The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-01-26
1ariruftural.'
Mules.

II has been shown eonclusiyely tim; the most
cconomical brute force that can be employed on
the farm. ia that Of mules, Ia the Southwest
they are extcnsively ueed that they might he 50
with good saving above the cost ri horses N the
Northwest scarcely admits ola doubc SOME of The
reasons for this opinion are set forth IA an aItse
from the pittsburgii Saturday sitter;
Have Of late been iookiug httie INTO tie
history and physical economy Of Hstef aud ana
satisfied tAatmy brother farmers, ike myself have
been living under "a cloud Of Ignorance and pre-.
p,dice in regard TO these useful animals ieei
disposed therefore To 10 what can 10 change the
opinions and practice th,t hive 81 long prevailed,
The male is a hybrid, whose sire Is q lacea-s
and whose dam is a mare. !, might BE- supposed
that the offspring, wis, sire vis a horse ami who's
dam was a ienuet, would be mule also bu
this il mot the fact. The mule delIlr, hcm Che
dam his nervous system, and his b5't2,9, .u SPORT,
mems LANGUAGE Blt the homrr, rs thc Other an
imll i called take, the short ears AMI bI.ly tJ
of the horse and is altogether unlike ANA ia..upr
to the nude IN other respects,
The use ofmUes dates very G,r back IN HISTORY
They were ell il the days Of Absolom, 8na have
always been properly esteemed 10y th",r NA,
understand thrIr value Tie anci.Uts ID nn
employ the horse for any purpose ct hu4hu.g ~
The OK and DE os' were the chief reliance 40 PEE
peiipuniug III kinds of drud-ery, as is srp.r,'
from the ag-iou, OF the Scripture being 90 ia,se
-, :, l,,,..r.. ..I,,.l H.. ,,.t,,,s r.ui..,
-; .i,.,,,,, a., ,,..,il- a. MANI. ,tb,s Than
r,o.'a,s r,t,irsr. or ,ho FapJiI Lords ,g', heidi
RI ,I too,,r, + ,,erfrr,,,u. L,,.,, -,r.
..,.r.,i a., L,,, bon ..rl .--,.lrtii,
s-,,,ii,I MIL. .,.i'r,ls tos,,,ryt tAsr,.,,.. by
,l" r,. ,r ,,-,.,,, l,o,a nm, ,.slH.t
r,.',.9sf pr,lI S,.t.7n ,Ia I.i.t tr,l..f.,..
Ill To- hon, m. ,,o,.t Fl, r,, 8,I1l,I ami
si,EI man li-,.,'f tlars is no animal that ike,
,',,rt;,i ,-iorg -, ,,,i, n. ,Ie b,r.n krr,g.r-.
,r,orof,r, l. ,,b In l-,r,n. and .bis ,oy.t-- hl.
,ysry whore c,,hr,sel the breeding o. horses
olnn,od IN IN, y,r;,,,s t,s,a ius,ar
- Milo, "a, q ,-.a,r,l AVERAGE live NOR, l}.ri
tvire as lop,- M horse Tlry aIe ft ngsr,i..'
from three years id 10 dirty. Attuehea horse
bas se,, L E,-t i.,, and /. ...f,.- a,y,piiI Inf
muie nj tlat ,.,. ms .,arreIy riig.. o,rt ,f Dis.
cnthooI ami .,,.f ru iu,rioyi,i.. til lsi. tv..te
Instances are recorded # mrIi,s living ..,.. rr
SEVENTY vcars blt % sra;rr execution. Tie zen.
cral rls u,.t tb.v .rer,re,Iirtr.
- Nulcs are "a. ..l q.pI.eI lo Ii-aa .e as h..#.s
ore have spsa. considerable time In s.u.,y.r-
the dis.l.ls AZ horses from ti1r-b.pc m, 10 uuI
eva ButvAoey,r Lurlofariny haugl sp,,li,i
vinlbyoken mule. Immense sums ofn1n.. are
annually lost intie premature death olAi,h-nj.sI
horse, bv ac,iieutAul disease. Th.omul1- line.
in the city New Yor.r have uut been ah,.',,
sustain thrir los.es anil tllcy are beginning Co r,
mules as les liable by far even 10 a-si-. As vel
a. disease. This result, from the next cons. ,.ra
ton. vLjchi,tl.t,-
IS. Mule, have or,an, Of risi.a and h.,y;a- r-
,uperior 10 those Of lie horse Hence th.va,Ii.g
abear. and Tighten. and rrnur A hors. fr.-Ite-s
because he iDagines he secs fcm,;h.n, NJ. L.f,..
bat n mule having sluerinr d. cern-pr,.t. l..b hy
tho eve and ear I'M efstarls every thin, be meet.
and therefore is safe. For the same reason h. i,
.lrer footed and hence more ylYgbo in ,8,.rfair-
tu,s regions AMI on dappernus ra,l. L.yL,
Whistler an the Anime maths !, mule ,,sr r.,.l.,
nlisstep We NAV hive been deceived In lie
frnues. Of tie 500, where he sst M f,o. tgt mot
in the propfis,y Of the choice. all apDoa,.1,r.
considered
81 Tl,e mule !, much rD,rs b,rlv thu, n,
horse. \ psirof dec animal. ownsIhyausi.l-
Dor Of mine, although small in size viii plough
more land in one week than four hors,, ipE.Lt
harness. or under the s,ldls in bapljD, Iron ore
or on a turnrise before n Conas;o-1 vsr,, or.