. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. fftOWT ELEl/tfT/OA/ ij-^^v^^'.^-mn The location of the tower depends on the topography of the land and the size of the ranch. The center of the ranch is often chosen, but any convenient place from which the foxes may be observed is satisfactory. It is questionable, however, whether the natural be- havior of the foxes can be observed to as good advantage from a tower inside the ranch as from one outside, for the presence of the care- taker going to the lookout puts the foxes on their guard. To save labor and material
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. fftOWT ELEl/tfT/OA/ ij-^^v^^'.^-mn The location of the tower depends on the topography of the land and the size of the ranch. The center of the ranch is often chosen, but any convenient place from which the foxes may be observed is satisfactory. It is questionable, however, whether the natural be- havior of the foxes can be observed to as good advantage from a tower inside the ranch as from one outside, for the presence of the care- taker going to the lookout puts the foxes on their guard. To save labor and material and to af- ford a better lookout it is well, where pos- sible, to place the tower on a rise in the land. Field glasses facilitate close ob- servation, but are not essential. If the ranch is spread out over a considerable area it may be neces- sary to construct two or more towers in order to obtain a view of all the foxes in all the pens. (See Figs. 35 and 36.) There are various types of watch towers, but the main point is to have a building of sufficient height to afford a good view of all \SSSSSS\\S\-g3d TOP PL&M l//E/>V <SECT/OA//9L 1//EW FtG. 34.—Type of nest bos in common use but very imprac- tical from the standpoint of sanitation and convenience in Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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