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one horn was off, quickly turned the other side for the convenience of the oper- 

 ator. Mr. Elliott used a fine tenon saw, eleven teeth to the inch, well sharpened 

 and oiled, and removed the horns in an average time of 5i to 6 seconds for each 

 horn, the whole operation occupying about two minutes. Other animals operated 

 upon were a two-year-old heifer, a six-year-old cow, an eleven-year-old cow and 

 two a<?ed cows. After the operation the cattle were turned into the yard in or- 

 der that the Commissioners might observe their movements. While there was no 

 doubt considerable pain during the actual sawing, the only evidence of it observ- 

 able was a flinching of the eyes and a contraction of the muscles of the body. 

 In no case was there any moaning or unsteadiness of movement, and on regaining 

 their liberty the animals walked out and proceeded to eat hay and turnips, giving 

 no great indication of suffering. In the case of the bull there was consider- 

 able bleeding for some time afterwards, but from the older animals hardly 

 a spoonful of blood escaped. The veterinary surgeons present, Drs. Brady and 

 Brown, were requested to make a note of the temperature of each animal and 

 they stated that there was no appreciable difference as a result of the operation. 



In order to illustrate the ease with which dehorned cattle could be fed, Mr. 

 York turned sixteen animals into an open shed and placed some feed in a trough 

 running along one side of the building. All the cattle crowded good-naturedly 

 in, each getting its fair share of food, without any of the unruliness so often 

 complained of in the case of horned cattle. 



The Commissioners also visited the farm of Mr. Roger Hawkins, a short dis- 

 tance away, where they witnessed eighteen dehorned cattle drinking at one time 

 from a water tank about seven feet in diameter, the whole herd being watered 

 in ten to fifteen minutes 



Returning to Mr. York's office the Commission held a meeting and received 

 evidence from the following farmers, all favorable to the practice : 



Spencer A.. Freeman, Culloden. 

 Francis Leeson, Malahide. 

 John Fulton, Dereham. 

 John H. Reed, Dereham. 

 Andrew L. Scott, Middleton. 

 Chauncey Smith, Dereham. 



Tilsonburg, May 12. The Commission resumed the hearing of evidence 

 in the Tilsonburg Town Hall when the following witnesses were heard : 



Benjamin Hopkins, Dereham township. 



Edwin D. Tillson, Tilsonburg. 



Charles Bodwell, Tilsonburg. 



Albert Derough, Tilsonburg. 



John Sheahan, North Norwich. 



Thomas Prouse, Dereham. 



Enoch B. Brown, Dereham. 



Louis Bate, Houghton. 



Hiram B. Kinney, South Norwich. 



