114 HORSES. 



to be ranked according to their apparent station 

 in sagacity, dignity, and beauty, the horse 

 should certainly be the first on the list. But I 

 am only treating of animals as they concern the 

 farm ; and, therefore, do not profess to class or 

 describe them as the naturalist would do. 



In Great Britain, farmers make great use of 

 the horse in the cultivation of their lands. In 

 this country, we prefer oxen. In light soils, 

 horses answer a good purpose. They are 

 quicker than oxen, and hence the farmer can 

 perform with them more ploughing in a day 

 than with oxen. Yet in this country we think 

 the advantage lies on the side of oxen, as they 

 are more hardy, and when no longer fit for the 

 yoke, may be fatted, and thus yield the farmer 

 a profit, which cannot be said of the superannu- 

 ated horse. 



Farming horses should be of the larger sort 



