Excerpt from The Muskrat as Fur Bearer: With Notes on Its Use as Food HE fur resources of the United States have diminished steadily during the last half century, and present conditions indicate a still further shrinkage of the supply. The decrease has been in quantity of the better 'pelts and not in total value of the annual catch. The large increase in value is accounted for by the advancing prices and by the large output of furs that formerly were neglected. The. Muskrat has been one of the chief factors in maintaining ...
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Excerpt from The Muskrat as Fur Bearer: With Notes on Its Use as Food HE fur resources of the United States have diminished steadily during the last half century, and present conditions indicate a still further shrinkage of the supply. The decrease has been in quantity of the better 'pelts and not in total value of the annual catch. The large increase in value is accounted for by the advancing prices and by the large output of furs that formerly were neglected. The. Muskrat has been one of the chief factors in maintaining a high total value for our annual' fur production and in commercial impor tance now heads the list of fur bearers of the United States. Beavers, otters, martens, and fishers have disappeared from much of their former range, and even minks, raccoons, and skunks have become scarce in some localities. Muskrats, on the contrary, have not diminished in numbers, except in places where marshes have been drained. These animals multiply much more rapidly than the other fur bearers named, and because Of their aquatic retreats and general habits are better fitted to maintain their numbers under reasonable protection. The present bulletin is designed to show their economic importance and to encourage further legislation tending to conserve an important resource. The harmful activities of muskrats are by no means forgotten, and methods for destroying the animals when they become noxious are presented. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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