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Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 



The quality of the bull is very important; it should be easily ap- 

 parent in a loose, mellow hide, and a reasonable degree of quality is 

 also wanted in head and bone. Coarseness is an evidence of lack of 

 good breeding. In disposition, dairy bulls are much less quiet and 

 trustworthy than beef bulls, often being ill-natured and sometimes 

 unruly. This does not subject them to criticism unless they become 

 dangerous and difficult to handle, but is accepted as an evidence of 

 masculinity. 



The individuality of the dairy bull is certainly somewhat signifi- 

 cant of his value, but it reveals less of the animal's ability to perform 

 his function than does the cow's individuality when it is studied in 



Fig. 63. — Excellent type in the dairy bull. Guernsey bull, Ladysmith's 

 Cherub, three times champion at the National Dairy Show. Owned by D. D. 

 Tenney, Crystal Bay, Minn. Note his masculine head and neck, great length, 

 good depth, strong top, and long level rump, and his style, quality, character, and 

 vigor. 



relation to function. The bull is only valuable as a progenitor of heifer 

 calves that will develop into heavy milkers. What points, therefore, 

 in the individuality of the bull are evidence that he will sire high- 

 producing cows? It may as well be stated first as last that it is im- 

 possible to determine in any accurate manner from the bull's individ- 

 uality what his breeding qualities, as they relate to milk flow, will be. 

 There are far more reliable sources from which to form such an estimate 

 and these will be discussed later. Nevertheless, it is important that 



