TYPES AND MARKET CLASSES OF LIVE STOCK 



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The mule. Big, heavy mules bring the highest price if they 

 show smoothness and good quality. The very best stand 16-3 to 

 17-2 hands and weigh 1600 to 1700 pounds. Few reach 1800 

 pounds. Mules do not weigh as heavy for their height as horses. 

 Mules are judged by practically the same standards as horses. 



The mule and horse compared. Mules are more sure- 

 footed than horses, pick their way more carefully, and look out 

 for themselves better than a horse. Mules are more intelligent 

 than horses, and are more apt to learn to refuse or avoid hard 



Fig. 156. Correct Type in the Jack. 



Limestone Monarch, Champion at the Missouri State Fair in 1912, and 

 Reserve Champion at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915. Height 15-3 

 hands; weight, 1212 pounds. Bred and owned by Mr. L. M. Monsees, Pettis 

 County, Mo. 



or unpleasant work. When a mule gets tangled up in wire or 

 into some other predicament, he usually stands quietly until 

 released, whereas a horse often becomes excited and struggles 

 even though he lacerates his legs and body and punishes himself 

 very severely. Mules usually accept their lot and plod along 

 at their work without wasting energy in fretting or nervousness, 

 while worry rather than work often keeps a horse thin. Mules 

 are less sensitive than horses; they accept more abuse and rough 

 handling, and get along better under an incompetent driver. 



