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Missouri mule breeder recalls nation’s workhorses and decline
Perry Missouri based breeder Gene E Chipman reflects on mules shaping early America from farming to war. He notes their intelligence and stamina, explains breeding steps with a jackass and Belgian mare, and laments the fall of mule numbers from 5.9 million in 1925 to only a few thousand foals yearly as mechanization rises.
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ED Schafer
Associated Press
Perry
Harry S Truman
Missouri
Gene E. Chipman
Chipman
Mark Twain
United States