CHAPTER IX 



ANIMALS FOR PROFIT 



Animals on the Farm A Snail Park Frogs Turtles 

 Bass Pheasants Dogs Cats Silver Foxes Ex- 

 penses and Receipts The Busy Bee. 



TT1VERY farm has its quota of animals for 

 L^ profit or for pets. Of recent years even 

 pets are made profitable; there is a good living 

 in rearing animals, preferably uncommon ones. 

 This has opened opportunities to those who have 

 land and yet are not able to carry on farming or 

 even gardening. 



Although the snail industry is practically un- 

 known in this country, it has been in vogue since 

 the days of Caesar, and flourishes now in Bur- 

 gundy, France. Any plot of damp, limy soil 

 can be made into a snail park by enclosing it 

 with smooth, tar-coated boards to prevent the 

 snails crawling out. The boards must penetrate 

 the ground for a depth of eight inches at least, 

 and have a ledge or shelf at the ground level, 

 so that the snails may not burrow under them. 



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