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article to many benevolent minds, would be unattended with 

 any of those painful associations, which are connected with 

 the use of the products of slave labor. 



IX. Live Stock. — 1. Neat Cattle. — Character and 

 Weight. — The neat cattle, generally prevalent in the county, 

 are of what is called the native breed, which is of such a mix- 

 ed and accidental character, that it is not distinguished by any 

 fixed or definite properties. The favorite color with the farmers ) 

 is red and briudle ; and the cattle in general are of a medium 

 size, the cows varying, when fatted, from 600 to 800 lbs. when 

 dressed ; and the oxen at five and six years old, from 900 to 

 1600 lbs. 



Ten oxen sold by a Deerfield farmer in New York market, ) 

 produced as subjoined. The hide and tallow, as is customary 

 in that market, are not included in the weight. 



One ox we 



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 tt 



ghed 



Two three years old steers, 



lbs. 1084 



828 



916 



1024 



1064 



1052 



1128 



892 



1880 



lbs. 9868 



The returns of the weight of fatted cattle by another farmer, 

 are as follows : 



One pair of steers 4 to 5 years old weighed 

 One yoke of oxen, .... 





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short-horn cow, 



lbs. 1868 



1972 



1892 



735 



