182 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 
The shrinkage in the milk flow of dairy cows as the result 
of dehorning has been observed by other experiment. stations 
as follows: 
Wisconsin Experiment Station, 10 cows dehorned, milk loss 16% for 2 days. 
Minnesota Experiment Station, 9 cows dehorned, milk loss 7% for 3 milkings. 
Tennessee Experiment Station, 19 cows dehorned, milk loss 1.2% for 10 days. 
Cornell Experiment Station, 5 cows dehorned, milk loss 1 lb. per day 4 days. 
N. Dakota Experiment Station, 14 cows dehorned, milk loss 4 1b. per day 2 days. 



FIG. 7. OPERATING WITH KEYSTONE DEHORNER. 
The pain of the operdtion of dehorning has been overesti- 
mated, and the mortality is practically nothing. The shrink- 
age in the milk and butter-fat yields of dairy cows is small and 
temporary. ‘The worry, pain, and cruelty of animals to their 
mates is eliminated when these instruments of torture are re- 
moved, and the lack of fear and the quiet contentment of the 
individuals of the herd are at once noticeable. The benefits 
from dehorning dairy cattle cannot be accurately measured, 
but there is an almost unanimous opinion in its favor among 
those who have practiced it in their herds. 



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