Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-11-17
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The Mule.

ing in value to the Agricultural in 4
terest of the South and West, as the
wealth and population advance, es-
peciaIly to the cotton and sugar in 4
terest, it becomes necessary for those
who have to deal with it directly or
indirectly, to understand The Quail
rites and characteristics which con
stitutd a perfect animal. First To
thoroughly understand the n& ture 4
and qualities of the mule it is nee .
essary to make a few remarks about
the SHE. The most important re-
quisite in all animals designed Il I'M
dergo excessive labor and fatigue is
proper constitution ] have seen
a greAt many Jacks imported from
Spain and find them uniformly de-
fcient in chest, so much So, I'd at it
generally gives them the appea rance
Of having their shoulders placed in
front, as Il were, Of the chest, which
should at least be even, or project
little in front of the shoulder This
great deficiency is the effect either
OF breeding, feeding, or the Inv of
climate. | entertain the opinion,
that animals require less. V plpme
ofatmesphere to.sustain life inSpaln
than here, hence the chest is not Us
distendeA there as here. AS an
evidence of this fact it only requires
few generations breeding here to
produce that rotundity Of chest re-
quisite 10 long life. Marrow c ested
animals are deficient breatheds and
hence their strength soon fails, and
therefore they soon wear out. | have
found all animals Of the medic IN size
possessing the best form, and conse-
qaently the greatest endurance; ant
mules from fourteen to fifteen hands
high, possessing the best form anf
consequently the most lasting and
capable of doing the hardest labor
When they attain from fifteen and :
half to sixteen ha nds high, they be
come gawky, Goa rse boned, 4 eflcien
in constitution and want of life O
spirit. And the oyergro wn coarse
mule is fit only for the dray, Wagon
or other slow draft
The want of spirit is one of thu
greatest faults with the mule, ant
70 obyiate this difliclty, gre at car,
should be taken in breeding Jack
for this purpose, to obtain animal
Of the proper spirit and action. Flo
Jacks without this important requis
tie are of little value, and wa shoul'
not breed males from suclI, ieit conl'
he avoided, no difference what thei
size may be. It's necess;l Try to com
blne spirit il both dam and sire t.
produce perfect animal ia this re
spect. Els also highly requisite
that the mule Should pdSseSs lino
form to give him action, aid ability
to travel, conformation of which
gives to him the greatest strength
action ami ability, aud OTHER requis
ties producing value. Tile prope
form is, large curved ribs, givin2
ample room for heart, lungs anC
stomach: this viii give sound consti
tuition and consequently ID $tingness
They should also have clehn boneC
medium sized legs DO iiot hole
witA tho present system c pamper
ing mules from their inft hey, as il
now carried on in Kentucky, as il
renders them unfit for hard labor and
ofan unsound constitution.
The best animals are produced
upon reasonable good ep,land upon
this system, | believe Tehhesse6 is
now producing the best mules known
and Kentucky second best; al
though | believe Nentucky produces
the finest Jacks in the WORLD, and
Tennessee second, which results
from kentucky having the larger
capital engaged in producing The mule
than any other country Of the same
space, in the world.
Brother farmers, we should, by all
means, strive to share with our sis
ter STATEN proportion TO our ability,
the great annual income for the
mule.
MARK r. COCKRILL.
"SrocK Place, near Nashville, Oct.
90, 1883