Show SCHEME FOR MARKING SHEEP by series of notches any numbers desired for farm flock may be easily obtained notching is a good way to mark sheep and it is quite frequently used notches hupci certain parts of the ears eara indicate certain numbers the sum of 0 the numbers represented by the tha notches being the number of the sheep liy by a series of notches any ally numbers desired for the farm flock can be obtained numbers up in tho the hundreds involve a rather complicated system but these are not usually punch used for Ins inserting ertling ear labels can also be used for notching 4 essary on the farm to avold avoid a complex system each crop of lambs may be numbered lumbered from one upward in this vay ay it will not generally be nee cesary liE flary to notch higher than this system Is sometimes used as a chock check for far ear tags in case the latter become torn out |