180 THE ANGOHA GOAT. 
A notch on the front of the left ear stands for 
number one; two front notches on the same ear signifies 
number two ; a back notch on the left ear is three ; one 
notch in the front and one in the back of the left ear 
signifies four ; the other numbers up to nine are made 
up by combinations of the front and back notches on 
the left ear. A front notch on the right ear signifies 
ten, and a back notch on the same ear thirty. Com- 
binations of these two notches signifying ten and thirty 
respectively, brings the number up to ninety-nine. A 
notch on the tip of left ear stands for 100 ; a notch on 
the tip of right ear 200 ; these two together, 300. 
The second mark now comes into use, which is, the tip 
cut square off the left ear, for 400. The tip cut off the 
right ear is 500 ; this mark, with the notch on the top 
of the left ear, makes 600. The tip square off both 
ears is 900. The third mark is then required, which 
is one punch hole in the left ear for 1,000, and a hole 
in the right ear for 3,000. Combinations of these two, 
and the other marks, brings the numbers to 10,000 or 
more if required. 
None of these marks interfere with the others, each 
having its own proper place. If neatly done, with a 
suitable pair of pincers, which I have had made to order, 
there is little noticeable mutilation of the ears. In 
practice, it would not be found necessary to number 
more than a few hundreds of the choicest animals, but 
the system is perfect up to the number mentioned, and 
for ingenuity, simplicity, and effectiveness, cannot be 
surpassed. I need not point out to the breeder of high- 
class stock the benefit to be derived from this system 
of numbering. It enables him to identify each indi- 
vidual in a flock with certainty, and to select any 
