MONTANA STATE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION 



MONTANA HAS LARGEST MUSKRAT FARM IN AMERICA 



MONTANA has the largest muskrat farm under fence in the United States. 

 Through the activity of James M. Hall of S'wan Lake in Lake county, five 

 acres is fenced, more than 100 experimental pens have been constructed 

 and weekly shipments of these fur bearing- animals are being received for breed- 

 ing purposes from Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. Within a short 

 time the operator of the enterprise expects to produce 20,000 to 30,000 pelts 

 annually. Regular reports from the fur farm are made to the state fish and 

 game depai'tment as provided by law. Applications for live muskrats produced 

 on the fur farm are constantly pouring in, these shipments being made by permit 

 issued by the department. 



Till' pltotoarapli above .s7(0(C.s- the luaiii building.s (uid a portion of tif loinl imilcr fence at 

 the Hwan Lake fur farm. The lower fence fronts on the lake .shon . The experimental 

 pens are located hack of the buildings and the fence is so arranged that thr fnr-hearin;; 



animals may be controlled anil conserved. 



Portion of Swan Lake utilized by the muskrat farm establislied by James M. Hall in 

 Lake County. The farm is the largest of its kind in the Xation. 



