TY  - BOOK
AU  - Elfer,William André
TI  - Breeding minks in Louisiana for their fur: A profitable industry
AV  - SF 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - American mink -- Louisiana
N1  - Release date is 2012-07-07; Produced by Tom Cosmas and the Online Distributed
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N2  - "Breeding Minks in Louisiana for their Fur: A Profitable Industry" by William André Elfer is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the practicalities and prospects of breeding minks in Louisiana as a lucrative business, highlighting the increasing demand for fur and the diminishing availability of wild fur-bearing animals.  In this volume, Elfer provides insights based on his personal experiments and observations related to mink farming. He discusses the optimal conditions for running a mink farm, including ideal locations, feeding practices, and breeding habits. The book emphasizes the potential profitability of this venture, suggesting that with proper management, a mink farm can generate significant income. With minks capable of producing multiple litters each year and the fur market showing promising upward trends, Elfer argues that establishing mink farms presents a viable alternative as wild populations dwindle due to over-trapping and shifting environmental conditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40157
ER  -