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teen hands. The color is brown or black. Some 

 breeders who desire small jacks in mule raising 

 speak well of the Maltese. 



The Catalonian also comes from Spain, having 

 been imported into the United States by Henry 

 Clay. The color of this breed is uniformly black 

 or brown, and on account of the strength, size and 

 action of the Catalonian he stands in favor among 

 many mule breeders. The Catalonian is at the 

 foundation of our native jacks and has been used 

 quite extensively for mule breeding in Kentucky 

 and elsewhere. 



The Majorca, from the island of the same name, 

 is a strong legged, comparatively heavy type. The 

 color is black or brown, like the Catalonian, and 

 as a rule the Majorca is somewhat taller than the 

 latter breed. It is believed that this breed by 

 proper attention could be induced to develop even 

 greater size than it has at present and thus increase 

 its value in mule breeding. This cannot be done 

 in the United States, however, since we have no 

 pure bred females of this breed and the demand for 

 them is so great that they can scarcely be procured. 



The Italian is a small breed, rarely standing 

 fourteen hands high, raised all over Italy, but not 

 much improved. In fact little systematic attention 

 has been given to the breeding of this animal. 

 According to the experience of some mule breeders, 

 the Italian jack, while a successful mule getter, 

 is frequently vicious. 



The native jack is, in the opinion of most mule 

 raisers in this country, by all means the most 

 desirable breed for use in the production of mules. 

 The native may show all colors since it is really the 

 product of a crossing of all the imported breeds. 

 Within recent vears, however, attention has been 



