Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-04-22
rHE RUTLAND HERALD
TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1859.
Prices OF Farm stock.

The February number of the monthly
report Of the Department Of Agriculture
contains an interesting statistical artici'
On the comparative number and prices
s,rn .,ock. It exhibits that horses hav'
increased slightly in comparison with tn
estimated numbers of last year, in mos
of the Western and Southern States, bu
not sufficient to keep pace with the in
crease of population in the Atlantis
States Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa
Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Pacif
Coast States exhibit the largest increase
The number is not equal to the demand
although there has been small advanc,
IN prices.
In oxen and other cattle, there ha
been positive decrease in New Jersey
Maryland, North Carolina, Florida, Tex
as, Kentucky, Ohio, and Illinois, and in
the latter state the diminution has beer
five per cent. A reduction in the mum
Der of milch cows is reported in Texas
Ohio and Illinois, and in some of the
Southern States. A general increase il
the prices of cattle has taken place.
The geneaal decrease in the number o.
sheep, is apparent, yet Rhode Island, Ten
nessee, Missouri, Minnesota, Kansas and
the Pacific States, hold their former place
in sheep breeding. The probable loss is
about 10 per cent, but in some states i,
has reached Is per cent or more. The
. prices of sheep have declined in some sec
tions, and advanced in others. In Con-
nenticut and New Jersey, where unusual
attention has been given to mutton breeds
prices have been fully maintained The
decline in Merino stock is general, and in
some sections heavy, although it will not
continue any great length of time for it is
too valuable and pure tie be lost sight of,
and brighter days are in store for the
American Merino.
The returns of Swine show that the
comparative numbers of fattening hogs is
very decidedly reduced, amounting to Is
per cent, in alarge portion of the Ohio
Valley. The prices are largely increased
in many States-25 or 30 per cent, and
not unfrequently so or 60 per cent
Therefore there is the usual speculation,
caused by such a state of facts, showing
a marked advance
The following is a statement of the
number and prices of farm stock in Feb
ruary, 1853, showing the relative proper
ton, in tenths of the farm stock of Yer
mont, in comparison with the number in
February. 1868, and the prices of the
same in 1869, for the different ages
HoRsEs.-Average number, 10; aver
age price under year old, $35.7S; aver
age price between | and 2 years old,
$5S "a; average price between 2 and 8
years old, Ssi Al; average price over 3
years old, Sll114
OXEN AND OTHER CArrLE.-Average
number, 1O.1; average price under /
year old, ST. %; average price between 1
and 2 years old, $24; average price be-
tween and years old, $3985; average
price over 3 years old, $6916; average
number of mich cows compared with that
of February /, 1868, .106; average price
Of the same at this time, 5000.
SHEEP average number of sheep
compared with that of February 1, 1868,
s.; average price under one year old,
50 o.; average price over one year old,
$3.50.
Hoes. = Average number compared
with that of February /, 1868, OIL; aver
age price under one year old, Sl1.37 !;
average price over one year old, 1913.
These tables show some increase, but as
general thing decrease in Vermont pro-
ductions Vermont Farmers should mark
this fact and make extra exertions to
bring the productions back to what they
were in 1860 before the next census in
1870.