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.tho'Fur Trade Journal of Can- ada, has Just published Back Tracking 1n The Fur Industry. After a very nice which tells of his first visit to thts l Province and his interest in fox farming he tells the story of the early Silver Fox industry and the men who made it. Then Sir Chal- les Bolton's own story. Frank Tuplin, B1. Rayner, Jim Tuplill. The Industry Spreads. Russia and Japan Raise Foxes, Fox Shows, Itc. Numeceus illustration! II». hance the articles and live them? greater value. To newcomers ill the fur industry its contents willi be a revelation as very few of the present generation fox farmers have any idea of the glamorous‘ days of the long ago. .' T“? i The history of the fox industry is followed by the history of the mink industry and of new type mink and early mink shows. This is a book that will ,till a long felt want. Many have asked that it be published so that a record could be available for come. It remained for Mr. Hodg- son to have the necessary initia- tive, perseverance and facilities to bring out this more than in- teresting book. We most heartily congratulate him and recommend it to our readers.

Tn a recent issue of Women's Wear Daily. New York. are repro- auctions of models wearing plat- inum silver fox and we quote. "Fox. which has been gaining in popularity for stoles and jackets, this season, was presented in var-l led-styles at a luncheon fashion

_. . ' f h b' “d. ‘how yesterday m the Se“ Room ever to be held on the North Am the careful handing o one ll

of the Waldorf-Astoria. Silver fox made into a Spanish shawl by the House of Aronowicz. The skins are worked into a long point‘

. breeders of both Canada and the bird's body. The keel bone should m ‘h’ b5“ Th" ‘“°“‘" “Y”. United States will be held in thc.be reasonably parallel to the back desi d b“ Saskatchewan fur marketing ser-fdnd should rocker sufficientlv a‘. Pusseks as an accessorygxr 5mg V108 building tinder the direction the front-do eliminate any tendency

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and untrimmed coats. Platina fox is made into a long straight sling cape by the Consultant Fur De- partment of Mllgrim.

Tiles the frontispiece of the Maritime Fur Breeders has young lady wearing a long cape beautifully trimmed with silver fox. It is certainly most attractive looking . . ‘These straws show the vray the wind is blowing, that is that the stylists are commencing to feature silver fox. There seems to be good hope that it will again be in demand.

Next week will be fox show week at Charlottetown. Monday is receiving and classification day. Tuesday Judging will start at nine‘ o'clock with George A. Callback! officiating. Walter R. Shaw will‘! as usual take care of the secre- tarlal work which he has so ably’ done since the inauguration oil the show. On Wednesday evening the usual banquet will take place at The Charlottetown with s good program of entertainment. Every fox rancher who can possibly do so should attend and see the fine display of foxes which is always of educational value. ,

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The National Fur News, pub- lished in Denver, Colorado. is one of the best of the fur farming magazines. From its editorial coi-; umns we glean the following rea-' sons for an optimistic outlook of, the future . . Silver fox is ‘still a beautiful fur there is no doubt about it. Heavily furrecl, bright clear silver or mutation peltsi made into a Jacket or‘ scarf are beautiful to the eye and still as glamorous a fur as ever was worn! by the fair sex. Take a look at the‘ lvay silver fox is being used as trimming on the new cloth coats i.’ you want _to see style, luxury and beauty. A fur so beautiful may be down but it's not going' to be completely out for long. It is obvious also to the keen obeerv- ' I that is new longer styles in women's clothes are being feat-l uJed with long haired fur (mostly? silver idio 1n the leading stylei magazines. This is the beginning of a new trend to long haired fur.’

Many farmers are of the opin- ion that silver fox and mutatioll foxes will be helped back into Popularity due to the shortage of| the article which will result from‘ the liquidation of breeding stock that is. now going on in Canada

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ANNOUNCING SENSATIONAL IN IOTH MUTATION AND STANDARD MINK.

We can offer you e mm from Our Show Record

Our specialties Silver llue and Royal Pastel Mutations.

l. I. JONES, R. R. I ' Charlottetown

(Tile original mutation mink ranch in F. E. I.)

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shortage develops you can be leans lo liulsgei an; will uutiiaa fox is again going to be profitable in the not too distant future.

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There is every indication that the mink farmer is going to have a. good year. The market is almost completely void of pelts and there is a strong demand for almost all ‘the popular types. Advertising anti ¢promotion of both natural and :l1i\itt1lC-i0l'l mink pelts will be _on 1 =1srger scale than ever so while the quantitiu are the largest in the history of the ranch raised

(mink business, with the present

active demand pelts should move throughout the year at profitable prices.

In the same magazine. CA. Herrick of the Department of Veterinary Science. University of Wisconsin, has a very fine artic-e on parasites of fur animals. There is a tendency among ranchers due

flcslling throughout their entire to the low prices for pelts to be, 1 - I m- 1 of less careful with their foxes. Dos- ilmgm’ so 9mm" or ls c ass

ing for hookworm and round

' - t ‘t~ l in this generations to worms is as necessary today asldpproam m“ u“) as ony

ever and if this is not done at

jcertain periods parasitic diseases

are liable to attack the herd. Fleas should be dealt with quick- ly as once they make headway they are difficult to control. Ev-

‘ery rancher who keeps foxes over

this season should carefully ex- amine therri for earmites and fleas before putting them int.) winter quarters and it would be a good thing lo give them a dosing for worms with 16 minim Nema capsules.

The first live mink auction sale;

erican continent will take place at Regina, Sask. on November, 29th. The sale which is expected‘ to attract attention from fut"

of Adam J. Cooke. manager. A large number of quality mink frcm well-known fur farms be offered for sale including 300 selected animals from one ranch.

Since the mink breeders fieldl day held at the Provincial "Ex-l hibition grounds. there has been, some activity in the matter of sales. Quite a number of fox farmers are adding mink as :1 sideline. This seems a wise move_ for those who intend to stay per-" manently in the industry. The‘ fur farmer who has for several. years raised both foxes and mink as many Ontario and westernl ranchers have done. is now in a fairly good position, but the rancher who raised only sliver‘ foxes has found the last year an‘ unprofitable one. Likewise yflve‘ years ago the farmer who raised. mink alone found it unprofitable for one year and that particular‘ year fox pelts were high. In the. past year or two in various sec-i Lions of Canada and the United States e great manv fox farmers have turned to mink, and they’ have quickly adlusted themselves to that type of fur farming. Take

stance. We understand he has a large and beautiful collection of, various types this season. Of, course Lowell was careful in his’ selection of foundation stock. All-l other rancher who has made; good is Bus Jones and still an- other is Jack Rocp who is as-I sociated with Harold Stewart.-

Exhibition grounds. Then there is, Raoul Reymond ulho has re-ent-- cred mink breeding. this time with ' valuable mutations. What these‘ men can, or have done others can_ emulate but by all means if you. intend going into mink ranching start with good stock either natural mink or mutations. ‘ The announcement of Premier J.

Walter Jones that the wedding‘ gift to Princess Elizabeth from' this Province would be one dozenl of our finest platinum pelts of 1947 has been most favourably commented on by leading breeders here and we are confident will be most: acceptable to the

Royal bride.

a HUGE WATER SUPPLY One gusher in Queensitmd,

Australia, produces more than 250,000 gallons of water daily,

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' Selecting Turkeys

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For Breeding Stock

Consumers are becoming more aware of desirable meat qualities in

customer should be the objective of those who raise market turkeys. or sell day-old poults to be raised as market turkeys.

The fat and finish of market turkeys is chiefly a mutter of feed- ing and managment says R. M. Blakely, Dominion Bcperimental Station. Swift Current. Sask. The desirable market qualities, such a". plumpness and roundness of breast fleshing, and general blockiness of body are inherited characteristics.

will size of the bird is desirable. Many

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Turkeys must be bred into a flock through rigid selection of breeding stock.

The proper selection of breeding stock is important to the individual breeder. but the responsibilities of those who maintain flocks for the sale of commercial hatching eggs is even greater. The poulis result-

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A little book or pamphlet bear- ing the above title, has just been issued by "Canadian Nature" mag- azine. Jarvis St., Toronto. In the course of the last two decades I have had letters from readers who displayed more than Ordinary knowledge of our native ferns, and there can be no doubt that many more admired these plants without knowing much about them. This pamphlet will appeal to both groups since it is illustrated by 73 exquisite photographs of ferns in their native haunts. also of por- tions of their structure useful in identifying the species.

Actually the pamphlet h divid- ed into two sections. The first is headed “Green Things Growing" and deals with the Mosses. the sclaginelies and the Liverworts. all predecessors and some at least

ing from their egSs will be dis- tributed to a great. many growers.

Ideal breeding stock are plump< bodied birds with long smooth keels, which are well rounded with

bird should commence as they ‘way can early maturing qualities be marked. To insure that the best birds of the flock are retained as breeders, final selection should be made before they are marketed. Balanced carriage, as indicated by ‘fullness of breast, medium length of leg and neck. and blocky out- line are also important character- istics, 'l‘licsc qualities can only be noted as the birds are Walking about the pen. Birds with over long necks and legs and wedge- shaped bodies should be rigidly culled.

The final selection should include

The bird should he held ovcr ai barrel or table by an attendant. as both hands ars reqllired to determine the market type of the

to prominence or knobbiness. G000 length of keel in porportion to the

breeding flocks at the present time are inclined to be loo short in keel length. Great stress should b2 placed on breast thickness. This should be a broad "U" thrwghflul the entire length of the keel bone. Large. coarse, clccp keeled birds should be avoided since their nif- spring will not possess the‘ com- pactness desirable in the dressed bird.

Cardful attention to these points over a period of years has resulted ill a marked improvement in the market. type of the turkey flock at‘ Station, Swift

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(Experimental Farms Newsi The term rotation. as applied to crop production. means a system-

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ferent crops in a more or less reg- ular sequence on the same land. This procedure. according to E Chipman, Dominion Ebtperimental

,Station, Kentville, N.S.. is import-

ant in vegetable growing, and should be planned and followed as systematically as possible to as- sist in the control of disease and

, their rancfi being just, east, of the "insects. and to help the better use

of the resources of the soil.

Many serious diseases can be controlled in a practical way by a systematic rotation in which the host. plant is grown on the some land not more often than once in every fcw years. Club root of cab- bage can be controlled by keep-

,ing the land free of cruclferous ‘crops and weeds for seven years;

early blight of potatoes and to- matoes. for a period of two to three years; foot rot of peas. a rotation of three years or more; and onion mildew, three to four years.

Rotation ls also of value in the control of some insects. especially those which are unable to move far. If the host plants are not near, the insects on emerging will die before reaching them. Here l

. short rotation is usually effect-

ive. Injury from such insects as the white grub and wlrewonn may be avoided by not planting sus- ceptible plunts on old green sod ploughed down.

Continuous cropping with cer- tain vegetables has a depressing effect on yield. Likewise, there is a belief among vegetable growers that the previous crop has en im- portant relation to the yield of l crop following. a ‘

While it is difficult to outline a definite rotation for all condi- the following principles should be observed. To ultilize the resources of the soil fully. it is well to alternate shallow rooted and dcep~ rooted crops. and to follow crops which furnish organ- ic matter with those whose culture favor their decomposition. A crop such es fell‘ rye may be used to furnish the organic matter end it may be grown in e rotation which will not interfermwith the veg- etable crop season.

In many sectlonrof Uenede vegetable crepe are grown In 11-,

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progenitors of the Ferns. section . the Ferns proper. is most intcr- esting. and on checking it over I llnd illustrations of all but. two of our Island species. I purchased the

booklet at a venture but I can;

recommend it as a good invest- lllent in its own particular line.

THE AMERICAN BITTERN

Many years ago‘ when I first came to the Island, I was stand- ing at the door one Sunday morn- ing, enjoying the pleasant spring‘ sunshine. Suddenly, in the far dis-

tance, I heard a vigorous purik-cr- -

mnkl punk-er-lunk! I was startl- cd; who was so during that he mended his fences and drove his

stakes on the Sabbath day? Wh_\',_

ail the neighbors would be down

on the fellow! Next day I enquired.

about the Sabbathbreaker. to the amusement of the person interro- gated. who told n-c that thc nozse “as made by a “Marsh llcli." lvllivll nus lite lova] nrlnlc for lhc ’i\nlci'l- .'--..n Blticrti. Since then I illlVfl sccl: and heard the Bittcrn making this peculiar sound which we may as- sume‘ to be a love-call; but the squirming and contortlons which tne bird makes in the process would lead one to think it was gagging at some obstruction in its throat. ' Bltterns are past masters in the art of camouflage. I recall disturb- ing a Bittern near the bridge ovel‘ tne Fullerton Marsh. It instantly slipped into the reeds and pointed its bill, hcad and neck straight

skyward. In this position it looked |

exactly like a snag from a sub- merged tree-root. ' It sébms to me that these birds

have become scan-er of late years.‘

'1'his. howeven may be because I do not ramble in their haunts as ireely as I once did.

In some places the bittcrli is known as the ‘Thunder-pump" be- cause its call is supposed to re- semble the noise of a pump when the wel] is dry: but why include the thunder? .

American Bltlern. “Stake-driver." A.O.U. 190. Summer resident. Not

as common as the Heron (‘Crane’) I

No. 104. No difference in color, through age or sex. Head: crown urownish, a paler stripe above the eye; eye, yellow; chin and throat white, s broad black or dusky stripe on each side of the white on the throat. Rest of the upper parts tawny, much mottled and streaked with brown, whitish or black. Un- derparts buffy, striped with brown. begs and bill greenish. Length, adult, about ZSPinches.

Dr. ‘Paverner noted that this bird is "common in the settled por- tions of Canada‘ breeding where- ever found" and that it nests "on thg ground, in grass, hayflelds, or reed-grown marshes, the nest of grass or reeds."

TIIE STAR VEGA

This fail (to Nov. 8th.) has been extremely good to our stargazers, with its nights unmarred by rain or snow; one has a chance to re- new acquaintance with ‘the starry iit-mament on high.’ An old (and good) way to learn the constella- tions. is to imagine the heavens as divided into four quarters. each _._____________.____

iatlon with general farm crops. II such cases a grain crop may fol- low the vegetable crop. and this, in turn, may be followed with s legume hey. The sod la‘nd may then be planted to corn or pota- toes, followed by e vegetable crop the next -yelr, or the vegetable crop may follow Jhe hay crop such es corn or potatoes should pre- cede emell close-growing veget- ables such u beet. carrots and onions.

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headed by e star-group as s key. The first quarter is headed by the l“Dipper", e constellation everybody‘ knows. A line from the Dipper through the Poleistsr. brings the’ eye w "Cassiopeia! Chair." a greati W-shaped group that heads the‘ ,tilird quarter of the heavens. Be- ltween ‘the two groups the secondl {quarter of the heavens is headed ‘illy the bright star Capella which, was the subject o! a lengthy, note" last fall. Capella in the, language of the ancient astmnom-l ers, means "the little she-goat" and close to it are three smaller starsl ,wl'.idh are supposed to represent‘. l " he Kids." . Taking a line from Capella] through the Pole Star, and going, about the same distance, the star Vega is easily distinguished by its brightness. It heads the fourth lquartevr of the heavens. The Dip- l per, Capella, Cassiopeia. and Vega,‘ ,are all about the same (apparent) Wlistance from the Pole Star. l i Vega is the principal star in thc group known as the Lyre and as-l tronomers often refer to it as “Alpha Lyrae." (The brightest star in any constellation, is indicated’ l._v the term "Alpha." first letterf of the Greek alphabet; th next‘ bightest is "Beta" and so on?) The magnitude of Vega is rather clum- sily set down as 0.1. Old-fashioned slargazers like myself, are content to say that its a first-magnitude star. The professional observers ,glve us these par lcuiars: "Van's kilometer is twice that of the Sun and its radiation of light ls 50 times greatel; but as it is 26 light- years away. its glory is very much tut down! Its rays are blue-white. they say: and that's the hottest kind of star there is-"A blue star

may have a. temperature of 15.000 ‘Forum that between the hours.

to 30.000 deg. Celtticrade." tile Astronomer Royal.

'l‘hc present PCYC Star will not ‘HS preserve that proud nrc- ncnlc. Owing to the slow cir-

mlmnuiation of the earth's axis, other stars will take its place. Vega was Pole Star about 14.000 years ago.

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BOTANICAL NOTES

The Cork (or Rocki Elm, known lo botanists as Ulrnus mcemosl. has _C\\'l5ZS winged with cork-y ridges. The writer has seen a twig of this elm. which had been taken from a tree growing near the cen- tre of New London cemetery. It is reported that there is another .pe:imen growing near Charlotte. town but I could not discover the exa~t locality.

Cloth-of-Gold Crocus (C. suntan- .ue) is the earliest crocus: though

if was brought originally from ‘Sues. the ancient capital of Per- sia_ it is not winter-killed here. ,'I‘he flowers are rather smaller ‘Khan those of C. grsndlflnra. the lcommon eroeus, and are of a warm ltitelllne ye!‘o\v within, while the ' back of eachifjpetal" has a central brownish sir oe. A cheerful har- binger of ‘spring, this plant is sup- posed to be the “Saffron" of Solo- man's song, Chap. 4. verse 14.

On Nov. 10, 1947. a sprig lo! hemp-Nettle (Galeopeia Tetrahll)

was brought in for identification. ft was in full bloom, the clusters of pink labiate flowers contrasting with the dark green, rather glossy leaves. It has many names. show- |ing that the plant is widely dis- ltributed: a list of them‘ (togeth- :81 with a colored picture of the