| Show DA D ik 9 facto GENTLE BULL IS EVER DANGEROUS animals with bad reputations closely watched Vat ched all bulls must be regarded as dangerous says 11 A hopper of the new york state college of agriculture it la Is the gentle bull not the vicious one that most certainly kills or calms his victim those with bad reputations are more closely watched since improvement in dairy herds comes slowly promising bulls should be kept in service long enough to determine the worth of their daughters with proper care bulls may give satisfactory is service until fourteen or sixteen years old the chief reasons for frequent changes of bulls as indicated by owners are sold for beef changed to another breed its his calves were mostly bulls his daughters lacked type and were poorly marked sold for beef to avoid inbreeding lacked arrangements for exercise and safety he was often neglected became useless as a breeder and was killed he killed his keeper the first four reasons are in part valid under certain circumstances they might justify the ilie disposal of a bull professor hopper says the last four causes turn upon inadequate facilities cili ellit ties les for housing for controlling and for maintaining the health of the bull and a more serious cause professor hopper Is the author of a bulletin just issued by the new york state college of agriculture on the housing sing and handling of bulls E in it he says that bulls respond to careane care and training the author describes the bull stall the safety bull pen handling the bull trimming the feet ringing and deli de horning orning the publication li will besent be sent free upon request made to the office of publication roberts hall ithaca N Y |
