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Fur manufacturers in New York at the tuna 01 introduction will in re concerned because skin prices an indicltive ' t . He warn- igva been showing more 1 ed the breeders to keep their ss- mcngth in recent weeks. some sociation strong in unity and un-

guyers are arriving in the market ',o look at the new lines but the nulk of them. will move in this week or. next week. Meanwhile there has been a steady upturn in

lccs at auction sales throughout ;he United "states and Canada and nolders of goods have been getting more bullish. Beaver, Muskrat, Al- aska sealskin, mink -- these are some of the important furs that have been selling at higher levels under strong and competitive bid- (ling. One of the reasons for the situation is the low inventory con- dition of many dealers and manu- facturers. They have purchased cautiously during the past six months and now find they must go out and buy some merchandise to do business. -

Despite the recent firrnlng up of the skin market levels are still I. good deal belowthose of the high in 1951. The basic fur skins were about 20 to 40 per cent below 1051 high levels a few weeks ago, thus manufacturers who made up their opening lines earlier than others will have a slight advantage for the time being. if buying action is moderate to good during the next few weeks it is quite likely that skin prices will continue to show strength. Much of the supply of important furs has been disposed of, especially mink. on mink, most of the better skins have been pur- chased from the auction companies and by August or earlier there will be little fresh merchandise of any type, to offer. The above consen- sus of opinion from leading auth- orities in New York is certainly heartening and it is possible that if the impetus of buying continues then, the market for silver fox will. be so much strengthened that it will be possible to move quantities. There is no question that silver fox at present prices should be one of the most attractive furs- in the whole world and we cannot see any reason why the trend towards it can be deferred much longer.

At the recent Canadian Fur Auc- tion sales I. vendue held in ,Montreal. ranch mink either fully held its own or showed I small advance; The cheaper sorts were figured about 10 per higher than April. sixty-eight per cent of the offering was taken up by New York dealers. In the collec- tion of 29.558 skins there were many good western and Ontario types. Top price was 824.50 for 1 part 2 extra dark males. The com- pany reported better quality males firm and better quality females slightly higher. Cheaper grades were about 10 per cent up and de- mand throughout was good. Muta- tlons were in good demand. silver- hiu mink was officially reported 87 per cent sold and advanced in per cent; Pastel mink was '10 per cent sold and advanced 10 per cent and miscellaneous mutations were '12 per cent sold but no comparison made; Silverblu 1 part 2 males brought from 312.25 to 324', fe- males cm to S1250: mixed males and females 312.25 to 21.50; I-wreath of spring mixed. 13.75 to 525. fe- males, sis; Stewart males :28, fe- males :18; mixed 325: Pastels, 1 part 2 males 520 to 534.50, females 311.50 to sl'l: miscellaneous muta- tions ,. Aleutians 1 part 2 ""0 to 330.50: B white and white 523.50; 1 part 2 white sl'7.50; 1 part 2 Blue Frost 54.75 to S6315: 1 part 2 Kc- hinur 84.25 to 310.75.

The fur markets for Canadian chinchilla were termed "uncertain" by E. shipley Birrell, managing di- rector of the Retail Furriers Guild of Canada. who was guest -speaker at the 5th annual meeting. On- tario branch of the National Chin- chills. Breeders of Canada. held in Toronto recently. In the course of his address he said: "Future mur- kets for Canadian chinchilla can- not be interpreted by anyone. The economic conditions of the world

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the monthly fur auction of West- sales, Ltd. in Vancouver last week. The president stated that the sale was unexpectedly active for this time of year. Muskrati was 95 per 52.10 and Yukons,

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cent sold. They brought a high of a low of' '1: to 80 cents wild mink, British Columbia and average sizes, brought to 326.

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reported a 52 per cent sale of the 32,595 skins. The offering consist- ed mostly of odd lots with no fine merchandise included. Top price was :26 for Puget Sound, collec- tion. dark males, and sl-i for fe- males.

This is the season of year to dose your silver fox pups with :1 minim Name capsules and at the same time to look over them for fleas and earmltcs. If fleas, use- Pulvex. and for earmites there are

several solutions on the market

carried by druggists, that are quite

effective. The ranch houses should

be cleaned of all old straw and d-irtt and thoroughly sprinkled with ai good strong solution of creolln, at least one in fifty. If this is done' you need not have any fear or fleas occupying the premises dur- ing the summer months. While the' number of foxes kept on the Is- land is very small compared to years ago, yet ranchers must re- member that they are the ones that are keeping the industry alive. they and others throughout Canada, and if they drop out it will -mean the practical extinction of the industry in the Dominion. There is no telling! when long- haired furs will be back but that they will eventually be in style is as certain as anything we can pre- dict. so it is up to us who are still in the game to get the best re- sults with what we have. '

A very important fox transac- tion was completed in London,Eng- land, early this week as the follow ing cable to the Canadian National Fox Breeders Association, which was, through the courtesy of George A. callbeck. telephoned to us shows: "For your information a very large transaction has Just been conclud- ed between the Norwegian Fox Skin Association and London mer- chants, for the purchase of the en- tire stock of silver and blue fox

Norwegian ranchers. amounting to approximately 60,000 silver fox skins and 45,000 blue fox skins, at '10 Norwegian kroner for the silvers and 45 kroners average for the blues". The above converted into Canadian money would equal S10 for the silvers and M30 for the blues. The Norwegian Government and the London merchants are no plkers-s600,00o for silver fox and 3283.500 for blue fox.

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These handfuls of dead locusts in Pakistan desert-the object of an examination by an American ento- mologist left, with the U.5. depart- ment-, of agriculture, a Pakistani en- tomologist and locust control offl- cer of Pakistan. illustrate the effec- tiveness of an anti-locust campaign that is being carried out in the

Rape Pasture For Lambs

This is the season of the year when all sheep growers should make provision for an abundance cf fresh worm-free pastures dur- ing the months of August, Septem-- ber, and October. Usually after August let, the grass pastures be- come old. dry, and unpalatable. To aggravate this situation, the ewes go dry and worm infestations be- gin to show their injurious results Even when there is a good supply of late summer grass, it will be noticed that the sheep and lambs spend hours travelling over the fields seeking a succulent bite here and there.

During such time spent on the move, it is doubtful if the animals make any gain in weight. Most of the feed consumed is dissipated in- to the energy required for such

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The Overseas Committee of the Canadian Y.M.C.A. and the Chap- lain's services pooled their inver- eefs in the educational work with the formation of a meoial organiza- tion under Military and University auspices, to be known as the Khaki University Ind established later In Educational Services of the Over- seas Forces of Canada. The Y.M. C.A. continued to furnish the funds to carry on the educational work and later raised I half million dol- lars to provide the funds for the Khaki University.

In January llllil Dr. I-LM. Tory returned to England and assured the chairmanship of the Board. that under military supervision dir- eoted the educational work. He tour- ed the seven Y.M.C.A. huts and the hospitals that were giving ed- locational lectures and-found there were ninety instructors and 3,237 eokiiers enrolled as students. BY May, this work had more than' doubled, and there were over 8.000 students. Liitbaries were built up for the use of bhese students, and dur- ing the first three months the Y.M. C.A. headquarters sent out 24,980 books through its branch iitberarles. In six months, 849 popular lectures were given under the Khaki Un- iversity plan, with a total atten- dance of l85,185 soldiers.

Middle East with the help of the Food and Agriculture organization of the U.N. with the region from North Africa to India now in the midst of s. locust invasion the FAO has begun the task of spraying breeding areas with a powerful insecticide from the air, supple- mented by hand-spreading from the ground.

Academic Organisation

In order to conform with the a- cademic organization of I university iiwo important committees were set up: A Management 6 flee. analogous to a university board of governors, this consisted of the Director. Col. H. M. Tory, the De- puty Director, Lt. Col. mink D. A- dams, Mr. Abner Kingman, Lt. Col. G. W. Blrks, Sir William Peterson, Principal of McGill Univ., sir Ro- bert Falconer, President of Toronto Univ., and Dr. 0. C.' Creelman, Pres. of the 01.. College, who dir- eotnd its financial affairs. The sec- ond committee was analogous to a university senate, and took care of all matters of curriculum and methods: it consisted of the Director, Deputy Director, the As- sistant Director for England, the. heads of the various depamnents and the Chief Executive of the Lon- don Khaki College.

The educational work was start- ed on three levels: Iurst, elementary in character, wherever a. simple organization could be set up in an army unit. and included industrial education along the line of elemen- taryvpractloal science; Second. ed- ucatlon of a higther academic char- acter, carried out through "Khaki

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the tops are dry for three or four days will accustom the stock to the new feed and thus prevent any possibility of bloating. A good practice is to have the rape next to a grass pasture field in order that the flock may have free choice of grass or rape.

One of the common errors in the use of rape is to grow too smau a patch and then over-graze it. When lambs are three months or older, it is a question if they will not make faster gains if weaned and placed on good pasture, pre- ferably a pasture on which sheep have not grazed before that year. In this way, they are not sub- ject to worm infestations.

Cases are known where lambs have gained twenty pounda.in one month after being placed on I good stand of rape. it wiu be notic- ed that the lambs will fill in a very short time and then spend most of their time lying down. This is when they are gaining in weight.

Rape Pasture after August

If every sheep producer would

continuous wandering. This idea can be expressed by the statement that an animal makes its gain in weight while lying down with I full stomach. To remedy this sit- uatlon of pasture scarcity in late summer, all sheep producers should plan to grow a patch of rape.

An acre of rape sholfld furnish good pasture for about twenty lambs from August lot to Novem-

at the right time and property cul- tivated. Buitable or fall plowed sod will do. This plot should be top dressed wlthmanure, turned under in the spring. The rape should be sown in hills, similar to turnips, as soon as the ground is workable in the spring, no later than the last of May: about six pounds of seed is required per acre.

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Colleges", in camps and conval- escent hospitals, where the men could study and attend classes while attached to their units or hospitals; Third, work of a university grade, where qualified men could be sent from their units to one centre. In addition to these, there was an ex- tension Department, previously or- ganized, whim was enlarged and continued its lectures; and a Cor- respondence Department. which had also started work with out- exercised to secure fresh seed. Fre- lying umzg, such .5 campg or me quently we meet cases where old yqreguy co,-pg,

seed was used with a. poor stand . the result Educational Standards,

It is hoped that the breeders of registered stock will grow this crop in order that the rams they sell will be in top condition at breeding

provide rape pasture after August 1st, we would have lambs ready for market in better condition at an earlier age and we would have much less evidence of worms as indicated by the large number or small thin lambs found at the packing plants every fall.

The ommehded Variety is dwarf Eusex rape, the seed of which should be secured early, as us- ually the supply becomes exhausted by sowing time. Care should be

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By I. A. claim, n.sc. . ' 0-c-um-soc Quote-m-0 ' watennelons are among the most H k. A F nutritious fruits, high in calories, The Khaki 1 TM ' ' and rich in minerals and vimnma

v ters of me educational work among the troops at the time, on the con- tinent, was at Bonn in Germany. Ilnere. various buildings of the Uni- versity of Bonn were requisltioned, which greatly added to the facil- ities for instruction.

Prom ten to fifteen battalion schools carried on elementary and higher sA:c.dem' work in each of the four divisions, and there were 14,822 students registered for edu- cational work during January, l9l9, within the Canadian Corps. stu- dents qualified and desirous of tak- Ing university guide work were sent and attached to the Khaki University at Rlpon in Yorkshire, as soon as bhey could be released from military duty. The educational work on the continent was gradu- ally disoontlnued in the spring of 1919, as the various divisions mov- ed to limgland, where Khaki Col- leges, organized and operating at full strenguh, awaited them in al- most every camp. '

Though they seem to be chiefly delicious juice, actually they have a lower water content than aspar- agus, celery, cucumbers and lettuce; and of au the vine crops, stand drouth the best.

Watermelons are usually grown in hills, which may be as clog; go. gether as three feet each way in small gardens. Such close spacing is likely to reduce the size of the fruits, and more room should be given where possible. Seeds should be sown in warm soil, and if the n18'hts continue cold it may be de- sirable to protect the young plants at first with waxed paper tents.

Heavy fertilizing pays well with this crop. As much as a pint of balanced plant food may be mixed well with vhe soil beneath each hill several days before the seed is planted. Or use a shovel of well rotted manure. and half a. pint of plant food. Sow ten seeds to the hill and thin out to the We strong- est plants that develop.

Do not harvest watermelons until iihey are ripe, as they improve in flavor very little after they are picked. It takes some study to de- termine when a melon is ripe, with- out "plugglng" it. 'I'humping is one

i Educational Services

The Khaki University organized educational instruction whcreever there were units of groups of Can- adian soldiers ln Great Britain fol- lowing the Armistice. The educa-

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test, ripe melons giving deed flail sound, green ones I ringing sound. The color of the spot where the melon lay on the ground usually, changes from greenish white to yellow as it rlpens.

The same insects and diseases that attack muskmelons and eu- cumber! may attack the water- melon. If your garden has grown watgrmelons at any time during the last five years, a wilt reslstahl variety should be used.

tlonal work had been well estab- lished and staffed for fine cessa- tion of hostilities. The Canadian Cabinet, by Order in Council, san- ctioned the new Educational Ser- vices, on Sept. 19, iblif. when it be- came In integral part of the Can- adian army. While elementary ed- ucation was carried to many of the small units, the main work was concentrated at all the larger Canad- ian camps, all Canadian convales- cent hospitals in England, and also at the training school and dis- charge depot; in all, ilwenty Khaki Colleges were organized throughout Great Britain. Five of these had

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each over 500 students enrolled, with bwo-thlms taking work that was above elemenrtary graueg, A3 an example, the Seaford Knagl College had 373 students in ele- menmry practical science, 362 1n agriculture, 203 in commercial class- es out of 1654 students registered. Epsom Hospital, with 194 registered, had '11 in agriculture and es in elementary

' At Ripon

The large camp at Ripon, with equipped laboratories and libr- ules. was the centre where 662 stu- dents qualified for university work were concentrated. Sixty instructors gave first and second year work

on Friday, June 27th.

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years in Canadian universities, were admitted to British universities as Mdema or Dost graduate students.

The London Khaki College, which had placed at its disposal the facil- ities of the London University, cam. ed thT0U8h two complete academic terms during 1918-19. The total re- gistration in classes in England and France was 50. 189, and the Bggre. gate attendance at Extension Lec- tlnea was 641,187. This Canadian idea of "Educational Services" spread, not only to the Imperial Forces and other British domin-

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ntnmrns SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING

The semi-annual meeting of the P. E. I. Feder- ation of Agriculture-the three County Federations together-will be held in Prince of Wales College Hall

The afternoon business session will convene at 2:30 and 1S open to Federation Directors and delegates from each school district. The agenda will include: or

officially general opinion of farm people on

8:00 Official meeting of Queen's County Potato Pro- ducers to elect member on Potato Marketing Board for next term.