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 STOCKMEN and FARMERS. 
 
 A NEW, SIMPLE AND CONCISE METHOD 
 
 OF 
 
 So that in case of their being Lost, Strayed or 
 Stolen they can be defmalely Recognized 
 ] / / and Claimed. ^^ -"" - • 
 
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 Published and For Sale h^ Ko.i./i..^."K.. ^' 
 
 H. BALDV/IN, BOOKSELLER AND^^S^^g^^^ 
 
 304 MAIN SIKKET, STOCKTON, CAL. 
 
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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1882, by 
 
 H. Baldwin, Stockton, in the Office of the Librarian 
 
 of Congress at Washington. 
 
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REMARKS ON THE METHOD 
 
 There are probably few stock owners to whom, at some time or other, 
 the necessity has not presented itself of having a systematical record of 
 the animals they own. 
 
 Whilst a perfectly easy matter to recognize the animals with which 
 one is familiar, as numbers increase the difficulties become greater, and 
 stockmen are well aware how troublesome a matter it is when horses or 
 mules are lost to give a sufficiently accurate description of them to allow 
 of their identification by a stranger. A man remembers that that black 
 mare had a white patch on her, but he is not by any means certain after 
 losing sight of her for a few weeks exactly where it was. He would rec- 
 ognize the mare fast enough if he caught sight of her himself, but to give 
 from memory any very graphic account of her markings is another matter 
 altogether. 
 
 The idea of the present stock book was presented to the publisher by 
 Mr. Thos. Cunningham, the well-known Sheriff of San Joaquin County, 
 and the mere fact that the information he is constantly requiring when ap- 
 plied to ior assistance in the recovery of lost stock suggests such a record 
 as is here provided, is good proof that in case of loss a carefully preserved 
 description, which is by this means made an easy matter, will be of great 
 value. 
 
 The first illustration shows the application of the proposed plan, and 
 describes a black horse, 15 hands high, with 3 white feet, a star in forehead, 
 a splint on inside of right foreleg, and brand Ton left hip. 
 
CUNNINGHAM'S DEVICE. 
 
 This device consists of two outline cuts of the horse, mule or 
 other animal to be described. The two cuts showing both sides of th^ 
 animal. By the use of these cuts a fac-simile of all the marks, spots and 
 brand, and their exact location on the animal can be shown. These cuts 
 are intended to be used by the owners of stock for the purpose of makino^ 
 an exact description of all the stock they own, so that in the event of it 
 being lost, strayed or stolen, the owner will have such an accurate descrip- 
 tion that the animal can be identified by any one who is furnished with a 
 copy. 
 
 The necessity for some such device has been suggested to Mr. Cun- 
 ningham by the difficulty he (as an officer) has experienced in getting (even 
 from the owners) a good description of the stock lost or stolen, and much 
 time has been lost and expense incurred for that reason. 
 
 This device if adopted by stock owners will be of great advantage to 
 them, and also to Sheriffs and other Peace Officers, who are often called 
 upon to look for stolen stock. 
 
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