Show TRAIN HERD SIRE FOR MANS SAFETY the bulls disposition depends depend 3 upon the man who handles and cares for him almost as much as it does upon the animal himself A man who was looking tor for a herd rire fire remarked recently 1 I have a bull naming a biery popular breed on my place they are all ail too cross at tile time lime lie he was visiting a farm arm where the herd bull was a regular watchdog As soon as a stronger stranger was sven seen lie would begin roaring and pretend to 10 be ba very vicious yet yei that same earns bull when called by his caretaker would come 40 rods across his paddock and meekly put ills nose over the gale on 01 the atall door until the stall staff could be hooked into the ring and would tot fill I low iw w ills his leader anywhere his predecessor to in that paddock did ills his very best to kill ebat attendant on every possible occasion why the difference tile the answer Is in ID one word care the ilie earlier bull was ins neer handled bandied the latter was shown its as a calf cind and was always handled one purchaser at this pame me herd fiord remarked the ease with avith which your bulls handle Is worth to any man no one wishes a herd bull for a family pet and no one wants a bull with the lie di disposition position of a heifer cut but masculinity and are not necessarily simultaneous traits writes 11 2 colby to in the dairy former farmer let iet tile the bull know that his caretaker Is boss at all times let him lime haie respect fur for authority but do ant keep liepp hini him in abject fear frequent grooming Is one of the best means of tam ing him find the spot he enjoys having rubbed and scratch him there its as often as possible usually it la Is on the buck back or over the lie shoulders where his ponderous size will not permit or liim him to reach put cut do this with a good strong fence between you when handling him always leacie available avail ible a clear field for speedy rl retreat arent if you must go into the stall with even the most tractable bull keep your position such that jou ion can back anck anivay quickly and safely never nevel stand between him and a wall always handle the but bull without tear fear but with aery precaution for or safety an animal will know by instinct it if ills his caretaker Is in tear fear of him and that is the best ineth al of encouraging viciousness the best time to begin tra training laing the herd bull so as to influence his disposition is when a calf if he be Is hall hail died from the time he drinks from it pull pall the process of taming will viii be much easier A ring in tile the nose nf at a year of age also hite ha a quieting tend ency that aids handling frequent grooming and if there Is an opportunity a season or two in tile show yard tire are tle tie ti e best beat possible insurance against u ugliness allness ll ness |