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Waiter R. Shaw, Deputy Min- g“;- of Agriculture. left for Dcl- mvm, Delaware. Thursday. where h, will inspccPt-helgreat brooder establishments which produce (a considerable. part of the Uni States chicken requirements. The peqple who o erate the farms are very much t

en with Island eggs which show almost double the hatchability of their own var- ieties. Because of this they pay m 15mg premium for them and it gppdflfs to our discerning local Department of Agriculture that the proposition is so good that it be“; further looking into with a. View to expansion.

we have much to thank our DQparl/meilt of Agriculture for me present head of which is W. p, Allan Stewart, B.S.A.. M.L.A.. sgrgthganney, who with his Mr. Shaw and assistant Wright and others are ho qul vlve to as- sist in any way promoting the beat interests of stock raisers. 101M911 and agriculturists.‘ On Wednrsilfli’ prior to leaving Walter Shaw hmughtln a copy of a page ad which he had prepared for in- sertion in Canadian fox and fur publications with a view to thor- oughly acquainting the ranchers of Canada that there will be a great hlg fox Exhibition at Charlotte- town tho week of November 10th. we comalimanted Walter on tha ‘d and ld m ha could make a mighty cod living writinl M" judging ‘by the specimen submit- ted.

Then our tal ran o ox - i; t f dis “m”: and the methods oi com- bating it. Waiter mentioned how. Mir department through Dr. a...“ Bishop had imported I vory considerable amount 01 D1‘- Greelfs dgtgmper Vll‘ Mid that n mg been used on se eral ranches with excellent results. Given PW- l‘ notioa they were Drew-M "t rm‘ it here for other ranchers ‘mo “gm; uniae thei hsraaorstampcutthe dlseaseif Incidentally he sock}

of Dr. George Bl5h0P5 and said

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i.“ i W lter, if we

£2,135‘ all flour foxes too

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or . fifi m wt Wm" hoe for

11a reason why wo bring up w; subject of the Department of Agriculture is that. too often peo-

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only the Minister g ohugc d that department but m; alga; ppmd not only their oi- noial hours but much time sidgs in considering and dealini with problems of the department

.113“. 1.11am fox show Novem- ber 10th to

wovaml! ‘my; w it is oariy P" ° - what we gather in talkin8 to ranchers there is every P0851‘

bility of the exhibits reaching

500 mark which is oapaci . ain't.

bcinl as Norwegian plat ums. platinums. pearl Pllllflllll“ the newest form of mutation, glaciers. These and the old reli- able silvers in five classifications ranging from ‘Io per cent to 100 palaoent, will make up the dis- gaya. George A. Callbeck has selected as Judge and he will be fresh from having gone over the. best that Ontario can put up a't their annual show held at Brampton the week previous. A number of the Ontario and Que- bjec ranchers will come here hav- tng in their mind's eye the tops at their shows and endeavor to compare them with ours. This all to the good and will make for ovary interest and very probably to a number of foxes will c anga hands.

A lot of ranchers are getting ready for the big event, feeding up their foxes and taking measures to bring them forth in the best bloom of condition. Such care is to be encouraged but witha big ranch like ours it is out of the question. Foxes are not given any" particular attention, that would be impossible. they arc all treated on a wholesale basis.

We had thepleasure of a visit from J. Wilfred Lecky, Summer- side. on Tuesday. He was accom- panied by his son who is receiv- ing his discharge from the Navy

tedDacLwoisonoof our

‘happy smile whih him °

d rvcoivad with ranchers

is a pleasure to know the young man and in sac wbat- a goo chum is with his very fine oldcat friends. Wilfred certainly looks in the pink and always» has that

. If ou do not. know it" ho ranches largest. number of only that he produces pelts that are among the very finest. Of a qulfl. unass B manner yet Wilfred nevertheless is always on the lookout for good foxes or new methods that will improve his breeding operations. His pm. duction has been excellent. Ono large section of his ranch under the cars of veteran rancher Harry mgland. has anaverago of four to the female which you must admit is wonderful. and others airo not far behind. Wilfred is a good feeder. spares no expense in that regard and a good c ‘ and his farm and buildings are models of attractiveness. cicanli- ness and utility.

Ranchers near Charlottetown that have good turnouts this year include John B. Roper, Sherwood. who has an average of about four to the female — the beat in years. I-le has new types such as whito faooa, platinuuls and glac- iars and a vs fino lino of silvers. John haa a ong distance record in tho fox amc. 1h fact wa can remember engaged in it back prior to i919. Ho had two famous foxes that were the pro- genitors of some of the most beau- tiful pelts ever shipped from this province. For a while when the change to new types came John. being conservative, liko ourselves did not get into the trend very quickly but he has made up for it in late years. This season he has a brand new ahed combining the vary latest in improvements. 1M) foot long by 8 foot wide. ‘its con- ctd is worthwhile

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on seeing. a credit to him and to thou who worked on it.

Tho good news that the fox feed situation fa easing has been pleasure b all our . It was y getting to the serious problem Itago but thanks to tho representations made and the good sense of Dep- uty Mlnister Grisdale. we should have no trouble in the future or very little trouble in of fox f

by the packers and their agents here. After all the packers should not neglect us because in the days when by-products were a drug on the market the fox in- dustry took them on and util- flied gill c‘ i-lifllll ‘INN!

a tenacity " that is com- mended. lor that reason their

be- memory should not shorten be-

cause tho same thins will occur again as sure as the clock goes around. When Bum gets on its feet and o er countries. the deanand for meat products will decline and the fox industry if encouraged will be ready to take the surplus off the market.

To those who have not yet heed- ed our advice to put up the shut-

tora or tako measures against ta their foxes. we would say that we just had a copy

of the Master Rancher, written by Dr. E. Rendell Bowness. who is considered one of the best auth- orities in Ontario and he advises all mink ranchers to take careful methods of protecting their char- ges from drafts or lmcomfortable- ness. The last week or ten days has been trying on foxes where such precaution has not been taken. Doctor also discussed the question of using

Many ranchers do this care of course to remove it from the wire when soiled. In our own

l! Vimy ranch we do not use bed-

ding at all. We find it is super- fluous when care is taken with shutters and to rovide wind stoppers. We have vary lit- tlo chafing or rubbing of foxcl in the past few years. However. we are not going to advise others

bedding to do away with it. Dif- ferent ranchers use different tech-

niquea to arrive at the best ro- suits.

Everyone asks us what is the outlook for prices this year. We do not pretend to be any better pro- phet than anyone else but we would say that it would be folly to look for high prices having in mind the recent sale in Montreal when pelts sold for an average of $23.50 gross. It may be argued

and jlll re-etllfru ‘y-{icfljlla Unl- that a lot of these pelts__were of

‘_ QUERIES

By Ken Reynolds

my Guardian

“Just like for Sale"

Want Ad said-- ‘Fresh Cow

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- . distiller: oi _gin are Irovllns "I Vbrllty in the near-future. Both quaint wa crop" near Mel- are looking fit and well and it bournc. Australia. 1t seems that

chanctcriaea in;

foxes in this province and not qt

' him to and knock out that 25 per

who have had good results with u,

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- NEwsY NOTES-

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‘THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

Tho llerb Angelica I read in The Guardian that the

thasced isusedto flavor gin in that country. and whm war cut off the supply, tho plant was found grow ng in a herb-garden, and is now grown mmercially by the acre. The proper flavor- for gin is, of course, the Jun- iper borry, w which tho spirit owes both its name and its diur- ic property. .

Still. the itoin interested me be- cause I found the Angelica plant growing in a back-garden in the City in i029. Angelica octopus-- puns, the Greater Angelica. ap- pears in Mawwaink list as one of our native plants, but it is not very common. for that was the first time I had seen it. The fam- ily to which it belongs — the Umbel-bearerw-wlth the single ex.

Angelica were sometimes candied; this was the case in England. too, but the practice has fallen into desuetnlde.

The OucIrMla (S)

The third great division of this family. is the genus Cucumia, of which the ordinary cucumber is tho best known species. It was Linnaeus who gave it tho name of Cuoumia aativa. the latter word meaning merely that it is plant- ed (for use). The cucumber is of Asiatic origin, arid was cultivated fully 4,000 years ago. as its seeds have bee?‘ found in Egyptian tombs of .000 B.C. This was one of tho vqeta-blaa that tho Israel- ites hankcrod after. while in the wilderness: soc Numbers 1i, 5.

No less than six distinct races

recognized, varying in shape, col- or. and size of fruit. C. S. Anglios ia tho lo green forcing variety (of the Te raph type), not vult- ablc for outdoor culture and lit- tic grown in this country. Cucum- bers are generally sown here in

early June.

umia angurls is the Ghork- in. Since it is a native oi tro cal America, it does not take we to Canada. where it was introduced about 150 years ago. The small spiny fruits. 1 to 3 ‘inches long. make excellent piclales, but the youngdrults of C. aatlva are gen- erally used as a substitute. C. angaris is often styled the "West Indian Ohe ." The Cucumis Melo of Linnaeus has several noteworthy sub-species. C. M. cantalupensia is the Musk- melon. not always a. success here. C. M. var. flexuosus, is the curl- osity known to French Canadians as the “Concombre serpent" (Snake Cilciuntber). from its ap- pearance. It is a melon. how- ever, but the ripe fruit is hard- ly edible. It is sometimes pickled. C. N. var. acidulua. The fruit is like a lemon in shape and color and the flesh is white, tasting of cucumber but sweeter. It may be pickled. A favorite in India. C. M. var. ebito. In French.

an inferior quality and that is true. Yet the better grades sold at 35 per cent decline from the June sale which is an indication that the market is not right. There is one bright spot that we are hop- ing and looking forward to and it is that. the Hon. Mr. Ilsley will use the bold stroke we advised

cent IIPOOQLSIHQ tax. We can then figure on an all around advance of four to ten dollars a pelt which would take us out of our diffi- culties and give us a margin above the coat of production.

An ad in a Montraal paper last evening caught our eye. It was Just a small part of a full page ad by one of the leading stores are. It featured a winter coat with silver fox collar for $30.00. Imagine what kind of a furr that must halve been! The retailer would have to make at least 810.00 on that coat. the manufacturer another 56.00 and that would leave the materials and fur val- ued at 88.00. Assuming that the cloth would cost $10.00. the fur would be 815.00. It is ilhat type of ad which is ruining the silver fox business. Women who can afford to buy a good article see that and think that silver fox is like skunk or some cheap fur. What is re- quired is a strong association of silver fox ranchers through the Dominion who can put up enough money to buy all these cheapo! furs on the auctions and have them dyed and converted into other furs and not sold as silver fox. It need not necessarily be a losing proposition either. We do know that lots of rusty silvers are bought. dyed and sold for a good advance on the auction cost price. Of course they must have fur. if fist and poorly furl-ed they are practically useless. That tyne will

not bring any price worthwhile should be thrown into the furnace.

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or strains of C. satlva. have been m

“Melon do Quito." The ripe fruit would ‘Flu for an orange, till diasecte . I first saw a speci- men of this “Melon of ito" when visiting The Guardian Of- fice a few years ago. and have occasionally grown it as a curi- osity aince than. It docs well and fruits freely. when planted along with tho pumpkins. f did not know until lately that it could be sliced and preserved in syrup "to make a tasty dessert."

All Old Book (l)

My good friend. Mr. Colin Hig. girls. of Oyster Bed Bridge, has lent me a book printed in Char- lottetown. September i861. The title-page is missing-as is often

was quits out of place in a farm- ing cornmunit. and was trapped to extermina on a compara- tively iiort time. (i890) lays: "It ia now unknown." ‘I110 Otter was "booo com- tivoly scarce’; wilrllmWo the reaaing ocoupa on o c coun- try." 11a built of attacking lambs and poultry did not endear it to the settlers. and its fur brought good prices. yet occasional speci- meana the 1min) “is about 2 feet turn of the century. ‘Ihdmlartina were "more nuan- oroua" than the Otter, and were familiar to Bain too. I have not heard of any recent captures and believe the animal is extinct here. Two mammals are given in this book. which are not mentioned

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the caac with old but on Mum“; “m; y th g i, t, b °" YW- by lain. They are the Mole and wfikhmn “V” ‘ ‘I °“ Y" "'1' ""1 m" PM the Hedgehog, and the descrip-

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(“Princel Edward Island, Geo- graphy. Natural and Civil Hist- ory." The author's name does not

Interesting. LET'S TALK IT OVER M. C. STEWART

tions are exact. Of the Mole, the unknown author aeys-"this lit- tie animal has thick fur, deeply sunk eyes. and broad-shaped fore-

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In his introduction to the chap- tcr on our climate. the unknown author writes: "All. and especially . should made ac- quainted with the moat important ts in the Natural History of their own country." Children are naturally inquisitive and the true teacher will seek to turn their curiosity to the wonderful and beautiful world that lies around them. Their interest in the plants and animals will then become a

it disappear? The Hedgehog is a European animal. and acts lust as described in the book. but one ‘must suppose that the Porcupine

mean .

Tho “Iirminem mentioned among the Weasel tribe. is plainly the Stout, a short account of which was given in last week's Notes.

This brings into the spotlight the trouble encountered by an enquirer who is faced by the local name of any animal or plant. Ho

month we have a week or ten days of remarkably fine weather. known as the Indian Summer; after which cold weather may be expected. Produce is now ship- ped with all expedition: and barns and cellars are put in a state of preparation for the winter. Before the month is past, occasional showers of snow fall—very rarely to any great extant. December introduces stern winter. The trees .mri fields are barc: the snow

Qur Charlottetown business has been handicapped since the fire last December.

comes a fortnight or three weeks later. nature at rest, under the frozen mantle of winter. The mean of the is

to buy potatoes, field run, and grade them short-handed on the farms. move now, call at the office.

change their color and begin to fa‘; Plums and apples ripen. Potatoes and turnips are gathered Rain may be looked for in

The year closes with all An Enquiry From Harvard white from the

An enquiry Gray

I-Ierbarium of Harvard Univers-

example of the author's style. Next d“ 15511911 by the New york got.

pleasant. The nights are colder and a. thin covering of ice is seen on the pools in the morning. Car-

common in, i861. It is "the larg-

_ copy available for our library, we est and most formidable wild anl- "

should appreciae having one. .. ..

almost completed building a frosiproof potato stor- age on the farm, after that will dig our potato crop, then start to rebuild the Charlottetown warehouse.

tllpbiglyd that? will give pleasure even "fgémslihéhflfgfbh "I mgiztfmglgi “exgaegfé: flllliasinlf _The first floor will be for seed only and will be our author mus graphically creases; and sometimes, by the tie book'we are told that the Gqulpped with a grildef. "l9 5060110 H00!‘ Will be for gpitomlzgg the 1m, three months middle of the month. becomes 1n- Su-clz’ is found on our shores: table stock and turnips, and have a separate grader for .9.‘ yxr‘__'4h.t Q“ .._ In tense, and seals up the rivers, and from tho very alight descrip- table stock Five weeks from now hould we u“ “by”, the weather becomes way and blocks up the harbors. In tion it would to be the Sea -_ _ _ 5 _ ' 5 116W m4 m, mm, “can The 1.8.95 other seasons, the severe frost Urchin that t author means. warehouse in operation. We will be lfi a position than

If you have anything to We are putting out

' h _ temperature quarter _ _ _ fiQjffl, m,‘,'."§‘.°“.s $3.‘; seldom above so degrees." This ity, Cambridge, o. s. a, readst- table stock and seed bags. Regarding turnips We will adapted foi- outdoor work or 6mm 81m ‘he 198d" l 800d “Dear Sir: In the Taxonomic in- only be handling same ln carlota until the

tigzyéiiggg. asNovnnoctglaeé-rds Itgiléhlleax week I hope w gm his Obsemh “m. Garden we have noted you, iscompleted. Any farmer or number of farmers who .51“. 1...... 1.11.... 1.. October, m», tiers on our prevalent winds. ‘A New Flora of Prince Edward ls- wish to g0 together to load a full car will be supplied maths;- ln November may be very In 1115 11st 0! the filmfl U" land’ published in The Charlotte- with bags

Bear is mentioned as if quite two“ Quudlgh, 1! you have a '

FRANK B. CLARKE.

d“, appear. Pro in isl M ~ . - mtlglzdoxootgldeitiynald gaxilgtumm 'I'h.is book is remarkably inter- ill-lrfi (ciraftonaxlsait-Zt 11v“ swath‘? §Pn° godugnd tarywggvetrlbemhetpiof a German poms officer‘ an 0mm“ o! me Mm- ' on tho Island. ‘nay my" T“ Wm" Chlrlottclvwn. P. E. l: hO¢—"'1?l.ll small AninJi/toii outskirts of y ham a truckxoad or potatoes m m. I Iltt was fir. "bielcauso itndoth 1?; m“ m a’; ruefln ztvxguxflmflthogé‘; cred with prlckles instead of hairs from reaching the rflourtifslhirig "b11321? prblgrrketto greventitlalu Am“ w“ pa snge o v ues" a o ' a - Y1 l B1189 ay. more plant o; m name; it w“ m.“ he 3M ditist aslvilgiéanxt an 0S9 :39". irtuggilonlfiln islisdeé; than 5.000 kilos of potatoes were confiscated to combat the black mar- caued nun“. ‘mm m own m,” flint-ind e gngnscmo Bu“ ellow Is- "s mam tspmes n is also m” ket.-—<B'ritish Official Photo from NFB.) per-Lies. In the old-time domestic nah gum‘ r!“ ,.N't“'h° p“? tum“. and préys upon I .. - mw°m° u“ "w" w“ “*4 u ‘n 61p y; §’-'5“{}."1m““’°1 H“ - slugs Yand even frogs and sin; W _"“ _ ""‘_*_'*_i' "w" - —- {f°“‘1‘§‘° "iffifm- “d mm“ fifiitsi‘ something to’ tllrlxgogglbgii- nan.» What is called the Ore- l , i V‘ w“ m mmmnww- 1 Nd g ‘I gon Mole Ls found at scattered l - amt m m. dlMaMa Medley.’ cas p ceessor or the style and _ . n , (mmmhed m phmde] m! m guaiect of laterklisgdok, though __ mllntsantahrmoughay ogzveaopgglyczn- t e 1804). says that the a ms of n ‘mam’ Y1” ‘my '5!‘ " i‘ isted here: but if so. what made I