UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 BULLETIN No. 1078 



Washington, D. G. 



October 18, 1922 



BEAVER HABITS, BEAVER CONTROL 



AND POSSIBILITIES IN 



BEAVER FARMING 



By 



VERNON BAILEY, Chief Field Naturalist 

 Division of Biological Investigations, Bureau of Biological Survey 



CONTENTS 



Introdnction 1 



Distribution 2 



Description 2 



Habits 5 



Damage by Beavers 9 



Pago 



Beaver Control 11 



Beaver Farming 16 



Harvesting the Crop 27 



Conclusions 27 



WASHINGTON 



GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 



1922 



