$1.25 an acre in 1837 in 1842 $5 for a cow $7.50 for a cow and calf $40 for the best horse [these prices were quoted as being 'cheap'] $25-35 for other horses $22 good yoke of cattle $1.25-1.50 hog dressed no matter the weight 35-40 cents for a bushel of wheat 50 cents for a barrel of corn, delivered 75 cents for a good veal calf go out in the woods and cut down a bee tree, gather the honey and bring to market and you got 25 cents a gallon 25 cents for wild deer ham