DEHORNING 95 



A CONDITION POWDER 



It frequently happens that an occasional steer or 

 heifer gets out of condition and needs something in the 

 nature of a tonic to tone up the system. The following 

 has been found useful in such instances: 

 Mix thoroughly 



4 lbs. sulphate of iron, 

 4 lbs. sulphur, 

 2 lbs. phosphate of lime, 

 2 lbs. pulverized anise. 

 Dose: One tablespoonful in a small bran mash 

 twice daily. 



DEHORNING STOCKERS AND FEEDERS — 

 HOW AND WHY 



The advantages of hornless stockers and feeders are 

 obvious and are coming to be more and more recognized 

 by breeders and feeders, els well as by buyers of cattle 

 for slaughter. The advantages from the feeder's stand- 

 point are economy of space in the feed lot and also in 

 shipping, and possibly a higher price for the finished 

 product. 



Hornless cattle require much less room in the sheds 

 and feed lots than those bearing horns, and there is no 

 danger from goring each other with the horns. There 

 is also a saving of room at the feed racks, as hornless 

 cattle will crowd around a feed rack as close as they 

 can stand, while those with horns require much more 

 space, and even then there is danger of injury due to 

 crowding for the feed. There is an economy when it 

 comes to shipping, as more hornless cattle can be put 

 into a car than can those bearing horns. 



In a lot of feeders there are always a few timid ones, 

 and these are driven around and kept away from the 

 feed by the stronger ones, and, as a consequence, these 

 animals make small gains. With hornless cattle much 

 of this trouble is avoided. 



Other things being equal, the buyer or butcher has 



