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The operator will stand facing the plank, with his right hand 

 toward the low end of the plank; pass yonr right hand (a) 

 through the looped rope, and instruct your assistant to grasp 

 both right legs of the hog and bring it to you, placing it on the 

 board. As he approaches pass your left hand under your right 

 hand and the rope, grasping the left hind leg, while your right 

 hand grasps the 7'ight hind leg; now guide the left- leg to your 



Fig. 332. Conkey's Method of Restraining a Sow for "Spaying 

 Operation" — Animal Secured. 



right hand, which grasps it. The right hand now retains both 

 hind legs, Figure 331, while your left hand grasps the loop 

 from over your wrist and carries it back, dropping it posterior 

 to the hind feet. As you drop the rope back of the feet you 

 are to say "pull" — meaning that your assistant is to pull the hog 

 downward on the plank, making the rope taut, as is shown in 

 Figure 332. 



With a little practice a sow can be secured, by this method, 

 in less than five seconds. 



