. The domesticated silver fox. Silver fox. 30 farmers' BULLETIN 795. son. By the middle of September young foxes are large enough and the weather is sufficiently cool for shipping with safety. When there is not an adequate local demand, foxes are generally disposed of by advertising in publications devoted to furs, fur farming, or trapping. Shipments of live stock by express arc generally at the risk and ex- pense of the purchaser. Valuable animals are usually accompanied by a caretaker, especially if the journey lasts more than two days. Skins of foxes killed late in December, -when fox fur i
. The domesticated silver fox. Silver fox. 30 farmers' BULLETIN 795. son. By the middle of September young foxes are large enough and the weather is sufficiently cool for shipping with safety. When there is not an adequate local demand, foxes are generally disposed of by advertising in publications devoted to furs, fur farming, or trapping. Shipments of live stock by express arc generally at the risk and ex- pense of the purchaser. Valuable animals are usually accompanied by a caretaker, especially if the journey lasts more than two days. Skins of foxes killed late in December, -when fox fur is in its finest condition, are ready for market in January. Foxes are skinned by making a cut straight from one heel along the rear edges of the hind legs and beneath the tail to the other heel, and withdrawing the body through this slit. The skin of the tail should be cut along the lower side, its entire length, and the bone removed in order that air may come freely into contact with the flesh side and dry it quickly. Unless this precaution is taken, the tip of the tail is likely to decompose and lose its hair. For the same reason the back skin of the ears should be separated from the cartilage to which it is attached. When the operation of skinning is over, the pelt is freed from particles of fat and muscle. It is then drawn, flesh side out, over a stretching board similar to the one shown in figure 22, not. 22.—Diagram for stretching board for casing skins. The wedge makes it adjustable in width and facilitates removal from a skin. for the purpose of actually stretching the skin but to prevent it from shrinking and becoming wrinkled as it hardens. Before the skin is completely dry it should be removed from the board, turned hair side out, and hung by the nose where it will be free from pressure on all sides. No preservative is required. Although raw fur buyers are to be found in nearly every town in fur-producing regions, fox farmers prefer to sell their peltries dir
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