Show I 1 00 Fur Raisers Raisers' I Upward of ot Alaskans axe are directly interested in fur tur fanning tanning There are aro silver fox yards in thirty five n e localities ties while on an au equal number o of islands blue foxes are farmed The Tho silver fox ox farms are not yet ct producing fur but pelts sent to market during durIng- the last la season from tram the older blue fox tox ox farms brought good gool results Ex- Ex aro are being carried on at Washington Linden Md and Chesterfield Chesterfield Ches Ches- N N. N Y to determine tho the best methods of ot feeding reeding confining and otherwise handling fur tur bearing animals ant ani maIs mals especially especial foxes minks and marten martens martens mar mar- tens ten to determine the species most suitable for tor domestication to produce Improved strains by selective breeding to investigate the effects of ot temperature tempera tempera- turo ture on fur growth and to test methods methods methods meth meth- of ot dressing peltries and of ot caring for tor drof dressed furs I |