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reached the age of two years, for if it is done before this, growth takes 

 place and scurs will be formed. The dehorning should be done in cold 

 weather and when there are no flies. The horns should be cut or clipped 

 as quickly as possible. 



CARE OF THE BULL 



A young bull should not be used too much for breeding purposes. 

 He should be kept growing and should be well cared for, but not overfed. 

 A good, thrifty young bull may breed six or seven cows before he is one 



LEADING A BULL. 



year old with no injury to him. Even during the second year he should 

 not be used too much. Often a young bull is injured by overuse. A cow 

 should be served only once during a period of heat. A bull should never 

 be allowed to run with the herd, but should be kept in a separate inclosure. 

 He should be given exercise and be kept out in the open as much as possible. 

 Where two bulls are needed in a herd, it is a good practice to dehorn them 

 and then turn them together, or even train them to drive. A yard in which 

 a bull is kept should be strongly fenced, for they are powerful, and once 

 they break through a pen, it is very difficult to get anything that will hold 

 them. They should be sheltered from the winds and rain, but can stand 

 the cold. Bulls sometimes become vicious, due to treatment, although 



1 Courtesy of Orange-Judd Company, N. Y. From " The Young Farmer," by Hunt. 



