of young foxes to one firm for $7,500. This last spring they 

 ' bought more than 100 foxes from other trappers. They paid 

 prices varying from $10 for the red fox to $200 for a good 

 cross fox. 



The Robertsons have built enclosures for their catches. 

 One and one-half acres have been enclosed for the fox farm 

 proper. Before the foxes are full grown the various catches 

 are kept separated, but they are later allowed to go from 

 pen to pen through shutes made of boards right underneath 

 the partition fences. 



Watch Kept From "Look Out." 



In order to protect the valuable stock, one man sleeps in a 

 "lookout" that has been provided, from which the entire en- 

 closure is visible. It is only from this "lookout" that the 

 stranger is permitted to watch the animals feed. As soon as 

 the animal scents a stranger, they scurry to their boxes. 

 From the "lookout" the stranger can neither be seen nor 

 scented by the timorous creatures. 



The "stock" of the farm is fed on a mush consisting of canned 

 milk, bread, corn meal and fish. The fish is purchased from the 

 fisherman at Lake Superior, and is herring for the most part. 

 All of the feed is cooked. Nothing is fed raw, not even fish, 

 which is roasted in suet. 



Far from being morose over their incarceration, the ani- 

 mals soon become used to it and are as playful as kittens at 

 feeding time. They pay little attention to the one who is 

 feeding them, save to keep a careful watch over what he does 

 from a safe distance. 



Didn't Like the Camera. 



A number of pictures were recently taken at this wild ani- 

 mal farm, several of which are produced in this number of The 

 North Woods. Considerable trouble was experienced in get- 

 ting these pictures. The best time to get them is at feed- 

 ing time, or about six o'clock in the evening. At that time 

 the light from the lookout is not very good. Mr. Rob- 

 ertson took the camera with him into the pens every night 



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