Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-03
instruments Used in caponizinq.

| There are several sets. of instru-
ments made for the purpose of capon-
izing fowl. These differ principally
in the type of instrument used in get
ting hold of and removing the testicle.
| One type Is the cannula, a. This con-
slsts of hollow tube, the lower end
Of which is compressed and closed ex-
cept for two small holes through which
to run the horse hair or wire compris-
| ing the other part of the instrument.
This type is very satisfactory, but re-
quires two hands to operate. Another
| type Is the twisting scoop, b. This is
a spoonlike scoop slotted in the center
and mounted upon a slender rod. 1t
is designed to slip under the testicle,
! allowing the spermatic cord to pass
through the slot. BY twisting the cord
Is severed. This type has the advan-
tage of requiring only one hand to
operate, but is more liable to produce
slips than the cannula. A third style
Of instrument, i, is also in the form
of spoon or scoop, but instead of be-
ing in one piece has two jaws regu-
lated by a slide. The testicle is
caught in the scoop with the spermatic
cord between the jaws, and by tighten
Ing the jaws and gently moving the in
strument the cord is severed and the
testicle removed. Still another type,
not now in common use, is the spoon
forceps. With this the testicle is SIM
ply grasped with the forceps and de-
tached by twisting movement. Here
one hand can be used also, but the
liability of slips is rather greater than
with the other methods.
K, shows type of forceps, consist
| ing of two hinged arms, one of which
terminates in broad, fiat surface, and
the other in an end of similar shape,
| from which the center has been re-
moved, leaving only a narrow rim.
These two ends are held closely
pressed together by means of a rubber
band passing across the handles. In
use. the ends of the forceps are sepa-
rated. the solid one slipped under the
testicle and the rim then allowed to
settle down over it. The cord is then
caught and the testicle can be re-
| moved. Careless or too rapid use Of
this instrument is likely to cause slips.
A knife for making the incision into
the body cavity is of course necessary.
Almost any sharp-pointed, thin-bladed
knife will answer the purpose well
(see @. Some sort Of spreader to
spring apart the ribs far enough to
| allow the instruments to be inserted
into the body must be used. A plain
spring spreader, as shown at d,
or sliding spreader, e, allowing the
pressure to be gagged, will answer the
purpose. A sharppointed hook, h, for
tearing away the thin membranes, and
blunt probe, of which G is one type,
for pushing aside the intestines, COM
plete the necessary equipment. A pair
of small tweezers or nippers, f, is also
useful in removing any foreign matter
from the body.
improving Methods of Preparing Wool.
A few wool growers in the North
west this season successfully prepared
their wool after the methods employed
in Australia and New Zealand. AS is
well known, in those countries fleeces
are carefully examined when they are
sheared, and the wool classers make
sure that only one grade of wool is
put into bale, and that the bales of
the same lot are uniform. The f1eeces
are carefully skirted and each fleece.
when it enters the bale, is of even,
serviceable quality.
The Pioneer shed, located near Bit
ter Greek, Sweetwater county, Wyo.,
will place upon the market this year
100000 pounds of wool prepared under
the supervision of men familiar with
shed operations in Australia and New
Zealand. These fleeces were skirted,
rolled, classed and baled according to
the Australian methods. The young
men employed in the work in the wool
room came principally from the Uni
versity of Wyoming and from the Rock
Springs high school. This represented
the first instance of training young
men at home for employment in the
industry that is foremost in several
of the Rocky mountain states.
The plan of preparing the woods at
Ely. New, and at Wamsutter, Daley's
Ranch and Scion, Wyo, did not involve
the use of labor in skirting the feeces
and in separating the skirtings into
first and second pieces and locks, as
was done at Pioneer shed. The ieeces
we're carried from the shearing floor
to tables in the wool room, where men
who had had experience in warehouse
grading removed the heavy tags. rolled
each fleece, and assigned it to be baled
under its proper name. No bale con-