. Western live-stock management . Livestock; Range management. a good hoof-plncher are best instruments in this case. The foot, after having been trimmed with the pincher or pruning shears, may be dressed with a good rasp or a jack-knife. Docking instruments. The instruments used in docking are a sharp pocket- knife, docking chisel, or docking pinchers. The knife needs no explanation. The docking chisel is usually made of rather heavy iron, and has a broad blade and a long handle. The edge of the chisel is fairly blunt and in use, the chisel is heated to a dull, cherry red heat, and the lamb's
. Western live-stock management . Livestock; Range management. a good hoof-plncher are best instruments in this case. The foot, after having been trimmed with the pincher or pruning shears, may be dressed with a good rasp or a jack-knife. Docking instruments. The instruments used in docking are a sharp pocket- knife, docking chisel, or docking pinchers. The knife needs no explanation. The docking chisel is usually made of rather heavy iron, and has a broad blade and a long handle. The edge of the chisel is fairly blunt and in use, the chisel is heated to a dull, cherry red heat, and the lamb's tail is pinched off with the hot chisel against a block, the heat searing the blood vessels. The principle on which the docking pinchers work is similar to that of the docking chisel; that is, the pinchers are so built as to retain heat for a considerable time and the edges are not sharp. Ear-labeling punch. In a pure-bred flock, an ear-labeling punch is necessary. Such a punch can be procured from any stockmen's supply house. It combines a punch to make a hole in the sheep's ear and a pincher to close the label after it has Fig. 22. — Docking Fig. 23. — Ear Labeling 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 Potter, E. L. (Ermine Lawrence), 1884-; Kennedy, Carl N; Samson, George Roy; Nelson, Oran Milton. New York : Macmillan Company
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