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on their part, but I stated it was like putting five 

 wheels to a wagon. I thought I might be able to care 

 for the stock through the spring, summer and fall 

 months, by grazing them on my farm of several hun- 

 dred acres, nearly all well set in grasses adapted to 

 the different qualities of the soil, but knew I could 

 not possibly care for them during the winter under 

 existing circumstances. 



This stock could not be disposed of in my country, 

 owing to the ravages of the war, but must be taken 

 off where the people had not suffered so much, and 

 where such stock was needed, and also where there 

 was money. I was engaged in the practice of medicine 

 at the time, but gave that up in order to take my sur- 

 plus stock off and try to dispose of them before winter. 

 I began making my preliminary arrangements for a 

 trip : procured a suitable two-horse wagon and a camp- 

 ing equipage, making arrangements for a camp life. 

 I procured a very good salesman to aid me in dispos- 

 ing of my stock in the event I should get sick or 

 unable to attend to business. I also procured a hand 

 for every four or five jacks. I had the animals 

 coupled together with a check stick so as to prevent 

 them from biting or rearing on each other. I taught 

 them to stand beside each other a short time before 

 coupling them together for the road. The jacks soon 

 learned to walk side by side after a little training. 

 I had the jacks to travel in front of the wagon and 

 the jennets behind the wagon, to prevent the jacks 

 from fretting after the jennets. I had small boxes 

 made to feed the jacks in, one made a little larger than 

 the other so as to let them fit in each other that they 

 could be handled in the wagon without taking up 



