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KAKMKUS' IU I.I.KTIX 7H0. 



A good castrating knife or a penknife that will keep a sharp edge 

 is necessary to do a clean job. A castrating knife of this kind can 

 he purchased for from $1.25 to $2. A roll of absorbent cotton and a 

 vessel containing a 3 per cent solution of compound cresol ( V. S. P.), 

 carbolic acid, or other reliable disinfectant should be at hand. 



METHOD OF OPERATING. 



Two persons can work to the best advantage in castrating. The 

 attendant goes into the pen and picks up a pig by the hind leg, 

 taking the right hind and front leg in his right hand and the left 



Fig. 1.— Method of holding pig for eastra- FlG 2 ._ Cleansing the scrotum. 



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hind and front leg in his left. In this manner the pig may be held 

 in the lap of the attendant. If the attendant holds the pig in a 

 position like that shown in figure 1 there is less liability of its 

 wriggling about and making it hard for the operator to work. When 

 the pig is in the desired position, the scrotum should first be washed 

 with a piece of cotton saturated with the antiseptic solution (fig. 2). 

 and before making the cut the operator should be sure that the knife 

 and his hands are thoroughly clean. The knife should be dipped in 

 the antiseptic solution before making the cut. 



One of the testicles is seized between the thumb and forefinger of 

 the left hand and an incision made over the most prominent part, 

 parallel with the middle line of the scrotum and a half inch to the 



