Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-06-01
Hints on Training Cattle.

From an Essay on tbs Education Of The
o. BY A. h. Davis. Of Shirley. Mas.
printed IN th- - Transactions Of the Wor-
ce,tsy North Agricultural Society for 1854
Ne select the following hints
Twenty years experience With beasts OF
burien has pat me IN possession q facts
Which prove then susceptible Of educsfion
and nora Improvement 10 a degree consHa-
erabiy outrunuins The popular aPprcben-
sion The me- ga non Of successful OK
training involves the foliowing conditions
1t. Likeness Of temperament ard DISPOSE
lions and 2d- E3galiiy Of size. strength
and ag-. These conditions are placed in
tie order OF their Importance Many a
poor beast Is made 70 suffer martyrdom
from beng " uneq1Ally yoked- by his ig-
nOrAnt master Comparing trained With
untrained cattle, the former vii command
in the general market. from Eve 90 twenty
Eve dollars more Per yoke than the latter
And in localities where beauty and facility
Of management 90 At their rnsxinun, price
The difference Is greater. The common ~
mark With intelhgent buyers is-' money
is no objeei-we are Wiling to pay foscai;le
that are vel matched. smart and handy. 70
Re asserting that Likeness Of disposition
and equality OF size and strength arr indis-
Penssbie conditions. ! proceed 70 some
practical hints on the early training Ct am
mals adapted 10 farm labor
Having selected and brouebt the calves
together let them b. kept - during the ea-
tire training. II thcy DC vel kept. their
SIRE and strength a. three months will admit
OF their being yoked and exercised in sorsc
OF the more simple movements-such a.
turning each way; starting AM haliinr A.
command; backing. and q. holding % -
" standing out and q" standing OF. - spar
ateiy. &c SC. In all t.e.e primary e1er-
eiscs the experienced tsamstcr sces tae
chief advantage Of early training. Al tbs
stage animals are supple and docile. and
the whip Alnost 6nds its e ocrzpation gone
At least there Is no need O. severity.
Having exercised suficiently without
draft. let The calves then De hitrhea 90
miniature cart or wagon and be instructed
in al the mansuvers required Of oven. AZ
first The load sbosld Re light. aid When
backing care sbosl3 b. taken NOT Co inis-r
the embryo horns AZ tins point. too. "a
the Z" sideWays- movement rcr-ite some a..
teniion. A. this maneuscr j. no; general,
understood. vii describe 90 al NAV YER
baliy. When approaching tie cart the
-" nigh OK sLoal be slAlc g. sradaaEv
place himself parallel to tbe spc,r. Cthe
" Of one ioiiosing suit.) and Sufficiently
near. shouid sf~P sidevay-. (hjs fore ara
bid irg spontaneously over tie spar
Tins = rather dihcug O. execution. ara
should b. taught prior % any requirement
Of use ID other ~ords let cattle be- taarbs
10 move " sidesaYs" squarely. % anil from
The diver. a. i on parade. The uaneuv,r
once taught. j. o. Incalcslabie ,alue Ia al
muliiiorm exercises o. on labor
In the matter Of castlcation must con-
tent myself wi;b stating THE covcruin.
principle. which is-rcoosriti3n Of the boz
tei5sence. apprehcnsiVe1es. docl,.ty ana
dignity Cd the animal
After cattle have been taurht o. e. lar
up close 90 ODE spear WIEN backing. tLrv
should constantly be- required 60 place them
selves right. before attempting tbe exercise.
and should be looked after While perform
ing j. this place would eaaiion driver.
against a common e-ror-the prarfirc Of co.
ins before cattle 90 5aok th~u. Oxen tha.
treated never perform che operation hand
sonriy. While h1-kin.. iLe driver .t.sf4
keep lHfle baek rather than forEar,l ofttr
ox's middle. al there is tendency d,
." sing out Ebea handling a heavy load.
When using cart or WAGON uron she Earn.
and especially arou1l barns. ori tLc dor
wards. the feamster slouId never ride o-
allow any one else tho. employed o. o. 90
Tbs common prac.ice - fatal o. the d..
eiPhue Of trained caulr The driver shorfl
wax steadily BY their side. no, ,f,r s.,,,
fb- whip. nor sfeikins Boz any bat a f-m
disiinci manner. and maaifrstinr cbisGr bv
motion lis viii II THE natter o. OK rot-.
ny experience has impressed zoe with it.
need Of a revoluuea-aost Of ,iose in con-
mon use beng too heavy. % banglinr. % Al
ever vay inoonven.ent. o.
EsEtY DIsHrpprvG ruE Gn,rr. The
oId sarrrr 81 fol a. .rrfrh &C., f.-.- ~ 80.