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D01? THE BANK SWALLOW

The last. and least known of the group, is the Bank swallow. It is also the smallest and least color- ful. "The little Bank Swallow, (Co- tile reparis). is a lustreless cour- ser of the air. draped only in dull. mouse-colored feathers. It choos- es, however. the grandest home of the tribe. sometimes it makes its nest in a low bank but more fre- quently in the lofty summits the towering red cliffs that loom over oceans surges, on the wild sea-coast. How airy and beauti- ful their ceaseless circling round the dark summit of the great sea- battlement, while the billows surge, and lash, and foam, and thunder belowl

"The birds dig their nest-holes two or three feet into the face of the clay top of the cuffs. At the

inner extremities the nests of grass and feathers are placed. having each four or five pure

white eggs." This lengthy quota- tion ls from Bain's "Birds of P. It. Island. and it leaves little room for further remarks.

This Swallow, common in Bain's time. is now thought to be greatly decreased. it would help to settle this question if readers would send in their observations. There used to be a large colony of these birds on "F blnson's lsland" in Rustico Bay (1934).

Bank Swallow. AOU 618. Sum- mer resident. Beccming scarcer? Plumage: Brownish-gray above; underparts white, with a brown- ish-gray band across the breast. length of adult: 5.20 inches.

SAFE EDUCATION

When the British "Education Act" was passed into law in 1810. and School Boards were formed to administer it. many members of the Boards in the North of England were miners who could scarcely read or write. This was not to their discredit. for there had been few schools, and no young- ster was obliged to attend anyway. The nearest legal practitioner was voted in as Clerk to the Board. and he steered them through the breakers. (These men, though they considered themselves op- pressed by the "capitalists" who owned the mines, were regular Shyiocks when it came to paying their teachers!) When the new system had been in force for nine years, a Select Committee of the House of Commons held an en- quiry as to the expense. the sub- jects taught, and so on. One wit- ness was so original in his evi- dence, that I preserved it for its unconscious humor. "Geography. sir," he said. "is an unsafe sub- ject, and is ruinous in its effect on the lower classes. Reading, writing and arithmetic. are com- paratively safe, but geography in- variably leads to revolution. Phy- siology. besides being costly and useless. is an immodest sub- ject. when the author of the Universe hid the liver of man out of sight He did not want frail hu- man creatures to see how He had done it." The witness finished by decla-ring: "Grammar is an ener- vating exercise"

AN INTERESTING FIND

I had a visitor today, Miss Mar- jorie Mccallum who asked if could identify a fish she had found on the shore of Rustico Bay. I immediately saw that it was .s squid, which strongly resembles a fish in appearance and habits too, though actually it belongs to the group known as the Moilusca; that is, the shell-fish. It is the highest of its group in organisa- tion.

some naturalists say its name is Ammastrephes ssgittatus, which Is a squid, found also on the Euro- pean coasts. others can it 0. illece- brosa and hold it to be an Ameri- can species. While they dispute, we may go on calling it the Short- flnned squid. the sea-as-row. or the Flying Cslamaryi '

The body of the Squid is cylin- drical, tapering to a point at one end. and bearing ten "arms" or tentacles for catching small fish at the other. In the centre of the ring of arms is the mouth, a little black bill like a parrot's. Just below the arms are two large bright eyes with eyelids. and a little below them is s siphon or tube for ex- pelling water from a see in the Squid's body. The jet of expelled water forces the squid backwards through the sea. (In jet propul- sion. the squid is centuries ahead of manl).

Under strain the squid has been

NEWSY NOTE TAKE TWO

known to turn the projecting tube (siphon) backwards. so that its 1:-j-2-2-j-?j

CONSRATIILATIONS

To the Provincial Exhibition AI- soclation Committee. These men are doing a splendid effort to pro- mote the Livestock industry in our Province.

ALL SHORTHOIN IIEIDIBS

are urged to make a special effort to exhibit as many head It vol- slble and help to make the billill show of all time.

Mr. H, R. White. Secretary of the Canadian Shorthorn Associa- tlon will attend our show on Wed- nesday the 16th. A banquet will he held the same night for the Breeders and their families.

300 dollars in special prises- many sliver trophies-bonus on uucklng expenI0- l

Send your entries early to the Provincial Exhibition Association ma apply for a blood test to the Dominion Department of Agricul- ture. Charlottetown.

PIIZNOI IDWAIII ISLAND

EITOITIIOIN AIIOOIATION

of food His own verdict

NOTES -

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body was impelled forward Itrough the water. Another device of the Squid. when in any kind of dan- ger, is to discharge an inky fluid from the siphon. This darkens the water all around. under cover of which the Squid usually escapes. The Rev. Philip Tocque, in his book on Newfoundland. remarked that the Indians there considered the squid a great luxury. while the white folk believed it unfit for was that "the Squid is a well-flavoured fish. excellent either boiled or fried. and tasting much like the large claws of the lobster."

In the Mediterranean and in other warm seas, there are larger squida known as cuttle-fish, Devil- fish and octopi. son. of them are big and bold enough to attack man: a graphic account of -such a combat is to be found in Victor Hugols "Toilers of the Sea."

rrvaNr.siraN'r MUSIC

If one harks back a little, there ccmes a memory of popular songs that have had. their day and ceas- ed to be. The all had something that caught the ear. and seemed to ensure them a long life. "Their

themes were various: "The Old Lamp-Lighter," that "Cool, clear water," "The Mule-Train," "The

Ricketty Rickshaw Man." and a host of others: where are they now? They have been mauled to death by those dance orchestras. mutilated by the record-makers, vaudevilllans and radio perform- ers,and whistledl and sung by boys on the street, till the whole uni- verse ls tired ofythemi Then we must remember the flckieness of the audience, induced by the elec- tric climate. the changing world conditions. and the urge for new experiences. No wonder the -songs of yesteryear are as dead as the dodo.

It has been calculated that prior to the advent of radio a popular song might run from six months to a year or longer; now the aver- age is three months. This spells disaster to the composer. Years ago he might. count upon a satis- factory income on the sale of his song for the first year and per- haps half as much in the second year. by which time the public in- terest waned. Now he must work four times as hard to prcduce the same result

A TSEA-COW TUSIL

.A short time ago I mentioned a fossil-like "tooth" that had been sent to me by a neighbor. It was 15.5 inches lcng and weighed over three lbs. Since then I have been indebted to Mr. Ronald Stewart of Ottawa, for the opportunity of examining a Sea-cow's tusk. and both are identical in structure. Mr. Stewart's specimen is. how- ever. larger and in excellent pre- servatlcn.

The Walrus or Morse. formerly abundant on our coasts, was loc- ally known as the sea-cow, and as such has found its way into our place-names. Linnaeus. who was an all-round naturalist. named the creature Trichechus rosmarus. and noted that it was found in the North Atlantic and the North Pacific. It gathers in herds. but owing to its destruction by sealers for the sake of its tusks. oil and

I hide. It is for less abundant than

formerly. I have a clipping Irom The Guardian, describing the hunts which led to its extinction here. .

In classification. the Walrus is not far from the seals but it dif- fers in that its hind feetare tum- ed forward. under its body. and can thus assist in its progression.

Another distinction is the pre- sence of the great tusks with which it digs and scrapes under

the sand and shingle for the mal- luscs and crustaceans upon which it feedaz; they are also, it has been noted. extremely formidable weapons of defence.

BLOAT BELIEF

Mild cases of bloat in Canada can frequently be relieved by plac- ing a stick crosswise in the ani- mal's mouth to stimulate belching

Sltorthorn Breeders

A banquet will be held at SANDYS RESTAURANT on Wednesday, the 16th, at 6:30 P.M., after the Shorthorn Show.

Mr. H. R. White, secretary of the Canadian Shorthorn Association, will be one of the guest speakers.

The silver trophies will be presented to the winners dur- ing the evening.

Get your ticket before August the 10th at R. R. Bell's office, Richmond St.

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The Executive Committee of the American National Fur Breeders Association at their annual meet. mg held in the Hotel Wisconsin, Milwaukee. brought in the follow- ing report which will be rend With 1"le”5i by our fox farmers in Canada....The continued de- pressed condition of the fox farm- mg. industry. the fluctuations which have occurred In the mink industry,' and the considerable lack of interest by the trade in Sundry furs-have all brought about their special problems and, because of the urgency of these Problems. a special effort has been made by your Committee to reach effective solutions.

The excellent reputation for in- leirlly and fair dealing which your president and staff enloys among the fur buyers and collect- ors of the nation has again been evidenced in the large attendance of buyers from all parts of the country at each sale of the Ameri- can National Cooperative Fur Auc- tion. Among the cities represented have been New york, Chicago, Los Angeles. St. Louis, Minneapolis. Cleveland, Cedar Rapids; Mllwau. lfee. Madison. Green Bay and Ber- lin, Wisconsin; Paris, France; To- ronto. Canada; and other points in the United States and Canada.

The fight for removal or reduc- tion of the 207:: retailers' excise tax on furs has been continued by your Committee. Its approval of price su-pport rather than loan has been vindicated in the almost complete failure of the loan pro- gram to aileviate.the distress of stricken fur farmers. It has con- tinued iis fight for price support as the solution to the ranchers' financial problems in times such as these. Your Committee has con- tlnued to advise breeders to re- ducc their mink herds by culling for quality; to advise fox farmers who have been able to continue in business. to retain only the finest of their animals so that when this fur returns to popular- ity. good breeding stock, particu-

will be available to serve as a sound foundation for the future. Retrenchrnent and diversification have been practiced with profit by some who have followed such ad- VICE.

As far as has been possible, with the limited personnel available. our field representatives have cov- ered such territory as was thought most advisable. Education. and the dissemination of marketing infor- mation were strcssed. and the

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Each and every one of these pelts entering our country duty- free is in direct or indirect com. petition with the mink and for:

-furs raised by our American ran-

chers, and the pelts liken by American trappetrs. The figures are staggering. During the mien. dar year of 1940, over 51,650,000 foreiln Delis entered this country duty-free. They were valued at over 810G.000,000. Over 14,000,000 of these pelts. valued at nearly 324,000,000. come from Russia.

The large expe.nd.lture of money contributed by fur farmers for consumer advertising has proven of no value in improving or stab- ilizing Sllver Fox and Mink mark- eis. Such expenditures are, in reality, the responsibility of the fur retailers. The market for Sil- ver Fox fell steadily from the very start of the far-mer-sponsor- ed. nsumer-advertising cam- paigns. Even the vast sums spent by many retailers failed to restore this beautiful fur to its rightful place in the industry. The same thing happened in the case of the out-of-favor mink mutations. Pro- motion of the proper sort-not consumer advertising-is needed to bring about a renewed interest in silver fox. When. at the in-

ported the cooperative pu-blicliy campaign for silver fox. we were led to believe that the money would be spent for promotion- not in consumer advertising.

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field men concentrated their ef- forts in those areas producing the most ranch f-ur. where it was felt the most good could be done. As has been the custom for a number of years, a school for neldmen was held last summer at Wausau. Em- phasis was placed on securing polls for our auction, and the fleid-nien were instructed on the best ways in which to convey the . essage of the value of cooperat- ive marketing to the ranchers. Some experienced ranchers at- tended this school and added greatly .to its value with their practical suggestions.

It was impossible to call on ranchers in scattered areas and at more distant points and. though we regret this neglect, it is our hope these ranchers will under- stand that it was necessary for us to keep out limited force at work in districts of concentrated pro- duction. During the past year the fur trade has shown an increased interest in mink at the expense of most of the sundry furs. This ex- plains in part, at least, the lack of interest in the sundry goods, and the tremendous drive on the part of so many concerns and individ- uals to obtain last season's mink production. Your Committee has worked out and is making a study of plans for the l year which, if successful, will bring to its auctionta greater volume of ranch-raised pelts. Despite the fact we have sustained losses. your Executive Committee feels that the operation of the American National Cooperative Fur Auction this past year has been successful. Buyer attendance. prices, and per- ceniage of sales were favorable as compared to those obtained else- where. This fact has also helped in getting dealer shipments to the auction of wild fur and dealer- held ranch pelts.

The subject of excise tax has been uppermost in the minds .of everyone connected with the fur industry. as well as with the gen- eral public. The repeal or reduc- tion of this burdensome and dis- criminatory tax has been demand- ed by ali in the industry-from fur rancher and trapper through retailer. it is the belief of your Committee that though excise tax relief occupies the center of the stage. there is another matter of far greater significance as far as the fur rancher is concerned. We refer to the problem created by the enormous flood of foreign furs rolling into the United States month after month. and year af-

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4-Pair Dual Purpose Females-2 years and under.

5-Female-2 years old and under-Boys and Girls under 15

years of ago only. G-showsryashlp Contest-Boys and Girls lnder 10 years of age o .

Bonus paid on trucking expenses 16 miles from Charlotte- town snd over.

An gnjmug go be shown previously in the regular classes of the Provincial Exhibition.

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ATTENTION E . REGISTERED LIVE STOCK BREEDERS i

This being our sixtieth JUBILEE we would ask for your sincere co-operation in making this the most ou - standing year of the show, both in numbers and quai-

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Your awards will be placed this year by men who have judged at the .Royal Winter Fair and many of the outstanding Class A shows. t d

New cattle, sheep and hog barns have been erec e with concrete foundation and floors. Entries for all livestock close July 29th. All cattle must be tested for BANGS DISEASE. Send applications immediately to the Dominion Department of Agricllltufe. Ch8I'10tte" town.

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