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the eastern shore of iMaryJand, owns a mule that is thirtv-fi 

 years old, as capable of labo.i' as at any former period. 



VALUE OF MULES FOK LABOK 



It is beyond dispute that mules will continue to labor for at 

 least double the period of the usefulness of the horse. They 

 endure extreme heat better, but ai'e pinched with cold. It is a 

 mistake to suppose that the mule will subsist on far less food 

 than the horse. Tn proportion to size, tlioy re(|uir(" about the- 



Fig. 51. The Same Pair as Showx in Fig. .30 PvEady for a Drive to 

 Towx AT a Good Gait 

 same quantity, but, weight for weight, they will draw a heavier 

 load. Owing- to the fact that they take little notice of what is 

 going on about them, they do not fret and seldom scare. As pack 

 animals, they are far superior to the horse; while, in sure-footed- 

 ness and freedom from disease, no farm animal except the goat 

 can compete with them. The impression that mules can get 

 along with little or no care, and that thev must be turned out in 



