FUR-FARMING IN CANADA 
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Ghinchillasyec ce a cee 12 
C@hineseswaterdecrememneccie cee 120 
Clark, Rev. Geo., fox breeding 
Bye ue so aceite metas 13, 22 
Classification, geographical, of furs. 110 
Closevseasons one win en 3 
Cocks, A. H., marten farmer..... 78 
Colony plan of mink-ranching..... 74 
Colour phases of red fox.......-. 1 
Colours, natural, of furs.......... 100 
Constipation in foxes............ 43 
Commerce in raw furs.........-- 104 
CDV YS See rd a RUN cA Dek 6 
Corporations for fox-farming. ... . 1 
Cross foxes, breeding of.......... 22 
D 
Dalton, Chas., pioneer P. E. I. fox, 
breed enn eee eee 14, 24 
sales of fox skins by, in 1910.. 112 
Davenport, Dr. Eugene, on Men- 
dels aw. oe eek ae ieee 19 
Deer wiatlows.r 0 tittle eons 120 
Virginia, experiments with..... 117 
Diarrhoea WMwOXeSh cis. se sso 43 
Digestion, disorders of, in foxes... 43 
Diseases of foxes: 
constipation... sects. te ote 43 
Giarchoecat es saree ee cee 43 
INMIPCR HONS a. sain eka aoe ae 43 
IWMENNNR Dodo ob ado eJudosUdooue 41 
parasitic epidemic............. 45 
TICKELSE ee ek or nee eee ee 42 
WTI e bow ve Gidatienters weber suettuael cheben tas 43 
Diseases of blue foxes........... 67 
Domestication of fur-bearers.... - 10 
Domestic fur-bearers............ 6, 9 
Dressing Purse hn oieors'd os Wie eriee ae 100 
Durabilityrormcurstes ee emer 103 
Dyeing, Of FUTsifieeces condo ete 100 
Ofsmuniks skins) y5 2 5 ok. « oie efor ees cis 1? 
iy 
Eland, domestication of......... 121 
Elk, American—See Wapiti. 
FORMING yas tects. Gye aeeasds s Lensicea eas 71 
BskaimeidOg! <2 soe ae enc tee ee 92 
owners of reindeer............ 132 
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Exotic species, breeding of. .6, 10, 120 
F 
Pairs, Europeans; ee 104 
Fences for ranches..:..:........ 28 
Financial aspects of fox-farming.. 48 
Fishers! a: Gc. oka eee oo 79 
popularizing the.............. 6 
Hleags-oniioxest. oc es ee aint 
Food for foxes 
Forests, destruction of........... 3 
Fort Smith, reindeer near........ 95 
Fox, attempts to domesticate.... 13 
black, domesticating experi- 
Jans) NAA Ne ae Bdwcin.c pis vg.oie'e b dic 12 
black, how to identify......... 18 
black, prices of pelts of........ 1 
red, colour phases of.......... ile 
Ted) Tange Of. Ge cies. ae eee 16 
red, sub-species of...........-- 16 
silver—See Foz, black and Black 
fox 
Fox-breeding, Prof. W. Batesonon 19 
results of various matings...... 17 
to secure dark coloured pelts... 20 
Foxes in captivity, percentage of, 
ing PBB secre eis aoe etre 2 
in Canada eaten See 53 
Fox fur, when prime... .\.. 2... « 46 
Fox-ranch: 
of Holt, Renfrew & Co......... 13 
location foro... 2) sce eae es 25 
of Paquet Bros tec: in eae 13 
of Revillon Fréres............. 13 
Fox-ranches, fencing of.......... 28 
number of, in existence in 1909. 15 
in/United'!Statessne- cc. rr 54 
Fox-ranchers, organizations among 55 
Fox-ranching: 
ifeyor they boomin’. terres rer 51 
catching and handling of foxes. 46 
centres of the industry......... 53 
construction of kennel. ...... 35 
construction of nest.........-. 35 
construction of pens..........- 33 
disease and hygiene.......... 41,42 
failure of early attempts at..,.. 15 
financial aspects; . 2 cole 48 
