Show MATERIAL FOR TANNING much has baa been sold eaid and written oi of the value of can manaigre sigre root as a tanning agent in the manufacture of leather and after a time we ruay may anticipate wat that some ome of the barren wastes of utah and other parts of the wea may be utilize i in its ita cultivation fr the supplying of local tanneries canneries tann eries it can be grown with little oare care and expense anil and when there la is a market for the root the cultivators of the soil will bt be as ae pleased to grow as aa they now are to provide sugar beets fur for the factory the recent search for something to take the place of tanbark to in leather manufacture has not stopped however with the knowledge that thai gambier Kam bier etc could become available among the plants that prow grow luxuriantly inter in tbt west it has been found that sweet clover which sometimes is so BO aban dant as to be ba classed as an a rank weed cm CID be made to produce in conjunction with other c immon ammon plants a first class clans tanning material upon this tue the following communication written oy ny M M baldridge bald rid KO of st charles illinois to gleanings in boo bee vulture culture may prove of sufficient interest to lead to further inquiry it may surprise many to learn that the sweet clover plant is of immense value to tanners of leather A practical tanner an expert in his profession assures me that the fraternity can richly afford to pay 10 cents per ib or per ton for the sweet clover plant when properly prepared for their use A number of years ago this tanner offered me about beems 5 aenis per ib for the plant if I 1 would supply him with it and prepare it da as per his instructions but at that time I 1 did not care to bother with the matter maiter there may be some practical tanners or some who may know more or less about tanning the skins of animals among your readers if so and if they should wish to know how to use the sweet clover plant as indicated perhaps I 1 can supply the life information the lea her thus made is said to be of superior quality in fact when made with japonica and sweet clover it is equal to that which is commonly produced from the best beat quality of oak bark |