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Show CASTRATING AND DOCKING IS AID Properly Treated Lambs Always Al-ways Bring High Prices. Lambs that nre not castrated and docked do not sell well on the market. mar-ket. They bring considerably less than those lambs that have been properly docked and castrated when young. The market always discriminates' against them. The most satisfactory age to castrate cas-trate and dock lambs Is at about two weeks of age. Considerable difficulty Is often experienced in the castration of Iambs, more so than with any other kind of live stock. In many instances losses have been very heavy, due to infection after castration. Lambs nre very susceptible to lockjaw or tetanus. A nice, sunshiny, warm morning should be selected for this work. The lumbs should be penned In a clean enclosure away from their mothers. The purpose of this Is to prevent the mother Injuring them after they have been castrated and docked, as they will frequently lie down themselves and not move about. It has been found that by carefully care-fully disinfecting the instruments which are used for castrating and docking and keeping them in an antiseptic an-tiseptic solution when they are not In use and following the docking and castration by the use of a suitable disinfectant, lambs can be docked and castrated with very satisfactory results. The following solution has been used for applying to the stump of the tail after the lambs have been docked: Compound solution of cresol, two ounces ; pine tar, one pint This to be warmed until it runs well and to be applied heavily heav-ily to the stump of the tail and to the lambs after they have been castrated. This is an excellent antiseptic, an-tiseptic, keeps away flies and destroys de-stroys any ordinary infection that might gain access to the wounds. |