Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-22
NOSE PRINTS OF ANIMALS

number Of breeds Of cattle--especially
such breeds as the Red Poll, the Js-
scy, and Aberdeen-Angus, which are
solid or marked with comparative uni
formity. The Holstein -Frleslan. with
It's notified coat. and the Hereford,
with peculiar rnsrkinge Of white on
face and shoulders. present fewer diff
ficulties.
When n pure bred COW Ia registered,
the individual markings are drawn on
tie record sheet on q printed outline
OF cow. But even when an animal
has peculiar marks supplementary
means Of Identification do not come
amies.
Various attempts arc made by own
ers 20 insure Identification. In herd
OF pure bred cows each is always kept
in a special stall and IN certain pas
| ture.
Marked by Chains.
| Jersey cows are often marked By
a chain fastened around one horn With
number on the paddock. This method
Of Identification Us said 20 be an old
cuetom In the Island Of Jersey, ard 10
has been adopted for this particular
breed in this country az well. Other
breeds are sometimes marked By a
metal tag fastened In one ear These
marks Of Ownership. however. can 10
| removed.
Lately pigs have been MARKED by
novel method Of tattooing. Photograph
nccdles are set on end in rnetal 80
that the points form a number. This
stencil IL then dipped in harmless
| ~ f~s l.
by quickly innprinang the tattoo label
In his thick skin as he runs past the
man with the stencil. This method CT
marking hogs has been found vaiuabls
in cases where a herd is exposed 10
disease. The exposed hogs, differently
marked. can be given csrefN exarnina-
ton by the inspectors befors they are
allowed 20 go on the meat market.
The use Of the nose print. 80 far
as stock are concerned would be main
ly 70 facilitate Identification in buying
and selling. Take the instance Of a.
dealer who goes abroad 10 buy cattle
The animals he selects ar. tested and
. found free from tuberculosis n he
; should make and keep no-e prints Of
= The cattle, that IL. assuming tina.
the idea proves practical. n. could
tested cows
T The main objection 70 the noss Print
v system liz that Il would involve az
= pense II IL were used as a part o. regis
n Try procedure Registering cattle "a
I already an expense - tire farmer. Only
= about one-ffth Of the pur. bred da,ry
y cattle in the country ar. registered
mainly becauee II the cost. sI,honrb
having cattle registered Is an advan.
tage when IL comes 70 selling thsn,
A buyer Of Unregistered cattle takes
a chance on his Judgment and on the
honesty OF the owner. He has no ON.
= cial knowledge % IN. animals p4dt.
n gree or record
- II nose prints were added 20 thI
'e registry system. the books Of record,
10 which are filed at the breedsrr Ampo
cation headquarters would have a
= De printed differently. A plaza so
al the nose print 10 bs pasted on youIt
r. nave 70 be arranged and the recor,
l. Keeping would be somewhat changed
Or The result would probably De an In.
" crease In the cost OF registering casr1s
Re me cost Of making prints TO be kso
IL at home for his own reference would no
a be very expensive for a cattle Owner
"a however
r. II rs claimed by some students rha
every creature has some point o
is points OF individuality. Zebras. 20
H. instance, are popularity supposed :
a De marked with regular, candy can
- stripes. As a matter Of fact. -rud
Il, OF zeoras has shown that each an,r,1s
- has distinctive markings.
It has been pointed OUT b., a, f1>-
" tlncation expert that the prnctnl
- extends into the plant world. and Ina
VI no two leaves on the same tree ar
u veined exactly alike. II this theory
nc correct 1t may be that the rnuzzls c
L an animal contains the clue TO It's IN
n mistakable identity.
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