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in point of movement: they plough an acre and nn hulf 

 in one jcfurney. Mr. Purdis thinks tlie saving will be 

 considerable, as he has procured 40 heifers of the same 

 breed for his regular supply. 



Mr. M. Hill uses two pair of short-horned oxen, 

 i,which, walking well, plough two acres a-dav ; each pair 

 an acre in five hours and an half. He is of opinion, that on 

 farms that employ 22 horses, it would be more profitable 

 to have 16 horses and 8 oxen ; but he cannot recommend 

 them for nearly the whole strength ; as in hay and harvest 

 it is necessary to be very nimble, the horses in empty wag- 

 gons trotting fast ; this cannot be done with oxen. 



Mr. Havers, at Thelton, works Devon oxen for 

 carting, and approves of them much. 



Mr. Thurtell, near Yarmouth, a few years back, 

 ■worked bulls ; he had two pair, and two of them ploughed 

 as much land as two horses: he has a great opinion of 

 them, and would recommend to any a6live young farmer 

 going into business to employ them in preference ro 

 horses. 



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