Brenda: The one the list was looking for is the notches/cuts in the ears of farm animals.........the one you mentioned......growing back white hairs.......interesting.... learn something new every day ! Cynthia Moderator of : Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com VTWindso-L@rootsweb.com CTHartfo-L@rootsweb.com From: Irl Rickman <ir60826@navix.net> To: <CTHARTFO-L@rootsweb.com> > Cutting a notch in the ear of the animal you wish to brand is one old > way---another if to scratch a sore in the animal's hyde which will then grow > back white hair in the shape of the sore. Don't know if these are any that you > are looking for....... > > Brenda Greenley Rickman > ...a country girl...;-))) > > Cynthia wrote: > > > cathy: > > Yes you are correct......ownership and taxes.......branding is/was one > > way of doing it but in the very early days of New England, there was a > > common way of "branding" before branding iron was thought of........do you > > know how they did it ? anyone else know ? > > The reason for the "marks" was because the early towns of New England > > had "common lands" which was situtated [usually] in the center of town where > > all the cattle, sheep, and swine were allowed to graze together and records > > of these marks were kept by the town clerks. > > > > Cynthia > > Moderator of : > > Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com VTWindso-L@rootsweb.com > > CTHartfo-L@rootsweb.com > > ---- Original Message ----- > > From: CAPouls <japouls@prodigy.net> > > > I believe the cattle ear marks had to do with distinguishing 'ownership' > > as well > > > as taxation and all cattle ear marks had to be recorded on the town > > records. I > > > believe these were done with branding. > > > > > > Cathy > > > > > > Cynthia wrote: > > > > > > > Barb: > > > > Thanks for the encouraging message ! > > > > You mentioned "ear marks"......yes.....I remember when I first came > > > > across those odd sounding words and it was in Massachusetts in very > > early > > > > records of what is now Hampden County (once part of Hampshire Co until > > 1812) > > > > and have seen them in Vt, NH, and Maine records. > > > > > > > > Ok List.....Barb got this one going........start brainstorming..... > > > > 1. what are ear marks ? > > > > 2. what about "cattle marks" .? > > > > Cynthia > > > > Moderator of : > > > > Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com VTWindso-L@rootsweb.com > > > > CTHartfo-L@rootsweb.com > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: <Mrharveyfo@aol.com> > > > > To: <cyndylou3@earthlink.net> > > > > Subject: Re: [CTHARTFO] Re: [CRV] What is an assay master/and Other > > Things > > > > > I consider everything such as this a learning experience. I never > > will > > > > > forget the first time I ran into "ear marks" listings in the Vermont > > Town > > > > > Records!! I'm a born and raised Westerner....what did I know abt ear > > > > marks!! > > > > > So, by digging around in the microfilms of Vermont, I learned a > > "lesson." > > > > > > > > > > There is nothing like learning these little side lights...I think it > > > > brings > > > > > us closer to our ancestors...just as when we read a really > > personalized, > > > > > spiritual sounding Will that was made up by an ancestor. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks to all who joggles the dusty brain!! > > > > > Barb B. > > > > ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== > > > > ==== CTHARTFO Mailing List ==== > > Support Rootsweb......you benefit every time you use it !! > > http://www.rootsweb.com > > > > ============================== > > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > > > > > ==== CTHARTFO Mailing List ==== > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CTHARTFO-L > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-binlistsearch.pl > listowner: Cyndylou3@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > >