. . {ompcon undCo" of London. E08‘

. ‘ma; 1393153 in quality, and this

' price ss-v-a. highest price za-s-o. I n-v-s. highest price zis-lo-o. J; ee-la-e, highest price me-o-o

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n fllowing public sales er Sil- ‘r ‘marginal by Messrs. 01'“!

lend. were held on November 14th. my, Deeembep l2-l3tl1. 1933. Janu- I-Iilth. 1834, and March 6-'lth .124. Following is the complete analysis of these sales with com- llentl on some by the management: Thg tctol oflering for the Novem- be: utll sale was mm skins. and IJM were sold. The attendance of buyers from abroad was not large. and the greater part of the offer- ing was purchased by the Home Trade. Owing‘ the sewn the majority of the skins offend. whilst good fresh colour. were some-

fact must be bOmB in mind l" pomparing prices with those obtained Earlier in the year. Wmlifl gym-e was, a fair demand for all colours and all sorts, the darker phases, such as the quarter silvery. were in best request. The fullsil- very ,on the other hand, show the The following are the detailed results: Fine skins, highest price, 220-10.!) Black and slight silvery, average price 24-5-0, highest price £6-5-0. One quarter silvery. average price [6-10-0. highest price Qli-O-O. One half silvery, average price fl-IO-O, highest price 213-5-0. Three quarter silvery average ice £7-l'l-6, highest ‘price £220- 010. ' Silvery‘, average price fl-l2-6. highest price 516-0-0. ‘ Inferior sorts, average price -0-0. The total oflering for the Dec- The number of buyers present was greater than, at the Prev-W! lole. and a large proportion of the offering was purchased on foreign account. There was excellent com- petition t.‘- t the sale for all colours and sorts. and prices were fully 10 per cent higher than in No- vember. The fine skins were the , only ones which showed any ‘ e , In value. All the darker phases- . black, slight silvery, one quarter sil- ery and one half silvery were in l beet request and these showed a- gueat advance than the three quar- ter silvery and full silvery kinds. The inferior skins brought high ricee. It must be remembered in. comparing the results with those of the previous sale that the skins now offered were more fully seasoned and of distinctly better quality than in November. Practically the whole catalogue was sold. There is no question that silver fox remain qccedingly popular. and We have every reason to believe that the present level oi prices will be main- iained. The following are the detailed Isults: ' Fine ckinc. highest price iZM-il-O. Block and slight silvery, avenge

One qua-rter silvery, average price One half silvery. average price

Three quarter silvery avenge Iice cs-is-o. hizhut pus; cza-lo-o. silvery. average price £8424.

Inferior sorts. average r1 of n-v-a. p °'

u‘: 11.613 ' . @015 Vi! Orv"? eiifigibvim flow ma e . 1116M!!!‘ immlt. . .. from lcvernl firm who bldmievt" viously attended the sales.

In spite of the ~ cetal

ma; ‘the bidding thrqrghout" the" ale Inl‘ llicdediltl~ ly keen and Prices were fully" 10 per cent "higher than It the De- cember sale. ~ ~,

Th; collection twee a good bug so far u quality” gm- concerned. but the Proportion "of clear . skins was perhaps- not so: lsrge at "the previous sale. . -

Whilst all colourmand kinds par- ticipated-ts: the advanocpit VII-l most pronounced in the else oi the fine skills, andstill more eo in the inferior sorltgs. which brought ex- ceedingly h h prcee._ - ,

The result of the sale has proved conclusively that the PODularity of this fur continues, and we are of the" opinion that a strong demand fol-them will continue strong.

‘lilefoilowinl are the detailed resultsz- .

Fine skins. highest, price £29414).

Black and slishtfailvery, average price f5-fl-o, highest p_f’ice 538-0-0.

One quarter silvery, average price £7-7-fl, highest price, 21145-0.

One half silvery, ‘average price 29-0-0, highest price m-o-o.

Three quarter silvery, average price £9~6-0, highest price 529-0-0.

silvery, average price 51-0-0. highest price 222-104).

Inferior sorts, average {4-2-6. . "

The total offering for the March 6-7ti1 sale H.382 lkinl ma 7,609 were sold. ' '

The attendance was notneal-ly so large as in‘ January, '-tlie Continen- tal markets beingrether represented‘ but‘ on the "who e ' demand was good. particularly-for the dark and quarter silvory. though the hall silvery, three quarter “is very and silverywel-g gt Llme; d1]- flcult to sell: '

The collection was of somewhat poor quality Ind colour ma tlie collection of flnesking was not as

Willi!’

DHM

large as usual. The letter. however.

met with koen competition at full

The following are the detailed re- sults: ' "' . gilggksiliilgahteu price szs-o-o. h silver-y. rage Price bb-z-c. hifhekt price mfg-go. , One Quarter silvery, average price "sullen my V617. average pl-l fl-PM. hislicst price flli-IO-O. “"9 qt! ' lilvery, average Price £8404); highest rice £24-0-0. Silvery. avemv ce sa-il-o, hignhrestl 191106125414). er or sou-ts, ' zs-c-o. ‘ma’ M” In The (iuerdisn "of A l-ll mu; we, published details Io: e New

umnc. and those interested in the fox ‘industry will have anoppor. tuuity of combining the sales held the" with" $11986 held in London, as shown herewith in this ssue of The Guardian. '_When the New York “M1011 51.1". for April and those m beheld in London ill May we mag. ed tile-writer they wuri be publish- ed in detail in these columns.

It may be interesting to those

their auction sales rooms there, rm of all varieties totalling 7,133,450.- 01 this quantityecaazs were of the

. fox 5P9¢i8o-'—thes'e[c0mprisillg_. ma.

roxto the number of 381.944 of the several varieties. ‘Silver Iibx numb-

m m4 the tutti ‘species of skins

Th9 toteloffering for me Jan- Qy ii-loth sale was 15,087 skirts

You can have a. sheet of fragrant Brine: color outeide your window Olin eeoeon. if you will start now to tin o. box fort-hot purpose. and. fin your oliofoe of flowers. Herc is GI instance where even the most Qlded

of emense and

le. For tiaewidow box. there is noth-. quite mbcoutiful as an array of

IIIIIW liiiililli’ l lliiii‘

. ' Make Bean |~

satieeu for Window ma. ~' with I viow to

- frhey mlnexcmive. to ; and with a le them out. e. égdfblonn can be ensured ‘qtcuiidirig for so small e

of all varieties offered wsaaaazgag,

thus mlkingvthe total for the year

‘f Planting -Winrlol.o._fBoxes

: All»!!! the annuals. the petunia. is perhaps the most pl-ectial, and one of the most beautiful» Rosy Morn, Rose of Heaven and Heavenly Blue are good varieties. The balcony type. which have a trolling habit and dIWP from tho box. are also fine. All‘ need a sunny Jrindow. as do noeturtiimi. ~l aria-boredom and

Where sshsdyleondltloa il preve- lent, some of _the tuberous plants ale better fitted. The n‘ “um and

Ifyouaraiogrowyourown seed- lincmnow illthe tilnetoeetthm ouheothay mgibe .§linflfi edto thewindow ueerryeetho

- weather permitn-You can, of course,

buy your planto and do away with m bother -of growim-tbem your-

Build your window

of

DOXQ 300d . It!!!‘ hlcterte-l. l0 flint the Cfmitlnt

moiatu u will not warp and destroy it. Make several hcla in the bottom to nennit of tire-these. and Put in a layer of leaves or compost to keep the flowers

mu attend- “l?”

large number of the

less and tile ‘winter of lose-am,- 748. It must be remembered that

must also be noted that while thous- cnde of flleee skins were trapped in the wilds. mlny thousands were al- so ranch bred. .

FOB THOSE 1N THE FUR FARM- ING BUSINESS There are mmy in the fur farm- 113 business today who have no f tb in it-or if they have. their faith is luke-warm. Nevertheless fur

York auction sales in these col-

farming is a real industry, and its progress will continue, and future generations will be carrying on progressively as is the present one. Being a comparatively new busin- ess it has to fight herd for posi- tion-but at that it's doing splendid. There are some things that every Pmlffissive ioxman should know and practice.

For intance-Dont hesitate to cull out all undesirable animals. Study for both quality and prollficness. Oullini; rigidly is the only way to euccessfmly accomplish this-and it's the only path to any worth while success in achieving these two factors.

Another thought-how many fox- men take into account the cost of running their business-the ranch in which are housed the valuable animals on which the success a‘ failure of their enterprise is found- ed? It takes money to run a ranch. and the man who does not take strict account of his operating ex- 9611868. is r his business in the dark. He should know exactly what it is costing him to produce every pelt he markets.

And how about production? Small ranches cost more in ratio to pro- duction time ll-rge ones. If your ranch is smell. the more careful and economical you have w be m “m. ning it in order to succeed. Now that _the prices of pelts are down, the margin of profit will depend llfdbly on increased production. and the quality of your skills when they come into competition p11 thg Opefl market. Every ranchman who will conduct his fur farming, whether lt be of the silvery fox, or other fur

ce bearing animals, on strictly busin-

tsfl Principles. need not worry about

the deprension-etlccese will knock

at his door.

SOME THINGS EXPERIENCE WILL TEACH A RANCH‘!!!

Years of experience will teach c

rancher many valuable lessons. It will teach him that much-very nulch-of the sickness among m; fowl is preventable. and heavy los- ses can be avoided if he will only give them the care and attention they are entitled to. ‘ He can give them fresh, clean food: he can have his pen; clean; he can supply them with fresh wa-t- er as often as is necessa y to main- W» them in sooa ileum. l-ie can see that their condition is improved by brovidlnl some shade for them. What a difference there is in the way some ranches are kept, as flflmliared with others. some are in apple-pie order-while others are Just the opposite. Science has taught the rancher that good foxes cannot be raised in unsanitary rancheg, and then expect success to crown his efforts.

y ..___.. WAS ‘A CASE 0F YELLOW . JAUNDICE

A rancher lost a silver female fox. and writes as follows: she W" IDDIIBIINY 1n splendid condi- tion. She had eaten and function- Bd 800d until the day before her death she refused to eat. she was l 15st WIFE PHD. and had always been very nervous. and many deys would run continuously would become lame in one front leg. several examinations failed to find wilt-hill! wrong with her. She acted normal in every way except refusing to eat the day before she died. and the next morning she was stretched out dead.

Post-mortem showed a yellow colour all through her body. The hide side of the pelt was as yellow llsold- Her gall bladde was ul- ll-fled to twice its normal siaegand the contenta were ham and plastic 1130 Plltty- Her spleen was enlarged "B"? the only worms found were s few round worms in the stomach. All the fluids, glands, liver. lungs, muscles end all vital organs were very yellow. Bhe annealed to have what is known in humans as yellow jaundice. Ail winter have been feed. ing whet I considered e very well balanced ration. About sixty per wit meet. consisting of beef lieu-ts, tripe end liver. Minerals consisting 0f boflemcal. charcoal and sulphur. Ibrty per cent cereals. consisting mostly of imperial foods. varied from day to day with alfalfa. meal, whole wheat bred. oatmeal and use a small amount of dry once a week. Iwolfliflike’ to whet brought about this condition, and if it is the same as yellow ilundlce. end how I can avoid a re- currence of it?

“WM-This condition is known ll W110" jaundice. occasionally oc- curring in animals as well as hu_ lllblil. PIODIDIy Clliltd by oongfl-s Pltiofi. result oi which zl bowel action, dumbing up ell. bu; within the gall bladder. and abeol-p. tkm by the body tissues. causing a

colour throughout the - Wt down your comicall-

- Wit». and add instead a percentage °f as

such carrots. let- M» trimmer. celery lope. etc. No prevention methods can be offered outside of keeping the bowels in good condition.

' ridden Docket,

brqlobgilcvedzol»

offering of one firm only. And it A

yeast . know

dllil! ‘Nliflfliénfl

e of the bcbys, and on a plot lftieet square you can do this and rose all the lettuce end radishes a family of five

~ 1th 300d cultivation, sufficient moisture. and the proper amount of fertilher. you can do wonders in a small epeoe. , If itls ‘ decislcs thatiestop In; you. here are a few facts wgioh should be interest‘ u. Medical men B-Eree that most of the health giving properties of food come from veg- etables but that those same veg- etables loee fully half of their value when allowed to stand on the market for only a short period of time. Your neighbor gardener will tell you that you can raise your own vegetables for s i tion oi the cost you would pay 0n the market. ‘ Besides the health and economy from bottle-raised vegetables, they are in fnitely better tasting. Corn loses its sweetness in a few hours. Only freshout lettuce can be crisp, and who wants soggy redishes that have stood in the market for days! Grow your own garden this year,

lilllil 100d. - < '

_ . Before flowering 914ml "h" 9”‘ m,“ mm“, mqy must first build the necessary P1"? '""°F“-"°‘ A

plant that is starved for any one of the fourteen essential elements of plants food is slow in reaching the stag where flowers are produced Moreover, the flower! that are eventually produced are small in size and few in number.

Most of our soils have gccn deplet- ed of much of their fertility. due to long periods of use and often of abuse. We cannot expect to grow large, beautiful flowers unless we feed the plants. In order to be sure to meet the deficiencies of your coil.

it is advisable to use a scientifically

balanced plant food that contains all

no matter how small it may have to be, Start plannng for it right now.

A seed in the ground is like an egg in the nest-both are waiting for the spark of life that will change their whole existence from fnertness into activity. When that time comes, one is said to hatch, and the other to gemfnate, which in either case means that they start to live and glow.

In the case of the seed, there no certain contributing factors to this awakening which we can define, and to a large extent control. They are the amount of moisture present in the soil, the proper temperature. and the prevalence of an ‘equate supply oi oxygen or air. Under these conditions they will lie dormant»- wintertime. By studying the characteristics q of seeds. florists have been able to glow plants in- doors by" reproducing the thnee factors which come automatically with the warm season.

Only the outside shell or covering of the seed isscen by the eye. Be- neath the surface is the embryo. the

miniature plant that is to come into Vbeing, as well as a supply of food.

Glndioli em not hardy; bulbs eel- dom live over our winter in the ground. But the growing plants will stand consderable frost and they can be planted as soon as the ground can be . It takes from 60 to 100 days for b. glmdiolus bulb to flower. depending on the variety and the size of the bulb. Printulinus gladioli, the slender, gnaceful type which is grow- 1118 111 PODulal-ity. are much earlier than others. They will flower in 60 days The larger type. called in gen- eral the grlandiflorils type. and hy- brids between the two, usually called primulinus grandiflorus, ioke longer. W. H. P1111195. the pink wh‘ch is probably the most popular of all va- rieties. is a hundred-day glad. Most oi the large varieties flower in B0 to 90 days. The time is affected, of course by temperature and water supply and is hardly ever exactly the

of the plant food elements necess-

Inside Staff About Seeds

Ilincloeirlg the embryo are two leaves of a very different nature than

those that will finally appeal- on the plant. They are known as seed leaves

or cotyledons. When the cotyledons

open they reveal the embryo with its tiny bud with leaves ready to urlfold. and the start of a root which is

oftentimes merely a point. The bud

is called plunlille, and the root, hypoootyl.

Germination causes one to shoot up wards and the other down. ultimately resulting in the leaves

and the roots of the plant. The raced leaves furnish nourishment

du this process and disappear

to yie d to the true leaves that form a means of classifying plants. For

instance. the onion has one. the bean two, etc. each of e different type.

Each seed demands its particular conditions before germination. and when the proper season comes. along t0 prove them, it starts its up and down growth. At any other time it remains dormant in the ground or out of it. .

Plant Your Cladioli Early

may plant bulbs at intervals until about June l6 (or July l for the pri- mulinus type), or one irlay plant bulbs of several different sizes. The largest will blossom first.

Gladioli need sunshine fairly rich soil and water in dry spells. 'I‘o grow exhibition flowers. plant food should be given at the rate of 4 pounds to 100 square feet of soil. In heavy coil the bulbs may be planted 4 inches deep. in light soil 6 inches. Deep planting is more likely to make the spikes stand up straight without sinking.

So greet have been the improve- ments made by plant breeders in the

and pink blotched

with few and very poor

yellows. whites and violet blues, it has come to have an excellent variety of yellow and blue varieties. whilst the red and pinks have had

some in two To produce continuous bloom one

Of vegetables which. are really fool-proof. Swiss chard and spinach probably head the list. They am the two outstanding members of the "Bl-eons" family and although very similar in appearance and quality, they do not seek to share each Othfirb Wlbularityi because different seasons make them both indispens- able.

When the hot weather puts spinach out of business the Swiss takes its piece. and a follow-up crop it is. especially or the city garden where a large’ yield on a small plot is needed. The chard is very simi- ler to the beet. except that it spends its energy building leaves instead of roots. It is also of e. lighter complex ion.

Previous to modem develop- mentsin the chard strain. it was the custom to pull the plant. roots and all, when a kitchen oupply was needed. The newer types. however. are capable of growing e. valuable new clop when out. This obliging featulo gives them a longer semen. with a larger output for the effort and expense of plentng.

They may be sown es early as the other; in the beet family, and like them. eown sparingly. for each Iced is reellyabunchofeeedsfifhlnthem afiog modereto growth to I inches apart in the row, later repeating the process for the regrowth, cutting to I inches.

Although the chard is usually grown for the “green? oniy, the midrib; and stems are delicously

the blotch bred out and have be- come glorified plumes of self-color.

Fool-Proof Swiss Chard

edible if cooked in the manner of asparagus. and served in cream sauce or butter. They have a delicate flavor, peculflsrly their own, which is annealing to any palate.

Swiss chard makes an excellent follow-up crop for an earlier growth

. Mellow-Up Crop for Spinach that has left a vacant Ip0t in the gudenJtwill dobelt inc richsoil with good cultivation. but can be railed under eknoet lny crcum-

t

u well as to the leaf.

foxlllowing the itnitial eppslgantion. - years we've min! ingp" materials on

generally with in- different or often unsatisfactory results. No one could be blamed for using this material. because it we! the beet that was available. But now that scientists have given u: com- plete plmlt food that oonioinc all of the elements plants must get from the soil. it's folly t» trubt w‘

pal-ups ofplanVfoodJl-flt-lrfllll abundance. of all of the clenlcntl plants must get from the no.1. avail- able for their use.

Because you need so little plant food to give all o! your five" ' gquar meal, it_i.s well worth bllyinl the beet. As in so many others thins!» it's really more economical to buy In wteblishcd bland.

GAR-IIENING

CANADIAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION 19M

(By Gordon Lindsay Smith)

ROCK GARDENS

Gardening changes. Not so mull! years ago a steep bank at the end of the lawn was regarded ll e. dis- tinct liabilityr Grass and ordinary flowers would not survive sprink dcwnpours. About the only solution was large trees and in "Ont 0f these a screen of schubbery 01' V111" es to hide the raw earth. Now-a.- days, however. such a bank is act- ually wanted by the person who desires to creates rock garden and often when no bank exists one 18 raised by artificial and expensive means. This sort of garden is not to be confused with the old stiff and rather unsightly Ntlwfy- l?“ the kind advocated here. boulders are set into the side of the hil-l. embedded so deep that frost will not seriously disturb them. and sl- so in such a way that the coil be- tween will lead back into the main bank. Between the rocks a minist- ure Rocky Mountain range is creat- ed with gulleys, alpine meltdown. crags and eieep canyons. Seed cat- alogue usually list alpine rock gar- den plants separately. It is most important to secure seeds and plant suitable to Canadian conditions and it is also advisable to get cpccifll literature on the subject, or visit a neighboring rock garden, before at- tempting too elaborate a lay-out. I