Show NO SUCH THING AS GENTLE BULL Now that dairy farming has cometo come cometo to be nn an Important part of the lie n agricultural agri- agri rl cultural Industry of North Carolina nail pure bred stock Is being purchased purchased pur- pur chased In large numbers It Is time to give more attention to handling the herd sire ln In the first place the dairy alry bull must be consIdered the sire ot of our future herd her says Dr C. C D. D Grinnells dairy Investigator at state colle college e. e lt It this animal Is ns as goo good as he should be lie he must be liberally fed proper proper- l iy housed and well exercised So many of our bulls are not fully grown I out In developing de the young oung sire Ire I we must aIm to promote rapid growth with n a large frame and this calls for good feed and handling But the young sire must be taught that lie he Is to be under the control of his master At nn an early age It Is advisable ad ad- to Insert a 8 rIng In his nose and train him to lead with a staff This should begin when the animal Is from nine to twel e months of age uge Then Thea ns as the he animal matures states Doctor feed him roughage e of good quality n a liberal concentrate mixture and see that lint he gets plenty of exercise Respect his strength enough to keep him under control at atall atall all times Nearly every ery week one hears ot of live stock growers being hurt b by some bull whIch vas considered harmless Doctor thinks there are few such animals Especially is the dairy sire apt to hi nervous n d Irritable especially under circumstances new nev nevor or strange With the bringing In of many new bulls to build up tip the herd the owner should nt al always s be prepared to handle hIs animal with firmness I and caution Early training Is most Important Properly trained traine nn and well vell fed the young bull may become n a valuable vat val herd sire that will build up production production pro pro- an and add udd to the profits of the dairy farm |