Show COUNTY AGENT OUTLINES DEHORNING METHODS methods of de horning cattle rang mg L from selective breeding of poll ed stock lock to the use me of a surgery to re m move the horns we wore outlined week by y lament E c agent goo in c calves avci under on one week of the us use of a caustic to destroy horn harn p producing substance is satis satia factory states mr the s is clipped around the horn born button and vw va elines applied around button leaving a space the size of a quarter within the circle the open am area is a th then or n rubbed vigorously with stick of caustic potassium hydroxide the tip of the stick should be moistened s and the base of at it wrap ped to protect the hands of the op last aerator care cam m must list be taken to prevent the caustic from washing to the adjacent skin or eyes and the animals must be keep out of ram or snow for four or five fise days warns mr he adds that the use me of a caustic permit pencil is to be preferred to heavy dell de horning oming pastes because became the pastes paste s are am more mom likely to run down over the face and the depth to which they burn may be ext excessive dessive it if too much is applied I 1 another methods used med to dehaan dehrn ye young g calves is knife to earin encircle le the base with with a sharp knife and apply i a wound on it dressing liquid and powder de horning I 1 dressings may be ob obtain t in ed from veterinarians yearb yearling ng calves may be delim de horned aird by use me of either the dehorn mg shears or saw T the h e use me of the shears she is as a rapid and it effective method if carefully handled and wed used on am mals und under er r two years older am mats mals are best de horned by use me of the saw never dehorn cattle which have been feeding on sweet clover as they are 1 I liable able to develop a an n able fatal hem alig e cautious cautions mr he adds that all I 1 m reds should be washed after use on an ea each animal to prevent the ahod spread of blood diseases in wh whatever at va method employed always remove a aar or destroy the skin immediately ad adjacent cent to the base of the horn born to prevent I 1 later growth of splinters of hord hom material concludes mr |