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Economic Aspects of Unhairing Hides at the Packinghouse

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  • Thompson, John W.

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Excerpts from the report: Unhairing of hides, commonly called beaming, is traditionally done at the tannery after the hides are cured. Recently, there have been some beamhouses located at or near the source of supply. This permits the beaming of fresh hides, followed by pickling for preservation, and eliminates the need for curing. The location of beamhouses at packinghouses may have an important economic effect on the future of the hide and leather industry. Little published material is available concerning the construction and operation of an independent beamhouse. As a result, many tanners, packers, and hide dealers hesitate to depart from the salt or brine curing of hides without prior knowledge of operating costs, labor requirements, or capital expenditures involved in the beaming of fresh hides. This report is designed to expand management's knowledge of these items. The procedure followed in the study was to construct a model of each of two different-sized beamhouses typical of those now operating independently of tanneries. One of the models has a capacity of 500 hides per day, the other has a capacity of 1,000 hides per day. The models represent average operations rather than highly efficient operations or those with low supervision and overhead costs.

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  • Thompson, John W., 1967. "Economic Aspects of Unhairing Hides at the Packinghouse," Marketing Research Reports 312416, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program.
  • Handle: RePEc:ags:uamsmr:312416
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.312416
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