Show meil METHODS OF DEHORNING CATTLE ARE DISCUSSED IN NEW BULLETIN bruises detract greatly from F rom appearance of carcass prepared by the united stites states department af pf of agriculture feeder cattle having horns do not teed feed out so well as de horned cattle say pay W V U black and V V parr of the bureau of animal industry united states department 0 of agriculture in farmers bulletin 1000 F De Deli horning orning Ca branding und makin mailing beet cattle just published for free distribution trib ution by the department badis bruised carcasses they so go on oil to say are u found in shipments of horned cattle bruises detract greatly from the appearance appear ance of the carcasses thus lowering their sale value besides the tha damage done to meat the hide bide la is damaged horned dehorned De cat batlle usually bring from 25 1 to 75 cents n hundredweight more than horned cattle of ot similar milar quality and condition the authors also make recommendations ions as to castration spaying branding and earmarking of beef cattie cats the bulletin also includes include s simple plans fur for construction of dehorn ing and branding chutes including a chute with a nio movable vable side known as a squeeze for holding the animal securely on the range it Is 19 common to brand calves while still small enough to be handled by ropes but the authors su suggest the advisability of of constructing corrals with a chute adapted for working with yearling or older cattle and a smaller chute for toi handling calves under such an arrangement it is possible to dehorn castrate strate cn or spay und brand the animals tit at a single operation for de horning the authors me mention atlon the application of caustic to stop the growth of the horns on calves and saws and de horning bornIng clippers bormore for more mature cattle tiley ion eions for prevent preventing ln g infestation of wounds by screw worm flies farmers bulletin 1600 F is a revision and expansion of and supersedes farmers bulletin it Is 13 written in simple and condensed style and illustrated it may be obtained free on application to the united states department of agriculture washington D C |