Show Direction for Tanning Leather an and Fur Fun Skins Farmer Can Make Use of Hides lides Produced on Farm Prepared b by tho United States Department of ot Agriculture Directions for tanning hides on the tho farm furm are given In a new bulletin Just published by the United States Department De- De of Agriculture and Issued as farmers farmers' Bulletin 1334 Home Tanning Tanning Tan Tan- ning of Leather and Small Fur Skins This bulletin was prepared 1 in r response to o the tl thousands of requests received from farmers f fir jf Information that will enable them thew ty tu laake use e of the hides produced on their farms and for which there here Is often no market Sometimes hides can cnn scarcely bo be given away yet et farmers armors must pay from 1 to a n pound for leather In small pieces Under such conditions farmers naturally natural natural- I ly y feel that they must eIther cither work up I their raw materials or do 10 without tho the finished leather While It is possible to lo 10 a fairly satisfactory Job of tanning on the farm it requires some skill and a considerable considerable con con- amount of experience Only In n the event that the thc margin of ot price between the raw hide tilde and the finished product Is such as to warrant the thc farmer armer In tanning for himself Ii ls It advisable advisable ad ad- to attempt home tanning The Inexperienced cannot hope to make leather eather equal In n al appearance or possibly possibly bly In qU quality to that obtainable on the market but farmers and ranchmen should be able uble to make serviceable leather eather for most farm purposes by carefully following the directions given In n the bulletin It Is never advisable for tor an Inexperienced Inexperienced person to try to tan tun valuable fur skins or large hides bIdes to be made Into coats robes or rugs The results would be e disappointing both In appearance app aronce and quality Small fur skins of ot low market value alue however can be tanned for home homo or pr country use according to directions given In the bulletin a copy of which may be obtained from the United States Department of Agriculture ture Washington as long as the supply supply supply sup sup- ply lasts |