. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. January 7, 1905, ©iae gxeeiiev an© ^povt&man 11 THE FARM Teeth of Animals. At the Smithfield and Birmingham Bhow8 the following rules govern the judgment of the age of animals : Cattle having their central permanent incisors cut will be considered as exceed- ing one vear and nine mouths. Cattle having their central permanent incisors fully up will be considered as exceeding one year and nine months. Cattle having their second pair of per- manent incisors fully up will be consid- ered as exceeding two years and three months. Cattle having their third pair of


. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. January 7, 1905, ©iae gxeeiiev an© ^povt&man 11 THE FARM Teeth of Animals. At the Smithfield and Birmingham Bhow8 the following rules govern the judgment of the age of animals : Cattle having their central permanent incisors cut will be considered as exceed- ing one vear and nine mouths. Cattle having their central permanent incisors fully up will be considered as exceeding one year and nine months. Cattle having their second pair of per- manent incisors fully up will be consid- ered as exceeding two years and three months. Cattle having their third pair of per- manent incisors cut will be considered as exceeding two years and eight months. Cattle having their fourth pair (corner) permanent incisors fully up and their anterior molars Bhowing signs of wear will be considered as exceeding three years. Sheep having their central permanent incisors cut will be considered as exceed- ing ten months. Sheep having their central permanent incisors fully up will be considered as ex- ceeding twelve months. Sheep having their third pair of per- manent incisors cut will be considered as exceeding nine montns. Sheep having their third pair of per- manent incisor6 fully up and the tempor- ary molars shed will be considered as ex- ceeding twenty-four months. Sheep having their corner permanent incisorB well up and showing marks of wear will be considered as exceeding three years. Pigs having their corner permanent in- cisors cut will be considered as exceeding six months. Pigs having their permanent tusks more than half up will be considered as ex- ceeding nine months. Pigs having their central permanent in- cisors up and any of the first three per- manent molars cut will be considered as exceeding twelve months. Pigs having their lateral temporary in- cisors shed and the permanents appearing will be considered as exceeding fifteen months. Pigs having their lateral permanent in- ciBors fully up will be considered as ex- ceeding eighteen months


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