When the areas were thinly populated with people, there was no objections to letting livestock have free range. The farmer could save on feed costs this way. But it later became a problem, as the population became increased, Each magistoral district could hold elections to decide if there would be a stock law, or not. I remember going to Mingo co back in the 50s. The short tunnell near Breeden always had cows inside cooling it. I had to blast my horn a lot to get them to move out. We had another problem at Delbarten one time; We had a game with Burch HS and the hogs blocked the street near the school. The driver got out and had to herd the pigs out of the road till we got by. Up here near Cleveland, we have a major problem, with the Canadian geese. They block traffic while they move like soldiers across Canal road.It gets worse each year. I almost forgot the hogs that had free range, back in southern WV. They would get fat off the acorns they rooted up in the woods. They almost fed themselves !. I know one thing for sure: there were no weeds when the cows had free range. Now the countryside has overgrown weeds everywhere. Shelby ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com