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Db 1 '1', Ohaddock of the Promm Laboratory, Grafton, Wis.. "fly-sq by plane last evening from Milwaukee. Wis. his trip occupy- ,“ only nine hours. He came at m; request of Dr. George Bishop or the Provincial Laboratory to look into suspected cases of dis- mmper and also at some foxes that have really developed the dis- ease. Ia one ranch which had been treated with Fromm's dis- wmperoid vaccine two years ago ‘m; among the pups treated this reason there are positive cases oi distemper. One of the foxes. how- "gr, in the ranch that showed distemper had never been treated and others were exhibiting evi- dences oi parasitic infections. The Doctor said lie wished to emphas- ize that sick foxes are not a good vaccine risk and a fox I that is harboring parasites or any infec- mm is not l good risk either and cannot be satisfactorily immunized and further that the administra- tion oi Fromms distemperoid vac- cine t0 a fox in such condition may result in its death. This ls understandable to any OI l" be‘ cause the resistance oi an animal harboring infectious diseases or parasites is lowered, consequently it cannot throw off even the mild iifects of s vaccine without Blefli- difficulty.

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It is Dr. Chaddoclfls intention lo remain here for about ten days and during that time he. in wi- iaborstion with Dr. Bishop, will make s. thorough investiiZil-i-illll °1 my cases oi distemper that will he reported. It is to the interest o; every rancher if he has stixclk (on, go get in touch with e Provincial Laboratory. Phil"?- llum‘ be, 113' qulglgly, so that energetic measures can be taken. Our sym- ppthy goes out to all who have en- countered trouble of this nature and we feel that goes ior every rancher. -None oi us are immune and we may be the next victims oi the trouble. so ii ll "ll l" l" to collsborsh and ll" °\" be“ endeavors towards mskini 905515" the reduction oi this deadly men- see.

We received s telellillll 3mm Ollie McNelll, Fort Qlraphelle. Basic, the other morning sussesi- ing ‘now that the Queen and Princess llillzabeth have appeared wearing Platinum fox neckpieces. it would be a good idea to adver- tise Silver foxes and mutation iurs throughout Canada and Mr. McNelll intimated that he would be prepared to make e. subscrip- lion to a iund. As a matter oi fact, s. iund has been establish- cd for that purpose and at the recent meeting of the Canadian National Silver Fox Breeders’ As- sociation $15,000 We! WW1 m‘ wards advirtising Silver fox and

m...‘ _ In the United States aii Osnsds. with this iiiancial ammunition and also

the fifteen cents levy on pelts and subscriptions from auction houses. eic.. a very decent appropriation can be made. There is nothing.

Mink Farming

however, to prevent any rancher from doing advertising on his own hook or augmenting the fund

with a contribution.

The very hot weather which we are now experiencing makes im- perative the watering of foxes twice daily unless receptacles are large enough to hold sufficient quantity for the fox to consume over a 24-hour period. The prin- cipal weight oi the body is com- posed oi water and it is essential that in its rapid evaporation it be replenished. Some ranchers think that mixing a. soft ieed will do the trick but this is not cor- lect and will only lead to dis- astrous consequences if pursued.

For those who have not dosed their pups yet we would say it is time to do so. Eight minim cap- sules can be given to all agls and later. say September 15th. they can be dosed with 16 minim cap- sules of tetrachlorethylene. Ear- mites should be carefully looked for and ii any signs are appgr. ent a second treatment ought to be made within ten days. Fleas will multiply with extra rapidity ir this hot weather so take care oi any fleas by powdering with Pulvex or one of the good in- secticides, and using plenty of spraying material around the pens and dens and wire compartments.

We mentioned before that be- cause fox prices are low it is of the most importance for us to produce a good pelt. Borne breed- ers will forget this and ieed a ration deficient in the essentials for nutrition, growth and the pro- duction of good fur, but a silver fox or mutation fox oi good qual- ity is really beautiful and though temporarily outmoded they can- not be kept down and will soon- er or later become the favorites of fashion again.

Ranchers have been calling us up saying that they are finding it difficult to secure horse meat. We know that the supply in the West is pretty well exhausted and just at present they are not pack- ing but within a few months this picture will change and we are confident that there will be enough horse meat to supply everyone. For those who cannot get it during the summer there are good substitute foods such l! cereals with a hlflh FY0591" “"- rent that many ranchers find answers the purpose splendidly.

H. L. Gilbert. well known fox rancher oi Quebec. KEV! In 55' dress before the Ontario Fur Breeders Association which was very frank and no doubt contain- ed a good deal oi truth. AIM? commenting on the causes of the press“; 1°w.pl'IC€8 Mr. Gilbert con- gipugd __ .. .. "I am sorry B! I meet you for the first time that I must paint such a gloomy 91cm" of the fur market but we must face the iacLs if we want to sur- vlve. Without any doubt we are

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in for s long hsrd struggle. It is more or less a case oi the survival of the fittest. ram‘ will be s isrge carryover of 1945-1946 foxes together with the carryover from i947 and this will keep prices down for some considerable time. Now these low prides will bring hard- ship snd misfortune to many oi us.

next year 'to keep only the foxes we can afford to ieed without straining ourselves financially. If we eliminate from our ranches all except our best animals and to those who have ordinary foxes I would suggest that they give up before losing any more money as the chances oi recuperating these losses during the next few years are very slim. To those of you who have fine foxes I would say hold on.

will recuperate these losses quick- ly when the present situation in Europe is righted and when the United States has liquidated itsl large accumulation of furs.

"Sooner or later long-haired furs will be in demand for as long as we have women in this world furs will be used and a fine silver is s. nice flattering fur. Al-i though it is not favored very much by the women of North America at present you may be assured that they will again come back to silver foxes the day they will see more fine skins offered‘ instead of the large number of. cheap cats ‘which are offered nsI silvers. The production oi these inferior skins tends to create in‘ the minds of women the false im- pression that silver fox is s cheap and common fur.

"I have no doubt that you will probably solve your problems as it is a gift to the nnsllsh snflklll! people to use common sense and patience. I might also n! ill passing that the mink ranchers had better beware as the hand- writing is on the wall. Be can-i tious or I am afraid You W111 Ml sorry. Now, gentlemen, I have told you what I think and both as s. rancher and particularly as a dealer, I am acting in accord-l once with the thoughts that I: have expressed here this mom-

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According in the Scandinavian Flu‘. Norway lest rm- exported lsosoo silver fox pelts. 92w also, inurn and 32,685 blue fox. The ex-, port of mink consisted of 5.047. 5mm, Total value of Norway's i940 exports as sbove was $5.521.- S.

In a court action taken in the United States by the government to decide whether platinum foxes which were brought in some years ago by the Norwegians would be dlltiable. the court's Judgment de- However. the case has been impaled ""1 in the meantime the matter rests. should it. however, become lefllll it might result in platinum foxes being imported freely as they will then be expected from the quot-ll, restrictions fallink on silver foxes. No doubt the United States furl farmers would not-or neither would we like it if we were in the same predicament.

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i PLANTS FOB NAMINO I

I have received a carton contain- ing several weeds, accompanied by a short note which reads-"Will vou please tell me what these weeds are’! They grew in last year's chicken pen. Yours truly, Mrs. Vernon Jenkins, Millvlew, P. El.”

The weeds in question, have been introduced as seeds among ieed grain_ especially wheat. Most of them are European in origin, but are now quite at home in western

is. their flowers have four petals ar- ranged as a cross. Other character- istics of the Order are (l) they are Bllllllilll. (2) they ripep seed early, before most cultivated plants, (3) their seeds are in pods ‘called sili- ques or sllicles. and (4) they are prolific. Not alLCruclfers are weeds, but when they are, these four char- acters make them dangerous ene- mles to those who depend on the land for a living. To justify that saying one need only point to our own Crucifers -the "wild turnips" and “wild mustards" of our grain- fields.

Last year (i946) I had the same experience as my Millvlew reader. Where the chicken pen had been in i945, there grew a fine assort- ment of western weeds, all cruci- fers with one exception. I had a most enioyable time identifying them, and the descriptions which I wrote help me now!

The exception (noted above) was the Field Forget-me-not (Myosoeis nrvensis.) 1t has s short rigid stalk, branched above and bearing scorpiold racemes of very small blue flowers. The Mlllvew “excep- tlon" appears to be the same spec- ies. but was in too bad condition lo make this certain. ‘

The Crucifer with large flat round pods. about half an inch a- cross, is the Penny Cress (Thlaspl arvense.) The stem leaves are spear-head-shaped, distantly tooth- ed. and clasp the stem at their base. When they are bruised they are ill-smelling. whence the plant is called the "Stlnkweed," amongst‘ other names!

Next on the list is the Tumble Mustard (Sisymbrium sltissllnum), s tall plant, easy to recognize ba- cause no two of its leaves are a.- likei They are all plnnate, that is with a central leaf-stalk and sev- eral pairs of leaflets at intervals after the manner of a fern-frond; but while the lower leaflets of this mustard are really like leaves. they have altered so much, from the topmost leaves are reduced to mere pirmate threads! And the yellow flowers bring forth abundantly thread-like nods. 4 inches long, and each con- taining 120 seeds. Somebody with more leisure than I. has computed that a single plant may produce 1.500.000 seeds. It gets the name of Tumble Mustard because, when the seed is ripe. the plant breaks off and blows across the prairies for miles, scattering seeds as it goes.

Many of the Cruclferae are win- ter-annuals. The seeds fall in aut- umn and immediately begin to grow. forming a rosette of "basal leaves" flat on the ground. Snow covers and protects it. till, in the spring it begins to throw up the flower stem. As this grows the rosette fades and disappears. There was another Sisymbriunl in the carton, S. inclsum, Green Tansy Mustard. This has the leaves very much cut up into light green thread-like segments. As the leaves were plentiful. the plant had a "mossy" appearance, quite pleas- ing to the eye. The flower-stem was just forming, but my notes say the flowers are yellow and the pods not more than three-quarters of an Inch long. The botanist Britten, in his "Manual" calls this plant Sophia intermedis. . The Hares-ear Mustard (Con- ringis. orlentalis) is easy to distin- guish. The stem-leaves are oblong- oval about two inches long, shaped like a rabbit's ear. but clasping the stem at their base by two rounded lobes. The flowers are creamy- white about quarter of an inch broad, and the pods are square in section and 3 or 4 inches long.

Lastly, there was the Wild Pap- pergrass (Lepidium apetnlum). The stem breaks into many nearly erect and spreading branches thickly be- set with small heart-shaped seed-

pods. about one-tenth of an inch across. As the flowers have no pet- als as a ruie_ they do not "give this weed away," as white or yel- low flowers would. The stem leaves are few, short,. and toothed, falling away as the seed ripens. The popu- lar name is most certainly a cor- ruption of “Pepper Cress."

‘There were a number of smaller immature plants in the carton but they all proved to belong to the foregoing six species.

We are so accustomed to calling these plants weeds. that we forget that they have their good pOIitIS too. These will be the subject of a note in the near future.

Diseased Strawberry Leaves

A visitor lately brought in some strawberry leaves, which were “in very bad shape" indeed. More than half oi the leaf surface was of a rich crimson hue, which meant, in this case, that it was not per- forming its proper function. The greener surface of the leaf was sprinkled with grayish spots border- ed by a reddish line. The leaves were smitten by the. “Strawberry Leaf Spot," a disease caused by p. very minute‘ parasitic fungus. When the leaves become badly diseased the crop of fruit is materially re- duced, if not altogether lost: moreover the plants become so weakened (through loss of leaves) that they are almost worthless the following season. Like other blights this disease is spread by spores, which may be looked on as "seeds" of the fun- gus. And the remedy against tile spores is the good old Bordeaux mixture spray. which may be ap- plied at intervals till the flowers appear. A Professor in the United States (where this disease is often very severe) recommends the fol- lowing practice: "The most conven- ient way of effecting its proven- tlon .is by mowing badly rusted beds soon after the fruit is gath- ered, covering the dry tops with a light coating of straw, or har- rowing up the old mulching and burning it. This may seem harsh treatment for the plants, but it has been resorted to by many ber- ry-growers, for the destruction of insects with most satisfactory re- sults; and every one who has tried burning over a strawberry bed has been surprised by the vig- orous and healthy appearance of the new foliage which soon un- folds.”

The Shovellcr

‘Ilhls beautifully-colored duck ls found in all lands of the northern hemisphere, but is said to be more common in western than in east- ern Canada. It finds better and more extensive feeding grounds round the prairie sloughs. and tile many lakes of the Northwest. At rest. its ungainly bulbous bill at once distinguishes it from all other ducks; but in flight. when this cannot easily be observed, the bird may well be taken for a Mallard; indeed flocks of the two species often intermingle.

Shoveller or Spoonblll Duck. A.0. U 142. Migrant in fail. Male, plum- age in breeding season: head and upper neck dark green; breast and back white, belly chestnut; wing coverts pale blue, speculum dark green. Bill very distinctive; long, broadest at the tip. Eyes yellow; feet orange. Female: head, neck and underparts brownish-yellow. specked or streaked dusky; wings as in the male but duller in color. Length of adult about 20 inches-

Shovellers have visited this Pro vince for at least fifty years ac- cording to old records; the last of which I have note was shot at North Isake in i932.

ODDS AND ENDS

f-‘all Dandelion in June. Noticing that this plant was in bloom about the third week in June. I took specimens for observation. ‘They turned out to be Leontodon autum- nslis, variety pratensis, so named by the botanist Koch. The flower is earlier and larger than that of the typical Fail Dandelion’ and the green parts of the flower-head are densely covered with soft blackish hairs. The back of each yellow ray- floret (petal) had a pinkish streak running up it. This is the only botanical novelty for quite a while.

What is the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle? asked a recent examina-

tion paper, and the answer is of

CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

course. “s record of events." Philo- sophically considered", says one of its translators "this ancient record is the second great phenomenon in the history of mankind." He is comparing it with the historical, books of the Bible (Kings and Chro- | nicles) for there isno other work extant. ancient or modern, which‘ phces before us such a regular and I chronological "panorama" of a, people, written always in their own language. The Chronicle and the scriptures both concern themselves with genealogies of the rulers; but the Scriptural Chronicle is super- ior in that it shows how the moral - standard of the ruler inevitably sf- fects the well-being of his sub- jects.

There are a dozen copies of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, still ex- tant: severai are in the British Museum, others are in the Bodlelan (Oxford), the Cotton, and the . Dublin Libraries. They begin ini the year A.D.1, and usually end AD. 1154. l

The writers of these annals are almost unknown, but they were certainly connected with the ab- beys or cathedrals. Often the prose writing of the Chronicle gives place to a burst of song in the‘ short-lined, alliteratlve style of the Saxon poets. Often the matter it- self ls highly interesting, as when Alfred the Great is said to be thii- ty-nineth in descent from Sceal. son of Noah. born in the Ark!

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FIIAIIBES MaoililliGALl. Information Wanted

Anyone having information ss to the whereabouts d my father and the circumstances st the time of my birth, March 1B. 19M, please communicate with Box 532. care of the Guardian.

I wss reared in Charlottetown by sny grandmother, Mrs. Neil MaoDougall until I wss 14. All replies will be kept confiden- tlsl.

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unifies PARENTS!

SIIM-MERis the DANGEROUS SEASON for INFANTILE PARALYSIS

PIIEOAIITIONS TO TAKE

KILL FLIES-Scrcen the house and outside toilets against. flies. Use fly sprays around house and barns. Keep flies sud other insects away from food, dishes and cooking utensils. Keep food covered. Keep garbage covered. This also applies to restaurants and shops which handle food. Don't tolerate ANY FLIES around your place-THEY MAY BE CARRIERS OF INFANTILE PARALYSIS.

HAVE SAFE MILK AND DRINKING WATEB.—MI.II IIIDIIIG be pasteurized or boiled.

WASH RAW FRUITS and VEGETABLES-before eating.

AVOID NEW CONTACTS-Avoid all crowds, especially in- doors. Do not take children to theatres. on trains, buses. crowded boats and beaches or sny place they will mingle with strangers.

DON'T GET OVERTIRED-Fatigue from too strenuous play. swimming, late hours, etc., makes you an easier victim to attack by polio.

AVOID CHILLINCi-Dosfl stay long in very cold water. Do not swim when up rhsated.

AVOID SWIMMING 1N POOLS AND SWIMMING HOLES- Do not swim in polluted water.

KEEP CLEAN —WASll HANDS before eating and after being i0 toilet.

INFANTILE PAR-ALYSIS attacks few people. Elli o! those who get it recover without crippling. Many others with proper care recover with little permanent deformity.

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