. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. 44 BEGINNINGS IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY jennet. This animal is descended from the wild ass of Africa and Asia. There are several breeds of the domestic ass, most of which were introduced to America from Spain. During the Revolutionary War, George Washington was pre- sented with a male and female ass by the King of Spain. The jack usually stands about 15 hands high, and the jennets 141/2- The hair is usually b^o\^^l or black â wdth a creamy shade around the muzzle or along the underside of the body. The ass has long, large ears, rather a large hea
. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. 44 BEGINNINGS IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY jennet. This animal is descended from the wild ass of Africa and Asia. There are several breeds of the domestic ass, most of which were introduced to America from Spain. During the Revolutionary War, George Washington was pre- sented with a male and female ass by the King of Spain. The jack usually stands about 15 hands high, and the jennets 141/2- The hair is usually b^o\^^l or black â wdth a creamy shade around the muzzle or along the underside of the body. The ass has long, large ears, rather a large head. Fiji. 21. A donkey and luuci nl jjiat lu If' Piiotograiih liy tlio autlior. for the body, a'short, stubby mane, a round but not very large body, rather large legs, and small feet. The tail is fine, with simply a brush at the end. This animal is slow of movement, very patient, and is a beast of burden used mostly among poor people of southern Europe and parts of Africa and Asia. In America it is but little used except- ing for breeding. The Mule is the offspring of an ass and mare. IMules differ nuich in size and value, and have features of both. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles Sumner, 1860-1939. St. Paul, Minn. : Webb Pub. Co.
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