LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



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The Two Varieties of Ferrets Frontispiece 



White and Brown or Dark Ferrets 16 



Ferrets are Easily Tamed and Handled 23 



Bird's Eye View of Held & Anderson's Ferret Farm.. . 30 



Mother, Young and Nest Box 34 



Summer Hutches of a Northern Raiser 38 



Ferret Shed and Hutches — An Iowa Raiser 40 



End View of Ferret Barn or Shed 44 



Bird's Eye View of Chamberlain Bros'. Ferret Farm... 46 



Cook House and Three Ferret Barns 48 



One of Ralph Woods' First or Summer Pens 50 



Interior View of an Up-to-Date Cook House 53 



Interior View of one of Chamberlain Bros'. Ferret Barns 56 



Feeding Pans 58 



Breeding Box or Nest for Mother and Young 63 



Side View of One of Held & Anderson's Barns 68 



Correct Way to Hold a Ferret 78 



Illinois Raiser Handling Ferrets 80 



Some Good Ratters 88 



Females and Their Young 92 



Ferret Harnessed and Muzzled Chasing Rat 101 



Catching Rat and Ferret in Double Cage 102 



Hunting Rabbits with Dog, Ferret and Gun 105 



Where Rabbits are a Nuisance 108 



The Wild or Black Footed Ferret 113 



Squirrels — Pests of the Western Fc rmer 117 



Large Old Ferret 120 



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