The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-02-03

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up to the standard of these bodil,
measurements around the heart; sec
ond, measurement around the lie:
below the knee, and third, certain
height. If the measurement of tn,
Jack or Jennet corresponds to thai
required by the Registry Record, he
or she should disclose a well proper
toned, symmetrical body, all Of
which is necessary for the registra
tion of these animals.
| 1.-The Stallion and Jack News
published an article signed by thir-
teen of the largest mule dealers in
the Union, advising the mule breed
ers to breed for certain qualities
that too much attention had been
given to height; that prospective
mule buyers wanted LESS daylight
under the mules and better and
stronger bodies, strengthened legs,
etc. / have always adhered to this
standard of breeding and bred for
constitution and quality.
The Maltese Jack is to my mind,
nearer to the standard of perfection
than any other kind. Quick of foot,
agile of movement. with we'll pro-
portioned, broad-chested, smooth
body, supported by strengthened
legs, he presents striking contrast
when brought together and compar-
ed with the spindle-shanked, long
legged, razor backed, narrow chest
ed, long-headed and disproportioned
body of the Spanish Jack that has
been bred for height.
For years the Maltese Jacks which
l have exhibited against Eastern and
imported Jacks, have won the first
prize, second prize and sweepstakes.
They stand undefeated in the show
ring during the past eighteen years.
With one exception my mules have
won all the first prizes. Some years
ago one of my neighbors who worked
two of my mules together with nine
teen horses to a combined harvester
for period of fifty days, was sur
prised at the endurance and vigor
displayed by these Woodworking
mules. While all the horses, each
of which was heavier than either OF
the mules, decreased in weight dur
ing harvest time, the mules gained
flesh in every day and at night kick
ed their heels as though they had
not been worked at all
Such facts instill in the mind Of
the public the preference of the mule
to the horse.
We can raise as good a stock of
Jacks, Jennets and Mules in Oregon
as that produced in any other state of
the Union or any foreign country. We
have q good climate, mild winter Of
short duration; a cool summer with
few hot days which are tempered by
cool, refreshing, and invigorating
breezes.
The soil geologically known as vol
canic ash, is an excellent retainer of
moisture. This soil produces a rich
yerdure OF succulent and nourishing
grasses, not only during Spring time,
but also during Fall and Winter
when the ground is not frozen and
as stated above, the Oregon Winters
are as a general rule, Of short dura-
ton. Our stock frequently feeds on
nourishing grasses during the winter
time, when billiards., severe cold
weather and snow storms prevail in
the East.
Our horses have been weighed in
the balance and they have not been
found wanting. The endurance of the
horses of the Northwest has been
tested in South Africa during the
Boer war. They found no equal in
Alaska. l have been experimenting
for twenty-five years that should in
time produce Jacks that would sell |
ut a premium over Eastern and i'm
ported Jacks and the time has come |
when the people of Eastern Oregon
and Washington are convinced of |
his fact.
Now, on account OF age, / am go
ing to close out this industry and |
have twenty head of elegant Jacks
from three to six years old, and sixty |
head of Jennets which will go at two
thirds their former prices.
The Eastern Jack and those of
Spain are short lived and have other
faults. 1t is not my intention to find |
fault with good imported stock which |
would improve the grade of our ma
tive stock, nevertheless, | believe
that our stock Is nearer the standard |
Of perfection than any other stock.
The stock raisers in the Northwest |
should conduct their industry on a
more economical basis. We can pro-
luce stock for one-half of the cost
Incurred to stockraisers Of other
countries, or in other states of the |
Union. With these facts in view,
believe that the Northwest should
take the lead in raising animal and
agricultural products of superior
qualities, which could not be sur
passed by any other country. And,
therefore, the Northwest will take
he lead in the Jack, Jennet and Mule
Industries.