THE DAISY BULL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6334, 28 April 1923, Page 2

THE DAISY BULL.

Professor C. H. Eckles, an authority of dairy cattle in the United

States, sets down the following rules which he has worked out in his more than 30 years’ experience in handling dairy breeding stock. The bull is old enough for light service by the time he is a year old, some even younger. The young bull should not be allowed to run with the herd. This results in the bull wearing himself out, and furthermore, it makes impossible the keeping of records of when the cows are due to freshen. By the time the bull is a year old a ring should be put in his nose, and it is generally also advisable to dehorn him about the same time. The most common mistake made with the mature bull is to shut him up without sufficient exercise and to get him too fat. To keep the breeding qualities of a bull in good condition do not allow him to run with the cows when young, and make certain he has plenty of exercise when grown. Don’t under feed the bull when young and keep him too fat when mature. Don’t use him too heavily before he is well grown. Don’t abuse him. Treat him firmly but kindly. Don’t tease him or allow

children to play with him when young. This is a certain way to make a mean bull. Don’t let him get the upper hand at any time. Let him understand who is the boss. Don’t let him realise his enormous strength. Keep fences good, and ties strong, lest he find out how easily he can break them.