THK RURAL NEW-YORKER 
see 
1013. 
marking purebred range cattle. 
One of our readers in Iowa has sent us 
the following question, regarding the proper 
marking of registered cattle. Will you tell 
us what you advise in this line, and what 
is considered best by the members of your 
cattle association? ‘‘Is marking with a 
smooth chain and numbered padlock con¬ 
sidered the most satisfactory method of 
marking registered cattle where allowed 
to run on distant ranges and leased pas¬ 
tures? What style of chain is best and 
can the padlocks be procured that are num¬ 
bered or would it be necessary to etch 
them ?” 
In a registered herd I think without 
doubt that the tattoo of the registration 
number in the ear is the best means of 
identification. It is, of course, difficult 
to read this mark on cattle that are not 
halter broken or not accustomed to 
being handled. The burning of a num¬ 
ber on the horn is satisfactory, if this 
is watched and the number renewed as 
it grows out. Several of the largest 
herds of Hereford cattle in the West 
are now identified by the means of num¬ 
bers being burned in the hide. This 
makes an easy means of identification 
and a mark that can always be read 
without the necessity of catching the 
animal. Where the herd is very large 
it makes a satisfactory means of identi¬ 
fication to burn the year in which the 
animal is dropped, on the shoulder and 
on the quarter, to start with number 
one and run consecutive numbers for 
the entire year's crop of calves. 
R. J. KINZER. 
Hereford Association. 
We believe that the usual and most 
satisfactory methods of marking regis¬ 
tered cattle for identification are by use 
of the metal ear tag or the horn brand. 
This office is unfamiliar with the use of 
the chain and padlock system mentioned 
by your correspondent. Some breeders 
use the system of tattooing numbers iti 
the ear of the animal, but we do not 
consider this as satisfactory as the two 
methods mentioned above, as the num¬ 
bers cannot be easily distinguished in 
the ears of the darker colored cattle. 
ROY G. GROVES. 
Shorthorn Breeders’ Association. 
Our association, having only to deal 
with Polled cattle, lias found that the 
metallic tag in the ear is the most satis¬ 
factory way of marking our cattle. I 
know of no better way of marking 
horned cattle than with the chain and 
padlock. The padlocks can be secured, 
I understand, numbered in rotation. 
You can readily see how the chain and 
padlock would not be satisfactory with 
Polled animals, as the chain would have 
to go around the neck, and there could 
be trouble from this when wearing the 
chain permanently. j. h. martz. 
Polled Durham Association. 
This question is one with much dif¬ 
ference of opinion, but I believe our 
breeders as a rule find some notch sys¬ 
tem which represent numbers to be ap¬ 
plied to the ears the most satisfactory. 
The chain and padlocks with our Polled 
cattle do not give the best satisfaction, 
for in order to keep them from getting 
them off over their heads they must be 
put on quite tight, which is not a very 
good plan. This notch system has its 
disadvantages, as it disfigures the ears 
somewhat. 11 . a. martin. 
Red Polled Cattle Club. 
We believe that a chain and padlock 
serves good purpose for marking cattle 
that are kept near a place and in cleared 
pastures, but are very liable to catch on 
shrubs and branches and get the ani¬ 
mal into trouble when far from home, 
where there is underbrush. Tattooing 
the car is more in favor now than any 
other method of marking. 
C. M. WINSLOW. 
Ayrshire Breeders’ Association. 
Appraising Sheep Killed by Dogs. 
In the month of October, 1012. dogs 
killed 23 of my sheep. 1 immediately noti¬ 
fied the assessors, or rather two of" them, 
each of whom promised to give me a hear¬ 
ing before tiie damages were appraised. One 
#f the assessors told me that a few days 
previous he and the third assessor had ap¬ 
praised a neighbor's flock at $5 each, but 
did not think the amount was sufficient and 
fie considered that my flock was much su¬ 
perior to iny neighbor’s. Without giving 
me any hearing the same two men who 
appraised my neighbor's scrubs were geii- 
trous enough to award me the same amount. 
*<">. for highly bred registered sheep, and 
the first notice received was a voucher scut 
to my wife, who did not own the sheep. 
Please advise me what to do. t. j. e. 
New York. 
The New York State law provides 
that two assessors, or one assessor and 
the overseer of highways, shall constitute 
a board of appraisal to fix the amount of 
damages sustained by the owner of 
sheep killed or injured by dogs. This 
hoard grants a certificate of damages 
which must be presented by the sheep 
owner to the town board, who, upon 
oath that the owner does not know to 
whom the dogs belonged, or is unable 
to recover damages from them, if 
known, will issue an order payable from 
the dog fund in the town treasury for 
the amount of such certificate. It is 
the usual policy, we think, for assessors 
to allow the full amount of damages 
sustained, since there is a special fund 
raised by the dog tax for that purpose. 
If you have not been allowed the value 
of your sheep by reason of their super¬ 
ior breeding, we would advise that you 
go before your town board and make a 
statement of the facts, asking for a re¬ 
appraisal. M. B. D. 
Western Reserve Holstein Breeders. 
The Western Reserve Holstein Breeders’ 
Association met February 3 at tiie home 
of E. L. Taylor of Burton, (). A large at¬ 
tendance and an enthusiastic meeting was 
held. Election of officers for the present 
year was as follows: President, Paul Me- 
Nish, four vice-presidents, George Ilodges, 
I{. M. Stafford, C. II. Ford and P. ,1. 
Shanower; Frank Rouir, secretary; E. E. 
Russell, treasurer. The next important meet¬ 
ing will be the .Tune meeting and will prob¬ 
ably be one of the largest of its kind ever 
held In Ohio. When the bill introduced 
by State Senator Cook of Cincinnati calling 
for compulsory tuberculin test became 
known dairymen of this vicinity got busy. 
They organized the Dairy Protective Asso¬ 
ciation, formed of men interested in dairy¬ 
ing. and chiefly members of the Western 
Reserve Holstein Association. They elected 
officers as follows : Peter Small, president; 
Archie Newcomb, secretary; Paul McNish, 
treasurer. A legislative committee was 
appointed of the above men and T. E. 
Wright and Will Cliff to watch the Interests 
of dairymen when they come before the 
Legislature. Nearly $400 was realized in a 
very limited time to fight tiie unjust com¬ 
pulsory tuberculin test, showing that farm¬ 
ers are wideawake when their interests are 
at stake, and willing to help the cause 
along; also showing that farmers can or¬ 
ganize and hold together. Senator Cook 
contends that there are between 100,000 
and 130,000 tubercular cows in Ohio to-day 
that would react to the test, and that this 
disease is contaminating all who use the 
milk. According to these statements the 
farmers in Ohio ought to be pretty well 
killed off in the next 10 years if they still 
insist on protecting their stock. Senator 
Cook does not believe in any reimbursement 
for tubercular cows from the State. Dr. 
C. W. Eddy, health officer of Cleveland, said 
compulsory testing advocated by Senator 
Cook under present conditions would do 
absolutely no good ; that there is no cause 
for alarm in the situation of Ohio to-day 
and that pasteurized milk is harmless under 
sanitary conditions. Dr. II. M. Brown of 
Highland County cited case after case where 
cattle that at one time had reacted, later 
took prizes in the show ring, and at no 
time were they condemned. lie also affirmed 
Dr. Eddy’s statement that pasteurized milk 
was harmless. In refutation Senator Cook 
stated that pasteurized milk is of little 
more value than in its raw state. About 
this time a small crowd of men tried to get 
the floor. Finally John D. Nichols, veteran 
milk dealer of Cleveland, secured the place 
and thanked the State board for exposing 
this nnjust bill before it was passed, giving 
people a chance to get some good work 
done before it passed. J. L. 
Chardon, O. 
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