as. ,_19_4a_______

,rAnMrns "W! OFFER YOU A NEW PROGRAMME IN HOG RAISING

Wlil-CH CONSISTS OF FEEDING AT DIFFERENT STAGES THE NEW SHUR-GAlN:

18% PIG STARTER. 16% PIG DEVELOPER. l5% HOG GROWER.

Through extensive research work-and practical tests by the most efficient technical personnel in North America it has been discovered that the above feeds produce the best bacon type hcg now required by the British market in the shortest possible time.

These feeds are locally manufactured thereby ensuring you of a freshness that is vitol in all feeds.

Call and discuss your livestock and poultry problems with us. We will be only too glad to give you every assist- ance. We also have complete and efficient equipment to handle your custom grinding and mixing.

Local manufacture the SHUR-GAIN way saves and makes you money,

We deliver 2-tcn lots or over within a l0 mile radius.

BEilTON and McllAE

Phone 2214-3 A. s. MacRAE, Prop. w...,|.,,, |I_[_|_

JPROF ESSION AL CARDS!

MOllllELL ‘mm’ AND J. E. BllllllETT, l.l.. B. Barrister, Solicitor. 8c. O O M P A N Y ooorruows suuoms y 134 Richmond Street . cHARrsREo y cr...|.o.r...., v.24. y _ ACCOUNTANTS . Box 414 ‘m, 2339 . Easternfrust Building '“**”“““““““"' CHARLOTTETOWN »+¢»“»¢¢»..."» ,. "w" i447 B“ 344 Ilr. J. O. Gallant 0.80. Dentist

.._ ._

FIZE_§HARDII_\H._SJHAE_I1Q'EETPWN

u.

lnmpson, Fraser 6r Ruth. Ine., announce an important auction, sale for Friday, October lat, of

Great lakes Mink Association col- lection and 4.600 aiiver fox and 1.500 platinum and white marked fox, the erutire 194.8 Silver Moon collect-ion. The above sale will set e standard of values that will give us all an idea of what good aisality mink and foxes are bringing.

The Seattle Fur Exchange auc- tion sale held last week showed best demand for Alaskan muskrait which were sold at from $2.05 to $2.60; 4,700 ranch mink was 20% sold from $13 to $18. Wild mink was 17% sold at prices 10% below the previous market prices. Prices. ranged from $22 to $35. 5

The Montreal Fur Sales (Can- ada) Ltd, held a sale of silver fox and mutations last week fol- lowing that of the Canadian Pill’ Auction sales Company, Ltd, New York dealers were practically the sole buyers oi everything except inferior tyipes which Montreal manufacturers absorbed. White faces ranged from $5.50 to $14.00 and were 60% sold. Inferior white faces ranged from s4 to t9 and were 50% sold. Regular platinums ranged from $11 to $16 and were 40% sold, Regular silvers were 55% sold at prices ranging from $859 to $14. Inferior types were 75% sold a/t. unchanged prices. New York buyers and shippers werei much pleased with the facilities. afforded by the new premises of| the Montreal company. particular-y ly the advantage of having sales, room. warehouse and cold storage 0n one floor.

New York Auction Com-» mink last week reu-i

The pany‘a sale of which was described as s. resentative collection ivas in fair, demand with 68% sold the first" day. Prices eased an estimated i037» y from recent sales. There W85 a!‘ apathetic interest shown in wild min-k and observers pointed out‘ that the item has been very slow, at retail because of the high 9Y1“ l it. now demands. A tOIP PM“ °1 $34.50 was reached at the ranch; mink sale with males and females equally well sold, the former rang- ing mostly between $19 and $25 and females $12.50 to $14.50,

TIMELY IIOTESAOI TOPIOS OOllllEllTEll WlTll

Silver Fox and Mink Farming

25.000 ranch mink including the‘

{through many changes, for

1 North, published

lx%$fl\’k9\'k'k’.\$i9¢\)\f\"

or for any price than was set up at. the last public sale."

The beaver lwt as we know it today was not. than the type in use, rather it was a wide-brlmmed, very stylish cavalier-like equiip- age which could be turned up at the sides and fastened if neces- sary, Through the 18th and 19th centuries the beaver hat went in- stance the Continental cooked bat in 1776. tho Wellington beaver ha: of 1812 which was the precursor of the beaver as we know it to- diay, and finally the Regent. which is about the same as societies wear on pu-bllc parades.

The Hudson's Bay Company has a history which is from time to time partially given in Tho Beaver. a magazine of the quarterly by them in Winnipeg. It is one of the most interesting publications that one cam read, giving stories of the North and telling of the adventur- es and trials that. the pioneers went through in exploring the Arctic and in fact making the whole northern lands accessible for trade and civilization. At one time the Hudson's Bay Company owned most of the west. but the Dominion ,Governmen.t purchased all but a small part of their rights for the sum of 25 million dollars and these formed the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta. The Company still owns some five million acres of choice lands from which portions are sold from time to time and their Land Depart- ment is one of the principal ad- jumcts of the Company, Of course the fur business still is carried on with posts in the ut-termost parts cf the Arctic and elsewhere. and there are great stores in Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Van- couver. Its long business career is a striking example of how a firm foundation, good business prin- ciples and rigid adherence to them, can carry a. business organization along successfully for centuries.

We had the pleaswe of a visit from J. Wilfred Lecky of Sum- merside a few days ago and we are glad to know that Wilfred la

taking as good care of hisifoxes

William ll. Reilillli n..s.. 8.5a. LLB.

IARRISTER. SULICITOR, Eta.

Plckard Building 151 Great George SI. DENTAL X-RAY Phone 286'!

L0.0.I. Bldg-Next to Reddin Bros. g l PHONE 24a‘ e-o-b§-o-t4sooeoco.oisadnanss. Haney to Loan - Collections Taxation g . llr. W. T. llooper . llElL W. HIGGINS Phyaicifln & Sumo» BARBOUR BUILDING CHARTERED m lam- as ACCOUNTANT Office nounz-z-e PM. I - S EM. Phones-Office: I'll‘! Currie Building Home: u“ Charlottetown i“,

| Tel‘ Box 452 v-oeooooooooooeooooooeeov

lilathoson and Peaks

ii MONEY ro was .

1 l i i i

‘Royal Bani of Canada Chambers

ilasenh ll. tllacMlllan, LLB.

A runes a ' IIASLAM

Frederic l1. Large l1. 0.

BARRTSTER. SOLICITOR, NOTARY

Charlottetown. P-B-l- Rueoeasor to George J. Tweedy. K-G

i

O-O-O-Q-OVO-OOQ-O-OOGOO-GOQQQ-O-O-Q

QOOQOOOOO

A. W. MATHESON, ILC. A. H. PEAKE, B.A.. LLB. Barristers, etc.

Collections - Money to Loan 90 Great George Street Ctmlottewvrn

Q§OOOJ

tlliarlos ll. Mcllualrl . B-A.

D llQl‘. S ll ll . EBB ‘w; on"; “m2” i Banister. Solicitor, PHONE 11a e N“""~ 5"’- ) miner in l.uan - Cnlleetlnna t l"kgurll;utgihlrtldlnl' M. Allian Farmer 3 "m" "1' POW?‘

8.5-. LLB. MONEY TO LOAN BARRISTEIL SOLICITOR. Eta.

A. J. IIASLAM. B.A., LLB. BARRISTER. Eta. Ian! of Nova Scutla Ghambere Charlottetown, Ill-Ll.

I

EYES EXAMINED AND GLASSES FITTED

J. S. TAYLOR

OPTOMETRIST

i

Money to Loan

loll 8. Mathloson

D. L MATIIIESON.

A. Walther Oflllllet, LLB.

Barrister. Solicitor. He. Phillipa Building lll Grafton as. Collections

Barristers. Solicitors. in.

B. B. BELL. ill-A. LLB. 8.0 Attoraeye at IQ LOANS 0N CITY AND [ABM PROPERTIES 150 Richmond St. Charlottetown, LBJ.

Martha 8. Trainer

II. l‘. Meofiill, B.A. L0. S. SOMEBLED TBAINOB. B.A.

Corner Kent and Queen Ste 5.5m"; g“, , 70°“ "i" Riley Bldg. ‘town. . Inning; by Appolntmenl : Phones Residence 1018 ‘I’, ‘ D735"? I “+0000 “"“ Palmer Graduate _ hi“ cinriossmn & "at," Ill Prince It. Ihele lfll

z Charlottetown. ELI.

y gmlwrs. Solloltorl. Notaries. an.

Baal of Commerce Bldg.

noun T0 LOAN glues! a. uaunsr, an. sun ‘lull! Bani of Commerce Bldg.

J. A. lleealgea

NOTARY. ITO. DABIISTIII. SOLICITOI OUR-III BUILDING

ll. ll. OOAIE llill OOMPAIY ouanrsazo accountants

9E2: m CHARLOTTETOWN

mam“ 53 Grafton Street

N" Gilli" Phone ZOBO leg 247 l awn]. Randolph W. Manning, i‘, imuu . .

las ever and in addition is grow- ‘ing a substantial percentage of live stock. Men like Wilfred are the backbone of our country, com- bining good business principles with attention to detail and the exercise of intelligence in the se- lerrtion. breeding, feeding and development of their herds. Lecky foxes trace back to some of the finest pioneer strains. yes, when one looks back, it is wonderful to

The Montreal F‘ur Sales Ltd. auction sale of 4,000 ranch mink last. week showed that the buyers were eager particularly for the better lots. Prices were said to be a shade above the June sales and the estimate was that 75% of the catalogue was sold, Top prices for mink was $18-25-

Sir Patrick Ashley Cooper. 30th Governor of the Hudson’: Bay Compandcy, (which was establish- ed in 1670). while on a fishing trip to Vancouver Island. stop- ping oif in Vancouver announced that the Company Will Wild I $500,000 service building in Van- couver. A $2 million addition to the Victoria store was announced by Sir Patrick recently. He said. ., "We consider this Province has a great future and I am going to study it. closely." l-le was chieff guest at a Company dinner 10'!‘ nine long service employees. |

The Hudson's Bay Company W“ originally formed in a coffee house in London ‘by adventurous

biemen and others who wished to exploit the riches-particularly the furs-of Canada. 1n their charter they were known as The Governor and Company of Adven- turers oi England ‘Trading Into Hudson's Bay, and their charter was issued in i670 for exploiting the rich fur resources of the l-lud- son's Bay region. The Worshipful Company of the Art or Mlstery of Feltmakers of London were equally concerned with fur as the necessary ingredient for the manu- facture of ha-ts, especially the famous beaver hat. There came a clash between the two interests after the Stuarts had been driven from the throne of England and the Company in 1690 petitioned parliament to again confirm their charter. The feltmakeirs and oth- era opposed it. but parliament found that "the trade hath been found to be useful and profitable to this kingdom and the naviga- tion thereof", and confirmed the Hudson's Bay Company's charter for a period of seven~ years. But the felt make-rs of the City of London were not-satisfied and finally to placate them the Com- pany agreezi to hold two sales of "coat beaver" annually and to sell its turs in lots of about £100 sterling each and to desist. from selling beaver by private contract.

.

Refrigeration

SALES and SERVICE Repairs To All Makes

MOTORS

Rewinding and Repairs ELECTRICAL APPLIANCI Repairs

Palmer Electric

think that the continuity of fox farming could be carried on so long and so successfully. It is a

fact that. Wilfreds herd last year

was probably the best. or one of the best he had ever raised.

The feeding schedule for foxes is usually changed a bit towards the last. weeks in September, that is to say, fish is usually dropped from the diet because the use of tish during the furrin-g season is supposed to give an off-color to the fox. We know defenitely that quantities of fish meal have done

‘this in the past. Then. too. a lot

of breeders believe that the use of large quantities of horse meat should be discontinued. preference being for tripe which does not. contain what our friend and late Jim Tuplln called "iron". Visiting his ranch when it was in its peak of prosperity one late November clay at Black Banks, Jim pointed with pride to the marvelous pelts on his foxes and when I asked what he was feeding he said, “Dannie boy, I am feeding tripe and lots of it. Iron makes rust and red meat contains iron." We have never forgotten that advice of Jim's and we know many auc- eeesfui ranchers who have fed much the same way and been at the top when the prizes were dis- tributed.

We all know that pricm for silver fox and mutations are low, in fact. so low that it makes us olepa-essed. but there is a bit oi silver lining in the clouds that hang over us and it is the fact that the trimming trade 1e buying larger quantities of silver fox recently. For instance the ONII day the New York Auction Com- pany reported their oale of silver foxes as satisfactory as far as the disposal of quantities were con- cerned, starting that. the tzrlananing trade had taken the lei-gm part of the offering. If the trimming trade really wakes up in the Un- ited States it would not be too difficult to clear out the remain- ing unsold pelts end we would start the neiot year on a better baa-ta. M the same time we do not hold out ca. tsvtiona of a paying

price for silver foxes for some

time to come.

n la expected that his number of mink placed on ahaw will be

upwards of 160. Classes are, Standard, Platinun (Sllveublu) . White, Pastel and Breath of

Spring, These will ,be subdivided into male and female adult classes, kit male and female classes. Prlrna will be given as follows; For first. M: second, e3; third $2: fourth, ti. Pleclngs will be made up to six and cards will be issued to exhibitors awarded placlnga. The entrance fee will be 01. per mink. There will be champion- ships for males and females and grand championship awards. ,The mink will be placed on one side of the fax show building and the foxes

_PHONE m4

on the other side of the building. Special cages for exhibiting them

i

i - NEWSy

By Agricola

NOTES -

THE ISLAND BATS I

From Mr. J. Angus MacLearal Lewis, comes a letter, part. of which runs~—“On several occasions recently I have noticed a large hawk-like bird gracefully flying at about 1.000 to 1.500 feet altitudes. I have never seen this bird flap its wings: it. depends entirely on , rising air currents for attaining, added altitude. This bird files in large circles and every few min- utes utters a peculiar whistling cry which in pitch and quality reminds one of the sound made by young duckllngs. Is there a chance that you might identify this bird from this meagre and vague description?

Recently I chanced to observe a group oi’ l3 bats peacefully sleep- ing suspended by one hind foot just between the window and.‘ shutter of a. vacant house. Have we just one species of bat on the Island? l-Iow do they spend the"

winter? Could we have a brlef| note on the local type of bat? Yours, etc."

I thank this correspondent fr his lzind rcfercsice to this column and have pleasure in complying with his request by mail

Sorry that I cannot be sure of i110 bird. The eagles and some hawks and kites are adopts in TRIBUNE as opposed to "power fly- ing." Not. long ago I saw a Golden Eagle sailing effortlessly along in kreat circles and rising with the currents of air. In this case I’ identified it by its large size. and dark head and neck. The only other characteristic of the bird yflumentlon ls its cry; and l dol not recognize it. Altogether, Il cannot venture to name the birdl

The bats mentioned were of the; species called the Hoary Bat; the only kind I have noticed here. To Y-wlokists it is known as Nycieris, cinereus, the latter word meaning "ash-colored," in allusion to its dull tint. There is another Can- adian bat called the Red Bat, but its range seems to be from On- tario and Alberta southward and‘ then to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, This species is slightly smaller, end its body is clothed with fur of a warm fawn color. I have not heard that. the Red Bat has ever been observed on P. E. Island.

The Hoary Bat ls a strong fiyer, with long, narrow vrings. It can

in are being made and a prize list with full particulars will he issued under the slime cover as the fox show prize list. An effort is being made to have Hank Gothier of Anton, Ic-wa, come here and judge the mink. lle is one of the best authorities in the United States and is hooked to judge the Nova Scolia mink exhibition at Lawrencetown, N.S.. on Nov. lath and 10th,

At an executive meeting of the Prince Edward Island Fur Breed- ers’ Association held Thursday afternoon, it was decided to hold a Live mink Show in connection with the Provincial Fox Show, the dates of which are November 15th, 16th and 17th, This will he the first live mink shOw ever hcld

here and exhibits have been promised from the following ranchers - George A. Gallheck.

L. W. Hancock, Caroll Delaney, L. K. Lockerby. all oi Summerside: N. W. Hanson, J, W. Lovers, Lavadiere Fur Farms of Georsre- towm B, B, Jones, Bunbury", Ernest Mill and Robert Humphrey‘. Kensington, and Stewart 8t Roop. Charlottetown.

Mink farming started originally in this Province some forty years ago and up until a couple of years ago it was confined almost entirely to the production of what is known as the Standard mink. Now some forty ranchers are breeding the new types shown above. 1t is hoped that the hold- ing of the fox and mink shuw under the same roof and on the same dates will create even more interest than the fox show.

BililSl Stllilill GRADES with a Q O M R OYA L P0 RTA B L E

Makee school work eaaierl Helps you get better marital h

only the new Royal Portable al all these features: FINGER- FLOW KEYS. SPEED SPACER. “MAGIC” MARGIN. RAPID RIBBON CHANGER. "TOUCH CONTROL". It's the world's first truly modern portable tyliewlm -—beautiful, and built to last.

Convenient terms to students. t°°i

F. ll. McOOllRT I82 Queen St. Phone 2210

"Maple" and "Touch Central" are registered trade mush 0f Royal Typewriler Company, llmilel.

, must “start for themselves." . Hoary Bat. bears from two to four

put on s. bewildering flight o! swoops, curves and zig-zag turns as it takes after its insect prey. In June when the young are born. they cling to their mother and participate in all flights until they become too heavy a. burden and The

young each year.

When the cold weather ap- proaches the bats begin to move southward to th milder districts,

Welvi"! the north about the last

of September, In their migratory flights they wander as far as Lower California, and to the Bermuda Islands. It is believed that some individuals remain in the north all winter, in a state of hibernation; and a Hoary Bat is recorded to have been captured in Connecticut in the month of December. ft has been claimed

.that they stay here too, but this

seems dou-btful. There is a lack

rof information on our bats that

seems surprising, til] w; famgm. ber their strictly nocturnal habits.

Bats deserve all the protection we can give them. They go alter

the mosqultos. when the swallows,

have “knocked off for the day". Here is a. matter that should be

iemrphasized in the Nature Study

lesson.

THE SKY IN OCTOBER

On October 1st, the Moon is in P611899 and only 223,300 miles from the Earth. (At school we learned that the Sun was 01 mil- lion miles awiay. and the Moon 240 thousand miles away_ ‘These, it was explained, were “average distances")

Oct. 2nd, it is New Moon, and our satellite ls in conjunction with Neptune and on the 4th with Mercury. As both planets are close to the Sun, we shall not see these happenings.

The Moon and Mars are in conjunction on Oct. 5th at l3 hrs. l3 minutes. We'll not see that either! The time tells why. On the 7th there ls the conjunction cf Jupiter and the Moon at 3108 hourspossibly an occasion of rain within two days

Moon in First Quarter Oct. 0th. The celebrated astronomer Hers- chel once constructed a ta-hle pre- dicting the weather from the time of the Moon's changes. I followed this up for five years and found it utterly unreliable for Canada. whateven it may have been for Britain.

Oct. 15th Moon in Apogee, dis- tance 251-900 miles. (See remarks for 0st. l). 17th Oct, Pull Moon. specially known as the "Hunter's Moon." Why? My conjecture is that. the name comes down from Indian times when the big buf- falo hunts took place. mals would be in prime condition in October.