Report of the Commissioner for the year ending June 30, 1902 (1904) (14597882739)

Identifier: reportofcommissi001902 (find matches)
Title: Report of the Commissioner for the year ending June 30, 1902
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: United States Comission of Fish and Fisheries
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Contributing Library: Clemson University Libraries
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from New England, the wooded districts of Nova Scotia, and theProvince of Ontario. The lighter colored are of less value, and areusually dyed or blended to the desired dark shade. Albinos, as wellas mottled and drab-colored pelts, are occasionally secured. Some-times skins with white hairs sprinkled in the brown fur are obtained.Often there is a white spot on the throat similar to that of the marten,and a white spot or line of var3nng length sometimes occurs undei- Report U. S. F. C. 1902. Platf 33,
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MINK SKINS CASED AND DRESSED. UTILIZATION OF THE SKINS OF AQUATIC ANIMALS. 825 neath. At times the long, buslu , and somewhat tapering- tail is tippedwith white. Minks from southern localities generally have fuller andthicker tails than those from farther north. The fur is generally dark ))luish-l)rown and sometimes dark blue incase of very dark pelts. It is dense, glossy, short, and exceedinglydurable, making it one of the most economical furs in use. The skinis very thin, the thinnest of all the aquatic fur-bearers, yet it is verytough. The mink pelts from cold localities are the choicest and mostbrilliant; those from southern regions are coarser, harsher and withless difference between the fur and the overhair. They are marketableonly when taken late in autumn, in winter, or early in spring. When the fur of the mink was very fashionable and correspondinglyhigh in price thirty years ago, several attempts were made to raisethese animals in confinement. But it was found difficult to r


Deutsch: Zwei amerikanische Nerzfelle (Minks), rund abgezogen und aufgeschnitten.