196 THE HORSE, ASS, AND MULE 



Mules for lumber camps stand as high and weigh as heavy as this 

 class calls for, but do not show so much quality and style as do 

 the railroad mules, which are slightly lighter than lumber mules. 

 Mine mules are of two kinds, known as pitters and surface 

 mules, and range from 1 1 to 1 5 *- hands high and weigh from 

 650 to 1225 pounds. They have deep compact bodies, heavy 

 bone, short legs, and large feet. The smaller ones are used in 

 hauling trucks in the mines, and the larger ones on the surface. 



FIG. 76. A choice pair of draft mules out of Percheron mares. From photograph, 

 by courtesy of The Farmer 



Farm mules represent a class lacking somewhat in uniformity. 

 They are used for agricultural purposes in the central states. 

 Mules of this class resemble inferior plantation or draft mules, 

 being plainer looking and thinner in flesh, though with good 

 constitution, bone, and feet. 



The Poitou mule is of French breeding, the result of using the 

 Poitou ass on a large type of French mares. There are two types 

 of these mules bred in the Poitou region, a large and a small, 

 but the larger type is in greater demand. The finest and largest 

 cart mares are used for this production, the French farmers 

 making a business of producing this grade of mule. Besides size, 



