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moved by the same manipulations that are employed 

 in caponizing. 



Young fowls, about in their third month, are 

 usually selected as the victims of this epicurean 

 barbarity. 



Prof. J. E. Eyder, of the American Veterinary 

 College, kindly contributes his method of operation 

 as follows : 



Iiistruments. — Straight 

 or convex bistoury, spread- 

 er forceps, extracting for- 

 ceps, two cotton cords 

 (three feet long and a 

 quarter of an inch in dia- 

 meter) arranged with a 

 running loop at one end 

 and a pound or pound and 

 a half weight attached to 

 the other, depending on 

 the size of the cockerel. 

 The operating table should 

 be the usual height and 

 about 18 inches wide; or 

 a barrel upside down ans- 

 wers the same purpose. 



Age to operate in order to obtain the best results — 

 viz., reduced mortality, increased size, a greater 

 development of hackles around the neck and an arrest 

 of comb development — as soon as the sex can be dis- 

 tinguished. 



Before operating, diet the chicks ; a light diet for 



CAPONIZINGt INSTRUMENTS. 



