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market. Most of them are satisfactory after the operator becomes 

 accustomed to handling them. They consist of: 



1. Knife for making abdominal incision. 



2. Spreaders or retractors for separating the ribs. 



3. Appliances for removing the testicle. 



Some of the best of each of these are illustrated below. The 

 operator should make his own selection. The author's preference 

 is the " Farmer" Miles set. 



Fig. 116 — Miles' Caponizing Knife. 



Pig. 117 — Miles' Spreaders. 



Fig. 118— Spring Spreader 



