and a live mink show. Three Delegates represented the Association at the Annual 

 Meeting of Canada Mink Breeders. 



Eleven cases of Distemper and 15 cases of Plasmacytosis (Aleutian Disease) 

 were diagnosed at the Ontario Veterinary College from specimens of mink supplied 

 by Ontario ranchers. While Distemper may be controlled by preventative inocu- 

 lation no effective precaution or treatment is known for Plasmacytosis. 



A total of 506 Fur Farmer's Licenses were issued in 1963. Of these, 455 were 

 renewals of previous licenses, 50 were for newly established ranches and one 

 license was issued with retroactive provisions to legalize the operation of an 

 unlicensed ranch during the previous year. 



The following table shows the location by County or 

 District, of Licensed Fur Farms in 1963. 



County or 



District Number 



Algoma 1 



Brant 11 



Bruce 23 



Cochrane 1 



Dufferin 5 



Durham 10 



Elgin 4 



Essex 11 



Frontenac 3 



Grenville 4 



Grey 23 



Haldimand 9 



Haliburton 1 



Halton 28 



Hastings 1 



Huron 10 



Kenora 4 



Kent 13 



Lambton 2 



Lanark 5 



Leeds 3 



Lincoln 24 



Manitoulin 5 



Muskoka 2 



Middlesex 21 



Nipissing 4 



Norfolk 13 



Northumberland 1 



Ontario 16 



Oxford 17 



Parry Sound 5 



Peel 7 



Perth 41 



Peterborough 1 



Rainy River 3 



Simcoe 30 



Sudbury 2 



Thunder Bay 8 



Victoria 4 



Waterloo 22 



Welland 16 



Wellington 39 



Wentworth 26 



York 26 



TOTAL 505 



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