. Fur-farming in Canada . ng on the colour—a bluish black being highest are found in remote parts of Siberia. It is evident that only the Russian authorities can secure a suffi-cient number of excellent wild specimens to conduct a practical experi-ment. In the meantime, in preparation for the time when the Russiansable will be available for breeding in Canada, experiments should beconducted with the Canadian sable, which is very closely related tothe Russian and very similar in habit. Because of its ubiquitous character and its fondness for living nearhuman habitations, the silver
. Fur-farming in Canada . ng on the colour—a bluish black being highest are found in remote parts of Siberia. It is evident that only the Russian authorities can secure a suffi-cient number of excellent wild specimens to conduct a practical experi-ment. In the meantime, in preparation for the time when the Russiansable will be available for breeding in Canada, experiments should beconducted with the Canadian sable, which is very closely related tothe Russian and very similar in habit. Because of its ubiquitous character and its fondness for living nearhuman habitations, the silver fox has been subjected to more domesti-cating experiments than any other valuable fur-bearer. When it be-came known that it was simply a pelage colour of the common red fox,experiments were multiplied with the cheaper red foxes to gain experi-ence in breeding the species. The breeding of the fox in captivity isproceeding on an increasingly large scale and no doubt exists nowregarding the possibility of domesticating A Full-furred Fox December Fur
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