332 ADVANTAGES OF OXEN IN HUSBANDRY, 



Brought forward 925 

 Twenty five acres of the turnip land dunged, 



equal to 30 J- 301 



Total 955| 

 Hay-harvest, corn-harvest, corn to market, hauling of 

 timber, &c. not easily calculated, but stitl to be allowed 

 for, probably amounting to 



Allowing for the three-year-old steers ninety acres, and 

 eight half-days work of two two-year-old bulls, worked 

 occasionally with the steers for the purpose of keeping them 

 quiet; allowing also as above the hay-harvest &c. not 

 brought to account; it will appear, that the labour of the 

 twelve oxen throughout the year will amount to, if not ex- 

 ceed one thousand acres. 

 Average of The average amount of our labour is two acres of Icy 



iabow inaday.g roun( ] p er d aV) an( j fallowing and stirring more than two 

 acres ; but the second cross ploughing, or earth, somewhat 

 less. Our teams consist of four oxen, a man, and a boy, 

 to each double-furrow plough, and to each four-wheel 

 waggon. Our ploughing in general very deep, and our 

 fields small, not exceeding 4y acres each on the average. 

 These two circumstances are to be duly considered as adding 

 Working stock, materially to the labour. The working stock consists of 

 sixteen steers and oxen, two bulls, and three light horses, 

 viz. six five-year-old oxen, six four-year.old steers, and 

 four three-year-old ditto. They are fresh growing stock, 

 and are regularly turned out to graze after the barley- 

 sowing, at six years old. The whole object aimed at is to 

 carry on our course of crops on the most speedy and 

 vigorous system, but without injury to the growth of the 

 stock. 

 This labour It is evident, that my labour, severe as it long has been, 



not injurious, cannot be found to injure the health or growth of the 

 stock: the exhibition of my oxen annually, within ten 

 months grazing from the time thoy are turned out of work, 

 Barbican cattle will fully exemplify this important fact. This was in great 

 J***' part "my object in establishing the Barbican cattle-shew; 



and if I may be allowed to say so, the effect already pro- 

 duced, more especially in countries where oxen were held 



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