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as a worthless dog, and yet they are counted by miDions. The 

 Commissioner of Agriculture estimates the yearly cost of the 

 dogs in this country at fifty millions of dollars, for a set 

 of good for nothing, thieving, sheep killing, mongrel curs. 

 It is a shame to our civilization. And not only a shame and a 

 I0S.S, but a great disadvantage to the sheep interests. These 

 do"-3 annually destroy two million dollars worth of sheep. It 

 is often a great drawback to sheep raising, especially mutton 

 sheep, near large places. At least nine out of every ten dogs 

 should be at once killed by process of law, and the remainder 

 put under bonds of at least five hundred dollars each to keep 

 the peace. Then every dog owner will be responsible for the 

 damage done by his dog, and no one can keep a dog, that is 

 not responsible ; the trouble now is that the owners of the half 

 starved pack that destroy the sheep usually have no property 

 but the dogs, and no damages can be recovered. This is one 

 of the hindrances in the way of raising pure bred sheep, for the 

 dogs might destroy the work of years in a single hour. Thus 

 one department of greatest importance is kept back by these 

 mongrels. We call upon fanners to see, each for himself, every 

 representative to the legislature or assembly from his section, 

 and urge the passage of more stringent laws, in regard to dogs 

 Let a ten dollar tax be instituted and collected. Let any one 

 be permitted to kill any dog on which the tax is not paid and 

 soon there will be ii thinning of these hated ranks. We do not 

 advocate the killing of good dogs, of good breeds, with good 

 qualities. No one admires such a dog more than the author, 

 who would like to see the ranks of good dogs increased. But 

 such dogs are the rare exceptions. The so-called watch dog, if 

 of any service in that capacity, is usually an ugly, vicious brute, 

 and is no protection against a regular burglar or thief, for such 

 will give him chloroform even throucrh barred and bolted 



