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'rould apply to 6kins of good hide substance and
!.ridth t6 length pr,trp,rrtionE, wj.thout ps96essi.n9
degr€e c.f putreficati|:lr and Ecale sliF, These
.|ofane I
any marked
c'f,nd i tic'ns
Lrhen present, would reduce bas€ price .trdn Z:'y. to f O(17.
While any other defectB OouId further discaunt
val!|e,
the hide
Thi6 system c,luld be modified t,f, effectj.vely grade
',/hol.e caihan skins, Only the aieas ,rf comrnercial valqe
within the quadrents uould be considered. Large rainan5
uhich posses heavy dssification, only flank, leg,
cheelis ahd chin arras should be cc|nsicJered, Ulhile slnatl
caiman c,f Euch specieE as FLtscuE which can be de_nssifi€d
during tanning sh4ul.d be graded as clagsics are. lrlhite
osreoderms are charactBristic in caiman ancl some herd
belly species of classic skins such as the African
croccLdile cataph!.aciE and shauld n.3t be ct]nsidered as
clenoting daoag.r, They Eh,ruld do scl l,hen tonsiderable
preE€nce in any of the quadrents of the 1ar9e soft belly,s
i.e, large Americen Alligatc,rg anci Nile Cr{,c|1diles.
Si.:e !,/6uld be re.Brded in either linear incheE lrc,m
chin to tail or in q/idth by centimeters at 1./G dELJn
+he belly at about the fiftn oone.
Skins Ehould be FuIled and released to neas(re, but
not overly stretch€d or held td meaF,{rement.
Values fc.r fresh skins with good hide substance