HOW TO RING A BULL.

Patea Mail, Volume V, Issue 456, 6 September 1879, Page 2

HOW TO RING A BULL.

The Prairie Farmer tell how to ring a bull in the best manner, as follows “ Very many among professional breeders do not know how to ring a bull with ease to the operator and a minimum amount of pain to the animal. When, we were breeding cattle we used to have a simple straight iron punch of the same calibre as the ring to be used. The animal was fastened between stanchions in the usual manner, and also by a rope around the horns passed out in front, securely round a post. A peice of wood was tapered to hold against one side of the nostril, the punch was placed against opposite side, a sharp blow with a hammer against the punch, and a clean cut was made, the ring inserted, fastened, and the animal operated on never seemed to hold a grudge on account of the insertion of the jewel. A scratch awl or knife is a barbarous implement for doing the work. In breaking a bull to lead never use a harsh pidl on his nose. Let him know that he is permanently and securely fast except at the will of the operator. A touch by an attendant from behind is better than a strong pull in front. The animal most be taught,-

not forced. The best horsemen now train animals. They used to break them. Training is a good word also tor the education of service balls.

'The New Zealander Says :—A ludicrous scene occurred' at an auction sale being .conducted by Mr. R. N. Hopkins, at Kowai Pass, a few days ago, and might have had a serious termination only for the pluck and presence of mind displayed ' by the auctioneer. A bull “ Lord John ” was sole occupant of one yard, and the auctioneer was going towards him backwards, describing him ’as an animal ‘“capable of being Jed by his owner’s smallest child.” All at "once the brute made a rush at him, Mr Hopkins catching him I)}' the horns. A short struggle ensued and the bid I tosseil him towards the rails, which he mounted in a style that would have done credit to an acrobat. When safely perched on the top rail the auctioneer gave “Lord John ” a pedigree (amid roars of laughter), which, however, does not appear in the New Zealand Herd Book. LA writer in a Home paper says : There are thousands of people in New Zealand living and enjoying life, who would have been in their graves long ago, had they remained in England. A ‘ special ’ ship is to start from London for this Colony in September for the express purpose of affording superior accomodation for farmers who may wish to avail themselves of such an opportunity of proceeding thither. An English paper says ; New Zealand is just now attracting more attention, probably on the part of all classes of English people than any other Colony. Thousands are seeking recent and reliable information on the subject. Home readers are informed in a recent description of New Zealand, that an Englishman, on first landing, discovers to Ids surprise that he cannot well judge of distance. His eye needs to be educated. The air is so clear in New Zealand that he imagines distant objects to be close at hand, Holloway's Pills, and Ointment Indigestion, Disorder of Liver.—No fact in medical knoledge is better established than that the chief source of all morbid states, whether of body or mind, is a deranged state of digestion, usually originating in the liver. Holloway’s Pills speedly regulate this function. In casts where delicacy of constitution render it Unadvisable to take many Pills, the same healthful effects may be carried out without debilitating, by rubbing Holloway's Ointment thoroughly over the pit of the stomach and right side at least twice a day! No pain or inconvenience attends this treatment. Its merits in vanquishing pain at the stomach, flatulency, and imperfect digestion have been fully appreciated by the public in all parts of the globe for the last thirty-five years.