. Hides and skins from the animal's back to the tannery door. il it is just onthe edge. Never try to pull the top flap back, unlessthe whole hide is pulled with it, and then there isdanger of dragging salt off the hide underneath. After making the back and side edges, the spreadscan be put in. In making the spreads the heads ofthe hides are always placed in the center of the the side edges the heads are to the front, and inthe back and front edges to the center. Corners canbe made with heads as well as butts of the hide, butthe latter lie best in the pack and retain more t
. Hides and skins from the animal's back to the tannery door. il it is just onthe edge. Never try to pull the top flap back, unlessthe whole hide is pulled with it, and then there isdanger of dragging salt off the hide underneath. After making the back and side edges, the spreadscan be put in. In making the spreads the heads ofthe hides are always placed in the center of the the side edges the heads are to the front, and inthe back and front edges to the center. Corners canbe made with heads as well as butts of the hide, butthe latter lie best in the pack and retain more the first spread about three feet inside the sideedge, commencing at the back of the pack and spreadthin for a low shrink and close together for a highone. As a rule the packers leave about two or twoand a half feet of the hide underneath showing. Whenone side is spread, repeat on the other side of theThe second spread is then ready to be put lace the hides just the same as in the first spread, butput the butts of the hides on the side edges, with tails. The manner of placing hides on the side edge Is accuratelyshown In this cut. One hide has been left out nt the buck dec f the pack to show the butt of the bide used in making th rner. The bide lefl out should be placed the same ae the others on theside edge, bul ti the butl of the pack, After two Bide edges and theback edge of the pack have been built, the Brat Bjpread is readyto be put on. ns will be Bhown In th< • bo I cut. Hair side of thehides is shown by the ruled lines. 22 HIDES AND SKINS and tag ends turned in and a small quantity of saltunder them. When both sides are thus spread, put inthe center and last spread of the fill. Heads can beplaced either way to fill holes to bring the whole packup level with the side edges. If there is a deep holein some spot, throw the head, neck and one shank overinto it, or for a small one lay a shank or one side ofthe head over. See that all ears are spread flat andsalted. All
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