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Title: Fur-farming in Canada
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Canada. Commission of Conservation. Committee on Fisheries, Game and Fur-bearing Animals Jones, J. Walter
Subjects: Fur-bearing animals
Publisher: Ottawa, The Mortimer Co.
Contributing Library: NCSU Libraries
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belly, and also cut downon the inside of the legs to meet the centre line. Do not cut off anyportion of the skin, leave on the ears, nose and tail to the tip. Becareful not to make unnecessary cuts. Stretch skm evenly on a board,fur side down, and dry in a cool place. Do not salt the skin or doubleit up for shipment purposes. The principal object is to avoid crackingthe skin. See that it is properly shaped when nailed down to theboard and thoroughly dried before shipping. Do not sun-dry the skin. The high price of breeding stock is, at the present time, a deterrentinfluence upon the industry. Such pure bred rams as are availablehave sold at from $500.00 to $1,000.00 each. Ewes are somewhatcheaper. When buying breeding rams be careful to get pure bredanimals. Some breeders claim that as good results can be obtainedby the use of half-blood stock, but this has not yet been established.It is advisable to buy only such rams as have already demonstrated theirability to sire skins of value.
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