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Robertson, Dr., an early fox 



breeder 14 



Rodents 10, 89 



Roseberry, C. H., on Virginia deer. 117 



Ross, Dr. Alex., on fox diseases. . 42 

 Russia, demand for black fox skins 



in 53 



S 



Sable, American 78 



Russian 12 



Sales, Lampson 108 



Sampson fox 41 



Savage island, Oulton fox ranch on 14 



Sea-otter 12 



importation of, to London .... 145 

 Sheep, possibility of crossing kara- 



kules with 10 



Silver fox — See Black fox and Fox 

 Single-pen system of mink-ranch- 

 ing 75 



Skinning, methods of 97 



Skins — See Pelts. 



Skins, colours of, esteemed natural. 100 



methods of curing 98 



dressing of 101 



manufacture of 96 



marketing of 99 



sales, annual, of 104 



Skunk 85 



habits of 88 



pelts, classification of 85 



ranching 86 



skins, prices of 85 



use of, increasing 6 



Slaughtering foxes 46, 47 



Speculation in foxes 49, 50 



Springy pelts 48 



St. George island, blue foxes on. . 57 

 St. Joseph-d'Alma, fox ranch at . . 13 



Statistics of fur prices 146 



of fur prodixtion 138 



Stevenson, Chas. H., on manufac- 

 ture of furs 102 



Stretching of skins 98 



boards 99 



Summerside, P.E.I. , foxes near.. 53 



Surgery for foxes 44 



Swamps, drainage of 3 



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Thompson, E. S., on blue foxes. . . 57 



Transportation in the Arctic 92 



Tuplin, Frank, early P.E.I, fox 



breeder 15 



TupUn, James, early P.E.I, fox 



breeder 15 



U 



United States, introduction of 



reindeer into 92 



Gov't fur-farming experiments. 71 



V 



Vegetable fox diet 37 



Virginia deer, breeding of 124 



experiments with 118 



W 



Wapiti, domestication of 121, 122 



Water-fur 96 



Weasel family 71 



Weight of furs 103 



Westmorland county, N.B., ab- 

 sence of limestone in 25 



Whelpley, J. D., on London fur 



sales 106 



White foxes 67 



Wire, ranch 29 



price list of 30, 31 



Woodland ranches, advantages of. 27 



Worms in foxes 43 



Wyoming, Ont., fox ranch at. . . . 13 

 foxes near 53 



Y 



Yakutsk, sables in 12 



Yukon foxes 24 



Z 



Zebra, domestication of 120 



Zeh, L. E., on reindeer in Alaska . . 131 

 Zoological parks, demand for game 



for 116 



Zoological Society, London 121 



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