Show hides the best mode of preserving them BA carrington carr carn INGTON DEAR sir SIB I 1 find fina that the most of the hides now offered for sale have been nearly and man many y of them entirely spoiled for want of prope proper r care and manago management ment many think it sufficient to hang 0 up a hide in the sun and dry it this mode may a answer in some climates but here it will spoil the hide hides thus exposed become as hard as the horn or hoof and it requires much more labor to make leather from them and then the leath leather ieather eris Ts not half so good in iii quality I 1 would woul P suggest the following as the best mode of preserving hides ta take 1 them when green spread them out smooth flesh side up and s sprinkle pr inkle salt evenly all over them then fold them together straight down the back and let them there remain L 24 14 hours then hali hall hang them over a straight pole in the shade never allow them to be exposed to the sun neither in summer or winter the same treatment will answer for all kinds of skins if these suggestions could be carried out many hides that are now entirely lost would be brought 1 into usg usi use mich much labor and material saved a and nd better leather in market for hides thus preserved I 1 will give 2 each in 0 good i food rood pay yours very res respectfully ec trully JOHN I 1 N R AV WINDER winden end UND E R practical directions and remarks froin from those who know are always acceptable because if heeded they will promote our interests however 1 two dollars per hide large or small seems to be rathe rather r a vague price would it not be more just and enco encouraging urging 0 to all parties to offer certain prices per pound according to the quality and dryness of the cje ED |