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TIMELY NOTES on robiqsi . . conivecrco wmi ' e '

SilverFox Farniin

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The asthrhriual meeting of the sbeldtidh b. exhibirof cs0.

canadian National Sliver Fox Breeders’ nssoclation held at Fredericton Monday and Tuesday o1 this week was one of the best my] most enioyable in'lt.s history. The New Brunswick Fur Farmers‘ Association officials and members and the City of Fredericton went h.) great pains to make every- thing pleasant for the visitors and' h; a result everyone left Frederic- ton reeling that it is among the most enjoyable places for a con- vention that this Dominion af- lords. Dmpite the fact that the mung were held all through the day and one evening. a cer- tain amount oi recreation was available and greatly euloyed. ver- mularly the invitation extended by the New Brunswick Fur Farmers w an informal dinner at D-Coy

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A feltfl! of Tuesday afternoon was a lecture by Dr. R. G. Green s! the University of Minnesota oh distemper to an audience which congihtedcf membe n of the As- sociation and fox ranches from various parts of ,New Brunswick which completely filled the City Hall. After that the members witnessed a demonstration by Ml". MacMfllim of Holt Renirew d: cm o; my type furs and an ad- dress was given by him that was replete with interestlnl informe- tion on the design and mariufac-_ Qure of furgarments and the vari- gun problems thcl manufacturer has. After listenlns to 11 ti" fur farmers felt that there should be more co-operation b90119"! . producer arid fur manufacturer The models shown were worn by two young ladies of Fredericton who dlmlayed them to Pfllecl-Wf- These models were - od bl Holt nerirrew d: Co. rom New York and ‘were the latest creations of the fur designers art. costin! the firm $5.000 apiece-l “#11 11* glghihg and construction wlllnflbo used for the makeup o! 110m: by Holt Renfrevw do. C0- in province and elsewhere.

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w, popular were tho plmrguir? and pearl Pllllnllm- W?‘ tlcularly the mediums in nlntln-l urns. and one can realize after witnessing a demonstration of that kind why those furs should lleil so much above silver fox. Thsre wn5_0rie particularly b91135"! ‘m’ yer-fox 100301’- mldll “P °l ""7 bright silver skins and it was really classy. Mr. Ma an ex- plsinsd tbs fact thatlthhhdleo bitodaywsatwaopearlll tend will on no account wear a rmeait which is bulky. For that reason the greatest care must he taken w slenderizethe models and he ex- plained that close- furred fox furs were much better adapted for jac- kets and capes than the long fur- red fox which we so admired in the past. The long-haired foxes are. still in vogue for scsrm and also are popular in some of-the south- ern countries.

‘The meeting was presided over.

' by Lowell w. Hancock. Presideafi

bi the Association. who 8W0

address which reviewed the actT-|

ivlties of 1944 and made sugges} tions for the future. At its con- clusion Mr. Hancock was tendered

s great deal of applause and therbl

ls no question but that he has taki- en tremendous interest

showed that the membershi cora- slsted oi 298 with Prince ward Island having 110. Ontario 68. Quebec 50. New Brunswick . . Nova Scotia 9. Saskatche an .14. Alberta l2 and_ British C umlria ‘ 6. The total foxes registered dur- ing the year were 4.026. Prince Edward Island-leading with 1197 followed by ohtario with. 1.51s, Quebec 539. New Brunswick 0'17. Saskatchewan 95 and Nova Scotla 84. For the year Z42 ranch state- ments werc flied and accepted showing 3.168 registered males and 11.140 females on the Associathn’! members’ fox farms. l.

Report of the special comméittee submitted by Mr. D. O. Stewart. chairman. was well received and Mr. Stewart was complimented‘ on the efforts he and his fellow niem- bsrs hail put forth to remove Qrievances of fur farmers The marketing department showed that

“the 1945 pelt show sponsored by lie Ontario Fur Breeders‘ Associ- .ation had an exhibit of 070 pelts 2nd that sponsored by the P. 111.1. Fox Breeders‘ arid Exhibitoils‘ As-

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lRiepresentatlves for- Nultural Winter Fair,

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and worls-l ed very hard for the Association’. !

The report of the Dlrectols‘

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SHORTHORN FIELD DAY

_ All Shorthorn Breeders and others interested are ln- Vlted to attend the Field Day to be held on the farm of=

makinut a total of 1.320 of‘ the variousvtypes and color phasesall

of-whlch were offered on the Januaqy. Mulch and April auc-

tions. ~

The average obtained for the B05 sol was .42 and that the top price of V , each for four platlnums. On the March auction 311 show silvers were offered of which 91% sold stj an average of 000.66 with a top price of 1B2. Regardlngnthe April uale Women's Wear, ily oi ‘New York had the following re- port: “Mutation fox appeared to have soiled its zenith in the cur- rent s e of Canadian Fur Auction Sales fiompany. Ltd. creating ‘a new record with the sale of 100% of thsfiCanadian National Silver Fox lllreeders‘ ‘Association's 550 spocisln. containing platinums. plat- inum sdlvers, pearl platinum: and white marked silvers. The aver- age Jpplce was $99.50.

A3. nery favorable discussion re- sulvld‘. after the submission of the abover report and commendation was hpressed and a vote of thanks passed to George A. Callbedr, manner of the Fur Marketing

sment. and his grsderstand staff} for the very excellent way they ‘shad handled the above pelts and in fact all their. consignm A‘ resolution expressing apprecia- tion ,~of the work of secretary Tho- mssiD. Carruthers and ‘Treasurer Vernin Matthew wss passed un- an I sly.

The financial fir‘ ‘ of the Association showed that it is in s very strong position due to the lartv surplus built up years ago wh Lthe industry was in its hey- day. There was a slight deficit on tlhe marketing account and As- sooiationb regular accounts for the roasahyear but this was largely due

- e fact that some of the pelts badloesn carried over into 1 blah these have since been disposed o ..

lThe election of officers result- ed as follows: President, George HscLeod. Black River, N. 3.; vice- esident. Robert Humphrey, Ken- a ton. P. E. 1.; Executive Com- mittee. D. 0. Stewart. Summer- idc; Lit-Col. D. A. MacKinnon, harlottetown; Gordon Maclllllan. Cornwall. Registration Committee. H A. Dohnrty. Quebec; R. H. Mc- llquhan, Lanark. Ont., and Ken Taylor, Halifax, N. S. Delegates for Canadian National Live Stock Records Board. J. J. lidcOague and H. C. Ruthven, Alllston, Ont. Royal Agri- W. H. C Ruthven, J. J. McCague. Members of llur Committee, J. H. Mac- Phali. New Haven. Ernest Mlll. K ton; manager of Fur Department and Chief

tor. George A. Callbeck.

Summerside. The sum'of $5,000

, was allotted to be expended 1n sd-' _ .vertlsing. and for the promotion of

fox pelt and live fox shows.

The directors for 1945 are as follows: Dr. J. J. Gillie. Merritt, B l! S. Jenkins, Aldersyde.

Alta.. Dr. R. H. MacDonald, Sask- atoon, A. M. Doyle. Winnipeg, Dr. W. E. Russell. Kitchener. 0nt., R. H. Mcllquhsn. Lanark, Ont. L.

Pollock. Keswick. ~0nt.. l-l. A. Dohargy. Old Chelsea. Qua. Dr. J. l‘. Ls crest. Quebec. l". H. Copp, M. L. A.. Port Elgln. N. 8.. K. W. Taylor.‘ Halifax, Lt-Col. D. A. MacKinnon. Charlottetown. Gor- don MacMillan. Cornwall. J. H. MaoPhail. New Haven. Ernest Mill. Kensington, D. O. Stewart. Bununerside.

On the closing evening of the meeting a question box was in- stituted in which fur farmers present deposited questions they wished information on regarding fur farming problems. A commit- tee consisting of Dr. C. K Gunn. l... W. Hancock. Summerslde. Reg Murray, Fredericton and Dr. E. Rendell Bowness. answered same. A couple of hours was spent pleas- antly ln this occupation and all voted it most interesting and in- formative as mt only the ex- perts answered the questions but many others were called upon from the audience to give their opin- ions. It seemed to the writer who was ‘present. that while we have all had a ‘great deal of ex. perience raising foxes yet new problems are arising all the time and even the best and most sue- cessful ranchers find it very dif- ficult to deal with them. For in-

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Athol Roberts. Winsloe on Thursday, July 5th.

An educational program

and short snappy ftalks will be conducted during the I

afternoon.

mills.

The program will begin promptly

consisting of Judging classes

_ Mr. H. R. White, Secretary of the Calnadlan Shorlhorn

Association will be in attendance and will place and dis-

cuss with the breeders present the different classes of anl- I I

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a’ 1:30 P.M. and at

5 the conclusion of flle program, supper w ll be served by the

r lWest Royalty Woitfenb Institute. '

Plan to attend and make this Field Day an outstand-

ing success.

s. c. wsticirr. z - Secretary

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., J. w. cnosav; - 1 President.

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on the January auction.

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How to Help

A Narrow Board Used to Shade Speed

Many Victory gardeners failed to? germinate seeds of late solvings] lastsummer during the diioilth pe-i riod‘ when temperatures were high.‘

This failure is chiefly due to lack‘ of moisture in the surface soil and formation of a hard. baked crust over the seeds. which the sprouts

ts. fail to penetrate.

Several methods can be used to! aid ' ermination. The easiest. is pro 1y the use of peat moss. or" a special mixltufe of soil rich lhl humus with one-half sand. to csver;

.starice what is the best method or! ‘Brewing a good adult pelt brought out the fact that nobody was quite| certain and all were ready to listen= to the other fellow and see if they! could find out a better way. As a| matter of fact practically all con-.

945 fessed to not producing in their:

opinion. as good adult pelts as they‘ formerly did. It seems that most People concentrate on the produc- glon of shod pups dud that they eed the adults and pups pracflg- 111v the same diet and this does not always result favorably.

I Th1! getting together of ranch; was from the Atlantic to the Pac- k l?" Telllvsflhléd by the directors It certainly a good move as the in.

erchange of ideas and bonds oil ‘friendship which are formed tend‘ "u" 191111 Permanence to ou: lndus-i try. ‘Interesting to Islanders is the| fact that Dr. J. .J. Gillls of Mer-= BIG. is a brother of Urban‘

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Gillls. Miscouche. and was a rhr-[l U

mer student of St. Dunstarts hi. ball Player ih the late 18901; foil: afterwards attended McGlll ‘ Uni-l Vefslly. graduated as a ‘ man and was hl r h ': at the Royal Vclctzria Orlrliipfwfefifl: is now one cf the prominent s-urg-l eons of British Columbia 0h the| 111D he was accompanied by his 5°11 Bllbbl‘. ten years old, who ‘has travelled three times to P :51” I. making a total back and forth

9118c when he returns home ‘this season of some thirteen o: Jourteen thousand miles.

Harry Crossm n, c has had unusuaa1 sucgefi tilhrigvixeie. .8013 hi!» kept five female that; .31 ll 91 llvlns Pups of which I l" Dlstlnums. ‘This looks like n record.

BEETS 11m yuan ROUND (Experimental Farm News)

l T1111 common saruehlbeet. which FWW Erwin. is a native of Egypt and has been lcrqrici growing wild . as far Eust as the Caspian Sea. and Iran. formerly Persia. There are .11}? P8001115 BS l0 Whsn bgels werg ' frat culltvated but French botanists

28MB 1518i‘ were brought to Finance llmm 17-1-13’ Just prior to the 17th century,

Beets are much in dcmand and ‘ll-Pi 81911111 widely by ham: and market gardeners Th" heme gard- ener may be inter .41 to know . that roots of tender. sweet qwlity lmy the hgidfiltlzle year round 'I‘hls .sno as cultss..'.1d -

Dfict and can be ecconclgicisbtssdL w El’:-

out. resorting to cmning. , lwarmn. Dcminicn Elzyc-rlntental

Stailcn. Cliarlattstmvii. P E I g Beretta transplant ussiiy and skilled

Karden-srs have taken advantage of _ this fact Ito lMCl/lfié a crop of neg beets eary n e summer. Se may be sown in a window box in March c-r Aipril and the seedlings trantsplarittzlddlfpthe open as soon

as t e groun .: wurm. Beets grown l this way waill be ready several

weeks in advance of pl:nf.s grown

from early sowings trio-side. An

early variety, such as Early Won- E. is usedifoi- thisiwork. srlyrsow ngs outs trio may be

mad-e just as soon cs t-‘he ground is

ready. To give a continuity of fen-

der. young hrets throughout the I summer. seSdTlngs may be made mt intervals of two or three weeks until midsummer ‘Fninriing will help lo hast-cu maturity. ‘Ill;- ti"; iety Detroit Dark Rrd wli foun-d very suitable for main crop plantings.

Bests. as they get older, become woody, lolse the!“ flavrr-r ape! reA- culre o. omer rm to rc-z" lwihtsr variety sold ih Prince ad; [ward Island a: ‘fflitlrys dag-def‘ overcomes mos o -ese cu l.- ies. B-sels of this ty~ne rrc sown ‘ at the ffiklliluféfme but Ere

1.9 yaw! n m! glTilt‘ i111 "

f ll Trey are t-‘irn h1"v"‘-"l-rl Pvi

s: red in sari-l in a cool 0211'!‘ 701' . Poo-t- of this wrlety type. ivsllzliv moi: ro-fillv end relafm .'.11e‘r "rl com"- err‘ “ltvlx th-rov-"hnlt the. winter To '1 gwfgfifl, t,'.~.- ba-‘e msv to kept until late the following slvrlh“.

"rmoe w-l-i-n - rcr“ -°r~- fad-o“ A F 'l"i"~‘~\'l1"r~, "1. "110 are-i hcrc. w": rralkrror of mo"~=‘l" history at Leeds University since 1%.

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‘In A Hot, Dry .1 Weather

Seed Grow

the Row After Sowing Will Germination

the seeds. Do not covelj them with 501i which CCfléalfls clay. unLss some method or shading the low

Make the seed drill deeper than in the spring. and let water run into one drill until the soil 1s soak- ed deeply. Then sQW tne scea. If peat moss l5 available. cover inc seeds with a thick layer, using no soil. water the moss thoroughly, and keep it moist until the seeds sprout.

Lettuce seed germinates better in hot weather if placcd between ICIJS 0t a moist towel, kept in a leng- erator for 24 hous. then dried te- fore sowing.

when soil is used to cover the seeds. do not cover more deeply than in the spring, but leave s, slight depression in the row which will oatcii any moisture that 1.0.1- denses in dew or fails in light ram.

1n addition the row should be shaded until the seeds sprout with lawn clip-pings, uuriap. paper. or preferably a narrow boauzl. The bcard can m lifted an incn or so albove tne ground. on cross pistes of wood. so that air circulates irceiy beneath it to check danger of damping off.

It is important to prevent the fonnatlon of a soll crusg. over reeds before they have germinated. This may result fi_o ms heavy ram. fal- lowed by baking in the liot sun. In clay soil lt may prevent tho sccds rom emerging. shading avoids this danger.

Whatever shading material is used. as soon as the eds c0003? above tho surface it must be ilite.'. to allow full sunlight to the young plants. Until these have became

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ARDIAN

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NOTES -

The Common Bnlraals

"What a subject to write about!" I hear someone say. But just wait. my friend. and»! think you will agree that though the plant.

book: that will brush up your Botany:—

Typha latlfolia Linnaeus. “Broad- leaved cat-tall." 1t ls the “Reed- niace" of some writers. the spike resembling an old weapon called a mace; locally (but erroneously) it is the"Bulrush" A marsh or aquatic plant. Leaves linear. flat. erisiform, striate. 1 to 2.7 m. high. 6 to 25 mm. broad, springing from a creeping rootstock. Flowers monoeclous. in a dark brown cylin- drlc spike terminating the stem; the upper part with stamens only. the lower with stipitate ovaries. (No interval between the stamens and the ovaries in this species). ‘Length of spike ‘Lfrto 30 cm; dia- meter 2 cm. or more.

My note-book contains much curious information ‘concerning plant. The Pawnee ‘Indians called "Kirit-tachsrush." meaning "Eye-itch." as thelflying down causes irritation if it gets into the eyes. The down was-used for dres- sing scaids alidburns. and was ap- plied to infants as we use talcum. It was used as filling for pillows, padding for cradle-boards. and quilts for baby wrapplngs. ‘When an infant was expected. the wo- men gathered great quantities of down upon wh ch the ncw-bom infant was laid; that which dried on. was removed by the mother. after molstening it with her milk. Instead of cotton diapers pads of down were used. before the advenz of the white traders. Forster. bot- anist, in l'l'll said that the poorer settlers of Virginia ate the roots of "bulrushes" and were very fond of them; they taste sweetish. John Lindley, English botanist. says that

well established. daily e-Drinklinll with a hose \ ‘ll prove beneficial.

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lach tea-plantation in India and Ceylon now maintains its own factory. where the “simpler Chinese operation tdescrib last week) is

ported three times daily, to be made into tea as we know it.

There are five distinct stages in the manufacture. The leaf is first spread on canvas and left to wit".- er for 48 hours. Then it is rolled in a cylindrical machine which gives the familiar twist to release the juices. Next it is oxidized Z exposure to the air; and it is this that gives the rich amber color to our cup of tea. Then comes the "firing", under which the leaves are dried in a hot air chamber held at 180 degrees F. The last stage is the grading which 1s done by means of electrically 0p- erated mesh trays. one above the other. the finest leaves dropping to the lowest tray.

As menltoned. the grads refer to the age, and consequently the size. of the leaf. rather than its quality or flavor. The grades are Broken Orange Pekoe; Broken Pekoe, Orange Pekoe, and Soluch- ong. Orange Pekoe is the bud and the first two leaves. After grading the tea is packed into lead- lined boxes for export to London. which controls the tea. prlcw of the world.

To test the quality of the tea

and skilful in their work. but the penalty for the continuous use of thelne is a_ nervous breakdown after about five years of the work

Before the war Canada used toi import close to 40,000,000 lbs. of tea annually. When I came here.

Peas. beans and lupins belong to a family of plants isnown as iesu- mss.‘ They have the attribute of fl1 from the air and sscr h in the roots m little bumps easily pen when the plant is milled. w. ‘These are usually re- ferred to as nodules.

may be mmon enough. yet. like entirely superseded and carried out 896cm 1 1 gamma . many other common things. by 1111011111011’ 18111082111111! PH‘- 10f}... m, wofifbof the iegumespebf very serviceable to mankind. Let have an outlay b! 8100.000- To m...‘ m, 111308911 1mm the gr. me first describe it from my note- this factory the green loo! i8 t-rlhl- “m; mu, these bacteria are

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absent or deficient and it ls neces- sary to ooulate it with a cul- ture rich in them. To accomplish

sowing

gain the maximum yield from‘ peg’. beans and other lesumw-i particularly in larsc 1118-1111085», We‘ seed may be inoculated witn nltrw‘ gen culture now commercially. available and sold by A111 seem house's. the cans conlainmz @4111- plete direction for its use, The various legumes room-l? lbiiflimlj cultures. clovers and alfalfa being. legumes as well as peas _ann beans; It would be an interesting éyl-tfill-l ment for the home gardener to. plant a row of inoculated beans; and another row which has not had. the nitrogen inoculation and note: the difference in the vigor and. growth of the two rows and nhel difference in the crops harvesmd, from the treated and untreated rows.

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Protector £500,000 for entrance to the country. This sum was also] to cover the conversion of old St!

and to advise as to t blending Paul's Cathedral into a synagoguaI of the different kindsQtEhe whole- 11nd l“ lmrma-‘fl °' $33,135,‘. as}; tea firms and packers main- giggly Wm‘ “'5 5 °re °

ta "tea-tasters". men wh s nd n - .. their time drinking little gupgeof The P111111 "°‘..“'“ egg; tea! They are highly experienced Henry Mmmn’ Manage