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Stock. — My farm stock consists of three horses, six cows, 

 two bulls, one ox, two heifers two years old, three yearling 

 steers, three bull calves, four swine. The amount realized for 

 stock sold during the year, is seven hundred and sixty-eight 

 dollars ; the amount expended is eighty dollars. The value of 

 stock now on hand I think does not vary much from that of 

 last year. The bull and ox have been worked together. During 

 the winter they were worked only occasionally. In April they 

 were weighed. The bull is five years old and weighed one 

 thousand seven hundred and thirty two pounds ; tlie ox is nine 

 years old, and weighed one thousand five hundred and fifteen 

 pounds. They were put to work, the yoke varying in length, 

 about in proportion to their weight. They have been worked 

 most of the time, either upon the farm or for others ; they 

 have been well, and fed alike, sometimes in the barn and some- 

 times in the pasture. Their weight — of the bull, at this time, 

 is one thousand seven hundred and five pounds, and the ox, 

 fifteen hundred pounds. I can say, therefore, that in this case 

 at least, I have perceived no injurious effect from working the 

 two together, and I believe the real difficulty more frequently 

 is in being unequally matched, either in strength or disposition. 

 My cows have been soiled mostly, being kept in the barn, ex- 

 cept about two hours in the morning, when they were allowed 



