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Title: Fur Farming
A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures,
Habits, Care, etc.

Author: A. R. Harding

Release Date: October 2, 2010 [EBook #33830]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

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FUR FARMING.

[Illustration: SOME YOUNG BLACK AND SILVER FOX.]

FUR FARMING

A BOOK OF INFORMATION ABOUT FUR BEARING ANIMALS, ENCLOSURES, HABITS,
CARE, ETC.

_BY_

A. R. HARDING

Published By

A. R. HARDING PUBLISHING CO.
Columbus, Ohio.

Copyright, 1909

By A. R. HARDING PUB. CO.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER. PAGE

I. SUPPLY AND DEMAND 15

II. WHAT ANIMALS TO RAISE 27

III. ENCLOSURES 38

IV. BOX TRAP TRAPPING 53

V. FOX RAISING 63

VI. SKUNK RAISING 83

VII. MINK RAISING 97

VIII. OPOSSUM RAISING 107

IX. MUSKRAT RAISING 115

X. RACCOON RAISING 129

XI. THE BEAVER AND OTTER 137

XII. KILLING, SKINNING AND STRETCHING 146

XIII. DEER FARMING 152

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

PAGE

Some Young Black and Silver Fox Frontispiece

Enclosure in Thick Woods 32

Corner of Enclosure 39

Fence with Wire Turned in at Top 41

Fence Showing Sheet Tin 43

Plan for Combined