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purpose is being appreciated more as they are given fair 

 trials. 



Farm Mules. — Farm mules, as the name designates, are 

 used almost exclusively for agricultural purposes. The 

 type varies considerably, although many very valuable 



Fig. 85. — Draft mules 16J hands high, weighing 1650 pounds. 



animals are classed as farm mules. The height of this type 

 ranges from 15 to 16 hands, and the weight ranges from 900 

 to 1300 pounds. Mules of this type are not as symmetrical 

 or as heavily muscled as those of the draft type, which are 

 supposed to represent the acme of mule production. Farm 

 mules are somewhat rangier, the bone is inclined to be lighter, 

 the body less compact, and the animal, as a whole, more 



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