. Fur-farming in Canada . Detail of Fence Construction with Sheet Iron. OF Fence Construction. Many Breeders PreferSurrounding each Pen kN Alley FOX-FARMING IN CANADA 35 ranchman, as a rule, regards such sites as temporary only. They usuallycontemplate larger ranching operations on better sites when sufficientcapital can be raised. Sometimes a small island has been chosen as a site forasa She ^ Ianch. When such is the case, visitors can be kept out of the vicinity more easily. Also a fox that has escapedis not apt to swim to the mainland away from the place where he hasbeen fed. Prince Edward
. Fur-farming in Canada . Detail of Fence Construction with Sheet Iron. OF Fence Construction. Many Breeders PreferSurrounding each Pen kN Alley FOX-FARMING IN CANADA 35 ranchman, as a rule, regards such sites as temporary only. They usuallycontemplate larger ranching operations on better sites when sufficientcapital can be raised. Sometimes a small island has been chosen as a site forasa She ^ Ianch. When such is the case, visitors can be kept out of the vicinity more easily. Also a fox that has escapedis not apt to swim to the mainland away from the place where he hasbeen fed. Prince Edward Island has an advantage over mainlandareas as a ranching centre because a fox that has escaped can usuallybe traced and captured, whereas on the mainland, he could roam forhundreds of miles and get into uninhabited territory. When the site of the ranch is chosen, the bush surround-Fencfn^ ing the selected area is cleared for a width of four feet and the ground levelled for the erection of anexterior fence. The trees are trimmed or cut so that foxes may notclimb over
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