CASTRATION 507 



the right forefinger tear the licile large enough to allow 

 working room for the fingers ; feel inside near the back, 

 with the first two fingers of the left hand, for the "pride," 

 a little knotty lump, which cannot be mistaken, for there 

 are no others like it within reach, but if it is not found, 

 as is sometimes the case, then feel for small guts, called 

 the "pig-bag," and take them out the best you can, until 

 the first "pride" is reached; take this off; follow back 

 down the pig-bag to a fork where two guts coming to- 

 gether form a larger one, as two branches running to- 

 gether form a creek ; here take up the other branch until 

 the lower "pride" is reached ; take it off, put the pig-bag 

 back in good order, and see that it is all in the belly 

 j)roper, and not left at the gash. 



"Slack up the upper hind leg, so as to close the gash, 

 and sew up with two stitches, taking good hold, but 

 going only skin deep; one stitch near the middle of the 

 gash, the other above it; draw the edges together, so as 

 to touch from the middle of the gash upward. Both 

 stitches may be taken before tying either, and then tie 

 the threads or twine, crossing each other, in the form of 

 a letter X, and when the sow is let go press the hand over 

 the gash as she starts off. The thread or twine used 

 should not be too harsh or too tightlv twisted." 



