—Native steer hides are hides from native steers which are free of brands. Another selection of natives is what is called “spreadies,” which are hides taken from native cattle free of brands, cuts, scores, or grubs and must be six feet four inches wide at the shoulders.
Texas.
—This is the term used to designate all hides taken off southern cattle where the hide is very thick and heavy. Brands are not taken into consideration on these selections.
Butt Brands.
—These are either natives or western hides which are branded on the butts.
Colorados.
—These are hides from the western cattle, which are too thin for Texas and are branded on the sides.
A distinction is also made in all these hides as to weights, sixty-one pounds and up being heavy, sixty pounds and below being light and fifty pounds and below being extra light.
Cow hides are selected as natives and branded cows; bull hides as natives and branded bulls. While all bull hides are not sold as such, hides with a thick neck or pate are sold under this term.