CARELESS CATTLE BRANDING.
In order to minimis» th.> damage done to hides by branding on the be si part of i.he hide, as much as possible, the New Zealand Tanners'’ Association hopes to have a clause inserted in the New Zealand Stock Act requiring the brand to be permanently applied to the skin. In the case of cattle, the branding should not be less than two inches in height and not more than six in. in width, and should be burned 5»»to the skin only on the shoulder or neck Amendments to th© branding rules have been under consideration for ! some time, one of the pioposals being to make an alteration in the piesjem system by making the earmirk j the legal mark or brand In that j event, a fire brand would b t an arklijtf.onal optional mark. It is estimafeo, the Auckland “Star,” that faij mer? are losing from 1150.009 to £200, 000 .annually by carebss brand- j ; ing. A circular has been sent to far- I mers by the N-Z. Farmers’ Union draw- j ing attention to the matter.
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Putaruru Press, Volume IV, Issue 127, 8 April 1926, Page 6
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182CARELESS CATTLE BRANDING. Putaruru Press, Volume IV, Issue 127, 8 April 1926, Page 6
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