. 22.—Diagram for stretching board for casing skins. The wedge makes it adjustable in width and facilitates removal from a skin. for the purpose of actually stretching the skin but to prevent it from shrinking and becoming wrinkled as it hardens. Before the skin is completely dry it should be removed from the board, turned hair side out, and hung by the nose where it will be free from pressure on all sides. No preservative is required. Although raw fur buyers are to be found in nearly every town in fur-producing regions, fox farmers prefer to sell their peltries direct to metropolitan es
. 22.—Diagram for stretching board for casing skins. The wedge makes it adjustable in width and facilitates removal from a skin. for the purpose of actually stretching the skin but to prevent it from shrinking and becoming wrinkled as it hardens. Before the skin is completely dry it should be removed from the board, turned hair side out, and hung by the nose where it will be free from pressure on all sides. No preservative is required. Although raw fur buyers are to be found in nearly every town in fur-producing regions, fox farmers prefer to sell their peltries direct to metropolitan establish- ments, where rare furs are handled extensively and where experi- enced furriers are familiar with values. In preparing valuable peltries for market, extreme care should be taken to prevent blood from coming in contact with the fur. With this in view, the method of killing commonly adopted is to lay the fox on its side on clean snow, and then to compress its chest by standing upon it. • This stops the action of the heart and lungs and death follows immediately. The same result, without the unpleasant features connected with thus catching and smothering the animal, can be obtained by means of a killing box, which from a humani- tarian point of view is preferable. This is merely a tight wooden
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