Record #:

8709

Author(s):

Lee, Joshua A

Abstract:

Ear-marking livestock was a common practice up until the 1940s. Originally, ear-marking was done so that livestock could be easily identified. Families registered their earmarks, although no illustrations or descriptions appear in the registry maintained by the county. Even today pigs are still being ear-marked to record pedigrees and performance of individual shoats.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 49 Issue 9, Feb 1982, p22-23, il

Subject(s):

Earmarks