The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-10
The FUR FARM.



Wnen L. -. CawfoEos OF 1opSA1'
Sonserteo n,s A.svo acie IAncn nI11 80
.0nwoou a,.e an.U = Ia. ~. eaae -
uuceDn o. AstIAAnan. fetsaan aeua0
anu Anmmer iurs. ABOUT year aso:
Nv e1sons oeHeveo cnae ne woulu
make go OF the venture. but az the
enc OF ms nrse season ne u aoie 70 TO
euccess' auu Win me :.
Anowieoee ne now mas ne e4pects 70
nlaHe Mucn iasser nnancaaI tuIn-
oseI next year. As l stateu IN tneee
ls1ees on January = last Mr. CI4whoIe
Win aoouA ~ Aeao u pu.e
oIeu Aa.aAui1s' - OF enem rams. wnicn
came Originally from ASA ana tneso
we're crossed with A'loO Lincoln ewes,
osousnt rom Aoano. AT the neelnmns
OF the experiment some doubted the
practicabiiity OF the project; Others
oeaevlnk Craw1oro was on "lo-
soose cnase' piueo nim- But the douot-
css iailea 10 JAKE cognzance OF the TACT
.nat tne principles unoefiyang the fuf
Aarm were sc1ent1nc-
Millions Are Imported.
Irue. no one in this country ever had
attempted the production OF these
sneep for profit. But tests had proved
that such a Cross would give furs of
- ~>~A SOS "SAS AAAhOA SAAA6
$14,UOOOOO worth OF such pelts from
RUSSIA every year. That was assurance
enough for Crawford. with the advice
and announcement OF DR. r K.
s oreeoer at tne Aansas Ag-
a. eonese' ne was "1hlnE 10 De
Tue nTst man IN the united states to
grow these furs for commercial pur-
pOseS
This in tho f,r.t va.r ~ ,,-,a,,.+,.. -,
the r,,r fe-r 80 =. r. a,.eu ~. y"
,r,,o.-.- 90. anu oaIIms snsht ois-
cessful season. The fur farm has es-
tablished itself If has 40 fol-, nas.ed
the EXPERIMENTAL STAGE Raca,,sa ~ +ho
fact that +ha hro.dt.~ rs~-
lot -, 49, ,on ,s oeeAn TOO iate
20. .AI. oniS wv AdmDs arrived. CfaW-
lo1u DeheVes that LOCO lambs might just
been started earlier in tho .oo.cr go
the rams ellowad =, ~. s.o~1-. -
the ax.-a. ~ ,uli AeeiS Win
desd ~ S,aS n1 - lambs were DOTH
=. uIeu soon d1ter olftn. mis-
ul0 not anect the value Of the pelts,
which were marketed in New York for
$3.50 to SO apiece, Equally good nrtce.
might have hear racoi,aI, e *r.%
ooo 49, @,,.e isce.veu aor the otner
80 pue C1a"Aoro DESIRED 10 keep these
hor oreeo1n8 purposes.
Twelve pure-bred Karakule lambs
were reared this wear
SOme EUR Figures.
Pc,. 49, mas retuseo number OF oners
des,rns - az preeone animals because he
- Is - ,cIease nus own nero. He did
IS. t - ~ OF mem go TO a friend in Canada
xa,oov apiece, ana ne disposed OF four
~ =. ne naA-oioo0s at SlOO apiece but he
- o'eHng no others Tor sale. An estf-
mate OF the returns from the farm this
Hat. hicoC nj. 100 % nx
twelve n,1re- hrea = s, 80 ~
Two hundred ho1f hiro-,r =. e1nn ~A'V0v 10y 49,
From sale IF WOOL o. SioV- '''-' 1 1Coo
'''.--'. A'vov
Totni- s..1se sx =; go -. ~
Or Nshc,rr.- ei.c n.,,, - ~. :. - ~
breeding last faI1 womsS .nat proper
mnch Isr1e- nn,.,h,. - n1ve meant =
Guilty vas in the vna* -. .1 ~ 1ne oi ,
keen c1oco raco,.,. - " naatIns. 10
jncoir eHa. n,a.s =. - the 1.iO0
only few hreT ot 49, LILY n.o. pens ano
not hep1,n ,,ntiI +ha e- ume s but TINS was
II soon hecarna a,,tda.e ~ .Sovemoer ana
would not he hrels heV1,e en a. al the ewes
ed So thew ali 49, 49,. e1e seaSon emo,
the 10 raw. al,c,rS su losctneI anu
H,,t nv the tir,o ~ - run WIN tneW.
advanced that nuiae ne season was SO 1ar
were ,,,t $1,000 h $500 many OF the ewes
.tartad hre.,s;s IL ot .L;r ~ enoeo- crawford
ts,nher ftrst .s season ABOUT Sep
taI -, 80 saau mat tne lur farm
hos o ~. sAs e1perlmentaI stage. 1t