Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1861-03-28

which money could nos buy If they
csuld nos 5e replaced yet they were
nothing extra as when they we're calves
nor vould ihey now take che attention of
many farners-and ahy z Simply Be.
cause they. are not matched with re-
gard % color : bui they were mated more
with regard to disposition than color and
this J hold TO be more important than col
or. Either one Of these Two yoke NiIl
Plow as much cornssal< ground as rair
of common farm horses; particular a.
leniion was paid n their traning mot
breaking. and % heir walking Ehiea /
consider very important end oflen TOO
nitch neglected item. But bow for
comparison Of lhe ,w6, horses rs. oxen
and more about breaking (so.ealled OK.
en-, horses, Sc, some oiher time.
IL favor ol horses We hare fhe lzcis
mat they are cAFf4 Qi al klliuS ot Age
re. .HiSslIFaI labor. thar they adapt Them
selves 70 any road Ok any temperature,
that they generally perform all kinis nf
work very exYedilionsly and are capable
Of Sustaining their speed for a consider
able length of time; that although less
steady ihan oxen, The rapidly Of their
motion and their spirit enabie them 10
overcome oil obstacles Of short duration,
which would often stop team of oxen.
Oxen, on the contrary, have the fol-
lowing advantages They can execute
most Of the agricultural draught labor
nearly as well as horses. and If uell fed
and properly taken care Of, nill endure
as much fatigue; their original cost IS
less ihan that OF a horses they are more
hardy and less liable 10 accidents 1r dis
ease lthan horsess and last. bun not least.
an OK if properly cared for, instead IF
decreasing in value, becomes valuable,
thus paying an interest on their capital;
while a horse, after the seventh, some
say sixth year. annually decrease in val
ue until he is worth liitle more than bis
skin and bones, without some enierpriz-
ing citizen adds to his value ia the shape
Of sausage meat.
Thaer, ia his principles Of Agri-
culture" estimates the annual expenses
of full sized horse lc be SIS 30. This
includes Ave per cent interest on cost, the
sane on harness, wear aud lear Of bar.
ness, shoeing, annual decay and chances
Of mornlisy. That Of a fua-grown OK
be places at S73 76, including the same
items as in the case Of the horse. not
even excepting shoeing. In this exper-
iment, the OK was not turned oas at night
after a hard days work. 10 find Two meals
and nights rest before sunrise next
smorning. but was fed both evening and
morning.
One great objection 10 The use Of OK
en- is the trouble of hiring men who know
how to work with them; al least this is
the case with myself. which may result
from my peculiar notions as 10 how they
should be worked with. I always have
believed that an OK IS as capable Of ap-
preciating kindness and gentle usage as
a horse, and will repay il as well. In
this opinion | know that differ fr0m ma
ny Of my brother farmers who think
any hired man can drive yoke of oxen
/ If have a man in whom have not con-
idence. I would much sooner lei hlm
have my mules than my oxen. for / know
Shat If the mnfes are not treated well
they will resent Il, while she oxen, BE-
ing Of q more amiable disposition, Would
patiently bear It all without any resis-
lance weaiever. Ill treatmen1 IS. 10 ny
opinion, the cause Of the ianguid. tired
aud weary appearance of MOST Of our
oxen. Why should not an OK Be- treated
as well as a horse 2 Is Il because be haa
a thicker hidel which is often made 50
BY Oft repeated beating. az
The greater part Of lhe work done on
my farm is performed BY oxen; with the
Two yokes above alluded 10. can piow
stiff sod 10 a depth which would soon in
iuTe a pair Of borses; and / do il with
out a driver Work off the farm, such
Jas hauling lime, grain, and any kind d
work where the load is only ID one di.
srection. can be best done by horses and
mules, for much time may Be saved by
lirolrIng with the empty wagon, which
would BE- lost if oxen were employed.
If farmers will only Try raising sheiI
own oxen even # i cosis lfIie more,
which isseld0m the case. j think Il wonld
pay. And II they do not. bal depend on
The West, or elsewhere for iheir sup
ply, then treat them more kindly, and il
they d0.not understand an order, which
Is often given 10 anger. and hard 10 nn,
dersiaDd even by rational being. DO noi
beat them, fer that does noi make ihem
understand any better. Treat them 1,
kindness and i win pay you as wen q,
lhsm; and if il8ons. blame
sEPHEn Harrow.
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