MULES 211 



from 13 to 15-2 hands. This type of mule is of still lighter 

 build than the mining mule 1 . The body is inclined to be 

 somewhat rangy, the bone small, and the body upstanding. 

 The quality should be uniform and of about the same stand- 

 ard as that possessed by the mining mule, the difference 

 being in favor of the latter. 



These mules are usually brought into the South in the early 

 spring before the cotton-planting season begins. In the fall 



FIG. 89. A choice cotton mule. (Courtesy Illinois Agricultural 

 Experiment Station.) 



they are frequently sold back to the dealers, refattened at 

 the close of the year and sold again the following season. 

 For this reason the age varies considerably. Although a 

 standard market type, the age is not as uniform as in other 

 types, which are sold and placed immediately in continuous 

 service. 



1 Compared with surface-mining mule. 



