Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-22

| at the university were MADE tue
subjects of a series of tests 10 de-
termine whether the pattern Oh d
muzzle changes with time or with
the process of growth. Apparently
it does not change. The pattern pc
comes larger but retains its peculiar
formation.
The nose print method of identl-
flying an animal may have practical
value, in the opinion or a local
breeder. 1t Is barely possible that
nose printing many supplement
branding for Identifying range cat
tie. Frequently these animals stray
away or are stolen, and the brands
are not difficult to change. If a
ranch owner kept a set OF nose
prints of his stock, he might more
certainly prove ownership in case
of a dispute.
The nose print idea, however, Is
suggested chiefly for valuable pedi-
greed animals. Suppose vol go TO
a farm to select a pure bred COW
for purchase. Out of a herd of fine
black Galloways o choose a de-
sirable animal. A few weeks later
the COW is shipped to your farm.
Could you prove that the cow you
receive is. or is not. the one that
You pointed out to the owner?
Probably not in the case OF this
breed, for each cow is black. The
owner might have no intention to
ship the wrong COW, but In a large
herd a mistake could easily occur.
This could happen in the case of
a number of breeds of cattle-espe-
cially such breeds as the Red Poll,
the Jersey, and Aberdeen-Angus.
which are solid or marked with
comparative uniformity. The Hol-
stein -Friesian, with it's notified
coat, and the Hereford, with pecu-
liar markings of white on face and
shoulders, present fewer difficulties.
When a pure bred COW is regis
tered, the individual markings are
drawn on the record sheet on a
printed outline of a COW. But even
when an animal had peculiar marks
supplementary means of identified
ton do not come amiss.
Various attempts are made by
owners to insure identification. In
a herd Of pure bred cows each is
always kept in a special stall and IN
a certain pasture.
Marked by Chains
Jersey cows are often marked by
a chain fastened around n horn
with a number on the paddock.
This method Of Identification is said
to be an old custom in the Island
for this particular breed in this
country as we'll. Other breeds are
sometimes marked by a metal tag
fastened in one ear. These marks
of ownership. however. can be re-
moved.
Lately pigs have been marked
by a novel method Of tattooing,
Photograph needles are set on end
in MEAL. so that the points form a
number. This stencil Is then dipped
in a harmless kind of paint, and
the hog is marked by quickly i'm
printing the tattoo label in his thick
skin as he runs past the man with
the stencil. This method of mark
ing hogs has been found valuable
in cases where a herd Is exposed tc
disease. The exposed hogs, differ.
III emily marked, can be given careful
examination by the inspectors be.
fore they are allowed to go on the
meat market.
The use of the nose print, so far
as stock are concerned, would be
mainly to facilitate Identification in
buying and selling. Take the in
stance of a dealer who goes abroad
to buy cattle. The animals he Sc
lects are tested and found free from
tuberculosis. If he should make
and keep nose prints of the cattle
that is, assuming that the idea
proves practical, he could satisf!
himself that he received the tested
cows.
The main objection to the nose
print system Is that 1t would In
volve expense If it were used as q
part of registry procedure. Regis.
tering cattle is already an expense
to the farmer. Only about one-fiftt
of the pure bred dairy cattle in The
country are registered, mainly be-
cause of the cost, although having
cattle registered is an advantage
when 1t comes to selling them. A
buyer of unregistered cattle takes
chance on his Judgment and on The
honesty of the owner. He has ne
official knowledge of the animal.
pedigree or record.
If nose prints were added to thu
registry system the books of record
which are filed at the breeders as
ISOLATION headquarters would hav'
to be printed differently. A plac'
for the nose print to be pasted OF
would have to be arranged and tn
record keeping would be somewha
changed. The result would proh4