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the feet large. Mules for lumber camps should stand 

 as high and weigh as heavy as this class calls for, but they 

 do not show as much quality and style as do some others. 

 Railroad mules are slightly lighter than lumber mules, but 

 possess more quality and style. 



Mine mules are of two kinds, known as pitters and 

 surface mules, and range from 11 to ISIA hands high, and 

 weigh from 650 to 1,225 pounds. They should have deep, 

 compact bodies, heavy bone, short legs and large feet. The 

 smaller ones are used in the mines, and the larger ones 

 on the surface. 



Farm mules represent a class lacking somewhat in uni- 

 formity that are used for agricultural purposes in the 

 central states. Llules of this class represent inferior plan- 

 tation or draft mules, that are plain looking and thin in 

 flesh, though with good constitution, bone and feet. 



