The Nocona News. (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, October 27, 1922 Page: 7 of 8
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mis is one of the tirst photographs j
ever to be made of the famous col-
umned tombs of Tinian, an island
north of Guam .n the Marianna group
These ruins and tombs
were first reported by Capt. George
i Anson, an English naval officer, in
i 17-1(5, but it was only in July last, that
the ancient ruins have been accurately
measured. described and photo-
graphed. The work was authorized
by the Bishop museum of Honolulu,
which sent a naturalist to the scene.
Human remains and a great quantity
of stone implements were traced to
prove that the Marianna Islands were
inhabited in prehisioric days by Poly-
nesians. The photo is of one of the I
many columned ’omits on the island of i
Tinia.
ANCIENT
HAWAIIAN
TOMBS I
BIG i'lWfll IN
Sira FOXES
RANCHES ARE WIRE CLOSED
All
Two Canadian Farmers Start
With Single Pair and Now
Raise Thousands.
the world,
follow
this ranch.
one I
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Animals Like to Play and Do Not Mind ,
the Coldest Weather—Farming Not
Always Suites... ul as Disease
Carries Oif Young.
nierly the ranches were inclosed by a
high board fence with wire inside to
prevent the foxes from burrowing
holes and thus making their escape.
The idea was to keep the foxes from
view because of their timid and sus-
picious nature.
The best ranches, however, have dis-
carded the high board fence and vis-
itors are allowed not only to see from
the outside but are taken through the
ranches and into the liens right among
the foxes. The Colpitts ranch covers
several acres, tin- great inclosure be-
ing divided into hundreds of pens, each
provided with a wooden box for shel-
ter and a breeding pen. The fox likes
the open and plays and runs about,
climbing the wire netting and other-
wise disporting himself, except In hot
or wet weather, when he seeks shel-
ter. They do not mind the cold and
with the temperature below zero will
remain out in the open without the
slA'idest sign of discomfort. As a
matter of fact they appear to enjoy
tin extreme cold.
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the inr.’n ' 'olpitts I
ranch, the Little River vallrv i Gutted ,
oii
Moncton. N. B.—< unada is the home
of the aristocratic bluck and silver
i'ox, the breeding of these regal little
a.....-ols hut lug become an alluring
and lucrative industry in various purls
of lliis country. It is very doubtful if
California iiad anything on fox ranch-
ing when, in ’-41), the blast of her siren
call resounded from coast to coast,
and men became gold-mad in their
frenzy to "get rich quick.”
The province of New Brunswick
claims the honor of possessing the
largest fox ranch in the world. This
ranch is situated on the Little River,
15 miles from the city of Moncton. In
11)13 the Colpitts brothers, who then
were farmers living in a sparsely set-
tled agricultural district, saw great
possibilities in fox ranches and used
to their advantage knowledge of the i
habits of wild animals acquired In •
hunting and trapping in earlier days. |
Theirs was a modest venture of al
Single pair of foxes, while today they
are the proud puss. -sms o> mure than
thousand pups, apart from the old
i numberii g tlltt. thus plat ing this
ranch as the largt st single ranch
It may lie of inteiest
the evohttioii and work.it,.-
Beside
silver black stia.in and nearly all of1
them from the original t'o.pills pair, j
Foxes breed but once a year, reported
cases of more frequent breeding being |
not well authenticated. Litters of five, i
six ami even seven pups are not tin-'
common, ah hough the usual number is
four and five.
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Ranches Inclosed in Wire.
The modern fox ranch at a distance
resembles a war-time entanglement, be-
ing built entirely of heavy wire net-
ting. seven or eight feet high, with
an overhang to prevent the foxes from
making their escape into the open or
from getting from one to another. For-
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with smaller fancies, in ail ot which,
they have an interest. The largest <
these smaller ranches is tin A
American, witlt about 3do lox
the foxes in these ranch, ere ot thei
silver black stia.in and nearly all ot]
reported j
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service
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*>tvor»> >wtr<<'ii4» from the Wen. A
part W 0»■> ?«x ratfou la a evarao
breM waA? of oorameai n flour xnd
bran < ganerou at fat
I evc'ry n'.ght. She becomes accustomed
| to these visits and shows very little
I fear or nervousness. Pups are due In
I 5! or 58 dtiys lifter mating. When the
pups have arrived the female Is kept
confined in the breeding pen for three
days at the end of which time she be-
com«W attached to it, anil does not
L Is >>niy in the mating and pupping
facuson that the fox Is kept in se-
el. :>>n and outsiders barred from the
ri.nehi.s. Dr. E. A. Randall of Truro,
N..O.H Scotia, an old fox farmer, says:
“After foxes have mated ami have
bee:? separated the ranchman makes
dally visits to the female pen, opens
I it every day and shuts her in the house
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want tv carry her pups out.
"If for ary reason the pups are not
thriving tile female is examined and
If hor oiiik has dried up, which some-
t'.rae* happens, the pups are taken
s . »> and renew by cats, who do not
It' th* slightest object to such strange
llttl* ’kittens.’ At the end of the eighth
weak the pups are taken from the
niottivr nnd pln'<-'I m the pen by them-
edv.-u to be fe<l sparingly of food, but
who:- six ricnths ohl they will be tak-
Ir.g more f" .<1 tl nn the old foxes.
"The 'e-ding of the foxes is a very
Ini wrest! nr -'id <ss.-r.tiul ptrt of their
care. The fox thus not rank high
tn an c-plc.uenn sons:.'. !!(• is not at
nit fare'.dio'ts as to the qmillty of his
food hut it is reg.rded as essential
t<> »be hesRh of the lltt'.o animals 1
that the* sho'ild have variety, in ;
•oioe -taees lio.'se meat is .’od but beef I
Is prrferrcl. The meat of njbhlts Is ■
regnrti»v! a.< a t'.-llcney nnd the ranch- (
ers t»n> up all tha’ -tut he obtained.” '
Th* O.lpltts ranch laef wtn’er paid !
out tnorv Gvia UXXX) tor rabbit* ana rod
tn thin pr.'vlnntx anti xtao imported
successful.
He will starve himself If -ie< -
to feed his mate and young
A good male will examine tilt
Instances are
being entirely
As a precau-
the most
successful ranches dip their foxes
twice a year Into a cresolin mixture.
It is rather painful to Impart this
item of information, for it is not
generally known that these little foxes
tire not unlike some folk who go
through life clothed In purple and fine
linen, using their gorgeous attire to
cover many sins. Thus do these wee
potentates get by, blissfully uncon-
scious of their natural aroma—which
one cannot reully compare to a peach
garden.
Silver Strain Developed.
The origin of the silver bluck fox is
somewhat obscure. A Mr. Oulton.
pioneer in fur farming in New Bruns-
wick, says the original black foxes
came from Newfoundland but the sil-
ver strain Ims been a development in
breeding. The native fox of New
Brunswick is red and the fur of little
value.
The fox is a small animal of the
cat species and in size between a cat
and u small dog. When fully furred
out, as in the winter season, it ap-
pears much larger. This little ani-
mal is seen at its worst at this sea-
son. and is ratlin- lean and lanky
haiking. '1 lie silver streaks tire just
now beginning to appear, coming first
in the forehead and gradually spread-
ing over the body. By December the
fur will be thick and heavy, and It is
then those animals which do not
prove satisfactory breeders are ••pelt-
ed” for market. The fox is a very
cute looking little animal, though not
as shapely us the skunk. Timidity
and suspicion are its chief character-
istics, and It is not at all vicious, be
Ing bandied with ease. Few of them
be"....... tame, although when the New
York Herald correspondent visited the
Colpltt ranch the other day one of
the particular pels would answer the
call of the proprietor and would feed
out of his hand.
Formerly foxes were caught in the
wild state in all parts of Canada, but
destruction of wild life goes on at a
rapid pace In all parts of the world.
Dr. Hornaday, director of the New
York Zoological park, is authority for
the statement that in New York state
there are 500 deslructionists to every
conservationist, while In the West and
In Canada there are a thousand to
one. in Alaska the ratio is two thou-
sand to one and in South Africa there
are one hunured thousand destroying
wild life to every one preserving it.
The buffalo, which once roamed the
prairies, Is quite extinct, except for
specimens in the government reserva-
tions or national parks, and so it is
with most other native wild animals.
Hence the fur farms, and fur fann-
ing official statistics show that there
are 791 fur farms in Canada, of which
758 are fox, 12 mink, 9 raccoon, 3 mar-
ten, 2 skunk, 4 karakul sheep, 3 bea-
ver, 3 muskrat. The increase in the
number of farms over 1920 is 200. The
number of animals on these farms is
22,455, valued at $5,775,095, as com-
pared with 10,529 animals valued at
$4,722,905 in the previous year. There
are hundreds of small ranches which
are not included in this enumeration.
There are two fox breeders’ associa-
tions in Canada and two in the United
States. The Canadian associations
are the Silver Black Fox Breeders of
Prince Edward Island and the Cana-
dian Silver Fox Breeders.
Foxes in the wild state form a col-
ony and live together if not disturbed.
The old couple remain at the home
burrow year after year if food condi-
tions hold out and will burrow dozens
of holes in the snme hillside. The
young ones dropped In March will get
out for themselves in October and find
a burrow of their own. When tlie
proper season comes they seek a mate.
If lite male finds a female burrow dur-
ing the mating season and takes a
fancy to her he will hunt and carry
presents of rabbits, which he places
at the entrance of the burrow. If she
accepts his gifts they mate, if not
lie carries them away again.
Male Is Good Provider.
After the little ones are born the fe-
male remains at home and the male
spends his lime hunting and keeping
ivliteli.
ess ary
ones.
food ami if he gets a dainty morsel
will carry it to the entrance of the
burrow while the female is nursing
I he young and call Iter out and give it
to her. Many fathers can take a les-
son from tlie fox in providing for hit>
family and yet many ranchers separ-
ate male and female after muting sen
son.
In the United States are the Anterl-
•an Fox Breeders' association of Bos-
ton and the National Silver Fox Breed-
rs' association of Muskegon.
There are fur farms of different
kinds in most of the United States a*
well ns in all the provinces of Cena-
The refuse scrape from the biscuit
factories are a rare delicacy and cow
milk Is given in generous quantities.
The Mg Colpitts ranch takes the
milk of forty cows morning and night.
Loss by Disease 10 Per Cent.
All the foxes from the best ranches
are registered with the department ut
Ottawa. Of course, registration is no
certain guaranty of value,' hut no ani-
mal can obtain advanced registration
unless it comes up to a certain stand-
ard, which includes pedigree, forma-
tion and everything else that goes for
breeding and excellence. Not all who
go into the fox ranching business are
The fox is subject to
im.ny diseases, and once these get a
footladd it is difficult to eradicate
them. Worms are one of the princi-
pal causes of mortality, and the loss
of 10 per cent of the pups Is consid-
ered a talr average,
known of ranches
wiped out by disease,
tionary measure some of
dip their
da.
GIRL HIKERS SCALE HEIGHTS
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HALF EGG DAY FOR EVERYONE
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More Laid This Year Than Ever, De-
partment of Agriculture Re-
ports Show.
Snake in Stove Bites Woman.
Charlottesville, J’a.—While In the
yard at her home near Sugar Hollow,
at the foot of the Blue Ridge moun-
tains In Western Albemarle one after-
noon Mrs. Frank James came across
a copperhead snake near the wall. She
gave chase to the reptile, which made
Its escape. The next morning when
Mrs. James opened the door of her
cook stove the snake, which was hid-
den there, bit her twice. A physician
was summoned and she Is reported to
l>e very ill from the effects of the poi-
son.
States reporting ranches are New
York, New Jersey, Massacbusetta,
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Illi-
nois, Indiana,
Michigan, Ohio,
Idaho, Kansas,
South Dakota,
Washington.
The United States bureau of com-
merce is engaged in the fur industry
In Alaska, having taken over the work
in connection with the Prlhilof Islands
In 1911, where blue fox herds are
maintained at the public expense and
skins have been sold to the value of
over half u million dollars. A cash
payment of $5 Is also made to the na-
tives for each fox skin taken for the
market. In Alaska the fox is fed on
refuse from seal killings, which Is es-
pecially preserved for them, the na-
tives performing the work In return
for fuel, food, clothing and other nec-
essaries furnished by the government.
Probably no state has had a more pro-
gressive growth in fox ranching than
New York. The climate In the north-
ern part of that state is said to be
admirably adapted Air the raising of
good fur and pelts taken from foxes
are said to bring good prices.
Girl hikers of the Utah Hiking club
have made enviable records for them-
selves by their daring in scaling the
uppermost peaks of the Wasatch
mountains. Alpine ropes and climbing
methods were brought into piny by the
girls, whose daring is known interna-
tionally ami who have won many hon-
ors for their exploits. Sheer , moun-
tains of rock ami dangerous cliffs were
surmounted by the three members
shown in tills photo. The girls are
Miss Grace Winkleman, captain of the
hiking club, Miss Crystal Williams
anti Miss Peggy Dean.
Hoisted by Rope In Teeth,
Miller, S. D.—P. L. Prostollo, In the
hospital here, saved himself from
death, according to those who were
there, hi a peculiar manner. He was
in the bottom of it (58-foot well over-
come with gas when a rope was low-
ered to him. He was unconscious, but
the touch of the rope gave him Instinct
enough to grab it In his teeth. Then
the rescuers pulled him up, his teeth
still fastened In the rope when he
reached the top. His jaws had to be
[tried open. He Is recovering from the
Injury.
Pennsylvania, Iowa,
California, Colorado,
Minnesota, Missouri,
Oregon, Texas and
Washington.—Did you eat half an
egg today? If not, you were cheated
and did not get your share of the day’s
egg crop. For, according to the De-
partment of Agriculture, the per cap-
ita consumption of eggs Is one-half
egg [ter day.
More eggs have been laid this year
than ever before, the department finds.
The total is approximately 22,000,900,-
ooo eggs, an increase of ten per cent
in production since the war.
John Higgins of Chicago, who
says tlmt he is one hundred and
four years old, admitted In
court tlmt, after 30 years of
total abstinence, lie had imbibed
too freely. He was put on pro-
bation for 30 years und prom-
ised to stay sober during that
time, which will allow him his
next drink when he Is one hun-
dred and thirty-four years old.
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The Nocona News. (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, October 27, 1922, newspaper, October 27, 1922; Nocona, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1372636/m1/7/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Friends of the Nocona Public Library.