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In cutting off the tails of sheep the same as 

 with other farm operations, the greatest of care 

 should be exercised in having the instrument in 

 hand perfectly clean. A good antiseptic to use 

 on the instruments and the hands and as a dress- 

 ing for all kinds of wounds on the farm, for man 

 and beast, is Creoline. This can be secured at 

 any drug store and should be used in the strength 

 of a teaspoonful in a pint of boiling water. 



CASTRATION In castrating animals on the farm it will pay 



in the long run to use soap and water and Creo- 

 line as an antiseptic freely over the scrotum be- 

 fore making an incision with the knife. 



CASTRATING 



CALVES 



CASTRATING 

 COLTS 



In castrating calves a good, sharp, clean 

 knife is sufficient Always make a long incision 

 on the sides of the scrotum or cut off at least one- 

 fourth of the same at the lower end. This is 

 done to prevent healing too quickly and to secure 

 good drainage. The cord should be scraped off 

 high up. The castrating of calves should not be 

 attended with the loss of a single animal if the 

 operation is properly done. 



The horse is very much subject to inflamma- 

 tion following castration, and the work should 

 either be done by a veterinarian or an experi- 

 enced castrator in the neighborhood. The secrets 

 of success are, first, to have everything in con- 

 nection with the operation perfectly clean ; sec- 



