40 FUR FARMING. 



of fish feeding will be comparatively easy if the enclosure 

 is near a place where fish can be obtained. 



When the animals become tame enough, dens should be 

 provided for them similar to those used in their wild state ; 

 these can be made by burying tile in the ground, or by 

 making other artificial burrows. A few hollow logs 

 placed in the enclosure will be enjoyed by the animals. 



If properly watered and fed, and given houses like 

 those they were accustomed to in their natural state, there 

 need be no fear that Minks will not fur properly in cap- 

 tivity; but as in the case of stock, and all species of fur- 

 bearing animals, it will not be the man who goes into Mink 

 raising only to secure a fortune who will obtain the best 

 results, but the breeder who loves the animals and studies 

 their needs and provides for their comfort. 



Space will not permit us to describe as fully as we wish 

 some of the Mink enclosures the writer has seen, but in 

 the near future he hopes to publish a comprehensive 

 volume upon the subject of fur-farming which will deal 

 fully with this interesting subject. 



