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MAKING POULTRY PAY 



instructions wherever it is available. Still, if one has 



a little confidence, he will meet with success if the 



directions here given 



are carefully followed. 



In the first place a 



table is needed, in 



which a few screw 



rings are inserted at 



convenient places ; 



these are furnished 



with broad tapes, by 



which the bird is 



securely held during 



the operation. Two fig. 91 — caponizing table 



styles of tables are shown in Figures 91 and 92, but a 



barrel can be used. A set of tools is shown in Figures 



93, 94 and 95. 



Place the bird upon the table and fasten it down 

 upon its left side, as shown at Figure 92, where the 

 rings and ropes are seen. Straps with weights may be 

 used instead. The spot where the opening is to be 

 made is shown by the x. Here the feathers are plucked 

 and an opening is made through the skin with a pair 

 of sharp-pointed, long-bladed scissors, or a lance made 

 for the purpose. The skin is drawn to one side and 

 an opening is made with the instrument between the 

 last two ribs for an inch and a half in length, great 

 care being taken not to wound the intestines. The 

 ribs are then separated by the U-shaped spring hook, 

 so as to expose the inside. The intestines are gently 

 moved out of the way with the handle of a teaspoon 

 and the glands or testicles will be seen attached to 

 the back. The tissue which covers them is torn open 

 with the hook, aided by tweezers. The gland is then 

 grasped with the forceps and the cord is held by the 

 tweezers. The gland is then twisted off by turning 



