Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-08-06
instruments Used in caponIzlnO.

There are several sets OF instru
ments made for the purpose of capon-
izing q 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
sists OF q 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 10
a spoonlike scoop slotted in the center
and mounted upon q slender rod. II
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. third style
of instrument, /, Is also in the form
of spoon or scoop, but instead of be-
ing in one piece has two jaws regu-
lated by q 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
testiele removed. Still another type,
not now in common use, Is the spoon
forceps. With this the testicle Is sim.
ply grasped with the foreeps and de-
tached by q twisting movement. Here
one hand, can be used also, but the
liability OF slips is rather greater than
with the other methods.
X, 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 q narrow rim.
These two ends are held closely
pressed together by means Of 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 1t. 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-bladeC
knife win answer the purpose wei
(see c.. Some sort of spreader K
spring apart the ribs far enough t.
allow the instruments to be inserted
into the body must be used. A plair
4 1nr sH nR n
or 3 sliding spreader, e, allowing thu
pressure to be gagged. will answer tn
purpose. 4 sharp-pointed hook. h. TO
tearing away the thin membranes. ant
q blunt probe. of which is one type
for pushing aside the intestines, com
plete the necessary equipment 4 pal
of small tweezers or nippers, {. is ais
useful in removing any foreign matte
from the body.
| improving Methods Of Preparing Woo
A few wool growers in the Nortf
/ west this season successfully prepare
| their wool after the methods employee
\ in Australia and New Zealand. AS
i well known. in those countries fleece
1 are carefully examined when they ar
sheared, and the wool classers max
sure that only one grade of wool /
put into q bale, and that the bales I
! the same lot are uniform. The fleece
9 are carefully skirted and each feec,
when 1t enters the bale. is of evel
: serviceable quality.
The Pioneer shed. located near BI
- ter Creek. Sweetwater county, Wye
i will place upon the market this yes
If 100000 pounds of wool prepared undo
+. the supervision OF men familiar wit
n shed operations In Australia and Ne
Zealand These fieeces were skirte
rolled. classed and baled according
the Australian methods. The your
men employed In the work In the wo
= room came principally from the III
y versity Of Wyoming and from the Roc
y Springs high school. This representt
the first instance OF training your
men at home for employment in Il
industry that is foremost In sever
10 OF the Rocky mountain states.
= The plan of preparing the woods
~ Ely. New, and at Wamsutter, DaIey
n Ranch and Scion. wyo., did not invol
= the use of labor in skirting me heec
and in separating the skirtings In
first and second pieces and locks.
was done at Pioneer shed. The feec
a. we're carried from the shearing 40
az to tables In the wool room, where M
to who had had experience in v4rehou
Il. grading removed the heavy t. -. roll
IN each fleece. and assigned it to be bal
Snder its proper name. No bale C