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Show J tte am I Wf BURTON WILLIAMS A , Plugging: Bossy's Gurut ' 4 DOMINEERING cow and a vicious set of horns is a nuisance nuis-ance in an otherwise docile herd of ( good dairy animals. Her aggressiveness aggres-siveness is disturbing enough, but (the danger of injury to other cows is always present. Horns on domestic animals are useless, except for ornamental "value in the show and sales rings. Since the great majority of farmers farm-ers raise cows for production, de-' de-' homing is becoming a more common com-mon practice. Many farmers perform per-form this operation on calves when "they are one to two weeks old. ' During this period the "horn but-- -tons" can be destroyed easily and i -without injury to animals if ordin- -ary precautions are taken. rf ir y Host ' For those who like attractive horns, a simple device is illustrated above which often takes the "fight" out of bossy by removing much of the effectiveness of her weapons. It's like plugging a gun barrel. The value of the device is psychological as well as practical. The rubber hose should be long enough and the iole big enough so the guard can extend at least half way down iach horn. |