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litter of pigs in them, or may l)e utterly destitute of in- 

 side fat, from having recently suckled pigs; in either 

 case they are of less \alue than their appearance would 

 indicate. Spayed sous are not troublesome to their 

 mates, are as good as they look for feeding or market- 

 ing, and command in all markets such prices as are paid 

 for none but first-class stock. 



TO CASTRATE A BOAR 



An expert says : ''As to the time for castrating boars, 

 do it whenever most comenient, and the best way is the 

 way understood by every old farmer, unless the hog is 

 ruptured, in which case the striffen around the seed 

 (called the scrotal sack) should be taken out with the 

 seed, and the seed string tied within the neck of the 

 scrotal sack with a small twine. \\'hen this is done, cut 

 off the seed sack, and all behind the tie, and let the hog 

 go. I do not like sewing up, as large tumors sometimes 

 result from so doing. Should maggots develop in the 

 gash where a hog has been cut, apply either turpentine, 

 kerosene or buttermilk." 



TO CASTRATE A RIDGLING 



"In a ridgling hog the seeds are not in a scrotal sack 

 or in their proper place, but in the body of the animal, 

 immediately behind the kidneys. He should be cut in 

 the side, the same as in spaying a sow. but the incision 

 should be madt> of sufficient size to admit the whole hand, 

 when the seeds can be found and easilv withdrawn. 



