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Foundation Females OF THE

-3 Superb Silver Strain “By The Best and Breeding Better"

SUPERB LADY 2.—The original female of the Superb Silver Strain “as muted for several years to Bonnleview 41B. Pups from this cross appear in the pedigrees of a great percentage of Top winners at the Charlottetown Shows. One 0f these pups

LADY Eli-A Toronto prize winner produced a Grand (‘hnmpion Fox ifemalei at Charlottetown as well as a mule fox nhich was adult champion male for two con- - scout-Ive yan- AHMI brother of the ‘ ion (emote -_ i sired—- l, -, LADY 56.1.

SYPIJRB This female was the dam of The Reserve

Another female sired by

Champion male fox 0t‘ 1936. the same male as 56.! was

SlfiPl-Iltl! LADY 16.1. The dam of the 1935 Borden Reserve

(‘liampiim male as well as the dam of a. 1st, 3rd and 5th prize year olds at Charlottetown in 1936.

BUSNII-illlfil‘ 63C—A litter sister to the World Champion 61C was united to Bonnieview 5C. la 1st prize winner at three shows and the sire of Superb IilH-a Reserve Champion fox) and produced

|i.\l.I-1lll‘ll.\"l‘ cur‘ which was the dam of the Champion: Male : upi-rli 7(i anti Superb 10G. Both of these itiales sireri champions.

l;l;.\ll~2lt.<\'I)lI file‘. A Reserve Grand Champion fox is the dam and grand dam oi’ Champions-She was sired by Bonnievie\v' ~liI§ anti from a daughter of Bonnicvlcw 63C.

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TIJIELI’ NOTES TOPIC‘ CONNECTED WITH

Silver Fox Fanning

I um indebted to W. Cheaters. ltichure for a copy of “Fur Produc- iie-u Research", issued by Frank G. AsllbftJOk of the United states Baircnu of Bioiogical Survey, Wash- ington, D.C., which gives much In- formation regarding fur farming developments and allied activities in the United States and else- where. Following are extracts there- from.

"The fur markets of the world during the past year handled more silver fox and mink pelts produced in cnpactivity than in any preyi. ous your. 'The world's production of silver foxes is approximately 700,000 pelts. and thebusirless con- tinues to expand. The most strik- ing developments, however, have uccn in mink forming. The num- bcr of farm-raised mink pelts has increased rapidly, and the prices paid were exceptionally good, in fact, the highest ever paid for mink pelts produced on farms. Such favorable conditions have natural- ly stimulated expansion in mink production.

Kecn competition is forcing fur

I iltrmcrs to recognize that t0 in-

crcnsc the margin of profit they must improve the quality of fur and reduce production costs and over-

',_ head charges to a minimum.

A study mndc during the year of "ilrz-i: fox pelt production in the United States as compared with

" ilvrclgii countries showed that Can-

11th. and the United States are pro- iilitillf: annually from 350,000 to ificirli) })t‘II>I Norway, Sweden. Netherlands, Denmark, Unitm 0f Sovict Socialist Republics, Ger- many, England, France, Switzer- land, Jnpuu. and South America together 300.000. After a thorough survey of the best statistics and rlatu. available, the results were summarized and made available to the various fur-farming and fur- trade periodicals of the United States and Canada.

An exhaustive study of the silver fox pelt markets in the United States and Great Britain covering a. 5-year period (1932-1936) was made to determine the trends in classification and prices according to various percentages of sliver in the pelts. Results of this survey showed that about one-third of the American offerings in i938 were full silver skins, o. relative increase of 235 per cent. during the 5-year period. The prices obtained in the United Sluts.» for full silver pelts \ve;c 50 pn- CIltl. higher than in

iliave You Furs n. sen? Where Will You Sell Them?! l How Will You Sell Themi’.

It’ you are not getting the last dollar that your fox skins are worth, you are not employing the best selling medium. The Charlottetown Fur Sales have proven their ZIDIIIIY, during ‘the past years, to procure record prices for furs handled. A splendid plant, operated by a competent staff and employing the best selling mediums have been responsible for making this com- pony a leader in the marketing of silver fox furs.

The following is taken from a letter written on the 18th January by one of the largest fur houses in the world:

“We would like to take this opportunity to eon- gratulate you on the splendid way your skins have been put up. The assortment could not possi- hly be improved upon and buyers much appreci- ate the grading in general."

This would indicate the confidence of the great fur houses and hundreds of satisfied customers in Prince Edward Island indicate the confidence of the primary producer.

Large numbers of delighted shippers will testify to the fact that the Charlottetown Fur Sales have the finest and most up-to-date pelting plant in Canada and this plant is operated at cost for the benefit of their shippers.

Liberal advances will be made and information fresh from the world’s fur centres will be cheerfully given you when shipping your skins.

The best service, the highest returns and a friend- ~ly and courteous staff to wait on you are yours for the taking.

CIIAIILOTTETOVIN FIIII SALES

LIMITED

55 Queen Street CHAHLOTTETOWN

Great Britain. On the basis of full silver prices there was a re- duction of about l2 per cent. in value or each of the lessee of half, one-fourth, and dark silvers.

The fox experimental work this yienr gave a second-year's result on the value of tankage 5 parts and‘ i liver meal 1 part as a complete i substitute for the raw meat por- tion of the ration usually fed to {both mature vixens and males _ during summer and fall. The re- ‘suits obtained with the mature .vixcns bear out to a marked de- igrce the findings of i934, that there ivas no appreciable differ- nee between the control and the

rst vixens in general health, in ‘izllltliy of fou.‘ consumed, or in to rate of shedding of old fur and jowth of new. The feed cost ' about 30 per cent. cheaper for xens fed the packing house by-

reducts. How this summer feed- ling may affect subsequent repro- i duction periods has, of course, not l yet been learned. The male foxes i did not do so well on the test ra- i tion as did the vixcns, but the res.-

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i sno was not apparent. .

Tankage and liver meal as a complete substitute for the raw meat portion of the ration was tested with pups from weaning un- til pelting time. Though a com- plete summary of this experiment is not yet available, in general it ' may be said that the health of the test pups was not so good as that of the control pups, since it became necessary to remove tw0""of them from the experiment in early Octo- ber to prevent death. These two pups recovered when put upon a heavy raw-meat ration. Though the i immediate feed cost is reduced by using packing house by-products, it is questionable economy if the results are deterimental to the l foxes.

Three vixens nfter whelping were" put on drastically modified rations on a preliminary test to deter- mine how abnormal the rations could be made. One of them was gradually accustomed to a ra- tion composed principally of dried skim milk and finely ground yel- low corn meal, but thla teat show- ed such unsatisfactory results that the ration was continued only a few days. Two others were fed rations containing finely ground

DRI -KIL

SURE DEATH T0 FAB-ASHES

Kills lice, mites and tlchl and prevents Immediate relnlelt. xticn of your livestock and poultry.

Full information from your loeol

“why/Mir. w" the say"! 18753" the alphabet? Because it's always in Fun.

Mrs. Mean: “Don't you flnd this railing for Christmas boxes makes you a very unpopular person?”

Coul man: “No, mum; they nearly all ask me to coll Illln."

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NORTH SYDNEY, N. 8.. Dec. 23 --Ceptain Cilbborne 0f the coal- carrying steamer- Lord Strathcona. who has retired and is returning to his home in England. has made 525 tripe up the St. Lawrence Riv- er with Cape Breton cool.

Cooper dealer, or drlggist.

Canadian Diotrtbiton:

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oom meal as almost the exclusive cereal. combined with raw meat in one case and packing house by- products in another. The results were quite unsatisfactory. Till study was continued in a isome- what modified form after the pups were weaned, but the final results have not. yet been summarized.

An experiment testing the ef- fects of a. somewhat simplified cereal mixture 1n rations having B0 and 40 per cent. respectively, of raw meat was completed at the close of the year. A preliminary review of the results shows no appreciable difference in breeding performance and apparently no dif- ference in milk production and general health. The results will be prepared for publication.

A fox feeding experiment was begun during the latter port of the year to compare beef meal (4 parts) and liver meal (l part) with the tankage and liver meal in the some proportion but supplemented with a small quantity of raw meat in the summer maintenance of ma- ture foxes. The study of the rela- tive value of beef meal and liver meal as a. complete substitute for raw meat in the ration feed wean- ed pups during the summer is be- fng continued for a second year.

Some preliminary work was done on artificial insemination with foxes. This will serve as a basis for future tests to be undertaken as soon as breeding animals are available.

... r; '5' 50 is altogether too prevalent among I‘:

all classes of silver foxes in cop- tivity. 1t is due to an excessive amount of meat being fed. The Doctor recommends a milk diet pregnant females suffering from nephritis. As soon as the weather permits, pregnant females should have a certain amount of milk. Bran. alfalfa meal or some other roughage should form a portion of the diet to avoid constipation and accumulation of the blie in the system. One-eighth of an ounce of bran and one-eight of an ounce of alfalfa meal or the equivalent amount of some other form of roughage should be fed daily t0 each female.

Many pups die at birth because there is improper development and there is evidence to show that many females become pregnant and. for some reason or other the foetus dies without being actually expelled and is obsorbed by the system. To insure proper growth and development of the foetus, the rations should be supplemented with vitamins A and D, and it would be an advantage to feed in the neighborhood of one-eighth of an ounce of good quality ood liver oll daily to each female; but when cod liver oil is fed it tends to make . that ration a scorbutic one, there- fore in order to counteract infantile scurvy and tail trouble, which is undoubtedly the cause of many fatalities among new born pups, when cod liver oil is fed, lemon Juice should be added to act as an antl-scorbutic agent. The best source of vitamin C is good qual- ity lemons. It would pay fox breed- ers to feed the juice of one lemon to at least ten females, and better still to only five.

Many pups are lost at birth through milk fever, which is caus- ed by a lack of proper hide circula- tion. To guard against milk fever fox breeders should make a prac-

All the cross-bred foxes at the station were pelted last winter. They had served their purpose in the comprehensive study of de- termining the genetic factors caus- ing silvering. It was decided that by concentrating on silver foxes selected for uniformity of breed- 1118. information on the causes of tinge could be more adequately studied and that comparative re- sults of experimental feeding could be more accurately analyzed"

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An editorial in the December American Fur Breeder stresses the ‘importance of the use of polygam- ous males on silver fox ranches. It says: "The use of high grade poly- gamous sires will speed up your ranch improvement program in an incredibly short time. Take thei case of the Norwegian silver fox, breeders. It was only a compara- tively short time ago that the first silver foxes were brought into Norway and Norwegian breeders have freely acknowledged that they did not get the best of breeding stock in their early importatlons by a long shot.

But they took what they had and started a selective breeding program that has placed them in the forefront in the production of silver foxes. They made a thor-

ough study of types and quality. They held live fox and pelt shows and soon became quality conscious. The next step was to inaugurate a pure bred or fine type sire breed- ing campaign. Norwegian breed- ers maintain twice as many breed- ing female foxes as they do males. They are the world's leading ex- ponents of poiygamous mating. The use of these males enables a breed- er to spread desirable characteristics through a. herd very rapidly. Poiygamous mating permits of widespread experiments and quick results and usually starts the breeder off on a. successful in- breeding and line-breeding pro- gram.

i be eager to step into the lime-

tiee of feeding at leaat one-eighth to one-quarter of an ounce of dried brewer's yeast daily, also they mutt take precautions to insure that there is abundant supply of some form of iodine, feeding either potas- sium iodide, kelp. duice or some other substitutes that are known to be rich in iodine.

When your eyes reach this port of Timely Notes, i938 will have pretty well passed on and i937 will

light. Very many friends have been kind enough to compliment the writer and also give assistance from time to time by suggestions for this column. No one realizes

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SPECIAL AUCTION

AND

PRIVATE Treaty Sales

of the Hudson's Bay Co.

will continue following

the Jan. 6th sale. Bring and ship your furs to

McLure

and

MacKinnon

112 Kent St. Charlottetown

Hudson's Bay Co. ser- vice will bring you best results.

W. CHESTER S. McLURE

Entrance to Hudson's Bay Warehouse Where your Silvers are sold

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Receiving Representatives

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its imperfections more than the author, who undertook its spon- sorship believing that such an in- dustry as ours deserved press re- cognition. Since its inception the notes have been quoted and re- printed in part or in full in many worth while publications. It‘. is the

kid, ohamois, antelope, and suede are dyed in brilliant colors. smartest coats are lined with con- trasting shades: brown antelope and bright green velvet. black idd and | once in public life by next Febru- whlte lambskin. navy suede and i dry-by which time she will have

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writer's hope that they can be made more interesting and also of more value to our readers tho coming year, and with that end in view I take this opportunity _of asking readers to send in items of gon- eral interest for publication. Bea- son's greetings to all, and may you have health, wealth and prosper- ity in the New Year is my sincere wish.

Fog Biihgs On Mass Fainting

iii \ MANCHESTER, England’ Dee,25 —-Qne of the most amazing ex- amples of mass suggestion occurred in this city. Fourteen girls at a bedding factory colapsed-one after another-due, medical men believe, to continuous fog.

More than 100 women and Bil-ls were in the workroom when one complained of feeling ill. Another girl showed a tendency to cry and in a short time a. dozen girls be- came hysterical. One by one they collapsed and were taken to hoa-

Tho prime requisite of the animal breeder is patience. Every out-crossing. Experiment is gamble. If, and it is becoming more and more apparent, the finest fur cluracteristica are recessive than definite results cannot be expected before the third generation of close inbreeding.

Dominant characteristics will prevail in the F1 and F2 genera- tions. The third breeding will bring pure recessives together and the true quality or lack of quality of your breeders will begin to show up. From then on you can begin to take short cuts to breed im- provement and you will find the best short cut of all is the free use of high quality polygamous males."

Among the speakers at the Ohio. Michigan, live fox and mink show, was C. M. Daniels. of Sabbatis, New York, who had with him a newspaper writeup dated Novem- ber flth, 1912, of a new industry— the silver fox industry. 1t stated "that foxes were selling at $15,000 n. pair in the U5. with only o. very few pair! in the country." Other speakers were Robert Fraser of Lampoon, Ilrnaerund Huth, Dr. L. J. OTtleliy and Dr. S. C. Moore. The show was very successful in every way, although the classes were not. nearly as numerous as our lo- cal shows and only about me- flfth as many entries.

The front page article of the December Black Fox Magazine. published in New York. in "Eating i the Young," by Dr. G. Ennis Smith

of the Ibx Experimental Station. : Summer-side, PEI. The Doctor in

hi: excellent article gives much

valuable information. In brief the causal are insufficiency of exercise taken by Fremont females. caus- ing pups to be crushed at birth. due to lock of tone of the uncles, the females not belg in proper condi- tion to expel the pupa normally. Recommended that a good quality of melt should ho fed, perfeirobly fresh killed beef and liver should form o reasonable per tnge of tho ration.

Nephritie, a form of kidney trou-

Ileleo in ‘this condition

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Medical men believed the vitality of the girls had been reduced by a long period of fog (200 hours), making them easy victims for hy- steria. They probably thought there was a leakage of gB-e and when one of two felted the other were ef- fected by the power of suggestion.

[No gas nor other fumes could be detected.

COLORFUL RAINCOATS BRIGHTEN DULL DAYS

PARIS, December 25—‘..',.in elo- thes, which used to be so homely, - are today among the smartest items in the Parisienneb wardrobe. An infinite variety of materials and colors is permisible for there use- ful garments, the only unlvflrll-l requirement being lightness.

Girls find light colors particular- ly becoming, and one of the favor- ites is a bluish ivory. Pole rose, water green and powder blue slickere and bright wool plaids are next in popularity.

Besides the waterproof material: leather is fashionable for bad- weather coats. For this purpose

PELTING TIME IS NEAIIING

your pelts this year USE

Royal Fox Brim

market.

coral flannel. The tones of the

rovers and. of course, the inevit- able belt.

When the coat is leather the hat should match. and it seems that some of the most attractive drap- ing in miliinery can be done bet- ter in antelope and chomois than in the more dressy velvet: and satins.

QUEEN MAY ENTER A BELGIAN CONVENT

BRUSSELS. Belgium. Dec. 25 — Rumors that Dowager Queen Eliz- abeth of Belgium may take the veil have been revived by the decision of King leopoldb aunt. Princess Josephine of Hohenzollem-slgznar- ingen, to enter a convent of the Benedictine Sisters at Coquelet, near Namur.

Princess Josephine, who is 64 and mother of three children, was a. younger sister of the late King Albert of Belgium. Bhe was mar- ried. in Brussels May 28, 1894. to Prince Charles of Hohenzoiiern- Blgmnringon (Bwshian line), who died in February, 1919. Since her husband's death she has resided in the Rhmeland.

For a time she entered the con- vent of the Benedictine Sisters at St. Liobo in Germany, but the order! recent purchase of the Coqueiet estate has now enabled her to return to Belgium.

Since King Albert was killed while rook-climbing at Morche-les- Dames, February 1B, 1934, the Dowager Queen Elizabeth has lived

SUNGLO

Be sure that YOU get the. best possible return! from

They will give your foxes the finish that will top the

CUBES or MEAL

’ Start your breeding foxes December 15th, on SUNGLO BREEDING RATION, using 30% Ration in Cube or Meal form- and 70% (Beef-Rabbits-horsemeat-offaIs-fish as directed in our circulars) for