Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-08-20
Economy Of Using Mules.

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It is still mooted question which
is the most economical for plantation
purposes in this country, the mule or
the horse. Many use both, some
use only mules and wont have horse
for ordinary work upon a place,
while others will not have a mule;
but as | stick to the latter propose
to give some of my reasons for the
preference, and a neighbor of mine
who Is altogether in favor of hOrses,
has promised to answer me by the
same medium, if you see proper to
publish this communication.
According p my experiences ID
lss1lr y ny 8! 49,! 4
VINO was an oid man - Ion9 ss0
I can remember, ana ior many years
nead man OF my iatners iaFm' muses.
i've twice. as iong as norscs 9 same
klnd OF work. we have mules now
on on .hls' pian1e!'on tnat nave WORKED
oU years .nas rs. rom tnree years 20
thlrty-three or iour' !! can depend
upon the authority above quoted, az
nc says they we're Dougnt the year !
was Dorn. Certainiy there is ono
which mas oeen caiied ola Joes ever
SINCE can remember anytning' ana
nc Is servlcaDie ola 'eilow yet ne
ana MS oia drlVer' now as iree as MS
mule OF ms master, nave ootn grown
gray !oge'her' ana u Is sometlmcs
question WIN Mrs. W. as sne looks
upon tae ola man mounted IN nus cart
with tnree or tour OF our children,
Whicn ne mas the most aiiectlon ior,
ms old mule or his young masters
but to proceed with my argument:
Instances are known OF mules !lv'
ing Sixty years, put that Is proDaoiy
as unusual a. tor q horse 70 reach
the age OF thirty.
Mules are not as liable to disease
as horses; as the great annual loss OF
horses all over the country VIII fuily
prove. l nave Deen tola tne deatn o.
horses, In the city Of New York, 10 20
frequent, that many persons are
procuring mules, and that some Of
the owners OF OMNIBUS lines nave Il
IN contemplation 70 substitute mules.
how Is ltf
Muies rarely go blind, winch cam
not DC said Oh horses. ! was IN bal.
timore last summer, and II appeared
10 me that almost hall the horses IN
the street mad iost tneir sight. Inc
nearing OF a mule Is mucn more sc21
than that OF q horse, and frof
iacs ana tnas ;sney see+ .nsts
are not SO ,ike'y 10 sneer OH .rS{,I.
en- at sight or sound OF ahs~sys -
alons 'he roau sue WINCH hors>'
uoes' oecaus1 nc mag 'nes ilo sces or
'ears soi,ieuiihg Hish'iu'' whiie q
lluie win nus ciear eye anu quick
ear ue'ec's 'he truta at once. ror
.,lls reason, a muic Is su.cr iooted
,iaa q horse' anu Is therefore great
preiorleu oy travellers over noun
taihs ana dangerous paths' anu LOT
Tue same reasoh' nhuies ouga' 70 oe
preferred lor the use OF iaales ana
cni,aren, ana wnen wen t,ained. are
suihc.eh'ly spr''co ior all ofo'hary
ooeas,olls' -,
Mu'es are aDie 10 endure !he neat
whiie laDourlng, much Detter tnan
horses. have a very small pair.
whlch are nine years Old, that
shouid not hesitate TO match against
JaI'I,a I'll ,.a;,,h. . - " .,,.., I o .''';ao 80 ."S a
-uo,,nd :, ,.n ,,oaL ~ oc o ~ ..a..h
~ o. 70 G,rco;. tho taam ~ .ha. e.. cs;i.d
~, harsas 20 hs aIla,n"I ;.'.t 1880
=. ~ ,anah c,oa ~ .bn 49, L. IA
th;s !. ~, ;ncnds;do-ah,a ;tan, ~ "a
vor NJ m,,les mon nlant.t;or and
| 81, 4; .,L
.J. for - l. : ,,al, -Lno,.n c.r. .ha.
mn,e w;i, live and worL ,vslI IN "a.
tions that horsa would st.rva IN =,
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fooa nnns,,,nad ~, har.os !, hv III. ac,,, -
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