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ground, and as a large majority of them are purchased for 

 this purpose the average height and weight runs low. In 

 height they range from 12 to 16 hands. The body should 

 be compactly built, the legs short and strong, the bone 

 rather heavy, and the feet large. It is necessary to have 

 animals without blemishes, as such a condition is likely to 



Fig. 88. — A mine mule, showing characteristics of medium pitter. 

 (Courtesy Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station.) 



give trouble because of the sulphur and chemicals to which 

 they are subjected underground. 



Cotton Mules. — Cotton mules are used largely for the culti- 

 vation of cotton throughout the Southern states. The 

 demand is usually for a rather small type of animal, the 

 weight ranging from 650 to 1100 pounds and the height 

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