CHAPTER X 



SKUNK 



The skunk is found throughout the United States and is one of 

 the leading American furs, and is considered by the fur trade, as well 

 as by the women who wear them, as one of the best wearing and most 

 substantial furs that money can buy. When made up into trimming, 

 it is a beautiful rich black in color and adds style and character to 

 any coat or garment. 



The increased demand for skunk fur and its consequent high 

 price has led a great many farmers to become interested in raising 

 skunks for profit, and quite a few have been very successful with 

 Skunk Farms and no doubt this industry will grow much larger. 



SKUNK 



The wild skunk is comparatively easy to trap and is taken in 

 large quantities each winter. Nearly every state in the Union has 

 strict game laws protecting skunk by closed season, and the farmer 

 himself is very anxious to protect the skunk and allow them to in- 



