THE FARMERS' CABINET, 



DEVOTED TO AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND RURAL ECONOMY 



Vol. 1. 



Pliiladclpliia, February 1, 1§37. 



No. 14 



Fig. 59. 



^ffl. 



Fig. GO. 



Useful Machines for Shocfins Oxen. 



A serious objection to the use of oxen for 

 road-work, arises from the difficulty of shoe- 

 ing them. The solidity and round form of 

 nthe horse's hoof resists, without inconve- 

 Inience, a force which would divide the claws 

 lof an ox asunder ; great care ought therefore 

 |to be employed in the operation, and yet it is 

 isually performed in a manner the most slov- 

 enly and imperfect. The best mode is to 

 lake the shoes very thin and broad, covering 



jreat part of the foot, and rather turning up 

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jat the toe between the hooves; they shou 

 I be then fastened on with broad flat-head* 

 I nails, covering with their heads great pc 

 of the shoe. This, if carefully done, offers 

 much security as the formation of the he 

 and its brittleness and thinness will allo\ 

 but few smiths, though otherwise perha 

 good farriers, perform the operation well, a 

 it is attended besides with considerable aw 

 wardness from the unsteadiness of the ai 

 mals, which seldom submit quietly. Tii 



