CONTENTS. 



Dehorning of Cattle: vagk. 



Origin of, in Ontario. — Trial at London. — Ontario Government appealed to. — Decision 

 at Trial. — Commission appointed. — Organization. — Scope of the enquiry. — Meetings 

 held. —Summary of the evidei. / 9-18 



Anatomy of the Horn : 



Microscopic examination 19-20 



RKA80N8 FOK THE PRACTICE : 



Quietness. — More easily handled and less dangerous. — Less liable to suffering. — Value 



increased, steers, dairy cows. — Evidence on this point referred to 20-23 



Amount of Suffering : 



The Humane aspect. —Extracts from the evidence 23-2-5 



Suggested Remedies Instead of Dehorning: 



Tipping. —Knobbing. — Dehorning only vicious animals.— Prevention of growth. — 



Removal of the Embryo Horn 26-28 



Horns in Relation to Age : 



Possibilities of fraud. — Evidence quoted 29 



Dehorning as a Custom ' 29 



Legal Decisions : 



Law against cruelty. — Summary of the different trials.— First Irish case, Brady v. 

 McArgle.— The appeal, S. P. C. A. v. Callaghan.— Scottish Courts, Renton v. 

 Wilson. — Euglish case, Ford v. Wiley. — The appeal, (Lord Chief Justice Coleridge). 

 — Scotch case appealed. — Irish case, IS'ewland v. McDonagh 30-42 



<Jorrespondencb : 



Circular letter issued. — Replies received. — State Agricultural Stations.— In favor of. — 



Opposed to the praotice. — General letters on dehorning 43-."52 



AGRICrLTURAL STATION8 : 



Results of Dehorning experiments.— Wisconsin Station.— Effect of dehorning milch cows 

 on the production of milk and butter. — Further experiment. — Arkansas Experiment 

 Station. — Cornell University Station. — .Minnesota Experiment Station. — Dominion 



Experimental Farm. — Horns in their relation to milk and cream 53-68 



Conclusions and Recommendations 69-73 



Evidence : 



Toronto, April 20.— Tilsonburg, May 10, 11.— Brownsville, May 11. -Tilsonburg, 

 May 12.— Harrioteville, May 13.— London, June 1-3.— Toronto, June 14-17.— 

 Ottawa, July 6-8. — Ingersoll, July 21 75-123 



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