508 Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 



and 1,150 pounds. He should be lengthy and wide in form, with a 

 straight, strong top, deep flanks, a well-shaped head, large and well- 

 set ears, straight clean legs showing plenty of bone, large clean joints, 

 feet of good size, shape, and texture, and a rather fine, glossy coat of 

 hair. He should be active and show considerable style and spirit. 

 The best color is black with light nose and belly, as a jack of this color 

 will get the best-colored mules out of mares of all colors. Some jacks 

 are mouse colored, and some have a mixture of chestnut and white 

 hairs, producing a red-gray or red color. Gray is fairly common but 

 disliked because gray jacks sire many gray mules, and gray mules 

 become white with age and are then hard to sell. 



Fig. 200. — Correct type in the jack. Limestone Monarch, a noted prize- 

 winning jack bred and owned by L. M. Monsees, Pettis County, Mo. Height 15-3 

 hands, weight 1,212 pounds. 



Best mares for mule breeding. — Mares standing 15-3 to 16-1 

 hands, and showing some evidence of draft blood, yet having good 

 finish and quality, produce the best mules. These mares weigh from 

 1,350 to 1,500 pounds. The mare should have a roomy middle and 

 she should also have large, wide, and good feet. 



Hooper and Anderson of the Kentucky Experiment Station ^ 

 state: "It is generally recognized that in the cross of the ass and the 



'Ky. Bui. 176, p. 394. 



