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SU where Nature leaves the ground bare give her the INFORMATION FOR 
benefit of the doubt and believe that she may know 
a something after all. Partridges need places to dust THE MUSKRAT F ARMER 
ee and wild grasses and plants are important in the 
Y game’s dietary. Some refuges should have no forest 
ye oat all. We must not forget the wild grass swamps Man has been engaged in the trapping of fur- 
ee for pheasants. bearing animals since the early ages. The women 
Vg of the stone age wore furs as clothing, the modern 
Fe women wear furs, not alone because of the warmth, 
Y _ but for the beauty and their personal adornment. 
Natural Trappers, spurred by high prices, have ruthlessly 
depleted the wild supply. The drainage and reclama- 
Muskrat Foods tion of swamp lands have destroyed the breeding 
eae Gere ee the erouds of millions of muskrats. So, if we are to 
ra e have a dependable supply of fur, they must be raised. 
EU daisy Hebe Statistics compiled by Frank G. Ashbrock of the 
price eee Aes a Tea U. S. Biological Survey, show that the muskrat is 

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< ne Py aed ae the most important of all fur bearers. More than 
ie att er es pena fifty per cent of all fur used today is muskrat. His 
Y? ede Pe edmeT umelp ig glossy pelt is not only used in its natural state, but 
»é Boollet q 2 when dyed is sold as Hudson seal, river mink, south- 
Ye - aks me ern beaver, neutria, otter, sable and many other 
»-* age age a , , 
Bem Wild Rice 5 wc ev ec. enue Grr Sweet: Plaga saan: 2, 35 popular furs. For the past few years the demand 
»¢ Wilda Gelerymeataen nee Sue Winterreise teeny ee Se 26 for muskrat pelts has exceeded the supply by from 
a Sago Pondweed .......... 10 IRIBHES! 6 oh end cadeac cone a6 fifteen to twenty million pelts. The result of this 
. Bey te Duck Se gaa aed "ei oe Fe en ee ee ae demand has prompted the commercial raising of 
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Y¢ White Waterlily .......... pie be Wulrashs see ys week eck 23 this little fur bearer, by some of our largest manu- 
yo Saul aan ley woes oy Fee ers Seer ere ag facturing furriers and far-sighted individuals. Musk- 
y- eep ater Duck Potato . ree-Square Rush ....... é : pone ona eae * . 2 ee 
pea banana Waterlily ......... 17 Southern Plants ........., 23 Tat farming is a business, the same as pees 
»é Waters shield wmyeenenncs. 25 Brownleaf Pondweed ...... 25 manufacturing or mining. It is as practical as the 
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