. The domesticated silver fox. Silver fox. 10 farmers' BULLETIN 795. opening is made m the upper side for inspection, cleaning, and ventilating. Above the barrel a screen door is hinged to preclude. >s^'.y ih V^^=^=--- -^^r^y^- ^.:.T-^ ;:>c â ;7T^ ⢠v^^'ro:^^;^ WL Fig. 5.âVertical longitudinal section of barrel den. escape when the cover is raised. A sheet of burlap tacked to one side of the screen-door frame and spread over the netting when the covers are raised for ventila- tion will keep out air currents and light. At the entrance hole is an elbow spout, 2| feet in the shorter arm an


. The domesticated silver fox. Silver fox. 10 farmers' BULLETIN 795. opening is made m the upper side for inspection, cleaning, and ventilating. Above the barrel a screen door is hinged to preclude. >s^'.y ih V^^=^=--- -^^r^y^- ^.:.T-^ ;:>c â ;7T^ ⢠v^^'ro:^^;^ WL Fig. 5.âVertical longitudinal section of barrel den. escape when the cover is raised. A sheet of burlap tacked to one side of the screen-door frame and spread over the netting when the covers are raised for ventila- tion will keep out air currents and light. At the entrance hole is an elbow spout, 2| feet in the shorter arm and 6 feet in the longer. The large den shown in figures 7 to 9 has advantages not found in barrel dens. It has double walls, the interspaces being lined with building paper and filled with saw- dust. The exterior may be battened, shingled, or covered with tarred paper. It is large enough to give the foxes loung-. 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 Dearborn, Ned, 1865-. Washington, D. C. : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture


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