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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, — Fic. 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- 
Fic. 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 
