MULES ARE PROFITABLE 213 



By the careful selection of breeding mares and 

 by intelligent care and feeding of the growing 

 animals, a finished product is developed at four or 

 five years old, which will command, on an aver- 

 age, higher prices upon the market than a horse 

 colt raised under similar conditions. The risk is 

 considerably less, and the expense no greater, while 

 the demand for this type of animals is continuously 

 increasing, and will undoubtedly do so for years to 

 come. It will pay enterprising farmers to thor- 

 oughly investigate the possibilities of mule raising 

 with a view to engaging in it for the production of 

 market types of animals. 



