Laws relating to fur-bearing animals, 1920 : a summary of laws in the United States, Canada and Newfoundland, relating to trapping, open seasons, propagation, and bounties /
"American trappers receive yearly in the aggregate of many millions of dollars for their fur harvest, which up to the moment they set out to gather it, does not cost them a single effort. Recently the supply of peltries has been dercreasing at an alarming rate. Raw-fur buyers representing all p...
Main Authors: | , , |
---|---|
Format: | Text |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
1920
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112019280541 |
id |
ftumichgbhathi:oai:quod.lib.umich.edu:MIU01-102184956 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftumichgbhathi:oai:quod.lib.umich.edu:MIU01-102184956 2023-05-15T17:23:06+02:00 Laws relating to fur-bearing animals, 1920 : a summary of laws in the United States, Canada and Newfoundland, relating to trapping, open seasons, propagation, and bounties / Lawyer, Geo. A. (George A.) Dearborn, Ned. Earnshaw, Frank L. 1920 bib http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112019280541 eng eng Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112019280541 Items in this record are available as Public Domain, Google-digitized. View access and use profile at http://www.hathitrust.org/access_use#pd-google. Please see individual items for rights and use statements. PDM Trapping text 1920 ftumichgbhathi 2019-11-07T22:25:51Z "American trappers receive yearly in the aggregate of many millions of dollars for their fur harvest, which up to the moment they set out to gather it, does not cost them a single effort. Recently the supply of peltries has been dercreasing at an alarming rate. Raw-fur buyers representing all parts of the country place the decrease at form 25 to 50 per cent during the last 10 years. There are no longer any virgin trapping grounds. Even in Alaska the two most important fur-bearing animals, the beaver and the marten, have become so nearly exterminated that they are now being protected by a close period. Laws protecting fur-bearing animals are designed to keep a steady flow of peltries coming to market year after year, thereby bringing trappers a reliable income and giving regular employment to thousands of people engaged in dressing skins, manufacturing garments and distributing them through the various avenues of trade. A general protest comes from raw-fur buyers against traffic in unprime skins. The losses caused by killing fur animal's when their pelts are not prime are enormous. An educational campaign is greatly needed to prevent this waste and to perpetuate our fur-producing resources. It is hoped that the information contained in this bulletin will be instrumental in promoting judicious and harmonious action in this important matter." -- p.2 "Contribution from the Bureau of Biological Survey." Cover title. Includes bibliographical references (p. 32). Legislation -- Summary of laws -- Officials from whom copies of laws may be obtained. "American trappers receive yearly in the aggregate of many millions of dollars for their fur harvest, which up to the moment they set out to gather it, does not cost them a single effort. Recently the supply of peltries has been dercreasing at an alarming rate. Raw-fur buyers representing all parts of the country place the decrease at form 25 to 50 per cent during the last 10 years. There are no longer any virgin trapping grounds. Even in Alaska the two most important fur-bearing animals, the beaver and the marten, have become so nearly exterminated that they are now being protected by a close period. Laws protecting fur-bearing animals are designed to keep a steady flow of peltries coming to market year after year, thereby bringing trappers a reliable income and giving regular employment to thousands of people engaged in dressing skins, manufacturing garments and distributing them through the various avenues of trade. A general protest comes from raw-fur buyers against traffic in unprime skins. The losses caused by killing fur animal's when their pelts are not prime are enormous. An educational campaign is greatly needed to prevent this waste and to perpetuate our fur-producing resources. It is hoped that the information contained in this bulletin will be instrumental in promoting judicious and harmonious action in this important matter." -- p.2 Mode of access: Internet. Text Newfoundland Alaska Hathi Trust Digital Library Canada |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Hathi Trust Digital Library |
op_collection_id |
ftumichgbhathi |
language |
English |
topic |
Trapping |
spellingShingle |
Trapping Lawyer, Geo. A. (George A.) Dearborn, Ned. Earnshaw, Frank L. Laws relating to fur-bearing animals, 1920 : a summary of laws in the United States, Canada and Newfoundland, relating to trapping, open seasons, propagation, and bounties / |
topic_facet |
Trapping |
description |
"American trappers receive yearly in the aggregate of many millions of dollars for their fur harvest, which up to the moment they set out to gather it, does not cost them a single effort. Recently the supply of peltries has been dercreasing at an alarming rate. Raw-fur buyers representing all parts of the country place the decrease at form 25 to 50 per cent during the last 10 years. There are no longer any virgin trapping grounds. Even in Alaska the two most important fur-bearing animals, the beaver and the marten, have become so nearly exterminated that they are now being protected by a close period. Laws protecting fur-bearing animals are designed to keep a steady flow of peltries coming to market year after year, thereby bringing trappers a reliable income and giving regular employment to thousands of people engaged in dressing skins, manufacturing garments and distributing them through the various avenues of trade. A general protest comes from raw-fur buyers against traffic in unprime skins. The losses caused by killing fur animal's when their pelts are not prime are enormous. An educational campaign is greatly needed to prevent this waste and to perpetuate our fur-producing resources. It is hoped that the information contained in this bulletin will be instrumental in promoting judicious and harmonious action in this important matter." -- p.2 "Contribution from the Bureau of Biological Survey." Cover title. Includes bibliographical references (p. 32). Legislation -- Summary of laws -- Officials from whom copies of laws may be obtained. "American trappers receive yearly in the aggregate of many millions of dollars for their fur harvest, which up to the moment they set out to gather it, does not cost them a single effort. Recently the supply of peltries has been dercreasing at an alarming rate. Raw-fur buyers representing all parts of the country place the decrease at form 25 to 50 per cent during the last 10 years. There are no longer any virgin trapping grounds. Even in Alaska the two most important fur-bearing animals, the beaver and the marten, have become so nearly exterminated that they are now being protected by a close period. Laws protecting fur-bearing animals are designed to keep a steady flow of peltries coming to market year after year, thereby bringing trappers a reliable income and giving regular employment to thousands of people engaged in dressing skins, manufacturing garments and distributing them through the various avenues of trade. A general protest comes from raw-fur buyers against traffic in unprime skins. The losses caused by killing fur animal's when their pelts are not prime are enormous. An educational campaign is greatly needed to prevent this waste and to perpetuate our fur-producing resources. It is hoped that the information contained in this bulletin will be instrumental in promoting judicious and harmonious action in this important matter." -- p.2 Mode of access: Internet. |
format |
Text |
author |
Lawyer, Geo. A. (George A.) Dearborn, Ned. Earnshaw, Frank L. |
author_facet |
Lawyer, Geo. A. (George A.) Dearborn, Ned. Earnshaw, Frank L. |
author_sort |
Lawyer, Geo. A. (George A.) |
title |
Laws relating to fur-bearing animals, 1920 : a summary of laws in the United States, Canada and Newfoundland, relating to trapping, open seasons, propagation, and bounties / |
title_short |
Laws relating to fur-bearing animals, 1920 : a summary of laws in the United States, Canada and Newfoundland, relating to trapping, open seasons, propagation, and bounties / |
title_full |
Laws relating to fur-bearing animals, 1920 : a summary of laws in the United States, Canada and Newfoundland, relating to trapping, open seasons, propagation, and bounties / |
title_fullStr |
Laws relating to fur-bearing animals, 1920 : a summary of laws in the United States, Canada and Newfoundland, relating to trapping, open seasons, propagation, and bounties / |
title_full_unstemmed |
Laws relating to fur-bearing animals, 1920 : a summary of laws in the United States, Canada and Newfoundland, relating to trapping, open seasons, propagation, and bounties / |
title_sort |
laws relating to fur-bearing animals, 1920 : a summary of laws in the united states, canada and newfoundland, relating to trapping, open seasons, propagation, and bounties / |
publisher |
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture |
publishDate |
1920 |
url |
http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112019280541 |
geographic |
Canada |
geographic_facet |
Canada |
genre |
Newfoundland Alaska |
genre_facet |
Newfoundland Alaska |
op_relation |
http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112019280541 |
op_rights |
Items in this record are available as Public Domain, Google-digitized. View access and use profile at http://www.hathitrust.org/access_use#pd-google. Please see individual items for rights and use statements. |
op_rightsnorm |
PDM |
_version_ |
1766110188089114624 |