. American breeders magazine. Breeding; Plant breeding; Heredity. 42 American Breeders Magazine Numerous attempts have been made to introduce silver stock from Labrador and Newfoundland. Though in every case size and strength were secured, quality of fur was lost. No high-priced pelt has resulted from such mating. Many cross bred foxes were imported from the Western States with the object of securing size and eventually breed- ing up to a dark silver strain from cheap stock. Descendants of these are on various ranches today, but not in those of experienced breeders. The ranchers working with t
. American breeders magazine. Breeding; Plant breeding; Heredity. 42 American Breeders Magazine Numerous attempts have been made to introduce silver stock from Labrador and Newfoundland. Though in every case size and strength were secured, quality of fur was lost. No high-priced pelt has resulted from such mating. Many cross bred foxes were imported from the Western States with the object of securing size and eventually breed- ing up to a dark silver strain from cheap stock. Descendants of these are on various ranches today, but not in those of experienced breeders. The ranchers working with the best success have only descendants of the stock originally caught on Prince Edward Island. All high-. YouNG Foxes Note how the wire is turned In to prevent burrowing priced pelts came off foxes of this strain. If an ordinary red fox of Prince Edward Island is bred to a black, and the resulting young is bred to a black, and thus for four or five generations, a good silver fox results. The first cross produces what is designated as a ''cross" or "patched" fox. The next mating produces a cross of a better quality with almost no reddish tinge in any hair and silver patches over the back, the third mating produces a light silver worth prob- ably five hundred dollars, and a fourth mating produced a silver worth probably one thousand dollars. Many farmers of small means thus breed up their stock by the use of only one high-priced animal Foxes have been kept as pets and in zoological gardens from time immemorial but they have never been known to rear young. The reason of this seems to be the extreme nervousness of the 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 American Breeders Association; American Genetic Association. [Washington, D. C. :] The Association
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