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and into the paunch of the bloated animal and the trochar 

 removed, leaving the canula in the opening. The canula 

 keeps the hole open, so 

 the gas can pass off from 

 the paunch. After the 



animal has been relieved, Fig. 25. — Trochar and Canula. 



the canula is removed 



and a little disinfectant placed on the wound. A knife 

 may be used to relieve bloat, but when there is nothing 

 to keep the hole open, the operation is ineffective in a 



great many cases. 



Hand sheep shears. 



Even though a 

 farmer shears by ma- 



FiG. 26. — Hand Sheep Shears. chinery, he should 



have a pair of hand 

 sheep shears. They are necessary in tagging, an opera- 

 tion that is absolutely necessary at breeding and lambing 

 time. They are also very convenient in the case of mag- 

 gots in the wool, since the infested wool may be removed. 



Wool box. 



The wool box or wool board is a piece of equipment 

 that is gradually passing out of use. It is constructed 

 out of five pieces of wood hinged together. In use, the 

 wool box is spread out flat and four pieces of twine laid 

 across it, two crossing in one direction and two at right 

 angles. The fleece is placed in the middle of the box. 

 The box is then folded up to form a box and the twine 

 tied over the top of the fleece while the box is in this posi- 

 tion. A fleece tied in such a box has a very good appear- 

 ance. An objection to this system of tying fleeces is that 



