THE AGE OF CATTLE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 131, 26 February 1908, Page 4

THE AGE OF CATTLE.

A PROBLEM ■ [B¥. TEIiEGEArH.— - . . Auckland, February 24.• ..For somo considerablo timo tho Auckland '.'Agncultural/ •Association'-'-has , been' engaged .m'd'e'rinbitts investigation,'the. . point: Bought, after, .being,.a method of deter- , .mining tho- agej oi>p"ittle|> the teeth' of''which ■ .apparently;; provo thenfaoldcr than 1 ;.thcir ■ .owners ...certify thera .'.to-, be. The question . a with the' flM|i % A. T. lodging ;a 'protest.. ■ against,; prizes cattle - shown by Mr.-James Taylor, on tho ground that tho ,'ariiniab^i^T<^&i<%gei*y ; V.: ,-J . v.: The scores' of 'piibii-, cations,''consulted tetetliWy surgeons, wrote to, , and .heard the evidence of ■ of i tho evidence .'.all JtehdeiiAto Bhqw' thatj'-'undor certain conditions pf. feed • and' climate," cattle developed teeth , more speedily than under other' conditions. Therefore;, a cow. with .eight teeth .up, ; was notViiecessarily over three years -and four months.-Old'/' . IMlas ultimately been decidediby;:jtlioJ/executive;commititeo'of tlio. Association collected with re?, gard to •tbe.'.dentition ■of stock showed so con-' clusivoly, thafcvit was no uncommon thing for' cattle'.'at'tKrei years';£nd four months to havo put ,up . eight teeth, ,'JtJiat tho committee could' not do othorwise t)ian sustain the . original decision :ofi the judge, and award tho prizo to.uMrt-^ Jw.Taylor?s.<stock., . •' .I.Thfli,committee also /agreed to recommend •.tlipJj)ibQ&sri<* ; committcd;ito. have regulations drafted-''?with'vreferenco "to - the dentition of. •Stcck'/l qn-'i'similar lines to'thoso adopted' at .the;, '■'.ChidagOi;, Internationa] Show,;! which specify Hha.ty'.at, 36 months three '/pairs of hroaid Jteetlrtshould bo' fully ; ;up' and -.in.'wearj.. ;and thoocorner' milk. teeth;'may bo ■■'.shed/or, : the. corner 'teeth, just,, app;eatm£; -giuns • and- that ■ivt 39 .-'monthsj three.- pair^Vpfi.broad 'teethHwill > b'oiyfullj>;iip//,and in .th'o ;- corner teoth;,'(inc&(?rs) ,througK;the:gum's : but ! -not:'in