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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
January 9, 
HOG PRICES AND THE QUARANTINE. 
E ARLY in November the quarantine 
against foot and mouth disease 
dropped in on stockmen and farmers like 
a 1>A>11 of lightning out of the clear sky. 
At first the stock yards at Cincinnati 
were quarantined, though stock for im¬ 
mediate slaughter was received from 
sections unquarantined. This county, 
Highland, was soon quarantined because 
some stock was traced here that had 
passed through the Chicago yards. Our 
local stock pens were closed, cleaned and 
disinfected, and the 15 stock cars in the 
freight yard were ordered treated. Live 
stock traffic was at a standstill with no 
prospect of the quarantine being lifted 
soon. There were comparatively few fat 
cattle here to be shipped, but every far¬ 
mer had a lot of fat hogs on hand that 
were about ready to ship before the quar¬ 
antine became effective. For three weeks 
these hogs have been eating 70-cent corn 
and getting fatter, many weighing 250 to 
300 pounds, when 175 to 225 pounds were 
usual weights other years. To scare the 
hog feeders further hog cholera was re¬ 
ported from several sections of the coun¬ 
ty. Farmers, business men and bankers 
urged upon the Commission of Agricul¬ 
ture of Ohio that the quarantine be mod¬ 
ified so that hogs could be shipped. After 
much delay such modification was allow¬ 
ed late in November. However, shortly 
before this was done the quarantine was 
lifted from several counties altogether, so 
that for several days a deluge of hogs had 
poured in to the markets. This section 
added its quota with a rush. Hog prices 
had already broken 25 cents, then 50 
cents, and another 50 cents. Prices are 
now steady at the low level, all quota¬ 
tions at Ohio points are $1 to $1.25 per 
hundred less than at East Buffalo and 
Pittsburgh. 
Farmers and stockmen are feeling the 
pinch, and, of course, are losing money. 
Locally hogs are bringing $6 to $0.15 
after deducting 50 cents charged for 
shipping, and such prices mean the loss 
of profit on a whole season’s work. One 
farmer had about 150 pigs last March, 
which he bought corn and other feed for 
until the pasture could be turned on. 
Owing to the drought, the grass soon 
gave out, and more feed was purchased. 
Ilis corn crop was light, and this Fall 
more corn was purchased, a carload at 94 
cents, and some in shock at 75 to 85 cents 
or more per bushel. These hogs would 
not have shown a profit had they been 
sold at prices quoted before the quaran¬ 
tine, but under present conditions the 
deal shows a sharp loss. The owner 
would have been better off had he killed 
these pigs at birth. Six-eent hogs and 
70-cent corn are not profitable in com¬ 
bination, and to provide other outlets for 
our hogs so as to equalize prices an effort 
has been made to permit interstate ship¬ 
ments. The Governor and his Agricul¬ 
tural Commissioners have conferred with 
the Federal authorities with this object 
in view, but without results so far. 
Most farmers realize the seriousness 
of the foot and mouth disease and of the 
present outbreak, and are trying to grin 
and bear the quarantine, but many are 
bitter, and think that the quarantine is 
worse than the disease, and that the 
whole matter is a scheme to depress live 
stock prices. Of course, Ohio pork pack¬ 
ers could have bought these hogs at prices 
current at other markets, but that is not 
human nature, and when we remember 
that these hogs had to be marketed soon, 
that none could be shipped out of the 
State or away from the stock yards, once 
they were there, and that three weeks’ 
supply was to be handled in a few days 
we realize the buyers had everything 
their own way. The wonder is that the 
prices were not marked lower. Except 
whore cholera threatens hogs will be fin¬ 
ished less rapidly and the markets nursed 
until the present conditions are over. 
For some months there has been a real 
business depression, with men out of 
work or on short time; then Europe blew 
up, and finally the foot and mouth dis¬ 
ease spread over several States, in a few 
days followed by the quarantine. Any 
one of these things alone is bad enough, 
but all together they have made things 
look blue in some lines of business, at 
least. However, we are still heartily 
thankful we are not in Europe. 
Highland Co., O. w. E. duckwall. 
Goat’s Milk. 
1 IIAVE heard that goat’s milk is used 
for hospitals and consumptives. Is 
this true? Do you know if there is 
any demand for it and how much a 
quart? n. t. s 
New Jersey. 
Goat’s milk is used in many places 
where a substitute for cow’s milk is 
needed in infant feeding. I do not think 
that the demand is general or that there 
is any fixed price for the milk. There 
seems to be no question that goat’s milk 
is far more suitable for feeding infants 
with feeble digestive powers than cow’s 
milk but the practice of using it has not 
become sufficiently widespread to create 
any universal demand for the product. 
By arrangement with the physicians of 
any large town it would probably be 
practicable to work up a market for this 
very useful article of diet at a profitable 
price but the demand should be assured 
before the goat dairy is established. 
_ M. is. D. 
Sale of Pigs. 
T HE writer sold to a local butcher 
three young, small pigs, and two 
larger ones; had a sow that the pre¬ 
vious owner said was in pig. The butch¬ 
er stated she would not have pigs, and 
owing to lack of further experience, I 
took his word, and sold him the sow on 
his statement that she was not in pig. 
He also stated he wanted her lean meat 
to mix with the fat of the other two 
larger pigs. This sow has just farrowed 
two pigs. The butcher insists on taking 
the sow (leaving me the pigs, of course), 
saying that he bought six pigs, and will 
not take less. He now states that he 
would not be liable to line, if he had 
bought the sow (with the intention of 
killing her in pig) as he intended selling 
her. Must I sell him the sow? lie paid 
a deposit of $8, I giving him a receipt 
for same, on account of six pigs. Did 
not this man break the contract on false 
statements that the sow was positively 
not in pig, regard’ g the sow at time of 
purchase, and stating he intended killing 
her? E. N. I>. 
New Jersey. 
If the butcher allows you to keep the 
two little pigs you should be satisfied. 
In the dealing, if you represented that 
you knew absolutely nothing about sows 
with pig and would depend on his repre¬ 
sentation that the sow was not with pig, 
the sale might be rescinded, but you 
would have a hard task proving your 
case, as he would say it was only his 
opinion he was giving you. Where are 
you injured if he allows you to keep the 
pigs? 
w. D. 
Dec. 8. A common grade cow weigh¬ 
ing about 1,000, brings from $70 to $100. 
Veal calves from 5 cents to 7 cents a 
pound. Beef cattle, t>; but we do not 
have any first-class beef cattle around 
here. We are getting 35 cents for but¬ 
ter at the creameries. Sheep, two to 
four cents a pound. Lamb from three to 
seven cents a pound. Poultry, live, 10; 
dressed, 20; hogs, 7%. live weight; eggs, 
45; potatoes, 50. Hay, $12 at the 
barn. J. R. s. 
Concord, Vt. 
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Watch Out When Your Animals Are 
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