Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-26
Furs Must Be Handled
Properly to Secure
Full Value of Efforts

L IOpCAAJ " CNNNAO
Full Value Of Efforts
The duty of the trapper is only
begun when he has taken his catch
from the traps An important task
remains before shipping the pelts to
market and that is to skin the AMI
mails properly.
| All the animals trapped in North
America are treated in one of two
ways-Jheir skins are either ''cased'
or taken off open If taken OF
open some arepreferable fur sic
out and some pelt side out.
Casing pelt means that you psi
it from the body of the animal nt1st
Here is the way most experience /
trappers, say to do it; With a sharp
| knife cut from the base of the tai
| down each hind leg to the foot AlG'
| cut the skin loose about the eye
end nose. Then suspend the c3ro2s
| by the hind legs and with geAs.a.
| slow movement so that you will nc.
tear the pelt. begin pulling GoWr-
ward until you have peeled the whole
pelt from the animals body. II tho
| tail is valuable it should be skinned
also, and the bone removed.
II you have never had experience
| in casing your catches it would be
wise to have some seasoned tr3pDer
show you how it is done before yol
attempt it yourself 1t is task tn
requires care and skill, but you a:
repaid by the better prices that WEI
skinned pelts will bring.
The open" method is used gen
orally on coon, beaver, badger, noun
tain lion and bear. With a sharp
knife slit the pelt down the belly
from the paw to the base of the
tail. Also make incisions down the
back of the hind and the inside of
the foreleGs.
Then peel the skin off gently. talk
ing special care when you come, to
the head not to rip or tear it. Never
cut the head off. After you have
done this remove every ounce of sur
plus flesh on the pelr.
Next comes the stretching of the
skins. Steel stretchers may be pro
cured for this purpose. Do not at
tempt this alone and unaided or with
out instruction at first. A wise move
is to write one Of the big reputable
fur houses in st. Louis, asking for
explicit and detailed directions for
stretching skins, and any other in
formation about preparing them for
=, market that you may need. You will
find that the fur house is willing
to help you at every turn of the trap
ping game. Also observe and adont
the methods of trappers of expert
| ence.
The Importance of this task can
not be accomplished, because Uni
less skins are stretched properly they
will not bring full market value.
The drying process is not SO diff
cult. Always remember that skins
must be dried in cool, shady pl> ae
and Keep flies away from them. New.
err dry skins in the sun or by arti-
fetal heat. They must not be al
lowed to wrinkle or get brittle, aaA
if for any reason they start to get
| too dry, noisten them from time to
time with a wet cloth, taking care,
| however that this moisture doesn't
remain when the furs are shipped,
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approximately 91a cents per pound
| $3.50 per barrel t-".}
Tapioca, 48 containers to case.
gross weight 80 pounds, price pc
pound, IS cents; price per cq%Y.
/ 1924. D..
Teas
Tea. breakfast, fifty pounds, ap-
proximately SGT per case.
Tea. black, Oolong. fifty-poundN
cases. approximately $27 per case.
Tomatoes, twenty-four No. 2 cans
to case, gross" weight forty-eignt
pounds, price, per two pounds,
cents; price per case. $2.16.
Tomatoes. twenty-four No 5 San
to case, gross weight sevea.y-oas
pounds. price per- three-pound can,
II cents; price per case, s2Gi.
Tomatoes, twelve No. 10 cans T.
case. gross weight 100 pounds p.i2n
per eight-pound can, SO cents; prize
per case. S3.96.
Tongue, beef, twelve No. 9 cans t.
case, gross weight thirty-two pounds,
price per two and one-half pounds,
SO cents; price per case, $11.16.