Show much profit in well bred bull animal should be given care and Management Vana gement to insure good condition prepared by the he united states depar department ament af 0 ag agriculture ri culture one of the most important alms of 0 the dairyman be to have tile services of a good well bred bull says the united states department of agriculture and then having a good bull lie should bo be given the care and management that will insure the greatest profit brodt from jilin ile he should be so fed and exercised as to maintain lila his activity and healthy vigorous condition grain to fee tile the amount of grain to feed to dairy sires alres varies from four our to t ten en pounds depending on the size and ad condition of the animal and the k kino all of at roughage A grain mixture recon by the department ns as leaving been can used with success consists of three diroe parts gr ground aund corn by wel glit two parts parta ground round oats two wheat brim bran and one port part linseed meal another suggested consists of throe three parts ground oats two parts wheat brim bran one part ground corn or barley and ono one part linseed meal ground tints oats tire considered espe dally for bulls cottonseed bindl Is not usually regarded with favor especially when then fed in largo large amounts some bre edera think it causes impotency on some boino barnis the bulls are given the spoiled c musty huy hay or waste feed left by other ani animals nials tills this to Is poor practice 16 1 Is just as necessary to feed the bulls properly us as the cows the legume hays alfalfa clover botell soy bean cowpeas are excellent roughage linge and should ho be fed ll liberally berull if possible if the non hages such stich ns as timothy or prairie liay hay corn com ril silage lage stover or fodder are fea it a grain mixture higher in protein should be used use of silage breeders bleeders Bre eders differ its as to the advisability of feeding silage some soine maintain that ti considerable amount of silage la Is likely to lessen the vigor algo of a bull and malce make him sterile others othera feed silage in large quil quantities and report no undesirable results so fur far as experimental perlin peri mental work shows it Is probable that silage does not have any direct effect on the breeding powers large amounts of silage or obber extremely bulky feeds may have a tendency to distend the paunch so that the bull becomes too heavy on his feet from 10 to 15 16 pounds of ilage a day with other hages can bo be fed safely without impairing the usefulness of tile animal dairy hulls bulls should have plenty of water tills this matter Is often neglected especially when there Is not it a cong constant tant supply in the stall or pen and when the bull Is difficult to handle bandle A bull should be watered at least once a lay day during the winter and twice tivice ti n day during the summer |