COMPULSORY DEHORNING OF CATTLE
Sir, —in your edition of May 24 I notice an able article from the pen of a practical farmer on compulsory dehorning of cattle in which he stresses some points in his arguments, but there are quite a few he left out which he might well have made use of, the principal one being the rights of the breeders of pedigree stock. Take Jerseys—in the judging of which points for the head and horns count very considerably in a contest for the premier ribbons, perhaps more so than any one breed in our shows, but the same argument can be used for any breed of horned cattle. While being an advocate of dehorning myself, I think it better to leave this matter to the discretion of farmers. If some see a benefit in allowing their pens of steers to root one another around to the detriment of their hide and flesh, or truck fat P.A. steers with horned cattle and expect them to arrive at their destination unhurt, I would again say let them please themselves, as is done in the matter of docking lambs.—l am, etc., PLAIN FARMER. Pahiatua, May 28.
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Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 212, 4 June 1929, Page 12
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196COMPULSORY DEHORNING OF CATTLE Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 212, 4 June 1929, Page 12
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