Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-04
ALL ABOUT cApoNs.
How the Caponisina l. Donc-Best nrccdi
90 Orarntn On--Nrnuih Of rannna.

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How the Caponisina l. Done-Best breeds
TO operate On--Crowth Of Cspons.
T. Grcincr Of Now York, whose oy.
porimonts arc always worth knowing
about, gives a very interesting account
Of raising capons in q communication 20
Country Gentleman. His first trial was
made last year with many precautions
This year, however, he has got at 70 in
q business way and makes short and
successful work Of IT, Ho writes.
Ny way has boon 10 shut up from
to ~ oookorols at night, leave them with
out food and drink until the second day
following and then caponize thom. As
soon as caponizod tho birds arc placed
In small pen with an oarthcn door,
where thoy arc well fed with soft food
for fow days, during which timo they
arc examined once or twice and roliov.
ed Of wind pun, II such happened 20
occur, by q Slit made into the pufcd ur
skin with the point Of q keon bladcd
penknifo. In a week or less we give tho
birds their liberty aud lot another lot
just caponized, take their places. / hud
however. that the birds whom skillfully
operated ON are 10 littlo affected by be.
ing onponiscd that th0y will oat ON the
operating table whilo undergoing the
operation. Whether kept IN confinement
for q few days or given their liberty Of
once. whether fed soft food or whole
grain. they arc suro TO heal up aud TO.
cover perfectly in about a weeks tnio
Usually / opon tho birds on both
sides, finding it safer and more oxpcdi
tiuus than % Try TO remove both tcsi.
Giles from ono side. Only whom tho low
or tosticle appears ia plain sight aud In
favorable position DO l tako both
from one opening. but even thon, con.
trary to tho oIdiunfy directions, take
tho upper ono fFat, as l End mo- Difficult.
~ TO remove blood tthoRd any appear
by means Of soaking it mp with a little
piece Of moiat sponge, and thus bring
tho lower tostiolo In plain sight again.
Whom I dut began. used tho horse.
hair canula. l am now using thin tin.
ned wire, such 90 heckcopcrs use for
fastening ARTIFICIAL comb foundations ia
their frames. and find q, far superior
20 tho manufacturer wire and % horse.
hair IA we'll It's uso simpliloa and
shurtcns the task materially for the
horsohair ofton breaks md frequently
requires repeated trials before IL can bl
clipped around tho testolo.
For years | have kept the Black
Langahan5, and yet consider them the
bost general purpose fowl As winter
layers thoy arc 10 hard 20 excel, but " I
were to mako business Of raising broil.
ors ] think ! would prefer Plymouth
Rocks Lcshorns arc too small For q
heavy, plump bodied bruilor or capon
tho Indian gNmo will DO bird TO beat,
and is crosses are also excellent, but NJ
egg layers the breed ranks very, very
low. We can oAponiEo Lnnghans, Co.
ohins Plymouth Rocks, Games, Log.
horns, etc, ind their crosses with
about equal Cnso. Only tho Brahmas
hnvo given Us como trouble on account
Of tho wormltke shape " their tcsticlcs.
Game LangHhan crosses sometimes hAvo
too much hosh on tho ribs 10 show tho
lnttor we'll and VIZ sometimes mako tho
inoision more by guosswofk than by
sight or ioeling Of tho exact spot.
Dealers In oaponizing supplies almost
invariably assert that chpons grow fas.
ter and reach greater weight than
roostcrs but such Is not my experience
] have not boon nblo 10 discover much
dinorqnce In thor respective ratio Of
growth. But Il Is. corthin that capona
grow falsor and plumpGr. and that their
moat IL much swcetor mud moro tondor
j dislike tho smell and flavor Of roostori
when IL comes along IN tho wintor or
toward spring. but l can find no fault
with tho tnsto Of eapon meat Tho prico
alone, compared with that Of rooster
meat proves tho superior table quality
OF tho canon.