Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-06-30
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CIen AID Iprses foE Farm Wei

pearanee tliat many take d great iaii-
cy TO them. And sueIi persons gem
orally mandge in some WHY Or other
to persuade themselves that they
are much ulorj serviceable, and mere
llplilalle tiall oxen. o. this sub
iett the czpei hence Of our friend Mr.,
Dewey IS we'll WORTH Considering
TInSr CosT- In the first lace
TIE cost Of a good s;ian Of won i,iug
Edrses, says j II. d. is at least vice
tie cost Of yoke Of oxen And
tae wagons iarnees> and otirr ng-
sing necessary, viii cost mote thal
twice rs much as fir oNen; $3.50
will not be more than enough topur+
CHASE two young AID good working
horses, with a wagon. c.rt rack, ;fn'i
other suitable equipments, Waife Gle
sum Of SiGQ viii froW4ta 4 choice
yoke of oxen, and cart aha YlIe3lS,
and rack, aba all else Mec+ssI lry ior
them in ordih+ly farm Iwofk.
Co9T OF KEErISJii. = Then theIcPst
Of Keeping h rses is Vel HI own 10
considerably more tlaa tie cost Of
keeping oxen, even illiheI Latter are
ever 50 well take; e.tre Vi. HE
black mill s biH is sure II be twice
rs much upon the horses, and ti4en
the wear and tear, and !r s;.l,i z o.
tools viii 90 liglier SSH HQrses
ire liable 10 laarntirops c...palt;qs.-
They get clfaIed. lame. SCH or some
thing else ten times where i yoke III
oxen is troubled once II the hor-
SOS are at AT active and spirited i.
they should lie. they e;Hnpt we'll Il
trust I'd to any nat a Choice, careio
teanls.er, B4>ides, hands are III
to make thclh go Sometimes v id
much more t Han uscf. speed \ ov
and then Il hofse is u;harncSscd iron
Tie pillow, whefe he HIS been lalI "A
vpil, ia the f I'd, aud put upon Tx
very top Of LIS speed to tie store,
mile or two off; to get la'Pe CT !lus
Of tobacco, or soin9 indispe asalle3Tlr
ticle.
saavf 1T Do Ne o4en ' n DO al
kinds oi iaInl wirk We'll, ssld many
things altogether letter ti4n horses
For Instance, s. rtine out ...olile.
manure, rocks. al \ getting pat wood
/ III d. says .haE as foi.5 yoke Q
oxen V ilI 90 ~ hlucil Is a span o
lo rse$ II well kept, :4d o4<n ms
be wah kept to IL Profitable. UiYt
The oxer the same EeelFlig as th(
Iors !, and t!4y wili -iollqw them il
Pl4wiagIa4y length Of tlmc, PROV
di:i L tla burrows lie Of cqnal depth
aad tlre'l Nil 90 tiis tai oGga any
wclthr bnt7the veiy E4'tlnest Tic
great iault Of those who aoIhl4lin Of
slowncss Of oxen ana tidir want O.
strength and endurance, il Tat they
ia not koan tlc;r ovan ,reu Ara
.anothl = na;rt or ro.,f cdosso,anco
is hat the oxen aro hit 10 work #
vL,,, owl, !, Id o,,d Ldr,ro Nov
have had (iwo TO gain tlieir proper
So orlaa i. ~ tbg;r o.,.I :. rroty, !
cboeIcd IN -Lis way Ecs3,Ies caIyes
ara nrt,r 60 al nv r.d tbat ~. .ro
rre:tIy stnatrlI ~ fbat ;J<o.
Errp,yGI-TEcy sianlJ Le KIN,
20 is Il |. ,1Imay. road[ ror H.
hntcller l,r y his, C,ihn of ..0
acres. 10 "A wlfeh Is III tilIacc. he
uses nd o;,J II ej!tle FIR lbor eycAnt
one voke d latre oxtn. Tb6y IRE
50 kc,,t an, u5ca tI.at sh y ,rcl(t
far the b1tcbcr thran,sb !sc EardIst
Of the work. buring tie first n IT
Of I'll L winter. Il nil siasch. they dsJ
hav in the n FIRING. 7oaf straw at
noon, corn and 4 ddcrat night. ia
Ter III lie season tldey are I'd with a
peck Of meal pl + day, Will c!afI or
chorfcd hay, S pmeiimfS moist in
addition, aid q bushel OF tur.ips