he will commit under those 

 conditions, at home instead of being allowed to wander from 

 one farm to another, would not seventy or eighty per cent, of 

 the dogs disappear? I believe there is something to that idea. 

 Think of it. Take those things into consideration, and above 

 all, if the Sheep Breeders Association decides to call for any 

 legislation, let us put forth a united effort. Let us go up to 

 the hearing at the Capitol, and let us insist upon our rights. 



Now there is one thing that Mr. Ward spoke of that I 

 would like to refer to, and that was, politicians, and he pointed 

 out how a bill which had been drafted in the interest of the 

 sheep breeders failed at Albany. I have had some little ex- 

 perience in legislation in this state. I do not know how they 

 do matters in Albany, but here is a description of an affair 

 which happened within my experience, and I imagine it is 

 about the same way up in Albany. I think if the sheep 

 interests failed to be present at that hearing it was largely 

 because they had not been sufficiently informed that it was to 

 take place. In this instance that I have in mind occurring in 

 this state, the President of the Connecticut Sheep Breeders 

 Association was at the Capitol, and the committee was asked 

 to notify him of anything of interest. They promised to notify 

 him when any matters affecting the sheep raising industry 

 were to come up, but the first notice he received was a 

 telephone call that the committee was in session and was 



