THE MULE 



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The draft mule (Fig. 85) weighs 1200 to 1250 pounds and 

 stands fifteen hands three inches to seventeen hands, a 

 mule being taller in proportion to his weight than a horse. 



FIG. 85. A draft mule. 



Obrecht l shows one weighing 1900 pounds and standing 

 eighteen hands two inches. This mule conforms to the 

 draft horse type in being low set, broad, deep, compact, 

 massive and big-boned, with quality manifested particu- 

 larly in smoothness and a straight, strong way of going. 



Mules of the draft type are classified as drafters and 

 miners. 



Drafter is the largest representative of this type, beat 



1 Bulletin No. 122, Illinois Experiment Station. 



