RABBIT FURS— THEIR VALUE 139' 



horsehide palms and require five skins to 

 make. It is very probable that this branch 

 of the industry will be extended. It will ap- 

 peal especially to amateurs who taise only a 

 few animals. Of course the skins will not be 

 those of the best stock, fof good bireeders are 

 worth much more than their meat and fuf. 



Naturally rabbit skins will never have a 

 value equal to that of the high class fur bear- 

 ing animals. For a long time, though, they 

 have brought much more than their original 

 price when sold under some such name as 

 Electric Seal, Nearseal, or Goney. 



The whole skins are used for making Up 

 these cheap furs, but the hat makers use only 

 the hair, which is cut off, then ground, and put 

 through a process Which produces the felt of 

 masculine head gear. It is to this market that 

 rabbit keepers in general should look for their 

 profits in the long run. An almOst unbeliev- 

 able quantity Of rabbit skins designed solely 

 for hat making have been brought from Aus- 

 tralia in the past. The skins of rabbits raised 

 in America are just exactly as good for the 

 purpose. It is only a question of getting large 

 enough lots to tempt the buyers. 



