18 CAPONS FOR PROFIT. 
outward appearance, resemble Plymouth Rocks 
quite closely, yet offer about as little difficulty to 
the novice as the pure Langshan. They make large, 
noble-looking capons. Most of the ordinary mixed 
fowls of our barn-yards are easily operated on. 
Cochins I have never tried. Of course, they are 
large and will make good capons. 
Brahmas will grow to largest size, and may prove 
the most profitable of all breeds for this purpose, 
yet the beginner will be apt to have trouble with 
them. The ribs do not show prominently on the 
outside. Although this makes little difference to a 
person after he has operated on a number of fowls 
it may puzzle the beginner. The most serious stumb- 
ling block, however, is the shape of the testicle, 
which in young Brahma cockerels is about a half 
inch long, extending close and worm-like along the 
big artery: To slip a horse-hair loop around the 
Brahma testicle, so that it will catch on and cut its 
way between the testicle and the artery, is no small 
job for the beginner. I would have not succeeded 
quite so well with Brahmas except for the use of 
steel wire in place of horse-hair. My emphatic ad- 
vice, therefore, is to make the first trial with easy 
caponizers, especially the Langshan or Langshan 
cross, or with ordinary smaller breeds, never with 
Brahmas. 
We are now trying the Indian games. These ex- 
cel in quality, and will probably make the choicest 
capons for home use. The markets, however, do 
not yet discriminate between capons of different 
breeds except so far as size is concerned. For profit 
we want the fowls that will give us the greatest 
