NE Wk Y NA TURE N O TES

. CONSERVATION I

. lvrskul concur: or PRACTICAL OPINIONS or tug V1TAL issuas arucrmo ms usss mp moans or NATURAL nasouacss s! am. sunww JINKlNs

nit; Llylsllmfi WOODCOPK rote lie h 5y EDWARD A. PREBLE til‘ cleigvtod in“? glliazllef: spread tail and d oopin l;dy bkd betas] whom 8s execu urk when the ringer erg5gl9dmlalighllli9iyll P11”- Wl wely could 1 clsullguzsll her. Many such a performance I attended. often witnessing a ilalf- "5" 1°" 59mm the dsLkness made 1m! l. uselca. and 1 grop- Of the swamp. And attention was focused on the pm ‘culai- bi.d w-hcse ti-yg; 1 Was spying. Other dharp qullnks, Preceded by a so:t of gulping “Wed through ml still air - no s 1 lfilffilia wmlebe hliirds W" “ll-I'll!!! their Md

"id's n50, when l b0)’ 111 I used to hear in a.

ll sLange note, a. u luzz. The time was dusk oi‘ the evening, in . 1 knew the place well 11 up t0 ugh-bush blue-

ll.ll'd hack. and alder, ll there a V011“! Pod vc the gene.al level. weather biook, em-

is spoken oi as the Almost all our

E .- ca g ‘J P‘ p ‘f: a.

l lllL‘ speckled iorttis- lo." way rather aimless- ll~ lllazrs, and the spring 1 their thin pipes. Such were my elm llm 1.. the intimate life of all: of ptllismcg interesting of our brds. and passed it was my earn more about this "Wflerlul snipe of ole woods. Like "ma? Willi-Ty boys of that time 1 learned to hunt and in the course 0f time. among otller species that were sacafioed that I miglht exa- clocely their Dlllmgge Mire. a Woodcock fell to my none to certafn a.irn. I ahall never Eliot with what delight I examined the long slender bill, with ilg sltive and flexible tip, with which the mlushly mum is p.0bed for WOIIHB; the large expzessive eye, set far back and high u ueerly-barzled head, and the evolution of ths Woodcock from some earlier fozm seems to have movedback from the bill past the car. wlhich now lies below it. ‘Ihat eye surely serves well this bog. trotter in the aunt-darkness of its llytlme haunts, and its noctural cod-seeking. The beautifully mot- l/li its mixture of rich brown and black, and those gray stripes that look so much like witll- ered stalks of last-year's herbage bird is crouched, features, as well liai- color pattern of the tips of tail fathers,‘ gray onithe upper to

that, show to such advantage in the “ll-Shrew tail. Dur‘ng the next few years, I must confess, mile in the golden daygof seeking the spots where the migrants from farther north con- cealed themselves during the day- light hours. looking back over those

‘cocks quests of early days two convictions are prominent mind. ‘Illat the country boy, rang- ing with single gun, and assisted by no dog, has been no ser‘ous fact- or in the lQQRIfQ ranks of me Woodcock; and that I am now 81nd that my success was And what a. rich mine oi’ Nature lore W55 opened for my benefit in the course of those wocdland wand-

(To be continued).

lllzl- 1.1!‘ grilling toads, could ll 1i sound as I had heard

slllil a calienge interest-

if‘ v3‘.'f1lll‘.fl~ Just after sunset,

pink. glow of tlhe - di

'1‘ e chill of the A . p r and what little 0 “'35 between me and

are attached

tached to th

a ‘vllfill lllgil in the air lg that drove all

Pillar. In fact. w vrord comes fro We}? “cates" food and the "p age" 0" F “Plllager of food." 0mm ‘mllhllls be more apt? Tile

pillar semes to think of notli. at. all day and,

' such as I had never \V.15 it. some etlieral .\\1flll lt was to trans. lorlllg raindrops into urld shower them

g but eat, eat, e sometimes at night. But there comes an end to everything, even at caterpillar seems to think of notinl a suitable spot ch his home shrub, t1 " _ m“ sets to wmlfi surfeited glut

1M0 dthe silky case n th tf -

wens nex ew months all be L

5o tlshlly Woven is this silken case that ‘t . frosts do nolt tiglllllalli me severe“ inmate. But t gs may occur. O moecérekr) may discover the co-

an res 1 f

sharp bu] makzls t open with his 0r you may find this flllalllle Silky obiect Cllnglng to the Wg and lake it home to examine it further. And this is one of the 8 fillings to do in bare uli lssflesshbiovember. Go when you are most lilrellyefon them and find them before lhe 2:531 sharp eyed downy Woodpegk-

s.

lfllslfillflls slilliPi’ grow smaller and mg about n"

rem" and lvltil this gradual change olfligllt llll‘ notes came ever slower and then ceased.

qzlowing west a 1on3. .1f'(l for the fraction across my sight, and

ringer lvrls a Woodcock. I had seen ‘iirds, their beautiful ‘rd and rumpled. s of the gunners, but more l1'l(i (l\'l"v~ told mc 0f ltd $093- Tlit- lllflllifYillJlP evening was the l < spent in like fashion.

cocoon hunting.

ll of tile singer as he ' ‘Jceating wings on

Some are lar Va?!’ 1" fihfllle. round. oval pointed. Some are wrapped in lav. es as described, others on the bare "Wlg- And many are to be found "m" itilnes l)" the kround, but all are spun for the same purpose, §;§’.*.‘.?.“‘°.§t° drill‘ °“ c winter’ avgmn oughout the in store for h

llltlfy gullal at lilo birds pYOSDOOtlVQ

springtime, who hatch the new w the assimilation of minerals their food, and the

Keep Hens And Pullets Apart

llvlt one ilulc you had advised l poutry lzblillll‘ to replace hi5 glass

ow material aids

ery seemed so full of that people beg-an to look for other uses for this new product of industrial chemistry, and turn- ed their attention to plants, know- they too benefit. from the life giving rays of the sun. When tho metal-plastic material was tried in glass-houses, most plants were found to grow more vigorously. with the same idea in mind. it was suc- cessfully tried ill garden clothes where it potectcd young plants from frost while the intro-violet rays to penetrate.

winter egg produc- . "have had a good cllt oven have shown Nil ullcolelllclllously to the door -dote pcultzy rais- "od use of this in-

5 a

ill winter eggs-q fagy l».< Jclln Robiiaaille in a

lalllftl hens laid fewer - (‘furl months. This ques- ln 1w answered before a llill 1w found. After some

ovember is

Winter Feeding Of Hens And Pullets

ts and hens require rome- what different feedmg methods dur- ing the winter months.

Pullgtg that, aic in full lay will not become loo fat and they can hardlv be fed too much rig/ht kind of feed. Hens heavier breeds however, should be carefully watched as otherwise they may lay on fat to a dangfrous ex- tent. A gcod plan is to dlvde the farm poultry house into M I-BBSt two pens, dkrrepinlzmltllhe Dtllglilsurll" m

nan ens eo e. -ls skirt this s‘ ., l» wo poultry houses can be po- - at cum “m

lded. v By mu mailing you will be able

hOlIQP 0r houses after dark and handling the birds lo_make sure that neither hens no;- pulets we loom! we! ht as a result of laylns. and tha the hens nvcnot be-ominR W3 "fat as a result of heavv feeding without exercise. If it is noticed t yearPng hens are accumulating this is a dancer signal an more exercise and ll little manipula- 28!! in feeding methods are need-

wlls csklblished that the ~ l‘) a slowing up of the ll cl mineral elements ln

Motifs life, any one pa“ o;

hid 18".: berause is incomplete alone.

indoors dur'ng the

my": llllf: rrached ‘this ll~ cw "i '2 w bl ‘ llilnil. Bill‘. llgllfnvlrflslllie u‘. sequin ‘ i ll! tllcm of ultra- induslrial chem- - Tu‘ < cscueuvitllafine-

the side. some We WTll small slits all

"culldll Tllere is al"c mu ggbglessiqndgzygtv. creating

lfléllSubscribe to . . .

l‘ glass. ii. d785 not lulu ultra-violet rays

‘K961i the poultry

‘i’ 5" our cont in the aver- -lfi_\’lll'? capacity of Only this. but in

Experience teaches fools and he is a great one that lesrneth not.

Q l? h“ Wm "aim IIIII

this magazine.

nu an: up many coon-mu rhu- Ivw IIOIISI- IORGITOWN. ONTARIQ

By Stuart I, Thompson

COCOON DAYS

To most People the advent of No-

°nlil the very hardiest and the lat es!- of the flowers are blooming a half wilted way; even the leaves so gorgeously tinted in late October ha“? 1311911. and everywhere Slkns of approaching winter. But to. the nature student there are no melancholy days." season has its charm and

f peculiar interest. Novem-l no exception. have fallen, true, but this lets you in on a November secret which you scarcely find otherwise. scmfmne! i5 you stroll about in leafless November you will find a. “We 91111"? 0i’ dead brown leaves still clinging to a twig worth lookill

is in turn firmly

He l8 a greedy beast, the cater. e find that its very m tile old English

Billie. the moth, with spreading wings such limits as a single mge as did grades, 1808 skins, average $9.03. the caterpillar.

In Canada we

_

A navy lace BOWn is shown over -elnbro‘del-ed slip whim Elves tllc i11us‘o‘ of a gm, Actually there

zinc devoted birds. animals.

boys and girls

bers each year.

This magazine embraces a field of service not formerly represented l" this country. You are cordially in- vited to Join our rapidly lrrowlmf [family of subscribers and shale in the enjoyment and advantages of Nature lives within

vfiv

The leaves

s lnlo- Why have they not fallen as the other? When ex-- flmlrled. you null that these leaveslule writer to be to ll round tough silky abortions-

at- e twig. This is a co. coon, the winter home of Bmtesque, much despised creature, Lhe caterpiller, which creates Such BVgO on the leaves of our forest.

ldeaier thur H. Roper has taken over the ltIlglD€TlfldVs€FYlf6 lStation. Charlotte- wo ullloruluc unlit... Sdtéullfél. m" We“

We have received the official re- port of the Canadian Fur Auction a meal of juicy [Sales Company, Ltd., held on Janu. ary 20th. 1941, at Montreal. Silver fox. 07.302 skins, 8! per cent. sold; special pearl oatinums sold from $30 to $148. These were mostly farmed in New Brunswick. and ns there was only a. limited nlunber a

the little sleep-

ne is the downy

|ranaed from

terpillar

knows no

have m

of moths. and no two S? A11 have developed caterpillars, and for the most, B" Ill-late different as eac caterpillar has hls own ideas of how and where to his cocoon, s

in appearance,

o“ fashion can

PM!" for ole y of stud‘; ltfllere is [little field Ofyglliirturg shady a1 Watching U19 cateztlillllladslautelyaflgg Whlle Yet the leaves ‘are on W998. finding the cocoon in Nov-. h v kWI-llllfl the cocoon gt'v ome where it will emerge during

are many

in front, and the way ch elab.

he

sects, trees. flowers, fish and the great outdoors. Scores cf, ilustrations a n d vivid style. make it a treasured gift ffr

well as grown-ups. Five beautiful num-

ONLY ILMI A YICAII s l Your! 01.50 Please romit at Ilnr 'I‘ornnto. or lflly pow vmnnl PHPQIII‘ mill if‘. mllfn f r cv-hnnml. "ANA"! \.\‘ N \’I‘I'I.'F ‘I70 Jarvis Rt. Tnrnnfn

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

TIMELY NOTES ON

TOPICS

CONNECTED WITH Silver Fox Farming

hr. u. A. Cami. supcilirucilusiltf "After considerable difficulty we

managed to get into Russia and vis- ited a Russian sable ranch, wilere we saw a dozen or so live sable.

‘Fox Experimental station. summer- ‘sioe. addressed a representative group oi fox ranchers in the Board

of ‘irace iccoms Tn may evenmn ‘They were fair specimens, but the ranch seemed poorly mailaged. u?“ 0f the velif- Fbitunafely for

i-le made use of lantern slides

illustrate his very informative talk. t0

SLODDHIR rronl time to

3m‘ quesiihons and so clear up duslzié

_ * pom '. "wo lours pas

venlber means the coming of what quickiyand pleasanitly, and at one “lvieiancnoiy lCOIICJJSlOIl u very

. ____

‘Pile postponement of the opening of tne airports at Summerside and B"? Charlottetown may or mav not have a. serious effect on ranches 1n their vlcuuties. Li’ was hoped that tun Each would be quite a number of plal. every in the air daily during the monlh month brings things ln the out- January and early February, so as to accustom the foxes to the nurse 000 and the appearance of strange ob- lecfs in the sky. However, through causes unknown. delay after delay has occurred and the latest througll ‘the Dress is that the opening will ‘not like place for two or three ‘weeks. If sqthal will bring it to around the first of March. If the This is opening means very unusual aerial activity on that day over ranches cr ill their vicinity. it would seem to

_We know of ranches where there will be litters arriving even prior to the first of March with a great number between the first and 20th. and the latter part of Februaly pups due to be born the 20th cf March would be 32 days along with life in the foetus, therefore fit sub- jects for abortion. Of course, it wi.l

ail be blamed on the war if fatali-

ties do occur, and we presume no redress will be abailable to those suffering, but it would seem that in Justice to the ranchers. considera- tion should be given to the st ing

of the opening so as to avoid in bgy

to an industry which has n pretty badly handicapped the past

{W0 V0815.

to 5pm hunself Two well known fox ranchers have whgye he must taken on new occupations the past week. Samuel R. Johnston of For-

‘ne average price was received. sc-

[lected half to three-quarter silvels ‘$28 to $56; reguar iélgg€e'qllfil‘l€i’ savers from $21! w ' ‘i o dented full silver pelts ranged from There are many kinds of cocoons. $43 to $70; selected full silvers $31 ge. some small. They to $42; regular full silvers $30 to $40: and fullszsiivezs, small or poor color, $23

lie-half silvers $20 to $30; se-

Tlle average selling prices i1 classes were as fo.1ows: Selects

pearl platiilums, 22 skins. average

$81.86: selected one-half to three-

quarter silvers, 225 skins. average

$33.73; regular half to three-quar-

g that glorious life |ter silvers, 1774 skins. average $25.66; im during the com- ‘selected full silvers. 1175 skins. aver- l". when lie becomes the age $40.27; regular full silvers, 3853 who skins. average $30 98; inferior types.

8,445 skins. average $20.22: low

The Ontario Fur Breeders‘ Associ- ation, Inc. whose pelt show was held at the King Edward Hotel, To-

fmm ronto, in December, consigned 092

silver fox pelts to the above sale.

These were sold at an average prile

of $45.94. which figure is highly

creditable to the ranchers of On-

tario who produced these skins. 1t

this Rives us food for thought to realize

that such fille pelts are grown by

fur farmers. whose uwerience ls ‘much more limited than our own.

Cross fox sold lli Montreal ad- anced 10 per cent. There were 161:3

skulls differed Bllld IIlZSgIifitEZQIEI-lflftlefi the winter months vou can piecelrea u were mm l pr

' - number one large, extra nae s1.- l/ollelher the whole story of awclies. Willie fox realized from whichi$3lo0 to $33.00 for number one skins. Blue fox realized from $62

to $72. for number one pale silver- ies. Red fox realized up to $14.25.

Just prior to the war. Larry

Moore. a Wisconsin mink rancher. with his wile, took all adventurous trin that eventually brought llinl into contact with the fur larmei-slf Europe ‘fhe concusions that he drew regarding their operations ale verv interesting. We quote from ."’I1le World Through a Mink Mail's Eyes." in the December American Fur Breeder. “Manv were tlle strange things we saw and the ex- periences we had in these countries, at least. so it seemed to a Wisconsin mink rancher and his wife. As win- ‘fer was coming quickly we decided to

Quack-w flaunt‘

A delightful maga- t0

fco to Norway. Sweden and Rus-

sia while fur was in full bloom. Passing through Sweden south to lnorth you would think you were ill ‘Minnesota. and Norway ls very ‘much like Wisconsin. We found lilc Scandinavians biz. llBDDV al.d

friendly, Thev were so tail, these

splendid vikings. that although l stand over six feet. I felt rather un- dersized.

We visited mink ranches all over these two countries. At that time

a 5.000 mink ranch was the largest.

We saw one fine fox and mink show with the head grader of the Hud-

son's Bay Company acting as Judgf?

The silver foxes were as fine as

though nice. were not as good as in the best ranches of the United

very heavy coat of fur.

learty vote of Summer ,thanks was tendered Dr. Gunn and birds have departed to the scum file "flue expressed that he wouud

_ lklve another lecture in the near m ruture.

very likely tocause

une Bay has been appointed Ford for Queen's County, and Ar-

have ever seen. but the mink,

States. Of fine mink and fcx ranches there were many. and they were well managed. Cost of uro- duction was less than in the United States: feed. labor and standard of living were lower. We saw quite a few chinchilias. while in Norway and weden. including some Bolivian chinchiua. We expecle“ to find Norwav and Sweden very cold. but the iru‘f stream surrounding them

‘There seemed to be no personal in-

lfMarket Report fWeekly Live Stock

SUMMARY

18S! ll/LTGCUNQ rice; prevail on United States ‘markets amok: the past week and s, consequent lighter demand on the part of ex- porters served to check the rising cattle press so evident since the

the trade. however, offerings we"

centlve. Everyone does lust as Attic fairly moderate and any price dec-

as he can. If you try to do some-

"mfi fxllezicnced were not severe.

think. and you succeed-fine: but if , Conditions in the calf market were vou try to do something aild you l just. the reverse where strong de- fai1——thev call it sabotage, and off, “land {m- expch sewed to boost

comes your head. I was told by a reliable source that they were not successful with sable though they do get a. litter once in a while.

"On our trip thiough Germany we visited a mink ranch where the urc- prietor was feeding waste products, but his mink looked to be equally

las good as wild Minnesota nlillk. .There are two large government- managed ranches. One is suppos- ed to have 35.000 and the other _50.-

l Dllvfs- Hogs we e a little sfronger in Ontario and Alberta and elsewhere, "lwhlllfled. while lambs were steady to a. little firmer.

EASTERN CATTLE MARKETS Cattle prices dropped 25 cents on

a dull market at TORONTO but

supplies were fairly well cleared by

y: .:::.r- "are c” l‘ C

mink. We were treated with every E Wm, 5mm 13s up 2% gains} bfigej

courtesv while in Germany, and vlel he, steers closed at $7 to $850 i

liked the German people, though.

we disliked Hitler and his policies. We were given the address ofa Ger- man rancher while in Sweden. We went to the address and found only

a. ladv there, and she could speak}

verv little English

understand we were lnterestd inl mink. She became‘ verv alarmed; With good to choice steers rating and told us ‘Neln. nem‘ By motion g $8 to $8.50.

she made us understand that the -

man who had owned the mink llad I

l l

been out to death.

“From Germany we went to Lon-

Steers were steady at MONTREAL, [with good kinds at so. w sasol while good cows were quoted at! $5.75 to $6.26. While receipts were; heavier in the MARITIMEB they] We made llel-l Were still below requirements andl prices remained steadv to strongl

WESTERN STATES MARKET I Buyer; were bearish on western

markets and were gene-rally tendon! ing easier lids 11s buying orders for,

don. and after visiting the fill‘ llous- i the Scum we?” 51137133’ curtailed- es there and being very well treated ‘ MMEYMB W691i)“. IIOWBVEJ‘. selvedl

we returned to the good 01c USA." l 19 chock any appreciate price doc-l

line. A few of the best steers at

Twenty years ago last December, WINNIPEG were eligible for $8.75 _ Wlfred L. Todd. of Mllltown. N.B, to $9. and most steers went to km. sold ten pairs of live silver foxes at ers from $8.50 down. Suitable feed.

‘$1,200 a pair to the Sante Fe Rail-

road. Now Mr. Todd is iccaled in Boston, Mass. and bl‘8€dll1ll_\\’ll1lQ- face sliver oatillunls. white-face silvers. Arctic blues and other valu- able mutations. Several ranchers in Prince Edward Island have re- ceived males from

best advertisers in the business and

Don Stewart. successful Summerside ‘

sident of the Canadian National gllVfif Fox Breeders‘ Association.

was all about silver foxes. a subjec

wlhich we never seem to grow weary o .

was quite a discussion regarding tile

vitamin A and D potency. ‘ill’ you feed cod liver oil.’ said he, and I would recommend it of. this season quality oi1." He mentioned t1lllt_

zest which was made in Ontano. where a large number of samples of

ency that they should have hadt this loss is due to Duttlnk the cod

become wise to the fact that they

lacle.

There was quite vitamins also at the meeting and

that the President of tile Charlotte- l town Fox Club. W. Harry Tidnlarsh,

of llle subject. Harry- "ke hi5 d-"lfi. is a great reader, and ll the call- acitv cf analyzing lllld l

a greater breadth of knowledge‘. than W. F. Tidlllarsll. and dont

torical subject with him unless _ are thoroughly sure of vour facts. because he does

We understand that our astute i friend. Peter G. Clark. of the Pllnce Edward Island Fur Pool. is Sllllllil

consigned i0 his organization. We

worth many rniiions. l-le said.

I can guess right three out of live 1 an] giggly," We dont remember when oul friend Peter has guessed wronll. and lie appears to be hudd- ink for good DHCQS- ull aood returns for ills clients.

Lowell Hancock. manager of Illlfff- Ltd_, for his i941 calendar-a reul

Chairman. a famous painting ul A. Augusta Talboys. R-W-A- The 901m" lug is marvellous. practically equal ul an oil loaintink- Like everything else put out bv the International. it

Elwin Initrams. for more than seven years manager cf the l-fllldflll Fur Department of the Hudson's Bav Company. has received a com- mission in the Royal Air Force, and is now on duty with that arm. Many Islanders will remember M1‘. Ing- rams when he visited here in tile Sprint-l of i937.

The next bin sale of silver fox pelts will take place in New York‘ next Monday morning. February 10.. when Fromm Bros.. Hamburg, Wis.,l will offer 25,000 federal silver fox, pelts. all colors. - These belle file. presumed to be consigned bv Amell- - can ranches to Frcmms for sale. We understand the bulk of Fromms Bros.’ own pelts will be made u

merits and sold that way.

We have received a late rcpor from the Oslo Norway sale of silver fox pets which was held tile latter part of January. '13 per cent. of th 25,000 skins was sold at an averafle

$47 in our money. 500 platinum f. x its were offered for sale. and cf

slightly over $200.

keeps the temperature rather mild. at. least in the central districfs. Many of their mink pelts were rath- er flat. whether due to bmedink and feedinx or the weather. This iscon- l His subject is n trsry to the fox there which has a

larger litters. Breeders who can

lgfiints the way in i-hc production

use of cod liver oil, Dr. Gunn uoint- f inlz out that there were vH-Flollfi. kill 5 811d flllfllm" M °°d “V” .°"- Ontario flllllvliars on the Buffalo ed the small one. l nlen plants are colour to h grrcllp 0i ff‘i‘llS. so e 0f them 00556551111! Veil’ lime market during the week. Only n, few in active growth, some - ttllizs-l‘ » ~ Sig“ wmlcmadeo Zgmh sganatllag d vol-i u f s crs ma ng $1 . l0 .5) n un er uus names are ie ear est ill-Till lllrst be _ l. “d 196d mod some mixed steers and heifers of to use on potted plants in the llome, »~ °f m“ vear- We a a comparatively light weigh-ts at

$10. The net on these would be a.’

bout the same as prices pre-vailin nod liver oil had been purchased in ‘ at Tloronlo- Sl- Poul quot/Ed 8005 stores, on test showed less than 50 ‘ Canadian slaughter steers at $10.- per cent. of vitamin A and D pcl- ‘ ‘I5 and good cows around $7.

liver oil un in clear glass bottles. dam L007 calves and 139 hogs» Most of the manufacture" have = Totals to date this year are 11.963

b ttl, l,046di ,3 6 1 use dark “mired “lass as a’ New“ as? 135 leicgs comglrzlled ziglithcafilililllsl beef 919 uirliund 3.370calvesinlhe a discussyon m, same corresponding period of 1940.

had made a. pretty complete study prices were strong at Toronto and choice veals sold between $12.50 and . _ $13.50. A good demand at Montreal _ Y1 Lulllillligla-SF brough the bulk of file sales up tol tile Pelfllllfws f-Ql" mi? if M5; $10.50 lulu s12, with some up to “I919 15 n0 m“ l" 1 c v .$12.50 and 1 calf making $14. Win- nipeg was active lanai firmerlwith ever get into all argument on a in; grrtesalsvélrl; tsol lidBnegztianesslzt ' Prince Albert $8.50. Moose Jaw $9, know ma; sublefl, ltegilla. $10.50, Saskatoon $10.50.

. $9.95. beaut! It is a lvurvducllou u‘ 11w sons m $9.90 8711i suskllmcu was slightly higher at $9.75 to $9.95.

s to» a ll "S" 511"” °'°“""* lif?!".l%”°l.8.£..“i.’°l.$.°§t‘. will‘. Montreal selling one small lot of good quality hi, $9.75. MUSE of the stiles at th’s centre, however. were buck lambs at $9. Winnipeg was stronger and lzocd lambs reached a top of $10. High pYlCQg at Calgary were $9.50. Edmonton 39-50 and Prince Albczt $8.

E

if rig Kong dollar climbed of a

cent to 24.07 cents, the years top

p price. m foreign elffihilrllflifi tYBdlYlB

. urren

into fur neck pieces. capes and lzar- l 1:190‘? toda-b The Shane a C Cy

g‘ trimmed 1-10 cent t: 2360 in

small trading The Swiss franc icst

.04 of a celll. to 23.23 and Sterling e dccllned 1-4 cent, to $4.08.

1i ed t discoult f i7 1-8 Der cent “m” of we cmmm about m“ o lollavsa Foreigno Exchange Con-

trol Board rats 9.09--991 per cent hese 152 were sold at an average of discount.)

-—-——- conveniently attend should make s Dr.‘ CmKa Gléfllnb will sflgflfP-“e-‘lr m: it fltgfllfg] lo do sotDurring ITCEYQI “l1 o ll y ll mm Pl nlon s e ros ecs or r0 - on giondlll‘ evolllfl!» Prbflllfy 10 able ranching ofpsiiver foxesphavc, timely 0119 "5 ll as a result of the very considerable inlprovemenl. in pelt prices, im- proved immensely.

ers were in demand at $7 to $7.53. CALGARY was less active, d:spite lighter receipts but pllCGS held fair. 1y steady with gcod to cho‘ce butc- her steers at $3.50 to $9 and some n’ “r y t"""‘.§..ll“°m" l“ ,._ Tod and ony acne on a. O N. some of them have hlalll dulled good “T979 TW-“ES Q0?“ d°llm 25 Celli-S success. Mr. Todd is one of the “Till 800d L0 C0010? SV-‘f-‘rs of» $725 to $8 and a few $8.25. Receipts else. the cuts he uses are really vely fineaxllgeyle “are gitremely dug momcy 1 part mud Wm, about a T44 i l 5 Y 5 my W95 61’ 8-11 tables nfull n 1, adcie ' , l r ' ' A few afternoons ago w_e_had a blocked roads. PRINCE ALBERT] m a, of orfniggdesbrlleawill suicl m d growl m a 5mm,’ short, but very pleasant visit from hm a few 850d stem-s a1; $7 w $759 _ _ ‘ while MOOSE JAW had odd choice fox rancher. barrister and VICCjDlG- , butchers at $750 to $8_ REGINA, some up to $8 and SASKATUON paid $6.50 to $7 for good steers and

ad hardly sufficient stock to est- abiisn a market but quoiation; were m the soil. j in lne with Alberta markets. ‘al-

M me meeting which D1; Gum; lowing for freight and handling lhole. Pots sh il-ld not be largel- addressed the other evening. there chargea-

UNTTED STATES MARKET There‘ lavas little of attraction to

With export buyerg active, calf

HOG PRICES STEADY TO STRONGER Hog prices moved upward in On-I

tight on most of tile sLver fox Dolls fnzio and at ‘Ilorcnto the closing , zangc for grade B-1 delivered, off rcmembar the fllflllm 01 B 3"?“ trucks, was $11.20 to $11.50, with _ 4 __ _ , stock market specuiator will. died nwstof the Sales at $1125 to $1133 mucll walel, and lllllve m hot lllglvs Closing prices f01‘ direct deliveries lo outsde plants in Ontario looked 1 10 cents to l5 cents higher. Mont- lcal was unchanged at $11.50 fol‘ c1 lilclclole thc basic grade dressed, while Win- , nlpcg also held lllp p evious range Dd ‘ c l dbsmm fmsosligjib gklflflatlry wll“ F21“ e have to thank our k0 lrlcll a asis o - - Rn - w nlonloll closed at $10 to $i0.15.\ national Fox and Animal Fuofls- Princc Albert remained at. 59-69 W

Moose Jaw at $9.75, Regina

FIRM LAMB MARKET Lamlb prices held the previous

Currencies

NEW Yong-r}? '7—(O‘P)——'Il'.l

ed a trifle lower at 5.45 calls. The frcl- Argentzne peso was

Canadian dollars held unchang-

now do quite well in fancy polls. but do not grow as rapidly as if Exports to the United States dur- grown under more nfllural condi- As a matter of fact. considerable of , m; {he 5f, week were sharply 10w. lions. Sansevierla will keep in good m», (on; ing 2,539 beef Cfltfle_ 206 condition for selveral weeks, but

will not grow much. Great. care

especially UhOSe grown in glazed pots. If plants in clay pots are place- ed in c. pail olf water so that the soil is saturated occasionally, there will be no danger of the ball of

when it was through we all akreed CAI-VES EXPORT The pgts éliulflogetsallfilfgiujlfi

(‘fill

PAOF. NINE z:

ll For Better Pelts

in greater quantity I at LESS COST

MBPKI-i"

ALL-CEREAL RATltlN

A iclenlilif-zillv-lllll;lllvflrl feed. fllrli-

Will-ht (ivrm Ull. Promotes more and llilrgoi- iittcls of strong. healthy you"!!-

The OGILVIE nova anus C0,. us.

Head Officr-—I\lonfrml.

GARVELL anus. Ltd.

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Distributors for

fled with “Rli.\'"

House Plants

(Experimental Farm Nev. s)

Tile chief difficulty encounlered u. glowing plants in the home is the hondry atlllcsphele, writes Miss Isabella Preston, Division 0f Horti- culture. Dominion Experimental Flarms fierviceThi cal. be con- trolled to some extent by keeping dishes of water On the radiators and spraying the plants with a llust-like spray 0f wall Tllfll spraying helps to destroy lflHCClS and by keeping lhe foliage o.‘ plants free from dust encourages good growth. light is another necessity and a window tlu has sunlight for several hours a day is required

for most flowering plants. cut ferns

and other plants grown for their!

leaves will dl well “Tllflilt. sun. rresh ,‘ ah is CSSEZQl-J-l but draughls and‘ sudden changes of temperature be a." Jded

‘The soil‘ Sllflllld bl- 1 irly rich

and porous so that water drains ollt of it eas..v. A compost node up of

'3 parts good loanl, 2 parts leaf

most plants. All should be thorough. ly mixed and slightly moistened. If new clay pols are used, they

should be soaked in water for a Lllllg cclllrul llc eedless to say. our conversation up m $8 f0, rho.“ vANCOUvERl fiulgnea befgggoaléfilf~ um“ PM‘ both inside and out. Before putting require. “Riley lire may Subject, oq some broken crccks attacks by scale insects, and a con. slant watch should be kept foo found should bq

should be placed over the drainage

than i5 lleoessalv :0 hold the roots. dcsllvu :1

Rex and OIlIOI‘ ll1l1(‘_\' lczrved Be- small pot and their lepot it into a golllns do \\'<"ll m lllllmas, and tilcir voriegnlcll fllilizlzrr- add

It is better lo strli-t a plant in a large!‘ one when the roots have fill-

can be given. The

Glazed pots without any drain- is very zlulracthc. Xvilcn tllc pols age are now used quite extensively

for some plants. Cactus and other succulents which are so popular

is required in watering all plants,

so tlhalt all surplus moisture is removed belfore placing in the window. Plants slnould be Watered often enough to keep the soil moist. but not. wet. Olnly practice will tell one when to do it. The soil in glazed pols must not be allowed to dry out. but is will require less water than that in a clay pot, and l»; allowed to become soddcil, will scon aifect the plant.

SUCCULENTS There are a number of different

No wriilnq. No money orders. Just phone, or

A. Stafford, Buysidc

Waldo Mncllonzllfl, liullnvl-ll Ruyillnnd flout-ct, iluntf-r River W. K. Crafer. R. R. 5, Kensinglon J. J. Stewart. Montague

Winston W. Currie, R. R. 2,

they lack Lght, the 1.059 their colour. Ferns c; 311 5011,‘

(iislikll file llul, fir)‘ niilllsllhcm o1 c-li lltllLtb. ‘file soil for

IIlOUld or peat lilall other plan

lfrllll Hllhfiy than poo

as ollco Ills-y ilnpolllg nullitrolls. it, is akliost impossible

A Little Iodine Ill Animal Feeds

In tlle rllltvltioil of animals as well as of yilanls there are certaLrs elements, though minute onlollnts. absolutely essential to llezlltli and. normal devvlollnlclll. Iodine is Ollfl of lhcsc llliullly" atoms. Till‘ iodine contaillcd in ill!‘ burly of a grow riglltg less ‘lll.l.ll a drop .. luck of ii u-flulci (‘llfi ex- istence. 'l‘ilc slllnli zllllollnts of iod- lllf‘ lcqlllroci 1n llllinlllls sm- absorb-

iequli-cd in very

species of plants in this group.

though they are all called Cactus mail-cs some dealers. The majority of l 1113; them require light soil and not V0l'_\' ; M1,.

rooms. The Cilrisltnlas C tus is a verv attractive house n blocm. and some pcoplc arc coll- ;

f0 manage it so well that it blooms‘ and i111‘. every war. About the end of Sepi- , fllnllrnl 0

ember, this plant should be ell

buds should be for-mod ill Novenl- ber. and mole water will be requir- ed. After blooming, a rest period with little water is desirable. The other plants in this group are grown for their peculiar shapes and not. llheil- blooms.

FLOWERING PLANTS

The geranium is well known and l‘ ‘ T’

often does well in sunny Windows. They should not be grown in iarlzc ,

mtg as they blgom bencr i“ 5mm] l llillf‘ f"‘.(‘ll‘(i.1 who sllrvllll‘. knoll: vll tll~ lionl‘ bo- .- rcl-lrlp so as 110* to

ones. Plants, that have been grow- ing in the garden ill sllnlmcr, clll be taken up and the roofs mp5 cut back severely, and potted ill sandy soiLWhcn lhc motg become activ

f a _ *:L_. .. 0

again. rcpot into richer soil. l