
DEHORNING CATTLE. 179 

TABLE 33. 
Lutter-fat yield of both groups in per cent. 















q AFTER DEHORNING. 
ina 
Ss v4 ; 
GROUP. 3S ed fs 3 & 
a vO 2) gS te 
See aay See f 
3 2 5 = 
| % z % oh # 
Dehorned, II cows, - : : J) 4:|  TOO.O%l LO9s Tal tOO Lh Ne LOqmas 
Not dehorned, 13 cows, : - - |64 100.0 | 105.9 | 106.6 | 104.9 
— — 28 ne 5 
) TOTAL LOSS IN MILK YIELD OF II COWS, 
Ist 10 days, =, = a, 1055-2) lbs. milkex 6.5%.— 9127.08 lbs. 
2nd Io days, - - SOs 522 lps. milkea e3:4G- =. OO zo Ds. 
3rd 10 days, - - BME, S02 (osu intl ke et ,OGi-=n Lie 7a. Ds. 
205.28 lbs. 
TOTAL LOSS IN BUTTER-FAT YIELD OF II COWS. é 
Ist Io days, - u 5 go.08 lbs. fat XK 2.8% = 2.52 lbs. 
2nd Io days, - - - 90.08 lbs. fat X .5%4 = .45 Ibs. 
3rd ro days, - = = go.08 lbs. fat X .5%= __ .45 lbs. 
3.42 Ibs. 
On May 9, 1903, nine cows were dehorned. On May 16 the 
herd was turned to pasture. ‘Tables 34 and 35 show the milk 
and butter-fat yields of the individuals that were dehorned and 
the totals compared with the yields of the rest of the herd, not 
dehorned, and ‘Tables 36 and 37 show the yields in perscente 
The yields are recorded in periods of seven days and include 
two periods under stable conditions, one the week before and 
one the week after dehorning, and five following periods under 
pasture conditions. 
