Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-08-29
nv FLETCHER * TOEER.

"F'B''S pfouhfP 10 ihe sea ports l he NJ
take here. as IN the fofmsr Cas- has arisel
from the effects al OCCASIONAL employ pu
~. With no nrher thsn green ioDd The ler
mentHllon oil this IN he apinal. heated 10y III,
weather, and Teited by discipline. Will readily
account for his sinking under his eIertions
whom green food even, much less dry. wit
sober habit oil labor, would have no such ten
dency.
The third objection also, is not solid one
The or eau, by apIpper harness. b. used snug
~ as well As the horse, between the rows OF In,
dian corn and equally so used for other pur-
poses. Experience may be safely appealed IL
on this ponl.
In the fourth place, il "a alleged that he is
slower IN his movements. This is true but in
a less degree than is often taken Tor grained.
Oxen thai arr W, II chosen for their frrm ar,
not worked after the age of about eight year
(the age AT which IT Is best fitted for beet } are
! not worked TOO many together, and are sniia-
] bly, matched, may hp kept 10 nearly as quick
step as the horse. May not say. a step quicker
than that of mauy horses we see nj work, who,
on account of their age or the leannrss coca
stoned by the costumes Of the food they require
lose the advantage where til might have
once hadt
The last objection has most weight The OF
Is DOT SO we'll adapted rs the horse 10 the road
service, especially Tor long trips. In common
roads, which are often soft, and sometimes sud.
denly become so, the form of his foot aud the
shortness ofh,s leg. are Disadvantages aud on
roads frozen or turnpiked. the roug hness OF tn
surface IN The former case aud lis harshness IN
! both cases, are announcement to his oloven
hoof But where the distance To market II
not great, where the varying state OF the roads
and Of the weather, can be consulted aud
where thu road service is in less proportion To
the farm service the direction is almost de
pIived of lis weigh In cases where il most
appl,e,, ITS weie ht Is diminished by The copsld.
et,t,on that a much oreatrr n,onnrtion Of ser
vice ON ,h4 farm NAV be done by oxen. than is
now commonly done and thpt the expense
! of sh ,eing them. ia lille ffrrent from that
! Of kerptnp horses sLod. It's obseryarIa thai
! " hen oxen are worked on a farm over rougr
] ir1Z.u ground they suffer go much Gom III .
! want of shoes, however well fed Tiny NAV b.,
that /, Is a proper subject for calculation whe-
| Their true economy DOES not require for them
! that accommodation even on the farm as " III
] as for the horse
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pay for the carriage ofthe market portion ot
the crop. and balance more"V any difference
| between thr value II the grass and hV con
snmed u Ok ~, aud the value II Ga" oarp
When Slnug htered for beef In all these chlcu-
laiouS, II IS doubtless proper not 10 lose slght
OF the run, that farmers ought to avoid paying
| Others Tor dong whht they can do for them