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Date: | Tue, 19 Dec 1995 14:18:14 -0500 |
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On Tue, 19 Dec 1995, Cindy Peterson wrote:
> We have three saw cut cattle horns from a Midwestern, ca. 1880-1920s
> farmstead and would appreciate any references to rural cattle rendering
> processes of that period. The horns have been sawn extremely close to the
> cranium, suggesting the animal was dead when the horns were cut.
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> Please excuse the cross-postings. Thanks.
>
You might just want to check with some dairy farmers. Just because the
horns have been cut very close to the skull doesn't necessarily mean that
it was done after the death of the animal. My wife's cousin is a dairy
farmer who regularly de-horns (polls?) his livestock so that he doesn't
wind up getting gored during milking operations. He gives the horns to
me for my use in various arts, crafts and other hobbies. They all appear
to be cut very close to the bone and I know he wouldn't bother dismasting
(so to speak) dead cattle. He would leave that up to the renderers. I
don't believe that beef ranchers/farmers bother with de-horning their
cattle because they aren't in extremely close contact with them on a
twice-daily basis.
Just some thoughts.
Chris J-A
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