PEDIGREE CATTLE.
QUESTION OF BRANDING. PALMERSTON NORTH June 24. - A question ot considerable importance tQ stock breeders —namely, the branding of pedigree stock, was discussed by the Aber-deen-Arigus Association. A letter* in regard to the matter was read from the inspector ot stock slating that thero was nothing in the Act rendering it obligatory to brand any cattle running upon securely fenced land. One speaker pointed out that the association required, under its oond>-
tiona of 'nt.ry, that every beast must bo £rc-br.iiiii<ii with a ttatiou number, but he Plight bavo two brands purchased from different owners same station number at the same time. There was a danger *iiat in course of time confusion may arise unless a registered station brand waa also affixed to every beast-. Eventually |. was resolved to enforce the registration of owners’ brands and to draw members’ attention to th« conditions winch slated that all : cdigicc -tno}; must be fire branded with a s'.ttion ruinler in r-dihbon iu a registered station brand.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3511, 28 June 1921, Page 9
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166PEDIGREE CATTLE. Otago Witness, Issue 3511, 28 June 1921, Page 9
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