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New York Sheep and Dogs 
At the Patriotic Sheep Show given in 
Albany, November 13, the following com¬ 
mittee were appointed to take the matter 
in hand of.amending the dog law: Harry 
Winters, Albany, chairman; Henry L. 
Wardwell, Springfield Center, N. Y.; 
Charles Shepherd, Batavia, N. Y.; J. C. 
Duncan, Lewiston, N. Y.; Andrew Shri¬ 
vel-. Chester, Orange Co.. N. Y. These 
were all men who had practical exper¬ 
ience in handling sheep, , and were well 
acquainted with the workings of the law, 
and it was the voice of the Patriotic 
Sheep Show that made them take this 
matter in hand and report back at the 
meeting of the New York State Agricul¬ 
tural Society, which was to meet at Al¬ 
bany January 15. with their suggestions. 
At the enthusiastic meeting of that 
society quite a number of wise amend¬ 
ments were offered and endorsed by the 
New York State Agricultural Society, 
who set aside a whole half day of the 
session to the discussion of the dog law 
and its effectiveness. This was considered 
important legislation to be acted upon at 
the present session of the Legislature, and 
this committee was committed to assist 
in all ways possible to obtain a passage 
of the amendments that would remedy 
existing qualities in the present law. 
The New York State Agricultural 
Society thought that it was very impor¬ 
tant that the dog law should be better 
enforced, and these amendments will be 
referred to the legislative committee and 
will be backed by the society in order to 
obtain their passage. 
I would call your attention to the re- 
port of the Foods and Markets of the 
receipts from towns and cities printed 
herewith. You will notice that the total 
receipts from March 1. 1918, to January 
1. 1919, were $4S4,992, and the disburse¬ 
ments for claims were $117,284. There 
were also claims put in that have not yet 
been paid of $110,000. The balance of 
$250.70S, according to the law. would re¬ 
turn to the several counties in proportion 
that they had paid taxes on their dogs. 
Among other amendments, we sug- 
gi sted a change of taxes, $2 on each dog, 
and $5 on each female. AVe also sug¬ 
gested that a “pound of prevention is 
worth more than a cure.” and that dogs 
throughout the State should he shut up 
at sundown in a comfortable place, and 
should not be released until one hour 
after sunrise the following morning, and 
then should be given a good breakfast 
before let loose, on the theory that a 
hungry dog is more apt to chase sheep 
than one that is well taken care of. 
You will notice 233,000 dogs ..c.e 
licensed in New York State, and it was 
found that 30.000 were not licensed. 
damaged, 12,375. Fowls—Killed, 2,859 ; 
injured, 224. Hares or Rabbits—-Killed, 
428 ; injured, 4. Swine—Killed. 59 ; in¬ 
jured, 5. Cattle—Killed, 39 ; injured. 22. 
Goats—Killed, 3. Guinea pigs—Killed, 
24. Horses—Killed, 1. 
HENRY L. WARDWELL. 
A Farm Flock of Sheep 
For several years now I have sent you 
a statement of the income from a small 
flock of sheep, well kept and eared for. 
My last statement appears in the issue of 
January 26. 1918,' page 130. The fol¬ 
lowing statement is my investment and 
income for 1917-1S. I started into the 
Winter Avith 15 bred eAves. five ewe lambs 
and one ram. Their valuation and ex¬ 
penses are as follows: 
20 ewes and oAve lambs, $12.50 
each.$250.00 
1 ram, cost. 17.50 
Winter’s feed . S4.00 
Hired Summer pasture. 16.00 
Miscellaneous expenses. 7.50 
Total investment . $375.00 
The income is 176 lbs. avooI. $114.40; 
20 lambs sold, $250: total gross income, 
$364.40, or a total gross income for the 
21 head of $17.35 each. Not all of the 
eAves raised lambs. Seventeen of the 20 
eAves raised the 20 lambs. One of the 
eAve lambs raised a pair of twins. I do 
not breed the eAve lambs, but last Wintel 
the Winter Aveather came on so quick and 
severe that I Avas not able to keep the 
ewe lambs separate from the ram and 
they Avere bred. 
E W-YO RKER 
Dividing the gross income, $364.40, by 
$375, the investment gives us 97 per cent 
on the investment; a splendid income; 
better than GoA'ernment bonds, and I be¬ 
lieve better than milking cows. At least 
it suits me better. During the year 1 
lost three eAves (a heavy loss). If I 
should count this loss off my investment 
would still be S7 per cent. 
For this coming year avc have 17 bred 
eAves, 16 of them tAvo, three and four 
year olds, of our oavu breeding, in fine 
condition. Their expense bill ought to 
be less than other years. They have been 
living out of doors up to now, January 3, 
with the exception of one feed of hay a 
day since Christmas. They have had no 
grain at all, hut they will get some just 
as soon as they need it. I believe in 
keeping them in strong condition. If we 
had been Avise in the Fall and had put out 
several acres of rye Ave would have had 
green feed until snotv came, as Avheat and 
rye have made a fine growth. This feed 
would have cut doAvn our expense bill a 
great deal more. 
As regards care in Winter, Ave give no 
more than any other farmer can give 
them. In fact, they require less care, 
and it is much cleaner work. They run 
in an open yard in good Aveather, but we 
have a shed to shut them in when it is 
rainy. Dry cold Aveather Avill not hurt 
them any, but a cold rain that wets clean 
through, Avith several days of cloudy, cold 
weather, is Avhat is harmful to them, espe¬ 
cially the open wool kind. We feed hay 
in a manger or rack, corn fodder on the 
ground, and grain in a trough Avhere they 
cannot get their feet in. 
There ought to be many more small 
February 8, 1919 
flocks of sheep on farms, as they do not 
cost in money what-my statement says. I 
have figured everything at a marketable 
price. They consume considerable feed 
that is unsalable and unmarketable, and 
turn it into money through wool and mut¬ 
ton. I consider the income I get through 
the sheep the easiest money I get on the 
farm. sam’l iieymann. 
Huron Co., O. 
Shoe Boil; Heaves 
1. What can he done to remove a shoe 
boil on a 20-year-old saddle horse? 2. 
What can I use to plug the heaves on a 
14-year-old mare? L. b. K. 
Netv York. 
1. Have the shoe boil amputated by a 
competent surgeon, then treat as a com¬ 
mon wound. External applications do no 
good when a shoe boil has become chronic. 
2. We do not advise “plugging” a horse 
for heaves. That is a dishonest “g.vp” 
trick not to be countenanced by conscien¬ 
tious people. Treatment for heaves often 
lias been prescribed here, and advertised 
remedies also may be used with benefit. 
_ A. S. A. 
Itching Skin 
I have a female Irish terrier Avhich I 
think must have mange, as she is always 
scratching and hair is coming out. IIoav 
should I treat it? She is one year old. 
Will it spread to children who come in 
daily contact Avith her? J. b. 
Noav Jersey. 
An examination should be made to de¬ 
termine the cause of irritation, but fleas 
are a very likely cause. Under the circum¬ 
stances you should have a qualified vet¬ 
erinarian make the necessary examina¬ 
tion and prescribe appropriate treatment. 
Meanwhile keep the dog in the basement, 
away from the children, but have him 
take daily exercise out of doors. There is 
nothing in your description that Avould 
enable us to make a confident diagnosis. 
A. s. A. 
John IhenhactorPloi 
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This amount is levied as a tax on dogs 
to pay claims for merely killing of worth¬ 
less dogs, and there is no reason in the 
world that the whole amount should not 
be spent to enforce the la\A\ 
Only three inspectors were appointed 
last year, at a salary of $1,500 each, and 
as there are 62 counties, it was sug¬ 
gested that at least 25 inspectors be ap¬ 
pointed for the coming year. 
Receipts from towns and cities. March 
approved March 1 to January 1, 1919 
Receipts—March 1 to July 1, 1918— 
Amount Male Female Kennel 
$431,706.90 169,191 37,343 122 
Receipts—July 1 to January 1, 1919— 
Amount Male Female Kennel 
$53,285.90 21.916 5,471 20 
Total receipts—March 1 to January 1, 1919— 
Amount Male Female Kennel 
$484,992.80 191,107 42,814 142 
Indemnities —Damages by dogs. Claims 
approvedMarch 1 to January 1, 1919. 
Assessors report dogs 264.015. 
Claims, 614: amount, $51,342.95. 
Sheep or lambs killed, injured damaged— 
Killed, 1.631; injured, 823; damaged, 
5.214. FoavIs—K illed, 2,261; injured, 
104. ITares or rabbits—Killed, 238; in¬ 
jured. 3. S\Alne—Killed. 20; injured. 2. 
Cattle—Killed, 16; injured, 11. Goats— 
Killed, 3. Guinea pigs—Killed, 24. 
Horses—Killed, 0. 
Claims, 874; amount, $6,941.32. Sheep 
or lambs killed, injured, damaged—Killed, 
2.322; injured, 1.233; damaged, 7.161. 
Fowls—Killed, 598; injured, 120. Hares 
or rabbits—Killed, 190; injured, 1. 
Swine—Killed, 39; injured. 3. Cattle— 
Killed, 23; injured. 11. Goats—Killed, 
0. Guinea pigs—Killed, 0. Horses— 
Killed. 1. 
Total—Claims, 1,488; amount, $117,- 
284.27. Sheep or lambs killed, injured, 
damaged—Killed, 3,953; injured, 2,056; 
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