. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 420 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS sharp instrument, such as a knife or chisel, a few of the lambs may bleed to death. Bore a hole of sufficient size to admit the lamb's tail in a board, and when ready for use, heat the pincers to redness, pull the tail through, the hole to protect the lamb's rump, and sever the tail quickly. Wing suggests to make the pincers large enough to admit a grown ram's scrotum, and when it is desired to castrate su
. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 420 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS sharp instrument, such as a knife or chisel, a few of the lambs may bleed to death. Bore a hole of sufficient size to admit the lamb's tail in a board, and when ready for use, heat the pincers to redness, pull the tail through, the hole to protect the lamb's rump, and sever the tail quickly. Wing suggests to make the pincers large enough to admit a grown ram's scrotum, and when it is desired to castrate such a ram, protect the body with a board as before and hold up the scrotum and slowly sever with the pincers heated to 200 f f\ftc^^§' 1 hbo Fig. 138. — Method op marking Lambs fob Future Identification, ob UNTIL Permanent Tags can be inserted into the Eab. Marking lambs. — To avoid errors and mistaken identity the young lambs should be marked as soon as possible after birth. Identifying unmarked lambs is a difficult task and one which experienced flock-masters are often unable to do, hence the importance of marking the young lamb. The yoimg lamb's ear is very tender and will not carry a label until well grown, so a temporary naarking must be used. There are two. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company
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