UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 BULLETIN No. 301 



Contribution from the Bureau of Biological Surrey 

 HENRY W. HENSHAW, Chief 



Washington, D. C. 



October 29, 1915 



SILVER FOX FARMING IN EASTERN 

 NORTH AMERICA 



By 



NED DEARBORN, Assistant Biologist 



CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction . . - 1 



The Silver Fox 2 



History of Domestication 4 



Area Salted for Fox Farming 6 



Ranch Sites , 8 



Inclosures 9 



Food 15 



Breeding 18 



Behavior in Captivity 21 



Plage 



Handling Foxes 22 



Sanitation 23 



Improved Strains 25 



Accessories 28 



Costs 30 



Profits - 31 



Preparation of Skins - . . 31 



Legal Aspects 32 



Summary 34 



WASHINGTON 



GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 



1915 



