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J. D. Reed's Longfellow, and others. It was said the 

 dam of Black Satin was the dam of $10,000 worth 

 of jacks. 



If time and space would allow, I could mention 

 quite a number of jennets that were the dams of 

 several thousand dollars' worth of jacks. I will men- 

 tion anyway two that were owned by my father and 

 brother before the war. They sold from one jennet, 

 called Jenny Harlan, $4,000 worth. She was sired 

 by Benjamin Harlan's Mammoth. The other jennet 

 was sired by M. H. Mays' Mohawk. From this 

 jennet was sold $6,000 worth. They were both good 

 and regular breeders at my father's death, and I did 

 not keep up with their subsequent breeding. 



I have mentioned these examples that they may 

 stimulate and encourage the young jack and jennet 

 breeders of our country. If they will select good, 

 well-bred jennets, breed with proper discretion, and 

 give vigilant attention to their rearing, I do not know 

 of any kind of stock farming that will excel it finan- 

 cially. 



In about 1868 I purchased an imported Maltese 

 jack called Malta. He was bred and reared on the 

 Island of Malta, was landed at Charleston, S. C, 

 and brought to Cartersville, Ga., where I purchased 

 him. He, though rather small, made a good cross on 

 my large Mammoth jennets. While the Maltese jacks 

 are generally undersized, they are remarkable for their 

 vitality and longevity. 



General J. M. Knight, of Caney Springs, Marshall 

 County, Tenn., did a jennet business with a jack called 

 Prince Napoleon that was imported by General Edney, 

 of North Carolina, while consul to Spain under Presi- 



