1931 



ANNUAL REPORT, 1030 



The following table compares, for the past six years, pelts of fur-bearing 

 animals, other than those which were ranch-raised, on which royalty was paid: 



Bear 



Beaver 



Fisher 



Fox (cross) 



Fox (red) 



Fox (silver or black) 



Fox (white) 



Fox (not specified). . 



Lynx 



Marten 



Mink 



Muskrat 



Otter 



Raccoon 



Skunk 



Weasel 



Wolverine 



Total 



1925 



2 



3 



68 



534 



4 



22 



67 



34 



,014 

 ,364 

 ,936 

 ,601 

 ,198 

 433 

 974 

 61 

 ,200 

 ,125 

 ,138 

 ,739 

 ,522 

 ,157 

 ,100 

 ,365 



814,935 



1926 



1,635 



27,597 



2,618 



4,175 



30,535 



620 



226 



165 



3,884 



3,177 



65,299 



387,022 



4,304 



21,002 



75,503 



63,599 



11 



691,372 



1927 



1,472 



20,738 



3,904 



3,502 



26,112 



403 



977 



136 



4,568 



3,261 



37,628 



469,947 



3,168 



15.958 



59,488 



72,645 



15 



723,922 



1928 



1,575 



22,040 



5,400 



4,116 



25,943 



646 



590 



160 



3,845 



3,492 



32,009 



514,161 



4,510 



13,513 



79,442 



79,425 



19 



790,886 



1929 



1,888 



17,348 



4,343 



1,606 



14,550 



197 



16 



132 



1,718 



2,738 



29,893 



714,019 



4,562 



13,653 



75,773 



117,053 



6 



999,495 



1930 



1,594 



17,493 



2,510 



1,188 



11,076 



154 



116 



106 



871 



1,770 



30,226 



643,999 



3,986 



13,757 



72,667 



99,704 



9 



901,226 



The value of these pelts in 1930 to the trapper amounted to $2,410,987.79, 

 which is a total considerably lower than that of the preceding year, though, as 

 previously stated, this reduction can very largely be attributed to the unfavour-. 

 ably low values which applied to the fur industry due to a period of extreme 

 business depression. 



In addition to the above, the total of ranch-raised silver and black foxes, 

 dressed or exported, on which no royalty is payable, and which were raised on 

 the licensed fur farms of the Province, was 6,446; 4,906 of which were exported 

 and the balance of 1,540 were dressed in the Province. It is estimated that these 

 pelts had a value of $430,786.18. 



FUR FARMING 



The possibilities which the successful raising in captivity of fur-bearing 

 animals on properties operated as fur farms under license from this Department 

 continue to attract increasing attention from interested parties in many sections; 

 and as the interest of the individual fur farmer becomes more firmly established 

 in his own particular operation, generally speaking the fur-farming industry 

 throughout the Province receives additional assurance of future success. At 

 this time it is interesting to note that every fur-bearer which is native to Ontario 

 is now included in the list of animals with which these licensed fur farms are 

 stocked for propagation purposes. 



Fur farmers' licenses issued during the past five years are as follows: 



The following is a table showing the list of animals reported to be stocked 

 on thete licensed fur farms as at December 31st, in each of the years repori^^d 

 upon: 



