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'l‘l1e‘Iollowlng is from a Slim editorial which a.vpel-red“!!! the National n.u\News some me alto The author is Ronald G. 8l¢Dh¢“' son, general manage of Herbert A. Nielnsn in Co.. one of the largest breeders of silver (exp and mink in 1,119 world. Mr. btephenson was a visitor here to the International our conference two years ago and his pleassnt_msnner and know- ledge of fur fuming gained him many friends. We quote . . . “what has happened to the fox busin- essr Do you think that sliver fox .1-111 ever mum in popularity? These questions are asked almost daily’ by business associates and morbid friends. The answers to these questions are the desperave concern of those hardy individuals who retain a batch or breeding foxes hoping (or the day when fox will again reign as king of the fur bearers.

Thd. answers may also b0 01 in- iorest. to the mink Iarmer. DOW riding the crest of prosperity in ills Cadillac convertible. The les- suns ieanled from the eioperiencc -it the fox filrnler might well be used to stave off or at least soft.-ll :llc impact. of B. similar disaster in slink. let's go back over some all- :lent history. Once upon a time Jack in the early mos, shortly after the fox flirincr had turned irom the task of skinning the iii- rcstor to the more prosaic work ol iklnnlng the foxes. the pelt of the

loss was a very valuable cominod-I

lty. Peits were made up into single scans. were stored and treasured along with the family jewels and tile pelts that sold for less thall 5100. were little more attractive than door mats.

In those days mink farming was‘

not even considered respectable and the fur trade held out little hope

of ranch raised mink ever amount-'

lng to anything. Towards the end of the 30's fox pelts became more abundant and it was fashionable to wear two (axes gracefully draped over the shoulders to indicate that the old mail was in the money. _is_v thcvtlme the stool: market crushed the bread lilies began to form and the Democrats went after the votes of the forgotten man. a good start ‘was made in the use of several fox skins for 1 jacket. Some mis- guided lelloys bought a low mink to while away their time during the workless days of the depres-

sion. The mink were poor Ilfaim.

but some years later some smart mink ranchers began to appear in the field. teaching the mink farm- er something of quality require- ments of the market. Gradual ini- provemcllts in much mink quality led to trade acceptance and it was not too long before the mink farm- !‘i‘s began to sense the possibilities vi a live stock boom such as tho iox farmer had enjoyed.

Fox jackets developed into coats, for pelts were down. some fox ranchers even felt the pinch. Tho-l the trimming trade began to buy up. the low grade pelts and there was a brisk market for scraps and junk. The market had switched from dark to light type foxes and a few color phase pelts were re- ceived with some uncertainty by the fur trade. The once prized blari: 1ox. easily imitated by dyeing, had disappeared. By the time thrlt World war 2 started the. fox pelt wss used mainly for trimming with I minor portion going into chun- bica slid jackets. The mink busin- ess hed become socially acceptable with many live animals being sold and even a sizable trickle of pelts reaching the market.

. About this time some briaht pub- 'lle official in the Trees D0- partnicnt decided that a do coli- was a necessity but thnt the ed- dition of I for collar traneforluoi that cost into a luxury, entitling the proud owner to pay a. N Q01‘ oent retail sales tax. That action wrecked the market for to per cent of the annual silver fox pro- duction and changed what would normally have been I. low spot in the alternating cycle of long va. short-haired furs. into a disaster Mink pelts. used almost entirely for costs and selling in a diuerent bracket. were less affected. Bright mink farmers began breeding pelt shades to match milady‘s eyes. Shortages 0! materials had raised the hemiine well above vmiladys knee, mink coats were the badge of worldly success. and the fox business went into a tail in from which it has not yet all ad signs of recovery. ,1tiIplainflutbotlifoxlnd mink pelts are subject to style ey- cies determined by supply, distrib- ution. promotion and the uncer- tainty‘ of women'r wants. Any of the old timers in the fur market can recall three low spots in the demand for wild mink within their life time. The new product, ranch raised mink. has not yet had time to complete its first cycle —— silvel fox has exactly completed one round. silver fox is inherently beautiful and difiioult to imitate. it is now becoming scarce due to the excessively low prices brought on by government bungling, at a critical tlmj Fox is about due mr arrival. The concern of the fur farmer must be the survival through the lows of cycles and the - dlscovely of means of smoothing out the rise and fall of the price curve.

We must find ways of keeping the highs from getting so far out of hand that the penalties’ of over expansion. and over supply and the lows from failing so for that we have a repetition in either fox or mink. of the present plight of the fox farmer. In the future we must encourage diversification so that all the eggs are not in one basket. The cycles are bound to go round and round and if fur farm- ers are awake they should never again have to relearn the lesson: Don't get caught with your diver- siflcatlons down."

The passing of J. D. Jenkins early this week came as a great shock to his many friends. Dan had been from his earliest youth a lover or the out of doors and a slioceeafiil hunter. The -writer can remember

1 that in addition to other activities he was a purchaser of pelts of red foxes, mink. muslrrat and other

' wild furs as long ago as . His pleasant disposition and we) known honesty brought plenty of peltries to his place of business. Later on he built a fox ranch on the Mount Edward Road and produced some or the best pelts marketed for years. He was an excellent judge of silver (ox and all other furs and up to the time of his death

1 was still buying wild caught lure. Another activity which he intro- duced here was beaver farming‘ and desccndents ol the animals he bred are still to be found in the ileum: where their forebears were kept In later years Dan's activities ill-

I eluded a large packing plant. whose products became almost world wide known. He was very active up un- til a year ago when he underwent an operation from which he nev-r really recovered his full strength.

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