Show Docked Lambs Bl Bring Bring g w High High ligh Market Marl et P Price ce I In W Warm arm Weather Pine Tar Should Be Put on Tail Failure to dock and trim lambs Iambs costs New York sheep growers a tidy sum sura every year for lambs that reach mach the market without this having ha been done dona bring a lower price When the lambs are from one to two weeks old they ought to be castrated castrated castrated cas cas- sa says s 's It II U. B B. B HInman of the state college at Ithaca Select a abright abright abright bright day Have Ilave the lambs on clean lean leandry dry bedding or if iP on pasture have them on clean dry grass Provide some warm water containing a Wash tho the hands clean Have Havea a sharp knife dip both hands and knife In this solution It is well vell when there are a number of lambs to be castrated to sort them from the flock lock Have e someone catch a n lamb and hold It up against his chest with Its four legs together The operator takes hold bold of the scrotum and cuts off one one- third of the lower end The testicles testicle's testicles test test- I cles cle's now being exposed are pulled out slowly one at a time After fter this drop some of the disinfectant Into the holes lOles and put the lamb with Its mother A week after the buck lambs have ha been castrated and are almost healed all lambs iambs ewes an and should be docked This work Is commonly done with a chisel and block lock A sharp knife Is also used The regular docking pincers however howe are better as ns their use prevents loss of blood They should be e heated till they are red hot In warm weather when flies are troublesome troublesome trouble trouble- some pine tar should be put on the he stu stub of the tall tail to prevent attack by maggots This operation can be performed performed performed per per- formed by anybody exercising a n little care |