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THE HORSE IN SERVICE 



As Draft Animals. — iliilcs are iiot a success iVn- heavy draft 

 wfirk (in city streets, as tliey d(.i not have cither the weight or cir- 

 cniufereiiec <>f foot to give them a good hold on pavements. Fur- 

 thermore, it is the experience of teamsters that a mule pulls hy 

 a direct forward pirsh instead of l.)j the lift yith which draft 

 horses start their load. This, too, is conducive to slipping. 

 Some light jiairs of mules di.i well in light delivery service, and 

 iheir feet willistaml the hatteriijgof the pavements especially Avell 



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Fig. ion. — Itrpresoiil iiiE the Krntucky standard of mule excellence. Their .'^ize, rangy, 

 smooth form, qiiaiil.v, breedinesa, and temperament are such as are rciillircd of tlie hijihest 

 class suf^ar niulc. 



<in acoiiiiit <il a vei'v thick, strung w;dl and sdle, and their jiecidiar 

 shape, A\]iich |ire\'eiits Ixith a cimtractiitn (if heels ami dnijijiiiig 

 of sole. 



The Mule's Advantages. — The mule has simie dislinct ad- 

 vantages o\'er the horse for sniiie kinds of work. Thev may 1)0 

 enumerated as follows: 



Tie stands hot weather hctter and is less s\isce|)tilile (o diges- 

 tive disordei's and founder, it heiiig cnstomarv to fecil nmlcs from 

 troughs, Avhere they may take their fill, like cattle. A mule 

 takes lietter care of himscdf in the hands of an incompetent (lri\-er 



