74 
CLINTON D. SMITH AND T. L. HDECKER. 
were over five years old, and Patsey, Rossie and Bettie over 
four years; these were dehorned on the 9th of November 
1891. They were fastened in a stanchion, the head drawi 
forward by means of a halter and small tackle-blocks until thi 
neck was extended to its full length, so that the horns wen] 
sufficiently far from the stanchion to permit the free use 0 
the narrow-bladed butcher’s saw which we used. 
The time occupied was about live seconds per horn; a 
soon as the horns were removed, pieces of cotton clot] 
smeared with pine tar were placed upon the wounds. Car 
was taken to saw the horns inside of the outer edge of th 
skin, removing with the horn a narrow strip of hair. Dm in 
the operation the cows gave every indication of intense su 
fering; but upon being released no sign of pain was visibl< 
The wounds healed rapidly, without any other applicatio 
than the tar. 
Table I is taken from the regular herd record, showin 
the pounds of milk given by each cow for the thiee milking 
before they were dehorned, the per cent, fat and total fat. 
TABLE I. 
First Milking. 
Second Milking. 
Third Milking. 
Lbs. 
Milk. 
Per cent. 
Fat. 
Total 
Fat. 
Lbs. 
Milk. 
Per cent. 
Fat. 
Total 
Fat. 
Lbs. 
Milk. 
Per cent. 
Fat. 
Tot. 
Fai 
Betty. 
Clara. 
Crossy. 
Franc . 
Gran. 
Patsey. 
Rossie. 
Roxy. 
Sully. 
11.5 
9.5 
6.5 
13.5 
10. 
10.5 
10.9 
13.9 
21. 
4.3 
4.6 
4.7 
3.9 
3.8 
3.5 
4.2 
4.1' 
4.5 
.494 
.437 
.305 
.526 
.380 
.387 
.457 
.569 
.945 
11. 
9. 
6.5 
13.5 
9.25 
11. 
in. 
12.75 
20. 
3.8 
3.7 
4.9 
4. 
3.4 
3.6 
3.3 
3.5 
4.3 
018 
.333 
.318 
.540 
.314 
.396 
.330 
.446 
.860 
11.5 
7.1 
6.5 
15. 
9.5 
11.15 
10.9 
13.5 
20.75 
4.1 
4. 
4.4 
3.6 
4.3 
4. 
3.7 
3.9 
4. 
.47 
.28 
.28 
.54 
.40 
.45 
.40 
.52 
.83 
107.3 
4.5 
103. 
3.955 
106. 
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4.2 
Total milk yield for three milkings, 316.3. 
Total pounds of fat for three milkings, 12.753. 
Table II shows the pounds of milk given by each cc 
during the three milkings immediately following dehornirj 
with per cent, of fat and total fat. 
