Hides are graded then weighed before being put onto selected pallets.

Forklift in hide cooler storage room where palletized hides are kept till they are shipped.

Forklift shown putting pallet of hides into the hide compressor.

Hide compressor powered by hydraulics compressing and "squaring" the pallet of hides.

Hides stacked and stored in cooler room.

Hides stacked in rows in cooler room, all pallets are given IDs, pressed for excess liquid weight, and stacked per selection.

Cooling system in hide storage cooler. A thermometer is on the wall to be sure temperature is kept at 40°F.

Joe Katzburg, former president of UHC, in the Modesto processing plant.

Overview of raceways and where hides are graded and palletized.

Joe Katzburg, former president of UHC, standing in front of Waste-Water Treatment Area, where used brine is cleaned and treated to be reused.

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