DE BORN
(To the Editor.) ,r. There La:; keen considerable oatlovci-sy amongst farmers through:i id:,' i im-.t mi ike Hues!ion ol " dooiling ” cat i Ic, and as I have alway : ■ c ti strongly hi favour ol de-liorning. am using your valuable space in an ndcnv-uir to convince those farmers do, arc siiil adverse to de-liorning, hai it is advisable and also henelicial o tiic farmer. butcher and beast. Re-■,-)i;|\ I purchased live trucks of fat a i lb- a.t Weheka and Waiito, and of hc.-c only live head were not de-horn-■l. These cattle were, seven days on In- load and a day in the trucks, and hey reached here in splendid order, ml wluit i- more important, there vt re practically no signs of bruises, .ml the cattle were quieter and easier a handle than horned beasts. I trust hat others will fall in line with my lews and benefit, by my experience. Yours, etc., F. .1. HIGGINS Cobdm. February 25th. 102(>.
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Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1926, Page 1
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162DE BORN Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1926, Page 1
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