A "BULL."

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 October 1911, Page 2

A "BULL."

To the Editor.. Sir.- At llto bust moot ins of the I[orowhenua Agricultural mid Pastoral s^.jcintion. the question of ihe definition of a heifer came up. when \hjor linriitismi. as an authority on .stock. made tlio extraordinary proposition. which was sen onded, Tliat *t licifcr was a hoii'er until -sti" hn<l :i call! It sncli is the case, when will s'he lie classed :»s ■! cow. if .she never !i;is a qalf which is a frequent occurence amongst- the purebred Shorthorn stock. T!ie pro]) i>ii ion wf.ts net •a heifer. liii'. '"a 'hull." Xo doiiht oilier iiiemhers saw ihe error, and out of sympathy for the mover's position, allowed Ihe proposition i he mimiled in silence. Heifer is only ihe t'efinilion of the female .••ex while in her infancy and up in three years of a<£e ; aller that <>!io is classed as a cow. Tito «imo rule applies to a steer. .After that neo a .steer heroines a. hullock. All stork are classed and governed hy limits, and not hy their hearing prnpensi! ies. Yours, olc., PATSY DOOLY.