DISEASES AND TKEATMENT OF CATTLE. 29& 



pulley so as to get good purchase to hold the animal in its place 

 while operating ; have the pulleys attached to something about 

 eight or ten feet straight in front of the animal, and as near the 

 ground as possible, this will hold the head in better position ; 

 have a man take hold of the nose and ear at one side while you 

 saw the horn off with a stiff-backed, fine-tooth carpenter saw, 

 taking about one-eighth of an inch of skin off with the horn, then 

 take off the other horn in like manner. By taking the horn off in 

 this place it is easier sawed, bleeds less, heals nicer and there is 

 no danger of it growing again. As soon as you are through with 

 this animal put in another. In cases where you only have one to 

 dehorn throw and secure it, and take the horns off in the same 

 manner. Another way by which they may be taken off is to 

 use large dehorning clippers. These clippers can be got at a 

 hardware store, and the directions how to use are along with 

 them. We recommend sawing the horns off, except in cases of 

 very young cattle. After two or three years of age the horns be- 

 come brittle, and in pinching them off with the clippers there is 

 danger of fracturing the bones, of the head. Always keep the 

 animal from being chased before and after the operation, for there 

 is more danger of bleeding when they are excited. If they bleed 

 much apply a little of Monsell's solution of iron with a feather, 

 which will stop the bleeding. Keep the animal quiet and do not 

 allow it to be out in any cold storms, and be careful when feeding 

 it not to throw dust or chaff on the head so it will get in the 

 holes, which would be apt to cause festering. If you want to kill 

 the horns on calves it must be done when they are about a week 

 old. When the little horn first appears take a stick of caustic 

 potash, dip it in water and rub it well into the skin around where 

 the little horn is coming through. One burning generally kills 

 the horns ; if not, repeat it heavier in a few days. 



HOW TO BLEED A COW. 



Tie a small rope around the neck, just in front of the 

 shoulders, so it will raise the jugular vein, then take the largest 

 blade of an ordinary fleames, hold it lengthwise, fai*- in the centre 

 over the vein, then hit the fleames a sharp tap with a piece of 

 hardwood ; hit hard enough to cut the vein, and catch the blood 

 in a pail, Take from half a pail to a pailful of blood awa\ . 

 W^hen you have enough blood away, let the rope slack, run a pin 

 through the two edges of the cut and wind a string around the 



