St. Paul daily globe., 1885-02-02

The Cleveland Bay, from the North York
! shire and Cleveland districts of England,
has acquired considerable popularity in the
United States, but persistent buyers from
thiS side of the water seem 10 have throw
/ the breeders on the other side of it into q
! feverish state. Fearing that all that was
good OF the Cie7eland Bay breed would find
lis way to America, the farmers were urged
! y the landed proprietors not to sell their
brood mares 10 Americans. A correspondent
of London LdJSd anil Water writes:
I he advice 80 given has had some effect, and
now that a society has been established for the
! purpose of keeping stock book and record
and also for encouraging the breed OF Cleve-
! lands, farmers are very chary OF parting with
! these animals; and, indeed, there seems to be a
general disposition TO enter heart and suul into
The objects which the society have IN view.
Nothing daunted. however. the Yankees con
time To pay occasional visits 10 the north coun-
try districts. and offer big sums for likely ami
N Is. During the past weeks two buyers from
illinois, L. ). a, have tTayersed the Whltby
district, aud have made tempting offers TO sew
eral OF The farmers; and the circumstances Of
their appearing on The scene just before the
geBeI rent day Is somewhat suggestive, par
licuiaily when II is well known that the
times are not very prOptIous for agrcuiturists
and the farming Community generally
SO far the immediate diStIist o. WhitDy
Is concerned. however, the Emporium
lilies Of the enterprisng Americans have
not been rewarded with that measure of
success which. doubtless, they anticipated. The
dI,tIcI OF WhitDy il well known ~ have some Of
the puiest strains OF the Cleve. and breed and
theie is no wonder that It is favOrite field for
those Americans who seek to enrich their own
country with the addition Of these grand animals
I he frequency OF the visits OF these gentry, and
the necessarily frequent Communications which
have boen made, may have tau snt the northern
farmers lessons in that cuteness for which ma
tives of the vast undeveloped country the
Uher side OF the Atlantic, usually 20 dis
Iingulshed, and the profits Of these lessons added
10 their own inherent shtewdness, have probably
developed Ia them that which proves more than
n match for the visitors. Tins, when a farmer
Is DOW asked what he will take for his brood
mare, h. will promptly but firmly reply, ''2JO
guineas, where. Two or three years ago, he
would have been very glad to have taken less
Than 100 guineas. THIS floors the Yankee, for
be aces at once that, however much he may ex-
ercise his native ingenuity, he will be unable to
induce the farmer 10 Hbatc his terms TO such a
degree to allow for him what he considers
due margin OF proat. IL three ca e. which came
under my personal knowledge, the prices a. ked
10y the farmers were 200 guineas for 4 seven.
year-old brood mare, and 100 guIneas for an
eight yesr-oid brood mare. and 100 guineas for a
yesrling-nli OF the Cleveland breed. The own.
ers would not a5ate one shilling. aud the Amsri-
cans had TO leave without making q bargain
Their offers were l50 gGineas for the first ninety
guineas for the second, aud eighty gulneas for
the yeariing.