The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-01-26
The COw.JObber.

Another speculator who prospers at
the Sock Y ards is the cow jobber. He
Il the embodiment of shrewdness and
greatmanagerial ability. Although his
calling is decidedly lower than that of
the commission man, yet he manages to
make even more money than he in pro-
portion to the number Of his deals. The
facility with which a cow jobber can
metamorphose an ancient COW into a
heifer with calf at its side has always
been considered clever er.ormance,
and when he disposes of the pair to
some confiding boarding house keeper
as a milch-cow and calf he perpetrates
a very clever swindle. and lawsuit is
the only method by which the transac-
ton can be adjusted. That this prac-
tice is inhuman and likewise criminal is
palpable. However, it thrives at the
Stock Yards the same as il it was le-
Ultimate, notwithstanding the efforts Of
the Humane officers to suppress it. The
demand for milch-cows at al seasons Of
the year as q rule exceeds the sup
ply. The prices range from fifty dol
lars to seventy-five dollars, and
even at the latter price it is sometimes
q difficult task to find one. The cow
jobbers. in order to meet the constant
demand, band together and BY, each
others aid are able to foist on the fun-
suspecting buyer a COW whose milking
days are on the wane. The iobber by
means of intuition or some other faculty
is able to detect on sight person who
wants to purchase a milch-cow.'
If in the morning there chance to be
in the pens only few cows, the jobbeI
goes on to pen where he knows there
are several dry cows awaiting slaughter,
and picking out one that ION ordinary
inspection would pass for mixer he
buys it the average price being twenty
three dollars. He then leads the future
mixer to the pen, gives her plenty Of
salt and subsequently water. The I'D
der of the COW swells up to great pro-
portions, and to the "greeny" she
would pass for an exceptionally fine
mixer. A calf is next purchased from.
some droyer to match, particular care
being taken not to buy one. that would
look old. The calf is then taken to the
pen and tied a few feet distant from
the COW, and to the unsuspecting they
appear as mother and son." The
prospective buyer likes the pair, and Cd
be ng told that the COW will give so many
gallons of milk day sale is made,
the price paid being sixty dollars. He
leads away the pair, and after quarter
ing the COW in his stable for few hours
essays to give the calf ,nourishmcnt-
The cow, not being partial to bovine in
fants of which she is no kin, cores the
calf. and all efforts of the purchaser to
make peace between them are unavail-
ing. He then endeavors to milk the COW,
and by dint OF great exertion manages
to procure about a pint of milk from
her swollen but ancient udder. An in
vestigation generally results in the in
dividual finding that he has been duped.
He visits the cow-pen and singles out the
iobber, who swears '.S'help me Bob,
they are the same as bought EN-"
All further attempts at seeking restitu-
ton are useless, and all that the victim
can do is to sell the pair for beef and.
zeal and lose on the deal about thirty
dollars. The above practice is of daily
occurrence. The Humane officers have
caught jobbers at it on sundry occasions,
but with few exceptions they have
escaped with small fines.-Chicago Trib-
HIlo. -.-. -aar.