The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-29
instruments Used in Caponizing.

There are several sets of instru-
ments made for the purpose of capon-
izing a 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 a 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 a spoon or scoop, but instead of be-
ing in one piece has two jaws regu-
lated by 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 a twisting movement. Here
one hand can be used also, but the
liability of slips is rather greater than
with the other methods.
K, shows a type of forceps, consist
ing of two hinged arms, one of which
terminates in a 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 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 cl. 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 q,
or sliding spreader, e, allowing the
pressure to be gagged, will answer the
purpose. A sharp-pointed hook, b, for
tearing away the thin membranes, and
a blunt probe, of which 6 is one type,
for pushing aside the intestines, COM
plete the necessary equipment pair
of small tweezers or nippers, +, 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 1eeces
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 feeces
are carefully skirted and each fleece,
when it enters the bale, is of even,
serviceable quality.
The Pioneer shed, located near Bit
ter Creek, 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 fieeces we're skirted,
rolled, classed and baled according to
the Australian methods. The young
inen employed in the work in the wool
room came principally from the Uni
gersity of Wyoming and from the Rock
Springs high school. This represented