DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISHERIES 



No. 9 



raw meat or blood. Coarsely ground vegetables are of little nutritive value, 

 but may be beneficial as a roughage, helping to prevent constipation. 



There is still a tendency with beginners to overfeed in the summer months. 

 Especially is this the case with farmers accustomed to handling domestic 

 animals and taking a pride in having them in good shape. It is apparently 

 difficult for them to realize that it is natural for the fox to appear ragged and 

 thin during the summer months and that this condition is not due to lack of feed. 



Feed Costs 



With fur-farming now being considered as a commercial proposition, the 

 cost of overhead expense is an important item. When animals were valued 

 only as expensive breeding stock the feed cost was not as important as today, 

 when most ranches are operating on a strictly pelt basis. 



Z-25 

 2-00 

 1-75 

 1-50 



1-25 



1-00 



•75 



•50 



•25 



■00 



Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 



I7^0I 



8-60 



7-55 



Graph of 1930 feed costs. The figures at the left show the average monthly 

 cost each; those at the right the average yearly cost. 



In the records kept at the Experimental Fur Farm an endeavour is made 

 to account for each ounce of feed fed daily to each animal on the premises. 

 These amounts are totalled monthly and a careful check kept on the cost. 

 During the past fiscal year (November 1st, 1929, to October 31st, 1930) the 

 following amounts of feed were consumed by the various animals kept on the 

 farm. 



Horses 28 



Meat lbs. 21,027 



Frozen fish . 

 Canned fox meat. 



Hay 



Grain 



Fox bread 



Fox biscuits 



Fox meal 



4,000 



500 



11,540 



8,300 



7,819 



400 



300 



Powdered yeast lbs. 224 



Powdered milk " 95 



Milk qts. 500 



Eggs doz. 1 1 9 



Root vegetables tons 6 



Canned tomatoes gals. 30 



Cranberries cases 2 



Raisins " 1 



Poplar wood loads 8 



