Asked with reference to the feasibility of fur t';i nu- 

 ing, Mr. Krahmer stated: "I might say that as gen- 

 erally understood fur farming is not advisable from the 

 point of view of a strictly commercial furrier, as the 

 animals are not allowed enough range. However, I 

 know of a gentleman in Latent-he, Alaska, who is very 

 successful along this line. He controls a fifteen acre 

 island off the main land, completely surrounded by 

 water at all seasons. On this he maintains a blue fox 

 farm, and he has now approximately six hundred ani- 

 mals on the island. They roam Avild in their primitive 

 slate and feed on fish, which are provided for them. 

 "\Yhen the animals are kept in captivity within a small 

 area, the pelt loses its lustre and becomes decidedly in- 

 ferior from a commercial view point. As in the case of 

 all living things, they lose their spirit when confined in 

 restricted quarters." 



A glimpse of one of the fur farms in Northern Minnesota 



