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and also the dry-salted " E.I. kips," obtained from a small 

 breed of Indian cattle, and extensively made into upper 

 leather. The Asiatic humped cattle also provide a limited 

 supply. The African supply is of increasing importance. 

 The tropical parts yield dried hides of uncertain quality, 

 but the more temperate parts of South Africa yield a growing 

 supply of good quality. 



REFERENCES. 



" The Manufacture of Leather " (Bennett), pp. 27-37. 

 " Principles of Leather Manufacture " (Procter), pp. 33-56. 

 " The Ox Warble or Bot Fly " (E. Ormerod). 

 " The Making of Leather " (Procter), pp. 2-22. 



