340 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Jail., 



frost-bitten, and the season can hardly be classed as favorable to 

 this industry. 



Prices of Farmer's Produce. Corn, 75c., oats, 45c. to 60c., rye, 

 75c., wheat, $1.00 to $1.20, potatoes, $1.00 to $1.25, hay, $10 to $20 

 per ton, milk, wholesale, 2^c. to 4c. per quart, butter, 20c. to 45c., 

 cheese, 10c. to 15c., beef sides, 6c. to 9c., pork, 7c. to lOc, eggs, 15c. 

 to 45c., poultry dressed, 18c. to 25c., wheat bran, $18 to $22 per ton, 

 linseed meal, new process, $28, cotton seed meal, $27 to $29, ap- 

 ples, $2 to $4 per barrel, wool, 25c. to 35c., tobacco, 8c. to 15c. 

 • Working oxen, $150 to $250, milch cows, $30 to $75, not cov- 

 ering choice thoroughbreds. Jerseys, Guernseys, Ayrshires, Swiss, 

 and Holsteins, which are largely supplanting the favorite Devon 

 and Short Horn. 



The prices given above do not cover the extreme range, yet may 

 prove of value for future comparison. The only break down in 

 prices has been in potatoes which have flooded the market. 



T. S. G. 



