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.~ ..___.. -hir hailing and ii: fanning is dis modern industqy of the present day. Prom the trapping of fur- baarlq animals in isolated settle- Innts throughout the vast expan- II of Hertha-n Canada. during the aallylﬂsuptotheprasenttilneis a far cry. in the year 1881 we find ﬂiat statistical returns give the val- ue of pelt; taken in that year at $1.505. In the next 20 years the vain o! pelt; had moreased to $1.- OIVMO. The figures which I sub- nit below will indicate how the in- dtiimy increased during the seasons enﬂing June 30, 1021-32. Thee: value; show what the pelte worth on the market, and include ills taken In thwart. and than sold from fur farms. The iﬂworticn of pelts sold from fur farm; has increased from 3.5 per cent. of the total value of the eerlier years to 18 per cent. in the years 1038-20; 10 per- cent. in 1029- 80: I pes- cent. in 1080-31 and 30 DI‘ Ollit. in ll3l-31—thus indicat- ing the growing importance cf fur iarmlnl.

h: the season 1920-21 the total number of pelia taken woe 2.936.401, with a total value of 810.151.594-

m the season 1021-22 the total mrsnber of pelts taken was 4.366.700 with a total value of 117,438,001.

In the season 1022-21! the total number of pelt; taken was 4,008,906. with s wtal value d $16,161,561.

In the season 1023-24 the total number of pelts taken wa; 4.307.688. with a total value II 015,641,817.

Ln the season 1934-26 the total ninnber of pelts taken was 3.030388. with a total value of $15,441,564.

in the season rims-as u» total number oi pelts taken was 3.68.10. with a total value of 815.003“.

In the season til-Tl the total number of pelts taken was 4,209,288, with s total value of 818,864.13.

in the eesson 1027-26 the total number of pelts taken was 8.601.153, with a total value of 810380.171.

in the season 1028-3! the total nimber-“of pelts taken was 5,160,828. with s total value o! 818,746,478.

in the season 1929-30 the total number of pelt; taken was 3,198.4“. win a mm value of timisuve.

In the seasm 1900-31 the lumber of pelts taken was 4,U0,$6l, with a total value d 011311.117.

in the season 1911-32 the total nunher of pelts taken was 4,4401. with a total value oi 810189.481.

The nsdter will note ﬂisteaoh seeson has been paralﬂilied az- arately. This method males s iilures look more impressive (which iridted they arel. Now l! wb ana- lyse them further we'll find that the total number of pelts for the 12 season; was 50,380,073, an average of 4,944,173 (almost five million) par year. and the total value of the pelts taken during the 12 seasons was $181,028,503, en average year o! 815065.701.

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reversed, and the mustrat wss sup- planted by the Oliver Fox, the lstiot 80 per cent. oi the total val- the fur trade for that year. minbat was thus forced into nd position, while the third po- point of value was (and . too. ta noteworthy) the i Rue latter animal is "i be very beautiful, and in = some future article perhaps I may more to eay about it. Mink. ermine (wsasell. red fox. and ‘patch or cross fox were next in order given. e present depredon. the only economic re- undreda of thousands oi of the area oi’ the Do- sre a source of revenue all oi the Provinces and I have a share. al point of value the fox Patch. White.

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only. and are taken from the re- cords of the inﬂection service oi the Canadian National Silver Pox Breeders’ Association

Aliiioush the industry has made rapid nowth there are no liens that fur fanning is being in any or its different and a; regard; the silver ion. Oa-

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