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VI. II. Lamson in nul,s.'n No, 10, OF
the New fiamp hire experiment sl'-
tiono. writes. Many o, The disagree
abe features OF eehorE.ng may lie
avoided By preventing tie hons o.
caves from dey,loplag. Tire hons o.
cattle consist OF two parts OF diheFsni
origin: the outer horny SHE'LL Is derived
from the akin: the inner part or pin
consists OF bone and Is an outgro~tN
Of the skull. ~ tie biI1h o. tae ear
each OF these parts Ia Un3eYe o9ei ana
only exists as a pCss DEiiy but tnef
st onee BEGIN TO grow aH1 Ia shot
time the youns horn eHu be felt as
sight elevation or buJton- Zones are
covered with tough. GhTcas mem
trane known ss the p-'ios'e1rn, from
the inner surface OF which new BON
Is continually being formed upon the
surface Of the Old II Is in this way
that growth Ia s'Ee Is produced. aud
II Is thus that Tire bon, part OF the
horn grows
The horny tissue develops from the
skin Just as do hooss and claws In me
lower animals and nails Ia human be-
irgA There Is az ne in tire skin about
tie base OF the horn known as the
matrix. from which new horn-ceils 4rv
constantly being formed. the older
parts being pushed on. II We destroy
the perios.sum from which the boay
part Of the horn Is formed and the
matEix from wheh the horny part 10
10; med we prevent tbs further dsye OPP
msnt OF the horn. In removing hosas
which are already more or less devel'
eped. as in dehoralHs mature animals,
the cut must BE- made deep enough 70
Include the ma,rir or the stump OF
the horn viii continue TO grow. II
may not be out OF place here 10 re-
mark that there Is no danger OF cut
ting Into the traln.eayity. as At this
point II lies very deeply The opsn.
inss frequently seen on removing the
horns are culy empty spsces with
which ,Ee rental boae honey e1fnt ed
In calves tho sfcElHE paints % the
horns are snail in eaten, and ear BE
destroyed with little tsoube. This
could doubtless BE &c with katie.
but we have had no psr1onal expert.
enee as yet on this point Ia our es-
reEiments we have maze Use o. eaus,Ie
potash. CauStle potash, 80 called. Il
pure form OF the same substance ths,
constitutes the potash sod Ia cans fos
soap making and cleansing pu-pores
IL Is In tn, form OF white sticks. IA
diameter ab.lut the sire Of an ordinary
lead pencil As its rune indicates Il
70 a powerful eaastlc. rapidly destroy
Ing the skin and other tissues 4, kept
In contact With them. In this propgrt,
lies It's value ~ a preventive OF tbs
growth Of horps. When properly APP
/ piled II destroys the ulatrir or Erov
ing point OF the bcny tlFsue and the
underlying periostsum from which tn.
bony pith grows.
| Directions for Using Caustsc Potash
The hair should be cut away from
the young horn ar thoroughly as pos
soIe 30 that the potash may come Ii
Intimate contact with the parts to b.
treated. The oily secretion should b.
removed from the parts TO be touched
with the potash. by viping carefully
with a rag or sponge mClsteusd WILL
soapsuds or water continuing n llttl,
ammonia Parts not to be touche.
should not be moistened. The stlel
OK potash 10 rolled up In a piece o
paper so rs to leave one end exposed
The exposed end Is dipped In waite
to moisten II and then rubbed on III
button or embryo horn until the ski
Begins to start. care being taken tina
the whole OF the button and the borde
or matrlx is included In the trea;rnep,
In young calves few days old a sur
face half an Inch or little NOR. II
diamete: will cover these parts.
Caustic potash. or eaustic soda
which answers as vel. can be ohtaias
at almost any drug store. When no
In use 1t should be kept In a closely
stoppered vial. one with A rubber sion
per preferred. or II will liquefy.