I may be one of the few Freepers who has actually plowed behind a mule. His name was Snowball, and he belonged to my great-aunt Ruth.
Been there! Done that!
Looks like a well-fed mule but a sorry crop, very poor stand of cotton? I have movies made when I was a litle tyke, bustin' middles with a big red mule in a strawberry patch, many long years ago.
Walked a gillion miles behind a cultivator and a team of grey mules that would work any team of horses to the ground.
Driving a tractor ain't much easier!
regards,