Country Hides and Skins. 17 
The next operation, while simple, is extremely important, as it 
partly governs the pattern of the hide, or, in other words, the pro- 
Fig. 14. — The second step in skinning the side. Pull hard on the hide, with the knife 
nearly flat against it. 
Fig. 15. — Skinning back to the hind leg; hide held taut. 
portion of the hide in the shoulder, belly, and butt sections. There 
is little excuse for the poor, irregular pattern often characteristic of 
114727°— 19— Bull. 1055 3 
