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Show Mules Replacing Oxen Many Mexican farmers who have been working oxen are rapidly replacing re-placing such work stock with mules. Reasons for this are that it has been necessary to destroy many oxen because be-cause of the dreaded foot-and-mouth disease. Mules are not susceptible to this malady. Thousands of oxen have been destroyed through official assistance. It Is estimated that there will be a need for about 55,000 mules to take the place of oxen destroyed de-stroyed because of the disease. Mules of the cotton type, about 14 to 15 hands high, are considered most suitable for the purpose. |