Novelty at New Nursery In Texas: Mule Twins: Become Diversion as McCamey Thoroughbreds Arrive Late, Daily Racing Form, 1943-05-06

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Novelty at New Nursery In Texas Mule Twins TwinsBecome Become Diversion as McCamey Thoroughbreds Arrive Late LateFORT FORT WORTH Texas May 5 George B McCamey who is busy trans ¬ ferring thoroughbred stock and equipment from the site of his former thoroughbred nursery at Bedford to the new location south of Fort Worth on Cleburne Road took time out to report the arrival of twin mule colts something of a rarity in Texas The dam one of McCameys work mares was slightly mystified when she sighted the two young mules after foaling but quickly decided both were her own and now is taking good motherly care of tha twins twinsMcCamey McCamey usually way ahead in thor ¬ oughbred foals is having a slow year this season only three thoroughbred foals ar ¬ riving v vDont Dont know what can be holding up the others unless it is due to the fact the mares had very little green grass and natural foodstuffs during the unusually dry summer and winter last year he said saidSeveral Several picture syndicates have photo ¬ graphed the twin mule colts Farmers and stockmen agree it is an exceptional occur ¬ rence for a work mare to foal twin mules


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