Fur Farming For Profit With Especial Reference to Skunk Raising
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FUR FARMING FOR PROFIT
CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER I.
General Character of The Skunk.
The Skunk a Clean Animal.
The White Skunk.
The Black Skunk.
Short Striped Skunk.
Narrow Striped Skunk.
Broad Striped Skunk.
One Striped Skunk.
CHAPTER II.
Fur Farming—Supply and Demand.
CHAPTER III.
Enclosures, Dens, Food and Care.
Feeding.
Breeding.
CHAPTER IV.
Trapping, Skinning, Shipping.
How to Kill Without Being Scented.
Steel Traps.
A Box Trap.
A Barrel Trap.
Killing, Skinning and Stretching.
Two Methods of Skinning.
Skins Should be Fleshed.
Stretching Important.
CHAPTER V.
Habits of The Skunk.
Breeding.
CULLED FROM CORRESPONDENCE.
CHAPTER VI.
Miscellaneous Information.
Removing the Scent Sacs.
Description of The Scent Glands of The Skunk.
Directions for Removing the Scent Sacs From Live Skunks Without the Escape of Any of the Scent Fluid.
Laws Affecting Fur Farming.
Dye Markings to Denote Sex—Toe Clipping to Denote Age.
A Simple Fur Press.
Live Skunks Can be Shipped by Express.
CHAPTER VII.
Questions and Answers.
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