Show De horning dehorning calves best done while still young the best way to dehorn calves Is to use caustic potash when the calves are about one week old when the calf la Is a week old the horns may be detected as small buttons or saurs which are covered with hair to remove the saurs clip the hair over and around them then take a stick of caustic potash moisten it and rub vigorously until the button gets red and blood appears about to ooze through the stick of potash should be wrapped in paper tit at one end so that the hands of the operator are not injured and only a small amount of 0 water should be used so that it will not run down over the head if the water from the stick of caustic or from the horns la is allowed to run it w will either injure the eyes or take oft off the hair if a small amount of vaseline Is rubbed around the hair surrounding the buttons it will aid in preventing veli ting any injury to the skin adjacent to the horns calves should be kept in stan stanchion chlong or separated from other cakes calcei while they area are being treated and tor jor a few days afterwards then any remaining caustic rany may be washed off and W tb place greased with oil |