MULES ARE PROFITABLE 2O5 



Europe, chief among which are the Catalonian, 

 Maltese, Andalusian, Majorca, Italian and Poitou. 

 The Andalusian comes from Spain, and was first 

 introduced into this country as a gift from the 

 King of Spain to George Washington, and also later 

 was imported into Kentucky. In color, it ranges 

 from gray to white with an occasional blue one. 

 It stands from 14 to 15 hands high, is comparatively 

 heavy boned, and shows very good conformation in 

 regard to the head and ears. It is not popular on 

 account of its color. The Maltese is a small animal 

 coming from the island of Malta. Its color is 

 black or brown. It has a well-formed head, but is 

 light boned and for this reason it is not popular, 

 except for breeding light mules for use in mines or 

 under similar conditions. 



The Catalonian is another Spanish breed, and 

 was the first introduced into America by Henry 

 Clay. These jacks are of a good black color 

 with white points, and possess excellent style 

 and action. They are also heavy boned, and stand 

 from 141/2 to 15 hands high. On account of their 

 desirable color and excellent quality, they are very 

 popular. Most of the best characteristics which 

 have been bred into the native American jack have 

 come from the Catalonian cross. The Majorca 

 jack comes from the Island of Majorca. This is the 

 largest of all the imported jacks, often standing 16 

 hands high, and possesses the greatest weight and 

 heaviest bone of all the jack breeds. The Italian 

 jack has been imported into this country in con- 

 siderable numbers. It is the smallest of all the 

 breeds, and correspondingly lower in price. Al- 

 though it is a somewhat blocky and heavy-boned 

 animal, it is too small for use in producing the type 

 of mules which the American market demands. 



