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were turned into the pasture and they went to 

 feeding in a short time as if nothing had hap- 

 pened. I was very much surprised, and very 

 agreeably so, at the apparent indifference of 

 the cows to the effect of the operation. It 

 caused a very perceptible change in my cows. 

 They soon learned that they could not injure 

 each other and ceased trying. With the loss of 

 fear of each other came a loss of fear of their 

 attendants, or at least it appeared so to me. 

 There was a change in the herd that was a 

 pleasant surprise to me. I say frankly that I 

 am glad I had my herd dehorned. The shrink- 

 age in milk was very small — no more in fact 

 than I should have expected from having them 

 out of the pasture as long as they were. It 

 was very satisfactory to me in all points and 

 caused me to wish 1 had had them dehorned 

 earlier. 



I now kill the horns of my calves by the 

 use of caustic potash. This is a very simple 

 matter. We cut the hair from around the 

 horns, or where they are to grow, and then wet 

 the button and rub the caustic potash on it. 

 Get the potash in sticks and wrap it in paper 

 or cloth to prevent its eating the hands. This 

 causes the calf no more pain, than a blister of 

 the same size. In fact that is just what it is. 



Eflfects of Exposure. — In the winter of 1892 

 the Indiana Experiment Station made a very 



