. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 ©he gveeitev ant* gtyovt&tnan [October 12, 190j The Temperament of Beef Cattle. In order for a person or cattle to fatten up quickly it is necessary that an even temperament should be had. An excit- able, nervous temperament can never pro- duce good beef. The small, energetic, nervous type may be a good milker, but it is hardly satisfactory for beef raising. The beef cattle are always heavy, phleg- matic animals, who seem not to be pos- sessed by any nerves at all. These ani- mals take their food and rest on it, and the process of digestion and assimilat
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 ©he gveeitev ant* gtyovt&tnan [October 12, 190j The Temperament of Beef Cattle. In order for a person or cattle to fatten up quickly it is necessary that an even temperament should be had. An excit- able, nervous temperament can never pro- duce good beef. The small, energetic, nervous type may be a good milker, but it is hardly satisfactory for beef raising. The beef cattle are always heavy, phleg- matic animals, who seem not to be pos- sessed by any nerves at all. These ani- mals take their food and rest on it, and the process of digestion and assimilation go on without interruption. There is nothing so injurious to cattle as any ex- citement or fright which will interrupt digestion. This concerns the dairyman and cattle- raiser in two ways. He should first con- sider the temperament of the animal very carefully. The temperament decides more than anything else the characteristics of the animal. The high-strung race borse or trotter could no more be fattened than the bigh-strung, nervous dairy cows whose temperaments have long been characteris- tic of them. They may be good milkers, but even to do this they must be carefully handled and not frightened or excited, but never good beef producers. The form of the beef cattle is quite well known, but it is even possible to secure an animal that has the beef form and yet possesses too many nerves to be thoroughly profitable for beef. The cattle-raiser should inquire into the temperament of the animal, for in spite of everything else this will con- cern his welfare fully as much astheques- tion of breed. The second point which must be con- sidered is the matter of handling the ani- mals. There is nothing in the world so difficult as to handle properly a highly strung, nervous cow, and yet upon the success of this must largely depend the ultimate question of profit or loss. We cannot afford to worry or frighten cattle, especially dairy cattle, but then we cannot afford to mix excitab
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