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and the left hind leg with the left, pulling down- 

 ward and to the right on the tail, upward and to 

 the left on the leg. Like the double half -hitch in 

 throwing a bull, this method of throwing hogs is 

 effective, but its manner of action is a mystery. 



Large hogs are seldom thrown but are confined 

 either by means of a noosed rope which is placed 

 well back in the mouth and tightened around the 

 snout, or with one of the many types of hog-hold- 



PLATE 17. Convenient hog holder made from % inch gas pipe 

 and flexible clothes wire. It may be disjointed in the 

 middle for convenience in carrying 



ers. In case a snout-rope is used it should be 

 either 14 or % inches in diameter, and about fif- 

 teen feet long. An eye about % inches in diame- 

 ter is braided in one end, and through this the 

 other end of the rope is passed to make a running 

 noose. Directly around the rope forming the 

 noose is braided a jerk-rope about a foot long. 

 This device renders it possible to release a hog 

 instantly, and saves time, for if it is not used re- 

 leasing the animal sometimes is as difficult as 

 confining it. A large rope tied in any manner to 



