The sun., 1893-05-28

Cows a-e Oxen Thrive AFTER the operstier.
but the Ignorant fopuince, Muwwuups
Included, Raise Rampant Protest.

| Cows nrt Oxen Thrive After the Operstlor
| but the Ignorant fopuIsce, Mugwump
| Included, Raise Rampant Protest.
NonwrcH. May 27-An enterprislng Yankee
with IN Innovation and a sharp and swiftl
| revolving knife to mako II 20. is causing
great stir among eastern Connecticut people
quadrupeds rs we'll rs bipeds Mr. James b
Palmer OF tho famous Round Hill" farm. Lis
bon. seven miles In the country. north OF Nor
wich. runs the knlio and bosses the inn ovn
| tion which Ia the art OF simply and skilfull,
| dehornfnG cattle Mr.. Palmcr WHO 10 bt onZed
| stalwart. typical forchanded New England
farmer. has great plantation among the
| swceping country hills. and raises big crops
and large herds Of blooded stock Guernseys
are his favorts cattle. and ho takes many
prizes annually on account OF them Mt
the New London county fair. OF which he has
several times been President Mr.. Palmer be-
iieyes that cattle do" a great deal better IL de-
prived OF their horns; that is to say they lose
their pugnacity and restlcssness. the nervous
wire edge.sometimes called gimp" that keep eps
them on their mettle: that they fat up" more
easily and quickly without horns. and arc by
far more tractable.
Direst an animal OF its natural weapons"
says he. and at once IL becomes as gentle as
kitten. and settles right down to the busi-
ness OF getting on fat"
In the old country. II is said. men who grow
cattle for tho markets practise the dehorninp
art moro or less. and so do the prairie cattle.
men the West: but It is new thing in the
Nutmeg State Mr. Palmer. who is very
wealthy as bucolic possessions In Connectt-
cut are adiudced. and who has progressive
ideas. bought him a new tangled dehornlpr
knife in New York. and went to work with It
on his own cattle. In ono forenoon not long
ago he clipped the horns Off 1875 head OF
ilne Guernseys belonging to him. and
tho ultimate effect OF the operation
convinced him that the practice is a very
advantageous one. In fact. he was SO en-
thusiastic over the machine that he volun-
teered to Introduce 1t among the farmers OF
the whole eastern part OF tha State. although,
pecunihrily. he does not need to 90 on the road
as agent OF any money-making scheme. Ho
did rushing business at once. Tho clicking
OF his queer-shaped steel shears was heard In
almost every town. and u shower OF horns,
long ones big. little. contorted. and bran ching
ones. fell before his dehorning machine rs
glass insulators rattle of telegraph pole arms
pebbles. But Mr.. Palmer soon encountered
shS snern iate 9 tina. conlronts most innovators.
score OF cRttlemen praised and big COM
He won't among tho wild hills In the south.
superstitious country people circulated a
singular story about himself and his extra
ordinary work 1t embodied the notion that
no was supernatural monster-a sort OF n
combination OF the fire flend. "a pire, and a
buzz saw-who lurked In ambush. whence he
OF their horns. This tall. wild-eyed coun-
Try enrrespondent. did up into telsSraphic
which in turn dissem mated It through the
commonwealth. This is the weird thing the
rural !, reporter. Mystic man. sent broadcast
the telegraph wire:
. Lurk ing somewhere in this vicinity Ia n man who
during he p.s year has cut on me Of over 20o
ing ne Herd in Myst,c and neH ow neary
"a n have visited ,nsf cattle
The Tork OF dshornins h H. very neatly done and It
nd @ az s ,he VIII Be- M to
The country folks loaded their guns with
wild goose shot and lay in wait for the vnm-
Plre e, With n tho handy buzz saw. and for few
one would bag Mr; Palmer dehornin. ' shears hears
md att Finally the latter. in order to escape
and sought to soothe the intlamed rural i'm
aEination with letters In the public press. ex-
ana that Esf s haa nTseIr rna
Then nll the humanItarians and s.nti:
mentaiiste In the county jumped on him
lot Of blooded catte In the ancI.ns aHG mt
Belonging to Benjs HeMitt ana promnsnt nsGd
cattle raiser Of Mystic. not far away. Wheisat
amsr wrath "na dTsss nasS.s H.
who. his neRhbors said. was bad and cruel |
p monster. who certainly ought to be shot.to say
| ID s9 and every public journal
Men who bad been warm admirers OF Mr.
Hewitt wouldn't speak to him any moro. and
here %, s,as was talk In Mystic ubout having him
meeting. Before that could be done however,
the leaders of humanitarian sentiment In
ss Agent ne T. W. Tpa the Society sosst;
osh2 nsssa business IS Sad sp
',CrdiaE ,Hs to adyiess from it's reOresenta
him. or word: to that effect and DIV wanting :Ass to
snow what he palmer was up to. anyhow.
o come down to Lis bon and sec his herd OF
III recently been dehorned: SO thut YOU can sec
said, Mr. Palmer to-day, Il also told him I
would dehorn some in his presence. and let
ime Dehorningis is practised largely in the
West; a m end tb has 1nly recently struck TIE Eas'
iiHpers we use the business is done so " oduickIy
md nicely the work Is made easy. have de-
horned Atty. eight animals In 90 minutes"
'inced. In ths southern part Of the county.
especially III .hybtlC ana StOnlnRtOn MS WORK |
s still the chief topic OF conversation on farms
md in stores. all day. and the people talk
.nGrily against him. SO erce was the OPPOSE
ion that ne invited lot of country, editors anI
cattle raisers to see him dehorn
lerd Of cattle. but they didn't go.
rave IN Mystic writer. Dr. j. WSrip. . 'ook the the
eId IN the county press, defending the process
re always some vicious brutss among cat
le" writes tho Doctor. and the weaker ami
mails are made TO suffer ut their horns. De-
orning waS, suggested by some .hornless
uiet habits tnat. with the expectancy OF
he same result. long-hor8ed cattle were
ut Off close to the head. the wounds cease
hsir slight discharge in u few weeks. heal
yer smoothly. and the herd becomes as in
nensiye rs so many sheep Especially graft
,ing is the result in this direction when the
peration Is performed upon bulls which
annot be allowed TO retain theil horns with |
4 fety to their keeper"
DR.. WiGgin's essay served slightly to Rllay
opuIar prejudice against the practice. II |
rrIudlce it may DO called Nevertheless. Mr..
almer IL discreet. and has suspended opera
ons with his dehornng machine until the
uIcry against him may IN odorate. as no hopes
may do in Il few weeks. |