THE BKEEDING OF THE AKCTIC FOX. ' 533 



i 

 The experience of farming- is thus far encouraging. If success 



crowns the efforts that are making to break down the deplorable 



monogam}' of the foxes, all will go well. 



Some figures relative to the captures made in the season of 1898-99 



may here be given. The " season," be it remembered, lasts but a few 



da3^s, during which the animals' fur is in the exact state desired by 



the furriers and the public. During that season, then, 334 blue male 



foxes were taken and killed, 34 blue males were killed otherwise, 18 



white foxes of both sexes were taken and killed, 110 blue males and 



389 blue females were taken and set free. 



