. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. 254 BEGINNINGS IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY not altogether popular. The tatooing of numbers within the ear, by means of a special needle and an indelible fluid, is also used to some extent. Hogs and sheep are com- monly identified by notch- es cut in the thinner edge of the ear, although metal tags are also frequently used with these animals. The hoofs of horses are also stenciled with num- bers, especially in case of importation. Sometimes the horns of cattle are marked in a similar way. On the ranges, cattle and horses are branded, and sheep are g
. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. 254 BEGINNINGS IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY not altogether popular. The tatooing of numbers within the ear, by means of a special needle and an indelible fluid, is also used to some extent. Hogs and sheep are com- monly identified by notch- es cut in the thinner edge of the ear, although metal tags are also frequently used with these animals. The hoofs of horses are also stenciled with num- bers, especially in case of importation. Sometimes the horns of cattle are marked in a similar way. On the ranges, cattle and horses are branded, and sheep are given marks with paint, by which ownership may be identified. Some of our breeds of dairy cattle, especially those of different body colors, are identified by the location of color marks on the. Fig. 150. Branding numbers on the hoof. Photograph by the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. St. Paul, Minn. , Webb Publishing Co.
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