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Countians State Chinchilla InspectorsA pair of chinchillas are held by Mr. and Mrs. John A. Dollar of Friends Cove. Both the Dollars have been trained by the ChinchiUia Guild of Am erica and Mr. Dollar has been designated ranch inspector for Pennsylvania- The Dollars last Friday delivered $15,000 worth of chinchillas in the county and immediate surrounding area. .Campers Enjoy County'V,lt;.v..-•V1V'fA'.Bedford County should be right on top. of one of the fastest growing hobSies-fAr- profit in the state—raising chlnchili -as.The chinchilla is a furry little fellow of 16 to 20 ounces raised for his pelt. He resembles a medium-sized rabbit but has a tail more like a squirrel. The chinchilla was native to South America but is now all but extinct as a wild animal.Bedford County figures to get a good toehold in the business since Mr and Mrs. John A; Dollar of Friends Cove have been certified as state chinchilla ranch inspectors for Penn -sylvania by the Chinchilla Guild of America.It means the Dollars _ _ will j make at least three visits a year to the 75 chinchilla ran -ches in the state that operate through the Guild.The advantage q£ the Guild is that it guarantees a market for the pelts that are worth $20 to $50 apiece. A number of counties already have begun rais -ing chinchillas and the Dollars last Friday delivered $15,000 worth of them in the county and area.Chinchillas are sold in units of three pairs or a total of six animals.,- Purchase is arranged through the Eastern Chinchi -Ua Group of Pittsburgh, but all Guild pairs came from farms in Bakersfield, Calif,Part of the job of the Dollars is picking up and delivering them to purchasers why may live anywhere in the state, Animals arrive by air freight al Pittsburgh.Anyone buying three paii from the Guild' receives tht “loan” of another three paii for 18 months. After that timlt; three pair of young chinchillas known as babies, are sent U Bakersfield. The Guild guaran tees that anyone starting witl six pair will have doubled thi original 12 animals after l!months or the difference . (iianimals) is made up by thGuild from Bakersfield.The cost of the deal that de livers three pair with three oth er loan” pair is $2,400. Thamount covers $2,100 for th
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Bedford Inquirer
Bedford, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Aug 31, 1967
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