SILVER FOX FARMING. 



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good for foxes in warm weather. Coarser fishes are sometimes used, 

 but are not very much in favor. It is not deemed well to feed milk 

 and fish on the same day. Milk and eggs are often given to females 

 about the time cubs are expected, to strenghten them, relax their 

 bowels, and allay fever. Fish, liver, and tripe are other laxative 

 foods which may be used instead of milk and eggs. A diet of eggs, 

 milk, mush, and wheat bread without leaven or salt is excellent. 



The preparation of food for foxes deserves careful attention. All 

 dishes should be kept clean. Meat that is diseased, tainted, or 

 infected with parasites must be boiled. It is 

 better to skin rabbits, as their hair readily 



Fig. 15. — Sections of yard and guard fences, with frame sup- 

 ports. The yard fence, a, has a foundation of creosoted planks. 

 The guard fence, b, rests on stones and has a mat to prevent 

 foxes from digging out, and an outward overhang to keep out 

 dogs and other intruders. 



felts and sometimes forms in balls in the 

 stomachs of animals which feed on them. Their heads and entrails 

 also should be removed, as these parts are frequently infested with 

 parasites. Smelts and small trout may be fed whole, but larger fish 

 should be dressed and the backbones removed. Chilled meat should 

 be warmed before being offered to cubs or nursing females. Oatmeal 

 or cornmeal mush should be thoroughly cooked. All food for sick 

 animals should be cooked to make it more digestible and to free it 

 From disease genus. 



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