lol caught me, I didn't ask that quite right did I .. <ducking>
Thanks Rita, I will read the history tomorrow.
Tina
----- Original Message -----
From: "RMN" <ocontogal2000(a)yahoo.com>
To: <WIGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: [WIGEN-L] Cattle Brand Mark Registrations
I don't think they asked about the owner's markings. Humans
have been
known to
change their original markings over their lifetime. <G> But the
names of
the
owners and their farms were required, there was also a fee. By the
way,
many
farms had names, such as "Butternut Farm" (my
grandpa's), "Sunny View
Farm"
(Great grandpa's), "Back Acres Farm" (Great uncle's
- he was a little
different), etc.
I think this is where the history of registration is, but not sure:
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/code/register/reg544a.pdf
Happy Valentines Day
Rita
"Tina S. Vickery" wrote:
> Rita, were the owners recorded with the markings compiled and recorded
at
> the town, county, state level?
> Thanks for giving the history!
>
> Tina
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "RMN" <ocontogal2000(a)yahoo.com>
> To: <WIGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 9:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [WIGEN-L] Cattle Brand Mark Registrations
>
> > I am not aware of branding, at least in farm cattle. It certainly may
> > have been done. But cattle in WI were marked in a number of other
ways.
> > Some farmers made a certain shaped "chip" along
the edge of the ear of
> > cows, swine and sheep. It was always on the same ear and at the same
> > spot on the ear. This was early (as early as the 1770's in Brown
County,
> > at "La Baye") when there were not many cattle per
farmer, unlike the
> > large cattle ranches later on out west and south west. The color
marking
> > of cows and milk oxen were later drawn on the paper outline
of each
side
> > of a calf and sent in to register that animal to the owner.
There were
> > no photographs then so this was used. These color spots do not change
in
> > shape, pattern or color (usually black, "red" or
brown) during the
life
> > of the animal. Still later, metal ear clips with the
registration
> > numbers stamped on them were used. Tatoos were sometimes used on the
> > inside lip and sometimes photographs, as early as the early 1900's.
> >
> > "Tina S. Vickery" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > Tonight, a page was shared with me. It got me to
> > > thinking ... You all know that is dangerous,
> > > especially given my penchant for cows <VBG> !
> > >
> > > but.. does the State of WI have records similar to
> > > what this page presents?
> > >
> > > "During the 19th Century and early 20th Century, many
> > > farmers let their cattle graze in unfenced areas.
> > > Branding was used to identify the owners of the
> > > cattle"
> > >
> > >
http://www.rootsweb.com/~msissaq2/cattle.html
> > >
> > > Tina
> > >
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