The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-12
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Avoid Baking Powders containing alum. They gre injurious to health
 ca,ed by some and has the advantage
 of taking off the horn where other
 means sometimes fail. Clippers de-
 signed for the purpose are more con-
 venient and as rule more efficient. In
 he ease of old animals not only do the
 horns themselves he..ome very hard but
 the socalled pith assumes hOny char
 acter such that it is sometimes impossl-
 ble to cut them with clippers In such
 cases the use of the saw must he resort
 ed to- The mistake of saving off the horns some distance from the head IS
 sometimes made. the idea heinz that it
 is less painful to the animal than taking
 them off close Not only is the opera tiOn no less painful but the remaining hubs detract from the appearance of the animal and sometimes grow, thus de- feating the object of dehorning. Wheth- CT the saw or clippers are used the horns should come off close to the skull, al- ways below the line where the skin grows about the base of the horn. There is sometimes considerable loss of blood, whi h may be lessened or entire ly stopped by a simple method of ety. iEg the arteries" These arteries lie mostly on the side of the horn toward the ear so that by drawing a string tightly around both horns and tying, pressure is brought to bear on the blood vessels and the flow of blood is stopped. After the string has been tied the press ure may be increased by bringing the front and back strands together over the top of the head and fastening them. In some cases cutting the horn close to the head makes an opening into the cavity of the skull. In surh cases it IS we'll to put little medicated cotton over the opening to keep out flies and dirt. Should the animal in day or two give evidence of pain by shaking its head, an opening should be made in the cotton to allow the escape of matter which is sometimes formed inside. When a saw is used It is almost neces- sary to have a chute in order to proper ly hold the animal during the saving operation. Ii clippers are used the use of chute will save time but is not necessary. While the horns of young animals are more easily cut than those of old ones. the operation is more painful and usually accompanied bya greater loss of blood on account of there being more sensitive tissue and a great or supply Of blood vessels in the soft growing horn.
 The best time to dehorn cattle is when they are calves, and the younger they are the better. Some will not agree with this statement, believing that animals never having horns retain their desire to fight and simply bunt instead of hook During the first few days of the call's fife the horns 10 be are simply little hut ons that are not attached in any way to he skull. They may then be removed '' biIO u'O O' tS Sttebt htttlCt UT Ders made for the purpose, with very lIt- le pain to the calf and little or no loss of blood Various chemicals and cOmmer- :ial dehorning finds have been used for he destruction of the young horns. In he use of liquid preparations the great st of care should be exercised to pre- 'ent the spread of the fluid The use of austic potash is perhaps the most to 0e commented, it heinz cheap, easily ap- ,lied, and efficient. It comes sticks which for the protection of the fingers, hould he wrapped in paper when han He'd A stick costing ten cents will de- lorn ten or a dozen calves The hair hould be clipped from the horn and skin surrounding it, the potash Tipped in water and the mpistened end ubbed upon the horn. Repeat this 3 IT times or uutiIl part seems sensitive. | scab forms where the caustic potash ias heen applied and when that cones G the horn comes with it There is no round made and theref ,re no danger of rouble from flies and screw worms. With the writer this method of Dehorn- rg has proved effective on calves upto month old.