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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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uring the years whenthe beaver was contraband in Ontario and Quebec, bales of furs fre-quently contained a number of beaver skins. The bale was sold as it waspacked, or another customer was sought. Thus, many Montreal furrierstestified that they purchased beaver skins continually and could notavoid it, if they wished to continue to buy raw pelts. For the information of those who desire to keep a few pairs ofthese interesting animals, it may be stated that when two years old,the beaver mates for life, mating taking place in February. The periodof gestation is about three months. The litter usually consists oftwo or three, but may be larger. The young are weaned before theyare two months old and taught to eat tender shoots of the raspberryand other plants. They accompany their mother the whole season.Foundation stock may be obtained from the Department of Lands,Forests and Mines, Toronto, Ont., at about $50 a pair. Success iseasily achieved where water and the proper food are available.
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