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ot grass twine passing through holes made on tlie edges 

 ot the hide, when thev are sun-dried. Hides dried in 

 this manner are much more tree trom the decav likely to 



Wet bufFalii hides unloaded from train in Rangoon in earl\' morning 



occur in hides laid on the ground to dry. After drying, 

 the hides which are shipped trom Java and Rangoon 

 are tolded down the middle ot the hack and packed tor 

 shipment in hales ot twenty to twenty-tive hides, de- 

 pending upon their weight. Hides shipped from Singa- 

 pore are usually shipped loose. Hides are sometimes 

 salted or pickled, in which case the hide is tolded by 

 itselt into a bundle ready to ship. 



COLLECTING AND MARKETING HIDES 



Although some hides come trom slaughter houses, 

 the bulk is collected in the up-country districts in 



