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ful is as follows : Have an assistant hold the pig up 

 by its hind legs. ^ Prepare an antiseptic solution of Car- 

 bolic Acid live per cent, or Bichloride of Mercury, one 

 in one-thousandths, in a pan. Have a needle threaded 

 with a medium sized absorbent silk or cat-gut suture. 

 Prepare a clean, sharp knife ; wash the seat of operation 

 with either antiseptic solution. Now, proceed to locate 

 the testicle by having the hind parts elevated. The in- 

 testines must be pressed back into the abdominal cavity. 

 The testicle will remain in the sack or scrotum; now 

 grasp the testicle between the fingers and make the in- 

 cision through the scrotum and to the lower portion. It 

 may be necessary to insert two fingers to withdraw the 

 testicle. When the testicle is located, withdraw it. Be- 

 fore cutting it off it is well to run a needle containing 

 a thread through the last covering of the testicle so as 

 to prevent the membrane from returning. After this 

 is securely done, remove the testicle and sew the inner 

 membranes that envelop the rupture and testicle with 

 what is called a '^tobacco pouch suture.*'/ Draw it to- 

 gether firmly and tie and cut off suture about one- 

 half inch from the knot. Your operation is now com- 

 plete. Do not sew the outer incision in the scrotum, as 

 it would have a tendency to accumulate dirt and hold 

 pus. It should have a free drainage. Wash with one of 

 the above mentioned antiseptics twice daily until thor- 

 oughly healed. Also feed laxative foods that are easily 

 digested. 



SORE FEET 



Cause : Filth ; especially common in large hogs when 

 confined to hard floors or driven over rough, hard roads, 

 or continually kept in filthy pens. The tissues of the 

 feet become softened, especially those between the claws. 

 Irritation is set up by germs entering the abrasions. 



Symptoms : The hogs will be noticed going very lame 

 and if closely examined the above named conditions will 

 be found. 



