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Show Swamps Pat to New Uss Furs have become so popular in . ' America that a new industry has sprung up in swampy districts. Musk-rat Musk-rat farming, for years carried on as a pastime only, now is a thriving industry indus-try in some sections of the United States. It is found that captive musk-rats musk-rats become tame easily though they are prey for many enemies. They require re-quire no feedings as they live on the vegetation of marshes and ponds. Twenty years ago the muskrat was considered a pest. Some swamps where they are bred and raised now are worth more than the arable land nearby. |