COWS IN THE YOKE. 
Mi/k and Labor from the Same Team. 
We are hearing so much about the “new” woman 
nowadays, that it looks at times as though all the 
females in the universe have started in concert of 
action to demonstrate their ability to take care of 
themselves without male assistance. A few weeks 
ago, we gave some figures showing how women are 
entering the trades and professions, and successfully 
performing work that was formerly supposed to be¬ 
have a team of his own ; so he commenced to handle 
the calves by teaching them to lead, which was soon 
accomplished. In a few days, their heads were tied 
together, and lines attached. 
“ The little team soon became so interesting and 
attractive, that I was called on to make a yoke. The 
next day the team were hitched to a box, and in a 
short time Fred could be seen going up and down the 
road as happy as though they were Hambletonians. 
When two years old, a harness and cart were furnished, 
as one was broken single as well as double, and the 
would enjoy a merry sleigh ride. When four years 
old, they were hitched to the plow and we plowed the 
garden. For marking out for potatoes, they were 
first-class. From this on, they were used for any 
farm work when needed. 
“Some may ask whether these cows were just kept 
for doing chores. They were not, but were considered 
a part of the dairy, and each had a record of 38 and 
40 pounds of milk per day in spring. To show what 
others thought of them, Fred was offered $100 for the 
pair at different times.” 
FEMALE LAISOR ASSERTING ITSELF. ORANGE COUNTY (N. Y.) COWS IN TIIE YOKE. Fio. 147. 
long to men exclusively. It appears from the picture 
printed on this page that certain cows are no less 
ready to show their independence of their working 
brothers. The picture shows the home and family of 
Mr. J. M. Houston, a dairyman of Orange Co., N. Y. 
Mr. H. gives us this account of these working cows: 
“ My boy, Fred L. Houston, was reared on the 
farm, and early took a liking to horses and young 
stock. At 10 years of age he was capable of driving 
the farm team, and did part of the mowing. That 
spring we raised two fine heifer calves, and when 
they were one year old, Fred thought that he would 
steers, as he called them, were often hitched to do 
light work, such as taking the plow and harrow to 
the field, drawing fine manure to the garden, etc. 
“These heifers came in when two years old, and 
were both fine milkers. Little was done with them 
till fall, or until potatoes were dug, when they were 
used daily for drawing potatoes to the house. When 
they were three years old, they could be hitched to 
the farm wagon for any light work ; frequently they 
were sent to the creamery with the milk. The next 
winter they were often hitched to the light sleigh with 
robes and blankets complete, when the young folks 
Mr. Houston says that these heifers walk faster 
than steers, and are more intelligent and easier to 
handle. As a matter of fact, that is the old story of 
female help everywhere. Wherever quick, light and 
accurate work is required, the average woman will 
prove a better helper than the average man. The 
trouble with the men is that they have so long sup¬ 
posed that they held a monopoly on all profitable 
labor, that they haven’t paid much attention to the 
quality of their work. Improved machinery has de¬ 
stroyed the advantage of superior brute force they 
once enjoyed. If they now do not learn to run the 
