The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-11-21

SHINING Carcass In the Right Way
and Much Patience and
prepared by tire United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The farmer who wishes to kill and
skin an animal should select clean,
hard spot, under a tree IL possible, or
IL indoors, a room with q concrete
floor. In the latter case block and
tackle must be provided for swinging
heavy animals, while outside limb of
tree may be used for suspendlng the
carcass. Before killing the animal
should be cleaned Off, curried, and
brushed thoroughly I'm order to remove
all dirt, and care must be exercised
not to bruise or soil the hide or car
cass In the subsequent operations Of
killing and skinning. The sklnnlng
knife should be sharp and should be
used no more than Is necessary, as
special care must be used to avoid cut
ting the hide or skin. SHINING is
done best and easiest before the ami
NAL heat has escaped, 1t being essential
to leave all. the flesh on the animal, as
its presence On the hide or skin is very
Objectionable.
The operations Of skinning are diff
cult to describe so that they may be
followed easily, according to special
lists. In fact, experience in flaying,
especially of hides, can be obtained
only by practice. 1t requires somewhat
of knack, and much patience and
care must be exercised until the knack
Is obtained. No written directions can
be as clear and effective as actual OBJ
servation and trials. 1t is recommend
ed that the farmer or small killer take
advantage Of any and all opportunities
he may have to visit the larger killing
establishments est so,,nwss where Pepper methods
Skin the Head First.
After stunning and sticking the anil
NAL in order that II may bleed prop
erly, the operator should begin skinning
the head, cheeks, and face, as this
operation is easier to perform while
the animal is still suspended. When
skinning over the cheeks always leave
the meat on the head, as one of the
faults of country hides is the presence
of more or less cheek meat. Remove
the head by severing from the neck at
the top of the spinal column, or atlas
joint, leaving the horns on the skull
and not on the hide.
The animal should then be complete
ly lowered, placed on its back, and held
In that position by using spike stick
as prop, placing one end of 1t In the
brisket and the other in the ground Nor
floor. The legs should then be skinned
out and the feet removed. The dew
claws should be cut of, and after the
legs are skinned the hide should be
ripped down the belly from the stick
ing cut to the tail, making this a neat,
straight rip, free from jagged edges.
The sides should then be skinned by
using the knife as a skinnlng medium,
working forward to the brlsket and
then back to the inside Of the hind leg,
close to the tail. lifting away the hide
with the free hand and stretching II
tightly by pulling outward and upward
against the knife. No wrinkle should
be allowed to form under the hide as
It Is being removed, while q long,
steady downward stroke should be
used In removing 1t. The hide should
then be skinned Off nearly to the back
bone, leaving It attached at the thighs
and shoulders. The prop should then
be changed, so that the other side of
the animal may be skinned. Although
proper skinning without scores or
cuts requires considerable practice,
proper pattern requires only a sharp
knife and straight, ripping. open cuts
along the correct lines, as explained
fully and well illustrated In the de-
partment's Farmers Bulletin 1865,
which now is available free on request.
/, ekInnlne at Front Legs. y
For the cut at the front legs, start
at the center, ripping line well forward
at the brisket and somewhat n ad-
vance Of the front legs draw the knife
slantingly back to the union Of the
fore leg and body and, continue the
cut down the leg to meet that made
when SHINING the feet and shins The
same Is done for the hind legs. START
ing at the center. about six inches
from the tail. and cutting upward to
the back Of the legs. 90 a. to connect
with the cut previously made. While
the animal Il still down also skin over
the rump ana back ride of TIE bod.
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