CHAPTER III. 

 THE FUR PROPOSITION. 



THE GREAT problem now confronting the 

 American Fancier is marketing the rabbit 

 skins instead of throwing them away. They 

 should be used for fur as they are in other 

 countries. With fur advancing in price each 

 year and fur bearing animals becoming more 

 scarce each year, the rabbit fancier certainly has a 

 great opportunity to start "boosting" the fur of the 

 rabbit. It is a fact that some of our American rabbits 

 are being used extensively in other countries for their 

 fur and there is no reason why they can not be used 

 for the same purpose in this country. 



Last year fur advanced 170 per cent, over the 

 prices of two years ago. The Himalayan, Champagne, 

 Silvers or Champagne d'Argent, as they are called, 

 Polish and many others are being used for imitations 

 of the more expensive fur of different animals. Even 

 our Flemish skins have been pronounced good enough 

 for door mats, auto robes and children's furs, so it 

 really looks very encouraging if our fanciers will only 

 take advantage of the opportunity and co-operate ir. 

 pushing the fur side of the fancy. If the fanciers 

 will work together on this proposition the government 

 is sure to take hold of it for the American fanciers 

 and make it worth while to push this important in- 



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