. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. November 30, 1901] ®Jt£ gvee&ev emit ^povtsmem 11 THE FARM. The Mule. Mr. De Witt C. Wing has the following good things to say about the mule: A strong, well-built mule, of weight, manneri and training, can endure more work under more adverse conditions than a horse can. A mule, under certain circumstances, has more intelligence than ahorse; he won't run blindly into a ditch and thus break his neck. A mule doesn't eat as much as a horse, though he may keep at it longer. He more thoroughly masticates his feed, a fact which the finely cut material in the excr
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. November 30, 1901] ®Jt£ gvee&ev emit ^povtsmem 11 THE FARM. The Mule. Mr. De Witt C. Wing has the following good things to say about the mule: A strong, well-built mule, of weight, manneri and training, can endure more work under more adverse conditions than a horse can. A mule, under certain circumstances, has more intelligence than ahorse; he won't run blindly into a ditch and thus break his neck. A mule doesn't eat as much as a horse, though he may keep at it longer. He more thoroughly masticates his feed, a fact which the finely cut material in the excrement testifies. As a rule the mule is more reliable in emergency cases than is a horse; he will do his best and keep on doing it whether the results come or not. In plowing corn either with cultivator or double shovel, the mule, on account of Bmall feet, will break down only one-tbird as much corn as a horse would under the same circumstances. A mule is more careful than a horse. He looks where he is going, ' sizes up the situation," so to speak, and acts with caution. The mule is not apt to break down fences or break away when hitched as the horse. The mule is a surer-footed animal than the horse, and hence can make better headway over ice-covered roads. The mule can endure more heat when working than a horse. A young mule is easier to break than a horse colt. Occasionally a young mule is met that is exasperatingly difficult to manage and train for useful purposes. The mule almost invariably retains his eyesight longer than the horse, and seldom loses it. When fatigued the mule will recuperate quicker than a horBe. His stamina and constitution serve him well under such circumstances. When harnessed and started in the field the mule resigns himself to the task ard conducts himself accordingly, not trying in every way clear to him to break some- thing to get out of the job. When once the mule is hitched up and started, he evinces less disposition to shirk or indifferentl
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