18 THE REPORT UPON No. 9 



The value of the above pelts to the trapper was $3,927,506.28, and this 

 Province continues to set the pace as the leading producer of fur among the 

 provinces of the Dominion. 



In addition to the above the total of ranch-raised foxes, on which no royalty 

 is payable, which passed through the fur farms of the Province was 3,433 of 

 which 2,566 were exported and the balance of 867 dressed in Ontario. These 

 had a value of $379,751.18. 



Fur Farming 



This branch of industry continues to show expansion due to increasing 

 interest on the part of the general public, and in view of conditions as they at 

 present affect the wild fur-bearing animals in the Province, there would appear 

 to be future possibilities in this branch. 



Fur Farmers' Licenses issued by the Department during the past five years 

 are as follows: — 



and while efforts in this line were originally confined practically to the fox, the 

 appended table shows the extended scope it is assuming, and the increasing 

 number of species with which the 1,148 fur farmers of the Province are experi- 

 menting. 



Animals Stocked ox Licensed Farms at December 31st 



1925 



Beaver 29 



Fisher 2 



Fox (Cross) 459 



Fox (Red) 725 



Fox (Silver Black) 4,940 



Fox (Blue) 40 



Lynx 2 



Mink 136 



Muskrat 7,182 



Oppossum .... 



Raccoon 306 



Skunk 100 



Bear 13 



Marten 2 



Weasel (Ermine) .... 



Badger .... 



Total 13,936 *8,887 tl3,345 117,686 



*ExcIusive of Muskrat. 



flncludes only pen-raised muskrats. 



