..I1\RCH 29. 1947

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CLASSIFICATION 0F PELARGONIUMS

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§ Silver Fox and Mink Farming

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The two day Sale of new color phase and silver fox at Lampoon, Fraser dz Ruth's New York last “wt-k ended with about half the

(K15 left unsold. according to u... official report. The first day's offer- mg of 2,591 plutin-tuns resulted in 1, 51% sale with a top price of $90.- 00. Price levels remained unchang- m (r0111 the company's February lcvris. Manufacturers u-tvd dealers wcre tlte purchasers in the thin crowd at. the auction rooms. The tecond day’; session brought an offering of 1.283 while marked and 1.7311 full silvrr fox. The white mzttekcd collection sold 58% and brought a tcp price of $52.00 and the full silvers recorded 54% sold and a top price or $41.00. Price 1(\\'QL§ in both classification; re- nninod unchanged from Lampsovfa February sale.

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.'\il|\.il'(‘l\ll_V the public in the littltcd States - and we presume this applies to Canada loo _ are 1w in‘ a hurry to buy furs or luxury -‘.1!|illl1"(‘11l1€?§ since supply looms biz, The lugq- titittibcr (‘I fur: and fur owls that will be available on the market when the time come; to buy for the fall has put retail buy- ers into a favorable position in the opinion o,f dcpnrtmontal store fur buvcrs. The gcnrral opinion is that lers will be buying cautiously “l there is n distinct trend or 11:11:? public interest in purchasing For lltLs reason the various auction- mtnpanies are as it were doling out lttrs, that is thev are not making n11 extreme splurge of great qptzititics of may tvpe of fur. That 112'?! be noticed bv thc small number o.‘ fox furs which were offered in taaupson‘: sale, particulars of which we gave in the first part of these notes. It is good business to con- tinue this as it kesps the market a~ivc and should lead to st-tbility r! prices as btrvcr. trill fccl morc cw. hence in rcgttlatcd sales.

United State; imparts of fur front i". i040 zrachcrl 1111 :1ll time ;1l \'.\".1c t-f $ti7..'i;'>3,t1~i11.

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uttrc 17.754 mink skins valued at $224.00.’), 1.667.930 muslcrat skins titlucd at $".'l34.000. 4'7. 2-15 marten si-In: vaitttd at $2,076,000.

tu-iccs on mitt-h and wild mink nirch had been stieidihv rising at zncnt. raw fur sales in Vancouver. B. C. vlcre checked last wreak at

Ltrio Bros. Raw Fur Sales Agency. ‘~ thc bettc: types at‘ marten and

of $113.00. Fisher farming is zcd cu in a small extent in Cam'- .1 it vus first sllfiCvssiltllly accom- ' ‘tish Columbia and on scale by the Hudson's Bay . n). _ in their ranch t-ttlBirds lhll. ataniioba, where W. O. Doug- las. who was formerly ‘with the Mc- Lurc at11l MacKittnott Silver For 11111115 is matl-sfzct‘. Mr. Dougl-is h:\~ vtxtlly itiudt- an axliattsiivo stittiy of fisher 11-1111 tlrp Compmiy la.=1 fail offered brooding p.111‘! f0!‘ talc and they wcrc quickly picked iii). Fisher breeds once a year. They arc a tiifficuit animal to handle.

’\ table from Httclstvtrfs Bay Com- pm‘, 1011:1011. England. regarding 1"'.‘|l‘ .~..1lt-. c! silver fox ‘fl-it'd mutat- t1"; pm “wk gives tho inform-at- ita that halves, threccttarters and hrs.‘ full silvers were firm compar- "ti with thc January ‘lo. C-rditrarv ‘slurs “The likewise firm b11t med- it-iu priced skins were i.-:.- limited de- ntattd and where sold (iccltrued 5% “the offering of silver and mtlifliin-ns totalled 34.711 silver fox. 2.737 platinum and others. A little less than 50¢? cf the nfforing were sold. lhilioivlrtg the sale ul’ silver fox and 11111l-1tions by Hudson-is Bay Com- pany, Annlng, Charwick Md Cobb offered a catalogue of 5.823 sill/Pr tax and 282 platinum: and other itcms.

Fcaltirrd l0‘: Snrirw mm‘ is a shawl-stole of platinum fox worked on chiffon so that it i5 soft amd

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.. clean- trimming. easy-fuming

enfrew la available to vou now. here's no wnltlnt, for delivery! s the authorized ltenlrew Renre rnlatlvc for this district I will ladlv demonstrate a llenfrew In "III own dairy. There's no ohll- ntlon to purchase. Get more 1m and butter with a Ilen- flw. Give me a call and I'll vc It to vour satisfaction.

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‘ dear reader, incorrectly call “Ger- .aniums," are general t rite d-rapey- It L: of shorter length and aw a as wiole :0 that it. has a shawl suggest- 1118 Wlllvrmmg with narrow should- er silhouette. The narrow widt-n at

gaudy Coleus in that They require’ little attention. readily propagated by cuttings, and

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By Agricola

Pelamgonlums, which you and I,

house plants, even surpassing the respect. are

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cerning the island oi I (Iona) which ends-

Bithidh I mar a bha.

The translation of the prophetic quatrain is given as—

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Instead of monk! voice shall lowing of cows;

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back of neck mike; n easily my. able. The animal head is used in this model. It is very attractive and should have oontsldeinble vogue,

an end, I shall be as

produce their flowers over a long season. Our summers suit them well, for they are native to warm climates like Cape Colony, the

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Mil)’ H1’ 32-00 per I00. These Cockerels can

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SWZFTS HATCHERY

BABY CHICK BUYERS!

A_ quantity cl White Leghorn day-old Vcggkgfgh available each Tuesday from now until the end of

in l2 to l4 weeks, and bring you a fair return on

wntrz, TELEPHONE or CALL NOW!

ATTENTION rouwro LOADERS

be marketed us Broilers N' 75 lb P o more . ototo Bogs may ba shipped on

the British Ministry Food Order until further notice

POTATO sxronr aontzn

Canary Islands, and some regions _ A fur show and two other fash-tur Australia; but, their Wlnter lem- 10" 5119115 W111 1f! mil-WES M the perature should range from 40 to Canadian National Exhibition which 50 deg. My plants get along at a Wm“ at '1‘°r°m° 1111-5 Kfllettemperature of about 34 at. nights AJW". dlfficwr ofwomens activitiestin the depth of winter, but it 1s W ti“ Exhibltiml- wmtmcad this easy to see that they don't. like it: Ewell“)? i141“ 515° 111°‘ 1'41! 111B?- The genus Pclatgonium is a ver- kmy {lmlimal Wfmlmfi (IIKIIV-lllwi-‘lsatile one, for it includes annual, 1°115_W111 be 7911105511160 “T711131! 011 biennial and perennial species, while me 1G9“ we Buud Cmlada- other distinctions will come to light -__ 111s we proceed.

A NW!" f1°81flm<><>m¢wlar1th_ The first species to he lnLroduced a 1°11" in Wvmwfs Wee-t" complain» 111w Britain. was P. trlato 1n 1m. m3 919°!" m9 cftmmm- “P? 111M i119] (The dates mean something to us, FY1695 01 "W 111K‘: must be rcdiwbd.‘ for we derive all our Pelargoniums He eves book to 191B. two seam be-l from Britain). P. trim is [Lifter- flm? w°T1d W91‘ I. 6nd MAKES N0. 1 en's-rooted and is a greenhouse skunk sold freely at $400 and over.‘ plant requiring a, higher tempera- ‘ffhue °YdmBTY‘gocd quality rod ture. It does not repay the amat- 103405 M01181“ (Wm $8.00 to $10.00. eur to grow it.

The prophecy is being fulfilled today in the rebuilding of inc Yllllli.

Charlottetown

i. But the object. of those notes ls a

to cast a light on some of the Scot»;

tish names found on the monu- - . ments of Iona. There in no unifor- Qvgfihthfihfigagpiég “my o! =Pf’"‘"§= and ,8‘ r neck grayish-brown. The eyes are capital lettets. all are capitals! The yellow A, qlyears o! age the enow old stone-cutters found them eas- bi“ aéquires a red spot my we 1H t” engraw‘ lower mandible The feet 1 . are flesh- AS h“ bee“ 551m “w” °I “'1' h‘ colored. Immature blrdl puzzling land Scots came from the western because mostly dark lshymucou, lfymxzgcr h“ b°°°m° 1°° "u" above, and below not quite a: dark ' . ut. mottled and streaked; the tail The“ is a m°"“"‘°“"‘i‘ “ab 1n is black in winter. Their bills are the cometary with the rnscriptiun fleshwolored with blak t. urc JACEI‘ . . . MCLEOID (Hero Average m] m o, azuu M‘. h‘? lies . . . MacLeod). 11. ls believed g m“ "- to be the gravestone of John Ma:-

Lead of Lewis, who died about 1532. N“ chmm“ 011mm‘

“TIEATLEY RIVER, “KL

The Wheatley River Women‘: in. stltute met at the home of M“, Harold Buntain on evening Maren 5th with memnber; in atbendance.

The president, Mrs. Gordon And. rows presided. The meeting opened Wit-h the sirloin: of the “Institute Ode" folloved by reading the creed 1n unison. The minutes of the prev- ious meeting were read and up proved. The old hall organ was 501d t0 One of the members. Thc correspondence was read. A note of thanks and ‘Appreciation was race-iv» ed from a sick friend for fruit

involve

Wednesday ‘

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Announcing

A MARITIME MAIL-ORDER SERVICE ron

Garden Seeds and lilatlioll

Bulbs

The li/fncLeods were noted warriors.

Silver fox up to $20.00. Are these the furs that must be reduced to- d~ayil Since that time there have been several eras when skunk were worth $5.00 each in mixed lots. red foxes and mink $25.00 and $35.00 each. untskrats $2.00 to $4.00, silver fox up t0 $1.200 a pelt and to on down the list. He concludes with .. . ."My own welfare is not import- ant. but. untold thousand: of persons depend wfholiy or in part for their income on furs and it is tragic to; see our valuable natural resources‘ turned into jutritk by artificial mani- pulations. The trade and stylists should try to tiniie for the benefit of the entire industry not for the few who can control the favorite items.”

Thom is a lot tn tho above “writers

and many instant-es of their brav- ely are twcordctl.

Neil of the Russ (Niuu 2111 ltoiss) has an effigy in high relief, in the Cathedral. He was a Macbean who acquired the Ross of Mttll as his cstatc. llis tltusvotitlaiiis look the

P. zonale (17101 and P. inqulnans (1714) are the parents of the var.e-~ gated-leaved "zonal, blcoictr, and‘ tricolor" types. "Zena? refer: to a broad horseshoe band, usually brown, at a littlc distance from the edge of the leaf; but improv-

ed varieties may have the hand nztmc of thcu- .1:11c 111111 thc \\.'11‘- splashed with cream, orange or like RJISHC.) t. .c tu ut‘: 1.1101111 as other colors. Among the bi-colors f the Sllorhti a‘ t-tilziitlitchhh iaruintt.

"the Rat-e oi lh-r iron Sword." In St. Ot.111's Cltaprl, Iona, are two grave slabs worthy of note. The first. cummctnoratcs an un- namtd son of “Angusii Macdomntli, De Ila," that is Lord Angus Mac-‘ douald of Isiay. There is a galley with a, flag at the prow, and foi- iage with animals intermingled,‘ carved on this slab. which in thoughtl to date about 132G. l Much 1110111 111 t: is tho grave-l

have seen "Household Pet Geran- ium," having green leaves with a pure white edge, and a double pink hloom; and “Happy Thought Geranium," the centre of the leaf being yellow. with a, green edge; bloom single, red. There are a number of tricolor-l (leaves with three colors) but I have not come acres: any here, though that may be my fault!

The ordinary grr-cii-lcavcd "Shou

That ls the lament of a popular, song. and tho satirical “Dublin Op itiiun’ cudouvors ‘to cxtilaiu the reason thus-

"ltiummy, why do landladies ob- ject to children?"

"I don't know, and don't bother mo! Run anti so. why baby's yell- ing, iis bottle must haw: iulltn out 11:: '11. ‘l'cll ‘iogcr to slop siitl- irng flown the huuistr-rs, 1.0-.» 1111'.‘ drum from Willie, anti toll l\ir1:~1h:11 that 1f she scrihi-le; on the wall- paper again I'll cut the skin off her!"

Mortgage Sale

Whloh tihc Institute sent l0 l1lm.1 ORDERS FILLED SAME DAY As RECEIVED There was some discussion 011 can- vassing for the cancer society but it was decided to give a donation from the Institute fund‘ at next tneetittc. It. was decided to have air attction sale a‘. ucxt. tnoetizig, i\‘1lf‘t1 Pitch ‘moznbcr \\'ul1ltl (lultaie sump articlc to be sold. it. “as also argcucl to start. a travelling alarm as a means for raising funds. ’i'.he sick and school connnlttces gave their reports There t... some 11.:- 1 oussion on attisical Festival. The ' next meeting ls to be held at the home of Mrs. Milton Rackham when tlhc roll call will be ansrstet- i ed by “My Favorite Color". The offering amounted to ‘I0 cents and t dues 25 cents. A paper on “Reading l

QUALITY SEEDS AT FAIR PRICES

ENQUIRIES INVITED

BAGS WANTED

w: PAY rsstour . . utoussr MARKET 1111c! PROMPT PAYMENT

McLaughlin Milling 0o.

AMHERST, N. S.

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tvhllc small fishers reachcd a’

ccuitcntion. ‘rho tn-it-e of silvcr lux, (Jerauhlmp. are we omprhm of‘ red fox, tuttsktat and utuiy other,“ xmndmmum (1794) and n u“ 119m‘ Wcullm‘ l° 111° Amrlcm‘ . cullatum (17011. 'l‘hcsc are ltardier “Elnmwnlt a1’? 11°1- “eul? a5 h1g1‘ than the zonals, and possibly 9 out i“ i119." “W” l“ 111° days 1111"”. u“? of i0 "tvludotv gctumiutns" hclonsi. ‘MUM ‘wind 13115’ "17 1° mm mm“ to this class. 'l‘l1clr fluucrs :11 ‘

as 11111111 vi other comtncditics.z]m_g“l_ ma’ mm Wrhdpg vrvniuiv: 11"“ “"1011 ‘my 11"‘ 1711c“ of fur“ |'-’-1 plant l-tt1‘(l('l‘s -.i1'c.1l\\:1j.'t slitt- 37‘! 5° devrcssed 15 “rad-Y bemusc, ink to obtain ltcttt-r tsaritilirn; tltwc

the manufmlmer’ n19 “'“°.1°“1°".1...-.-. many dutthlc-ilouorvtl lc-rrns. and rem-m" pm Snwma“! mo!“ The Show varieties Hi1‘. knots-ti a] P11"! a“ '1" mtlmimumd “'11P”? the “Martha (or Lady; Washington and to a 81TH! 810°“ 111°)’ h"W‘Gr_-raniums" in the U. S. A. lo d9 w because o‘ govemmentl The "Ivy-leavcd Gcraniums" are WW5 "I"! ‘he "1811 w“ °l 4°11“; ‘ descendants of P. peltillum (not) business. That is rea-lly (the crux of‘ and E luwflpem They have "am the problem and 1t 1c (“fawn m‘ ing or climbing stems, with ivy- ”? how 1i ca“ be nmflued‘ The? shaped, fleshy, S-angled leaves, m“ °r ‘he man" 15 the maniac“. grecn or variegated. Their flowers “Nd “rude 1s 5° h1g1‘ m m“ m" are large, white, pink or crimson, day that “Emma's shy clear 0‘ n’ often with a deeper blotch. The m many cases" Ivy-leaved Geratiiums are not as h l ‘K1 i116 "ShOW" o“ MMQ‘ 20th ""9 “M” depart" Tall-lotto: rinvdylireictbegtiuse of their inc-art at. Washington annuonced rather straggung hub-m 1m“ Pliesldenl’ Truma“ had signed. The last division of the Polar- 11. prochmation which end-ed eflfect- gomums is the ilscented_leavu_d l.” May 1st ‘he ‘labwlute (mom m Getzaniums." These are derivatives Imports °n any“ and black fox from I‘. querclfollum (oak-leavedl, furs. The tariff rlrutv on such furs P ‘mcuouum (fenbleaved), ,_ Am" be boosted fmmvthe pmsm‘ glutlnosum, P. Rldula, and others. 35% to the rate of 31.1%. We can- These plums have strongly pa“ not s“ 1m?“ 1mg Pbove f‘? good fumed leaves, the scent of which "9115 1° Fianna an m‘ "Tn‘ers' nas bt-ctt compared to that of While 31.70 rise lu price may not. roses peppermint, em

m, r [W _ 1 . , I U1.“ n . , _t 'l'c be sold by public nth-lion in 1 1.0155111‘; a“\:.1::,.!,.1i,’,. um‘ ‘a: helgfih front of l-ho Law Courts Btulmg 111 1 ma“ (any), m“, Um“ urlnor’ i? Charlottetown 0n hlontlay- the 28th I t-lttditig a shlcltl cmbosscrl with "9' ,0‘ épfll‘ 1M7’ M’ m" “our M! “m i M m“, ‘ 1mm,‘ "p grasps tatelie uclot-k 11111111. .~\l.l. that |1;\1'-‘

‘ ‘ “ ‘ iccl 0i‘ land situate. lying and living .

110111 111 his rltjltt. hand, , v , . _ .. l, m‘, a F _ “Wm hangs 01v 1.0L 01- Puuuslttp . 11.111111" Ittty ‘. " ‘ ‘ - ' 111111;» (‘nuntv in Prittvt- It 1~ 1.. ‘Vl- - 1~ ”"‘- '" - mm I 1 MK" “U N ward Island, hound-ct! am] dost-r

z .11"; " ‘l1’ .- 111~Yili 11111-01131ltculldbl1131's‘ 11ft “d '15 follows’ "m" l" 1° “'1 F H) ‘ (il11:.l:'1e.f(lTlY';11 ("rllfililfil ltréld 1 thzllfl- I l ‘I r r . 4 . . i I ngmKol m)‘: m a“ 1 n n west. angle of fifty acres of laml In the tcufcqtc" thvre is a gruve- WW1“ puswssion u‘ Mm“ n‘ "rum" stone with a rohyt of arms in e formerly owned by Angus Mcmwcn’ upper part and a long Latin irt- and running- fhen-ce 180ml Mo": scriptinn bclotv. On thr- margrn of imndrténuxjléacghxtizt. the slah is tuscribctl “llic Jacct Jo- flflyvwo (52) degrees’ west ‘mm i‘ ltuuncs Bsiutitts “litre lics Joan meek “m! or Palfluk “cum, “ml Baton" who was physician to the ‘mums 3L Mme" q-mflcc “H; Mm‘ MZMLQZ!“ 19111111’. {Ind dlcduin H1657‘ Uaihcrinn: Illcketlna: 111111101: South‘ g1? l“~“°'_"=n Eb?“ “mi T?’ along the Plastem buumkuy of last '12:: “t:...~" ‘m w» ‘~01 t , _ - “I c to the Sparrows Road afore- rr.r:>sa:1.tt.‘:rt'..:*::ihi? “i” a“ *""*'::.t""=‘"‘." ‘ ' 0 S It l t1- curs i11 1C70_\vl1en Abbott Niacbau- S1122: »1e¢...?.1.::?$:~...¢..'1, cmYtainE, llinhfsvflfsollsglilltlllCh-v ltlheBfllrl 11:25 011118 111g “Ycmiy (Tolcl-icrcs oflu‘11(l a Little‘. ‘ J 5- 4h" lmor e1. S0'lltul. l-r Island name lhiriy years ago, but "M: 310C053]. ‘nu-col :1 |."..,|‘§it‘11a‘tLc.‘ I've “U1 1194170 0r 1'1- "Cellull? lying and being on Sparrows lluatl I noticed a letter in The Guard- i“ 1,0; 1.1- Township Sunzbt-i- Fifty. ian lately signed MacCormack. That ‘m; in King; County, burundztd and 15 111i‘- COFYECt Original form. though described as follows: 011 the South the census of 1798 sometimes speds by Sparrows Road aforesaid; cu the 1t MacConnick. The Abbot of Dur- West by land formerly in possess-

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We have on hand a ltmited number at McCormick-

Deering form htuc-ltines consisting of:

Repair putts for McCormick-bearing Machinery.

A complete line cl Goodrich Tires, Batteries and Car Accessories.

FARM MABHINERY

HARROWS (Disc, Spring Tooth 81 Peg). FIELD CULTIVATORS, (Power Lift). PLOWS (Horse and Tractor drawn). HAY MACHINERY (Mowers and Rakes). POTATO DlGGERS [One and Two-row). FERTILIZER GRAIN DRILLS. CREAM SEPARATORS (Electric and Hand). MILKING MACHINES.

GASOLINE ENGINES (3 to 5 h.p.)

Also Point and Enamel.

When in need of Form Machinery consult us.

seem very much yet it will have n. definite physicological effect on American buyers coming to Oaxiada for the sale next week. The quota |too. hos gone by the boards. That .qttotu allowed 100.000 silver fox pelts to be brought into the United states annually and our Canadian proportion was about 70.000. We note that efforts are being made in the United States to put u bill through Congress limiting the quantity of silver 10X and mutaliflfl pcllg entering the United States to about 15.000 skins. It may be thll 110W the quota has been ebroflfltfitll, this will go through and if so our ivurket 1.. the U. s. a. will be pretty well shot, as 15.000 pelts would not help u: out very greatly in market- ing a production of some 150.000.

10d; is to develop a better market 1t. Ornada and this can wily t diong by the removal of the process- ing tax and the excise tax which together make the retail price of an article comprised of siti-ver fOX or mutation fox too hlflh 10!‘ 111°

l mor quick] eradicated from our What we will have to endeavor , e y

Pelargonlums are more sutlsfac-l tory when not more than one your old. After that they become "leggy" and the bloom is inferior. For the best results, then. cuttings arc taken from the old plants once u year. My own practice is to P181“ the cuttings in the garden in spring, where they grow rapidly and flower well during the summer- In the fall, before the frost hurts them, I lift and pot the plants for a sunny window, where they flow- er afresh.

row, in Ireland, was Cot-mac, a fri-cnd and patron of St. Columba the founder oi‘ the Cathedral at Iona. This carries the name Mau- Cormack bat-l; to A. D. 563.

The clan lVIaoInries is brieLy mentioned as taking part against the Lowland forces at the battle of Hat-law, 1411.

The Herring Gull

This is a very common gull which is found 1n all our harbtrs. and often follows ships, acting as a natural scavenger. Its nesting range stretches from lllt‘ latitude of New York to the Arctic Son, and bo-tlt Nova St-otia and New Brunswick report that it nests on their coasts In thc Tcuchcns Bulletin (1916) the Herring Gttll is stated to be B, “Mr grunt" anti 11o mention is made of its breeding hcrc: this is a ques tion dcscrviug the attention of lo- cal Orlllitilcuisls.