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first results are better if a run at grass for a few days has 

 first been obtained. The instruments needed are the emas- 

 culator and a castrating knife, which should be placed in 

 an antiseptic solution ten minutes 

 before operating, the hands and 



EMASCTJLATOR. 



arms being also cleansed with 

 the same material, it is also good 

 practice to examine the parts 

 or ruptures, etc. 



The essentials to success in castration are: thorough 

 cleanliness, got by the plentiful use of antiseptics, good health 

 at the time of operation, and exercise afterwards. 

 The scrotum is seized between the finger and thumb, so 

 as to tighten the skin over it, and a good incision (four 

 inches or thereabouts) made over the testicle, right 

 through the coverings of the testicle, which will then 

 pop out. The emasculator is applied well up on the 

 cord, the rough edge to the body, and the testicle 

 removed, the operation being repeated similarly on the 

 other testicle. Some of the antiseptic may be poured 

 into the wounds, the colt let up and stabled for eight to 

 ten hours, when it should be turned out with the others, 



