Breeds of a different color  Oxen are basically grown bull
calves. A pair of calves is selected because of their
disposition, size, color and alertness. The calves are raised
together, and when they are 6 months old, they are castrated and
called steer. As the steer age to be about 5, with a full set of
teeth and training, the pair becomes a yoke of oxen.  The
animals don't live very long.  I'd say 15 years is a good long
life, Guilmette said.  The oxen like exercise, so while at the
fair Plummer and Guilmette periodically walk them around the
fairgrounds.  Not just at Christmas  Bob Smith is another animal
lover who now breeds an unusual animal at least for this part of
the world. Smith is the owner of 15 reindeer.  Smith is a
retired school-teacher who also has a farm on Hop City Road.
Reindeer mostly live north of the Artic Circle, although Smith
got his original pair from the farther south locale of Mayfield.
Like Plummer and Guilmette, Smith keeps his reindeer as pets and
shows them at fairs. His busie