In the early days of settlement bullocks were used to cultivate the land and haul produce and timber. They were easier to keep than horses, .and for rough ploughing were much steadier. As farming developed horses replaced, bullocks, and in the arable farming districts the four- and six-horse teams became the standard units.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 69, Issue 5, 15 November 1944, Page 424
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53In the early days of settlement bullocks were used to cultivate the land and haul produce and timber. They were easier to keep than horses, .and for rough ploughing were much steadier. As farming developed horses replaced, bullocks, and in the arable farming districts the four- and six-horse teams became the standard units. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 69, Issue 5, 15 November 1944, Page 424
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