Show t I j 1 jI I I 1 ADVANTAGES IN MULES I i 9 0 i SHave y Have ave Faculty of Adapting Themselves Themi Themselves Them- Them U i selves to Any Condition f fI I Superiority S They Hold Over Horses In ina a 4 Many Ways Compensate for Ob- Ob Length of Ear and I Kicking Habit Those who are accustomed to handling handling hand hand- ling ling flog mules and who know of their re- re faculty for adapting themselves them them- selves to almost any Q-DY condition realize their value and do not hesitate to pay well for good animals The a advantages vantages the they possess over horses In many ways wn's compensate for forthe the somewhat objectionable length of tear ear ar and exaggerated reputation for kicking They They are arc ready to work when two years ears old and on account pi f their toughness and steadiness of q 4 b i iI I z 1 1 r 1 r 4 t l C a l I i Hardy Farm Type nerve may be kept at It twice as long longas as aB horses are fit for service Mules can be raised more cheaply than any other ther stock and mid unlike horses will never never founder themselves If by chance they should ha have e access to more feed than Is good for them They can be put Into the market much sooner than horses and If properly handled when t two o years old will do as ns much work and stand It better than year old i colts Mules are less liable to contract contract contract con con- tract diseases than horses and their value value Is not decreased by blemishes asIs' asIs asis as asIs Is Is- that of horses Mules seldom run runaway runaway runaway away but when they do they seem to run more from sport than fright and generally wind up safely They Instinctively avoid nold holes obstacles or dangerous places They can stand heat abuse or hardship better than horses and can always be relied upon They are sensitive as well as ns sensible animals responding quickly to kind treatment by docility and gentleness The great profit In mule raising lies largely In fn their growth Mules grow so quickly that they are marketable when three years old while horse colts cannot advantageously be sold under five e years In this way the cost of feeding and the trouble and risk of raising are decreased Buyers will always handle good mules as the demand for them Is steady Where large numbers of mules are raised there are always plenty of mule buyers In that section of the country Bu Buyers ers do not go where there are no mules to sell In time of war mules are always In great demand and bring good prices owing to their powers powers powers pow pow- ers of endurance Comparing cattle with mules one steer will eat cat as much as two mules As compared with swine l If the same amount of feed that Is fed to a bunch of hogs Is fed to mules It will n net nat t take I long to find which makes the most mone money aside from the fact that there Is 18 no risk from cholera |