FOXES AND FOX-FARMING 217 
square. These may be but a few rods from a 
farm-house, or, if visitors are excluded, in a 
quiet place on the outskirts of a village. A 
half-acre will accommodate about six pairs of 
foxes, which is quite as many as a beginner 
should attempt to handle. The selection of 
ground may depend upon circumstances, but ef- 
fort should be made to include a few trees or 
small shrubs. These afford shade and a feel- 
ing of seclusion and security to the animals. 
Inclosures for foxes are made with woven- 
wire fencing, but the mesh should be not greater 
than 2-inch, for young foxes are able to wriggle 
through an opening three inches square. The 
fencing should be about 10 feet high and sunk 
into the ground two feet. The foxes try to 
escape, when first placed in the pen, by digging 
at the edge of the wire, and abandon the effort 
when they find themselves stopped near the 
surface. The top of the fence, however, must 
have an inward overhang of two feet to prevent 
the animals climbing out. 
Form of enclosures. In the arrangement of 
sub-divisions the general plan should conform 
to that shown in the accompanying diagram. 
