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Prairie mules drive rabbit hide trade in South Dakota
In South Dakota known as prairie mules the jackrabbit industry grows with hides shipped daily to eastern hat firms. Aberdeen's company processes about 3000 rabbits a day with twenty one workers skinning and three warehouses devoted to the trade. Last year the company paid roughly 60 000 dollars for rabbits and about 50 000 for labor in handling and skining.
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Blogz Falls
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Aberdeen