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FERRET FACTS AND FANCIES. 



as prices are apt to be higher as the rabbit hunt- 

 ing season draws nearer. On the other hand 

 there is always danger of disease and death, and 

 again the purchaser who buys early has longer to 

 get his ferret or ferrets accustomed to his meth- 

 ods of handling before the hunting season is on. 

 Prices, however, usually show advance in Sep- 

 tember over August, and October values are 

 higher than September. A party in central New 

 York, who began in a small way, but having since 

 built up quite a business, priced his ferrets as 

 follows : 



From figures given it will be seen that this 

 raiser advanced values 50 cents for September 

 over August with same advance for October sales 

 over September. November and December prices 

 were left blank for various reasons. One being 

 that stock might be all sold ; another that supply 

 might be short and prices higher. July sales 

 would generally mean special prices as such 

 would be old stock. Further information as to 

 prices will be found in next chapter. 



