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occasionally other machinery. The power is adjusted to 

 keep the bull walking at rather a slow pace as long as is 

 wished. Another plan is to arrange a long sweep on a post 

 and tie the bull at the end, and allow him to revolve the sweep 

 by walking. Another plan followed is to arrange an over- 

 head cable upon which a ring is placed from which a chain 

 hangs. The bull is tied to this chain, and can walk the length 

 of the cable. 



There is some difference of opinion regarding the dehorning 

 of the bull. Some breeders do not practice it, on account of a 

 belief that the dehorned bull is less prepotent as a breeder. 

 Another reason for not dehorning is that it injures the chances 

 of the animal in the show ring. There seems to be no evi- 

 dence, however, that dehorning does have the slightest effect 

 on the prepotency of the animal. A bull is dangerous at all 

 times, but more so with horns ; and for this reason it is to be 

 recommended that the horns be removed. 



The bull of a dairy breed is more liable to be vicious than 

 one of a beef, since the former are more active and have more 

 nervous energy than the sluggish beef animals. In handling 

 bulls it should always be taken for granted that they are 

 dangerous. It is never safe to trust them, and it is usually 

 one that has always been considered perfectly safe that injures 

 some one. 



A bull should be treated kindly, but never petted even when 

 a calf, and anything even bordering on teasing must be pro- 

 hibited. The bull is best let strictly alone except when it is 

 necessary to handle him. He must always be handled in a 

 firm manner and made to understand that a man has power to 

 control him and must be respected. The man handling a 

 bull must not show fear of the animal, and must take care that 



