Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-12-21
FOXES AT BARABOO
POULTRY EXHIBIT

ia: aboo people have, during the
past year, heard great d al about thfs
Silver Black Fox ranch at Reedsburg.
and s.'Ores of citiy ems lave driven to
our neighboring town tC visit the Iox
farm and see for themselves those
wonderful little animals whose pelta
are worth such fabulous prices. Those
who have been there say that the
ranch is strongly built and is care
through the alleys at night, and one
glance at their powerful jaws is
enough to convince the beholder that
any intrusion into their domain would
be quickly resented in manner rath-
er painful to the intruder. Besides
these protectors, watchman remains
on guard all night to see that all is
we'll with the valuable inmates Of
fox6om.
But many have not had an opportu-
nifty to go to Reedsburg and see this
eighth wonder. Such Of those who
have not been able to do so have lis
tened with envy to the descriptions
given by the more fortunate ones who
have spent an hour or more in the fox
ranch and heard the manager tell in
glowing terms of the worth of these
little black beauties. However, it has
been easy to get information from
many different sources, and all, even
the report of the United States gov
eminent, bears out the statements of
the manager of the Reedsburg fox
farm
Now Baraboo is to have a chance to
see the silver black fox without leav-
ing home. Collins, the fox man, will |
about $4,000, at the Poultry Associa- |
tion show here December 26 to 80 |
The Baraboo valley people usually |
have very attractive exhibit, but |
this year they have this added attrac |
tion, which will draw hundreds OF peo |
pie to their building
It may seem rather incongruous to |
exhibit foxes at a poultry show. Us |
ually the poultry man has an instinct |
i've feud against the fox. At least we |
have always thought of it in that way |
He doesn't want to lose any Of his |
high-bred birds, and looks with sus- !,
picion on his ancient enemy, Sir Rey
nard. But since science has demon !
strated that the fox can be domesticat |
ed and faat the panch-bred product is |
o3 vasscssale, LA poultry fana.ar is !,
learning that he can raise pair or
two Of these animals on his farm, with |
only the expenditure Of little time |
and attention each day, and realize
from their sale an amount Of money !
that SENS almost fabulous. He can |
give them less care than he devotes to |
his birds; the cost of feeding is not |
so great; and the value of the pair is |
many times that Of all the poultry on
his farm.
The poultry men of Sauk county are |
awake to the opportunity which is
open to them, and are taking this.
means of acquainting all members Of |
the association with the possibility of i
raising pair or two Of foxes on their |
farms and thus add few thousands !
to the yearly income they realize from |
Cno poultry business. hOOh0u aL lIOu |
this standpoint, the combinations |
pair of foxes on a poultry farm-it is
not only not incongruous, but espec-
cially well adapted. :,
It is simple matter to read the |
future of the fox industry. Within a !
few years it will be one Of the great |
est industries of the north. Wiscon- |
sin is blazing the trail. Sauk county |
now leads the fox industry. Let's get |
in line, boost the business and keep |
that lead. x. (. K.