THE ANGORA GOAT. 179 
will give below the leading numbers from which all 
the others are made up by addition. 
M M M 
M M M 
From an inspection of these figures, it will be seen 
that any number up to 10,000 can be readily indicated. 
The position of each mark gives its value, that is, 
whether a notch be on the back, front, or top of the 
ear, or on the right or left ear. Two back or front 
notches have double the value of one. Two back 
notches on the left ear count 6. Two back notches on 
right ear, 60, or 30 each. The low numbers begin at 
the animals left ear, and the high numbers go from left 
to right, or from right to left looking at the animal's 
face. A few examples of ears numbered as in actual 
practice are given below, and three left without figures 
attached, that the system may be clearly understood 
by actual practice. 
M M M 
6.029 
