DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISHERIES 



No. 9 



FUR FARMING 



This is a branch of industry authorized and licensed under the provisions 

 of the Game and Fisheries Act, and while this work is but of recent origin in 

 this Province, there w^ould appear to be every indication that it is developing 

 along sound lines and becoming very thoroughly established. The number of 

 licensed premises operating as fur farms has shown a steady increase from year 

 to year, and in 1931 there were 1,609 such farms licensed under our jurisdiction. 

 It is interesting to note that every fur-bearing animal, which is native to the 

 Province, is now represented on these farms. 



An Experimental Fur Farm is maintained by the Department at Kirkfield 

 (Victoria County) to which institution the fur-farmer is welcome to bring his 

 problems and difificulties for advice. The work of this Experimental Fur Farm 

 will be submitted in another section of this report. 



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



and the following is a table which shows the numbers of the various animals 

 reported to be stocked on these licensed fur farms as at December 31st, in each 

 of the years specified: 



Animals Stocked on Licensed Fur Farms as at December 31st 



''Exclusive of muskrat and beaver in semi-captivity 



CROWN GAME PRESER\'ES 



The system of setting apart lands as Crown Game Preserves for the complete 

 protection of all game, birds and animals, with the exception of vermin, thereon 

 was originally instituted in this Province during the year 1917, when the Pease- 

 marsh and Miner Crown Game Preserves were established. In the intervening 

 period there has been considerable expansion of this policy so that to-day we 



