first sold a pair of foxes to Benjamin Haywood of Tignish for

five pounds and a cow as payment for the second fox. The pair of foxes produced a litter of pups, two of which

were raised to maturity. Haywood at that time failed to have them produce another litter and finally killed them for the pelts. Dalton bought the pelts from Haywood and sold them to Daniel Cronon of Halifax, N. S. Dalton, according to the story, thought the fox matter was over, but then > came to the conclusion that if " ' one litter held in captivity could breed, why with proper care could they not breed annually. This started Dalton on an ex—

periment that made him a mil- lionaire in the fox industry. An interesting story published in booklet form entitled ”Hawkeye Ea Itosgo”, Purebred Dalton Strain

given me by a friend, told about the early days that originated

on Thomas Hill’s property called ”Fox Hill.” Another book ”Fur Farming In Canada,” dating back to 1913,

given me by my father, told stories of Charles Dalton and Robert T Oulton experimenting with foxes as far back as 1887. Dalton and Oulton joined interests and worked out the forms of wire enclosures for fox pens in 1896.The first skins from foxes raised to maturity signaled the birth of the silver fox industry at that

time. According to records Dalton bought and sold skins and

generally conducted the fur sales for the entire district. All

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