Bull. 1089, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Plate XVIII. 



Fig. I. — Reindeer Branded on Jaw with a "U." 



A means of marking reindeer is much needed to take the place of the present practice, which 

 frequently results in badly mutilated ears. Branding is still in the experimental stage, but the 

 success nf the few experiments is most encouraging. 



Fig. 2. — A Dehorning Experiment. 



One horn of the animal pictured was treated with caustic about four months before to try and 

 arrest its growth. A white patch in the velvet shows that some injury was done to the horn 

 cells, but the caustic also stimulated their growth. The treated horn became much larger than 

 the untreated one, which can be seen on the opposite side. The outlook for dehorning reindeer 

 is not promising. 



