Breeding and Rearing of Jacks, 

 Jennets and Mules. 



SECTION FIRST. 



God in his infinite wisdom and goodness has given 

 unto us three great kingdoms, viz. : the Animal, Vege- 

 table and Mineral. He has given us dominion over 

 them and if we expect to make them profitable we 

 have to study them and cultivate them to make them 

 valuable so that we may get our revenue from them. 

 Having had long experience in the developing of the 

 animal kingdom, especially the jack and jennet stock 

 and valuable mule, I thought perhaps I could make 

 some suggestions and give my experience for over 

 three-fourths of a century in handling this stock. 



Having been favorably impressed, especially since 

 the termination of the Spanish-American war, with 

 the great importance of opening up a trade with the 

 many tropical islands, viz. : Cuba, Porto Rico, Philip- 

 pine and Caroline and Hawaii Islands, the question 

 presents itself to my mind. How are those fertile coun- 

 tries to be supplied with suitable stock to cultivate 

 them? They are coming under the jurisdiction of the 

 government of the United States. May we not in- 

 clude Africa, which in a few years may be open as a 

 market for our mules? Where can they get their 

 supply from? Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Texas, 

 and, perhaps, a few other states. Now, to supply this 

 great demand we have to make the preliminary ar- 



