The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-08-23
Dehorning Cattle.

Inc Georgia EXPERIMENT Station sends
out this week bulletin No. 21 on the SUBJ
ject of dairying. This is very practical
feature of farm life which is too often
neglected by the farmer, and the farmers
wife. To the farmer near city dairy
can be made very profitable feature,
but on every farm, however remote, there
should be dairy enough to provide milk,
butter, etc., in ample quantities for the
needs of the family. There is a story
that illustrates how strongly men Of bus
mess associate COWS and their products
with the farm, that is told about Presi-
dent Hickman, of the Graniteville facto-
ry. 1t was some years ago and Mr.. Hick-
man was making advances for some man
to run farm. One day he came in town
to get some money, and Mr.. Hickman
looked oyer his purchases. There were
number of things which no farmer
should have to buy, but Mr.. Hickman
stood them all until he came to several
pounds of butter. Here he could hold
in no longer. The idea of a man running
farm in the country and coming to
town to buy butter was tho hair that
broke the cancels back. It is said that
Mr.. Hickman closed out his dealings
with him promptly, and declined to
have anything further to do with him.
story, but it serves to show how strong,
and justly 80, is the opinion that
he dairy is part Of every well-regulated
farm.
The bulletin just issued from the Ex-
pertinent Farm contains much that is Of
interest to the farmer who runs dairy.
1t has valuable hints concerning the care
of cow and calves, their proper feed, and
also some points to be observed in Sc
lecting cow. But the point which is
most striking, is the chapter on the ad-
visibility of dehornipg, that is, remove
the horns from the herd. To the unim-
formed this would seem to be q cruelty
to the animals which would probably re-
suit in injury, but the bulletin declares
it to be very simple process attended
with no bad effects upon the cow, at the
time while 1t results in transforming
dangerous and vicious COWS into models
of docility and harmlessness. Ex-
planation is made OF simple contriv-
ance, by which the COW can he securely
held, after which the simple procedure
is thus described;
The operator seizes the right horn with
the left hand, and at once saws of that
horn, cutting away little of the skin all
around, Then cut of the other. The
be sharp and we'll oiled. If it is winter
necessary if warm weather, apply i'm
mediately mixture of tar and grease to
keep away flies. It Is not advisable to
dehorn in warm weather, or in fly-time
Occasionally wound will persist in
bleeding; apply handful OF wheaton
-four, or pad Of cobwebs and confine it
with bandage. Tlncture Of iron is also
good application. After the operation
the subject will generally visit the water
trough, drink heartily, and then 60 to the
feeding.
TO prevent the growth of horns in a
young calf is very simple matter accord,
ing to bulletin No. 81, which gives the
following directions:
The germ or embryo horn of very
young calf may be easily and quickly
destroyed. Take stick of caustic potash,
dip the end in water, rub it on the spot
where the horn is to appear, Then re-
wet it and apply in the aame manner to
the other horn. Repeat the application
Immediately. Nothing more will be ne
cessary, The calf will never have horn
if the operation be performed before 1t Ia
three days old.
AS to the benefits from dehorning cattle
the bulletin says;
The first and most manifest benefit
that results from dehorning cattle is the
greater security of human beings from
injury and loss of life. Next in popular
estimation is the saving Of other cattle
and animals from worry, wounding and
death. The value of the horses and
mules, to say nothing of the loss Of hu-
map life, due to the vicious propensities
of bulls land not infrequently oows)
would annually amount to very con-
siderable sum. Horned cows often in
jure each other very seriously. Every
one has observed the pushing and goring
and believing of thirsty herd Of cattle
around water trough. The same herd
after dehorning would hardly be recog-
nized in the quiet, .peaceahle, friendly
company that ill the same yard and
drink from the same trough. The OBJ
server of the marked difference in the be-
havior of the cows wonders why the
practice of dehorning was not long ago
conceived and practioed-Aagusta Chron-
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