BORNEO CATTLE CAUSE DAMAGE.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 April 1923, Page 4

BORNEO CATTLE CAUSE DAMAGE.

HI'TMHIM.V. T l i K It’K.M UID WELLINGTON. A;uil lit. j In these day -, tt lieu the aim is le j • cure lie maximum of inodiiei ion al I tie minimum of oust, it i- surprising I to lea-11 that the In-- to New Zealand ! through damage tint:-.- !y horned cattle I in lruck - runs into liiiuilivds ,-i the.'.i- ---| sands of pounds sterling eneh year. 11l j il,e elo-.■!v-crnivdi--i li-uil-:-, til'- animals | lie; .:,|(- ex. lie,l and restive, v. it It I In- ; l! .-* they !, -.,-i al Ii "I , ■ ! ing work Tee g-vate-t auioiim of | danaigi- i- iii.-iicud a l ,out the loins ~t j the animals, just tt In-re tin- nui-l vnltl- ! With the object -a preventing tis j serious Hastes", the Dir, -el, O' oi the ! Lit" :sl';--k 1: i-, i: o n of the Agrieiißural 1 1 )e|,a -1 a lent i going into tin- ipie.'l iol! j point "I view. ( oloitel Voting inloi ii,- | e/| a I aUiiinioii repot ler ye-i erday that j dehorning was the remedy. A line „f I pni led aii'innls. In- .-aid. would tairy j fur a long tlisituict- in a irurl. withouf I shotting the lea -1 1- ; of bruising. I ... , j so long a- tno ' hunliu;; was <|oue ill j a sen- ■ t;!c way. Not only was grenl : damage ilon," to I»»'■<■ f (areas, s hy I burned animals, hut a great loss was : 1-0 :.tiil'eo .1 in the outpat of mill; i i.rough injuries mile-led by raws upon each other. Dehorning. In- declared, was a very simple operation, which could he periormed by a saw similar to tin,l used by biurher-. The mo-t lie.uume ntotliod was to dehorn calves a- soon as the bone Logan to show beneath the skin. The practice was to make a sharp incision, and remove the “button.” Another method was to place caustic upon the bone button, with a ring of soap round the horn to prevent the caustic from spreading. The method of dehorning was strongly recommended to cattle growers and dairymen, ami should Is- at once pul into operation. (!i course, there was always controversy over the he-t procedure to adopt with regard to purebred animals intended for show purpose*, as dehorning tool; away the characteristic expression. This was overdone on many slat ions by having brass or wooden knobs attached to the tips of the horns.