lULY 12. 1941

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TIINELY NOTES ON TOPIOS

ONNEOTEO NIITII

! l Silver Fox and

r Mink Farming +“H_._““

The report of the Montreal Fur lales, Ltd. whose auction was leld on the 13th of June. reached n a few days ago. Briefly it is . - RANCH MINK—Western— astern types 60 per cent sold. hese averaged "Om $2.00 to l1600, according to quality. Ones “id twos extra large and large, yxtra dark and dark, brought lrorn $14 to $16. Ones and twos gxtra large and large. dark. $11.75 lo $15, Mediums, $9 50 to $10.00, ones and twos part darks, $7 to p10 PLATINUM Foams-co per rent sold unchanged to 5 per cent higher. Better colors saa to $43: regular; $28 to $33: lnferlors $5 w $23. WHITE FACES—50 per rent sold unchanged to 5 per cent lower; ordinary up to $22. STAND- ARD SILVBRS-BO per cent sold. s per cent lower: rezulnrs up to m; inferior! up to $10. The next general sale will be held on the 25th of September, 1947.

‘There passed awov at Braden- Mrs.

ion. Florida. on May 10th. l Gertrude E. liinx. who was for sev- It is best to give a very light -“3_lh9 iemlm» the 59°95 i’! 9f‘ rral years editor of. the Blot-k Fox feed the evening after Pilllnfl- ‘ (m: 15 increasing “nd we w“! mo“ Mflmfl‘"'“““""""“"“'i°"""l'i" The“ by me.“ pmcesse‘ “d d9‘ sinaaslne. SN: was 00 vcars old The ears should be examined for 571m in“ high 313m “Ow "vie I91’ added hllmllfi. 8-11 Went-ill in and 1! mwlved m. a son and enmngm A“ brown spots o, shows are in progress-bringing fertile soils, and providing a. med- rhughter. Mrs. Fox took a great brown material that scrapes off is mw- "flh “rem”! lmi’ mi‘ WP‘ 5W“ l" "l9 Emwlih ""1 ' .- lnterest in the industry and was suspect. if earmites are present m’ °Y°~ 1515'“? m'"‘“l5'~'i“"" of the $25,000 American Trotting mmt M mmy hmemml m1°'°'°"' particularly grateful for any in- the foxes shculd be treated again "I l“ ‘nmimlf- "Mrs "d m“ championship last year l; smooth 55m5m5- The” 33939959 In l! W?‘ Mrmflmm hwmshfi,‘ {mm pun... m eight day. and a mlrd treat, trimmed ladies wear~and we shave“ End youthful longing but tile top-soil until the necessary She was a iwdv mcnt would also be in order. Ear- am“ 1'15‘ ‘"95" °°*‘i'5—“"" 9'9‘ he has been almost thirty year-s "lyflads "e Present 1° llwdllce for the abundant farm crops. Man while

Edward Island.

l-i every sense oi the word and

had friends galore amonrr fur h farmers in the United States and ther, For that reason all refuse, u --—— _ pening oi t e long ago. [t war ln C_.,nadn_ hay. straw, dirty beddlng--any- Garlmn“ a" 59mg “m” rm“ the days when the bearded pa; thing of that klnd-should be 5km‘ "mmhuled bl’ Ieadim w" O'Connor drove Kelly to victory 0n

carted away from the ranch andipmdllce“ " garments stvledThbv tracks all ove. the eastern United

y,“- ym-rnlng ln nerrnanv lg a: burned. Sanitation is a must in lealdi“: “shim ‘1':"1g“°§s~ t t?’ States. "mill"! a spectacular race might be expected ln a very ore- any well reglilflild flinch. w e Show“ mug m‘ e l" 9°31?" 3mm The 56B! ilfli-iera ‘Ciumr? -' "id “dveilued l“ in the land. Drivers got the idea

carious position.

kind of faori great increase in lng as these animals themselves. but have been mostly pelted account of the impossibility o getting fish or YneatS. Pelt. nrir-e are Offlnlalll’ fixed at, Dru-ills: larval-r This m=an= a loss for tl-i

breeders who have tn ow much

higher prices when food can h

nhtalngd Hun- I'll\'(\v-n the won ‘I'm . port $960,000 worth of dressed and

~ dycd rabbit skins from Belgium‘

lraen on with mr forming lire-r‘ c" do not; gall for monov but t-ilr

t: barter. On the block market. a silver fox ne‘t. is nuotcrl at. about This means about 20000 American cigarettes or two I0 lbs of Cigarettes and but- t»- are the new llhflffininl mop-w of mildrla‘ furs is strictly prohibited. Ti’ our Con- adlnn breeders coilld vet "it" (‘"- manv with their for or mink furs and do business in the black mar- ket it. would certainly he, a mo" lucrative occupation hut the risk

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illegality oi the undertaking. would

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typewriters or obout cream butter

ride introduction

nm in 55v anything about

be very great.

Herbert. A. Nieman and Com- pany. whose ranches cover lum- dreds of acres in northern Michi- gan and vie with Fromm Bros as

the largest breeders of silver fox in the world. had 95

their 14.000 silver foxes sold

the New York Company auction

some time aim. The ton price w

$47.00 and the average $18.96. One thing that was particularly inter- estlng and encouraging was the 5 per cent oi the

fact that only offering remained undlsilflsed "l-

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Th» paramount “mnlem for breeders Is to get any ‘There has been 1- lwaver brood- czm feed foxes and mink off on

per cent of

The fact that fox and rnlnk lliices are low should not prevent iii?“ "i! every fox farmer from “um! i-he V911! best he can to produce the very best pelts he San. At this season of the year AXES should‘ be looked over for fleas and 1f there is the least sign of these prompt measures must be taken to eradicate them. We find the use oi a cheap coal enr- disinfectant mixed 1 part to 00 parts of water and sprayed gen. B-‘Ollsly around the ground and 1108i! a great preventative. Pul- ycx powder. now available. is ex- cellent where fleas are actually on the foxes. One application is not sufficient. it must be followed by another in at least ten days. 1t is also time now to pill the foxes. Adultsshould be given the i6 minim capsules minim capsules. The very young-

not be dosed with 8 minim cap- sules until mid-July.

bearing animals in Canada

~ coming from ranch bearers. .

Great Britain has agreed to im

this year. This is to include Rrlt

for processing

duction

ket.

Adalph L. Langenfeld, who

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voice oi one crying in the wilde ness. But Yvlll‘ "lull"!- support, vocal and financial. unison with that farmer frorn Maine t0 Wiihlil

and pups 8

r-st. that is late May puns. should

mites and fleas develop with tre- mendous rapidity in this hot wea-

Durlng the food production sea- e ding Jun 30th. 1946, ve ‘1 lsirllllllOxll pelts wzre taken frolic iurheadinq fashion manzlnes‘ and the total value of these furs was f over 042.000. Of those pelts 04 per - cent were taken from wild ani- r mals. the remaining 431.000 pelts raised iur

ish owned skins sent to Belgium They are also al- lowing the Russians to sell bet- ter type red fox skins for the pro- of utility fur garments ior the home market, while ex- cluding United States and Can- adian red fox. as it is held un- desirable to encourage an increas- ed consumption of furs paid for with dollars on the domestic mar-

The following message is from

chairman oi the fox committee and whose actlvitlerare expect- ed to materially increase the de- mand for fox and other ranch bred ‘What will it. be. fox farmers. bankruptcy, or a‘ return or to profitable fox production? The choice is squarely up to you, all of n; you. individually and collectively. Individually, alone. you can do srs nothing. Your voice will be the

active l of every fox

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Crop Report

WINNIPEG. Mam, July 11- Weather has been generally warm over the Prairies during the past Iweek with scattered showers and hail storms occasionkig light dam- age, Areas in West Central Saskat- lcbewan and East Central Alberta .have had below normal precipitat- ion this season and additional rain- fall is required to prevent deter- ioration according to tihe weekly crop report of the Department of Agriculture of the Canadian Nat.- ional Railways.

A I . “n- r Reufrew is liable Io you now. ton, from Colorado to the out- Theses no waiting for delivery!

Al the authorised Benirew Item-n. sentltlve for this district I will tvladlv dflnonstrule n luau" in v0!!!’ own dairy. There's no obli- "l-lilil I0 purchase. Get more "film and butter. with a Ben- "97- GI" Ina n cull and I'll prove it to your satisfaction. .

J. M. Ladner 111 m1 STREET

This your get a NEW

new

CREAM SEPIARATOR

posts of Canada, oi an aggress- ive, planned program oi fox pro- motion and advertismg will re- suit in the reconstruction, the revitalization of our markets and again make fox raising a happy, lucrative enterprise.

“What is this program? its aim ls to make every American wo- man desire silver fox. l-‘Iow? By style-promotion. direct advertis- ing. indirect advertising, and out- right, shameless. endless publicity and propaganda in our magazines. newspapers and movies. It took some time to get this program golniz—and no small part was. and is. the selling of it to the very ones it is designed to benefit- ihe fox producers. But it is go-

‘paring their 1948 styles ,fall showings

Vogue, Harper's Bazaar. Town and Country, American Fur Designer. Womens Wear Dallv, and other The most influential fur stylist in the nation is preparing designs using silver fox for the first time in four years. Advertisers of exclus- ive merchandise freouently picture atvlishlv dressed women in the backgrounds of their advertise- ments. Thev are being asked by your committee to have those wo- ' men wear silver fox Have you seen foxes worn in the movies latelv? You will soon. To have ' movie stars appear in sliver foxes ls one of the most effective in- direct methods of publicizing our product.

less patriarch. Now for

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loatlng over his

informal. “conspiring with a steward the

‘The latest from Paris ls that the many models are wearing plat- inum fox necknleces at the raccs A despatch says: "Smart spectat- ors who came down to look at the horses in the paddock at Vlncennes race course were much intrigued bv young lady models wearing. light fox neckpieces which added a luxuriant tone to their black l‘ woolen dresses.”

ed aboard their sulkles.

the get-away that he was making the crowd roar

mud he nearl‘, and it upset him so to coax the usual

from his faithful trotter, Kelly.

that

The New York Auction Com- nanv July sale will- start on the 10th. The first dav will he taken no with a sale of 145.000 ranch mink. 8.000 wild mink and various other furs. 0n the illth and 10th

inum. white face ring-neck and ‘sundry color phase fox pelts and P 13.700 silver fox. There are strong. mlhopes that. these will be moved

as interest seems to be improving , in silver fox and mutations.

was driving Emma bearded break-away." .

In National Fur News anpcars

lust urriv A limited number of th 40 Gallon - 8O

Protect your Crops by using goo Phone, Write or Coil immediately-

W. R. JENKINS

CHARLOTTETOWN

ISLAND EQUIPMENT co., Summerside. CLAUDE McNEiL, O’Leary-

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ed curloud POTATO SPRAYERS.

e following sizes available: Gallon - 20D Gallon ' d equipment.

a replica oi the first sliver for ad that. was released in Vogue. 1t is really a work of art. and will no doubt have a great influence in oopularizing these beautiful furs. It will be remembered that at the recent meeting of the Can- adian National Silver Fox Brood- ers‘ Association held in Char- lottetown. $15,000 was voted to- wards advertising silver fox and mutation pelts. This generous ‘gesture on the part of the orunn- llsation will be much appreciated

BETTER BVIZDI/VG

throughout the fur world and

will have a gratifying effect in ‘stimulating optimism not only MATERIALS

among the breeders but among Phone 341

,the manufacturers and retailers.

l Leon Tocle who drove Summer

training and driving horses He re. cently told a good story o1 n nap.

that O'Connor's whiskers were a‘, factor. Tlhey seemed to wave de- rlslvely in his wake and they got tired of taking the dust of the peel‘- Leon's

"0'Connor’s whiskers gave him ‘a psychological edse. and he knew it. smootki-shaven rivals. So we decided to gang up on him, by way of having a little fun and picked Gorham, Me., be- cause lt is a small place where, track procedure and etiquette were

complacent eight drivers who were to compete with O'Connor in a special mile trot got false whisk- ers and donned them as they climb-

"Pat led the parade as we head- ed for the starting position, and it was nOt until we turned around ior saw what with laughter and applause. Hi.- was so fell out of ‘iis sulky. he fallel burst of speed

"O'Connor was outuhiskered alll the way, eight to one and he howl- ed about being fouled when he fin- ished behind, but he was laughed out of his threat to file u protest--

"I hud t-he pleasure o! beating licily that

Signal in that

. MocDONALD 8i ROWE

WOODWORKING CO. LTD.

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Sun to victory in the second dad:

I 11.. Parker Hamilton of River m... chant-covering beard of bee: to demonstrate his Boutique

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Manor, N. J., "grows" a buzzing, apiarian technique be- Inkc, I. J.

Soil Erosion

I7 MI. I. A. Clark

Soil erosion causes the molt ser- inus loss sustained by the farmers of Prince Edward Island. This in- sldloua economic loss from our cultivated fields la more general than is commonly realized. The fact that we expect to see our brooks muddy, and our rivers red, after a rainstorm shows how ac- customed we have become to this waste. Most people think it is natural and that it has always oc- curred.

when Jaques Cartier and other explorers landed_ they found this island covered with fragrant trees and fertile meadows with abundant wild fruit and natural grasses. Top-soils were forming and there was little wastage then. except where lire had denuded the soil cover, and even this erosion when started would soon be checked by fire-weed and other of nature's methods of soli conservation.

whence came this valuable top- soil that we should protect and lconserve? It was slowly accumu- lated through the ages by the gradual decay and wasting of rocks, stones and coarse particles of tbl earth by natural forces. AmolI others was Nature's wonderful ro- tatlon of living things: one celled organisms, plants, insects and animals.

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Canadians in china inspect calves horn at; 5 Vancouver to Shanghai. Standing, from left, are: Campbell, W. N. Bostock; kneeling, F. C. I-isu, John Eller.

ea. during UNRRA shipment of Hugh MacKenzie of Watford, Ont;

livestock from Pet/er G. R.

capable of assisting nature in this essential work, has often only ex- ploited it, or through carelessness, or lack of knowledge, has permit- ted this valuable accumulation of plant food to be wasted by poor nusband y, and car-fled away by rains as soil erosion. U

Nature's way of supplying water, another essential for plant growth, is by rain and in this Province we have a generous supply, the iaverage for many years being over 42 inches per year. If it were not nf this abundant supply, particu- i larly during the summer, our sandy

loam soils would be menaced by ililf serious'possible in the autumn after

another and even more erosion,

farms into sandy wastes, in West- ern Canada.

Our rains are practically always beneficial to our wooded areas and our soils that are covered with a good sod. The seven year farm ro- tation, and mixed farming,‘ with a fair number of live stock, that was general for several genera- tions, in many parts of Prince Ed- ward Island, greatly lessened much serious soil erosion in the past. because it had four years in sod, under hay or pasture. The man- ure produced by the stock also added large quantities of humus, e. very important factor in retard- ing soil erosion!

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With the ‘introduction of much larger areas in cultivated crops, the adoption of shorter farm ro- tations, and the more generous use of comme clai fertilizers the incidence of soil erosion has great-

’ d hi h r e mutation and silver foxes will be gait)???‘ ti: Sm; C2,; I g0; (m. l; iy increased. The past season has offered. Thev include. 3.854 plat- is 0'“ o! my prized mememoea I bmugm, “n; home m a 8",; many of our people who had deep gul-

iies cut through their fields. Some had considerable areas of their grain washed out after it was well above ground. These were the ob- vious results of soil erosion. .

The far more serious action of soil erosion is what is known as sheet erosion. This has gradually removed the upper layers or top- soil from our cultivated fields, {wherever our bare soils are ex- , to the weather on hill sides, and even on slopes that. were less

than three feet in one hundred

feet, there may be sa-ious soil ero- sion. I U O Tests at the Experimental Sta- tion at Charlottetown and else- lwhere have shown. that where [crops are cultivated in rows up .and down the slopes in fields, that [soil erosion la much greater than when the rows are cultivated across ‘the slopes, or along contour lines, lthat can be located by a soil aur- vey. Dr. Bennett of the States Department of Agriculture. found by actual surveys, in the potato areas in the State of Maine, that in many areas where cultiva- tion had been straight up and down the hills, that the original top- soil was all gone, and in some il- stances the top-soil and sub-soil b a depth of two feet bad been carried away by erosion, during a period of thirty five years.

some remedial work has been undertaken in this Province, a great deal more should be started this season. The Agricultural In- stitute of Canada at their recent Convention at Lethbridge, Alberta, stressed soil conservation as the most important factor in Canad- ion Agriculture.

A Maritime Conference of the Agricultural Institute oi Canada and the Maritime Fertilizer Coun- cil will be held at Perth, New Brunswick, August l5 to 7, 1041. On the afternoon of the 6th, there will be a tour of the soil erosion projects in Maine. These are under ‘the direction of the U. S. Depart-

ment of Agriculture and as many of our people as possible should see them.

The following are a few remed- ial suggestions that would check

profitable fields in a good system of mixed farming.

3. The use of contour’ and strip farming, on moderate that the flow of all surplus rain water will be greatly retarded as ti. seeks to reach such natural out- lets as brooks and streams.

4. The construction of well grass- ed water-courses, for the surplus runoff from higher areas, using the least grade possible, to retard ~ v the flow of water all the way to the outlet in the valley, ducing its carrying capacity of soil, should it break through the ten- aclous- grasses, form the bottom of the course.

5. The use of perennial plants, such as winter rye_ to hold the face soil, by seeding as soon as

type of soil erosion, namely wind I harvesting 0f which in recent; yam-a, I These protected crops can be plow- turned great areas of fertile prairie ' 8d imdfl‘ Ill fill! 811F138 W Mid illl" ther humus to the soil.

6. Follow nature's way of hav- ing plants cover all exposed soil lsurfaces as soon as possible after their exposure.

These are only a few suggestions of ways that soils may be pro- tected from erosion. Our farmers. once they start, will no greatly improve on them.

It is a cardinal nutritional fact that the type of food we eat is important to health, and Lhus to

earning the experts, and then, if you wish, round out

your meals nutritional authority submits this jingle-"We need large seridngs to

give us I cat that'li raise our salaries.’

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much of the soil erosion in‘ this Province:

1. The reforestation of all steep hillsides and abandoned lands.

I. The seeding to hardy and luc- cuient _[l'lllfl and clover: of the moderately steep hillsides. The ap- Plyinc of manure and fertilizer to these slopes, under good pasture

management will turn these ma: of pursuant pasture Mo the and

slopes, so