CAPONIZING FOWLS. 



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Those most approved of by skilful operators consist of two 

 five or seven-pound weights for confining the Fowls ; a scalpel, 



Scalpel. 



for cutting open the thin skin which envelopes the testicles; 

 a silver retractor, for stretching open the wound wide enough 



Retractor. 



to operate within ; a pair of spring forceps, denoted by the 

 letter a, in the following page, having a sharp, cutting edge, 

 resembling that of a chisel, with a bevel half an inch in its 

 greatest width, for making the incision, and securing the thin 



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