hand nolhiniz could be

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Early Hi5“??? of Ranching. On Island Recalls Notable‘. Pioneering Experiment;

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Pioneers instlhocitilvelié bllgclls fox in-v. with insufficient funds to engage “my were rThar s aton and. alone in fox farming; Lhg cguhu-y “our; Oulton. “e former has been] was flooded with p. spgctuggs ‘my, m the fur and pe ‘trade since boyw attmgtjye ‘gnducemenm newspapers hm isays the Te egraph Journalh: carried sim lar advertisements and a; ‘m1 his’ daily ‘VOFK W55 "EDD-nit a result companies were formed. uid hunting. i . many of which did not survive long.

5'“- ciiarles. at that time JUSl. Char- The outbreak of the war in i914 psDallon. with other‘ fur traders. rc- changed this method of operations. pgnlzed the superlonty of the black from which the promoter derived g7 silver fox. and about 1897 with two‘ most of the benefits to a more busi. pairs of silver foxes purchased from‘ ness-iike and legitimate hidustryi. m Anlicosti trapper, he created pens! Throughout the years of the _war o; hi5 own design on his farm in Tliz- . the fox industry remaned quiet“ but nlsh and devoted his ent re time to 1t is a remarkable fact that despite tn“ ivhiehevcntually became an ex- the high capitalization of many com- unsgvr business for himself and years panics and the general depression. later for many h!!!" ﬂimughouti the majority of breeders held (not

the Island. - ‘

Al the same time as Sir Charles ‘w; experimenting with i881. Robert Oulton was at work with

silvers and about right years later‘

“m; pzoneei-s joined forces and pro- ceeded wth their work at- Cullen's ranch at Savage Island. l-Iere was where the first wire pen was erected we both Dalton and Oulton com- menced ivork in real earnest towards lcllffllillli‘ hrocdint.

Throughout the efforts of those bicneers it was soon provcn ihat foxes. with careful attention and legging, could be reared in captivity. other farmers entered the industry.

M; n» srfrctlv‘: 1m: their rzwrmtims.‘

that 1t was some time before it be- gime rcncrally known that those men were keeping foxes in captivity mo’ making handsome profits.

Then the mad scramble for founda- iion slock became general. On every heard but "foxes." and in 1912 and i913. jut-t before the war. company after com- pany was organized-some good. some bad and many indifferent. All pro- iQSSZOIlS. trades and farmers wdth ready casu were the marks of pro-

‘ niolers. many of whom did not invest

| cent. but shared in the profits.

The demand became. so great for foundalion stock in i912 that fox breeders ceased peltiniz. the‘ annals being sold alive. Foxes which soirl for $3000 per pair in 1910 rose to IZODOO a pair in 1917i, nnd when the rrnzr look a firm hold as hlrzh as 125.000 ivas paid for prime specimens. Al this time promoters were numer- nus. options on unborn litters bemr: all the capital required. In many cases more pupa were purchased be- fore birth than survived. '

lilanyi thousands of dollars changed hands by this method of promoters.

red foxes. i

lmd 5111513’ emerged victorious. Covers Province Even before the termination of the war the black endssllver Fax was. again 39ml"? into favor and as years

‘WW0 bassed this industry reaches

from end to end of the provingg There is hardly a {mm where one may not now find anywhere from one to ten pairs of silver black beauties. Owned nrivaielyn

Tm“? 7°?‘ Iarmlllﬁ is no longer the speculative business it was yegrs Mm $hrcwd and honest business men have changed that state of affairs and in add tion to the many private“; owned ranches may be seen larger manholes-mks x2211 puma,‘ hundreds of the Islands‘ selected stock. Fox ranchinc. it may be said. has advanced during the last few years from a "hit and miss" method to the modern methods of feeding, cllillllil and sanitation. '

Fox pups with careful attention are marketable at the end of about eight months and as the females produce 7mm @119 l" (‘iirht pups at a whelping. it m" YE-‘ldlil’ be seen the neat proﬁts "Cclllllll; from a ranch with from five

~..-. pun-

‘to ten pairs of foxes.

It l5 X101 Ecnerally known. except by n“ "FPEIIPPS. that the black. silver.

.cross patch fox are [imply mim-

phases of the common red fox. Many 10X llr-"cders for years maintained that the silver fox was a disﬂngt, Variety. but more modern scientific knowledce has nroven otherwise. and furthermore that the black yd sil.

‘ver were the farthest removed from

the red.

No "Throw Backs" Startinl: with nure reds. by "close matimzs" such as between related

animals. brother to sister. father to daurzhtcr. eic., carried on in a sys-

SIL VER

See

in F quality strains in land.

Intending purchasers should see

owner at Show.

ll i. .21).

Satisfaction

MM.W.

‘HIGHLAND FARM ; - *“"'-' _ Phone: amnion» 125.110 l"

i Fancy Exhibit at the iShow and judge for youreif the quality of

Wondercrest Foxes

which have carried off magnificent u prizes at many Fox Shows.

and which represent today the best

‘ matie definite order. known only to a few breeders. the various color phases may be produced. In- four generations the illver‘ phaae may be produced and in six generations it may be "set" so that when the finish- ed product is properly mated with its kind no "throw back" to the red will result.

The ultimate quality of the silver fox depends on the quality of the basic red blood. and as there are sev- eral distinct species of red foxes in North America there is considerable opportunity for selection in this base blood. lThe finest of these reds iverc

It is impossible to get new bloodi from outside the province. owing t1 its isolated position, but nature dc- velops not only silvers. but the ﬁnest wlci silvers in the world. By working along Mandela lines ‘the law of hy-l bridsl the rancher has really improv- ed upon the species and for this rea- 3 son Prince Edward Island became the i

Bargain Begretied .

Although Sir Charles nalton was a ' pioneer in the fox industry it must be borne in mind that he was followed closely by others who also made n

was induced to part wth the first‘. pair of foxes for foundaﬁon stock to Robert Tuplin and James Gordon for

it is claimed that the pioneer reizrctl

the purchase price and something ex- tra.

This new ranch was located at

pair and these formed the founda-

Later on Mr. Gordon secured a male from Quebec. this being the only out- side blood introduced.

formerly procured in this Island. 1 L

heart of the silver black fox industryf

Booster “The Big Show

What Is lthe Ideal

Breeders Have

Foxes at the Big. Show

The Alaska Fox I

The Alaska fox was first domesti- I

cated by J. E. Mllllgan and George ;

lliorrison. of Northam. Not knowing ' that the silver black fox "was being

bred in cap i5’ in his native ‘pro- ‘ vinoe Morrison. who was then in A1- aska, was engaged in establishing his

sturdy strain. According to his own|

accidentally when an Indian camel

Fox Brogd and Raise

an Opport unity T0 See Ideal

I. R p i‘.

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i Bl’ W. CHESTER S. ilICLFRE. JLP.

We come again in ihr. second Annual For Flinn conducted hv the. Fm Exhibitors‘ Association oi’ Prince hllwalrd blnrivl.

A Welcome is extended in all r‘\hl|\:i"!"<. i-isﬂoi! to the prospective buyer of i-‘ous and l-urs.

Success has attended Prince Ldivzz-r! lslniscl‘; pioneer cxpcriinmiai conservation by taking from iln- Mid; and freedom of its ‘Jfnidllillil trum- ing home that world famous fur-hearing amimcl. [he fillwr Fox, rind de- veloped by its conservation methods ihr "u" hill‘ oi Ni"? Y“ i"; Kim‘

and tlzrlrc wrelroisie

i story. he secured his inspiration quite l tifie methods of breeding. '

The movement of fox breeding was brzun some iorh years ago. will»

into his store with three little black 'ihp idea that permeates all industrial life. namebn-uhe production of new

foxes he had dug out of the r den. It .

succes of theindustry- Mr. Dalton‘ _

$340. This sale was made in i900 and l '

ted the bargain and offered to refund l _

tion for the well known Tuplin strain. Raynnrs. ivho i: the interests of ill" rfiirlr were alrn successful The pm"! Canadian .

HIS ililf~ffPi~f

‘Who formally

Other curly

fr:

of four pups were obtained from his broirzlit $1.800 on ihw London in: '. \'.'"l'(‘

“.1”

richer."-

Llriifr". (.".';;'e:;a.'~.f<.>i: F. R. norm-d the Fox Show

in’:

w‘. rr-L the‘

. ycun". sliirci" female irupturcd in 1913

occurred to him then that if he could; i purchase them and they would breed. i he could develop a wonderful busi-g - ness. i - I-Ie secured them. Two lived. bred; the following season and had a htt€r > ‘ of six pups. Later other foxes were. lsecured from the same pair. and] Q these with the original stock formed3 _. the foundation of this popular strain ‘ of Alaskan ranch bred foxes. _ Mr. Milligan returned i.o Alaska af- t) tcr a visit to this province. but the possibilities of ranching appealed to “m” “"“:"‘5' \ him. He secured some foxes in Al- aska and sent them to the Island. where he obtained high prices. He learned of Nforrisons pioneer work in ranchins: and the two men formed a partnership. The ranch in Alaska was closed and the best of the breeelng foxes transferred here.

no s diva!!! twp-e c’! fox. The frundaton v-w: :r-':ur"rl in crossing a

in the Tmcc River district of north- nrn Alberta \“ A a black mtil= 0f the D¢Iit“.‘.-Cl:lf"l\ rtraln. ThP Cﬂmllﬂlll’ priqi $0.0m for tin". wild fcnnle.

wealth and a new individual thrill. Today most readers in Canada have some idea of the 1rnportani:c n! I lur Y1 .. Silver Fox breeding in Canada. aim: .'~ll'.'"‘.\' Fur Farming throughout inc r-nﬂrcl “no Fur Zone of the Wﬁfifi. ihu: For; inn-e If nmr iorrihuuziil "'11!" Piarming stands today os- one c! the in :l~.r\ i‘1"\' Fiiizlxnirizi a‘ W-ia great industries of the uniwrsr I".\‘l'l. YhiW" ‘iv’ irivll loll ‘ll -' Perhaps few, if any, of the chap- ters on wild life conservation m Canada contain such a lilfliiillif. rn- ' thusiastic and fascinaiinc slnl'.\‘ as that of the Silver Black Fox. ‘Taken from the lone position in the . . as a “freak of nature" there number- ed as a rare specimen. till today; by the forethought. ambition and nat- ural breeding instincts of the Prince Edward Islander. there is establish- ed ancl developed a great industiy which as yet has only on initial he- ginning of svhai. Fur Fnrmine may become in Canada. ' The Silver Black Fox is one of iheii oustanding rare furs in the fur mar- kets of the world. Its lone haired- silky p911; its glosssy raven black sil- ver tipped. lustrous. coat. its large black massive brush. furnished with the ideal white tip. its ideal shapr and size for the adornment for ihc lady of fashion. all combine to malt! this fur in the words of lhe v0‘!!-

ugivjnﬂ‘. _'

F OXES

Prince Edward Is-

Guaranteed

WO OD

Admission A 25c

DO NOT FAIL TO ATTEND i A '- --— THE-ﬁ-

i .WORLD ‘IS’ GREA TEST 4 F’ OX SHOW -- AT--— CHARLO TTETO lVN . Prince Edward Island ._.

' . ' OCTOBER 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st

and NOVEMBER Ist. 1930 Season Tickets $2.00 Each.

i‘ “a 7/7f\\ I

Robert Service, "a prize likewise in a. vvornanls eyes. etc.“

Of all the fur-bcarini: 111st, have been known to the fur trade n0 Species has had mm? 9mm‘ mini ill" question asked “irha lbw" l" m“ "null?" m“! m“ ‘I ' if; the ideal fr»; ll’) breed and raise? ﬂlly- hi"! ﬂqualkd m‘? 5m” F” m l This if‘. a qllr-sllnfl hllilpl? l0 ask bui vulllﬁ t0 mﬁfl- {not cal-says a: easily ansivered- Tn . The men who save birlli lo this?" _ ____m "’__d_“ ____ 'new industry laid no claim in a; Cnnwmmﬂ m. “u? 12 7 knowledge of the bl0l0i1lCai prinrivl";

n nzmals 3;‘ r5

MIQLIJRE.

W. ("HEFTER S.

RANCH f/7/§\

Visit this ranch and inspect 0L1!‘ FY51”

winning stock

Several Proven Bifeeders

for sale as well

Nearly all our foxes are about

Three-quarters Silver

Ranch is situated about his. miles from Charlot- tetown. between the Protestant iflrphanage and lit.

Herbert Station.

J. R. MUTCH

Thane: Hillsboro R 1-I

BURNS TOCK

as a number of pups.