The domesticated silver fox (1917) The domesticated silver fox domesticatedsilv7951dear Year: 1917 THE DOMESTICATED SILVER FOX. 15 struggles to escape resulted in a badly mangled leg. Such accidents can be avoided by making double-walled partitions, the walls sepa- rated by at least 4 inches, or single-walled partitions of 1-inch net- ting or of boards. The necessity of erecting double partitions is overcome, however, by use of the plan illustrated in figure 14. The height of a fence depends somewhat upon the depth of the snowfall. In Maine and the Maritime Provinces the usual height is 9 or
The domesticated silver fox (1917) The domesticated silver fox domesticatedsilv7951dear Year: 1917 THE DOMESTICATED SILVER FOX. 15 struggles to escape resulted in a badly mangled leg. Such accidents can be avoided by making double-walled partitions, the walls sepa- rated by at least 4 inches, or single-walled partitions of 1-inch net- ting or of boards. The necessity of erecting double partitions is overcome, however, by use of the plan illustrated in figure 14. The height of a fence depends somewhat upon the depth of the snowfall. In Maine and the Maritime Provinces the usual height is 9 or 10 feet, while in Laborador it is 12 feet. To prevent foxes from digging out, the fence /// turned abruptly inward at the surface (fig. 18) to form a mat 3 feet wide, the inner edge of which is pinned firmly to the ground and usually covered with earth or stone. A fence extended into the ground must reach a depth of 4 or 5 feet if the soil is soft, and be turned inward a foot at the bottom. If there is a subsoil of clay or hardpan, the fence need not enter it more than 6 inches. Instead of netting, the underground part of a fence may be made of 2-inch creosoted planks. As foxes climb wire fences readily an inward over- hang about 18 inches wide should be placed at the top to prevent escape (figs. 15-20). When a fox has scrambled up to an overhang,
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