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Norfolk, U.S.A., as market for muskrat flesh 110 



North American Commercial Co., fox skins sold to 80 



North America, fur production in 188, 189, 190 



statistics of fur production in ; 186 



North Pacific, fur-seal skins from 195 



North Semidi island, fox-farming on 69, 70 



North Sydney, N. S., early fox ranch at 15 



North West Coast, abstract of catalogues of fiirs from 199 



average price of fur-seals from 217, 218 



catch of fur-seals on 194 



fur-seal skins from 195 



public sales of seals from 198 



North West Territory, reindeer in 115 



Norway, fur production of 188 



undressed seal from 129 



Nova Scotia (see also under Maritime Provinces) 



foxes in captivity in, in 1912 64 



fur-farmers, Ust of in 236 



fur-farmitig in 1 



imported fox stock in 31 



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Oliver, Hon. Frank, work of, re reindeer 115 



Ontario, early attempts at fox-breeding in 1 



foxes in captivity in, in 1912 64 



fox ranches in, in 1909 18 



fur-farmers, list of, in 249 



fur-farming in 1, 27, 30 



legislation re fxir-bearers in 184 



Ophthalmia, treatment of, in foxes 53 



Opossum, reference to 8, 156 



Orca, Alaska, blue fox-farms at 70 



Otter, Canadian, description of 99 



destruction of homes of 4 



breeding habits of 102 



domestication of 149 



fencing of yards for 103 



food habits of 102 



Otter, Canadian, as a fur-bearer 100 



general habits of 100, 101 



prices of pelts of 99 



ranching of 103 



range of 100, 101 



reference to 5 g 



Otter, sea, offerings of, at auction sales 193 



skins of, on London market 157 



fur of, standard for durability 125 



reference to 5 14 



value of pelt of 90 



