New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-11

BIS psfre h,d, ard perhaps ot cro,siss VIVA a.
species 6rst described. The laird is TIA AN.
j.ch, which 10 to the ass wha. the tAsrosrs brad i.
to tie horse-taler 10 hight, lighter il limb A..
derer 10 bone, with high carried Ao.J ,hor.., a.,
Always erect ears, aud higher aud more sp,i.Iu,
spirit than ay other Of the as. species. I.;
by these who have seen and examined ri. A.,
in lie native land, aud who are 90 npe.eu. 10 ;,l.
that it bears 90 close resemblance 70 the IA
Dziegtai (Eqrus Be'nionss), Of Psrs:s s.A ~
svi>, - described by PIlss, the nssur.hst a., !.
i. not to doubted but that it i' descended t,on o.:
swift and beautiful creature. Were tss NIL
barnes tefore pleasure vehicles the sbjse, Of NM.
rsj,iss, this jsck or bis Representative, u. n.I,.,.
jack which is evidently directly sprung IA. A.,
With little or no deg nerscy or deteror.ssa -,
up Qussiopably be the best sire. Bat isr dr.,.I.
mules for heavy work these jacks Me TOO sls,a., !,
the limbs, ard especslly too long in the pMsw.s !.
make eligible siIes; least Of al Ill dssir.Is IA
cross them with thorough bred msres-frou vAi.A.
indeed. to raise mules ct ell is prssasAhas--o,
With mares of high blood and light bono. eSos
as before stated. i. is from the dam partieasb n
all cross breeds, snd equally 50 in Aybids, As.w
are 10 look fox the bone and form, while from y.
sire We obtain the characteristic spirit wAsssvse
that may be. In our opinion the Maltese jsel
.hcud never be chosen a. . sire for working mulss
in this country; bat if he be, be should 10 bred b
close. ribbed strong -boned, stociy msres; Caas-
dams We should prefer to any other form. I.her
belief however, that the AndAlusian jsck il il a,
be procured, il the most eligible sire for tAe UAtvd
States; but 90 il il understood to be dcsk 10 pro.
cure this race, it would be perhaps sdsisskIs b
commence from the announcement and proceed 70
breed cur own jacks for the purpose Of breeding our
own mules, instead Of having recourse TO sasslaat
importation Of mules. This IN tho end weuA prove
TO be not only the surest but the cheapest nsasl;
and it is confidently believed that superior jssh h
any now existing, for American breeding purp~A
misht thus be produced. In the Islands Of k.jaM
and Mnorcs, to which the ravages Of foreign and
civil war have not 90 far extended, it 10 well ascss-
tanned that tho large, coarse, SLOUGH cared Spaahh
breed still exi, in perfection; and thence il ssa
be easy to procure jennies--as the females Of To
ass are technically termsd-by breeding which 10
the finest Maltese jacks, there can be no doubs tAsa
stations might be reared superior in the e,mbins-
ton of bone with beauty and spirit to any breed Of
original jacks now in existence. The choice 81
mares from which to breed mules BY such jseks is
an easy matter. They should on no acsount DO
blood mares, or hishly'bred mares, or tall nsrss.
Fifteen hands in hight is abundant stature sad r.
teen two 10 too large, but they should 10 rssAef
lorg bodied, roomy, and, above al, bony. They
should have long shoulders, a. obiqls % possible,
since those of TIE ass are very straight, p.cu-
lisrity which it IL desirable TO CORRECT; and, fox
analogous reasons they should no, have Ne passern
too stif and erect and they shosld have the he'fs
larae, round and well opened. The better their
neckr, withers and heads the neater in al probe
bility will be tie produce. On the whole, Ne have
little doubt that hue, well-sslect<d Csaslisn o.
Norman mares will prove to be the best mule nssh-
en-as thorough breds will prove 10 b tie worst
while Andalussn jacks or half breeda bsteesa To
Maltese and great MsOres race of asses, yin prove
the best possible sres. 1t only remains 10 DO stated
that in order TO have mules doce and gentle they
should be handled as youpg as possible, and invs-
risbly geded before they are six months Old. The
longer that operation is deferred, the moro iAdo-
Gle, obstinate and perhaps vicious they viii b.
come, which is the greatest defect in the character
of the mule and that against which it beAoovss the
breeder most to be on his guard.
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