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1931 SALES DATES
December 15
1932 SALES DATES
January 26
February 16
March 15
April 19
May 17
June 21
July 19
August 23
September 20
October 18
November 22
December 20
Advances will be made
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FUR FARMING SECTION
This section is open for discussion of anything pertaining
to fur farming.
Information concerning stock, site, house and pen con
struction, equipment, cost, breeding, mating, feeding, cooking
recipes, sanitation, prevention of contagious diseases, disinfec
tion, trapping, killing, pelting, marketing, packing, shipping
and other notes are welcomed for publication,—with due credit
to the author.
This section is intended to be the common meeting ground
for fur farmers. Interchange of ideas, helpful information, con
structive suggestions anent these particulars should readily
solve vexatious problems of fur farming. Readers are urged to
take advantage of this section and help The Gateway foster fur
farming throughout Alaska.
BLUE-FOX FARMING IN ALASKA
(By Frank G. Ashbrook, Bureau of Biological Survey)
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Treatment of Wounds
The lameness sometimes noted
in young foxes found on the shore
is generally due to wounds from
stepping on sea urchins, one of
their favorite foods. The spines of
sea urchins are very sharp and
sometimes will penetrate the sole
of a shoe.
Slight wounds of the skin from
bites and lacerations from other
foxes readily heal because of the
dust-free air and licking by the
animals, but large wounds should
be treated. If the wound has hang
ing flaps, cut them off. Remove all
hair, grit, and pus from the sore,
and then flush it with peroxide of
hydrogen. After the wound lias
been properly cleansed, apply boric
acid four parts and alum one part.
Cannibalism
Cannibalism among foxes is not
normal. Some authorities believe
that it is purely a mental disorder,
though it may be further increased
by the taste of blood. There seems
also to be an instinct among wild
animals to kill sick mates. The
vixen’s desire to destroy her young
may result from any of a number
of causes. If constipated, she be
comes feverish and develops an ab
normal appetite, and in this con
dition may eat her pups. To pre
vent this, laxative feeds, as cod
liver oil, eggs, liver, linseed-oil
meal, and biscuits, should be fed
during pregnancy. Undue excite
ment or injury during this period
may also influence the destruction
of young. Some ranchers have ad
vocated the feeding of salt pork
and salt fish to eliminate this ten
dency, but this remedy is not al
ways successful. Extraction of can
ine teeth is a mechanical way of
stopping widespread injuries and
losses from cannibalism.
First-Aid Remedies
The following remedies should be
kept on all fox farms in about the
quantities mentioned:
Alum (dried), four ounces—For
light bleeding. Added to boraeic
acid, one part in four, it makes a
non-poisonous dusting or wound
powder.
Eoracic (boric) acid, one pound.
-Non-poisonous and used freely
as a dusting powder on open
wounds. Dissolved In hot water it
is valuable for bathing inflamed
parts.
Epsom salt, one pound.—For use
as a laxative, one teaspoonful in
half a glass of warm water.
Flaxseed, one pound.—For warm,
antiseptic poultices for boils, ab
scesses and swollen feet. Boil in
warm water until it assumes the
consistency of a thick much and
apply while warm and moist.
Iodine (tincture), four ounces —
; Used in full strength just as for
| human cuts and wounds.
Lysol (one to two per cent), eight
ounces.—Disinfectant and antisep
tic. Follow directions on bottle.
Peroxide of hydrogen, one pound.
—Follow directions on bottle.
Sulful (powdered), one pound.—
Use in ontment made with one
part sulfur and four parts lard, or
other pure fatty base, for skin di
seases and bald spots.
Failures and Abandonments
In the course of the development
of the blue-fox industry, there
have been a number of failures and
abandonments of undertakings. Al
most every one of these can be
attributed to neglect of important
factors on one kind or another.
Seme ranchers have attempted to
raise foxes by placing a few ani
mals on an island and then going
away for long periods and leav
ing them to take care of them
selves; others have left negligent or
incompetent caretakers in charge;
! and still others, starting without
sufficient capital to carry them to
! a producing state, have been com
pelled to neglect or even to aban
l aon the industry. Failures under
such conditions are not surprising,
; for successful fur farming requires
the same attention and energy that
is necessary to success in any other
business.
'The end)
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FUR SALES DATES I9i2
JANUARY ....20 JULY .27
FEBRUARY 24 AUGUST .31
MARCH .23 SEPTEMBER 28
APRIL .J27
MAY .25
JUNE .29
OCTOBER..26
NOVEMBER .30
DECEMBER . 28
WEST COAST RJR SALES,IMC.
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SEkVIHC tHE ALASKA FUR SHIPPER SINCE 1902
MOTORSHIP DISCOVERER
FOR HIRE OR CHARTER
For Rates Inquire
JACK WILKINSON
The Alaska Railroad
(Mr. McKinley Park Route)
TRAINS ARRIVE TRAINS DEPART
Each Tuesday 6:30 p. m. Each Wednesday 7:30 su tn.
Fairbanks and way points.
Mixed train from Anchorage and intermediate points ar
rives each Sunday, p. m.
Mixed train for Anchorage and intermediate points leaves
not earlier than 10:00 a. m. each Wednesday.
Mixed train carries a eoach and handles passengers.
Serve All Interior Alaska
Weekly Schedules from Anchorage with U. S. Mail
For Information, rates, etc., see—
Elwyn Swetmann
SEWARD REPRESENTATIVE
CLARK BASSETT KARL K. KATZ
Manager Seattle Representative
ANCHORAGE BASE 16 RAY STREET
STEAMSHIP STARP.
CAPTAIN ARTHUR RYNING
NEXT SAILING OUT OF SEWARD
FEBRUARY 10, 1932.
SAN JA'JN FISHING & PACKING
COMPANY
( has. A. Jansen, Agent
Phone Madison 139 Seward, xAJaska
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Dollar Steam
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Pacific Coast
ports to New
York via Pana
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Vessel
Evans
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Leaves Arrives Leaves
Seattle Seward Seward
...Jan. 5 Jan. 13 Jan. 16
...Jan. 26 Feb. 3 Feb. 6
Feb. 16 Feb. 24 Feb. 27
Mar. 8 Mar.16 Mar.19
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NORTHWESTERN.Jan. 19 Jan. 27 11 ajn.
VICTORIA....j, Feb. 2 Feb. 10 11 ajn.
NORTHWESTERN.-Feb. 9 Feb. 17..11ajn.
VICTORIA..- Feb. 23 Mar. 2 11 a.m.
NORTHWESTERN.Mar. 1 Mar. 9 11a.m.
VICTORIA.Mar. 15 Mar. 23 11 a jn.
Freighter Oduna to sail January 30
Reduced Round-Trip Fares in Effect
Upper Deck $125.00—Lower Deck $112.00
J. H. FLICKINGER, Agent
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