everytnlng

He

last auction In were

marks-l, of both

There George of marketing pails entrusted

tlon of lmak to evaluc

(10 not rc-alme

at sales.

our socd 1Y1 sends us fbom

11:: auctions

ably lower.

‘I ‘I; a greater the males

by plan Is in

n19 quantity of

certainly 118W zxoellmt WW5 q (cerium.

Assocallon W111 my. Juno 10th.

annual meetini all] be iopen to wfimul”...

Last veor

The Ontario

71th and 28th

0! EH15 sausfactcry with Irn. k optlrnlstlc about the June auction sale In Montreal some 500 Prince Ontario and New p 810w pelts will be ezghiblfod He says them Is s. dwtlnctly better feeling m silvers and that at the Montreal

as 1K3!) South Afnerloa quality slivers as well as new types. Ho looks for nelfiypsflw ibis a‘

~ stronfl =5 "1 v e ~ fife collection hls oIBBIIIZM-lm Wm

runes will be well w-mrtlly 1° D18“ alongside the ohcw silvers-

15 no queston about 1t. has madc an excellent the large number of

reason he dosarvfio

pom of all mas and 1; gel the munnvuzn price 11MB!‘ m: varying conditions which pre- ...1_ Sonzetinmes the nsvchvlvsvyf the buyers is diltwfced by M1 ~11- lematlonal hapgcninll. 01' may“ 11 zLrlkf‘. or ‘Lune financial 119581. 01f l; may be the weather. Mar-y of u»

W ' Lh t f. 1f mmrl paemamefyes .'h§.°11..»§.§.? Th? prices

end Geonlfl Millw- cf the Lmmpsan

nnalwis of the Mal’ nuctlxcn ‘.1; interesting In that c! 11.1 31,513 mach 1111M pelts 91 Pel- ctnf. 501d W181’! advancing 20 $111641?- pilia-ns z-avancmg 10 W39!" Wm‘ pared wlth April 1st. amtion. wild Hunk oflenr.

hm 90 pement, cf f e ones and W0» sold Easterns advanccd aovamfid 5 Herc‘ 1m: some

Canadians Alwfkflnfi

percmtto 10

To P114! mink were xealiged by North lflest Canadian number ones and 70b.

fanmsrs or In of drcg food With 1111s _ horsm and the cnnnmg qf horse»

um there 1s o" prwwvt 111 the va|11uyea0f a decided reduction I11

ma: rammes. P5 Emuémrufi} 11?: like the Norwefl- lsm, will have to change frmfl hum moat to whale moat. We don t knvw lr-‘Iqat formula they use but

The annual meeflrfl of l1! C8111 aliign National Ellveq" Fbx Breedefi

Hotel. Tuunfo. It

gflgfgxfl Mime-relating "pr $1.. will umfrtrailffzed w that those xtmmdlm W111 m‘ “fig, 1129?‘, w

VKXMA C Tcmmn Asfhae meeting was held at grrederlcton and the year 1711011‘ I" ontnal.

rur breeders at: ‘having an annual short course a‘ the Ontario Veterinary OmmMuX/i

Silve

rts

at which. v Island. Brurwwlck Silver

some bu.v— t 1mm Mexico and who boll-gm. to?

ulte

new types and while

s

)0!)

w him and for that commend-r

altlsa ‘X10111?-

this but n ls true

time to time results Flraser d: Hulk. in New York. 'Inc 21st mink

the best stnnflf-

In QVQTGQG-

Tlhe of 19.736 skins

and g0 percent, others percent. byplflfll pnoes for analos, extra dark $76; extra dark and park $37 1o $4.5;

[when NOTES on romcs coumscreo wnn

r Fox Farming

0.45 p m. and continue all morm‘ In; and afternoon with a banque. m. which mere W111 be sues‘- speak- ers 1n me evening of the first day. Notable 11s who are author- ities on ' eh- eublecls W11! 6181:1165 the raising of standard quill-WY foxes, the feed situation. nutri‘ * encephalitis and Christa: rarely In foxes. common head-aches during the breeding season and mam’ 0151M” lteuls of interest to fur farmers both n1lnk and for.

Arthur Ball, sales mluunger for FTICflIITXI the

1.,- that despite magazines sfatln

ance of azrlicles in fur that fox fur I: hang neglwgd y the consumers. this year's sales of Humm silver fox fur have Increased over 111st year 2'1 percent in Phlladel to 3400 pea-cent in the city o. Cleve: nd. Sales in New York were 1'3: percent ahead of last year's flgllflf» A retailer told Mr Ball that for every woman ‘vhu does not want a silver fox there are nine others who do. Bv advertising fiomm furs In national magazines, using dis playfi In stores carrying men 80°65 and by making lllelm up attractive- ly Into nackplece; Jackets fl1d II they have 15-. lzcd the 0% results noted but .

The Norwegian Fur Breeders‘ A» mluflon have had a represent-all‘!!! I11 the United States for 50ml months Investigating condltioms of fox and mink farming and also re- tail problems ll. connection with these furs He bu attended axmny of the auction sales, noted I310,

realized for the various qual- ties and will 1Z0 back to Norway vary shortly amied wth a variety of facts I3 place before the fur breeders there. 0.1’ course the Idea is to got into United Slates markets a-galm on a lame male wlth Nor- wegian plltinmns and NOTWWIIIH blue fmms.

Personally I understand that the Ncrwsg-ian platlnums are not to be cgmpamecl in Vouullly to the best that lhi; Prc-v-lnce Is producing but. they have a reputation lnheritcd from the first. large sfhlpnment mam: lo the USA 1111940 It will be remembered that some four or five hundmd Dells averaged mvr $40" apiece and that one was bid 11D I“ the sensational price of $5.000 5v I Fox Ftcun the 111954-56 mil-I sale occasioned Ihure lnflv be =1 swmg wumds Nonvéarlan new tYDR-S 1a they 1111 the us A. nexf w“

A great, mamy fox ranchers an:

_ ' mnmlzl the‘ f s with fox

extra. lame andwléls-ligem gnem n vuf,n*e°’ffnd Dr, 3,53,. ggdwgvrgo $66“, ._ and 1Q g op and staff have been “mum mm“ 35o a‘ Nmewgsyor A given to mm’ Doparfnnent of ' w EMA“? mdanmem “gird Agflmflvure for their Ion w" invmjn 1m- .es of 1m" “'5 ‘° 2 mm“! AIIACCIIKQ mmghuvllsl; sum a splend-

id laboratory t0 1413i? NOD91‘ w" a 1t also m Dr Bishlcrp. whom the

005.1, sec h-ad Pm/v cial govcljnnkmt sernt lo e “yep, than laboratories m?“ ‘£5

aavqpufhewan and

lumre meat avail-

they 1 the 11w! 111mm 31m mo: system

be held on Tues- aI. the RDYBl YMK fl‘ ‘l’ ‘°"°....""’”£"1.£z , f

an“ Associat- 2s O-

that

Froznm hand knowledge uf method of

I treammeat.

Yaslgmdfly axial-roan the annual meeting of the Silver Flory Brawlers and. Ebdlubilors‘ Association took

b“ in me Legion Hall and gue- ovenimg there was an adf-‘IIIQBS by Dr. T. T. Gladdock of Fromm Lasborubtrrles. A full mport of these activities appeals elsewhere.

Nothing dafinTc-‘as for as we krnow has b¢eh dfiwflmlwd Wm} ycfgyfljgg to rhc reneuul QT 511"- mx (u;- ugfgis and tariff by I118 United fps government. Th6 presenttquoén 1.21 5001310

11.5.11 or arm a a. x1100. for all nations, and the dull’ 15 35 percent. Rapuvaentatlons fir: being mode ha Franm Bros. e, Amgiqm 011a Fox Breeders Atuouiation and other oruuniv-flflo-‘JB m hwe {Ab}? ‘"12? B0 penoenznvehg: fAETxA/‘Aopxhma the H.011. Charles Dun- nmg made repwesentatl-ons to W851}- lngfon which reduced It to 36 W" Cent

0111s of the eoessa-ry pmwdflm atfhhseamicilftheyfl-Tl-IWM“ m adult foxes “m. e. 16 mnh monomer-ethylene capsule l7- the same time to WM “l” '14,? with earmltc lotion and Io W: i- fcr fleras. bluwlrlgwthrough theh B5 pamticularly on f of the i; 11nd Iooklxlg at fne use of 9_ . mo, which are the mom. 1mm 3111c M “w a also... your can Bf &Pa gala-m; Y an‘ hlgegastqthe efox thoroughly 511d repeat m w, days. Repeat treat» mgr", 1.1 there is evidence 0! 011T- mjgeg, Foxes that have been 1WD.»

- '-e n-$-1:s-svv°;-vvs=v'~'e.>vs.~ a

JQK-c-par’ 1 mamve-

"AND mprtmmrs‘

cully mud rewln. loud-

Mlruclo Hog huh.

Ip)

Hoe .1...

Mel

4136914/1/1 IAHZFDRS‘

‘if was slated that the bird more a

In reachlnz song of the male was one

NATIONAL TIAIT!

A Canadian lady ran head-on In- to trouble by criticizing her coun- trymen (and women) In 11 ma!!!‘ Zine article that‘ asked “Arl- C1111- udlcns Dumb?" or something “k9 that. The article contained food for thought. but was much too seri- ous. The lady ha: now found .ut whcf W. S. Gilbert discovered long ago-

If offered t0‘ the world m merry guise Unpleasant truth: are swallowed with a will;

0h. he who'd make his fellow- creatures wise _ ust always gIld the philosophic

p111

However. my observation acqults Canadians of being “dumb? that is dull or stupid; they have faults but stupidity Is not one of them. Whether ll. would be wise to he more specific, is a crucial question yet how can a nation progress if It knows not its faults?

I doubt if any people have been criticized more than the Enzlrsh. With some they were suspected at every turn, of being imperialislic landgrabbers, while others went lo the other extreme and proclaimed the poor fellows loo stupid and old-fashioned for the times they lived in. The French their nearest neighbors, knew most about them and touched on their failings in comic but friendly manner. The

no-t know very much about and taunted them about. than In most cases, they did not asess. The English. under thll rrage, took no outward notice. but If the matter deserved It. was well studied and remedied when necessary. On this side

the Atlantic any criticism is ru- pelled with such force that Inc feels sure that the main object- lhe righting of a wrovng—is lost

sight of. THE WOODCOCK

them. falllnzs

In the nofcs on fhe Wnlson Snipe

certain resemblance f0 the Amul- can Woodcock, and frequented the same kind of mashy ground and for the same purpose. I have on several occasions flushed if from t-he alder bush. where “it .;all1crs lhe grubs and worms upon which if feeds by endless probing win ils

long bill in the sofl. dam. earth." as the "Bl-rd; of North arollna" says,

It is this lung bill that helps lo distinguish the birds. The bill of the Woodcock Is stout while that of the Snipe is slim. Th» ‘Vood- cock‘: eyes are abnormally large and are situated high in the head says Dr. Taverner. and these two features easily separate the birds. I mm not alone In observing lhlt

Woodcocks when disturbed. rise erratically, making a whistling noise with their wings. and

"hedge-hopping" close to the tops of the shrubs, drop into conceal- ment again rhaps two chains away. Nashje the only ornitholo- glst who mentions the musical cf- forts of thl-s blrd.—"'I'hus in the good old days when Woodcock were abundant. the peculiar. fur-

of the most noticeable voices of a nighn, in spring."

American Woodcock. 5.0.11’. 228. Summer resident. Bill very long. stout. tape-ring. Head ashy above bill, back of head black, with a. few narrow rusty crossbars" a dusky line from hill lo eye. Eyes very large and located near the top of the head. Back and wings varied with pale ashy. rusty. and black‘ the ash (molar making vague lines on the wings. Tall very short, brownish. with lighter tip. Throat whitish, underparts plain light cinnamon. Fox-tn heavy, legs short.

1 open perm dim-Ins ffhe winter FlrAC/Uld be placed on wire bottoms during the erumrncr and full nwnths as time I5 then an excellent chance

to Idorfpumdtesmdthe four?!‘ soembocloanedup andldt vumnfhLl-ot week

we mentioned upnyL-rg with l in 40 of a cheap Cwuol rflsfrlfeomnt. This does the friok with us. We also slpmy wider our aheou wlth the same strength and the turns are a potent enemy to fleas and possibly oflher parasites.

Dmyttakgoffymrrsidnalurtfcrs

fro sheds yet. the weather 11s Ienm. I too oold particularly at night f0 {aka a chance. H)’ 165N111!

the doors and ezzds open during the day there should be a

circulation of a1: and the

shutter can be lLfted u well. c mzen-tlronnd aefhgre in“: nfiynfg

I11 Q11 Y

:1 I51 ‘m? feed durlm the 11k’! months to prevent rickets. some may ge-l. away without zlsing Ityetltbbcxtlo eed fumes:

50m mgr In: Ir. theofeed Tim“... As horse meat ls naolllmlly rm only meat MW wit»... m.» m 1n m supplv If at all urchasable, you will lwve to dllu It with some fish 1n warlotiewwn and S mmlde inn bloc f» W011" at Oar-rule Packers mi It I: I 800d plmduct used wit ll-

E‘

c»

from such vellable.

fom- those awty of being eusfly I.

- NEWSY NOTES .

By AGBICOLA

Total length l1 Inches; bill luout 3 Inches. (June. 1044.)

are called "borlngfl and sports- men look for them an signs of the woodcocki 1 , (In some Ir- calItIel the 11rd: are almo t ex- lermlhlted by gunners.) W en the ground freezes. the long bill ls no longer able t6 bore for food and the bird must move south. Its winter home. therefore. is in Flor ida and Louisiana. -

NATURE NOTES

The Snake's Head Lily. Fritil- larla Meleagrir. is in bloom now- May Nth. Tho flowers, which are chequered lilac and purple. droop bell-like and solitary from stems about a foot high. There Is nothing brilliant about them. but they are quainc and pleasing. There Is a whi-le vuriely which was even more pIeasIng but unfortunately I lost if lhough careless transplanting. These plants. are not true Ill-es though they belcrng to the Order Lillaceae. A good point about them ls that they increase rapidly by division and seed.

The Narcissus most in evidence here just now is the variety "White Lady.’ The perhnth ls pure white, and the shallow "cup" Is sulphur. A few bulbs were discarded and thrown onto a grassy patch wmc years ago. The lull grass protected them that first winter and they have increased ever since. To-iay one might cut 150 blooms from the

Americans of a generation ago did patch

Narcissus “King Alfred" with yellow perianth and trum e! .s in bloom too. thl: an "White 14w" are old vnrhtle: that hold their own ngahut all newcomers. This happen: in all groups of flow- ers. Where, amongst. the GlzriIolI can we find anylthI-ng to beat the old-timer “Picardy' for hardilmod. color. size and valuefor exhibition? Bulb-growing is becoming on Important industry In Brill-sh Columbia. and carloads of bulbs are now shipped to points In Can- ada and the U.S.A. The originator of the industry was an Englishman from ‘Pyneside, who managed lo persuade a small group‘ of furmcrs to make the veruture. o doubt B. C. has I milder climate; Jul. my experience for the past thirty years shows that the lighter sandy soils of P. E, I. can grow bulbs equal to those from Holland lex- ceptlng Hyacinth: and a very few tender species). There Is no frlzk in growing bulbs by field methods. In Bermuda fields of white lilies are a common slght. and the bulbs are an Important source of revenue Holland however has an advantage in that her bulb-growers are also plant-breeders and always seeking to oduce novelties. However. the B. . folk had faith. courage and perseverlnle. and they are roaplng~ the reward. I saw two of those bee-like flies on the Ara-bis bloom, May 5th and managed to capture one of them. It Is a two-winged fly with a some- what ear-aha ed body auout three-e ghoha o an Inch long. and clothed with short brownish hair. It: wings are clouded at the up- per margin. and transparent c-n the lower half. Its legs are moder- Blely long but slim and weak. A noticeable foaltwe I: if; slender hair-like proboscis. half the length of It: body. which 1t carries point- ing straight forward whe flying. It is evidently the Bombyl s maj- or of Wlllistonl; “North Am-rlran Dipfera." and an insect which is ‘new to my collection. It uses If: trunk to extract nectar from the flowers, and I suspect that is If: only food. Wi-lliston states that Lhe larvae of Bombyllus Is aruitlc on other InsecIs. (by eat ng their 6888?). In flight this fly resem- ble: the humming bird, hovering for 11 considerable time in the one Place. then suddenly dashing off. In last week's notes It was slated that the houaeplunt called Oeranlum was really a Pelargon. Ium. It might have been added lnat there la actually a Lrue Qeranlum (G. pratenle) growing 5.; a plum on the Inland. Th]: bring: up he question. "what In the differ- ence between the two kind: d Plllltfl?" W011. the Geranium family (or Gennloceae) 1| note. Worthy for the Ions beak-like structure that develop“ when The flower fades. and curries the seed: at it: base. The funll Is divided Into three genera a: allows: (l) ‘in-re Geranium or Oranesbill, with 0 sfamenl, rarely 5; (2) Ergfljqm of Bforksbfll with 5 5111mm; Irlnfeérnllslltlggd “gr? l5 sterile fila- . e argon um. pop- llllrly Geranium. which has {hp corolla. more or less lrregulgr, 1nd gully '1 com lett- stamens. Fur- ennore the irst two gengrq are European and Asiatic. and have settled ‘m North America. whlle the Pellrzenium hall: from the Cape ‘l! G003 HOW. and can only cxjrt here under apeclal treatment.

0 South Afrfm When the er War mded u" Trunvul bllc war formal annexed to at Br] an 0C1,

. .900. The Boar: were n a mat- ter of course. in anything but s pleasant mood. but the Brlmh by Ienorou: treatment and urt laws gradually won the can dent-c of all but a corrwaraflvely few Ir- reconclllblel. Bo matter: ltood fill

BATS PLANTS

It: of tho Inohnant wnAther

l.‘ gig?!

I i QT .2151

43.1.04: a m:

lg‘ Pain It!‘ s-a-m _ .' ,1 . 1 f . -

H 1

ll‘ defeated before the end

1

get the crops in.

of Agriculture

W. R. SHAW, Chairman.

Island Farmers (1111 For Moré Help To Assist

In producing more foorbfor a starving world. Your help urgently required today at good wages to Won't you apply now at the Sum- merside or Charlottetown Offices of the Employment Service or the Provincial Department

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND PROVINCIAL FARM LABOUR COMMITTEE

NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE

National

S. C. WRIGHT. A Secretary.

w»; will be mum! a Rcgloforod Wool "Wareho Number 18, Potato Grown!’ Warehouse at the. foot “i? Prince "Street: Charlottetown, after June 17th- Wool shipped should be carefully‘ tagged and addressed to the Wool Grading Station, Charlottetown, “Freight; Collect." Wool shipped by truck will 1» entitled u. rail rates 1.11.5

uckers must prelent a ‘proper warehouse receipt beam; truckage will be paid. An advance of 22 cents per pound will be made on all wool of satisfactory quality and ptopgr. 1y Drqlardd for marketing. The ballnoc wlllbe paid s; soon as wool Is graded.

In shipping, each fleece should be tied separately with paper string and packed In old, clean sacking. ‘Do not ship in large number of bags. Use one largo sack if at all possible, as this aids in checking. A number of old, clcan sacks sewed together‘ will suffice. Each sack should be tagged with the name and address 0f the owner written in clear‘ lettering with ink, one tag to be securely attached u; the outside of the sack and another placerlvon the inside. No responsibility will be accepted for sacks without tags. A deduction of 1 cent per pound will be made for wool tied with binder twine or other unsatisfactory string. Ship- ping fags and proper paper twine are available at the Provincial. Department of Agriculture.

BONUS ON WOOL . A bonus of 4 cen-fs a pound on al-I standard grades of

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MINUTES

GOLDEN

This year I: a puns where stored away Are golden minutes for use day.