Show T PREVENTING BULL FROM DOING HARM l Every precaution should bo taker taken Ito to prevent the bull from Injuring persons per per- persons persons sons or animals or doing any other ch damage mage while he I la is being led about Begin teaching the tle bull to be led while he Is still young oung When six to tc eight months of at age he may readily accustomed to the halter Lead Lend him about the barnyard barnard making him familiar with different conditions such us as the noise of machinery the sight of the other animals etc If he Is to be exhibited at fairs train him to pose Do not attempt tu w lead a well grown bull without a staff stall attached securely to a ring In his nose The bull must be trained to the staff as well us as to the halter alter r. r In lending leading the bull with the staff always walk at nt his side and oud never tr In front o of him Keep seep his head held hf high h as ns a bull buh can cnn do little damage dam dam- age with his head In that position I Watch him constantly while leading lending or holding bolding him Some staffs statIs are equipped with prongs lor or teeth which by turning the staff I can ican be pressed on the bulls bull's nose I This device de should not be used except when necessary Whenever a bull that Is known to toi i ibe be vicious or one Unit behaves in a dangerous wanner manner Is to be led lcd always employ two men Each man may use a 1 staff each tach staff being attached to toa toa a 8 separate ring In the bulls bull's nose A common method of at leading tending such bulls i i Is is for one man to use a n strong staff stuff attached to one nose ring while theother the theother theother other man uses a heavy helvy strap snapped pinto finto a second ring In either case the men walk on opposite sides of the bull keeping abreast of him and und I I forcing him to hold his head hend high When a vicious bull or one whose disposition Is unknown Is kept In fn a fi yard ard or box boa stall make the animal i secure before entering the stall to attach the staff starr This may often be bedone bedone done by enticing the bull to the manger manger man man- ger b by means of some grain mixture and then then snapping a rope or strap In his ring The bull buI may then be tied or held by an attendant before the keeper enters the stall with the staff Treat every bull with caution and respect Whenever er a bull Is being led use caution and have respect for his Ills great strength Accidents with bulls are not always due to the ani ani- animals animal's animals animal's mals mal's being vicious but may result from from their being frightened Do not not take chances when leading lea Ing a bull but use every precaution to safeguard yourself and others others Dairy Dairy Cattle by and Nevens Ne Wisconsin |