55S TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART VII 



First prize Sh« 



horn. Iowa State Fair. 1922. Shown by Glen Windom, 

 Nodaway, Adams County. 



Scours. Quite often a calf will be troubled with a case of scours and 

 will not be well for a week or more. Most feeders cut down a bit on 

 the feed and some will give a calf a cupful of raw linseed oil or castor 

 oil. Other feeders give a bran mash — about a gallon, by measure, of 

 bran through which hot water has been poured. 



Bloat. Sometimes calves will bloat quite badly. In this case, put a 

 %-inch rope or a smooth, round bit of wood in the mouth and let him 

 chew on it until the bloat goes down. In bad cases, it may be neeessaw 

 to tap the left side with a trocar and canula. 



Fitting and Showing 



If your animal is trained to lead and stand properly, about the only 

 things necessary to do before the show are to wash it. polish the horns, 

 see that its feet are not too long, and use the clippers. 



We have already taken up washing, so we need not repeat it. Suffice 

 it to say that the calf should be clean. 



A down and in-curving horn, which is not too long, is preferable. 

 About half an inch can usually be safely taken off the end of the horu 

 with a saw or pair of pincers, and a blunt end, which can be nicely 

 rounded off, is the result. To polish the horns, the, outer surface is first 

 rasped or filed off, then it may be scraped with a scraper or a piece 

 of broken glass. Be sure to scrape away from the base of the horn and 

 to push the hair back so that you won't cut it short. After the horn 

 has been scraped fairly smooth, a nice finish can be given by rubbing 



