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The dXj I will allow, is not the moft pleaf- 

 ant aninial to\ do hufbandry bufinefs with : the 

 farmer's fervant will difcover as much differ- 

 ence between the horfe and ox in this refpecl* 

 as he would between the horfe and afs, were 

 he obliged occafionally to ufe both for a jour- 

 ney: but the pleafure of the fervant in that 

 cafe has been more confidered than the profit 

 of the farmer. The horfe pafTes quickly over 

 the ground; and, in a bad feed-time, when 

 land is liable to/?/, become hard, or over- wet, 

 getting the feed in quickly in the proper fea- 

 fon is of infinite confequence to a crop; and> 

 Oxen being flow, the farmer muft either employ 

 an extra number of them, or beftow more time 

 in fowing his crop, or in doing any other kind 

 of bufinefs. 



SECTION XXVIIL 



Milch-Cows proper for the Dairy, and fir 



Fattening. 

 THE cow which gives the mod milk h 

 not the cow which fattens the faded:. It is 

 impoffible me can vie in flefh with the cow 

 which gives only a fmall quantity, and whofe 

 food is principally applied to the fattening of 

 Vol. I S her. 



