Show chute and stanchion are favored for horning dehorning De A strong chute and stanchion Is recommended by the missouri dairy department for ringing and dehorn deborn ing and for any other work with mature animals in the herd this chute ts Is 26 inches wide 5 feet high and 7 feet long with flaring wings to make it easier to get animals into it A stanchion Is made at the end of 4 by Ts 8 inches apart when closed in the absence of a chute ibe the bull should be thrown and securely tied i when ringing or de horning most farmers know how to throw an animal with ropes one of the simplest ways Is to use three ropes one to tie the animal to a post or tree using a knot around the neck that will not araw the second rope should be longer and Is tied with a knot loosely about the neck back of the first rope it Is then ruu run between the forelegs fore legs and looped about the chest with another loop around the flank and the loose end passed back bach between tb the hind legs by pulling on this rope the bull may be thrown and the third rope used to tie tic his legs both ropes should be tightened and securely tied to a tree or post |