14 THE REPORT UPON No. 8 



Comparison of Phlts, Other than Ranch-raised, Exported and Tanned for Six Years 



1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 



Bear 2,137 1,447 1,399 2,014 1,635 1,472 



Beaver 93,971 70,684 50,233 48,364 27,597 20,738 



Fisher 2,657 2,339 1,910 1,936 2,618 3,904 



Fox (Cross) 469 1,154 1,082 2,801 4,175 3,502 



Fox (Red) 11,272 12,329 14,695 22,198 30,535 26,112 



Fox (Silver or Black) 87 205 167 433 620 403 



Fox (White) 1,765 1,501 362 974 226 977 



Fox (not specified) 170 34 28 61 165 136 



Lynx 836 1,177 2,332 2,200 3,884 4,568 



Marten 7,327 4,704 3,661 3,125 3,177 3,261 



Mink 78,487 58,634 82,466 68,138 65,299 37,628 



Muskrat 554,888 478,820 533,256 534,739 387,022 469,947 



Otter 5,309 3,997 5.096 4,622 4,304 3,168 



Raccoon 20,344 15,752 21,976 22,157 21,002 15,958 



Skunk 73,219 54,770 58.130 67,100 75,503 59,488 



Weasel 94,399 61,603 51,163 34,365 63.599 72,645 



Wolverine 6 20 12 8 11 15 



Total 947,343 769,070 827,948 814,935 691,372 723,922 



The value of the pelts as shown in the abov^e list, to the trapper, is 

 $3,559,697.23, which places this province as a producer of fur, as compared with 

 the other provinces of the Dominion, in the lead by fully $1,000,000. 



To be added to the above are 2,432 ranch-raised fox pelts of which 2,027 

 were exported and 405 tanned in the province, and which pelts, under the terms 

 of Fur Farmers* Licenses, are exempt from the payment of royalty. 



Fur Farming 



Fur farming still continues to receive a great deal of attention from the 

 public and while formerly it was largely confined to fox farming, numerous 

 inquiries are now being received concerning possibilities of raising, in captivity, 

 other species of fur-bearing animals, particularly muskrat and beaver. In view 

 of the inquiries which have been made, and in order to be in a position to properly 

 advise prospective fur farmers, the Department established an Experimental 

 Fur Farm at Balsam Lake in the County of Victoria, and the first bulletin arising 

 out of the work being carried on at this Experimental Fur Farm under the 

 heading of "Practical Observations on the Fox and Proven Treatises of Common 

 Ailments" is now being published, and when the same is available for distribution, 

 a copy will be forwarded, free of charge, to all the licensed fur farmers in the 

 province. 



Fur Farmers' Licenses issued 



Animals Stocked on Licensed Farms at December 31st 



Beaver 



Fisher 



Fox (Cross) 



Fox (Red) 



Fox (Silver Black) , 



Fox (Blue) 



Lynx 



Mink 



Muskrat 



Opossum 



