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Excerpt from Report of the Chief of the Bureau of Biological Survey: August 20, 1917
Studies of the adaptability of native fur bearers to domestication have been continued at the Experimental Fur Farm, in Essex County, New York. The animals now confined there comprise blue foxes, minks, martens, fishers, and skunks. Experiments are being made concerning the feeding, housing, and general management of these animals. Inclosures for the blue foxes, martens, minks, and skunks have been constructed and a fisher yard is now building. Other equipment completed during the year includes an ice pond, ice house, and refrigerator, a meat drier, and a workshop.
In addition to the information gathered at the Experimental Fur Farm, an effort has been made to keep In close touch with all phases of the fur industry, from the care of animals to methods of dressing, dyeing, cleaning, and storing furs, In order to make this information available to many inquirers.
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