TIMIELY NOTES 0N romcs . coumzcren wnu

Silver Fox Farming

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We were delighted to have s.

letter from our friend “Ollle" Mc-

Neill. Fort Qu’A.ppelle. Sask. Ollie encloses hk annual subscription to this naper and writes: "ThLs Ls my 36th VBELI‘ to receive the Guardian daily in Western Can-ma. I doubt if the Guardian has any subscriber with a better record on its books." While we have not looked into the matter. Ollie, we are quite nosi- tlve as far as Western Canada is concerned and possibly you could take in a lot more territory Fur- ther along Ollie states: “I have been fine all winter. We had our unnual horse sale 1n Rezina. There were 1539 horses nut through the Dales vine 1n three and a half Fave 1 tr-trhed it each dav be- cauac I still low- a horse. I had a r-ld- mutchecl nair vhich I =old and f bought a carload of fox feed horses. I ovardid it a bit too much and have been laid un since- ymi; hone to be around again Ihortlv I often wonder about vou and Mr. McLnre. Conaratulate him for me on the splendid aDDe-al he has made on behalf of the lit- tle Island during the session l!) Ottawa. '

"Mv son Keith is having a- Weaf time with hi< mink. He and hi: Dal had 300 females to look after. His pal was released from the same prison camp- They 809m to have done a good iob and the kits are cmnfinaz along wholesale. Last night they admitted they had lost count of the litters. Can vou blame them. as one year ago to- dqv they were released bv the Russians Mv boys. George and John. are locking after the foxes. We have arr average crop of nuns and. bv the wav. we raised an Albino to maturitv last veer. Mr. W. O. Douglas of the ‘H’. B. C. of- vqrgd fleorva a real iuicv nrice for it at the Saskatchewan show but hp nreferr to keen . It has produced anohher Albino. mated with c mire Hancock female. The bow sav the whole lifter is mar- v-ellnug Hut one is nure Alirino pqahm T would like to know if w... 9'9 any Albinos alive in Canada? Our Albino has never (one off color. He is pure white always. -

‘Jchn i! leaving to take (We! th- Colorado ranch this summer. We will certainly miss him but. mv partner. Mr Ekstrom has had n serious operation and will have. to R0 easv for quite e. while. I have PVPIV expectation of oevinv n rvlilt to Prince Edward Islsn tn June. that is if I am feeliruz we

v e‘ - - --~»»o-+++¢ and sbletotrael. hm; 11mm rto be. It will bga plveasum to see and shake hands with the many friends at home whom I have nev- er fflmotten. Thanks. Ollie. for vour lovely letter and we will all be iust as glad to see vou and maildcome vou back to old Spud 15.

We are indebted to Dr, C. K. Gunn. Msc, PhD. Superlntenqp ent Experimental Fox Summerside. P. E, I..

timelv warning of the

dancer of letting parasites

as fleas and eannites get a foot- hold in our ranches We would sav in all seriousness to our read- ers anrl to our own caretakers- heed this warning of Dr. Dunn's most carefully.

Parasites Are (‘Iusinl Deaths In P. E. I, Foxog

Recent examination of foxes in Island fox ranches shows there is great need for fox ranchers to check their foines carefully for Dauasites.

Parasites are lowerlnn the re- sistance of foxes 1n this Province. to the extent that the maioritv of deaths that =11’? reported the Dominion Exmerimental Fox Ranch are the result of heavy flea and eamiite infestation. followed bv deaths from other incidental causes that are not affectiruz the other animals free from parasites in the same fox ranch.

W-e have found that pneumonia and onlv moderately virulent bath- oeens of the food prisoner groups of bacteria can kill a fox. especial- Iv old foxes. which have had their resistance lowered bv ea te and flea infestations.

The cause of the increase in Mrasltic infestation may be trac- ed fo inefficient flea powders. whir-h have been on the market until recen-tlv. and the unusuall

warm weather during the mont

of March. I, Anv foxes. males or fans-lee. which are. not eating well or show running nose or nus i" their W851 should b- carefullv checked for ear-mite disease.

The first indication of an ad- vanced case of this disease may be a swollen running nose. with nus 1n the eves which the rancher may mlgt-ike for the visible symptom for those of distemper and become wregtlv alarmed liixmmlnatlon of the earn. however. will show mas- sive infestation with earmite and swondarv infection with pus for-

matlon. The latter has ‘spread down the inner ear tube fcustach- mm canal) into the nose and lntc

to.

The

in:

ifhe

again.

several

ator.

mould

damp

harbor

thems _ Mea fresh.

period.

part of

' infested

of a fox not ca the imffedients 0 be carefully-

Cereals shown oe

ity fox feed.

lpafiof

with remedy

is rancid cod

outs 111s foxes

meat for a couple of davs then back on the original

without anv cod week these foxes will eat normally liver oil should be purchased fresh and not kept for warm feed house where it is sure to be- come rancid. If cod liver oil has to be kcnt for a period of time it 5hou1d be placed in a reinser-

liver

months around

clic-rkcd.

usually

place. A

food poisoning

ves are resistant.

should look and cruel} o mould and manure particles. Pre- viously ground meats are a po- tentially dangerous source of meats as feed for foxes. especially dur- ing the gestation and lactation

Trlpe should be

El-IIIETAWKII

potauiurn 10111 de,

checked found present where the cereal Ls stored in further should be made for the DYE-WI"! of rat and mouse feces in the cereal. These are B DTQVeYI will?" 0.5 food pOLBOIIIIIQ. lions to kill rats and mice in 17'0"!‘ fox ranch. because if a fox oats a- rat she may develop food poison- ing directly. because these rodents organisms .111 their intestines to which they

oubllmed iodine.

fleas. i5 to treat t;

prevent larval form of fleas sistimz beyond the period of t --: ment and re-infestlng the fox.

‘Iihirdly: I! vixens are not eat

their feed and acoonilni!‘ some pups are not thrifty with the I development of runts in the lit-| ter - one outstanding source of trouble Here. the rancher will no

liver

oil for

a

Fourthlv: n m5 of the above factor: are in evidence 1n- the case tmwz its feed. then 1 the feed should

Take precau-

free

m fish of good variety (ocean white fish) are not available, such species as small flat fish. gasper- eaux. herring and small coda have such a high percent-I age of bones. fine. scales and head

tructure that. they are poor qual-

I might add that hog

and beef lungs are also in this

category of feed. Therefore. your fox ranch. ranch, check your foxes for pern- sites. fleas. ear-mites and worms- be sure the 00d liver oil is not rancid — and last but. not. least Clleeélk the lngredlenm of your

to avoid trouble in check your fox

l

oil. te that on chunk

and ration

for

tomlmy

1 part water. mixed with 25 parts of glycerlne. has been found quite

TH I CHAR LOTTETOWN GULAR DIAN

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oors THE TRICK/ "i

THE FRED W. EBAY LTD 120 John St. North. Hamilton. Ont.

l l ulcl Worth, i’! Esher $1.. Charlottetown.

G B. Hume. Box 28, Lot

Brooklyn, King's Co. ll. A. Jelley. (Ylnsary.

0. Cf. Johnson. Churchill l-‘uvu, North Tryon. \

7:30 o'clock ln the evening. both Daylight Saving lime. ‘Ihc an- IIlIBJ mEBUIIR lllLl cocubv the aft- ernoon portion the program and it. is expected at practically all of the bminessl will be disposed

9101 then. In the evening there will check

be a lecture by Dr. T. T. Chad- dock of Fromm Laboratories, Graf- ton. Wisconsin. on fox distemper. its nmnifestations and treatment. Dr. Chaddook will be, lecturing a 79W dflyS Previously tq the Ontario fox breeders at their annual meet- ing but an invitation txtended to him by Secretary Walter R. Shaw met with a "I will be present" telegram from him Dr

dock is next to Dr. R. G. Green. discoverer of distemperold vac- cine. the most outstanding man ‘in the world today on d emper and as the disease 1s ex biting itself 1n many ranches in‘ this Province flcht now 1t 1s of the utmost importance that. rancher take time off to be m‘ ent and attend this meeting. Un- less the most vigorous stops are taken to insure the clknination o.‘ distemper there is the possibility of it so destroying valuable breed- ing stock as to endanger our fut- ure position as the oremirr fox fur producing part of the world.

The following is the result of the Canadian Fur Auction Company's recent sale at Montreal. sent us by George A. Callbeck. Manager Fur Mnrketirlg Department. Can- adian National Silver Fox Breed- ers’ iation.

‘The Canadian Fur Auction Sale Co's. general sale opened Monday morning. April 29th. selling the sundry fur catalogue. with 70% of this offering being sold. Red fox declined 5%. cross and white fox unchanged. blue fox advanced 15%. ranch mink advanced 75%. wild mink and raccoon advanced 409/». Comparisons mad-c with March

A‘ ‘AAA:

May 3rd is the average

though the date may other places. However,

cause they keep down

or describe.

Tree swallow. White-bellied swallow. 614). Male: Head,

the male. Tail of both notched. Total length of inches.

old Woodpecker holes

to this. the swallows‘ an attractive presence

homestead. The must be built to the

low the eavel. The hol eter cited or the

rightful owners away. Th

and can house should be nal-led to

t frald of new .hould be bullt

wood, the of

SOME

done by local collectors du

sometimes

cheeks. wings, and tail, glossy dark green- ish blue; throat, breast. and under parts pure white. Female and im- mature birds, dullar and brownish- grey, instead of blue, white ll

Tree swallow: normally n

may be gable or flat; mine flat hut project over the entrance. be detached for cleaning The u pole that will carry it l0 to l5 feet from he ground. A: the swallows seem House weathered boards or else stained brownish.

“NBW" PLANTS

There has not been much work

out the house in the fall.

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T!!! TREE SWALLOW

Our tree swallow: arrived ndny earlier this year-May 2nd lnltead of May 3rd. Over a period of years

data differ

shortish bird

to

e

ring the

part year (19%) but the survey in

how

C011-

1n é Geranium, la really a Pelargonlurn,

live in"

dead trees, preferably near water. but always ln the open. They have no bad faults and destroy a very con- siderable numbar of insects. Ad wonderful speed and mazy gyratlons makethlt.

e swallow-house following dimensions: Floor size (inside) in inches, 5 by 5; inside depth. 8 to 8 inches; diameter of entrance. ‘one and one half inches. The entrance may be madeat almost any level us long as it. is one inch above the floer~ in my houses it is just be- e however must be kept strictly to the diam- house sparrow wlll take possession and drive the roof are

ded

eflecuve m the Comm} of em“ and around the ponds of the Nat-

sale.

Waxwlng.

Major Allan Brooks. D.8.0., who painted the original pictures these and most other Canadian birds, died on January 5th of‘ this

of year, being 17 years old. His death their arrival 1n this cold locality, ln we quick- ly got the bird-houses out and in trim for the newcomers. We'llke to have the swallow: around be- the mos- quitoes that come from the brook. Why is it that no matter many of "our" swallows go away in the fall, less than one-third of the number return 1n spring? And why ir it that one no longer secs hundreds of tree swallows gregatlng on the telephone wires in this neighborhood. as they used to do twenty years ago? Are they still plentiful in other localities? These swallows are amongst the birds that are easiest to recognize

called (A.O.U. back,

was a great blow to students of wild life in Canada.

nie contributes a charming picture of the Marsh Marigold clusters of dapper yellow flowers.

Didn't somebody propose it for our . “floral emblem’ once on a time?" (By the way, the emblem is "hang- ing fire" here, but matters are dif- Y ferent in Brooklyn. USA There’ the “elnblem" is the Forsythhl. a’ plflfit suggested by Mrs. EC Blurn.

who felt "that having an official

flower stimulates greater civic

pride and creates a love of beautyt and city beautification")

There ls also a no-teworthy ar- ticle on toads and frogs. ten dif- ferent kinds. of which six have been found here by the present, writer. Miniature pictures of all‘. 16h. with short descriptions, give‘ Yatluable aid to the young natural- 1 s .

“Variegated Gerimlumo."

The house-plant known as a

though. apparently, it is hard to

believe that! Pelargoniums run in-

fo many forms: some have single

some double flowers. in all shades

from white to purplish-red. but‘ never yellow nor lue. Others

again have the colors 1n the leaf

and these are termed "Variegated

Geraniums‘—wlth no great harm

done! ‘ I have two of the latter, one of which has a wide white border to the green leaf; the other has the centre of the leaf yellow (pattern- ed like a swallowtail butterfly) and the margin of the leaf green. One of the "tips" given anent this class of pelargoniums. is to pinch off all flowcrstalks as they appeal: Since the variegated plants are never so robust as the plain green ones. thil. I supposed was to con- serve the plants strength. This spring I rmltted thewhiie edged plant to loom-to see what. would happen. The flowers came about half size. with miserably distorted petals; just like those of a virus- attacked plant. This is in line with the botanists conclusion that all variegated plants are victims of a virus-mosaic which causes abnor- lglxfltl flowers. fit only tn be pinched

NATURE NOTE!

There is quite a little “fol-est" of Alder shrubs 1n the bed of the creek hora. and in spring it, 1; a pretty sight with its brown and yellow catklns swinging in thr-

of.

The Canadian artist Barrie Ren- , with its .

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ATTENTION FARMERS

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THAT OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM

A series of meeting! will be held as follows:-

SOURIS, May 14th, McQuaifYs Hall. MONTAGUE, May 15th, Legion Hal). SUMMERSIDE, May 16th, St. Mary’s Church Hall cuannorrarowlv, May 17th, Legion Hall. TIME: 8 o’clock (Daylight Saving).

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Harold A. Cox, M.Sc., special representative of Green Cross will discuss the cidogfungicides and herbicides, with special refer- ence to DDT sprays and dusts. <

Presented by Green Cross Insecticides

Made under the direction of fir; British Ministry of Informadon this film show: the discovery and development of that mirlcie w". nme insect‘ ide DDT-how it was

in war and how i: can serve In pence.

so of various insecti-

tlecadc the trlllium was extinct. Cattle do more harm to native

form of dysentery. It in “selectlve"

in that it attacks some members

ional Park, has brought 1o light a few plants not previously listed. T311111: ‘first 1s [Eipartina Ml-chawzlnanu

tc c, p u arly known as Sough Grass. Tfis is lo-und at Clark's Pond. and at “Shining Waters" and ls the third Spartlna in our flora. According to Dore and Rol- and it is the same as Link

breeze. I walked down the other day and found two shrubs only. with catklns: the scarcity must be due to weather conditions last year? I took a bunch of staminato catklns home. to measure thcnr lhPl’ BVQFBQPd 7.5 cm long.

I notice, in gardening magngineg spectinata ‘ind other papers warnings against Scirpus valldus vahl. ls the ‘he lndllcrlnmm“ “mm” M m"

l * 1 .. Great. Bulrush found at Dalvay. ‘e spr “g flow?“ The-Plant mo’!

in rcquet he ' th . ' W9 BITEBGY have SS. amerlcanus. (Eplgaeag. wllierhlshase dtgzlgétoaxrltfd atroclnctus and cypcrinus on our

from th l tilt 1"‘ list, the two former discovers-d by towns a§mm1;"(§h§e§,.,‘,§f.§“',t§ ‘$822: the present writer and determined within easy reach. There are ‘how- at Ottawa. ever, 1 - 1. 1 " sdrpu! Campem“ Britta", V". axle 18C s of marginal land

where it flourishes unmolesfcd. fifgggldait glailiklfsellllongflrflflt- l! The Trillium ls indifferent case:

it prefers soil of better character In the Pondweed Family. a 51h 11 M speclcs not yet listed in our flora an e g shade of hardwood

and copse. About 20 years ago a has been found in Clark's Pond l l 1 only. It is the Putamogeton fill- s rp u young woodlands He“ mo’

was be e . fotrr3€ts‘£firs%n,reand wassidentified hers Ofdtlrlléegfltgtlesgrllfllillljlllm."urxl gcndweed- Wish “m: 0 ‘many was customary, the young cattle

at hlilv be x like: were turned into the woodlands ti; wtliole list 3.3.113“: caferigul réel- for pasturage and m less mm l checking. Sagittaria latlfolia Wllldenow, for-ma gracills (Pursh) Robinson, was found at Dalvay. 1H6. The 23171 type-form. I. lntlfnlll. was record- 19M ed 1n Maoflvvainn’ 1m (1001) and 7w was found in a pond at Southport, _

' in 1920. by the present writer. Its popular name ls the Brood-leaved Arrow-head. Bparganium angustlfollum Mich. Narrow-leaved Bur-reed. found at Dalvay. appears i-n MacBwalns‘ list (1907) as a variety of S. simplex Hudson. The Lyslmachla nummulnri... commonly known or Moneywort. was found growing in a hlyflfllfl near the lute Mil! Martin's gord r at Newton Oroos, July 131"‘

plants, by grazing and trampling than all the pickers. but one can- not. do without them! At the some time It is bad Woodcraft to pasture stock in woodlands.

Slrnspots were to the fore last winter, through their maximum period will probably be about 1948-50. Their appearance last winter was coincident with ma;- netic storms. aurorae. and an out- break of influenza and common cold rather worse than usual. Dr. Ralph E. DcLury. Physicist at tho Domini-on Observatory. had for- warned u: of these diseases. which indeed have been noticed at every sunspot maximum for 300 years. Scientists now say that the flu has a more virulent outbreak every 30 years and slnce the pestilence of 1018 was the most deadly‘. we catn 10;‘: grwlard with Id allure ens on o 1 - . ere has 50 also aeer} adnkéautgreak of lhlfllltfti- om“

es na ur once w ch we have‘ labeled "stomach-flu" but BUNBURY FARMS

which seems to be an attenuated mé4-Q yy

the we via the (naso-lacrlmal) canal connecting the nasal nor-ewe with the eve. Treatment of the ecrmite discus with one of the several effective remedies on the market. including the ilr°vfibtd nrevrwration "ivcn below wrill clear uo this condition.

Secondly" ‘hFPx-Iwlmlge tlriiehfu; at

0r m‘ o .33.. m deafarnrlwriea-dtrt or remove ambit/es in the beddina rmntire ff the black nflrflclfig of and repeat the treatment of the w; in ~~ were 1* “r ::::.°::..l:ar. "azzéici! afoul out nf ears that survived the first treatment.

mites at the Dominion Experi- mental Fox Ranch. Method of Treatment: With a cotton swab clean out earmites and scabs to get down to the tissues of the ears. than gently apply ear-mite lotion on a fresh cotton swab. rub gently but thoroughly into the tissues and work the ear from the outside. Clean out the fox nen to

only; of a family; yet it attacks hl and low. rich and our. In Asa, cholera ls a concumi apt oi the sunspot. years. xv MOST ANCIENT r-"oorwzai; Th4; sandal is the most ancient type of footwear.

maize"

All farmers having orders in for either Erban or Dusk seed oats, please call for as soon as possible. Ready bagged in 3 bus. bags only. Supply limited. Seed barley

The selling. of the fox catalogue commenced Tuesday at 2 n. m.. and continued through to Thursdav FVFfllYll. havinr an offering of 25.089 pelts. which were M)? sold at an average of $31.20 ‘The April 1M5 sale had an offering ct‘ 24.131) nelts. 61% sold at an average of $24.03.

A good attendance of buyers were present representing the U. S. A.. South America. Mexico. Italy and Can/adieu trade. Good qual- itv pelts of the various color nhasu were keenilv rorrmetcd for and the following high prices were realized: Platlnums rs skins in lot.) 8140 each. nlatinum silver (4) A125 each. white-marked pearl nla-tinun (4) 9-100 each. near! plat- inum; (i) $80 each. white-marked