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mohair from this part of the goat. The mohair 

 should be removed from a space at least eight inches 

 square. A lengthwise incision is then made through 

 the skin and muscles, or after the skin is cut, the 

 muscles can be separated with the fingers and the 

 testicle is found. It usually lies close to the back- 

 bone, to the lower and inner side of the kidney. It is 

 usually undeveloped and much smaller than the kid- 

 ney. Its surface is smooth and not indented like the 

 kidney. When it is discovered it can be withdrawn 

 through the opening, and adherent tissue clipped 

 with the scissors. The muscles and skin should be 

 brought together with the silk thread. The needles 

 should pierce the muscles as well as the skin, and the 

 edges of the skin should approximate. No hair 

 should be allowed to remain between the cut sur- 

 faces, as the wound will not heal rapidly. After the 

 wound is closed some boracic acid powder may be 

 dusted over the wound, and the goat allowed his free- 

 dom. After ten days or two weeks the silk threads 

 should be cut and drawn out, as they will not absorb, 

 and they will irritate the wound. If this operation 

 is carefully performed, and strict cleanliness adhered 

 to, less than 2% of the animals operated upon will 

 die. 



GROWTH. 



A kid at birth is usually small and weak, possi- 

 bly weighing from four to six pounds. For the first 



