rlimely Notes On Fur Farming

ing delivued in Toronto at 60 the pork ,ul.remente of the W M. F ttang . und 1. .5. tate, rind of . Of 0 i delliegegdtu from theuAmer'; during the few years. This The following market report has ms-ii; of lirutter in this E T T &'i' '.T Elbe n3':llt'eti.Isgpebureau r:'c.:E(i- iv!-Meyer-Seem can or r era Aaaocia on a

tended the annual meeting of the Canadian National Silver Breeders Association in Montreal a couple of years ago they were so

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anxious for co-operation and help sale . . , . Ia Sliver Fox being prominent beef cattle b er in this 18.31:.” The weekly production is W” ""3 ll" Knwllll ""133 l0? dultry has been chlrlcterlzed slaughtered; so that there is quite

that they said they would use all over-produced? was the headline Province was deplorlngu the dam. increasing at the present time. feed”? ll" 'l'9cll- Tl” PF" 3'9" by the tile of I N85 9309031011 I revenue from the I'll!!! lndI-I3-

their endeavors to have the duty 05 In article by the Editor of the age caused to the beef animals by but it is much below that of last ll” :99” P lfcllrd numb” M ml” 0' lllllll production in fluid milk try. one estimate of annual alau-

on silver fox entering the United Black Fox Magazine. About 120.000 the warble fly.'Treatment is not yeIr- 5;-leciedrlibm huprmit and trench use” ' huh ll”l"”'u”” M "ml Elli-er sales was With I , I

stated removed. They were men pelts were produced in the United expensive, am; does not "kc dl)? is elem "V9 330 1:109" """lY sales being made by producers the increase in dalrylng there Electrical wirirlg- 1'9 of their word and have made re- States during 1029 . . . . The All very long to apply. and the re- EGGS AND POULTRY rye as ey Ere now” es"

presentations to the U. S. Govern- ment to the above affect, Now we note a despatch from Washing- ton dated March 31st, as follows: "While fox fur stoles, fox-triln- med garments and small fox fur pieces are once again fashionable. any further reduction in tariffs on fox furs or skins will destroy the domestic fox raising industry, the Tariff Cm. mission will be told here tomorrow. Arnold W. Mul- hern, Milwaukee. Wis.. executive secretary of the National Board of Fur Farm Organization. and Roy 1). Harman. Christlansburg, Va.. (ur farmer and NBFFO executive committee mcmbe , are scheduled to testify before the Committee for Reciprocity information as well as the Tariff Commission. in opposition to proposed fox fur tariff cuts.

Fox fur or skins. dressed or un-

Fox Fresh

year p toaendover ex- perts?i”plckoutthemlnk....

.cleartllree-quarter silver foxsolduptoI0l1apeltatFred- erick Huthl: Co. New York City

Star Ranch, managed by Arthur Doyle of Winnipeg. has pelted their famous female silver ion named Sybil. They claim she was the greatest female fox ever raised in captivity and was the dam of many of their prize win- ners. , . . .

"Upwards of 524.000 was spent in establishing a new muskrat farm at Pesbtigo. Michigan . . . The American National Fox and For Breeders Association now have a total membership of 1,455 and their financial statement showed total assets of 3116.799 . . Roy D. Marman. Chrlstianburg, Va.. is now growing silver foxes. blue foxes, mink. and black rac- coons. He writes that the man who understands diversification in fur farming is deliberately making his job harder, but if he mas- ters it he can well make more

Farm Prices Add Products

been prepared by the P. E. 1. De- partment of Agriculture. Mr. S. C. Wfllllt. the Deputy Minister. states that it is still not too late to treat cattle for warbles. A

suits are well worth the effort in increased value for beef, and in. creased milk production in dairy herds.

DAIBYING

The price of butter on the Hall- fax and Saint John markets con. tinues unchanged from that of previous weeks, The .wholesale price on both markets is quoted at 63 cents delivered, with local Jobbing to retail stores in one and two-pound prints at 65 cents. The local jobbing price in this Province is 65 cents, and the wholesale price is that of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick less freight and handling charges.

Montreal current receipts are quoted at 01 cents, and the whole- sale price at silk cents - 61 IA cents. There is a slight tendency

oeipts being quoted at 59 C.'3.ll.8 - 00 cents. western butter is be

Province for the week ending April 2nd was 50,015 pounds. com- pared with 57,572 pounds for the same week last year. This is a decrease of 7.077 pounds. or

The egg market is somewhat weaker. Demand not so good.

out to other Atlantic Provinces, Surplus may have to be shipped to Montreal to relieve situation. Production ” " increasing. general quality good.

It has just been mentioned that the egg quality is good - that is. the ego coming direct from pro- ducer. May we remind you of our market news of last week.' Housing condition. ventilation. dry litter, flock confned gathering eggs often from the nests, Keep these in a cool place, pack egg large end up. and market often. If all these recommendations were adhered to you would be assured of a good grade. more money and a paying proposition.

Charlottetown Prices delivered

toward the lowering in price on

Charlottetown :

the Toronto market. current re '

NEWSY

Florida is said to have 8 mil- lion acres of land. of this about 25 million acres are suitable for pas-

tablished. These usually have an average of 500 cattle in each on full feed for well over 100 days.

some or an receipts are moving, Florida has an average grazing

season of 10 months; an average rainfall of 53.27 inches and a yearly mean temperature of 71 degrees F. There has been a great increase in the development of the live stock industry in the State. From 1929 to 1954 Florida cattle alone increased from 600.000 to 1.679.000 head and the average for the last 10 years, for the calf crop, has been-63 per cent.

BEEF CATTLE

The greatest dc elopment in live stock in the state has been in beef cattle, which numbered 1.386.000 on Jail 1st. 1954. notwithstanding that in 1953 some 566,000 cat- tle were slaughte ed and about 87.- 000 shipped out of the state. This increase. however is overshadow-

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due to increased production and 70 per cent to the increase in price." "The Florida dairy in-

and a very little use of milk for manufac in; purposes," The Experimental Station has developed and introduced improv- ed pasture grasses clovers and other forage plan that have greatly benefited the attic in- dustry and dalrying in particular by increasing the length of the grazing season.

The dalrytnan have increased their breeding of dairy cattle in- stead of depending upon other states for replacement for their dairy herds. These two trends have helped boost the dairy in- dustry in Florida. The control of ticks and other cattle insect pests by D.D.T. and later in- secticides has also very greatly benefited the cattle and increas- ed the amount of dairy products.

SWINE

lmequalityofthestock.

The Florida farmers have prol duced only about 50 per cent of

ad 504.000 bags on the Florida farms on January lot, 1054. how- ever, it stated that 100,000 hogs had been shipped out of the state in 1053 and 63.000 had been

seems to be a prospect of quite I gain in the swine industry to take care of the by-products of the dairy and the waste mater- ials from the farms.

SHEEP In the central counties of Flor-

that sheep raising is relatively

new in South Florida but that trance no larger than one inch. there are many large flocks in This set of three houses meets the north and western areas of the needs of those mentioned in

the state. HORSES. MULES AND DONKEY!

We have not seen any horses. mules or donkeyls on the streets of the cities or towns we have visited in Florida. We have seen quite a number of horses on pas- ture and a few working on farrrla

American cuckoo which lays eggs in any honey nest. birds gen- ida we have leell many ll!"-) erally demand a special style in flocks of sheep, We llnderltand architecture. Wrens. for example.

Saturday. April 9. 1955

With the exceptions of the its

prefer small boxes with an en-

the sketch. Each design has that quaint look that gives a good bird house its special charm. They are made from 3.0-inch scrap and flex- ible roofing material or linoleum. Tracing diagrams for sawing the three houses in the sketch are complete on pattern 341. price 35c.

Bird Hduse Packet which contains full size patterns for making a

This pattern is included in the.

"'l" '.?i'3LllL"' .,l7".E9 .11.

Electric

pairing and supplies. Estimates gladly given. Work guaranteed. Dealers in all makes of electrical appliances.

111 Kent St. Dial 6212

,, , , ed by the reat im rovement in The h"d5 9' "ll" "many 599" l" the c”l""l'y' WE 1”" 'l"l variet of interestln houses and

dressed. have been put on a sup- m”"e5'- lN”'9- Ml" H""?5ll l5 AL AM As 3 C the quality gt the begf cattle now 0" ll" l3l'm3 3” 5l the ml" 599" ll few mlll” "ll"-l '5 "dd feeding stations. Thez price of the

plemental "bargaining list" for 0'19 ”l the "'39 Wllll ll Plllllllll ,"P on the ranches. Many hundreds of lll. Fl0l'll'l3 3'91 Dlll095- lumps ll0lllleY- Flml W0l'll ll” 599" 'l' packet is 81.50 pnstpaid. ” , f the reciprocal trade ....eement ll"! bl! klclf illalml 3 '9d"C”0" Uusradea as 34 m 22 15 purebred bulls of the lendins beef Sh"?! "ll P0lWl Cl'l"35- 1" most entirely mecllnnlled 111 the Home wori..l...;. l)epal'tllu-nt: .

negotiations, now under way in l" "'9 '4” "ll 3llVel' fox lll” 95' 1Graded pack 42 40 29 29 21 types have been brought into the recent yell” lllel? has been 5 39Cll0ll8 W9 ll!" Vllllltl The" The Guardian. Charlottetown, P. J - MAD! Geneva, Switzerland, md the tering into the United States) . . . To Retailers 46 44 32 32 25 state and used by the ranchers, steady increase in the use of pure are of course many fine stables E, l. in csnaoa pfeggnt import duty of 3711, pgr TlllEVEl 8lll'ill'll9Cl llle W5lCllm9ll 0'Lcary - Ungraded 37 34 22 22 15 not only to improve their pure- bred boars, with more and more of race horses and the horse I cent ad Valorem may be mduced at the New York Auction Company Montague .. Ungraded 36 34 22 22 15 bled, ll9l'd5- lllll l0, Upgrade the representatives of the Tamworth classes were well filled at the ---- u M for the benem of Canaan or other warehouse. bound him securely Hunter River D Ungraded 33 35 24 15 quiilfly Of Commercial! Cattle. and Berkshire breeds to improve Exhibitions and Fairs.

brag” nations. Both Mr. Milly and got away with 7,600 silver fox 5!. peters ;. Ungraded 36 34 22 22 15 Florida now ranks thirteenth in

barn and Mr. Harman will recom- mend that the fox fur tariff be boosted to the original (1930) level of 50 per cent. and will ask that United States quotas be set by the Government on each type of fox

pelfs.'

EMBA anliounces new trade marks for the three that were re- cently invalidated by the Federal court. The new trade marks are

We have had some inquiries as to why we have not been quoting poultry prices-on our weekly Market Report. The principal rea-

son Was that there has been so little offering that it was very difficult to get any definite price.

beef cattle among the states of the Union.

These beef type bulls include Hereford. Shorthorn. Angus. Brah- man and the more recently de- veloped breeds of Santa Gertrudis.

Prospects Favorable For Abundant Crops This Year

Have Your Clothes DRY CLEANED

0 new

ELECTRIC STARTING

. PRESSFD ONLY , "Argenta". to replace Silver-blu The following are the poultry prices at Charlottetown: Charollse and Branitas The Brfilh K I 25 Hop. BIGTWIN

fur to permit imports no greater --Autumn Huen to repmcelnoyai Drum; chicken .. under (on, nu. 4",, .51.", on. 511,5. man cattle have had a most im- By THE CANADIAN PRESS ing is expected to be general by Pugh sun" sign. 1 .( :lc:lIgIl1um'on ntitgtlwstlc pastel, and '--Desert Golan to re, 30 .3 35 gortfanttplart inhthetdtevelopmtlantbtgf Crop prospects look good this Mxay 15, if not a bit earlier. Wheat g at hm Gnlnhm. ix (7 year." W pm” Top”. Dressed Fowl 17 1. m czdsecatheey ncane gtgnsi ytem: ye.:rCf:,lilat'li:iimglr?enssn;luxl"llIeer;' shows lI:iei'ng:ligi. :Iel.S,d(l)I:1l'1le;bR:El gig uh" ''"l'"' 5x '4

Mink rllllillerl everywhere are POTATOES C - Deralures and have resistance to soil conditions favorable all across plantings will be up, flax by 64 t0"lf9ll- gxa ..

from 1932 to 1939, united stage, waiting for the results of feed g . lmlmml 'g ' ' . "'3' tropical insects and diseases. the country. And farmers are plan- per cent. . . Find your local 0 7 (ox fur" farmers did very well, tests at Iowa State College and at This has been. a very difficult Pllolce l3-75- Gmll 1575- Mell These qualities are needed for ning to plant an even greater acre- The department of agriculture CLEANERS dealer under D. upanding production and earn. the University of Wisconsin. to day! to getthanytlltlntg def1nl(tettoTrhe- l"olln113lg659Cl:wl4-0350 OE0?)-llggll Rdlgago the north and central states of age than last year. lists seeding intentions as follows: 1)ia17387 "OuoboavdMutou” J in f 1,. m, d; go M,-I determine the next move in the par on e poao mar e. e - - l - - 1 South America and hundreds of Grain plantings on the Prairies Wheat. 14,700,000 (l5,540.000); 'ln Ihene link MElh:rn.mIi)e sWll:ccIt;:tCngth5t f Stilbestrol question. The use of P8089 10-day 15 from 32.70 to llllll 9-502 C0ml'n0ll 3-50; Callllels Florida's best bulls with Brahman are expected to be up more than oats. 3,360,000 (2,051,000); barley yellow DIlll- M92! in . 1.,-men wo,k,d 1,, mo" ya," go this potent hormone in right com. 32.85 per 75 lbs. bulk delivered, iio gllllevxd lg l'lnllIl:lloln(:0&;l blood have been shipped to Colom- 1,500,000 acres over last year when 3,600,000 (2,313,000); flax 350 - : . ; 0 - .

develop better quality pelts and

pound at trace levels in the diet

and there may even be more dif-

bid and Venezuela. The ranchers

54,000,000 acres were planted. Sas-

.000 (5l8,000); summer fallow. 13.370,-

. Oedas N - EVINRUDE MOT RS .0 develop mutations. starting in of feeder came was approved by re,-ence than this in some ca,-gain Cattle at Charlottetown: De- there and in other Latin American katchewan farmers will sow less 000 (14.670.000). A ,,,,,,.,. rm; 0 1939' foreign produce" dumped me Food and Drug Administration localities, prices have been high. livered to plant. Stteers;0Ch&lc: goulhtrles 8I'e"Cll8l'l1A)rl1l'lgf0Ill:(l10Illd8 wheat. but as in other provinces DAMP IN MANITOBA T -' "I;::EIl.f.lU:.lI':vIrB PETERBOROUGH . CANADA l''''””' l” M” "" '1” U""'d M the U' 5' A' l" December" 1954' er previously this week but all llmmiscloooil 11li'gii- (2: iiirn in ioeoo Sl3reallnlIlEimFlc(ii1'id(iei. a reovsgyggrs lyvaurliemcisriicisglairhek mm of mm "'.'.'"' "" "'1" "'-'-""' States market; then came OPA ll Produce! filler Ell!!! ll lei! day "'9 malllel "ems l0 b! Very gm” ;em'":' Cgoice” 1656; resulted In heavy losses among Y ' Farmers in-Manitoba aren't too -1. M" 0--'"! 0""

ceiling prices and, in 1944. an in- crease in the Federal fur excise tax from 10 to so per cent at re- tail. he will state, This tax in- crease in World 11. coupled with .the fact that certain fur-trimmed coats could be sold tax free, bought about what Mr. Mulhern (rats an "unwarranted style change" and the use of cheaper- priced furs which broke the back of the domestic fox market.

feed costs, according to research conducted at the Iowa State Col- lege. The serious losses in pro- duction experienced by some mink ranchers as a result of feeding chicken waste containing pellet residues of Stilbestrol. makes mink ranchers aware of the dan- gers ol misuses of this chemical.

A special group of steers has been fed Stilbestrol at Iowa State College for slaughter. The steers

unsettled, and the trade finds it difficult to quote any set price. The demand has been exceeding- ly good. but to-day seems to be just a bit easier. Since reporting last week 63.909 bushels of seed potatoes have left the Province. Turnips are quoted to-day at 55 cents per bushel at the car. and the demand is fair.

LIVESTOCK Cattle trading on the Montreal

Good 1500 to 16.00; Medium 13.00 to 15.00; Common 10.00 to 12.00. Cows: Good 10.00 to 11.00; Med- ium 9.00 to 11.00; Medium 9.00 to 10.00; Common 8.00 to 9.00; Can- rlers dz Cutters 6.00 to 700. Bulls: Good 9.00 to 10.00; Medium 8.00 to 0.50; Common 7.00 to 7.50. Calves at Moncton: Delivered to plant. Choice 17.00 to 10.00; Good 16.00 to 17.00; Medium 1200 to 14.00; Common 11.00; Grasers

the Brahman cattle. They were unable towlthstand continued ex- posure to severe cold wet condi- tions and should be provided with shelter under such conditions.

DAIRY CATTLE

The dairylng industry in Florida has made very rapid progress as indicated by the increase in the number of dairy cattle from 114,- 000 in 1920 to 155,000 in 1930 to

IT'S EARLY YET

A wet fall and damp winter on the Prairies and in Ontario and Quebec left the land with plenty of moist . Farmers say that with a favorable run-off and light rains, seeding conditions should be just about perfect.

However, most farmers say it's a little too early to be optimistic. Seeding is another month away for much of the country and there is

optimistic about an early start at seeding.

"There is a little too much moisture in some districts." an ag- ricultural department official re- ported.

"We will be fortunate if we have a normal seeding season. It is likely to start in the middle of April or even later."

However, there was little frost in the ground because of heavy snows during the winter. As a re-

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I08 Great George St. Dial 6563 - 6564 CHARLOTTETOWN

EDGAR M. CANNON

A . 1 b 1 g ff oanalra Finest Colored . g "Recent New York tales." he mg” sl”"f”le;'F" "ll: Fel"'"”3' market wag rather slow. There "'og.ll” 9'0? ch HMO . D 196'”) l" 1940 l” 293'” ll” 'la"' mIi:ilisllh::c?l:mIm:lrao:f:ll;l:iE 3253?. ggllt Eonetiittllolglnszoulfi .bxepe:xt:gll.eIlI'i EL . ”"'”" r"'" . N m pl..'.'!.'Il 2:5?” will add. "give strong indication l;l':,gv"f: l egewlilnlmglls were a few Mixed Good and u ;l"w'hnt Eagod ;;l'Cho1:; mi” ISL 1954' th d to severe frosting in the okanagan for growing, the official said. EI'00kllIlE-KIIIQSWII WISHES sUlvlMERslDE. P. It. 1. at renewed interest in for furs. W” '3' 3 llllllv 5- 01' Choice Stag" at N.” M 21.00, ver 11 . 8 n recent years e demall 1'

after an absence of many years." It the 153 fur farmers who are still in business producing fox in the United States, are to survive and benefit from the latest fash- lon developments. Mk. Mulhern will say. an increase in the fox fur tariffs and the importation of import quotes are necsssa y. Mr. Harman will explain that fox fur farmers will not be able to flu- ance the necessary advertising and promotions unless the tariff is hiked, rather than reduced. as a result of the current Geneva negotiations.

A despatch from Ottawa states that January fur sales in Canadian department stores were 17.2 per cent higher than in 1954. January Iales stood at 82,012,000 as against

. . nt over 1940. About 30 per cent

the previous years 31.711000! Th. too loudly in the early morning plant. Steers. Choice 17.25. universnieu and colleges. C? an 1 I i S I hi, the -new '.::":.'...fl:'; ;:.:.:..'""'m M" Mew" "-0" '0 W ” i " "””'”' ...::;...::”l;.:....:....:::':.l ..... lsrgneist cpercenttage gaililsdiof any - - O , O W J R ig;-;amrr:1e.l Youit-an ox up to

e n sec ons o a es sp- . . U Ur ay . . woe gran no is pro- parell and accessories repo ting U M of H00 le - : gramme, thus cutting your ore- from Canadian department st:-ares. our Boardlng HO Se al p ,1 J. . ' F'l'- by 7 FT. ductlon costs.

The following is from Twenty-.

Five Years Ago. a column which appeared in The Black Fox Mag- azine for March. 1955 . . . , "A female silver fox named Morgana escaped from the ranch of John J. Werth. Madison. Wis.. and eight days later was found and identified by earmarks on Bruno Delsman's ranch at Hartland, Wis. it had travelled about 75 miles be- tween the two ranches . . . The McLure and MacKinnon Silver Fox Farms. Ltd. announces that the herd of silver foxes on their Prince Edward Island ranch is about 50 per cent larger than ever before. Young men from five different countries - Germany. Austraia. Finland. England and Argentina are studying fur farming on the ranch through a course of lec- tures and practical work . . ,