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l Fortune's lpirentlce BY Leonard Leslie‘

olorado fur farmers mgeiiiigs early last spring consulted officials of the college with a view to m“; diets for foxes that would fill the bill without being too ex- pensive.

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The first meeting was attended by the president of the 5tatc College. the head of the experimental station and nine leading fur farmers of the com- munity, A program other than the mg program was also designed which would safeguard the health e1 the animals, prevent disease end use necessary methods of ssni. ration and arssite control. 1t was

iiinally deci ed that the most eco- nominal program would be to es- teblish a central lant with cold storage at which al the feed would

b, mixed and from there distri- buted to the different ranchers.

A. H. Crow, writing to the Nat- ional l-‘ur News says: "Viewed in its entirely I believe it to be the moot completely sound program yet devised in the Colorado area and I have no hesitation in saying that as it b. put into practice all farmers in reach of the central group mixing plant at Denver wiii pro- pocket book effici- ency and economics. These are the items, and none others, that will bring the fur farmers in this wmmlu into s unified program.

We could discuss the economic advantages to be gained in detail, ruch as in making large quantity purchases of supplies and easing the competition between farmers for red mcat glandular products, ranch labor and truck haulage. The basic formula for s fox ration to be useci duri the summer months starting t e first of May was worked out as follows: Muscle merit including heart, kidney. ton- gur, 30 per cent, liver l5 per cent tripe and lung 15 pcr cent. bones 1 per cent. total 67 per cent. vege- tables such as tomatoes and car- rots 5 per cent, repared cereal 2i per cent, alfals meal a per cent. wheat germ 2 per cent, Y-O z per cent, total I00 per cent. Cod liver oil to be used in the pro- portion of l 1-2 ounces per hun- iii-ed pounds of feed.

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it was decided that this basic formula would be subject to sea- serial changes made about four times a year, to fit the growing rc- quirements from May to August. for fur development from then to December. then some changes for the breeding season and later the whelping period. None of these changes are necesseril radical but some are own to advisable. The manv farmers who have no refrigeration will note the glandu- lar products are described in this basis ration far in excess of what most of them are using. Without refrigeration it is difficult to util- ize these glandular products that sre so susceptible to rapid deterior- ation. The central mixing plant

fresh and wholesome."

A full page ad is taken in the National Fur News, Denver, adver- tising the Central Mixing Plant referred to above. In the centre is a map showing the routes to the various fur farms. some of them situated thirty miles from Denver. We counted 35 farms altogether. iiere are portions of the ad: “A new slaughtering plant makes pos- sllilc the complete control of the meat that. goes into the feed. This plant is modern, sanitary and lllflliorly equipped with storage facilities. 'l‘he meat and meat pro- ducts that go into your fox feed arcgivcn as much care and at- tention as the beef that goes on your own table.

The cereal mixed in this feed is prepared under the direction oi’ ilie Coloradio State Agricultural College and frequent tests by this institution will insure the consistency of the composition of the ccrenl us specified nnd agreed on_ by the fccd committee. It con- tains an abundance of all known nutritional factors, even the mos‘. recent discoveries in the field of nutrition are being utilized by the addition of concentrates in which such factors occur naturally.

Experienced mcn operating a miicrii mixing plant guarantees uiiifcrmlty cvery day. Fast deliv- clgv service brings the feed to you fresh very soon after mixing." Thcn photographs are shown as to what it would cost the ordin- Rfl‘ fur farmer to mix the feed formula on his own ranch. They adrl up to seven cents per und. The cost of mixed fceds deivered to the rancher under the new Dian is six cents per pound. This allows for water content of l8 lbs. added to 100 lbs. of feed mix. a rather =znaller quantity than we llsc on our ranches here which shows that they make their feed mix fniriy dry.

We publish the above principally

EIIUSO it shows the "get-togeth- tr spirit which actuates fur farm- lllg communities in the United

ates. Years ago we advocated a central mixing plant that could sllllllly the fur farmers in the vicinity of Charlottetown. We be- lievc that they could have saved mlmsy had they all combined, or the most of them. put up a cold “brace plant and feed mixing lhlant combined and had a rogu- l" System of ranch management such as the fur farmers of Color- ado designed above.

[All exsmoie of what co-operative Ill‘ farming will do is lnstnnced 1 the case bf Milligan and Mor- aion Fur Farms. head office of T116?! is located in Colorado.

lcse farms are regularly sup- “n with feed schedules and in- ah ictlons and ‘where contiguous to

plied with feed.

ranches are many miles distant, but a keen eye and watchful service and frequenrvis- its of inspection see that each is kept up to standard. The fact that they have

Borne of the

and Willy la Last week we publigh. ed a nice tribute from Mrs. Mor- rison re the good ptogregg made by dthe un er the management of Jimmie Milligan. It was a lessure for us to do this because u rather was one of our greater friends and although the years have pas- sed his memory is still green with

The Sea‘ " - ltgue of Domestic Commerce, a monthly publication of the Department of Commerce. Washington, D. 0., has the fol- luwlng: "For the first time. s. bundle if so-called golden plat- irum fox skins was offered at pub- lic auction in April of this year by the Seattle Fur Exchange and sold “D t0 $270 Per skin. This was one of the higies: prices paid this season for any new-type fox fur,

“Cross breeding experiments have indicated virtually unlimited color possibilities for minke, a. member of the national board of fur farm organizations stated rec- ently, and the industry ex eete w produce golden, cameo-wh te with black guard hairs-and light p“- ltleglhtshfigeespauch as lilac, pink and

Despit m 1 _ fusing [Irublgllfs Dion’: deeiIfliid “E, bggfstltg lllaztuiigilriiirm iilmm“ ill‘ article states. g own’ ‘ e

At leat 19,500,000 —not inzluding ranchfggiseadq 1233f nalgy- ure tra ped annually in

ates and Aaska, the antimi- points out. This figure is robably the actual num er tak.

en because many states do not keep accurate accounts of the number of fur animals tra pod, igrtfiiéding f0 the fish and wil life

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rat WPlllation efozueziitiliienddaliliangnufi;

iélxfeks. rivers and bayous, Loiiigi. a far outranks all other states

lrfiltnggilielrr o: ngitfi taken.

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offers "magsh ehartwsofrg: ‘$551153

legal name for “muskret'" in the;

Srtats. Published reports indicate

crease the po the tasty meat

Anent the abov r ei iii 0v be elt iiiaiigciirj- a. 55,25

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ly above the should the back. Both thgrsag: “m depth of shading vary with me individualis color classification. In addition to the unifor

m color markings ataluabie quality or this yDe is the very clear blue o“; ‘mrfled by both guard hair and underfur. The guard hair has e brilliant sparkle and has the 3p- pearsnce of being a. barred gm- G°1d Dlatiziums do not reproduce themselves a hundred per cent 5W5 Ml Gatov. as their litters also contain clear standard ping- inums which do not carry the

gold factor. Their p it prime an unusually lisp; tigsam

These notes were wri

in the Week and we hfidnleesifili.’ ed some hours before of the des. truction of the International Fox and Animal Foods plant at Sum- incrside by fire. This plant as our readers know, was under the man. agement of Lowell W. Hancock, who was the principal stockhold- PT- Fm‘ years it has turned out n very satisfactory line of fox feeds é-s well as other adjuncts to fur “rmm-‘F- F"? years we have fed It a5 m9 llflflflllul cereal on our ranch and it was not only with a great deal of regret because of the Mr. Hancock that we learn- ed of the fire. but also because we would be deprived of a cereal feed which we had learned to use with confidence in its sails. factory qualities. Just at present we do not_ know what plans Mr. Hancock will make for the future but we hope that he will be able to re-establish his business and make it even more successful than it has been in the past. In com- mon with all his many fox farmer friends wc tender our very sin- cerest sympathy in the great loss he and the company has sus- tailed.

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GAY S VEGETABLES

Every day is market day with us. We sell direct from our gar- dens to the consumer. No rent to pay. no delivery expense. so our customers benefit from this sav- ing. Iiast year there was a short- age of both green and ripe toma- toes. also pickling cucumbers. for all we have considerable quantity on hand. our advice is. not delay too long securing your re- quirements. Onions are reasonable

now, but the price may go up. why not put in your supply now?

J. J. GAY 8i SDI

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With hi; work and training to b; pileup‘? K518i? were iillelumg- n . n ave e e {threw iumseiz entiiusiasiicaiiy into amateur s0ldcr1ng_ had his first lstripein, almost record time, and

who did not regard the success as a

.w0rithy reward for intensive study illliklpblied industry- - ' 0t that I althogether irove." Sir Charles told h know it sets a splendid example, and all that. Yet we have to con- sider the importance of farming as s national service. Suppose, for iltliiltlgoewh we hflilliugegcral- mom??- a on at wt: s n to e estate?" p“

“You would be able to carrv on iadequately, sir."

“Nothing of the sort. My met- hods are obsolete. You have all the science st your finger tips."

"Pflfhflils bring my uredecesscr back from retirement sir."

You wouldn't call him exactly up to date, excellent as he was in his dfly- Lct us hope it does not come to anything serious."

But Sir Charles, like everyone else. was uneuay- The air was heavy with foreboding); oppressive as in s.

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stifling cairn fore a thunder- storm that is due to break at any instant.

SUBSTITUTE FOR. PARIS

Instead of going abroad Phillipa made her purchases in London. Trips might still be made to France, though travellers never felt entire- lv confident of a normal return.

“You won't be tco disappointed, my dear," Mrs. Sundley had said. "After all we had looked forward to. e, mere West End expedition somewhat uf an anti-climax."

"London is everwgcrap as as Paris for shopping. Better for, some things. Remember, I am to be the wife of a physician in a mod- est practice."

Mrs Sandie sighid-but made no comment. S e seldom ventured away from the country of late. but for such an important event she deemed it her duty tn act as con- stant companlon and guide. She was convinced that her aid in shopping was indispensable.

Mother and daughter stayed at an hotel. For thlg course there was, a e of subtlety. Lady Eidg rick could have found them acc- ommodation, but, that would have provided too many opportunities for intimate conversatfon between Diana. and Phillipa. Mrs. Sandley thought it wiser to restrict such occasions. ( To Be Continued)

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Reveal lleroism 0f Canadians .

OTTAWA. Sept l4 - (C P) —- Stories of heroism as Canadians breached the Hitler Line in Italy were disclosed tcmight as defejnce headquarters announced citat ons accompanying 28 gallantry awards which previously had been an- nouinoed.

The list included the Distinguished Service Order to two brigadierg and a major. award of military M61595 to two captains and three l'eut- enants, posthumous award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal to an infantry private and award of the military medal to a company ser- geant major and 18 other ranks.

Nearly every branch of the army wag represented.

Brig’. J. Desmond B. Smith, 32, London, Ont, won the D. S. 0. for successfully rallying a regiment after the commanding officer and second-in-command had been wounded

Brlgi J. S. H. Lind. 35. St. Mary's, Ont.. won the D. S. O. for supervising the river passage by as- sault boat of a battalion and assur- gnizidthe establishment of a bridge-

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Maj. G. A Burton,. 29. ‘Ilorcnto, won the D S. O. for his work in protecting the right flank cf a div- ision during wh'ch he supervised the cleaning out of enemy positions and capture of 100 prlscriers.

Maj. M F MacLachlan 26, Great Village. N. S. won the M. c for continuing after he was wounded to direct his forward company iii-i. der heavy fire, His citathn told of carrying on although suffering great pain frcm his wounds until his objecdve was reached.

Lieut. C. D. Nickerson, 25, Mali. 0M 31y. N. 3.. won the M. C. and his citation told how he con-

ieflflg three wounds. Hie continued operations for a second day from tan exposed position. The cifation continued:

“Although now unable to walk no continued to control his platooig on more than one occasion crawling to and from his wireless to receive and issue fire orders. He would not allow himself to be evacuated until the enemy Wus out of range."

Pier Damaged

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 14 (AP) - Mountainous waves lash- ed by a hurricane split Atlantic Citys famous steel pier in half. the Philadelphia Record reported tonight.

_.____._._._____ WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 --(AP,) —In a further move of co-o era- tion with the French Ne. onal Committee of Gen. De Gaulle, the United States Government has in- formed Henri Hoppenot. the Com- mittee's representative here he may now occupy the French Embassy, State Secretary Hull disclosed today.

State Department officials em- phasize that it does not mean any change in the United States Gov- ernment's refusal to recognize the Committee as a provisional gov- ernment instead of as an admin- istrative authority. The action was described as ii gesture in the direc- tion of cc-operation.

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0d be ex ected, (said the bell-found-

tnued to direct his men after suf- _

the solemn “booml" of’ Big Ben 'has become daily familiar to us. land not to-us only, but to mil- lions of people all over the world. Situated near the to of the Clock Tower, in the Par lament build- ings, London, Big Ben has, from

Why, what's he been doing?" The b stander. seeing that I was a “ oreigner", began to instruct me. “He's not been doing anything wrong; but there's just been an election, and all the old govern- ment employees are turned of! t0

pose they have been neglected. A special corner is reserved for them in the Botanic Garden London: foliage is absent, it is hard to tell one kind from another, with the exception of a fasigiate birch

hand weighs 2 cwt., is l4 feet in length, and its tip travels a. foot a ‘minute! .The hour hand is 9 feet long and if for any reason it is removed. it takes four men t0 handle it. The clock is a pendulum

the day of its installation, been ¢l°¢ki Such h°t°l°ges “e very ‘vhich betrays use" by its S11v9;- make way for the favorites of the temperamental and difficult to ‘ . t;- 1 thanked him _ bfgillileedmgisiegewgiclcighs wonders keep properly timed, but Big bark The" '5 m“ Dawyck Beech’ gfrw hggvgllfzlilliggtlon. but told hlml

a sport from the original tree growing at Dawyck, near Peebles, Scotland; there are fastigiate Cy- press Oaks. lris Yews, Spanish

Ben's clock is checked continually by Greenwich Observatory and is so well made that ls rarely more than one second at fault. A quaint me hod of correction is all‘ plied; hai way down the pendulum there is u little tray on which, if the clock is losing, a penny or a halfpenny is placed. When the clock begins to gain the coin is

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many people, even in hink of the clock when en" is mentioned, but the name belongs strictly to the bell on which the hours are struck. It is the largest bell ever cast in England and has had a rather varied history since it was hoisted into place in the year 1008. It was cast two years before that, when Sir Benjamin Hall (from whom it takes its name) was First Commissioner of Public Works. ft stands '1 fect 0 inches high. meas- ures 9 feet across the mouth. and weighs 13.5 tons.. It cost £6,000 to install, which would be $30,000 (or. more) at that date.

Big Ben has had its share

of my thoughts. for any» ‘Qffiiium of politics was bitterly "°"“"“ ii‘ .i.“°'.§..ii‘é“°.$i. “Shift” . _ e ' gitIsstnuifiiihierg?r“al§ci¥rillfl)ggiirsilg Max:111 “But the idea of sacking an Planes. There is even a Locust experienced and cppable {gnu tree, Robinia pseudacacia. var. "W110 fad!" bewmd‘, n3 gqlhurg fastigiata. W005 and Putt 3 gbflieto m- Sometimes these sports arise as zeseuglgvdorge ma: mgicrou; remcwed‘ Th9 nix“? ca, fir‘? ribiilrligllgiregr vlllifialsxliogt barritrilcgsstrirmg gtitienipt a5 800d government. a?“ fikgufgfigfilu; “y an erect position. In either case There is. hpvizeryerhnggt ggflrltliwigl LIEU‘. ARNOLD D. TAYLOR The Clock Tower is a beautiful m‘? "Sylviculturlst propagates and much use i3 th: practice is being) structure 4o fect square and 316 gnlgilllligti ihc aliitmormal écirmthby 212% "mm down as public opiml feet high. The clock dial ls about i: fig“ gllgg-cs u, of" °g§vn "Islaqfdl m {ecoms mo" eniigiieeneri; mmthlrds ‘flntget way ‘Yip’ 35.2.1? there are trees more or less fasti- A whole column mlghthbe Illlitlid e war, s g on e su " _ _ . f i] under t e ‘spo s’ mmcamd m“ Parliament “.55 . giote, but vie are too intent on c.it with the a um

Lleut. Arnold D. T: ior, only son of Mr and Mrs W. I". TBYIOY 0f Kensington has made the supreme sacrifice. a telegram having been received last week telling of his

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misadventure; The be“ rounder sitting, but this is out for the I 3:3 c°rdw°°d 1° 5P5" i?!‘ 8XP1°3 gczumiugg; °y',‘e°ar‘§“§gf,‘°°inmfii 502d death in action on Aug. 31st. after - ‘ em. - - v .

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gutcfigtlgil; spnspérristone. dun wigspmm Trees n: tations which droop instead of| 13nd astsil-éd a new pin-nary. I but m; influence lives on

aspiring; a familial" example is‘ ' n we“ not a bad i-eb there is a farmstead with an ave- gggrevligegm%veglilrllg“hlg‘ fiwwwgklei‘ n}; w“ ‘sober’ but ex- nue °t m“ trees leading out to thhriitens var pendula There srekceedingly llnlilelsal" when he highway‘ The m?” do m‘ spread l also y endulous varieties of A”); wasn't -- which was Pfei-W “t”! the“ bunches as maples or spruce Cherripes and Beeches The Euiii- Th gs got so bad at the FY1501"!- dol ‘hm. branches are “ppressedi can Larch has‘ both pcndulous that? the uutlwfiu" themselves and point skywards, as the main l 2nd ‘asigime ‘firms had w mm o“ me new Jana; an. stem does, and the result lS a ‘ ' er a yes“ Servica They knew 5i tall column of greenery. Such about mm. but he was i; perry "ees- “ab” ‘ilgsmbuée Egned was” iran and had to have his share of " o an . ‘

Mdiitee Lollnbariiy Poplar (Populus m“ mu" business iii Keusington and his gtalcllcplt is‘ the coniimrinestl of tin; The press of that day was strong i cimttlagcqtirviiill: kIillllsdesil-ISCOIIICFS were BS Bu c T985. m’) 59 l)" far as olit cs was con- 1d a _ ~

sure that my neighbor's avenue is fiiflgd?sihe late pBenJamin Brem- , On enlisting he was of this poplar. Of all fasigiatc exeerpts AILIGTFIIOL and Kingston, Ont, and