CHAPTER XIV. 



JUDGING JACKS AND JENNETS. 



THE jack is the male of the ass, and the jennet is the 

 female. It cannot be said that they are common in America, 

 excepting in certain sections, where the jack rather than 

 the jennet is especially valued. The jack is used for breed- 

 ing to mares, the resulting progeny of which is the mule. 

 There is no special object in mating jack to jennet in 

 America, except it be with the final purpose of producing 

 high class jacks to be used in producing mules. The use 

 of the jack in this connection is rather widespread, but is 

 more especially limited to the southern United States. Mis- 

 souri, Kentucky and Tennessee have special distinction for 

 the production of jacks, jennets and mules. 



SCORE CARD FOR THE JACK, CATALONIAN OR 

 AMERICAN TYPE. 



Standard of Score of 

 SCALE OF POINTS Perfect Jack 



Score Studied 

 A GENERAL APPEARANCE, 18 Points; 



1. Height, at maturity, 15 to 16 hands 4 



2. Weight, at maturity, 1,050 to 1,150 pounds . . . . 4 



3. Form, broad, deep, symmetrical, smooth 4 .... 



4. Quality, bone large, clean, strong; hair fine, abundant 4 



5. Temperament, active ; disposition good 2 .... 



B HEAD AND NECK, 11 Points: 



6. Head, well proportioned, strong of frame, nose 



slightly Roman . . , 4 



7. Forehead, broad, full 1 .... 



8. Eyes, of good size, prominent, clear 1 



9. Muzzle, broad, yet fine and lips thin and even ; nos- 



trils large 1 



10. Ears, long (33 inches or more between tips at ma- 



turity), pointed, not too wide set apart, alert . . 2 



11. Neck, long, muscled, throat-latch defined, head well 



set on 2 .... 



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