2 So WISCONSIN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
“ Resolved, That the enactment of a “ dog law” at the present session of the 
legislature, similar in its provisions to that of 1862-’65, will furnish a much 
needed protection to this great and important interest of Wisconsin, and that 
this convention does hereby express its conviction on the subject, and re¬ 
commend its consideration to our legislators.” 
Mr. Eaton said that dogs had done more damage to sheep, in 
his locality, than all the dogs in the state were worth. He hoped 
that an efficient law upon this subject would be enacted at this 
session of the legislature, and thought it very proper that this 
convention should give its expression by the passage of this pre¬ 
amble and resolution. He hoped it would be adopted. 
Col. Warner asked Mr. Eaton if he knew dogs killed the sheeps 
that wolves often committed such depredations. 
Mr. Eaton responded that he did know that dogs killed his 
sheep, although wolves had killed many in his county too. His 
experience was that dogs were unprofitable and worthless, and 
should be taxed out of existence, or exterminated by other means r 
if farmers expected to raise sheep. 
Mr. Anderson said that he was in the assembly when this dog 
law was enacted, giving each county the right to retain or reject 
it, as they believed their interest required. Ue was not in favor 
of repealing this provision, as it suited his views, and had, in the 
main, worked well. 
Judge Bryant said he had two objections to this resolution, 
1st, a tax of one dollar was now imposed on the kid-gloved 
gentry. 2d, wolves were allowed to grow and rear their young 
unmolested. Mr. Stoddard opposed the resolution ; said he be¬ 
lieved in the utter extermination of the whole race of dogs, and 
thought the best law was a good revolver. Mr. Flint said that he 
had listened with surprise at the arguments of his friends relative 
to this question, and thought the supervisors of each county were 
fully able to decide this matter in their respective counties. 
Since the abolition of the dog law, dogs and wolves had wonder¬ 
fully increased, both of which were a great source of annoyance 
to the sheep raisers, and they ought to be thinned out. Mr. Por¬ 
ter said that he was a dairyman and he wanted the wolves pre¬ 
served to kill off woodchucks that damaged his clover. 
Mr. Sherman and Mr. Dickey also made brief remarks urging 
