The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-12-14
Dehorniug.

Some idea of the extent to which the
practice Of dehorning cattle has grown
in the great cattle regions of the West
may be gained from the following letter
of DR.. II. H. Haaff, published in the
Rural and Stockman. Mr.. Haaff was
the originator ofthe practice, which to
the present time is known only by
name in the East:
The dehorning of cattle may be con-
sidered an established practice THROUGH
out the Northwestern States and the
Western Territories. 1t is no uncom-
mon thing to see whole train loads of
dehorned cattle unloaded at the Union
Stock Yards here at Chicago. Not
long since 1 counted myself thirty-two
carloads of fat steers all dehorned and
crossing over to an Eastern line on their
way to market, and here in Chicago
not a day passes that does not yard
these dehorned cattle, and it is so com
mon a thing that it ceases to excite
surprise. To-day a Mr.. Farrell who
farms two large dairies up near Elgin,
called On me for tools and instructions,
and from him I learned that the milk
men, they who sell their milk to the
city dealers, have learned that dehorn-
ing is of imn value to them and
to their interests. Mr. F. informed me
that he had been using common ordi-
nary saws, but with poor success, for in
spite Of all he could do he got some
stub horns, and stub holns are nui-
sance and an eye-sore. He will not be
fnrther troubled on that line. I think
your readers are largely coming to
know that all there is Of the art of de-
hornlng can be learned by reading
"Haaff's Practical Dehorner," which
you keep in stock and for sale.
For five years I have been answering
all sorts Of inquiries regarding horns
about the breeding, the weather being
too hot, etc., and now all such ques-
tions are answered. in the book and
men can for $1.25 read and find out
for themselves. To repeat over and
over again that cattle must not be hot
or excited when dehorned, does no
good. If men will have 'bee," a
circus, husking, or an old fashioned
raising" when they get together, l
can't belp it. If they will use an old
stiff backed saw, I can't help it. L
men will use knife on calves and now
and then kill one or have a lot of ugly
stubs, can't help that. I have show.
ed you all the way, taught it. explained
it, reduced it ia very small cost as to
book and tools and now men mnst learn
by experience who refuse to believe
me. | have thought that kind of tai.
ly of recent dehorning letters might
not be bad reading and l venture to
give few names.
| DR.. Bush, of Indiana, the old presi-
dent of the Hereford Association, at a
recent gathering said: "To dehorn
Hereford cattle and have Hereford
muleys would be to capture the world
on beef CATTLE" The doctor is right
and good many Hereford men know
it already. MIR. J. Bishop of Kansas
says: They are after me in every di-
rection and / could be in ten places at
once" and yet every man of them could
learn just as j. B. did of me by read
ing. G. A. Deming of Fontanelle,
Ioa., says: II have dehorned 1900 in
last three weeks and have 5000 more
waiting," and he, who is an old hand,
adds: 81 will let them wait until get
your saws as l know that butchers
saw is not the thing to dehorn with"
He further says: II get all l can do
at twice the price OF others who use
butchers saws, and the. farmers are
learning who does a job aud who does
not. They get lots of stubs, l get
none."