A Victorian breeder suggests the following as the best method of ringing pigs Tako a piece of copper wire 2jin long and 1-llitli of an inch thick ; pierce the nose through from one nostril to the other, half an inch from the cud of the nose, with an awl ; pass the wire through ; take the two ends in a pair of pincers, and turn them twice round, and it is done. The particular merits of this plan are these It is easily and (prickly done ; it is not unsightly, as p cannot be seen, except when the pig raises its head high; and it effectually prevents him from rooting. King pigs as soon as they begin to root—say, at eight weeks old,
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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1735, 18 September 1885, Page 3
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