TO TELL THE AGE OF COWS.
The ago o{ horned cattle may generally he known by rings on the horns till their tenth year ; aftor that time they give no indication of age further than that the animal has passed its tenth year. The first ring appears on the horn after the animal has passed two years old—soon after, as a general rule, though sometimes before that age. During the third year the ring gradually increases, and at three years of age it is completely formed. The second ring appears during the fourth year, and at the fifth year it is complete. After that period an additional ring is formed each year. This rule is sufficiently plain, and eren a young farmer needs but little practice to enable him to read a cow's age on her horns. A cow with three rings is six years old ; with four she is seven years old. No new rings are formed after the tenth year; the deeper rings, however, and the worn appearance of the horns are pretty sure indications of old age. —Exchange.
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Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2196, 10 March 1881, Page 4
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181TO TELL THE AGE OF COWS. Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2196, 10 March 1881, Page 4
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