Show DEHORNED STEER IS EASILY controlled insures animal more equal chance at feed trough renders animal less dangerous to at tend ants and prevents prevent trouble in shipping treat calves when very young prepared by the united states department of 0 agriculture De horning homIng cattle makes it easier to handle andle the animals antl and insures that each one will have a more equal hance at the feed trough it renders tile lie animals less dangerous to attendants and prevents them from goring gorin one another in the feed lot or in transit to market the practice ot of de horning Is almost universal so far as high grade heat steers are concerned I 1 r animal in De horning crate ready for operation it Is often desirable to tg dehorn the helfers as well as the steers especially N ahen lien they are to be fed in troughs for a part of the year calves may tie be de horned when a few days old by treating the undeveloped horns with caustic soda or caustic potash taking care that it does not wash into tin fill e ees N es if the horns are allowed to develop it becomes necessary to cut them off clippers made for the purpose may be used on the younger animals with older cattle a saw is best as it presents crushing and the friction of the made blade causes the blood vessels to clot and heal quickly the work should not he lone done in warm weather as the wound may become infested with screw crew worms where there is danger of flies files ft a fly repellent should be applied |