John W. Thompson

1931 – 2012

• Changes in processing and marketing hides
• Continued increase in edible tallow output anticipated
• Economic aspects of unhairing hides at the packinghouse
• Economics of segmenting cattle hides
• Hide and leather situation
• Hide and leather situation brighter in 1964
• Lard marketing margins and costs
• Marketing spreads for leather products
• Rendering inedible animal fats
• Tank storage facilities for fats and oils expand sharply during 1950s
• A guide to lower costs and greater efficiency in curing cattle hides