The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-11-30

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"ln this connection, we present. Inc
following account oil an experiment, made
some years since, by an Intelligent yam
kee Farmer who had found The expense OF
keeping yoke OF oxen on small iarm
somewha, more debitiaiing, in pecunlafy
sense, than his conceptions OF strict econo-
my induced him 10 regard advisable. He
commenced working his cows in 1886, in
the spring, using pair Of cows ,ha, had
calyed the previous January. They were
four years old and Of large size. He did
all his blowing and other spr;ng work with
them, working them almost every day
Dut;ny this time continued 20 give a good
mess Of milk and he wa, unable 10 discov.
ar ,ba. their labor occasioned any shrink.
aye. eycep, on couple of days when n
Young col I. which was under process ol
breaking, was worked before them, and
occasioued them unusual fatigue. In The
summer he h.r,ad hay with them, and wa,
no, aware that they failed III any respect 10
work as well as oxen. put'"g 'he Winter,
which was remarkable Tor It's seVeri'y' aho
the depth ofthe frequent SHOWS they were
used for breaking roads, aud not unirequen'
ly 20, so deeply into the drills, as to render
!, necessary to relieve them by shovelling
They were not, however, in the slighles
deS'ee injured, ard caiVed Inc following
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TWO COWS oe'ns ~o','. "' ~
en-, anu worked ha'u 'o'' HUN .'' ''n'
they were calves, tlli lney were SIX OF ee'
On years old, and they were OF a large sH
and very handsome. he undersoou 'na
, they gave good mess OF mix wheh we