Show Injure Hams by Careless W Work orl Serious Damage Observed by Inspectors Traced to Botchy Operation Prepared b by the United Untied States Staten Department S of Agriculture S Serious dama damage e to hams as observed ob ob- served in federal meat Inspection and i also as reported by bythe the time the trade to tho the United States Department of ot A ture tare has been traced to the careless Jn castration of pl pigs s. s The d damage ma mage e frequently does not attract attention attention at at- until the hams haras are aie about to be trimmed for curing Th The principal injuries In In- In juries are those caused by abscesses Or the Scar car tissues that devlon develon In n ne neglected cases resulting in the condemnation con con- at federally inspected packIng packIng pack- pack In Ing houses of ot Infected hams Sometimes Sometimes Some Some- times the thc dama damage e Is Js so extensive that only a tl i small portion of the meat may be utilized Precautions Neglected On OD account of the simplicity of I castrating pigs farmers or their hired help frequently do not realize the importance im of ot proper precautions and car carf carm As a consequence inflammation or he formation of ot scrotal scrota abscesses occur Amon Among the principal causes auses of the time trouble are the use use of dirty knives failure to clean the area of operation I and turning the lie pigs into pens or feed lots Immediately after the time operation Under such conditions mun many of the wounds are liable to b become become be be- come Infected finally resulting In damage dam n age c to the jU hams S Damage May Be Avoided While e It is not practical under farm c conditions to go 9 to extremes extremes' s' s In sanitation saul sani t tation tio much of of the damage may rimy be avol avoided d. d by th the foll following reasonable prec precautions advised by the United States Sates Department ei of r Agriculture Th The area of bf f operation should first first be thoroughly r ci cleaned b by washing v with s 's soap arid r water rit t r i. i The l op operator should wash Ills hands h In a disinfectant tant I and nd U the e knife k should be tie sted sterilized iZ d with b billing y te or or- or a disinfectant nt beJ before beJe e eI I it is y used 1 Is- Is following n. n the he operation tile the ther Wounds should be l with hh pin pine tar its as ms a Ii protection rote tI u against aln t dirt an and W t The t tar r t b be heated e t 1 to Q the I f boiling p point and al allowed allowed al- al ay low lowed to to coos coos' before leore it Jt t Is Is use se J 1 Then n nth th the pigs gs should tye lo t turned r into I I pa turp lot kit f free e tro from p d w willows or cit confined to pens that have been especially especially es es- es- es prepared d b by cleaning a and pc s 's scrubbing with n a LL disinfectant Clean l straw bedd bedding g should be provided dally daily for at least five five days fol following owing the o operation era arid and this his should l U d be be I sprayed with wita a dIsinfectant before It itis it itis is Js used A A. 3 a per cent solution of liquor Is a suitable S disinfectant nt for for sc scrubbing the pens nn anti and spraying the he straw If these simple precautions are followed fol followed fol- fol lowed much of the present loss fro from froin t death of pigs following castration as aswell I j I well as the loss from damaged hams haras I may b avoided Farmers Farmers' Bulletin t No 1337 1357 uC Castration of Pigs contains contaIns contains con con- information on this tills subject ct of nl value e to farmers |