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Silver Fox Farming

encing February ma, ac- t» to announcement which is lllna made in various

_ fur trade finals. It will take a few months more the old reliable

i Company will get

g t down to business but with their over two centuries of experi- ence behin_d them they will not take too lonx to make up for the war years in activity. There is no substitute for the knowledge which they have gained in the huldllllg 0f the many varieties of furs which thir world prodi es. It ll l Ereat experience to go through their warehouse and to

watch an auction in the finest building for that purpose in the whole world. The graders and

sorter: they employ are so Tfflllllilt? that a sample on the outside of a package can be taken as a true in- dication of what is within. The act_ that they have been able to do usmess over such a long period of time is an obgect lesson of the value of honest trading and fnar usinesi practises, We hope 5mm ey l0 mflke l irip to London and witness another auction n fig I B. C. headquarters.

This Y9!!!‘ the big prices for pint- lnums are being paid in the Unit- ed States. Last year it was Mont- real where four Island plaiinuns brought $290. each. The Americans once again have the record with _p d byhthe Boston company of Minneapo for two plaiinutn elts. Lampson, Fraser and l-Iuth, e\v York, had four sell for $220. each, but as a rule $149. seems l0 be about tops for most of the auct- ons.

At Denver February 6th, 7o per tent of the approximate 6,000 fox- es were sold by the New York Auction Company of Denver and a Itrong demand prevailed for the color phase section which was al- most entirely sold. Piatinums hit g f $1M. Pearl platinum: 18. White Faces em and full Illvers brought a high m. All the buyer: were from ew York and the purchases were equally divided bctwcen manufacturers and dealers. It may be Mentioned that Colorado produces very fine pearl platfnums. There is a Wom- n there, Elsie Cherry, who is tops n the United States in the breed- ing of pearl platinums, and she sells bleeding stock to many of the best ranches in thc U. S. A. and some in Canada. Chcrrypearl platinums are distinctive from the ypes we are producing here but that they have attractiveness and appeal 1s unquestioned.

In New York there is a mystery man named Mohammad Omar. whose specialty is Persian Lamb Ind he is the semi-official repre- lentiéive of Afghanistan entrust- ed with the marketing of the product upon which the welfare Ind livelihood of thousands of Afghan sheep herders and farm- ers depends and to some extent that of fur dealers, manufacturers. fetallers and others directly and ndirectly connected with the fur business.

Virtually the entire Afghanistan Persian lamb crop of some 2.000, 000 to 2,500,000 skins annually comes through Mr, Omar’: or-

anluatlon known, as the Afghan-

tan American Trading Com- pany. Each individual firmer and sheep herder 1n Afghan-

istan processing his own skins ob- tained from his herd, wh-lch might Consist of 50 t0 2.000 head of shccp. Dncc the skins are ready for stor- lge and transportation they are Jathered by agents of the farmers‘ w-operatives who bning them to he ports and sh them to the International mar et places. Mr. mar is the representative of hese co-operatlves and he opera’.- es on a. commission basil.

Mlnk was the no valuable Iur crop obtained Ln sin by

W! during 105, when a total of a out MM» mink were trapped compared with 10,000 in 1941. Prince Iidward Island has never been noted for the production of wild mink but curiously enough more of these showed up this sea- son than or many years pas: As hill: as .1!) was paid for tran- "ped wild mink of Is and origin. As a rule our Island mink are not as good ln quality as the Nova Scotia mink. link that ls raised in the vicinity of salt water is always of a harsher and dryer nature and the slits do not command nearly as mudi money, There ls no doubt about it, we missed a wonderful bet when we did not get in on mink farming and carry it on as an adjunct to sliver fox farming. Today the emphasis is on mink. om! al other short-haired furs and fie new types of mink which are being developed are helm! PX- ploited by fur designers and vari- ous magazines until they hold the spotlight to the practical exclus!‘ ion of our producti-

What is the remedy? The! lilvi’ lo much of head start now it will take q e awhile to tch 11:’-

n ssoc atlon .'.‘.i.'.i1'..i'§2i!..i"3..§ fgrmed and ii fee set to be deducted from every min): pelt marketed. The money

lulti from these deductions to a ‘Asia advertising and 01'0" ea fashion shows otl-i‘er nu of publicity to make he omen of America mink conscious. ose who hsvehad charlie F: m‘; ogram have done a magnificen

‘ I _ . am second winter auction of job 1t ls u to tn u x f - i audit"?! Bay Company will ers to do the ram: ‘third; Axdoalrl:

held in Beaver Hall, London, a pelt placed in a fund in the

United States and Canada would in a couple of years c ango the picturg and bring bac to a con- sidera le extent the publicity which we have lost. 'I‘o give you an idea of what is [oln on in the new mutations we wil quote the following from Women's Wear Daily, New York.

Unprecedented interest for the silver-bluish type mutation mink was witnessed yesterday at the Penn Top of the Hotel Pennsyl- vania when a record throng of 211 persons signed the refiner and inspected the 10.000 p! ta on show. These together with the two other mutations bred b members of the Mutation Mink reedera Associ- alion, the black-white and blue- irosty types, are being offcrc-l at auction today, the former at the New York Auction Co., Inc., start- ing at 9 a. m., the latter two at Lsmpson, Fraser d: Huth, Inc, at 2 n).

uring the three-day showing of 1b,. sliver-bluish type, 4'18 per- sons registered to inspect them. The amount of interest in these skins surprised even the brcederl. Retailers, manufacturers, brokers, dealers. and breeders, not only from all sections oi the country, but from almost all parts of the world were crcsenl.

Among new arrivals included: Alvin J. Walker, of Holt, Rehfreul Co." George Mctherali, of Mar- shall Field, Chicago; A. .1. Biatte, Chicago, and some South Ameri- van visitors. ,

Those who handled the silver- bluish type last year successfully lake the fine quality of the goods and the fashion interest in this mutation as an indication that prices may be even higher in today's sale than on Jan. 25, 1 . when the last sale was held. Top price last year was $120 and the average was $74.13. Some of these persons have madepwagers that prices of this mutation would ex- ceed last year's average.

I-lere is an account of_ the mutation mink sale which l5 re-

ferred to in the item above . _ Spetrkcd by an overwhelming demand by retailers and manu- facturers from all parts of the country, prices for “Silverblu mut ion mink skyrocketed 26 per cent above the sale held a year ago as 18,856 skins were 100 per cent sold at the New York Auction Co., Inc., yesterday, whiin "Royal Koh-i-nur." the black and white mutation, turnedout to be a “white elephant" to breeders of the Mutation Mink Breeders Assu-

as levels, according to buyers, dropped almost 60 per 0911i; HOT" lost year at Lompsrm. FINE!‘ 3‘

Huth, Inc.

The two sales, one in the morn- ing, the other in the afternoon, went according to the trade’: an- ticipation. as noted in yesterdayb WOMENS WEAR DAILY. While a r159 in prices for the silver-blu- ish type mink was predicted by many in the trade, no one, not even breeders were greatly disap- pointed by the performance of the other.

Some breeders said they would kill their black-white type male breeders. Others are confident this type finally will gain accept- ance. Some persons pointed out the breeders deserve credit for pllialréeering in the mutation mink

e

A record-breaking crowd of a- bout 400 persons jammed the New York Auction 0a.. saiesroom to watch the proceedings. There was a large group of breeders present, and buvers said they never saw such alarge gathering of buyers for any sale.

Average Price Bits 591,83.

The first lot offered hit $130. which was Q10 more than the top price at last years sale. Even the usual easing of prices for che r grades at th, back of the oats o: did not occur yesterday. While the official rise was listed at 20 per cent by the auction company, buyers believed that, quality for quality, levels were up at least fi

er cent. 0f the first 1M lots, 100

rought $100 or better. The aver- age price was $91.88, compared to $74.18 last year. silver-bluish

Top price for the

t p9 was $100, aid by Maxlmlllian urs Inc., loca retailers, for lot number 500 containing

skins bred by Larry Moore, who also got the top price a year ago. Maximillian was pressed closely by Hnberman Furs, Inc., a neigh- boring retailer, who hid u i0 $186. Persons in the room app aud- ed the price of the purchase, but Mr More was ill and was con- fined to a hotel room at thg time.

The buying was well distributed between retailers, manufacturers and dealers with the dealers prob- ably buying for other rein-leis and munu ucturers. The largest individual buyer was believed to he a local manufacturer who had

wagered that rices would nflt surpass the 1 will‘- Among the out-of-town fir!!!

which hnughtthemutations were: A. J. Biatte and Graf Fur 00-. hoth n Chicago: Furs by R055"!- Detrol, and Ben Victor Furs. Philadelphia.

cguranchers who shl to r Auction Sales om- January vendue through Silver Fox

Dozens Canadian any, Lt. ganadian National

Montague And Vicinity

k. Iiloyd lfoklea. who reformed to manta not no the Aqua- tanla. 3 a leave hm. guest his er, Mm. Marg- aret Llnmm.

Oat. John n. Ilaoflnroon, no

returned fmm overseas. is visit here, not of his brother- ln-lavr and sister, w and Mia. 5D. mm. Sgt. MaoPhex-son ls the soon Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Mac-

Pheraon, Os-ledomia. tn-

lliso lhrjorle Cox. dianot tovnhiottngueotofm. andMh Walter Boer, Montague.

Min Nellie Oletnenia. student at Mount Allison Ladies‘ Oollege. spent the weekend at. the home of her patents, Mr. and Mn. an. Clements, Montague.

Min. Martin Ourrie was hostess to the Presbyterian Senior ‘LP S. Monday evening, when the mem- bers enjoyed s social get-together.

m. and Mrs. Hudson MacLeod, Winnipeg, are visiting Mr Mac- Leodu parents, . and Mrs. John MsoLeod, Victoria Cross.

Miss Marjorie Currie. student nurse at the P E I Hospital, is enloi a vacation at her homo

Mrs. Ohoasel Aimear returned to her home in lower‘ Montague. after undergoing an operation in the Kings County Hospital.

Miss Rena Reid. student nurse at t-he PJLI Hospital, is visiting her parents. Mr and Mrs Gav Reid, Victoria Cross

Rev P L. Richardson, pastor of the Church of Christ, hfontagiie, l-efi Tuesday‘ for Ohio. where he will visit, his son, Rev. John Richard- son. .

Mrs. H.J. Mabon. Montague. left last week for the United States where she will visit her daughter, Mrs. F Stephenson of Belmont, Massachusetts

ved a short leave in Mouta e. guest of Mr and Mrs Fm Grcenc, before proceeding lo Fort Erie. On- tario, to xiisit, his sister, Miss Isobel Robertson.

Trades School Attracts Girls 0ut of Uniform

m! NORM W ALTSTEDTEB Canadian an Ital! Write!‘

‘FORCINYO. Feb l5 —(C'Pti‘h- Mbst, girls are insic "i 9 careers of their. future 1111165141183!- but few are as methodical about it as Miss A E Burrcll of Wm- nirpeg who is taking a wabchmak- ens course here.

A in the _ in homology-that's wstobmmkim — at, the Toronto Training and Re- Fstarblishment Ifsstitute. Miss Bur- reli has another nine mont to put in on the year-long course in the fine art of tuning up time- picc$ before joining her fiancee who is also a wa er.

Oomrnandam 0i’ the Toronto in- stitute. offers H courses besides watohnnultlng, is Lt-Ool. J M. Muir. formerly head of the army educational centre at North Boy Ont.

Theres nothing like this course even though the goverrunezrt al- lowance doesn't cover all my ex- penses, Miles Burrell said She served in the Women's Division of the RC A F. as an instrument maker, and spent most of her service career in Ottawa The gov- emmcnt allowance she receives as veteran in training is a

month. Miss Bmrell was the only

of smell:

which fill the horologévis depart- ment, although the lat which are essential equipment in the trade appeared as shiny as the ns en a ‘super- use- ik trim ts of ho The ooune is overflow with students so classes have to run

on a shift basis One starts at 8 a.m. and continues till 3 p.m. and 20 minutes later the second shift comes to clam.

Studies With llnobaml Mrs Wlnnifred Callas

of 10d- monton was on the second shift and is the only other woman a-

rnon the as students stud ing Wombats/king. A former ren. Breeders‘ Association. have re-

ceived checks this week and are busily comparing them with their expectations. Those who llflil mutation pelts in the fox pelt show at Summerside will, we be- lieve, be particularly pleased as the average received for 91m. inums and platinum silvers were down anywhere from 5 per cent to l8 per cent in the opinion of most judges of the market. The top price foo- piatinums-QIMF- was considerably below thut of last year but as mentioned before the average was good and that more t an makes up for the de- ficlency,

Canada exported a total of I09,- 572 worth of furs in 1046 as com- pared wlth 071,029,000 in the same period of 1044. This was made up of £1.41!) worth of undressed furs as against $0.204. worth of undreosed furs the twelve months period of 1M4.

The death of Dr. l’. l. Oroken well known veterinarian, will some an a distinct shock to fox ranchers all ovn- this province. The Doctor was a true refuge in time of trouble, havlnl under- standing and sympath of the many ox problems w ich con- fronted our ranchers. He was an Ins ctor for the Silver Fox dun ry for many are and his ad- vice was very he ul in the eradi- cation of diseases like lun orm, hookvvorm, earn-lites, etc. s deep study of scientific subjects led to his advocacy of the testing of cat- tle for taper-colonic blabcllllus! and ‘his was argey roqons o or I Island beoolikig a disease-free area. Many of us will min the Doctor also because of his genial

Mon and friendly ways. Ila was a companion almost uncxcell- 0d and loaves behind a reputation III‘ ll Ill

a d devotion to duty I laqtsfloa to db-

lsvlto Bo-Iltratlos 0f Faramtlltllroolora

One of the b1 uh- 1 th plant brag: l: 1:». flood oiirittb: ac ual worth a ow variety when

grown or ditionl. after suoa shown mile

a

Th! Pflvilfl of eat nfnew pro- mlllfll varieties under different tiom to do-

ty ll widely on such tests

soil and climatic eon tannins their adaptabl Pa: "v.42. s. uc _ tion of in erect formula, Alibi. A. Derick, 0cm Division, cum-s] Iix erimental Farm, Ottawg,

e t of tilt whicp has been un for many n | com. moniy referred to as no "rod row" test. In these tests, the vat-mm are Irown in small plots the” to 11v, 10W! each, one rod in length. The plot of each variety is usually replicated a number of lmen in the test. The work of no lng and harvutin these small 101s 110M by and so n to obtain as much reliability in the results as possible. Whil such tests are used at the Exper mental Farms and Agricultural Colleges every year, they are often ut in at selected points out in t e country. This type of test has proved valuable in indicating the relative merits of newly developed varieties when the supply of seed ls limited.

Anot er type of test which lends itself to the evaluation of varic- tles particularly on the basis of field observations is known us the

drill width" mt. In this test the farmer sows the seed and under- takes to appraise the performance of lhe varieties being tested. His judgment. in regard to the worth of a new variety under his con- ditions is considered of special im- parlance. In the drill width test, seed of from three to five varieties is supplied from the Experimental Farm. The seed of each variety ls sown with the ordinary seed drill in a strip zu-ross the field lone drill width) preferably in the. sumo field in which the main farm crop is being grown. In seeding these strips, the drill has to be cleaned out between varieties in order to prevent mixing. A space of onc drill (about 14 inches) should be left between each variety‘. In those tests, the farmer sows a drill width of his o\vn variety alon side the other varieties, un- less t so happens that this variety has already been included in the est. “lhnncver possible ihcsc pints are visited some time during the season by a representative of the nearest Experimental Farm and the apparent merits of the varieties are discussed with the farmer. The farmer is urged to harvest the whole strip of each variety and ihc thrashed weights obtained. When a harvester-combine is a- vailable, this does not involve much extra work. In some cases. it may be possible to out small blocks out of each strip by hand and have these collected in bags and taken to the Experimental Farm for threshing and iveighing. While lhe results obtained in this way niuy not be as accurate, they are of value. This type of test offers an op- portunity of studying such charac- ters as strength of straw, rust re- sistance, maturity and probable yield oi‘ the varieties as grou/n un- der field conditions. _

Rksults from drill width tests in 19% were very satisfactory. They not only provided information of distinct valuc but they demon- strated the interest and keen de- sire of farmers to co-operate in de- termining the variety best suited to their particular conditions. Seed supply often limits the number of these tests that can be carried on. but, in 1946 it ls hoped that a suf- ficlent number can be undertaken in order to confirm results from similar tests in 1945.

Mrs. Callas is taking the course beside her husband C. E. Callus who was in the air force.

Some 200 ex-eervloewcmon are studying at. the institute which has a total enrolment of 3.700 Former Owacs, Wids and Wrens

are also enrolled in the courses in hairdressing. restaurant contains. matriculation and stenography. The hairdressinfl course. Whert there are as many men as women. is unique in Canada. seas P. R. Hilts of , chief instructor The course is run like a salon with the general public as the assign- ments owiogy, chemistry and make-up are some of the sublects

tau .

Five girls among '10 men have the run of a modern kitchen in the chefs and bakers course. Us- inn the most up-to-dste equipment they study their trade as well as help feed the students in the ad- joining school cafeteria.

Besides being fed right on the aohooi grounds the ex-servloewonh an can get her spring outfit there. The products of the needle trade course are for sale at ooet price to the students at the institute