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Show SKUNK FARMING I IS PROFITABLE ralrly Low Fence, with Plank Under Bottom, Will Keep Tlsem In Bncloanre-Kal Almoat Anytklauf. My brother kept sever"' skunks over one summer In ordt learu their hablta and poaslbly to grow soma tor their fur. Kverythlng went well until ha carelessly care-lessly left a board leaning agalnat the fence from tha Inside and the skunks no sooner discovered this than they climbed up and dropped down from tba top of the fence to lha outside. A fairly low fence will Inclose thsm If nothing I left leaning agalnat It And A plank Is put flat Juat under th ground clear around the fence. When th skunks undertake to dig nut of the pen they go close to th wall and dig down and It they coma to a solid board lying flat on tha ground under tha surface they become discouraged dis-couraged and quit mining for liberty. Bkunka will aat scrape of bread, meat or almoat any refuse from th table. They will alao feaat on almoat any dead carca and will do wall In confinement and soon become quite tame. They will not caua disagreeable odor If dog are kept away and tba ona who carea tor them la careful not to eiclte them. They may ba kept at a profit, but I think there ara many discouragement discourage-ment wblch tha keeper 1 likely to meet with befor they will yield much profit. |