Show A fly D cL GOOD ATTENTION IS REQUIRED BY BULL has become Interested interested in In- When the dairyman man enough In Improving Ing his herd bull he Is Interested In to buy a good to and attention giving that bull care keep him In In good breeding condition Careless and proton prolong his usefulness handling will cause the average bull to become restless and vicious he hc will wUl not present a good appearance to prospective pro bu buyers ers who wish to see Ulel the Ule l herd sire and a maximum amount of or service cannot be secured from him If the bull Is purchased as a coif calf or raised on the farm where he Is to he kept for fOl service ice he lie should he be grown out as rapidly as ns possible In order to insure his attaining his full size for an undersize bull huH is never an nn attraction In the herd As a supplement supplement supple supple- ment to grass or legume hay n a grain mixture of two parts corn one part oats and find one part bran hi-an will wUl prove a good growing ration The bull should never be allowed to run with the cows said A A. A C C. Ragsdale Ragsdale Rags Rags- dale head of the dairy department of the Missouri College of or Agriculture Doing so results In getting ettIn heifers in calf too young and the tile bull will exhaust exhaust ex ex- haust himself Besides It Is Impossible impossible sible t to keep accurate breeding records records rec rec- records and there Is always s 's danger to persons and property when the bull Is running loos loose Ragsdale considers most bulls sum cl nUy mature matuT for light service when the they are a year ear old but service should be limited to one or two cows a week until they ther are fifteen months old More than twice the service can be beI I secured from the bull that Is kept away from the cows and a sire properly properly prop prop- erl erly handled can cnn take care of a n herd of fifty cows after he Is two years old By all means the bull should have hae havea haea a ring In his nose and this should be put In when he hc Is about a year old A mn may be used in making the tl-o hole and the ring riny inserted as ns the instrument instrument instrument ment Is pulled out Ragsdale considers consid consid- ers It best to wa watt wait t until the bull Is about two ears years old before dehorning for at nt this stage dehorning has a marked effect In subduing him and he does docs not learn leum to use hi his head as well as ns he would if his horns were cut off oft at an fin earlier a age e. e Unless the bull isto Isto is isto to be exhibited In the show rin ring he be should be dehorned |