Contents 
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B Ps TVET R ODUCEIONY het fiir ce Ge toon ee samy ews  uieatee nea 1 
BY 7 TT: EARLY ATTEMPTS TO DOMESTICATE THE FOX................ 13 
; Ti. MANWA TM OR HUIR-RARIMENGH: % co cyclcue sleneysteb stead axcipepte GM 2 canmtedater ana s 
Common Rep Fox: 
THE SCIENCE OF BREEDING............. area eee aes 16 
j RAN CHIN GSPRA GEICO © fete rs, fee, TIE NRE Ls r25 
:, aon FINANCIAL ASPMEWS 4% <ianty veh am! aide Be ape WE fe ee 48 
s $ Pouar or Arctic Fox: 
in EELUEH BGS WOME ay es eer stat ae ea at es iara al arsenate es 56 
4 j BLUE. FOXES OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS................ 60 
af RAccoonainy 618 Lee eNN! tepata’l. tyek ata ot ee 70 
tg i ».. Weasev Famity: 
i ETRE RIN Men BAG ea MEMs, SAGAS ait ote 71 
mn MAR TOND OR VANPR ICANT SAIS TIE | 00 cu.8. one srern citer ye cake 18 
ei, * : FISHER, PEKAN OR PENNANT MARTEN........-- oe 79 
. : CANADIAN OTTER... 0 -.00sjc008 + ee atone eee 80 
b, SCNT ro eee Sock br SR ated Sirens oh chal aaa Sieg ce he wear Neonat 85 
e RovENTs: . Z 
’ MOUSER Ee &; OR SE. SE iy Ae $8 Bid teres 89 
BUAVEH Sut Hace otk eee Say ee ke 90 
REINDEER AND Moose: 
MERHINDWE PMNCANADA. coils 5 his sucess veame 92 
MEO OSE eee te nee SN EGR SINT TE WN REDS FESR, ORM es Sh ~ 95 
IV. PREPARING SKINS FOR MANUFACTURE... 2.5 22.28. 22: BE SE Shera chs sue 96 
V. .« THE COMMERCE IN RAW FURS 
CENTRES OF THE FuR TRADE.....---------22+seenseeees 104 
[Draveisch Gia Shanasin, IMop-< idinfss saogouooeponcooogoudun.so 6 109 
VI. APPENDICES 
Toe Wasnt WLBE NEMAUS. 0 Veen, tool cen eit cee Mteence 115 
Il. Exrerrence 1n Ratsine Vireinia DEER....:....--. Liles 
Ill. Senecrep ARTICLES FROM AMERICAN: BREEDERS’ Asso- = 
CIATION REPORTS: 
OBJECTS OF BREEDING WILD MAMMALS..........-.- 119 
5 EXOTIC SPECIES FOR DOMESTICATION.........--+- 120 
BREEDING OF THE WAPITI....... “epee cae ie ce. 122 
‘ BREEDING THE VIRGINIA DEER..... Resch trae Re 123 
BREEDING FUR-BEARING ANIMADS: 60. .cc00¢%53- 0% 125 
TV. BRernpeer ProGRess IN ALASKA.....-.-----+++-05- 131 
VV. Canapran LecisuaTion Respectine Fur-FarMine... 135 
VI. Sraristics oF Fur PRODUCTION.......-----+++++-+> 138 
VII. Sraristics oF Fur PRICES.....------++eeeeee rere 146 
VWADLN) GINPDIOP-C isos per Cece Or OCR eOUOUT0O Sere TODAGOCn oon KUd bo ode cl ciain brio 161 
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