. Fur-farming in Canada. Fur-bearing animals; Fur farming. KEY TO MINKERY 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Outside pen 12ft. x 4ft. by Sft. high Inside pen 2ft. Sin. x 4ft. by 2ft. high Passage holes SJin. x 3iin. Inside nests are 12in. x Hin., with litter Outside nests are ISin. x 12in., no litter Elevated feed platform llin. x llin. by 18in high Tin can for feed dish Feed platform which can be drawn out to facilitate feeding The pen walls are constructed of lin. mesh, No. 17 wire, except the dividing walls, which are of wood for the lower two feet and are buried a foot deep. There is a cellar under e
. Fur-farming in Canada. Fur-bearing animals; Fur farming. KEY TO MINKERY 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Outside pen 12ft. x 4ft. by Sft. high Inside pen 2ft. Sin. x 4ft. by 2ft. high Passage holes SJin. x 3iin. Inside nests are 12in. x Hin., with litter Outside nests are ISin. x 12in., no litter Elevated feed platform llin. x llin. by 18in high Tin can for feed dish Feed platform which can be drawn out to facilitate feeding The pen walls are constructed of lin. mesh, No. 17 wire, except the dividing walls, which are of wood for the lower two feet and are buried a foot deep. There is a cellar under each pen to which the minks have access. There is water in the trough at the end of the pen, but in winter only snow is given. COMMISSION OF CONSERVATION z a 2 S ° 5 S- Z o- * ii o- -* S t i s ?; a ^. ^Z-r? Water trough nrrk^l XV xrm o mr o o o o §— o ir o Feed Alley im o in o o Trn o o Waier it ough O o FLOOR PLAN OF MINKEIRY Size 7 X 3/2 ', mfh pens 12x4- Scale J inch - 4 feet. 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 Canada. Commission of Conservation. Committee on Fisheries, Game and Fur-bearing Animals; Jones, John Walter, 1878-. Ottawa : Mortimer
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