The Langston City herald., 1900-01-27
Care of the Breeding Herd.

Minnesota, read a paper on the care
and management of the breeding nero
at the recent annual meeting OF tne
American Galloway Breeders Assocla-
tion which was followed with the
closest attention by a good sized audi
ence of Galloway breeders. DR.. Meoo
said in part:
"An aged bull needs lots Of exercise
full as much as younger animal DuC
ior a different reason. The laIter
needs it to develop his frame ana
muscle. The former needs 1t to pre-
vent his becoming obese and staghant'
He ought to be led out for water TWICE
day and his food, which should con-
sist of oats, bran and hay depends on
the amount of service and Work ne
Is called on to perform.
The value of bull does not depend
so much on his own points as it does
on the form and style of his get. Moth
ing helps so much as good grooming
to keep an animal in proper bloom
Whenever practicable, leave the Dull
and COWS when being bred, and under
no circumstances allow double service.
AS regards the number of services
bull can safely have in one day, that
depends a great deal on conditions.
do not think three a day will hurt
good healthy bull. 1t is of great bene-
fit to a bull to have a run on grass,
because complete change of food Will
tend to improve his condition. Dur
ing the hottest weather it is advisable
to take him up during the day and
feed him hay and grain.
The general handling Of bull hard
ly comes in a paper of this kind but
it is a subject worthy of having
great deal said about it, Provided the
bull when young is properly treated,
he will usually be of kind disposition.
Never let man afraid of bull go
near him and keep all bullies as far
away. Let the same man take care OF
him and see that he is a man OF
equable temper.
Breeding females demand our at
tention. I do not believe it is advis-
able to let a cow have more than one
calf a year. The majority of COWS will
calve without the least trouble, but
there are always some in your herd
that require assistance and a Vigilant
herder can do much to save calves If
he is a careful man.
"As soon as a calf is safely deliv-
cred, see that its mother owns it. Pay
special attention to the tips of the
ears, if in winter time, as when once
frozen nothing can save them. After
calfs bowels have moved freely and
the calf has taken all the milk it
wants, milk the cow as clean as pos
sible. By this means the secretion is
increased and as the calf gets older
there is a larger supply to draw from
and the calf is able to take it all.
Breed the cow again the second or
third heat after coming in and if a
good thrifty COW, let the calf stay with
her until nine months old. The milk
must be kept up. If by any means the
cow does not give milk enoughrtt6~1
calf should have a nurse. 1t is as
the amount of milk three
calf can dispose of. At nine
sometimes happens that we have an
old and valuable cow that is able to
bring forth a good calf but her milk
Is small. Let her have the calf but
give the calf a nurse cow. 49,.
"Do not breed any female until at
least two years old and better still,
do not have the calf dropped until she
Is three years old. Nothing Injuries a
herd so much as allowing yearlings to
raise calves.
Bull and heifer calves should be
separated when about four months old.
It is an excellent practice to handle
calves as much as possible. They
never forget their instruction from
man and are amenable to discipline.
Our Galloway cattle have through
some mistaken idea been classed as
wild. Handle cattle as I have said
and no breed are more docile. Make
them familiar with the halter.
"Do not be afraid of feeding the
young things. Nothing is better than
rolled oats and bran for the calf until
four months old.
Good cattle must have good care or
they will degenerate. BY good care"
10 not for a moment infer that want
10 see Galloways stabbed and blanketed
and the cold air shut off from them.
Dur cattle are robed because for
centuries they have had an open air
life in the Highlands of Scotland. We
must preserve these characteristics.
Give them plenty of water and air and
hat bugbear tuberculosis will always
be as rare as it is at present among
the Galloways. Base your care and
management upon the idea of further
ng the peculiarities of the Galloways
which are, rich milk, the best Of beef,
and hides the equal of the buffalo"
In the discussion which followed
this paper Mr.. o. w. Swigart said:
81 was quite favorably impressed
with the ideas expressed in the doc
tors paper, especially in reference to
the management of the males and not
breeding too young This last with
Dur cattle is very important from the
fact that they are not the largest cat
lie in the world and it allows for the
development of strength and they will
make much better cows in the herd.
There are many breeders so anxious
TO increase their herds and get quick
returns that they dislike to wait three
years to secure calf but when we re-
feet that the calf when it comes and 1
the cow are both worth about double
The money they would be if they came