1838] 



FARMERS' REGISTER. 



305 



ed for exportation. Mr. George Renick, wlio re- 

 sides near Chilicolhe, is a large landholder, and 

 has long been an extensive and puccessHjl deal- 

 er in cattle, did me the i'avor to answer some 

 (lueries in relation to the cattle trade, which I will 

 subjoin in the language in which tliey were pro- 

 pounded and answered, thiid<ing it better to give 

 his own words, than any version of mine. My 

 questions were the following: 



1. What is the probable number of cattle annu- 

 ally sold li-om the Scioto valley 7 



2. What proportion are bred in it, and how 

 many purchased elsewhere? 



3. In what parts of the country are those pro- 

 cured that are purchased, and how far from the 

 Scioto are the remotest points? 



4ih. How long are they kept after purchase, 

 how treated when sold, and at what advance up- 

 on the purchase money? 



5th. Are they driven directly from the Scioto 

 valley to the places of consumption, or do they 

 stop for any length of time at intermediate points, 

 for further preparation for market? 



6th. What are the chief markets for the cattle 

 when finally disposed otl 



.7th. What will be the probable advantages of 

 (he introduction of the English cattle into this re- 

 gion, and which of the English breeds are most es- 

 teemed? 



Any int'ormation deemed pertinent, and not 

 comprised within the Soope of the foregoing que- 

 ries, will be thankfully received in addition to 

 their answers. 



The following answers were given : 



To question 1st. About thirty-five thousand 

 head, one-third of which are corn-fed. 

 , 2d. One-third bred in the valley. 



3d. They are procured from Missouri, Arkan- 

 sas, Indiana, Illinois and Kentucliy. Tlie most 

 distant point, one thousand miles. 



4th. They are kept from six to eighteen months, 

 some fattened and wintered, others corn-fed, then 

 an allowance of half a bushel of corn per day, for 

 five months. The fat cattle are sold in the spring, 

 and the stock cattle in the fall. The advance on 

 the purchase-money, say five dollars per head, for 

 stock, and fifteen for fat cattle. 



5th. The stock cattle are driven east of the 

 mountains, and are kept, one season. The lat 

 cattle are driven immediately to the place of con- 

 sumption. 



6th. The markets are Philadelphia, New York, 

 Baltimore, and Boston. Some are sold at Pitts- 

 burg and Detroit. 



7th. The advantages of the English breeds 

 are, being easier kept, of larger size, fattening at 

 an earlier age, their beef being of a superior qua- 

 lity, and being better milkers. The Devonshire 

 short-horns, or Durham, are supposed the best 

 breeds. 



The quantity of hogs supplied by the Scioto 

 valley annually for distant markets is also very 

 considerable. Messrs. John and G. Wood, large 

 and successful dealers in pork at Chilicolhe, were 

 good enough to furnish me with a statement of 

 the quantity supplied by the valley, and country 

 contiguous to it, as will appear from iheir estimate 

 subjoined. 



Vol. VI.— 39 



Pike County, 



Ross 



I'ickaway, 



Franklin, 



Fairfield and Licking, 



3,000 barrels of pork. 



16,000 " " 



10,000 " « 



12,000 <' " 



15,000 " " 



Total, 56,000 bbls. of pork at $15 = ^840,000 

 Bacon and lard equal in vedue to the 



above, 840,000 



40,000 hogs are driven to the eastern and 



western markets at $5 j)er head, 200,000 



ii^ 1,880,000 

 About 100,000 barrels of flour are an- 

 nually liirnished by these counties, 

 which, averaged at S5 per barrel, is, 500,000 

 Add #700,000 lor the returns from the 

 cattle trade which I have computed 

 to be the probable amount from Mr. 

 Renick's statement, 700,000 



83,080,000 



It will appear that the income of six counties 

 contiguous to the Scioto, from three articles, rat- 

 tle, pork, and flour, is three millions and eighty- 

 thousand dollars annually. 



The commerce of the country, however, in- 

 cludes many other things, as will be seen from 

 the subjoined table of articles cleared at the Col- 

 lector's Office at Chilicothe, from December 1st, 

 1835, to December 1st, 1836. 



1,219,711 lbs. Bacon, 



739,141 Lard, 



77.780 Coarse grease, 



205,592 Iron, 



154,840 Merchandise, 



70,947 Leather, 



37,946 Butter, 



21,664 Castings, 



14.063 Wool, 



8,754 Broom-corn, 



6,164 Feathers, 



2,277 Candles, 



373,369 feet Lumber, 



121,385 bsh. Corn, 



26.898 " Wheat, 



10,2.35 " Oats, 



4,053 " Flaxseed, 



110 " Potatoes, 



25,221 bbls. Flour, 



15,945 " Pork, 



58,000 " Pork in bulk, 



1,675 " Barrels Whiskev, 



240 " Bbls. and 600 bushels apples, 



178 " ]}arrpls of beans, 



43 " Pair Racoon buhr millstones, 



31,000 « Bricks, 



The Messrs. Woods state they thiid< one half 

 of the pork trade goes to the northern, the other 

 half to the southern markets. 



Dolls. Cts. 



Amount of tolls received at thifs office 

 from December 1st, 1835, to Decem- 

 ber 1st, 1836, 19,027 31 



Tolls received from December 1st, 



1834, to December 1st, 1835, 11,857 93 



Increase. 



7,169 38 



