Record #:

10444

Author(s):

Lucas, Wade

Abstract:

North Carolina is not a leader in mink production; the top ten states are to the north and west, and include Wisconsin, New York, Utah, and Oregon. But North Carolina has over 100 mink ranchers, and in the last year for which statistics are available, 1963, realized about $2 million from the sale of pelts.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 23 Issue 10, Mar 1966, p18, 30, il

Subject(s):

Mink farming

Record #:

13805

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

The cool air of the Cashiers Plateau is good for minks, and a mink farm there produces championship pelts for an inexhaustible market.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 19 Issue 49, May 1952, p9, 17, f

Subject(s):

Mink farming

Record #:

30345

Author(s):

Rabb, Miriam

Abstract:

In the Cashiers Valley of North Carolina, a fur farm is the largest mink ranch in the state. The cool climate at high elevations primes the mink, producing a range of dark fur to silver blue, and are popular for the fashionable coats bought all over the country.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 11 Issue 7, December 1953, p20-21, por

Subject(s):

Mink farming

Record #:

38163

Author(s):

Raver, Duane; Wilson, Ken; Edmisten, Walter F.; Dalrymple, Arnold R.

Abstract:

Short stories about what people have come across while working, such as spawning fish, the presence of kidney worms in mink, and a very large catfish.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 15 Issue 7, July 1951, p19, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fish behavior; Catfishes; Quail; Mink farming