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Horse and Ox Teams. 
two daily consume about SOOlbs. being at the rate of a ton in four 
and a half days, or 47 tons in seven months (the time they require 
turnips), which in value amounts to 231. 10s. I make no calcula- 
tion on the cost of straw. I believe the quantity eaten by a horse 
and ox to be about equal. The charge of management of horses 
and oxen is the same. One man has the charge of a pair, and all 
must be groomed and otherwise attended to alike. 
4. TTie Cost or presumed Value of each Pair of Horses and 
Oxen with their Gear, when put to ivork, and their Value at the end 
of the Comparison. 
A pair of farm-horses, four years old, suitable for all kinds of 
work, can be bought for 56/. Their gear or harness, including 
the cost of keeping it in repair, amounts to 255. yearly. Should 
no accident occur, a horse will last twelve years, at the end of 
which time he is worth about 6/. Including the difference between 
the original purchase and ultimate selling price, together with in- 
terest, the sum of 3/. 10s. is thus lost annually on each horse. 
There should be added to this at least 30s. to cover accidents and 
deaths. 
A pair of oxen, four years old, costs 26/. The last pair which 
I bought cost 24/. They have worked regularly for four years, 
and I am now feeding them for slaughter. I expect to get about 
30/. for them. They work one day a week at the thrashing-mill, 
which does not seem to retard their feeding. I would therefore 
calculate that no actual loss will be sustained on oxen from the 
time of their being bought and sold. The cost of gear, including 
keeping in repair, costs 10s. annually. 
The account of the different items stands thus: — 
Expenditure, on a working horse yearly. 
To lOi quarters of oats at 18^. . 
To deterioration in value, interest on outlay, losses by acci- 
dents and death ...... 
To shoeing and medical attendance .... 
To furnishing and repairing gear .... 
£16 n 0 
£ s. d. 
9 9 0 
5 0 0 
1 3 0 
1 5 0 
Expenditure, ^-c. on a working ox yearly. 
£ s. d. 
To 23i tons of turnips at 10s. per ton . . . 11 15 O 
To furnishing and repairing gear . . . . 0 10 0 
To loss on his work during frost . . . . 4 10 0 
To interest on purchase price . . • - 0 15 0 
" £17 10 0 
