Show RAISE AND BREAK A PAIR OF OXEN Boys Find It Pleasant Fascinating Fascinating Fascinating Fas Fas- and Profitable n Or Dy IL It U t. OA Conn Connecticut Agricultural tural Cura Coli Collece to the Inquiry of ot a reader at Oxford N. N 1 Y Y- Y YI I would say that It would be entirely possible to raise and break a pair of or oxen starting with bull calves calveL 1 I would suggest that the earlier they are trained the easier It will be First the time calves should be trained to lead lend with a halter baiter then they can be tied lied together and driven as a pair A small yoke roke can be made and Hied tilted to lo them at an en early age If It desired and If It handled carefully they can con be hitched to a small tied sled or cart and taught to do all of ot the time things that a pair of ot oxen would be used for tor Many a n boy throughout the eastern part lort of ot our country has hag trained one or ot more moro pairs of at steers as os he grew upon up upon on time the farm torm and found It a pleasant fascinating and profitable pastime It Is rather difficult to lo fit a harness harne to lo a steer or ox although It has hili been done donto I know of ot one owned by C. C S. S Miller Muter of ot Waterbury Conn that has ho i been kept several years rears and used asa as 01 asa a R single hitch He lie has hail been used for making paths for tor the whole holo neighborhood neighbor neighbor- hood drawing fuel tuel and manure cultivating rating gardens and making himself generally useful A horse collar can cnn be used on a steer or ox and ond the necessary ory harness Including bridle bridie bit and ond lines can bs fitted but for tor all aU double work I should strongly recommend recommend recommend mend the time yoke In fact tact a single yoke Is U sometimes used The Time younger the calves are castrated ed rd the time better r as ns a n rule although It Is Isa Iso isn a o common practice to castrate calves calvestor for tor steers at ol any ony time lime from two to six weeks of ot age The Time principal objection ob oh- section to deferring the opera operation lion longer Is a 0 somewhat greater groter risk and ond time the ta fact t that the time steers be become ome somewhat somewhat somewhat some some- what In appearance detracting detract ing lag from their trim cut clean lines principally about the head and neck and their attractive horns often otten an on Important part port In the beauty of at a 8 well matched ox 03 team |