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Show HANDY GATE FOR DEHORNING Holder Rigged Up Leaving Sufficient Space for Animal's Head Is Easily Constructed. A lock gate for catching and holding hold-ing cows .while they are being dehorned de-horned and marked, is simple In construction. con-struction. First make a gateway In the lot fence, using not less than 4-inch material ma-terial for the gateposts. Now nail a 6-Inch board on each side of these posts, across the gate at the ground, and also two others across at the top of the posts. Close up-half of the opening by nailing boards diagonally to the boards at top uud bottom of Ihe posts, as Illustrated. Get a strong pole, about 4 inches in diameter and 12 "feet long. Bore a hole through its large end with a 1-inch linger; also bore through the bottom boards, about 8 or 10 inches from the posl at the open side of the gate. Let the pole down between the top boards and the bottom ones, and insert a 1 inch rod through the bottom boards and Ihe pole. Then tie a 1-iuch rope to the top end of the pole. When ready to dehorn or mark a large strong animal, drive her toward the gate. Just as she passes her head by the pole, pull lt over against her neck, and she Is easily held. There A Gate, Rigged Up So as to Leave Only n Opening Big Enough for the Animal's Head, Is Useful When the Animal Is to Be Marked or Dehorned, De-horned, Is no danger of her doing damage with her horns, for she cannot move her bead, Popular Mechanics Magazine |