62 THE CALL OF THE HEN. 
large and failed to fertilize the eggs, but the cases were very rare, and 
I attributed it to weakened or diseased nerves; as, for instance, the nerves 
of the teeth or sciatic nerve, in the human being. 
Fic. 36—Holding hen ready to put in sack. 
Fig. 36 shows how to hold a hen before putting her in a sack to 
examine her for prepotency. 
a 37—Holding legs with right hand and gathering sack around legs with left 
hand. 
Fig. 37 shows how to put her in the sack, holding legs with right 
hand, with back of hen against bottom of sack, and gathering sack 
around legs with left hand. 
