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SALEM, OREGON; SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 12, 1924
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SILVER BLACK
RAINBOW SILVER BLACK
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! & SONS, BEING THE
Four Pair of Fine Peace River
as Foundation StockModern Kennels land Runs
(By W. C. Corner)
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Fox farming is attracting wide
attention, chiefly because -of the
quick and remunerative profits
derived, from the pelts and breed
ing stock. As a fur lanlmal bred
In I captivity the silver black ; fox
has no rival.
and both live foxes
and their pelts are ;in demand.
Probably no
terprlse pays
other livestock en-
larger returns for
the money Invested, approximately
,90 per cent, of thef . silver f ox
'pelts sold on the, fur; market to
day being from ranch-bred foxes.
We' quote from H. 3. Morrison,
anj experienced , and practical fox
man, as follows:! I
What is a Real Sliver Fox?
"The furrier would! say that a
Teal silver fox was one showing
no red or rusty tinge; that is. a
fox showing pure blue black hairs
'Silver Black Fox and Runs on
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and clear colored stiver banded
hairs. The j hair that "give the
silvery appearance af e not - black
tfc entire TengtET BuTare tTack
on the ends, then! the silvery
band, then black again, gradually
You are anxious for your
son and jour daughter. to
succeed. 'After they have
finished their p a b 1 i e
school work, why not con
tinue their education by
giving them a business
training. ! If they take
this training with us they
will be qualified. ; -
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FOX FARM FILES ARTICLES
SALEM, C. R. GREGG
INCORPORATORS
Silver Black Foxes Purchased
changing into a mouse color as
the hairs approach the skin.
- "ln extra pale silver foxes, some
times the silvery hairs are silvery
all over,, except at the root of
the hair; that is, where the hair
penetrates the under-fur.' This Is
particularly true of silver foxes
bred up from 'cross foxes, and
these pelts are not as valuable as
those with the silver banded
hairs.
"Silver Fox" Is the trade name
of the pelt, thought it may be all
black in color, j Silver fox pelts
are graded, as a rule, according
to the following specifications: S
' "A great many large fur hous
es have their own method of grad
ing silver fox skins. The. follow
ing method is in use by one of
the largest firms in the United
States, and, is a very good one.
Rainbow Silver Black Fox Farm
On account of tfce very fine dif
ference between the different col
or phases, it is very hard to adopt
a hard and fast rale for the grad
ing of silver fox pelts, and each
man must use his own individual
judgment to the best of his abil
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Black U- ! ' " 1,2,3,4
Extra Dark .10 to 15 1;2.S,
Dark ... 15 to 35 1,2,3,4
Medium . ... .33 to 60 1,2,3,4
Pale 60 to 90 1,2.3,4
Extra Pale . .90 to All 1,2.3,4
"In explanation to the above:
The figures 1,: 2, 3, 4," refer to
the grading fur quality. A No. 1
skin is a "perfectly furred, good,
average size pelt, without any de
fects in It; a No. 2 skin is a well
furred skin, showing, perhaps,
some rubbed spot, or, perhaps, a
spot where the fur has been pull
ed out; a No. 3 skin shows still
further defects, .and is called a
weak skin. It may be rather short
furred, or rubbed on the" nips. A
No. 4 skin Is practically a cull.
"The above grading is for the
quality of the fur. Then, when
the pelts are graded for quality
they are .again sorted for clear
ness of color,1 and clearness i of
color is, next to length and thick
ness, of fur, the most important
point. In fact, a great many fur
dealers are paying more money
for a clear, bright blue black and
clear colored silvery skin which
would grade for fur as a No. 2
or No. 3 than they would pay for
a No. 1 j skin, with a . bad brown
ish cast, or faded appearance, t
"As a rule,! pelts fro.m foxes
more than one year of age bring
more money than pelts taken from
foxes born in the spring and pelt
ed in December of the year born.
When foxes are kept over for an
other . year for pelting purposes.
they can be mated up and gen
erally a : litter is secured from
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Whitman
them, bo that it pays to hold your
foxe's over until they ' are two
years ot age before pelting them."
Why Are Silvers w Valuable?
There' are a number of reasons
why silter foxes are so valuable,
and first among these reasons is
the fact that a silver Tox cannot
be successfully Imitated on ac
count of the markings of the hairs
which give the silvery appearance.
An all $lack fox can be imitated,
because) it is possible to dye a red
fox skih black, but it is abso
lutely Impossible to imitate the
livery specimens because as stat
ed above the hairs which 1 give
the silvery appearance are black
on the ends, then the silvery
bands, then -black again, (grad
ually changing Into a mouse color
as the hairs approach the skin.
The market in the United States
alone has not even been scratch
ed yet as far as silver black , fox
pelts ate concerned and with
proper (publicity, it ia estimated
that 100,000 silver black fox pelts
could be marketed annually at
the same prices that prevail to
day. I .
Outside of New York or Chicago
and one or two other large cities,
silver black foxes are practically
unknown to the fur shops. The
reason jfbr this is that there are
not enough produced to enable
dealers! to advertise and feature
these beautiful furs.
' When the time comes that
there 111 be sufficient quantity
to warrant this publicity, we can
expect to receive equally as high
prices, 9S we are receiving louay,
if not a little higher. The same
condition holds true in Canada
and Europe. When the time
comes that the number of pelts
are increased largely over what
there is today, prices will be
maintained and perhaps exceeded.
A cape of .financial loss in' the
silver fbx industry where correct
principles of financing and breed
ing were followed, is unknown.
and this is no doubt, the safest
and most profitable branch of in
dustrial enterprise in the world
today, 'there being a constantly
increasing I popularity And l al
ways an unsatisfied demand for
silver pelts on the fur market,
which s as old as the human
race, j
The dream of every member of
the fair sex' is to own a silver fox
fur, and considering the unsatis
fied demand for silvers of quality
for breeding purposes, makes of
the industry an Indisputable, and
unquestionable gilt i edged invest
ment. J Regarding best types of
fox, Hi J. Morrison, who resides
at 406 Mill street, Portland, says:
' Best Type' of Silver Tox
"The best type of silver foxes
with which to start breeding op
erations is the type or fox show
ing from one-quarter to one-half
silver In the males, and the same
in the females. The reason for
this is that .pelts produced from
matings of thla kind, as a rule,
brin.g the highest prices.
"Th4 tendency in breeding Is
toward! silver In color, and if a
man isj starting with a large num
ber of j pairs of foxes, it would be
advisable for him to purchase at
least one 'pair of all-black foxes
and toj mate these 'foxes together
so that he would -have all-black
pups from them, or at least extra
dark silvers. ; , The reason for;
this Is! that in cases where foxes
become too silvery, it is neces
sary to mate the silvery speci
mens to an extra dark or a black
fox, in order to bring back the
standard bred certificates, similar to those sold for flSOO. I
cant sell these f. o.b. here $875 per pair. Peace iRivers $1230
per pair with number limited. j . -
I H. J. MORRISON, 406 MILL ST PORTLAND
color markings to! the desirable
type of pelt. j j
! "When a pure black fox is mat
ed with a pale stiver fox, the off
spring1, ,as a rule, re ,yery desir
able pelts; take these : offspring
and mate them witb foxes showing
about one-third silver and you
can generally be assured that you
will produce a Very fine clear col
ored, pelt and will bring your
foxes back to the proper color
markings. f 5
" ' "The above is tpe reason , why
a certain number of all-black fox
es are necessary, f torn a breeding
standpoint, even though their
pelts do not briig ; very much
money on the fur market. ,
i "It has generally been found
that the size of the (female fox
does not, make a great deal of
difference from a breeding stand
point, and. in. fact J a great many
of the best breeders have only
ordinary sized femlesi It is nev
er advisable to mite a runt fox,
either male or female.
;f "We have found ethaj, as a rule,
the male pups in a litter resemble
the sire, and the female pups take
after, the dam. although there are
some exceptions tj -this rule. In
building, up your herd of foxes,
it is advisable to consider wheth
er the. mother and? grand-mothers
of the foxes have been good milk
ers, as this is one of the most' im
portant points' in fox raising.
- i "In buying foxes that have a
consistently good kverage record
behind them for prolificness, -you
may generally rest assured that
the female foxes have 'been good
milkers. Never bjtty ia fox that
has a wooly parent, or a short
nrrcd -parent, eyn though the
fox may be a good individual
rpecimen .himself. The laws of
breeding hold Just! as true- in sil
ver foxes as they do in anything
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A $10,000 Female Fox j
In June, 1913, when many of
the present large fox ranches were
securing their breeding stock at
high ' prices, a rumor reached
Prince Edward island that an
unusually beautiful- young silver
female had been kxxg out of the
forest by trappers in the Peace
River district of Northern Alberta,
and was being taken east for sale.
This resulted in a hurried race
for possession on he 'part of sev
eral ' ranchers, . and the owners
were met in Montreal: by the pro
moters of the Pure Canadian Sil
ver Black Fox eonjpany, who pur
chased this female on. sight. for
the sum" of $10, 000, j the largest
price ever , , paid tor ft tox pup.
This female was j placed -on the
company's ranch and mated with
a fine black male' of the original
pure Dalton strain. This mating
was continued for some years,
until twenty-f ive young foxes of
a phenominally f large, : heavy
boned, well fared lype, not equal
led at that time- atnong: ranch
bred - silvers, had been -produced.
In 1919, when pelts Were general
ly low in - price, three skins o(
this strain sold jit $1,000 each
and all adverse criticism of this
cross or strain of silvers were si
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i Rainbow Silver Black Fox Farm
' Now, 'coming down; to local fox
fur farming, we -kind many -engaging
in the business, here in the
Willamette valley j especially with
in -the Salem and .Portland dis
tricts, and of all the fox ranches
visited, on none of them have we
found finer foundation stock and
better constructed runs and ken
nels as 'well as more idesl condi
tions than on the! Rainbow Silver
Pear Rlverl Foxes have
the fur qualities, are vig
orous and largt. the only
fox that will successfully
cross in with Standard
Breeds, and r give yon the
rugged progf ny. Rventu
ally -ou will nave them
in order td build up a
strong herd These foxes
are Silvers, not Waek,
furs that bring the prices.
I have fivefpairs Dalton
Raynor Oulton, govern
ment rextettred. ta tooled
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Black . Fox Farm, recently estab
lished by C. R. Gregg & Sons, on
their 20-acre fruit and berry farml
a few miles south of Salem. -. '
: Their kennels are ' of the most
approved barrel type -and their
runs are of uniform ' size, seeded
down to grass and have, excellent
natural drainage. .'.J:
Their foundation stock consists
of four pairs of fine Peace River,
Alberta, Canada, silver black fox
es" of good size, great vigor, and
of wonderful color. -These foxes
are mated to bring the best re
sults as to type and color in their
offspring. . This breeding stock
will weigh on an average of from
19 to 20 pounds each at eight
months of age .and is known to
be of a very prolific strain of
robust, rugged stock.' This Is the
only fox ever known to cross in
with, standard bred Prince Edward
Island : stock and breed true to
color. This strain of. foxes are
very limited in numbers,' there be
ing only two ranches in Canada
that breed this type of animal.
These foxes do not run to the all
black in fur colors, but breed the
silver in' light, medium and dark
silver as may be required. In sev
en years breeding the Peace' River
If you ever intend owning a Piano buy it
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TO THE PUBLIC: We must raise $40,000 to erect a
building on ; our recently purchased . property, corner
Liberty and Ferry streets. It becomes
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foxes have never been known to
throw off colors, always breeding
trefto type and color, r '
Mir. H. J. Morrison, of whom
these foxQS were purchased Jy
Messrs. Gregg & Sons, has bred
and jj ranched j foxes for - twelve
years and-is ja fur grader and
classifier of twenty-five ;years ex
perince. He 1 has also tselected
man'y foxes for purchasers' and
don I much fox judging at the
shows . j ' ' J .. . " " '
M The idea of introducing the
Prace River foxes, here is to im
prove the fox j Industry as to vi
tality and vigorous ; foundation
stock by Uhef Infusion of new
block!.. Men of knowledge and ex
perience in fox breeding know
that It i3 only new blood that will
save the fox industry. j ;
: "Mr. Morrison stated that alto
gether too many weak and inbred
foxeis are being sold tot innocent
buyers and it is absolutely neces
sary to; mate such animals with
foxes similar to those on the
ranh of Gregg & Sons to get good
and); profitable returns.
; 'Fox ranchers starting into fur
farming in a small way will do
welf to visit Gregg i & Sons fox
farm and inspect their foundation
Glance
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this sale.
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to buy a high grade
originally $125 to 200
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order to raise this amount. "The
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stock which in inclosed In most
modern pens. and ' kennels. ; j
The highest score ever made on
a fox was on a female owned by
P. G. Clark 'of Pure Canadian Fox
Co., Prince Edward Island, the
points being 9 7 M and this fox
Is the progeny of a " Peace River
female mated to a Prince Edward
Island standard bred j male.
i Grcgg & Sons are well and fa
vorably known - in the Salem dis
trict. The elder. Gregg is a suc
cessful i fruit; grower and farmer.
The sons, Glenn,' Earl and Lloyd,
are well known young business
men of Salem, the two " former
conducting the Mistland Bakery
of Salem, and the jlatter being
connected with the Oregon. Grow
ers plant. They ; have filed ar
ticles of. incorporation and have
already elected officers, 'as fol
lows: C. R. Gregg, president and
manager; Lloyd Gregg, secretary;
Earl Gregg, treasurer; J Glenn
Gregg, vice president. - The ad
dress of the Rainbowj Silver. Black
Fox Farm is Route 2, Box 55C,
Turner, Oregon. ?
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Come down now, don't
over these prices they
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THOS. B. KAY
Republican Candidate for
State Treasurer '
" J " Paid Adv.
Re&d the Classified Ads,
in progress. "Vou
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