The Pig in a Poke 



five dollar horses, the women have 

 not been idle. In the old days they 

 appeared in wooden shoes. They prac- 

 tically monopolize the trading in cows, 

 sheep, pigs, geese, ducks and chickens. 

 These are not usually in large sup- 

 ply. In the case of cows, sheep and 

 pigs, single specimens commonly form 

 the subject of the bartering. Sheep 

 are seen but seldom. There are too 

 many cur dogs in the community to 

 make it safe or profitable for any 

 one except a butcher to buy one. 

 The class of milch cows offered would 

 not appeal specially to experienced 

 dairymen. They are of all grades and 

 crosses from just plain knot-heads to 

 an occasional poor relation of the 

 Hereford. 



I have often heard the expression 

 "buying a pig in a poke," but I never 

 understood it exactly until the other 

 morning when driving through the 

 fair I saw an animated gunny-sack 

 rooting its uncertain way on the side- 



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