SIMPLE TOE-MARKING SYSTEM 



IT is a simple matter to keep track of the chicks 

 if they are toe-marked. Then it becomes easy 

 to identify the birds of different hatches and 

 to tell the year and even the month in which they 

 made their appearance. The Bureau of Animal In- 

 dustry at Washington suggests the following system 

 of markings by which sixteen combinations are 

 made possible. The average amateur will need to 

 use only a few of them, but the diagram indicates 

 the possibilities of the plan : 



*■ A A • A A 



* A A * A A 



* A A * A \ 



« A A - A A 



« A A * A A 



« A A <« A A 



* A A * A A 

 « A A * A A 



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