IO PURE-BRED SHEEP. 



" The ' Lock ' joins the ends together, and thus removes the 

 " cause of festering-, and also makes it impossible for the tag to 

 " drop out. This tag is being sold at the same price as the 

 "ordinary ear tags were, and therefore, should be a boon to 

 " breeders of pedigree live stock. Instructions for fixing are 

 " supplied with the Lock Ear Tags. Attention is called to the 

 " following extract respecting the Lock Ear Tags, which appeared 

 " in The Field, dated 25th November, 1899 : 



" EAR TAGS FOR LIVE STOCK. 



"A simple and serviceable Ear Tag for the marking of sheep, cattle, and pigs, 

 "has been designed and patented by Messrs. ALFRED MANSELL & Co., of 

 " Shrewsbury. This new form of ear tag differs mainly from others on the 

 " market in that the ends of the band that pierces the ear are locked together, 

 " making a complete ring, and thereby reducing the risk, common in older 

 "patterns, of losing the tag and of causing festering. From the sample that has 

 " reached us we can believe that the new tag is likely to meet with the approval of 

 " Breeders." 



" Both of the systems explained above have numerous advocates, 

 " but mention may be made as to one or two points in which we 

 " think the ear tag shows its superiority. In the first place, as 

 " mentioned before, it is possible, and indeed the custom, to have 

 " the breeders' name or initial stamped on the ear tag, and thus 

 " in the event of a sheep straying the tag provides an easy and 

 "certain means of identification. Of course in notching this 

 " cannot be done. Another, and perhaps the greatest reason, 

 " why the ear tag is making such rapid strides is its simplicity. 

 11 In notching, if you have a large number of sheep to mark, and 

 " only a short time at your disposal, you are apt to hurry over 

 " your work and be careless, and sometimes it is impossible to tell 

 "which place you intended to notch as you have cut exactly 

 " between the two positions. Nothing could be simpler than the 

 " ear tag, for, as before stated, the number is distinctly and 

 " clearly stamped in the metal. As its name implies, the ' Lock' 

 " Ear Tag, when properly fixed, forms a complete ring, which it is 



