PROGRESSIVE SHEEP RAISING 



are being sacrificed to the great objective and in support 

 of the war. What we do urge is the passing of constructive 

 legislation that will protect the few useful dogs as well as 

 outlaw the great majority which do not and cannot serve 

 any economic purpose, and which are a constant liability to 

 the sheep-raising possibilities of the country. 



It would be an easy matter to con- 

 Why Not Have trol this nuisance if public sentiment 

 Dog Laws were in favor of a national dog law, 



whereby the owners of dogs would be 

 required to pay for all damages done to livestock, but 

 farmers have not yet asserted themselves in a co-operative 

 way and in sufficient number to make their voices heard 

 on this subject in the national capital. 



"Only one in seven farms of over twenty acres now 

 supports sheep," says the Secretary of Agriculture in his 

 annual report for 1916, "with an average of one sheep of 

 shearing age to three acres of land." 



In proportion as the small farms in any community 

 are stocked with sheep, the obvious necessity for state 

 dog laws will manifest itself, and there is no reason to 

 believe that sentiment in favor of pet dogs will outweigh 

 the practical requirement for more sheep and wool in a 

 time like this. New York State has passed such a law 

 and we are informed it works well in most cases. Com- 

 plaints have been adjusted in the majority of instances 

 without legal procedure. It would be well for those 

 interested to write to the State Department of Agriculture, 

 Albany, N. Y., and secure a copy of the law. 



In Farmer's Bulletin 935, United 

 A Uniform States Department of Agriculture, 



Dog Law entitled "The Sheep Killing Dog," we 



find valuable suggestions for a uni- 

 form dog law, which should command the attention of our 

 legislators in the various states. A reasonable tax is 

 suggested, and certain definite legal rights to deal with 



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