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HENRY MORGENTHAU, Jr. 
Fishkill Farms 
Hopewell Junction, New York 
Committee Should Continue 
H. H. Lyon Says It Can Work Without League 
P EOPLE differ in their opinions re¬ 
specting the wisdom of the League 
men withdrawing from the Conference 
of Fifteen. That will take care of itself, 
however, in time. So far as I can see there 
is no need of the other twelve discon¬ 
tinuing their efforts. There is a mountain 
of work for them right ahead if they 
really have the good of farmers of the 
territory at heart. They can oblige the 
League to come back into conference 
whether they (the League) desire or not, 
for public opinion will compel that once 
the others do their work well. I believe 
also that the League folks will desire to 
come into conference when this work is 
once begun. That work is presumably 
to formulate a plan to bring their fluid 
prices up to those announced by the 
League. 
It seems to have been the desire of the 
“twelve” to work on the fluid price. 
The League will not dare to cut under 
them if once they elevate their price to 
that in the League schedule. Then they 
have the job of deciding how they can 
arrange to care for their share of the 
surplus milk. These pieces of work can 
as well be undertaken without the League 
as with it. Moreover as stated above 
such an effort honestly begun and con¬ 
tinued will oblige the League to come 
into consultation with them if desired. 
I see no reason for the twelve members 
being discouraged by the action of the 
League men. 
In my opinion all this will have to be 
done before any real good can come of a 
discussion of prices between the different 
groups. There may be other matters that 
the League can work on along similar lines 
at the same time that the others are 
working on these problems. Doubtless 
there are many things for them to be 
thinking about. We can all say some¬ 
thing about these matters, but I believe 
that they are generally being considered 
by the League management. I will not 
try at this time to mention what seem to 
me to be some of these questions. It 
might be no harm if farmers would say 
what they think about changes so far as 
the League is concerned. Those men¬ 
tioned for the others can hardly be 
objected to by any dairymen whether 
League members or not.—H. H. Lyon, 
Chenango County, N. Y. 
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A. F. SAUNDERS, Cortland, N.Y. 
ONE OF OUR Reg.Jersey heifers has just 
made over 60 lh. fat, 30 days, official test. We have 
others just as good at §100 to SI50. Federal tested. 
S. B. Hunt, ___ Hunt, N. Y. 
SWINE BREEDERS _ 
200—Pigs For Sale—200 
Chester and Yorkshire Cross and Berkshire and Chester Cross 
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Eugene P. Rogers. WayviUe, N. Y. 
How Jones Cares for His Bull 
W. E. Farver 
M Y neighbor, whom for personal 
reasons we will name Jones, keeps a 
pure-bred bull which is kept confined. 
That bulls require special care is self- 
evident, but just how becomes another 
story. Let’s listen to the way Mr. Jones 
advises in his own words: 
“You ask me for my methods of han¬ 
dling a bull. It’s simple, like all other 
things are when understood. Well, here 
goes, if you can write fast enough to get 
all I say. 
“The fact that most bulls of any age 
whatever must be kept confined prac¬ 
tically all the time is reason enough why 
they should have comfortable quarters, 
clean, and well supplied with pure air and 
sunshine. 
Many Bulls Sacrificed Too Young 
“The dairy farmer who invests a large 
sum of money in an improved sire to 
build up the milk-producing qualities^ of 
his herd can not be expected to bring 
about the desired results unless he gives 
him plenty of opportunity to perpetuate 
the good qualities he has inherited from 
his superior ancestry. There are enough 
examples of young bulls which were 
sacrificed before their owners were able to 
judge of their value. Instances are on 
record w'here young bulls were sacrificed 
for small prices and later became valuable 
specimens. It does not pay to sacrifice a 
young bull for which a handsome figure 
has been paid. If there is no breeding 
back of him then I consider a man foolish 
to invest any money in him whatever. 
There is no more lamentable fact known 
to dairy farmers than that so much good 
blood has been lost by selling some of the 
best bulls before their breeding qualities 
were known. 
Needs Best Care from Calfhood 
“It is easily seen that most dairy 
farmers keep young immature bulls simply 
because they lack the necessary con¬ 
veniences to handle an aged bull. Fre¬ 
quently it is because they fear results 
when obliged to care for and lead him out 
when his services are needed. This is the 
only reason I can see why so much of the 
good blood which might have been used 
to build up high-class dairy herds has been 
sacrificed through ignorance and neglect. 
“Experience has taught me that from 
the bull’s calfhood days on he should be 
well-fed, given good care and regularly 
trained. Good care and proper handling 
will do much to combat the tendency to 
become cross and unruly. When the bull 
is about a year old, I place a ring in his 
nose and the instant the wound is healed 
we start handling him. A halter is used 
and a staff is always handy. While the 
object in view is the training of the bull, I 
always manage to lookout for number one, 
—myself. I find it pays to never permit 
a bull to get you in a tight place. Nearly 
all the accidents with bulls might have 
been avoided, if the man who handled the 
bull had taken proper precautions to 
protect himself. 
Value in Plenty of Exercise 
“I give my bulls frequent and plenty 
exercise for I find it is one of the most im¬ 
portant factors in the handling of breed¬ 
ing bulls, and also the one most sorely 
neglected. Any cross bull, or one hard to 
manage can easily be quieted and easily 
handled if given plenty of exercise on a 
tread power. With a tread power, a 
large bull can do many odd jobs, such as 
grinding, pumping, or running a fanning 
mill. I believe it pays every farmer who 
invests in a purebred sire to also invest in 
a good stall and tread-power. With 
these comfortable surroundings and means 
of working off his surplus energy he will be 
healthier and more potent, because of the 
enforced exercise. 
“You ask how I feed my bulls. Well, I 
find that the bull should have an abun¬ 
dance of good palatable feed and my ex¬ 
perience proves that such feeds as clover, 
alfalfa and mixed hay, wheat bran, and 
ground oats make an ideal combination. 
Some corn silage may be fed along with 
the above named feeds, but my ex¬ 
perience tallies with that of many other 
breeders in that roots or green feeds are of 
greater value than corn silage. It has 
been found that the impotency of many 
breeding bulls has been due to feeding 
corn silage in excessive quantities and not 
feeding enough protein feeds. 
Teasing Invites Disaster 
“Another matter worth mentioning is 
that no one should ever be permitted to 
tease a bull. Disastrous accidents may 
result from this practice. We tolerate 
none of it, and any employee caught 
teasing a bull, had better pack his clothes. 
Much strenuous training can be spoiled 
by thoughtless teasing. 
“Keeping the stall free from an ac¬ 
cumulation of manure is an evidence of 
the bull receiving the care due him. It is 
no mark of a good dairy farmer to have 
his herd traveling through the fields 
coated with manure. Nor should the bull 
be a walking advertisement of the best 
fertilizer known. We make it a point to 
keep the stall clean and an abundance of 
straw placed in for bedding regularly. 
This alone insures comfortable and clean 
quarters and a clean, presentable animal. 
“Last but far from least is the water 
supply. No animal can exist without 
water and the bull is no exception. We 
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