CHAPTER 46 



Horses and Mules 



By E. H. Hughes 



Assista?it Professor in Animal Husbandry, College of Agriculture, 

 University of Missouri 



The horse even today plays a very important part in moving mer- 

 chandise and performing other labor. The work on our farms is largely 

 accomplished by the horse, and in spite of the motor truck the horse is 



Morgan Stallion, "General Gates." 1 



considered indispensable in a large amount of business in the city. Modern 

 methods of transportation move enormous quantities of freight, yet the 

 demand for the work horse does not diminish. 



Development of Type. — The usefulness of a horse depends upon his 

 power of locomotion and the characteristics which adapt him to the different 



1 Courtesy of U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



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