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Iirgot treat can Experiment Underlines , ' A A A Illlllallilllllg liotatoea Uses For Surplus Straw - NEWSaX....1:.IOTES - In '0 The M,” of hum” Mum um NAsiivii.i.it wsitnmn :::erto1!s::,dc:tedth1:re::;::;y.fnt:;

with extreme care at or subsequent Thli Witbler Wes seen at Tlz- the dresser had no glass doors to . zulglrveirt time. in order to avoid A new "1 - hm b 1 nlsli. by ornithologist Dwight, who protect it. ' period. isori during um not." been initiai:i,1mat mllliu ll)" ijlm 2.: strawels irthelll lfalonliedtldl hum gem an mmme 0! 18” studying me pewter put” (now mmwm A S. G .Pe n edrgtpluized by Mr. Experimental sumone 1 Olllcliloti term for Envoy I e I vng ma- e Island birds. We have no later pieces) cum; lugo bum. in all, who Sntfpotptp ,C rct inspector, lomnown The obj t n lor- and M . does 0 live stock record but that does not imply The cuvolia-5 who googhg, go,- "if an ac? ltmmumh by superintendent if 'c”pmmme-'1 the gill lion i when "Wed l” my "mill ”' "'9 ”"d' "mgh " chmes 1- We" Wealthy people and '”''”'I3 '9 "'01" lyre dimer is - - Ireni. is . e er, n the raw state does of observers. Dr. Taverner possessed much siivervlira and , - . ,g 01L HEAT” C stall

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Silver Fox. and Mink Farming ,,.w,-.ss.9wW X y y wnxasa

The following quantities od Nor- good, moo; ceiling, on; -mll weglan fura have been announced good :22; platlnas 338; pearl plati- for the coming seaso :- 00.000 aii- ms :39, yo; and platinum foxes. 50.000 .0 o a . blue foxes, 5.000 white iores. 00.000 The following is taken from the standard mink and 10.000 mutation mr lteportor of New yclg,.1i-ox mink. our comment olttbo above fura have made their appearance is lhllv 910. Ncnlellllll hive not in fashion shows recently. but a. re- cut down on their production of vival in demand for for furs de. 5llVel' and mutation foxes-in fact pends upon the attitude of the we believe they. have increased American women during the next their breeding stock as we are con- six months. Fox furs will appear as fldent that they did not pelt 00.- trimmings on new cloth garments ooo foxes last year. In other words for winter day wear and evening they are not playing the game with wraps. Capelets of ailver and plati- the rest of us. ' rium fox have been shown already.

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'.2'i.f.” .3?lll”Zlf.:,,lh,',"u:3: l,':fl':'” maintenance of soil ieu-iiiity In fertility. as possible The blade should! hi this experiment the value. oi "Prince Edward Island soils ii e more or less"c0ncealed chesmut on' the Gunmen we" abused lo :3 2.2.3. .'..... .. .. .. E. '"-.w- -"W M iii. or them in 253F'”.o.li”.".'....if::'i. .'.:::::: 1l.2l”.'l.'Si.'..::l".?.'i1if.”:i..”2'?..'f as e on and lo any plemy 0! mu an 0 er products will be 1! ins in organic matter, there- uuoh The head mu 3 in . ' ' ll l M or oil, 3- g . . . I V l'l' 8115- was over the nobles were too poor . 332...? gThe(?'i1::l:ln:”hh::idm:G "latnis field that this experiment allloeptggyto gldilnsorgtzilic calrlllatlgg new and tho plumage in the uh m "s""" the u" 9' NV” lame .5 slowly " pomblg "me "y will be o v,lo..l,lo one booooge should be followed. some farm. ilfhsity of yellow. The chestnut iul-niiul-E, 50 may oompl-omlsoll on not faster than i 1-2 miles DI; hour "he '""1” 9' mill! Soil Emily-See 9'5 3'3” "ll" "WV WY" the” end tllrmh may even be ubsenh pewter vessels and plan!" In wane 150 feet per minute. Beale; dis: lhdlcsllc our soils are low in straw Jo destroy the weeds: this gls'::lpu:l;.l'e5e"ll''l”"3v ""9 is the gigaltllfllbnsllzgr tgmeu igigomgggufg gesl hldb orgacmaeranl isreay h .iti-' . " , B W W hn Wanlartiak-er'ii store in Riltlliiay 1" m" the emergency '3' belate: asvisliloxot binge ,f?lidh:.iibg-I: ire becomliil more i'i'::ii::blagIn3l.''callffers. 81018 l0 91868 ixlfrslsi 01 Nuhvme wublen Aou M1 3 kmd of wwnd ""5 mmumm plilladeiphia ialahowlng two huge othergwarillimwvllfliotgg 3: Khl:l::i::r!l x "All pickers, handling crews and mwm 5'l""”i "The lmwmn" ll! burning n (aw weed seed” m the v.vllltTim:or 1':-l:u;ldeI:dllllmim lime. head round in xummousu and the mm l ' - - . . u s . -- ' muffs ir;l;h01'Tt:tnCl;,lR'Arl)0fl-'1;:hlm gr trade to a more extensive use :fll.:'f,f,l,al,l,l;w"',l:',- ;:;l:?1:”,h:h;l'ol:lol;: giglllglldevshrz I X'.2”iit'"i?.”'CSE here are many mm m Milly clzlhcehled chestnut vigil 1: Mill: alIix:Ifi::,ntIac::::to(;1 &sG'l:nreb:.l- " ' ' In economy sh h e I oom Am i 1 -h , . - . . .. l . .. .. Hoot: W”-mil. Both mum "0 mm Thu kc: c;i;tuongvmac)l:e;iehl:Ieelt:ieosf wlll, ,, mmlmum cl bmlmngl The strongly emphasized. and. every In cases where there appear; :11; celgtlgtinoflthe Biaok and press. A press , in Canada. means . . . in dependabmgy sacked poiagoo, glloold be puma. particle of straw should find its to be a surplus of straw the iol- 9 0 V9 E 9m. W "85 find any machinery for compressing tall edged with the same: no wins: various substances like hay etc. 0 . . In own" wmfadlon

med," ML Pewln an on xhould to date.-mine the value of vuloos or in a semi-decompo ed state is identifies it as "a ell l r l I 1 - ' Y 0W Ind BT39" many gold ornaments. As the war you 0 organic matter for the 8 V3 liable Wlme Of humus and marble: with a grayish head and a against olive; Cromwell drgaggd Kin.)-XITQ F IGIIII - Cl &IHII IAIII IILTIQE

the French designer Christian fur apparel should consider care- Ml, - ll way back to th so'l ' f l i g sf i D” it” '” W” "id b''" l” '"i' '”-'V- :38G5:oll:lrihll: in: ?.i'o'ik3'oiut:.':i.'f or mother." e I m W W" aivilnmciii ili333u.L”5t '33 b(:2si"a)ds- bars: undercuts bright yellow but in Britain the term is supplied retail for 0290. It is believed that 0 0 0 wagons. muway cabdoor mush-' Ivantage; the besl use of mew ls whiter on the belly. Length of adult to 9, movable wooden oopbool-cl, no. I I, f 35 bedding for cattle. hogs or 4'35 mcheh ually taller than wide. At one time ' ' f n "um 9'” 0Vlm'"

' f.i2i."oi"”.33'”3.i.l3”3.l5”?l2”.faZ - I li”i:L”.l;i2i.5”3?S..ii2 2.1.3.: Bl” ""5 355'" BUY TIMKENE

IT WAS A SPHTNX MOTH

muffs can make a comeback in Re the nbove. we note in Noglonhl the fashion -world and if so they Fur News and other publications. will use up quite a large quantity I l demand that the United of iox both red fox. Wlllch will he states government prohibit the dyed. and black and silver fox as buying of nuuuiuh go" bocause well as mutations. he -" money to Rush, . . . they are giving aid to an avowed

Lampson. Fraser and Ruth re- enemy. strum resolutions have port on their sale of ranch mink been passed by mr oi-gghlzuciohg last week said that 7096 of the urging members of. congress to 11.623 ranch. mink was sold with press this matter strongly with the

olds and so forth should be well ""'VY 1"?” Th" 7”? poultry. It is an excellent mater-

padded. Aliittle care all along the "in Prince Edward island we . line will help mole,-lolly ln team, are io ate this year to have ial for absorbing moisture and

ing unnecessary damage, Haste an abun ant grain crop and a preserving the valuable liquid makes whale, heavy yield oi straw. It is regret- manure which contains the "Potato storage, should - be table. however. to see quite a greater percentage of nitrogen and gprayed beiopo ho,-V951 will, , sol". few farmers burning their straw potash. Liquid manure. charged mm of two poll 4 of bluellone ll, piles following threshing and with many bacteria. is a valuable each ten gallon, of wogel. vl-lll, others blowing the straw info the aid in decomposing straw or will kill ihe djgeage 0,-nnlmm woods or swamp with the iiiten- other bedding material. which would oil-lel-wlge cause "or. tlori of leaving it there; in other "There are very few farmers words this is treating the straw who use straw in their stables to

NOT THE MAYFLOWER

A reader in Vancouver, 13. c. writes (in part) as follows: "Dear Iigrlcola.It is now many years since I left ”'I'he Island" but for years I have remembered the sweet smelling "May Flowers" that we us- ed to pick in such quantities at such places as southport and Rep-

S e i d Last June I received a specimen 0 us 0 ay for he. ""v.y

of an unusual moth from Mrs. c and inslallalion estimate. Hurry. of Royalty. I could see that

2m of the wild mink sold. Ranch government. The longshoreineri's age rota. . .

mink had a 840 top for I lot of strike against the unloading of "The storage should not only be I5 ll ll We” of no Valuc Nolhmx full capacity. Dairy cattle. in most poch. As I recall they pushed l. was mluted to cue mwu moths

extra dark and dark skins. 'l6iii: Russia you has been ieutured in well insulated but well vehillugod ncnm-'--rnrn'-- instances. could be given much up through the snow in bushland? and wmte out I close dewlpllon B T

sold. Very 8'-1'00! dclllllld at very all American dailies and has had to prevent moisture condensation some loose, while smug lloll hem .m0l'l; bedding lhan they normally and were about a. foot high with bug that .3,” 3,1,, as 1 could gel: 0 ' ' strong prices. Wild mink had a g tremendous effect in ucqugihi. which would eventuallly rot the md lhere wlll scam them receive. Extra bedding will Ml deep pink, bell-shaped blossoms I relaxed lg 30; lg, lnw shape and Summerside ..Chm.l0tletown 533.50 top fcr I lot of average Red lng the public with the vast structure. An exliatis fan which . only help '10.ke0ll the. COWS Qlellh spike fashion. I'd like to try a. few mallell ll, Q, Prof F, M, cghhon G1 iq S

Rivers. Dressed mutations brought unount. of money gent; to Russia draws heat and moisture out is a why we clllllul, End ill"-9 3151 1" l31'0Flu0ln'8 3 hlihef specimens inmy garden, butlnever at the Enwmologlcal Lal,o,,m,,y' New 3580Wy - - -

the following prices..Royal Pastel annually for furs that are much good investment in large storages. grade 9' ”;"l,k.b"l lltwmhalwdllelll see a florist's ad in the Guardian Charlottetown. pml. cannon klndly Plumbing, Heating and '

ll mew” "”"'y ” l 9 " lie” and 50 coho” Contact I ht0f9S- identified it as sphinx gcrdlus. but Electrical Contractors.

"Finall . in these da 5 of keen oompolllllon lg lg lhe Jock whlcl, Kmllng week '15 ”"ly18"et.M and possibly lcsen the occurrence on-lye, ln the consumer, hands ln 35"" ”33”"5 2: lg ”"a”l":gt of severe cases of.masii.tis. Again. top-quality condition which will re- "owe" and vegan es" Vi," - ll ii is 9l'"PlY lmazlng hm" mllcll sun ln rep”; ol-deul seed Do, We" P055lb1e '9, have dc d9'”t'”3 straw a little of pigs will trample tatoes particularly should be most weed kmem whlch WW1 es my Md W"V”l- l0 Valuable mam"? carefully handled from me Mme all but the flowers and vegetables. loll. lam, cmpsl , they leave me ground Nam we would still need totculiivaie. through to the final destination. Tm” 5m'”"3 9: the mix wlth .' 5l"W 0" Pullll" Flu ' menu of med poulou ue rake. hoe or whatever L3 used is frequently held in common or per. essential to let in air, to absorb "If one has more straw than hops pom storage for several moisture and to distribute plant he can possibly use under his month, before being mod, such food. in dry parts of the country live stock it will pay him to seed stock. therefore, should be as it is also essentigl to keep the soil spread the balance thinly over hear pol-(eel, 3', time of loading gg from drying out. A good practice the land. Perhaps the best place possible. otherwise serious com-' is to cultivate gardens or hoe crops 19 Spread straw is Oh I Paslllle plain-is and requests for rebate will regularly after every good show- field. lliihllcularly on hillsides result. or. Wait. of course. a few hours or Where lt Edda l'lum'uS and aids in "Bruised and cut potatoes are so until the soil is just. dry enough PTEVEM-ins the rapid run-off oi natural breeding places for the to work. which lihd the accompanying loss soak ll we" of soil by erosion. Stravw, maymbe,

devgloplrrient of several kinds of storage roi. Care in handllngxpar-' mlnfnving water available for the ,5l)'1fi3iK1 ,9h pastures at any. time of the year but early spring or

ticuiarly during the harvesting suds" la 3 big advmmgel ll llle period. will reduce these losses to mpply ll limited ml whn can be late fall is probably the best. If 8 mlhlmllm-" ' pumped by hand from a well or 59”” "e"'ll' Fl one 10 two ions cistern then it is well to confine it :51; 35:: titan: w:;,'l.udl5l"lie3'3l'3 I T ll kit h d . l Come ll ;h:fecom:rl:T.LltlC:. onciosilsl 53:18: lhiglgffwllmlglmggl M"d"mc9- D few short rows of beets and car- sod field gveralspvzilzi 0'1: my . rots are concentrated and also. of ploughing The fan 1 :h 9'9” ' course. to a few favorite flowers. lime to 'm. ' 9 be” r 33- ll lhfle quantities But if there is a hose and lots of of drew a 1 11'” M" 3”" Thu” water then the whole garden and llle mrlng E9 liaon":1ghe:a;'n:;' 1" i "ll be fit. a ' d - ""9 In many sections of Canada. and 5:1? Jgglkl mg" sp';;nkllli”ng;YIl:9gf 3:1; nlgisosse r:;l:l.mi:i? crop suffer from not necessarily away out in the "me uu. -lxhey wlll just keep yield ciin be cinch allecimfreue liin couhlrv 9llll"- "bb"'- 3'0""di down the dust. which is of doubt- application of spierfiw ll? t' e h039- 999” md lml" ml"'hM'ed ful advantage. or when applied to crease is usually more 'pmuo':uc'.n& and a. fair warning of the winter "lm'l' d” A 1”" 3'5 dgmntfi the lawn will encourage shallow the second year. Experiment; con. to come. Two year ago I saw one Sometimes ievenhon e Iirgsblh rooting. It is far better to -soak ducted at the Presque Isel Potato for I moment in my slnlall. hull ll” llli. Cll 9' '97 h'" c N 1” thoroughly once a week in dry Experiment Station indicate that he passed on almost at once,-and "'39- wlle" 0”” " ” 9 l weather. This encourages the roots profitable increases in yield of he didn't sln.gl...Thanklng you llllml 'l"'"" ''"”l"'',5 m "l of grass. flowers. and vegetables Phlsilooe-5 Ire Obtained following Yours truly. W. S. MacIieod." iierlmenl hi ll” W'l”"hlgf1”" to go down deeply where they will thg applications of straw. - In replying to this interesting let- llhl Wmm" ""7 l” w”" W find more plant food. . Surplus straw may be made tar I duly sent Mr. MacLeod the of com "I'M '0 " min compost: and the following name of a florist but warned him

slonal man. and it is this that I am asking you to do for me. Half a dozen plants would do. and I'd gladly pay air transportation.

"Last spring ii friend sent me same Trailing Arbuties, from Yar- mouth. N. S. (They call them May Flowers over there, but they ar not the Island variety, as I remem- ber them). I managed to get cost of them through theihot dryi sum- mer. though they were in bloom when they arrived. piicked in wet moss and waxed paper.

"Your column is much enjoyed particularly when on birds. which are slightly diffarent from our Pacific varieties. A few Robins stay with us all winter. and when snow clogs the mountains we have iL..rush of Varred Thurshers. (Moun- tain Robins). They are quite gay iii yellow and black. with a necklace exactly like a British Lord Mayor with his chain. There are Chicka- dees and Black-crowned spar- rows, with an occasio l flush of tiny. Gold-crowned Kiriglets-the nearest rival'to the Whiskey Jack for fun and impriidence I know of. one bird I miss out here is the White-thioated Sparrow. and just about this time of the year, its "Whom-o Killed po-o-or Kennedy. Kennedy. Kennedy"-is surely the most lonesome note in the woods

ssz. top; Aleutiam-850 loll. Breath less beautiful and certainly less of Spring. Sllverlllu 844- toll: Sll- desirable than those procurablo verblu 835 WP. Whites 827.50 V-Op. Xfroin American and Canadian for Blue Frost OH-50 loll. Starlight: farms. We have not noticed any 331.50 lop. . pressure being brought on the . . . Dominion government and certain- Following the sale of ranch mink ly no homo" hug been upon by the the Comiamy offered sliver fox Canadian fur trade to prevent the ind mutatl and stated.that Ill- bringing in oi Rusglhh lul-5, yer fox advanced 1506 from their 0 I 0 vreviou-I, Iucliom Plnllnums Id- The following is taken from the vanced Ioiiolehd white marked and wuu street, Joumul. New york blue fox were" firm. Full silvers pol-g no the bin"; oxpcl-g ltol-h had I top of 81850 for I lot of from the U. s. a. Etc the U. s. In l3l'88 clhl-Y8. End 01 1030011 00llE0l-' May. for example. the dollar value ion. white imrks me I too of two. of all Russian shipments to this for a. lot of lerge clear end of sea- country 33,900,000, 0; which fun he. son collection. Platinum: had a. top ogohgoo go; 31,900,009, nusglgn lol- ol 526. for a lot of large clear end of imports into this country this year ----season ccllectlon. Blue fox had I are running neck and neck with top of 313.50 for I very poor oflcr- last year. In the iii-strive months of iris. Rld10KcllN5ul WP 01 34-25 101' -1060' exactly tlo million worth a lot of north- westerns. landed here from ltussia, the same I ' ' amount as in the like period of Hudson's Bay OOIIIDIIJ in their 194a Imports wgllodl gkqomuw report on their recent auction in go, oh, loll you 19”. ' London stete that silver fox ad- a a a Vlmlll Km "Om "19 W9Vl0"9 "l9- The National Fur News, Denver. The dukcr iih-sec -old well. Purl! Colorado. has the followlng:- Joe vlti-inum. inlet colon were in scod Francis. nxecutive Secretary of the demand. othera were mostly with- unload gum or ml. hm drawn. vlatlna good quality. paler colors. sold well .. following the K-30. ule. Anninc. Ohhrlvlclund and hard to curtail imports of xiever; wt. sale of silver fox and aoylog hm, uiiitnry necessity may mutations had -the following re- bogoro lg, goo logo, l-oolooo dlplo. suits: Sliver fox dark (Canadian: muy md dun mo gm. glool-ll In gll, money) tulio. quarters 031; halves nalmlume. ll l, am. hop, mg; W,” I a retailer who sells. every woman

it seems to have no popular name: This I take to be in -w

of M nml I hm behwngfilxuallce th t an fire 70 120-niilli be oh weapon a c - 9 no on Sm mo 5 O y metre shells a minute to a height

glocxgo , I - R z- of 29,000 feet. lt.is still in the UM Sept as ( 9" secret list but these details were

crs)-The Bofors armament works tonight announced a successor to published in the semi-official pap- er. Our Defence.

its famous anti-aircraft zuu-I

We Have In Stock

A limited quantify of the famous KING-WYSE POTATO GRADERS

which can, be siipphgd V with” Automatic Weiglier and logging attachment '

We also carry In stock Grader Chains? ' In all sizes.