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fastened on the j)lank it will be al)ont waist high to the o]iei-ator as shown 

 in the illnstrations. The plank slionld be on a slant of about thirty degrees. 

 The operator standing faeiiig the l)oavd, with his right hand toward the 

 lower end, passes his right hand (D) Fig. 166 through the loop (C) and 

 instriK'ts his assistant to grasp the right legs of the hog and bilng the hog 

 to him, placing it on the l)oard. As the assistant approaches with the hog, 

 ]:)ass''yonr left hand nndci' the right hand and rope, grasping the left hind 

 leg (E), while yonr right haiul gras])s the right iiiiul leg (Fig. 167). Now 



Fig. 166— Restraint for spaying the sow (flank method), first step. A, Board 

 with end elevated; B. rope snspending the board; C, rope loop snaring the hind 

 feet; D, H, position of hands. 



guide the left leg to yonr right hand, and grasp it. The left Itand now 

 contains both hind feet, while the right hand grasps the loop from over 

 the left wrist and carries it back, dropping it ahove the fetlocks. As you 

 drop the rope back of the leg, instruct your assistant to pull the hog down- 

 ward on the board, making the rope taut as shown in Fig. 168. With a 



