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The Tees-water ox is proper for heavy 

 draughts, is much larger in fize, and will pa/ 

 better for his keep. He may draw from the 

 age of two to that of eight ; if fattened when two 

 years old, he may weigh about forty ftone -, if 

 made fat at the age of eight, he will weigh 

 ninety (lone or more. Suppofing beef at feven 

 millings per (lone, the difference between 

 fiaughtering him at the age of two, and at that 

 of eight years will be as 14/. to 31/. ioj. that 

 is, 17/. 10s. for the keep of the ox for fix years, 

 which is 2/. i8j. and a fraction per year. 



Now it is well known the horfe frequently 

 decpeafes as much in value. But is not that 

 the farmer's fault ? For horfes may be made to 

 pay for their meat as well as oxen. A mare, 

 for example, may breed a foal, and do a great 

 deal of work; in the winter at this rate fhe 

 may be reckoned at about 61. per year. In 

 fummer an ox is kept at a cheap rate, and may 

 fupply her place. A young horfe, bought in 

 with judgment, and worked eafily, will pay 

 two guineas per year, on the lowed eflimate. 

 A horfe will not thrive upon fuch food as will 

 keep an ox > but if you work an ox with a horie 

 Mq by fide, the ox mull be fed with corn in the 

 winter. After all, the advantage is clearly on 



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