standing. I never did but one ridgling standing, and will 

 never try another that way. I suppose I get better prices 

 than any eastrater ever did or ever will again, as my trips 

 are so lengthy, but my pupils will soon divide that practice 

 up, and none have such long trips or heavy expenses to 

 reach their patrons. I castrate in the East a few yearlings, 

 in bunches at five dollars each; where there are but two or 

 three at a place, ten dollars each; ridglings, four or more in 

 a place, twenty dollars each; for one only, more is charged, 

 according to time taken and railroad expenses. 



Two years ago, W. L. Scott, of Erie, Pa., wanted me to 

 alter five yearling colts — all plain work. I did them nicely 

 as I could, when he asked me what my charges were. I 

 told him ten doll irs each — he objected to the price and paid 

 me fifteen dollars each. Last year I altered eleven 

 plain colts for him, and charged one hundred and ten dol- 

 lars. He objected again, and paid me one hundred and 

 twenty-five dollars. Let me further say, one of his first five 

 colts ("Chaos"; won for Mr. Scott, as a two-year old, 

 seventy-five thousand dollars as a race horse — in five races. 



While in Tennessee, Nov. 1887, I received a letter say- 

 ing, "Fanner Miles, when can you come to Saratoga and 

 alter four plain colts? J. B. D\er." I answered. "I can 

 go to Saratoga, N. Y., and alter four plain colts nicely, 

 Dec. 10, for seveniy-five dollars, if answered soon, saying 

 come." In three days I rectived a telegram saying, 

 "Fanner Miles, your seventy five dollar rates are satisfac- 

 tory. Come Dec. 10." I went and got his seventy-6ve 

 doll irs. and his thanks, also. 



Dec. 20, 1888, I was again called to castrate seven plain 

 cobs for J. B. Dyer, and did so, charging him one hundred 



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