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NEWS Y

BY AGNOOLA

NOTES

A SCOTTISH HILROINE

While looking over a b11111; .of Ntitftliliillbflfln ballads the other day. I came at'ro.»s .1 rather

lengthy Piece of poi-try. 1n six-line verses, telling how a young Scot. tish woman saved her lather from execution. It was so i-cry riirt-ly‘ that anybody from “oivrc the Bur- dcr" wus pransctl by our lociil put-ts that it took my attention and 111- duced me to set down the main (acts oi the story.

In the political troubles which marked the rt-ign oi James the Second. the ill-iiirt-ii Ylmlllfl of i111- Duke oi‘ Argyle luid involved many 0f 11.1‘ Scoiish ci-iiiry o: 2.1110: rank. I11 July 1111s.’). .. r Joiiii Coch- ranc of Ochilin-i‘. ind Sir Patrick l-Iiiiiit‘ oi PiJl\\lll'lil. haid D0011 made

capiiic. 11nd 1111i‘ toriiii-i" llllil ‘wt-ii trii-d, >1 llli'il"1‘fl to tllkilll. llllCl tun- sigrit-d ‘.11 11.0 ‘lkiiiviiili l’ll.\illl in Etiiiiiiiiruii. 11.111‘ 1o .i\‘..i:1 iiic 11311131111. ti ‘in 11.: liiiig. for hi. i»,1;.-~.~.. _ - .11‘.ui111.-i:c.i 111.111 \\‘.\s 11111 \\ Ilii‘l't liopc, liowcvt-r, 111i" .i1(- LL11; 1.11111111- tinlllmtilill‘ i‘...1i..11'1-,11... :1i".b1 o.’ 11.1 1ii.»i..-_ and pounds from 511' John s iaihcr, Th1- l-2.i!'l of l)i1i*.<l1ui.il<l_ to iiiicr- ‘ i‘ u p1‘ 1o“ wo,

. ».p0c1i'.i l‘t).1(l I11 :11 1. )l'~4‘ iinti 111.111

1111111 o1 . Four Border.

for Urivzy

11nd 1l111.~ 11th d, iwiz" licriiiiie sct 0'1! i!) 111111. 11.1‘ "iitrllllAll"

T111 111111". to ‘. ' slit‘ (‘nint-

~ c 11.111‘ torn 11 I‘ ' wiirrc,

d l€‘.l1ll\‘\1 ci 1i.~ii.il-

1 =11) ior ii. sh» 1.1.111;

lofiltitips u‘, izic piiliiit-litiiis-e win-re

l‘-‘ lay. but i1"'11l;f‘l no oppm-tiupty

n1 stealing 1110 miriuni; she was

rtblc h .‘ vt-r. lo di.iw tllt‘ cliairgcs

train ilic mr-‘s pirltlifi is‘l:.10 he nupi. ‘Izlcii 111'..\'l inorliiiig slit‘ r0151.- to a ions-If.‘ spot U11 tiit- highway, about loiii‘ 111111;» north of Bt-iiurd, nlirrc >111‘ hid ‘11-1- imisc 111 a clump of iri-rs. and 111111 111 wtiil. by ‘.110 roads-uh". Pii’.‘1i'ilil_\' 1hr‘ courier

"fllIIP 111011;‘. c.1111 (1.121 tillfflklwl 0i hPr iiiding pint-i; tli-‘rc \\'li".~ u flash tzom Gr: “s pi-iiil, “p.19 “his ti pplcti 1.11, rciiri-(i up in allrighi" and thitw hiin lll"1i\’li‘.'. (jYlJZV r1: hr-d on‘. .i111'i ii wi- bvlii-tc tit-e hnilnii. p111 “111-r lltillfl on his criiig int-ck) and 111 r 1001 on 11.1. mouth"

\‘.iiicli 1n".i.~‘. have 111-cu tuicoiiiiort- 111110 for 12111.11 puFilrxx ‘when you lli: 1:01 11. Al tiny r111 .-iit- 111111 iiio liii. ck)‘ ctiiirit-r 11: 1101' lii\‘I't‘_\‘. and ollt-ri-rl to spilt/- l,,,. .11.. ,1 11,. “we up hi:. "London 111-us." 0111p the nrrrniit 11.1.. in 111-r p1.. ssioii. she 1111.1’ hzuk to S"l1.liill(.l. lillllllll 11d- viill-"zc c‘ (ll. 1m- h3- itmtls and 50 1'o1i1r.1.1 - lit-r l'1)_.il(‘.

Th" dtl 11.11.. 11cm.- 111111-11. prov- rtl 111i." 11.11111 in!" 1111- li"‘ciids of Fir John. "alto iwtioiibltxri tnrir cf. iorrs and i 1.1.4. ()l)irillli'(l his pur- tif"). "F 111-rt ‘1‘~ tificriinirtis 11i:i1".‘11-d 111.11 ilir- ‘r o1- (‘rilT 11111‘.- ily, uiid livr‘ to l-stoiii‘ in Icgi-r- wood (llll. 1 \liilf‘\ tl-iit slic "(iii-d 2i t. lviiirrli. in toe Blirri _\‘£“1ll' 2111c"

"M12171" r- Cl'i111p" a si-Iifiirv plun- L-lion of .. p1 11111111. still 1~i.1iicii1i1r. _ 11-0 it. li.id a 11.1.1 round il. iidriv-d suhw-qiri-iit. iii (N11,: ~,":. rxuloi‘ I’ :4 on the‘ GIPIH. l\1. .1 Road. a little to L111‘ iiorili Q1 Bl-‘lii/ill villoszi‘.

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T111‘ .-\iiglo.l.srni‘i 'I‘l11‘orv

A »-1i1i1"t account of this hut-rosi- 1111: llwory fll7f)f‘illi'1"l in tlua-t- now-s last. iv-‘r-k. wiili n p1'01‘.1l.~1‘ 1o r0- n/‘w ‘hr .\lil‘i$1‘1"l \\'llI‘lI Plinillilf‘. In 1311:1111 it. 1111;. iri-l‘. lttioun that 0111-1-11 Vii-torn 111d 111:i1i‘."o1l‘.- ET iinizibics \\i‘l‘1" (‘o-‘viiircrl of its truth and 111:1 ‘hott- i-= . rli-‘cr-it-ri 111 111 'l’.ii11»1i-

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ilic

mutiil-w‘ to Isiiiv‘ lllifi l1 Vi’ YIWW Y liti- . i r-"r-i‘ h}. 1111111- aiivi ti- 1' Hit-y i‘ inc l"'ll'." .71 .‘i

tin-y 1.11111 r ‘inm 11111‘. 111- lDv-wl 1'1 ti‘. to ui- 11 nut-ti \‘I"1-;1.i .1, H. .l/".. oritt- p .11‘ piv to t-hc JPVF 11m! cr-rinii-li‘

: ‘.111 (i,

; 1111.11 l‘t‘('0llt‘1'l1\)il.

maritime nation iNum. 24. '1); hand was to be in the sea and hi5 right litind in the rivers, iPsalm 89. 25). Moses, in his last blessing, promises to the seed of Joseph the numerals from the ancient moun- tiiuis, and pastoral and agricultural ivealth iNilm 33. 13-161; "Ompiire this with the blessing of Judah in the seventh verse. Says a writer. ‘The COtil mines. gold mines and dia- inond mines, the cattle ranches- meep runs. and cornfields of the Anglo-Sitxoiis supply the world." In that singular account 0f Israel's iJacobs) blessinfl m? l-Wo boys. 1601i. 48. 19) it was the lesser of the two who was to become the grcCitt-l‘ iiutioti: Maniissch was to be the ancestor of a great people with a separate political existence. This is considered to be fulfilled since one group of colonies broke tiivay. iiiid has become a great people the American Republic: i508 also Isa. 49. 20). One of their special duties was the suppression 111i \lil\\"l’_\' ilsti. .38. 6i and it is to | the 111-chi oi thi- Anglo-Saxon race that 1iii-_-.- did llil> “alone, unaided by ‘.ill\ lulu-r so riillcd Civilized Power." Minty cruel despotisms 111111.- bccn destroyed by the British, .1121’. 11.11110‘. i-Zy tliosr‘ of Ashan- 11-0. Nigeria. iind Burma, in my

‘ i-‘i1iti11‘i"111<)i‘c. thi‘ seed 0f ISIAPl wcrc to b1‘ t1 bit-sung -to all the Limilies iniitions) of the‘ carth. 11nd

would b1‘ it4'l-\'ll()\\'ll‘(lLZ(‘(l as “the .\t‘i‘il 111111-11 i110 lord hath bless- ed." Genesis 26.4 leads this

prophccy‘. which is specifically rc- pmtcd to .J.\cob in the 28th chap- lei‘. Th1‘ remnant of Jacob was to

br- “like dew upon the grass" 11111011‘: the other nations. says Nilllllli] 15. 7) Foreigners often re-

fer to the British as favored. and

lucky. and Victor Hugo. who never tu-glcctrd a chance to “dig" at liiiglzuiti. i-it last ivas constrained

lziftci" tlit- fashion of Baiatim) 1o uttcr n marvellous panegyric upon the country‘ he hnd decried. The destiny‘ oi‘ the chosen race is to in- herit the Gentiles (Isa. 541. 3). Attempts to trace the early his- tm-v of the Jingle-Saxon race have prnduccd striking‘ rcsults. Sir Ilrnry RHVIHIISOTI in his "Origin oi Nations“ has shown that the Sacae or Saxons were first heard of in BJC. 684; which was a few years aitcr Israel's exile. (Some believe that "Sacae" is connected ivith “Isaach. Rawlinson also informs us‘ _tl1at the Semitic name for these some Sac-ac was Gimlri or Kimiri; and that the Assyrian cuneiform inscriptions rcfcrrcd to the cap- tive ten tribes as Khumri. From this i1 ivould appear that Saxon and Briton, Sacae and Kymry, iirt‘ "branches of the same tree“. c.1111 \\‘€‘I'(' orhnally one race. 1’ hurt‘ oltr-n hciird it said. with yrhrit truth I know not, that the Welsh language bears a considerable 1‘e- srniblrincc to thc ancient Hebrew‘. TllPN‘ is no doubt that some great migration in prehistoric times, has tnikr-n place; and from the shorts of the Caspian to the uttermost bounds of Europe the place-names wt-rc coiifr-ircd by the some niigrti. tori" tuition.

The Anglo-Israelites co further: They cliiim that the British Em- pi1"e is the fifth. last. and indes-

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MOTI-IS AND THEIR CONTROL (continued)

“Whenever clothes iiiotlw 11H! seen flying in the house it is im- portant to take prompt IIlCdhuPP-S to discover and remove the source of infestation before it has a chance of spreading. Oftcii the moths will be found issuing from neglected trunks or forgotten pit-res of clothing in attics. basements, closets, furniture and occasionally in collections cf lint in floor (‘rut-ks and behind baseboards. Infestations‘ also not infrequently‘ occur in woollen lint and debris tliiit col. lects in the horizontal portions of cold air shafts connected with hot- alr furnaces in houses. These should be ck-"zv-d 1111i pirriod" -i'iv, or when infested portions are niac- cessible a lilaernl lll.l)'i"" "l1 (‘l a pyrethrum insect spray is recom- mended.

The frequent usc of a vacuum cleaner on carpi-ls and upholster- ed furniture and other articles subject to moth llllllIT ht. ll rlr-Lii- ite control valuc: Witt-n carpets" or rugs are suspected o1 being in- fcsicd they should b1‘ thoroughly cleaned on both stiles with a vacuum cleaner. Vacuum clcani-rs rind their attachincnis also may be used for rcniovit-zi thr- liiit from such places us floor crucks,

behind hast-boards. 11nd i110 .111‘- shtift of CCIIlYdl hi-ating cquip- tnciit.

Moth damage to piano felting

may be guarded tiguiitst by phr- ing onc pound oi’ niiphtiioliuc flakes or pariirlichlorobenzinc iii open receptacle-w or suspr-ndcd cheesecloth bags inside the pinno and kPflplllg’ it closed whcn not in

use. The occasional usi- of ii vacuum cli-zincr on i110 ft-liitig further reduces the risk of 1111m-

nge. Whcn the housi- is to b1‘ clos- ed for 1i time. which (lllPll hnia. pens during the sitmniei" months. it is a wise precaution to sciitter iraplitholinc flakes llbfilillly over

ing them tightly and tying thcm up in stout brown paper. Undcr such conditions upholstcrcd fiiriii-

turr‘. unlcss giiaranical against moth injuiy‘. also may br- ll'f‘_ll.f‘fl with naphthalene. and well and

tightly covered with paper or cot- ton sheets to lessen the risk of in- jury.

When upholstered furniture‘ be. comes infested with moths it- is often difficult to eradicate iliein.

Thcre arc three good methods, however, which have given cxrcl- lent results. and which IIIHV h1-

uscd under different. riiwuiiiisiiuict-s.

(l) Whcn tht‘ outside ictnpr-rn- ture is bclow zcro 1hr‘ cxposurc oi infested furniturc or other artit-lcs, on a varandah or other convcniciit placcs. for :1 period of several hours will result in the‘ destruc- tion of all staizcs of the VIIISFCiS present. 12) Wht-n it is not poss- ible to take ilflVflllltlflf‘ of low 1cm. pernturcs. heat n1zi‘;...l1g used. This‘ consists of exposing the fiutiiiurc to a mmperaturc of 11111-1411 d1‘- grccs F‘. for n pcriorl of not loss than six hours. 13) The third mcfliod consists of iiimiptiiiii; with one of the fol‘o\ving fumignzits: carbon bisulphide. cnrbnn tciixich-

truciiblc monarchy foreseen by Dunicl (Chap. '7). They do not fear for irudt‘. colonies and possessions

“and tlicy are right. so long as Britain looks upward as well as forward.

The Japanese Chrysanthemum

W111i 1110 single exception of the nciius Dahlia. no composite has nuide a greater advance than the Japanese Chr-santhemum. From J smiill daisy-like flower. the ‘mum. as it is almost affection. iitclv i1'I'1‘lI(‘t‘l. has advanced. through ilic efforts of the l1ybrid- ists. to a flower “as big as a dinner plate and as solid as a cabbage." The lath-r expression is perhaps cxasvzcratcd. for the blooms, itioiiuli rather globular. have a iluiiv lightness all their own, i-i-usi-ci by thch" incurvcd. rcflt-xcd. or quiilcil petals. The true Jap- iitit-sl‘ lViuins hi-ivc up tr- ilu‘ prc- ~1‘1‘.l. bccn gi-ct-nliousc plants. but -.-.i'.h a littlc care. anybody with (I. mud siiii-pnicli can have these lll'i;tlilllt't'lil, plants-in bloom long Nit-r the nrtdooi‘ lloivt-rs‘ have _\l"l‘~llrl i.) (‘:11- spzril, of witilcr.

Thrrr- i- now bcinz devclopcd a giirtlcii type of Chrysanthemum WlliCll is at. its bcst in September. {)1 course the Iloirer is of :1 rather sitialici‘ diincnsion. but as it grows iii sizable clusters, the effect is \'f‘I'_V fine‘. Two or three years ago ‘Thc Flower Grower". an Ameri-

dccn tn thc Fl Rnlnnm pro r-‘izior. I :.ic_‘ .-I'1.'11l lu- r‘ gwnii

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can magazine. gave a colored illua- ‘uz-itimi oi "Aiaddin“ a bronze

‘loridc. ctlrvline dithloridc. ciirbon tetrachloride. or hydroclrvanic iiciil gas. This» inst method is bt-z.i ciirricd out in a properly con- structed fumigation (‘llfllllhflf by an expcricnccd fiuniciitor. 011m- lrss satisfactory IIl(‘1l“i\"‘$ coiiri“ oi rentoving the covering" of ihc furniture and dcstroying all moths and lar 0 found illltl lib.

variety of this typt‘. which is find- ing its ivny into up-to-tliitc. gar- dens. It is possibic to purchase seeds of both garden and grccn- house varieties and lo rnlsc‘ your own ‘mums. if pziiicncc is one oi’ _vnur [Zilfdflllilg \'li‘lllf‘.‘>. Ila-waver. chiysaiitlicinuin fiins Bhlitlys‘ buy rooted cuttings of named varieties from reliable dr-nlcrs. Th»- cut. tings are potted on and kcpl out- side till cold wcaihri" contra. tiicn taken inside. The shr-lic-r and heat soon expand the bloome. I11 this way formerly I used to have plcnty of cut fiowcrs rlfllit up to Christmas 11nd so found my ‘mums a very profitable- invcslmi-iii. Whcn

thr- flowers wcre nll gone tiic plants were t-ut down, to induct‘ new shoots from the roots. In

February the shoots wt-rc cut off and "struck“ to ccnitnr-i-cc anew.

Whcn I came first to flit‘ Lleillfl I oftrn qucstioncd acquaintancrs ns to whrtltcr ‘mums ivcrr‘ iiiowu here. I got. no satisfactory BHHVCI‘ but one gardener toss) told ms‘ that her mothci‘ itsccl to grow "arte- mesins“ which she suppn-ind wcrc the plants I f!lIf|llll'(’(‘l for. Pcr. liaps that was a local namc. Since

' TI'I'*’I).\Y. iviwir-t-i ‘rim;

1111111 11.111. Prinit- lidivaril Islat‘. Izfiti p.111. Primi- [div-it'll hlal"

‘ VH-IIJNIZSIL-H’. I‘-‘l11"ii:1r_s‘ 24th:

i.. 7511) p.111. .-\t||1|l 111111011111-11 I.i-.i Donald, [Liddt-rk [11

Tlll IhIMY. I-‘c-liruury" 75th:’

) p.111. P111104‘ IJWJITI ltllan

7 1'21) p.111

'l'l1t~ 1111-11111“ uiil In‘ iicltl in B01!

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FAIIA IERS ’ WEEK PROGRAM

it Fcntral Farmers’ Institute I (‘t-ntral Farms-rs‘ Institute

7:311 p.111. Prim 0 Iuluni-il Island Horst‘. Brr-cders’ Asiiociatlon

:31) 1i.m. Print-1- hhuird bland Shel-p Breeders’ Asnociatinn l) |1.n1. Vciiit-i- Iitlivzirrl I-Lmd I-lgg and Poultry Association

gut-z Adrlrcss hy Rev. J. Nelson MM- rks, Nova Scotla.

9,111 .1111. rriiiii- Indu-iird Island Dairy-men's Association l.

d Dairy men's Association

Inf-111- Lriu-tii-d Island Dairymt-n’; Association

rd Room. (fit-it- Building, Qucen Street

|;l||Ill'|‘\ 1111111 .111 |it.rtiuii's'bi"llii‘ PREVIEW‘ i": invited l0 attend "i090

:|l|li|}\ ~lnm|1i have representatives present during

‘111 menu-iv 1i. 1111m- 11.11 uiult lwtlllflllklll 111-inpu- invasions. particularly. A litzirtp ui-hotiii- 1- ntciidfll ti) Ill.

—- L-fllii-ZJ-U-D-ll

llicii the cult of this flower must have made some pro-tress. for I read of a certain happy event iiic other day when "the room was dccornicd with tvhitc tllll‘_\'fifllllll(‘.- mums."

FLOUR A FEED

NOW IN STOCK

BRAN

SHORTS MIDDLINGS OIL CAKE CORNMEAL CRACKI-ll) CORN BEET PULP FISH MEAL FEED Will-LAT‘ BARLEY MEAL GLUTEN Fi-IEI) SCHUMAFllI-Iit ROLLED OATS OATMEAL

Regal — Rubin Ilimil - I-‘ivc Roses - Royal "oust-hold — Western Queen Jlarvcst Quci-n and Victor Flour. All of which vrc are selling at lowest prices — “huh-suic- and retail.

V\'.-\N'I'I‘ID (iuoti quality . OATS — Willi-VI‘ and BAR- LEY, for which 110 zirc p11)- ing highest ntinkct priccs.

‘ A.ilor11e 81 Bo.

rugs and carpets, afterwards roll-l

ifiiucmc UPOWFATHWER.

(‘liiiriotti 1111111

crully stiulciiig iiifi-Iit-il urn-ii.» with gusolliit‘, 1)i1.‘;1ii'\'1iig p11 itiliiiuiis tigiiiiist lire iisk.

Whcii t-iiiirt‘ l)l|il(lili.“:. 1111- l1.iu1_v

liilcstcil “llll QlUlllVn iIlUI.l\.'s, supt-r- hi-iitiiig in Will-ll 111i‘ tt-uuiriuillll‘ of tiii‘ |)i'i'ilil:1‘I l5 1111-1-11 l1) 1:11.141) di-grt-es 1-‘, ioi" ii [i"l'lUil oi about six hours. oi‘ lilllilgllilnIl with hydro- tgiuiiiii‘ tit-id giin, 1n:1_\. bc.i'c.~.ortt.‘tl to. Iii iiiniigutiiig the 111111111111. uscd will dtpt-iiti iiirgcly on tiic 11ini'"".1cici- of tli0 structure to b1‘ luiniuzitczi. For g-"iu-riil piirp-Jses Bio lti tiunccs by 111-unit of liiiiro- cyiinic acid for 1.0011 1111111‘ let-l. 1.‘- i-ozi-iili-i-iui .ii.illli‘li‘lll ll'_\'[ll'O(‘._\f1ilili‘ mid ;_{'!\ is Pnlirwly ';I1‘-l.\.\il\*il.~ 1o animals and human ~. 11nd should b0 tisi-ii only by iiitv ll,lt‘lll and care- ful persons fully tiiiuirc oi its c1111‘.- gcrous prnpcrtiw‘. Fill-l prciI-riibly‘ cqiiippcd with pus iniisks. In On. tnrio. for cxatiipli‘. tlic fturiigzition of (iwcllings 11111;." b0 llliflfiflillfflll only by iiccnscti opcrntors iii pos- scwsinn of 1i p1-r1n1i issut-d by tlu‘ ])l'()\'lIlL'l.1l 1l1‘pii1"i1ii0til of liczilth. Similtii‘i'i‘:-lr1o1ioiis iilrotirt- in iorci‘ in the city of lVIOlIlYPJl. Owing to the cxrcvdi y (‘l1liI[‘(‘l'Oil>) charac- tcr of this 1.- 1 only buidiiigs that. havc been completely‘ viiciitccl should bc iuuiigiittwi.

A vcry useful spray for destroy- ing nioihs and oihci" itisi-cts "in. divellings nuty be crsily‘ 11nd chc-u-p- ly made from pyrciliiudiii inst-ct powder 11nd lir-ro. c111‘. This is prc_ pnrcti by iidtiiiig oi1e-l1iili' pound 0i pyrcthrutn to one gallon of k-‘ro- scnc. ziliowitig the niixlurc 1.0 Jztiitici and agittititig it zit inl0i"viil< ovcr n period 0t‘ ttlmiit two 11111112»; tor lniigcri. thus cniiirizig that 11.1‘ :11:- tivc pilnripic oi i111‘ ])_.'l‘f.‘l.lll‘lllll 1.‘. dissoivcti. Th1‘ I'i".‘».\llll.‘ uf tlit‘ py- i'(‘i.lll'lllll i1t!ll.‘.(‘S to tlic bottom 111 tii0 yew-l u- :1 lli'i)\\'ll scdinivnt, iiiitl i111‘ 111.11‘ liquid. irliitzh is p.111.‘ leinoti-vclloii" iti colour. miiy hr» citlicr sypliuncd or llltcrcd off. I-‘or household use. to rt-mo-at.‘ any pos. slhilify of stlillllllg ltiliritzs or i111"- nitiire. it is pi'i2f1‘r‘.il1l0 in llSi‘ wat- cr-ivhitc kt-r-ist-iic. In (ll\ll‘l' to 11n- part a pica lfillt orour. mi-tlrvl sal- icyiute may be added iit tiic rate of tlircr‘ fluid ouriccs to catch yiil- ion. The iidditioi‘. of this chi-ini- cal. hoivcvci‘. is not (.‘.~.‘€t‘llllill. Tlic spriiy should hr kcpi in a tifziiily‘ cmked container to prcvciititiroin dctcrioiriiing 111 strciuuh. To dc- stroy insects it should b1‘ iipplicci in the form of 11 fiiic mist by 1111-1111.‘: of a small linnd $Dl‘iI_\‘(‘l‘. Th1- spray O])i‘l‘.'llL‘S bcsi lll 1i i"Olll‘l'.li‘fl spurt‘.

Vv'h1‘1i |IUhnIlIlC iht‘ (‘itn-ii 211111 p.11‘- alyserl insects should hr‘ tmxcpt 11;» iinrl bitrncd o1‘ ilroppi-rl into hot wiitrr in ll1'i‘\'i‘l1i tiny from I'I'L‘()\‘~

Cfllik’. Tlu-rc tiri- ti ituiuh-‘r oi‘ pro- ])l‘l[‘l1il‘_\’ fly .‘»])l'll_\,'\' on the‘ intiilzt-t

similar in compo on in 1111' 1111c tlcscribrd iihovc. which may b1‘ subdi-iiit-d ior it by those who

\\'l“ll to ovoid i110 1ro:1'-..c of pi"0

p11 11g‘ their O\Vil mutt-rial. "I of‘ '~

I11 rcrrnt. yI-nrs moth-pmolziig su“ .i:i:1‘s l1fl\'i‘lli'(l‘l pI"i1ccl on thc 11111111.. C "ziiii o: flux-c ;i"l‘ 111 11.1‘ 11y iii-111 tivi-rs 11nd tli'_\‘-('lf'.'iilt'i't~'.

n IliZIIlbFi‘

tirs haw.‘ z-linwii llllti ,olu‘.io11< c luinitig sndliiiti flnrlrlr‘, indium 1.111- 1i'()llllf)l‘ifl(‘ or t-iiit-iitviiii zilltiilriitis iqtllnldlllfl for lnsiaiiicci htive dci- inilr‘ valui‘ WliClI properly applicli. i.c.. bv immersion. or l1y siwriiyiiig the mnicritil until saturiit rd. I Agriculturist.

TIMELY NOTES ON TOPICS CONNECTED WITH

Silver Fox Farming

Since December ist. 1936, up- wards of 100,000 sliver fox pelts have been offered at auction in London. and it is estimated that at least 75.000 of these have found new owners. The demand for the clear. bright silvers continues un- abated and those who have them to dispose of are sure of good pric- es. Off-colors, oi.’ course, are still undesirable. Darks. dark mediums 11nd mediums are selling well, al. though oi’ course not averaging imytliing near the silvers.

The quieter tone in Internation- al affairs has induced wholesalers to stock up for distribution and although there are plenty of pelts moving to London and held in re- serve there for the March auctions the opinion is that these sales will be t-ven mo1"e successful than Jan- nary and that May will clean up or iic-iirly clean up. the entire i936 production.

Sacks &Company.New Yorhld- vertisemcnt eulogizing vi'ild-caught mink and disparaging ranch bred pelts. which we mentioned in these columns u couple of weeks agmhas had a very serious effect on prices for. nilnk pelts. A well known au- thorliy here states that the decline has now reached between 20 and 25 per cent from the top prices which pri-vailed in December. It may, llU\'1‘\'(‘l‘, bc a good thing for 1hr‘ industry. as the prices were (‘l‘i'liilllly climbing too rapidly and would have meant that mink coats of flit- better quality would only bc iviiiiiti tht- reach of a few. If a liiiillf f1li'll)l‘i‘ can obtiiin an aver- 11g:- of $21) hr‘ ‘can make good mon- i-y. ’l‘h1s would correspond 1.0 a $40 iivt-riigt- for silver foxes. as the cost of c1111‘, fccd and investment is about onc-luilf.

A _‘,‘0iii~ ago a.11 epidemic broke out in sevcral silver fox ranches in Albci-tu. Otie fumi at High Riyer sufIcn-d a loss of almost 600 foxes, pmcticz-ilfy" half of their old stock. 'l'h0 disczur‘ would pass by one i.i.rm and attack another. The op- inion was expressed that it was a germ cilsc-izse and it is said that scrunis had liitlc effect. but by ciireful disinfcction the discasewas eventually stamped out.

Dr. P. R. Tiilboi. Provincial Vct_ crinary‘ Surgeon of Alberta, recent- ly \\'lli'il(‘d the ranchers tlicrc that unlr-ss spcciul attcntion was paid to sanitation there was danger of cpidcniics ivipiiig" out a large i1u1n- bcr oi" mink and foxes. He claimed thiit the Alberta climate was ad- vinungcotis to the fur industry and gave assurance of the Provincial Govci"nniciit's interest nrid indicat- cd tlu‘ puss ility of assistance from tlini. sniircc in the future.

The liirgcst ranch in Alberta is owncd by the Colpitts Bros. who have rcccntly gone in for sheds and this scuson will build a milc

or two tnorc of tlicin. Colpitis’ Calgary‘ riintrli presented a great sight the inst w-eek lll December.

with thousands of pelts coming uiid going‘. ‘I00 men at work day 11nd 1112111. iii 1i 820.000 pclt house. with guards armed with shotguns on duiv. Thcy wcrc killing at the rati- of 1.000 foxes a day. Two drums ww-ro run continuously‘ drum- ming thc finished pelts, with pack- t-i-s eiigzigt-d in packing them for ilit- auctions. The bosses. Bill and Jim Colpitts. 111-re at the finish line Vllllllllt! tlic pelts before they were plucmi iii ihc packing cases. Many of the pelts are beautiful silvers and some have the white nose and wliitz‘ r1111: necks. Only a few of flu-so litivc been pelted and very high rcscrvcs arc being placed on 1111-111. Tilt‘ brilnncn will be kcpt to inert-use this strain of foxes. Gcnrgc Mayors. who was a judge at the Dcccmbcr silver fox show l|"l(l in Winnipeg. stated that the champion foxcs shown there were cquul. if not superior. to any in flu: world. George gave the i01- loiviuzz opinion re December sales Norway "Thorn were 13.000