. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 16 BtJLLEtllsr 1350, U. S. DEPABTMEKT OP AGKICULTURE, about the island, cost $15 to $25 each, depending upon the quality of lumber used and the labor. Feed cookers can be constructed or pur- chased at a cost of $15 to $50. Detention pens are necessary to con- fine foxes during short periods for various purposes, and can be built for $25 to $50. A good, substantial boat is needed to procure fish for feed, to feed the foxes, and to transport supplies to and from the mainland or other points. The location of the island, h
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 16 BtJLLEtllsr 1350, U. S. DEPABTMEKT OP AGKICULTURE, about the island, cost $15 to $25 each, depending upon the quality of lumber used and the labor. Feed cookers can be constructed or pur- chased at a cost of $15 to $50. Detention pens are necessary to con- fine foxes during short periods for various purposes, and can be built for $25 to $50. A good, substantial boat is needed to procure fish for feed, to feed the foxes, and to transport supplies to and from the mainland or other points. The location of the island, harbor facilities, and the quantity of supplies to be transported will help determine the kind of boat to be purchased. A motor boat used for short, light hauls. Fig. 18.—A box trap used on some island fox ranches. The fox, feeding on the bait at the rear, pulls a wire which drops the entrance door. (Top removed and used to prop trap on side for showing interior wire) can be purchased for $600 to $1,000. A boat used for traversing long distances will cost $2,000 to $4,000. ESSENTIALS OF BREEDING Success in fox raising is directly dependent upon a careful and intelligent selection of the right type of breeding stock. Those engaged in the industry should have a clear conception of the im- portant factors involved in breeding. When the animals are con- fined in pens and the ancestry is known, selective breeding is a com- paratively simple matter. When the foxes run wild and breed promiscuously, however, as is the case on the islands of Alaska, it is impracticable to follow any definite system. In other words, the rancher is never quite sure that certain young foxes are the offspring of any particular pair of adults. Some ranchers, of course, may feel reasonably certain of the ancestry of one, two, or even three lit-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illus
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