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A muskrat swimming to the shelter of the black man- 

 grove bushes. In swimming this animal uses all four feet 

 and frequently brings its tail into play as a scull. 



A muskrat "kit" on a raft of its own construction. 



and the sale of breeders should only be an incidental adjunct 

 to the main business. 



When it becomes stabilized, fur farming will be a com- 

 mendable and hopeful adjunct to the fur industry and as 

 such should be encouraged by all interested in the fur trade, 

 in the opinion of Frank G. Ashbrook, in charge of the fur 

 resource division of the Bureau of Biological Survey in the 

 United States Department of Agriculture. "That dishonest 



