Show suggestions FOR OBTAINING BE T TER H IDES I 1 I 1 t I 1 PE oc it I 4 J A V Y 10 AAA skinning a carcass in the right esy lt requires somewhat el of a knack and patience and care mist be exercised M prepared Pie pared by tae united state states depart men merit of agriculture the fanner farmer mho ho iNi wishes to kill and skin mi an animal should select a ackan hard spot under a tree if possible or if indoors a room with a concrete floor in the latter rase case a block and tackle must be proved for sul swinging nging helvi animals while title outside n arob of a tree may be used for the carcass more killing tho tile antiel crould be cleaned off curried and brushed thoroughly in order to demoe all dirt nod and care must murt be exercised not to bruise or soil soll the hide tilde or carcass in the subsequent quent operations of killing and skinning the skinning knife should be sharp and be used no lucre more than la IS as special care must be ile ud to mold cut ting the hide or skin slin skinning Is 1 I 1 done best and anti easiest before the ani mal heat has it being essential to leave all the hesli flesh on the animal as its presence on the hide little or skin slin la Is N r objectionable the operations operations of skinning are dim cult to so that they may inay bo be fol followed follon loed cd easily according to special ista in fact experience jo in ing especially of hides con be obtain til only by practice it re somewhat of a knack and much patience and arre must be exercised until the knack Is obtained no so A written ritten directions can bo be as clear and effect effected he as observation and trials it Is recommend ed that the farmer or small killer take advantage ot anny and nil all opportunities be he may hac hae to ilsie isit the larger li killing 1 ling establishments where proper methods cods fire followed skin the head first after stunning and sticking the animal in order that it may blee I 1 properly the operator should begin tmarilyn the head cheeks and face as this opera cn rt Is easier caster to perform while the animal Is still suspended IN lien oer the cheeks checks always leao lease the meat on thy the had as one of the of country h b des Is the pre presence Rence of more or I 1 i d cheek meat remote the head y F nering from tho the neck at tho ito tcp of the spinal column or atlas atla i joint leading leaning the horns on the skull and not on the hide tilde the animal should then be completely lou lowered ered placed on its back and held in that po position by using a spike stick ns as a prop one end of it in ill the tile brisket and the other in the gro ground und or floor he legs should then bp r linnell out and the lie feet removed the dew den daws laug should be cut off and end after the legs leas arc are skinned the hide tilde should be ripped flown the bell from tile lie blick ine ing cut to the tall making this a neat straight rip free from jagged edges the sides should then bo he skinned by using the knife as a skinning medium working forward to the bri I et and then back to the inside of the h b nd leg close to tho tile tall lifting away anny the tilde with tho the free hand and stretching it tightly by pulling putting outward and upward against the knife no wrinkle rl nIe should be lie allo allowed NNed to form under the hide tilde as removed while a 11 long ion it la being steady downward stroke should bo be used in rt moving it the hide should then bo b skinned off nearly to the backbone leaving it attached at the thighs and boulders shoulders the prop should then be changed so 90 that the tile other side of the animal may be sLi skinned nned although proper per skinning 9 without scores or cuts requires considerable practice a 4 proper pattern only a harp sharp knife and straight rip rippin pini open cut cuts along the correct lines as explained frilly and well wel I 1 illustrated in the tile departments bulletin nul letin 1063 part ments fa farmers amers which now Is available free on request efa skinning at front leg lega at the front lep leg start I for or the cut hoe line we well forward ripping nt at the center in advance and at the brisket OC 0 th the front legs 10 draw the knife slantingly back to the union of the end anti continue the and body fore seg made cut down the 10 leg g to meet that when AkIn niT the fiet and anti ahins the same Is done for the bind hint ie le start at the center about six FIX inches ing in to from the tall and cutting upward the back of ft the le ICE leg so as to connect with the cut Pre previously previous ily made ware while detill till down also RISO at aku oyer the th an mal Is zek teodr d and back side d or of tile the rump next lewt taw spreader or gambrel the aba 1 it il tie tle hind leg I 1 nd raw halt half mut r mat 1 14 t a are resting on the floor the next opt ration consists in the til till bone which Is a done by the hide tilde ilon donin the of the tall to tho brush or tip of the tile tall booc bone then tho the tall bone botio should be cut from the body and pulled fron front the hide being bure u to remote the intire bone after which the hide Is twinned away carefully from the base of tho tile tall the hide little should be removed froni front tho the hind legs and round by starting it 11 with tho the knife and then by hitting or founding pounding etli with the lists fists butt of t tin to knife bandit or lack back of a cleaner lc lit ut the stine same time pulling on the hide by toy hand this Is the most valuable alu able tion of the hide and it adheres ew tightly to the animal that it la Is nimo tt it anil to it with a kligle It hout ru making aling detrimental cuts BI at il d beores off Is ery iery mils factory and Is a sure way ay to present cuta cuts nolien hen clear of the lack and anti round the hide tilde la is generally oft to the flank in the back i er e blight use of tho the I 1 inloe nife Is nece I 1 bary u as the of the lilda will til ul most pull it off din care should be calmi to ece set that the buscio tissue Is not pulled olt off avith the tilde 11 lian lit n skinned dmn down n to tte a the ara roal mal Is raised clear of the floor and arid the hide Is he i strip stripped pea off the neck it Is spread out and each car is split with two tio cuts long longshire so that they will lie flat when ahen curing ivors hides are tire removed in pratts cally the same manner us hides of cattle tb y aro are graded almost entirely on the condition of the butt or roar rear portion I 1 cular pains should be taken to keep the tilde arto froia roni scored cuts and dragged balls and manes should be removed from the hides avd arld id separately |