86 FARM ANIMALS 



large numbers of mules are to be found in the 

 stock yards of Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis and 

 St. Paul, all these animals are nevertheless grabbed 

 up at remunerative prices so that there appears 

 to be no danger of overstocking the market. The 

 price for average mules is almost always higher 

 than for average horses and the fact that they 

 are marketed at two years rather than five years 

 is an important consideration in the matter of 

 time and feeds. At present, under proper man- 

 agement, the profit from raising mules and market- 

 ing them at two years of age is more than twice 

 as great as that from raising horses and marketing 

 them at maturity or 5 years of age, 



