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Title: American farming and stock raising, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Flint, Charles L. (Charles Louis), 1824-1889
Subjects: Agriculture
Publisher: New York, Casselberry
Contributing Library: NCSU Libraries
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cingmules. They are bred to a certain extent throughout the Western and Southern States, butprincipally in Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri. In Kentucky,where mules are in great demand, and where they are raised with much care fromimported animals of an average height of fourteen hands, they have been raised to fifteenand even sixteen hands in height. Jennets, or female asses, are used principally in thiscountry for breeding jacks, and are not numerous. A superior Maltese jack was presentedto General Washington, in IVSY, by La Fayette, and is believed by some to have been the firstof this breed ever sent to this country. The description given of him by Mr. Custis is thatof a moderate-sized animal, clean limbed, very active and spirited, and possessing the ferocityof a tiger; color dark brown and nearly black, white belly and muzzle, and manageable withsafety only by one grown. This animal lived to a great age, and his progeny was highly prized. ^ih-^..
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THE MULE. g29 It is believed that Gen. George Washington was the pioneer in the business of mule-breeding in this country. It seems that previous to 1783 there were very few mules in thecountry; and these were such inferior animals that farmers were very much prejudicedagainst them; consequently there were few jacks, and no disposition to increase the stock.Washington, however, became convinced that the introduction of mules generally araono-Southern planters would prove a great blessing to them, because these animals are longerlived, less liable to disease or injury by careless help, are well suited to a hot climate, and willwork on shorter feed than horses. A recent writer says, respecting this subject:— ■ It becoming known that the illustrious Washington desired to stock his Mt. Vernonestate with mules, the king of Spain, in 1787, sent him a jack and two jennets from theroyal stables, and La Payette sent another jack and Jennet from the Island of Malta. The firstwas of a gray c

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