CHAPTER lY. 



BARNS AND SHEDS. 



CHOSE wlio raise ferrets on a large scale 

 find it advisable to have weather proof 

 buildings in which the ferrets are kept, 

 hutches built, boxes and nests made, etc. 

 Buildings used by such raisers and breeders vary 

 from small sheds to large and handsome barns. 

 While the large and more up-to-date building 

 presents a much more prosperous appearance, 

 yet, no doubt, the shed usually affords, as com- 

 fortable quarters for the animals, which seems 

 to be all that is necessary. In fact, considerable 

 inquiry seemed to substantiate this view. In 

 other words, raisers with the largest and best 

 buildings were not always the most prosperous 

 and successful. In one instance, at least, a fine 

 barn built especially for the ferret industry is 

 now seldom used for that purpose. 



Without giving the matter much thought 

 one would, at first, naturally suppose that the 

 larger buildings would be best suited to success- 

 ful ferret raising. Why? Because the large 

 and high buildings would be cooler in the sum- 

 mer as the animals would be considerable dis- 



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