Show V 128 Pur Bieedm Is Big Business Here— and What Fur! can usually figure on grossing a year f loooo Most Ogden raisers sell whole-eal- a to buyers from all over the country Everywhere now they're trying to build up breeding stock There still aren't enough chinchil-la- s around to start pelting on any VMleeale But when the market for breeding stock is pretty well satisfied there's a virgin market for chinchilla coats The mote thers are the cheaper they'll be And the only way to get more is to breed more — chinchillas that is Potter wholesales his for from By LARRY EVANS You'd probably never $ Oj ' - rrw -- i ia getting In srea the Ogden big business what fur: The omni prince of peltdom: the chinchills And —that winsome little creates with the far they love to touch but cannot tell when they do The fur ts so dense yet on the surface so geegeOatr fine Wa impossible to tell when your hand touches it unless you're looking Dr W E Rasrrussen on of Ogden's biggest and moat suc-a cessful breeders said he had blind piano tuner out one day Even Feoied It let e Even with his touch he eouldn t tell" aaid the doctor Ard speaking of that You can't touch a genuine chinchilla coat for much under five figures In fact one is supposed to hsva sold in France a few years ago for $225000 Dr Rasmussen baa about 100 his place on south Harpairs at rison Blvd He keeps them in a separate aemi basement building behind his animal hospital Another big raiser — possibly the biggest in Ogden — is Har-ol- d Brewer at S71 23rd St Mrt Brewer calls Dr Rasmussen gem' We couldn't get along without him" she says "He's so wonderful with the animals Anytime anything is wrong he seems to come up with the right answer" $600 to $1000 Pen 103 Mr and Mrs Brewer have 103 pens now with anywhere from one to five chinchillas in each She has one a ceac kisses her t'-- She's made a pet out of practicality all of theea What do chinchillas look like? Well they're plump and furry as-'Ms- like a rabbit with rather large mouse-lik- e ears and big limpid brown eyas When they're ea cited they squeak a little and they re faster than a hog on icea The hind legs are like by kangaroo's Usually they eat and sitting on those strong legs eating with their fore paws like a squirrel They est a regular chinchilla pellet a little timothy hay or a few greens They love carrots Often they get their vitamins through an eyed copper They love to race in a metal wheel about a foot and halt its Ordinarily each cage has one They usually mate for life 1st fact many a female won't have anything to do with any other male but the one aim was pgdvgtl faf with seme six months after birth raiser Hank Pot- big ter of Riverdale has about 110 pairs He's in it exclusively And for bigvprofits With any luck be Purse OK'd S8750 Rodeo Cowboys association 10-ye- Den- ver Ins approved the prize purse of S£7M for fKsp fsesj-da- y Ogden Pioneer days rodeo July 22-2- 6 celebration officials) were notified " yesterdajA The purse will be put op by the eity and psid out to cowboys whose perform snces in riding rp-inand wrestling Ray Skinner's eaaary stock are best at the Ogden g aerssja" The purse lists SI 750 tech for saddle brone and bareback riding calf roping steer wrestling and bull riding The Ogden rodeo purse totaled $9000 last year but that rodeo ran over six days Col Graves B McGery rod? chairman of the celebration's executive committee said Riverdale KTJL To See Operetta RIVERDALI — Riverdale P T T Will meet Friday at p m at the school A short business meeting will be held at which time the nominating committee will present names selected for next year s off i ears An operetta "Far Away Friends" will be presented by the students of the 3rd and 4th grades under direction of Mrs Gertrude Iverson and Mrs Thelraa Blackburn 3rd grade teachers and Mrs Karen Gudmundson and Mrs Phoebe Butler 4th grade taecssers Mrs Dorothea De Young music instructor will assist The operetta will depict drama songs and costume of the people of different lands § Jkfgood attendance ia requested jsbL fflnffflil ajbjjaaai--— T&Wl lalaaHr' '' tusj?' 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Road He got fee nearly five ears ago and now has around 80 pake Harris like other breeders here JfKSr says chinchillas are not hard to si raise Just feed them simply and you'll probably do all right" be thinks He's also- - exclusively in the business Mr Brewer says the chinchilla is a very hardy animal "It's 0m& wrong to think they're delicate aaa gg and die off easily" she says "They can stand an awful lot" As a matter of fact the first chinchillas to be brought in this a mining encountry came with M- - F the late gineer Chapman ' fee trapped them high in TSse Andes mountains of Chile 11 he brought to Los Angeles first in 1923 High in the bleak windswept Andes — from 11000 to 18000 feet — the supposedly fragile chinchil3ssasaasBwfcg jsaEpjjsSaSMS la throve for countless years on sfe '"' diet of fibrous grasses and TBS 'aanLiaBBHiMBawBa hardy shrubs Founded Industry It was Chapman who founded Mrs Brewer holds Eeny and Miny two of a litter of four chinchillas the chinchilla industry in the named Eeny Meeny Miny and Moe Eeny and Miny aren't five U S In 1931 several Ogdenites months old yet but they're husky weighing probably more than a became interested and bought pound each You can't find a more lovable animal for a pet' But fractional interests in various they're a bit too valuable to do that with pairs One of those was Herbert Foulger He never want in for big profits particularly Right now he has only about eight pairs He was in the first pool organized by1 Chapman The" win prizes in Ogden too Pleading guilty in the city court Mr Brewer entered three anito careless driving Darrell J mals in chinchilla competition at the Ogden Livestock show last Home 19 of Clearfield was senyear Two of them won top prizes tenced to pay 920 or serve 10 days ggjeinst entries from all over the IB jail west It was alleged in the complaint One fbok a first place ribbon in that the defendant in passing from mas medium class for females one lane into another failed to give also a reserve class champion ribbon Another a male took a a proper signal or ascertain if the move could be made in safety second place ribbon in the medium class The Brewers have been raising them since 1946 Born With 29 Teeth chinchillas are born Baby WESTER r with 20 teeth and their ayes open They breed usually at age HATTERS one year to 18 months but occasionally at six months Dr Ogden's Newest Finest Rasmussen has a old fe' ZBaT male that's still breeding He has S t a male Mama has from one to six young per litter But usually it's Cleaning Blocking two Gestation period is 111 days HATS MADE TO ORDER They're the cleanest animal BaWwn with no body ordor whatrtaif intvres 'ctory soever Their fur is so dense rMt ' af vermin can t get through Hence WarfeatsmMa) they aren't bothered with fleas levies' Mats Alsa Claaaael body lie or mites like other aniad sadaat mals It's not a water animal When H wants to take a bath it rolls Ofdea Utah Genuine luxuriously in fine sand or dust IPslOSS tram Paramawnt working it down into the fur This 3 co ai chrome absorbs moisture They wash their faces with dry forepaws beautiful style and are forever preening their as 1931 super-sensitiv- apiece whiskers Incidentally they're practically noiseless Mama and papa become very much attached to each other They rub noses like the Eskimos Mama is slightly larger and definitely wears the pants They're animal parents Brfect Personal Affection And they really love the personal affection of their keepers Mrs Brewer dotes on hers She's given every one a name When mature a chinchilla weighs between one and two pounds Its The fur is a delicate blue-gremore uniform the color the more valuable the animal Dr Rasmussen figures Ogden area raisers are grossing from THE OGDEN (UTAH) STANDARD-EXAMINESUNDAY MORNING MARCH 23 1952 m f± Swing King ples4 uahebtarcd in tSf Threa -prices Mattress and Matching Box Springs Finest qualt borders S mm ev d ity ticking ventilated with handles Both for only JT ARISTOCRAT Mattress and Matching Box Springs Paneled lt damask ticking ventilated border with handles A wonderful sleeping sot M afo Both for only Regular $7550 pre-buil- 75 arms tilt back aualitv mortriol Regular $6950 SUPREME up flaer saatpss TtltJU Both for only 70 Pro-bui- lt OTTOMAN J tJlJ Regular $10875 pre-bui- mg QtjU ORDER EARLY MEMORIAL DAY MAY 30th 6lick a Wide selection nl fiQ2L NEW 2 --Piece LIVING ROOM ALL POLISH ID SUlNBO waight Raguiar 4719 yard Sala yard)' Genuine Rib Mohaif aaasjasjsjassjp Make your selection from the LARGEST and MOST COMPLETE DISPLAY in northern Utah FINEST VALUES ITER OFFERED! 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