330 CATTLE-BREEDING. 



together. Of course, too, the young bulls at 

 from three to four months old, as soon as they 

 begin to worry themselves and fret the heifers- 

 must be put in a lot by themselves. Otherwise 

 they will not grow and thrive as well, nor will 

 they allow the heifers to do as well, as when 

 both are in quiet pastures living a life as free 

 from disturbances and excitements as it is pos- 

 sible to make it. The run of the young bulls 

 should be well removed and secluded so that 

 they may not be in sight, smell or hearing of 

 cows and heifers in heat, for if they are they 

 will fret and chafe themselves and lose instead 

 of gaining in flesh. 



These provisions for the general good of the 

 stock have also a commercial advantage which 

 is worth noticing. There is nothing which 

 plays a greater part in the sale of pure-bred 

 animals than the mere captivation of the eye. 

 This, indeed, goes further than mere blooded 

 stock sales, but it is especially notable in regard 

 to them. A prospective purchaser going into 

 an enclosure containing animals of all ages and 

 conditions, old and young, mature and imma- 

 ture, thin and fat, is confused; his eye wanders 

 aimlessly, and unless he has a far better trained 

 eye than most men possess he will get but a 

 vague and indefinite idea of the cattle in- 

 spected. But if the calves are in one enclos- 

 ure, the young bulls in another, the yearling 



