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ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY 



One of the chief centres for raising silver foxes is Prince Edward Island, 

 Canada; the cold, moist climate and good breeding stock produce 

 pelts of high grade, while the surrounding water makes it easy to capture 

 any foxes that may escape from the pens. 



The best location for a ranch is a well-drained piece of woodland, 

 with underbrush beneath which the foxes can sleep without being seen; 

 the trees give shade in summer and warmth in winter. 



FIG 138. Usual type of kennel and pen. Pox seated at entrance. (From Jones, 

 Fur Farming in Canada.) 



The individual pen is of varying size, usually about 40 feet square, 

 sometimes with a part in which the male may be confined during cer- 

 tain periods when he might injure the females or young. The pen is 

 surrounded by a wire fence 8 or 10 feet high, with an overhang 

 to prevent the foxes from climbing over, and a buried portion or 

 concrete base to prevent their digging beneath to freedom. Around the 

 pen or group of pens is an outer fence. The arrangement of such a 

 ranch is shown in Fig. 137. In the pen is a kennel for protection in 



