1390 
7h* RURAL NEW.YORKER 
November 26, 1921 
7or 
BIG Money 
for Your 
Furs 
Ml 
SHUBERT 
W E are paying extremely high prices for all kinds of fur-bearers 
—we want all the raw furs you can get and want ’em quick. 
Whether you have only one skin or a large collection, ship direct to 
“SHUBERT”—TODAY. YOU will get big money and get it quick. 
W e have more than thirty-eight years’experience satisfying fur ship¬ 
pers all over North America and know how to give real satisfaction. 
Highest Prices —You will be paid the 
highest price the market will justify— 
not on one skin or a few skins—but on 
each and every skin you ship us. 
Speedy Returns —We aim to mail you 
check same day furs are received. We 
have many letters in our files from fur 
shippers who say “SHUBERT’returns 
are the promptest in the world. 
Honest Grading —Every skin you ship 
us will be graded carefully and correct- 
lyby anexpert—accordingtothe qual¬ 
ity, color and condition of the fur and 
size of the skin. 
No Risk —You take no risk whatever 
when you ship your furs to “SHU¬ 
BERT”—“THE SHUBERT GUAR¬ 
ANTEE” protects you absolutely. 
We've got to satisfy you and we will. 
Don’t delay another minute. Quick action means big money for 
you. Ship now while prices are high. 
TRY “SHUBERT”—TODAY 
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SHIP ALL YOUR FURS DIRECT TO 
A. B. SHUBERT * 
The Largest House in the World Dealing Exclusively in 
AMERICAN RAW FURS 
25-27 W. Austin Ave. Dept.El Chicago U. S. A. 
Trappers 
We want your RAW Furs 
We will pay highest prices 
Write for our Price List, 
also free Trappers’ Guide 
ROSENSTIEL FUR CO. 
MAURICE ROSENSTIEL, Proprietor 
107 West 26th Street - New York 
Ship Your Raw/ 
Ship Us All YOUR FURS 
with the Reading Raw Fur House of Vermont. Write 
for price list. STANNARD-KAPLIN FUR CO., F»ir H«ven, Vermont 
Henley’s Twentieth Century 
Book of Recipes and Formulas 
This 800-page 
book gives 
thousands of 
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all 
of 
covering 
branches 
The USEFUL 
ARTS 
PAINTS, GLUES, CEMENTS, TANNING, 
DYEING, SOAP MAKING, ELECTRICAL 
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Valuable for reference. Price postpaid $4 
For Sale by RURAL NEW-YORKER 
333 WEST 30th STREET. NEW YORK CITY 
Confidence 
You can ship to us in perfect 
confidence, for we have been 
established for over UO years. During this long 
period we have established a reputation for 
fair dealing. Our records show that a large 
number of trappers have shipped their entire 
catcli to us for many years and 
not a single one lias registered a 
complaint. You, too, will be sat¬ 
isfied if you will only do your 
bit by trying us with perhaps a 
small shipment at first. At least 
write for our price list of up-to- 
the-minute quotations and com¬ 
pare it with other houses. Then take into con¬ 
sideration that our experience in grading will ho 
of direct benefit to you. Wo guarantee you will 
be entirely satisfied or we will return 
your pelts. Write today beforo you forget, 
gPWN^obel inc 
2 2 *W2 7 th StNeW YoTKCity 
FRANK J. MULLER CO. 
have had 24 years’ experience hand¬ 
ling direct shipments of 
RAW FURS 
That is why. you will get more money 
for your Furs 
“ Write for Price List now ” 
150 West 25th St., New York, N. Y. 
SKUNK 
We pay highest cash prices for 
all staple furs—Skunk, Mink, 
Muskrat, Raccoon, Red Fox. 
Fancy furs a specialty, includ¬ 
ing Silver and Gross Fox, 
Fisher 
ss 
Est, 
x, 
1870. 
Marten, etc. 
Our continued prompt returns and liberal policy are 
now bringing us shipments from all North America, 
Alaska to Mexico. Send for free Price List. Address 
M. J. JEWETT & SONS, REDWOOD, N. Y. Dept. 29 
fDH> Shin i0 US 
JIM 
[Guarantee 
We guarantee you will be 
satisfied with our check, 
or we will ship back your 
Bill. 1 r 
Every trapper knows that the place to f furs 
get highest prices is where they have I- 
experts assorting and grading. The fact that I grade every skin 
personally assures you of getting every cent your catch is 
worth. Don’t take my word for it, but ship a small lot at first and 
be convinced. You take no risk, for my iron clad guarantee 
protects you. 
My new price list contains up-to-Mie-minute quotations, 
a copy now, before yon forget. A postal card will do. 
Send for 
How to Feed Skunks 
A short time I secured a permit 
from the Conservation Commission .at Al¬ 
bany to keep and breed skunks. I find 
it very expensive to keep and feed them 
the way I am doing. I have fed them 
broad, oatmeal and milk. Is it advisable 
to let them have a place, netted in, to run 
in? Would you advise a dark place, 
away from sunshine? These skunks do 
not seem to grow as I expected them to. 
Is there something I could raise for Win¬ 
ter for them ? ir. b. 
New York. 
In general, skunks should be fed about 
the same as cats or dogs. They should 
not? have too much meat, but should get a 
variety of vegetables. The young ones 
should have plenty of milk. Where only 
a few skunks are kept, they can have 
table scraps so long as nothing spoiled is 
given them. The general rules of feeding 
all farm animals apply here, and they 
should not. be given more at one time than 
they will clean up soon. 
It is not well to keep any animals too 
closely shut in. The skunks will be much 
happier and so will grow better if they 
have a yard where they can run about. 
This must be protected in some way so 
that they cannot dig out. 
The ground where a skunk ranch is lo¬ 
cated should be well drained i.nd should 
be shaded so that they can get out of the 
hot sun if they want to. The dens must 
he shaded so that they will not get too 
warm in Summer. Some authorities claim 
that the skunks which are to be killed for 
fur should be kept in yards where they 
can get into earth dens. It is thought 
that the fur is better if it has rubbed 
against the moist earth of the sides of the 
hole. Very wet ground or muddy places 
injure the fur. 
For Winter feeding carrots, potatoes, 
turnips, cabbage, etc., can be cooked with 
scrap meat (which is- not tainted) and 
mixed with stale bread in a sort of hash. 
Be careful not to feed too much. In very 
cold weather the skunks will not move 
around much, but on warm days they 
will want some food. The ones that are 
to be killed for fur snould be well fed, so 
as to get quite fat, but those that are to 
be kept for breeding should not be al¬ 
lowed to get very fat. The breeders 
should be kept in good condition, neither 
fat nor in poor flesh. 
About as soon as the young are weaned 
it would he well to start sorting them. 
Keep the blackest for breeders, throwing 
out those that show much white or a 
dusty color as soon as possible. 
V rite to the United States Biological 
Survey. Washington, D. C„ for fuller 
instructions for the care of fur-hearing 
animals and also for lists of breeders and 
of publications on tin subject. Many of 
the fur trade magazines have articles on 
the growing of skunks, foxes, etc. 
AI.FRED C. tYEFD. 
Killing Wasps 
The writer is one who greatly enjoys 
the Hope Farm man’s weekly contribu¬ 
tions, also the Pastoral Parson’s remi¬ 
niscences. When I read the wasp-killing 
adventure (page 10<i2) I wondered if the 
good Parson could possibly indulge in 
romancing occasionally. Surely not, and 
so I beg to make known my method of 
getting rid of wasps and their nests. Take 
a tin can. one large enough to cover the 
nest, pour about a half-inch of coal oil 
in the bottom, go to the nest just before 
sunrise, when the wasps will be clustered 
on the bottom of the nest, and carefully 
place the can up a'nd over the nest. All 
the wasps will drop straight down into 
the oil. Now move the can back and 
forth until you have loosened the nest 
from its attachment, and you have the 
whole thing safe and tight. I have prac¬ 
ticed this for many years, and have never 
been stung or failed to get the nest and 
the makers thereof. F. E. B. 
Biltmore, N. C. 
Fish in the Well 
SolWarenoff & Co Inc. 
1 1 55 w25 T «St" 
■NEW YORK CITY 
My neighbors advise me to put a trout 
in my well to keep the water pure. They 
say the trout will clean out all bugs and 
worms. Would you do it? J. M. 
As I sec it, the great objection to hav¬ 
ing a fish in the well to keep the water 
pure is not the presence of the fish, hut 
the idea that something of the kind is 
needed. The well should be fixed so that 
no surface water, bugs, frogs, rats or cats 
can get into it. If the top of the well is 
propei-ly built, there will be no need for 
the trout. Probably the best way to fix 
the well is to build a tight concrete wall 
around the upper six or eight feet, and 
connect this- with a cement cover in which 
is a manhole with a tight lid. 
The trout in the wafer will do no harm, 
and may grow some if the well is in very 
bad condition. It would probably have 
pretty poor picking in a well where the 
water is safe to use. Fish are often kept 
in springs which are used as a water sup¬ 
ply, and sometimes seem to get plenty to 
eat. but in many parts of this country 
springs are a rather dangerous place to 
get drinking water. 
Many cities are now stocking the reser¬ 
voirs where the water supply is stored, 
and. some are making them real public 
fishing grounds. I have recently been 
told of one case where it is claimed the 
fishing is as good as in the best of our 
most highly protected trout streams, and 
where anyone can fish if he is willing to 
pay a fee of a few dollars a month. The 
fee usually amounts to a very few cents 
a pound for the fish taken. a. c. w. 
Demand! 
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price list—this is another big 
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make money. Our market 
reports and price list 
Bhow you how and 
where to get 
more money 
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Our lii^rh irices, fair, hon¬ 
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and square dealing will bring you the 
largest check. You’ll make money by 
shipping all your furs to Georg* I. 
Fox. New York—The World’* Leading 
Fur Market. Don’t delay, write now for 
market reports, price list, shipping tags. 
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Attractive, handsome Fur Coats, 
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you have seen our new 32-page catalog that 
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how to prepare skins for shipping- Send your 
name for this free booklet. 
Cuetom Fur T anning and 
Fur Manufacturing 
Also taxidermy work. Large and small game, 
birds and fish mounted. Prompt service, 
expert attention. 
Rochester Fur Dressing Co, in*. 
674 West Ave. Rochester. N. ¥, 
The House to ship to • 
One of the oldest in the* U.S. 
iWost liberal rfractind 
Prompt Returns. 
Sett cl fir latest Price List 
Belt, Butler Co. 
m2 w. 26 — ST, NEW YORK. 
Wanted: 
Raw Fur Buyer 
We want a country raw fur buyer 
in every county of your state, to 
represent us this season. A big op¬ 
portunity for those accepted. 
Write at once for our preposition. 
Charles S. Porter, Inc. 
126 W. 27th Street, New York City 
