Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-12-15
SILVER FOXES
WIN AT SHOW
WAUSAU RANCH PLACES
FOXES IN ADVANCED
REGISTRY

AS the only ranch in America enter
ing ten or more foxes in the National
Fox Breeders association show at
Muskegcn, Mich, last week everyone
of which made the advanced registry
class, the Wausau Silver Black Fox
ranch has record today the like of
which no ranch in the United States
can show Sixteen foxes, taken to this
show, the only one held in America
this year, made advanced registry, the
highest of all classifications.
OF these sixteen foxes, two won
first prizes, two seconds and two
thirds. The Wausau ranch boasts
greater number of advanced registry
foxes than any other ranch in the
country having a total cf twenty at
present. 1t is interesting further to
note the fact that there were only
two ranches in the country that were
able to average over ninety as an
average for all foxes entered, the
Wausau Silver Black Fox ranch be-
ing one of these.
Pup Highest
Representing the local concern at
Muskegon were George L. Ruder and
Charles Beyreis, manager of the Wau-
sau ranch. They are particularly
pleased over the record made by one
pup which scored the highest among
the males at the show, and which be-
sides winning this award, was the
winner of two additional prizes. Over
$50 foxes were entered in the Muske.
gon competition and as result the
local ranch has every reason to feel
highly elated over the result. 1t is
further significant that no prize win
ners of previous years were taken to
the Show by the Wausau fancicrs but
that the sixteen were pups and old
stock never before entered in such an
exhibition.
The Wausau Silver Black Fox ranch
has won prominence in the short span
of several years. During last sum-
mer improvements were made which
tripled the capacity of the already
up to date ranch to the east of Scho-
field Forty new breeding pens were
added, bringing the total number of
pens on the ranch to forty and a mod
ern, well equipped poultry house was
erected in which are kept about 400
fowl.
The maintenance of poultry ranch
III Will tilG IOA6S is HOL
for pecuniary gain, but is a necessi-
ty as the young foxes are always fed
plenty of eggs. Good grade Guernsey
cattle are also kept. so that plente-
Gus supply Of milk, also for the foxes,
is available.
Investment $4,000
Another great improvement during
the past season was the installation of
a lighting plant on the ranch, all OF
the buildings and the grounds being
thoroughly wired. The ranch at the
present time has total of thirty
pairs of foxes and orders have already
been placed for 1922 pups, an indica-
tion of the demand that exists for
these animals. New wire fence en-
closures six feet high and steel posts
throughout the ranch bring the total
investment for this years improve
ments to $4,000.
The Wisconsin Valley Fox compa-
ny, recently Incorporated, was repre-
sented at the show by Frank O'Connor
of Madison, formerly of this city, who
exhibited four foxes, all 1921 pups.
The ranch also made a splendid show
ing its four foxes being entered into
advanced registry. One second prize
on a pup was won, and the ranch
missed first place by only one-tenth
of point. The Wisconsin Valley com
pany was the third highest scoring
ranch in the show. This is felt to
reflect great credit upon the Wausau
Silver Black Fox ranch from which
its foxes were recently purchased.
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