340 Department of Conservation of Louisiana 



in 1915 immediately following the Gulf hurricane damage, 

 and, judging the future by the past, it seems safe to pre- 

 sume that with a return to normal summer rainfall, which 

 has been the rule since the dry summers of 1924-25-26, 

 that within three years' time the population of muskrats 

 will be back to near normal at least. 



The shaded areas along the Gulf of Mexico show the location of coastal marshes where 

 'rat ranching is being practiced on large areas by big trapping concerns. 



