204 FUR FACTS 



Raising Marten 



The Hudson Bay Sable or marten has been successfully domesti- 

 cated and raised and the same general instructions apply to marten 

 as those given for the raising of mink. The marten is a very valuable 

 fur, the finer skins selling up to fifty dollars, and there is also a demand 

 for them for zoological gardens. They are rather prolific, the female 

 bearing from three to five in a litter. The young are usually born in 

 April, and it is a very hardy animal. Marten raising is carried on 

 in Canada on a rather large scale and has been proven to be a success- 

 ful and profitable enterprise. It is said that marten, except during 

 the time of mating, are very quarrelsome. The mating season is 

 from January to March. It is said that one of the principal things 

 in raising marten, is to know when the female is in season, for the 

 reason that if the two are put together when the female is not in 

 humor to receive the male, they will fight and probably injure one 

 another. The mother will take fairly good care of the young until 

 they are about two months old. They usually wean when they are 

 about four months old. " 



Marten raising should prove very profitable for the Canadian and 

 Northern rancher. It is one of the most valuable American furs 

 that we have, is always in demand, and the fine dark skins bring very 

 high prices; and even average colored skins are in demand at prices 

 that will well pay for the trouble of raising them. As stated before 

 this industry has already been established in different parts of Canada 

 and it is to be hoped that more people will become interested in it. 



