BLUE-FOX FARMING IN ALASKA 
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or salt-pack fish. Limited quantities of fish can be salted in barrels 
or tierces. A cutting table or chopping block is an aid when dress- 
ing the fish as well as when cutting them into suitable sizes to feed. 
Most ranchers cook cereal with the fish at certain seasons of the 
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Fig. 10. — Modern type of dwelling- on fox island in southeastern Alaska 
year, and for this purpose build a caldron or a specially designed 
steam cooker either in the feed house or just outside. The steam 
cooker, although somewhat slower than a direct-fire caldron, cooks 
the food more thoroughly and without burning or scorching it. 
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FlG. 11.— Living quarters and outbuildings constructed from native timber 
Steam-pressure cookers of various sizes on the market hasten cook- 
' ing and simplify the process. 
A smokehouse (fig. 12) for smoking fish or other feed for the 
foxes should be erected in the vicinity of the feed-storage house. 
