A very large proportion of these latter were tanned by the Wilcox Tanning Company, Wilcox, Pennsylvania. "The Extermination of the American Bison", - William T. Hornaday

To be sure cousin G. meant it all for the best when he started this pastoral plan, And his wife is a worthy domestical soul and she teaches me all that she can, Such as making of cheese, and curing of hams, but I'm sure that I never shall learn, And I've fetched more back- ache than butter as yet by chumping away at the churn; But in making hay, tho' it's tanning work, I found it more easy to make, But it tries one's legs, and no great relief when you're tired to sit down on the rake. "The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood", - Thomas Hood