Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-05-22
Carlous Farsaang.

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We have Ill read Of the humane and wise
Yankee who conceived the plan Of saving
the fur and the lives too Of his beaver-by
catching and shesring their fur once year
instead Of killing and stripping their skins
from their bodice-and Ne have supposed it
10 . good concsit but in no way true or pos
sible. But W may have been mistaken.
Il appers there IL gentleman By the
name Of Stratt0n, farmer in the western
part Of the State, who In another way has
accomplished IN equivalent result. Having
. fondness for animals, he fancied pair Of
young elk, that hs saw few years ago in
Indiana, and bought them; he brought
them home, and in raising them be and his
boys pstted them, and the elk repaid them
By becoming quite tame. There seemed no
reason Why they should not increase and
multiply. They did. and Mr.. Stratton be-
came satiohed that Il would not b. difficult
% raise herd Of them. He, therefore,
fencsd in large tract Of billy land, where
they could have pasture and shade. and
plenty Of range, and there the clk throve.-
No dogs molested them, for the bucks were
too mighty for them. Up to the age Of
two years the bucks wero not danserous.
but after that they became 90, and must be-
castratsd. Then they grew large and made
hne meat, better than deer. The upshot Of
IL 70, that Nj. Stratton raised some sixty
elk, and with no more trouble and not much
IL any) more expense than 20 many cattle.
But now comes another cur GUS net Of the
business-how to flnd market for them ?
Il 20 happened that somebody bought .
pair and sent.them . present to Victor
EMANUEL, who IL not only fond Of animala
but has fine park in which to keen them
They lived and boz the voyage well. and
proved quite satisfactory. 10 due time or
ders came from the king Of Italy f,r an in
creased supply, which arrived safely and in
the end some thirty Of these wild American
Ok were transferred from the woody hills O
western New York 10 the pleasant parks or
the king Of Italy, 1t . profit to the enter
pTising farmer Of some five hundred dollar
each, and there, no doubt, they are brows.
Ing to this day.
Mr.. Stratton did not stop with elk. He
tried mink last year, and raised quite mum.
ber Of litters. They did we'll, grew we'll. be
came quite tame, 30 as to know and ike
him and his boys, and were altogether .
satisfactory little beast while living. Dead.
We know what they are, and how every
lady in the land is kept warm and made
lovely BY wearing their furry pelts. The
mink bore from two to eight At litter, and
only needed to b taken care Of to reward
their proprietor. What he would sell he
sold at his own prices. And when be saw
II. s. he WAS in New York, on voyage Of
discovery. He wishes to get otter and
beaver; has no doubt Is to the practicable |
y and profit ofraising them, as well rs most |
other animals We have been accustomed to
consider untamable.
We trust he may 80 on and prosper, and |
eidce scientific breeders are stocking our
MYERS and ponde With rare Dish, 10 SEQ no
reason Why mink and otter and beaver NAV
not Be raised BY the thousand.
greatly to the delight Of those who wan.
heir furs. and TO the profit Of those Who
'aies them. We hope to hear Of Mr.. s.
lgain.-NsU York Time.