The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-02-21
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RENO, New, Feb. 1.-THE follow
ing address was delivered by Julius
Schwar child, manager of BisSinger !
& Co. Reno, before the Nevada Cat
tie Owners, ASSOCIATION here on the
1fth inst.
The relation of the raw hide to
the tanner is the same at that OF
sSock c4tla to the stock-raiser. 1t
requires your hides to produce the
Leather and it requires your cattle
to produce The hides. The essential
faeter in all commerce is the abso-
lute necessity Ct having. the raw pro-
duct, or SO to sp ak, the nucleus as
perfect in every way, shape and form
as can be produced by nature and
labor. -
With this in view, am pleased
to be afforded hte opportunity OF ap--
pear.ng before this association III o.d
er to b, if possible, Of some service
to your valuable industry, which in
itself is one of the potential factors
in the prosres $. Of this state and that
OF our Sister 'ates. I
The ccmmrnity at large depends
upon the success of your efforts for
it's support. 1t is the natural ambi-
+, ton Of all Of US TO make as great
success OF cur business and OF our e.
tarpEses as our experience and good
honest toll p,.mits. Very often we
feel dissatisfied with the progre SIS
we ara making, blaming certain con
dfaons which arise frem time to
time as the cause. IL our attention
is not dircets1 to Our faults, our pro
gress ia retarded and If we are. not
open TO susg stions we can net pos
sibly attain the end for which Y we
strive. taH salat'1 al4-
Yol are always d sirous Of adding
as many pounds of beef to the crit
tG" as modern methods and means
enab ou, i, ordef 20 sell as many
pSrT% - s@td mca, as its iNrn
saet. gan ieserestca party IL
as Eidgs wh.en come 7romseaeso ami
mails : am here 70 ten you what (
really snlill effort you need TO make
in order to Increase your revenue
materially fom tn marketing of thc
hides of animals which you sanghte
for your home consumption, or tn
hides which you remove from cal
or bullock winch perchance died OF
the ranSe.
1t is not an unusual sight for 4
hide Is bear the shape of wagol
k'heel or the impr ssion of a fcnc
post Just because the hides are
certain shape does not mean tha
they viii net make coed leather, bu
as a rule, hide which is careless
" thrown over the most convenier
support has also bsen careiessly re
moved and is SO called weathe
bseton, These items require attel
tion in order for you to realize th
hi ii ST market rce at the tanner
where the ather is made. hid
which is scored or cut in removing
from the carcass cannot possibl
produce a number one grade of leat
= 0er. Th fore it will not icommand
number cre Price Then again, yo1
man may take the hide off proper
and allow it to be exposed to th
elements which Invariably damag
the fibsrs which constitute a hid
and an inferior grade of leather
perhaps a hide fit only for maRil
glue is apparent.
to be damaged even after the abo
There is still anoth way fcr hi
rales have been observed, and tn
is by the so-called hidebug. I
state laws compel you to leave t
ea~s en- the hid S for a certain tin
In summer this bug makes its ;
rearanoe in many sections. Obs
4. :, xatieaS has ,psogen that this bug or
mates in the ear. The insect m
tiplies very rapidly and attacks t
grain of the hide. 1t is visible, to
naked eye. It's damage can read
be seen by the hair falling o
= which shows that the grain VIII
holds the hair hss been damag
Whenever a hide is so-ca'led HI
slipped, it must again be classed
a glue hide and shows a. marked
probation in value. If you do
sell your hides frequently, you she
turn. and beat them about once e'
week. This keeps the bug from (
atinc havoc. OF ,cou. Sc, where qu
titles Of hides are handled, differ
2 methods are pursued to- cradle
this pest. Alter yo,, have instr
ed your bucharoo as suggested,
YOU do not obtain the desired
$ @ suits it is very often the. case
this very man is a'so careless in
handling Of yonr stock and
loses are manifold. -
the numbsr of4hides sre growing
Cattle aro decrs asing, tn ref
: bnt, the consumption of leather
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