CHAPTER XV. 



JUDGING THE MULE. 



THE mule varies greatly in size and type owing to the 

 wide difference in these features of the parents. There- 

 fore on market, mules are classified according to size, char- 

 acter and use. The most highly valued mule is of draft 

 mare parentage, and shows large size and fair quality. The 

 present consideration will relate to the larger, more drafty 



Fit?. 105. "The most highly valued mule is of draft mare parentage." 

 (Photo by courtesy Illinois Agr. Exp. Station.) 



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