JUDGING THE AGE OF CATTLE.
In judging (the ag e of cattle by the frorns, most people 'read" the ring's of the horns incorrectly. At .about two years of age, & small ring appears at the base of the horn, and an other at three years. Then these two preliminary rings fuse and almost dlisapp'ear; jbuft a .d)eep afeig sjon forms, and indicates , the fourth year. To correctly judge the age from the horns, one should count the smooth Up and the first slightly marked ring as representing three years, and add one year for each 'additional rimg. In ibe aged animal there is a marked depression or lessening iin circumference ait the ibasi© of the ihorn, which together with the loss of the broad parts of the incisors , or great wear of these teeth, may be accounted unmistakable evidence of advanced years.
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Northern Advocate, 8 October 1920, Page 1
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