FUR FARMING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 April 1940, Page 8

FUR FARMING

IMPORTANT CANADIAN TRADE. OTTAWA. Fur farming is playing an ever-in-creasing important part in the fur trade of Canada, as shown by the fact that the value of pelts of ranch-bred animals represented -13 per cent of the Dominion’s fur production for the twelve months ending June 30. 1938. While formerly only silver foxes were concerned, during the past few years much success has been attained in the raising of mink, ranch-bred mink now representing 50 per cent of mink production. In smaller numbers, however. many other fur-bearing animals are found on fur farms, including red fox, cross fox, blue fox, raccoon, skunk, marten, fisher and fitch. The 1938 census'of fur farms in Canada recorded two farms devoted to raising chinchillas, the most valuable of furbearing animals. The value of raw fur production in Canada for the twelve months ending June 30, 1938, amounted to 13,196,354 dollars. Of this 12.653,355 dollars were exported, the chief markets for Canadian furs being London and New York, the United Kingdom taking 8,363,694 dollars and the United States 3,610,520 dollars.