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released testicle to pass througti ; then cut through the skin 

 and the inner case enclosing it; push out the testicle, and gently 

 draw the cord attached to it out one or two inches, and 3ut or 

 scrape it ojBf, and the work is done. Then put in a little salted 

 soft grease, and push it upwards towards the belly." In hot 

 weather apply a little turpentine to the cut edges to keep off the 

 flies. In cold or stormy weather house the calf. If the scrotum 

 becomes inflamed, open again and press the matter out. From 

 three to six months old is the proper time for the operation. 



Spayixg is the same process performed on the heifer, and 

 where the stock is to be fatted it is a profitable operation, as 

 they make better beef and fatten more readily. Another object 

 of spaying is to secure a uniform flow of milk the year round. 

 For this purpose ii is done from four to six weeks after the 

 calving, when the milk is at its fullest flow. Where a regular 

 quantity of milk is desired all the year, and the raising of stock 

 is no object, spaying becomes desirable. A veterinary surgeon 

 will spay a herd of cows in a very short time, at a small expense, 

 and Avith little danger. Only about one per cent, are lost in the 

 operation. 



Diseases of the Feet and Limbs should be treated as 

 described for the same diseases in the horse. 



