Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-18
Private Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr.,

self. except his wagons and harmless.
4nl these weren't mentioned
ASK the average farmer today
what 70 costs him Co use his teams
and you will very likely Doe told that
thcir only expense iH the feed. The
big business house OF the large city
would readily correct this Impression
by showing YOU number OF charges
mat actually exist and that run into
real money every day the horse
works
Horses in this country usually be-
gin their work al about four years
OF age. at which time they are worth
about 1R0O head, Al ~ years old
they are worth approximately $50
and are through their usefulness.
We are speaking OF tho average
horse, although there are now and
then rare exceptions ON this basis
tho horse has deprecated $3.50 In
eight years, or flS76 year
when old aRe makes Il necessary
10 replace the $50 horse. We will say
that you sell him and buy another
horse for $500. N you went 20 your
bank for tho purchase price they
would charge you six or eight per
cent interest on the tt5o difference
This would amount to 50 10 Si2 a
year. and whether you borrowed the
money or not this charge should be
made against the horse. ,
One out uf Twenty Dies.
Government statistics show that
one horse out OF every twenty dies
each year. Here Is an additional
charge OF five per cent. or $3.50 n
year. considering the horse worth
$50 during middle age
veterinary and medicine will
average from so 10 tl5 a head
whore there are a number Of horses
in use
BARLEY Is worth t75 a ton today
In the west Feeding each horse
three gallons a day means an eN-
penHe ~ 81 " cents n day for each
horse. Hay IL quoted at from t24
TO f26 n ton. Four bundles or 80
pounds a day is fed 10 the horse
Here Is another charge OF as cents
a day per horse
~ the horse Ia fed hay and bar
ley only during the l4O working days
a year on the farm and is turned
out at pasture during the remain
ing 225 days. everything considered.
the horse costs the farmer 81 80 for
every single day Il works
Equipment Costs some.
Wagons and harness expense on
the Same basis. taxing into consider
alton repairs and renewals Of plyoinF.
reaettIng. single trees. repalnung.
grease, tugs lines collars. brides
and extras will cost s. 90 a day. ac-
cordiBg 20 tho information received
from tho west
"All told. one six X.horse toRm costs
tho farmer 5000 day FOR every
day 10 works Knowing that horses
cannot travel much over 20 miles a
day. we find very expensive ana
uncertain means nf transportation
on tho avCrar~ wheat haul in the
Walla Wall1 valley it costs by team
between cents Co l3 cents a sack
ns opposed tp fron &c TO y cents
hy motor truck. depending upon the
lunrth OF tho haul.
Then too wo have found that
Duplex tyueks effect biz saving In
time as well as labor expense. be-
cause ite four-whcel- drive construc-
ton enables u 20 pick lt7 way across
fields hauling 65 sacks OF grain
from aho tomblnatlDn rcnper-srpa.
rai1r direct 90 the elevator This
also saves tho time otherwise lost In
There are ff,v Duplex trucks
now being operated ON ranches Boz
the vicinity OF Wailn Walla. and the
total number OF horses replaced IS
estimated 90 bo over 500"