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captivity when fed and handled properly, "but it is a prohlem to raise 

 them on hig enough a scale to uiake the husiness pay. With muskrats, however, 

 the marsh itsel-f -oroduces the food, ajad the muskrat care for themselves. 

 This system of' fvT ranching ot trapping on privately controlled Y/ild regions 

 has proved orofitahle in several sections. 



Skunks are not held in had odor — as f-ur producers, that is — "but at 

 present market prices more money must he spent for feed and lahor than can "be 

 realized from, sale of the pelts. However, any one considering fur farming 

 Hith any of the fur hearers may well avail himself of the information to be 

 had free of charge from the experts of the Bureau of Biological Survey of the 

 United States Department of Agr icult-ore , 



The Department also has a puolication giving "Recommendations to 

 Beginners in Fur Farming." Ask for Leaflet ITo. 27-L. 



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AITUQUITCMMT ; That leaflet is Leaflet ITo. 27-L giving"Recornmendat ions to 

 Beginners in Fur Farmingo You can get it free of charge either hy writing to 



this Station or hy writing direct to the United States Department of 



Agriculture, at Washington, D. C. Stat ion cooperates with the 



DeiDartment of Agriculture in presenting the talk to which you have just 

 listened. 



