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THE IMPORTANCE OF FAIR FUR GRADING ■After the young• trapper has made a good catch, stretched, dried and packed his catch, it is often a problem with him to know where to send his bundle in order to get the most money for his shipment If he reads papers and magazines the chances are he sees many advertisements urging him to send his pelts to one house or another, and the more of them he reads the more confused and unable to make a decision he becomes. If you are new to the trapping game, ask some old trapper or any number of them, where they send the most of their bundles. The chances are that anyone you ask will give you the name of some house that has been in business a good many years and is known to be reliable. The old timers will probably also tell you that the fair grading that these houses give is explanation for the fact that thousands of traders keep shipping- their furs to the same place year after year. Honest grading is the keystone on which the succesg of any fur house must necessarily be built. It is the one thing that clinches the friendship of the trapper—your.g and old. The grader must appraise every skin for just what it is worth if he is to command the respect of the thousands of men and boys who trap for the house that employs him. And then that skin must be paid for at the market price. Concerns that are in the fur business on a big scale are the most dependable to deal with for they have a future to look out for, and the success of that future depends on keeping the good will and faith of every man, woman and child who traps, either for pastime or for business reasons. MOOSEHEART CONVERTS AUTHOR August 28th, 1919. Mr. John W. Ford, Chairman Executive Committee, Loyal Order of Moose, 421 Commercial Trust Building, Philadelphia. Pa. Dear Sir:— 1 enclose herewith the article on Mr. Roosevelt which I promised to deliver on or before September 1st. I hope it is what you want. Since I received your letter I have visited Mooseheart, by the way, and was greatly impressed and even thrilled by the splendid spirit of the place. What I saw there convinced me that the Loyal Order of Moose must be a very splendid organization, and I have therefore joined the New York Lodge. Sincerely yours, HERMAN HAGEDOON. Wayne Lodge No. 167 of Richmond. Ind., is one of the foremost fraternal organizations of that State, and recently handled a successful membership campaign under the direction of Brother W. H. Shewmaker. SKIN YOUR FURS RIGHT IF YOU WANT FULL VALUE FOR YOUR 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 animals properly. All the animals trapped in North America are treated in one of two ways—their skins are either “eased” or taken off “open”. If taken off open some are preferable fur side out and some pelt side out. Casing a pelt means that you peel it from the body of the animal intact. Here is the way most experienced trappers say to do it: With a sharp knife cut from the base of the tail clown each hind leg• to the foot. Also cut the skin loose about the eyes and nose. _ Then suspend the carcass by the hind legs and with a gentle, slow movement so that you will not tear the pelt, begin pulling downward, until you have peeled the whole pelt from the animal’s body. If the tail is valuable it should be skinned also, and the bone removed. If you have never had experience in casing your catches, it would be wise to have some seasoned traoper show you how it is done before you attempt it yourself. It is a task that requires care and skill, but you are repaid by the better prices that well skinned pelts will bring. The “open” method is used generally on coon, beaver, badger, mountain lion and bear. With a sharp knife slit the pelt down the belly from the jaw 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, taking 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 surplus flesh on the pelt. Next comes the stretching of the skins- Steel stretchers may be procured for this purpose. Do not attempt this alone and unaided or without instruction at first A wise move is to write one of the big reputable fur houses • asking for explicit and detailed directions for stretching skins, and any other information 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 trapping-game. AI־,o observe and adopt the methods of trappers of experience. The importance of this task cannot be_ over-emphasized, because unless skins are stretched properly they will not bring full market value. The drying process is not so difficult. Always remember that skins must be dried in a cool, shady place and flies kept away from them. Never dry skins in the sun or by artificial heat. They must not be allowed to wrinkle or get brittle, and if for any reason they start to get too dry, moisten them from time to time with a wet cloth, taking care however, that this moisture doesn’t remain when the furs are shipped. TO HOLD FURS IS OFTEN TO LOSE MONEY If you would make the most money possible from the furs you trap, connect up with a reliable fur house and chip furs away as you take them instead of waiting to get a big lot. The really efficient trapper is the man who keeps his furs going to the market in a steady stream, from day to day, and welcomes, for his pains, a steady stream of checks in return. 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