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Silver Fox and Farming

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.-M1-.¢- AA osnadlan National Silver Fox Breeders’ Association in Bummersitie is the busiest place ln the Province. 1n its vaults are over 30.000 r-eltg with more arriving daily- Because of the arrangement between the federal Department of Agriculture, llltl the Association for a floor of pFICBS ti. tremendous lot of work has to be done. The staff is small

Mink

a ; 9' a‘ ,1a¢a.

it may be that before the year is

out people will once more regard it as the fur.

The excise Phased in the Senate of the United States and the-fur trade believes eventually it will be of great bene- fiit to the fur industry and par-

tex amendment has

This is our largest gull, though no. iiic moo. numerous of its clan. Thc word "glaucous" originally meant sea-green, but it was aftcr- wards rather loosely applied tby botanists) as an adjective imply- ing “bio0m" on fruit or leaves. Al used in the present oass it refers to the grcyish (sometimes pale bluish) tinge of the guli's wlngs.

The Giaucous Gull nests in the Labrador and Hudson Bay regions anti winters south to New York, with stragglers reaching North

ly NW. with its hard sky. There are often heavy "clearing showers" before the NW. is reached.

The Straight Isobars may be plotted as parallel lines tmore 1..- leeell At any point in the Ill1~l one, the barometer stands, say. ‘.\l 29.6 inches. On the second ling or isobar, it shows 29.7 inches. Tizeii follow 29.8. and 29.9. anti tin-lily on the high pressure side. 30.0‘ inches. Here, the sky l-s bluc and. the weather fine. As we travel to

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and with so much detail they are ‘ICIIIEEIY l° American IDYIB-hlirod be“ (mven very ham: m tactifure such as Sliver Fox. raccoon. Tom Carruthcrs was lil tcr several‘ "hlldml- WIJIVBTIHE. Blk- 0f cvurse dl_\S lllll WQGIL, We trust ha will '0 Yflmlflm" 0f tho 20 oer cent m.,, be back again in his usual isles tax on long-haired furs will good IIOJIIIl. Big responsibilities: 9 °I “m9 bell?!" 11111658 Clfllh i! m, m. U... |honldefl o; vemoniavailable for coats as it ll only Matthews who u chi-of bookkeeper‘ Teml-"Qd will" "l! 10X FYI"! 0f U18 hasw see that s11 accounts an. up; coat la ‘l5 r cent of the value 1n p.019...» Order, on, c“ lmggme, of the comp eted article angthls is \\'Il.ll ll means with upvialrds of‘ In the United States of course, not 4.100.. mils 1n be gfgded, valuediln Canada. although we hope that atltl lnitcd and det-Jiis of sales to Mr- Abbott will remit our sales tax be matte out’ for customers. No. we 3nd iillf-FFQCES-IIM 11X Which has dont want Vernon's job no.- lny- had con derable effect in c.irteil- one'l job in connection With the c. ins the sale at silver Fox tins.

NF.B.A. at. present.

Fromm Bros. had a half page ad o"? l’! "19 "w" ObRTl/ill! lil- m Mm n; [he New ‘gm-k 5mm" thorlties on fur bearing animals papers. recently advertising Silver l‘ DT- 3 3911010 BWHNI. TWFOIIW- l-‘ox Jackets to be sold at May's. who was born and raised on Prince There was (but of Edward Fromm m"!!! IIIIM- In Th! Millie! grid the ad read... “Yon n". “m. Rancher, published under his aus- mm- any; Edward nqmm, ‘Macy; plcee he has this to lay about mink is the first store in the world to ~ - - "M0" COIN-LEW Fill‘ - - In sell mi. fine quality Fromm Sl1ver_ eflmlhlhe the offerins: during Fohcs for $199." There n“; ghmeithe pest ten years it has become ikhis in these Jackets and n, in; increasingly evident that mink of piniicuisi-s regardin their make- rllwhorl are more color conscious up, cic. While the la was goingl than fin- conscious. Every year the 0,, [he Internattomi pin;- ‘nd percentage of extra dark and dark leather Workers Union plcketed‘ mink Ildha offered become stealer- Miicy-‘s carrying signs which read .. 91110141100191)’ U16 "m6 progressive "Friiiiim's Silver Fox jackets sold. lfilldellcy Wwlrdfi P°°P WXW"! and by 5mm», are m; worked inia lessened volume of fur on the l“i'onim's famous workshops n; ad- pelt il also noticeable. While clear vertised. All master fur craftsmen colour ll imlflnllll the Pflmllfl’ 1B0- of ri-omm mo... have been ointor in the buyers’ mind is dew. strike since last August. Please BIIKYJIIXUFIB"! 11"‘- Thhl fllfffld don't hiiy Fromm Bros. Silver FoxlMiflk d0 not Cover up the neces-

Jacitcts." sexy cutting and sewing that goes Ilo she o the mink for its inclusion sin" m ommmntn‘ to mo" tn| in a ur colt. The seams show

through the fur and no matter how good the color is the coat oa-nnot compete With densely furrerl pelts even if their color is no; nearly so

the United States and a good deal of the activity il ascribed to judic- ious advertising. In Ohlcago one ltrm sold 1.200 furs in 20 days. The

manager said they employed what 806d- he lcHItOd n regular retail "mark -—- up." He states that he iial over- Unfortunately. tho system of

iudging in our live mink shawl has been responsible for this emphasis on color. Invarlably the clearest colored mink in the show ls the biggest winner. lt is also notice- able that the less unclerful". the clearer the color. Thus, in many instances. a mink which ls not too heavily fut-red, shows the surficc color that catchu QVQTYOXIL’! eye. On the other hand the densely fur-I red mink tends to look a little rough and its color is usually not iicai‘. so sharp and it falls to grit ti. ltiissiaii fur auctions traditionally top position on the habit limb liciti in Leningrad in March and era oltohlnit the placing iii aui July may be transferred to new classes If! home and if they hi.

come consumer resistance by offer- ing furs at low prices. He further st-ites that Mouton coats have riot been selling as well as during the past year because other furs have come down in price and as s re- iiilt these latter looked more attrac- tiic. He indicates that no specific policy governs his buyhig except that the pri-ce must not be too high {or the public. Obviously hi; idea \‘..II’I\S as mic day's sale totalled llii.l't' than $10,000 at the store.

isobar 29.9. the wind is SW, the smoke is falling, sounds become more audible. whirl dust rises in puffs. At isobar 29.8 there iirc clouds with lurid chinks. through which shine divergent rays. At. 29.7 inchea, comes hard stratus, then cold rain. At 29.6 inches the wind changes. for straight isobars are never persistent but are followed by e. cyclone next day.

The book is illustrated by 16 maps showing the different types of isobars and weather over the North Atlantic. The first 4 are dat- ed Feby. 26 to March l, i885 and ahow a westerly t . e of weather over the British Is es. The daily shift of the isobaxs is interesting. From March 22 to 25. 1878. the weather was northeasterly type 1t was of easterly type from Feby 25- $, 1875; but tho four maps of. southerly type are undated.

P. E. Island la not a favorable’

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Carolina. There are the migrant!) too, which reach our shores and

ecome winter residents. Other groups wander inland and put; in the winter on the shores of the Great Lakes. 1

C. S. Brimley, of North Carolina. gives this Gull a bad character: "Its large size and ferocious habits make it the terror of other birds of the frigid seas for it eats the young of many speci-es and unheal- tatiiigiy will swallow whole, bird: us large as adult Golden Pioverl. It robs the Razor-billed Auk of its prey and sometimes evan kills and cats an auk. Like most gulls. it also is a scavenger of the ocean and the adjacent coast lines."

Glaucous Gull. or Burgomaster. A.O.U. e2 Winter Visitor. Largest of our Quill. Piumage white, ex- cept the mantle (shoulders. back and wings) which is pearl-gray; the primaries may be white or pearl- gray. In winter, the head and neck are slightly washed with grey, but no black occurs in the lumage at any season. 80mg ape menl may be pure whlte with only a few spots of buff-gray on the back. Imma- ture birtls are white, slightly bar- red. streaked, or mottled grayish brown. eyes yellow; bill yellow. with a. red spot at the end of the lower mandible. Feet flesh-color. Total length of adults 28 irichea, tying spread 60 inches.

Abercromblda “Meteorology” As alatetl already. Admiral Aber-

spot for the "solitary observer!" The barolneter should be his most important instrument in prognosti- I eating weather changes. but the ex- perience by long observation leads ml to the conclusion that its 1nd!- catlonl are-rather of the present than of the future state of the weather. The latest example of this peculiarity came about on Friday, Feby 21st. The morning was fair, with sunshine about 10 a. m., and the barometer was fairly high. Everything pointed to a fine dny. But by 12 noon the barometer be- gan to fail and the wind to rise; shortly after, snow began to fall. and by the ti-me the barometer hud crumble wrote the first book. on “u”, hm n, ma), m, mm, w," the Iubioot of "Motoorolosyfl to white, The snowstorm and the fall- be published in the British Isles. m‘ bum-mm. we" gmulgmgou] This was at a time —ln the reign During the night the barometer fell o! Qlllf-‘fl Vmmrlfl-When I'- be‘ another quarter-inch, then straight- hOOWd EYEFY 598mm l° “Y 1° ened out again; the result. was a predict the weather, ln the role of m", spring-like day with diptera "solitary observer": o most “"05" (flies) on the outside of the, wcst- lzictory task. Even with all the em wyndowfl Qn ‘hi, Oct-Ewan a modern resources at command. t~-.e- 5o m‘ p y,‘ gale w“ gowns; for 000""- IPIBRTBPIIS 11nd "cw WPPH‘ the Maritimes but it never reach- tiis. ihc lflleffislel‘ I! 11°! fr"! [mm ed P; E. Island, whatever it did errors. and in my judgment that elsewherm

condition \viil never alter. Old

Mother Nature, Wilfln in antic mood. U,” or Pntnwen docs inexplicable things. She "pull! her punches," as the boxers say. and when the forecast is zero \\‘6BlIl(‘l‘, may keep the thermometer

Potatoes in the maklni 9f Ind-l!- trial alcohol. was the subiect of a Note in this column. This proti-uct

‘vivcfifli; found 15 F- I lm-agine would be useful as an T“ B“ Iilick l°_'~h° b°°k- Th‘? anti-freeze liquid for car engines. ii-tiiy Admiral, like most scien- The present note deals with the

it.‘ ivritcrs of his time. W!!! f8-

pobato as an article of food. and (‘r exuberant and divided his iso-

_ here it must be stated that our cus- {'5 into seven distinct patterns. mm o; 1,01,14,13 ‘he tubers and mush. iiese were: Cyciollfl- 56mm“? ing them for consumption is mon-

hv-iilniiarters in Moscow before the pen to be the owners of snmc fiill soiling season. This is in ac- these top prize winners. us..- thin. corii llt't' with the general plan for very heavily’ throughout lIl(‘l|‘ iicrils.

Soviet Union. 1t is iearncchwinners. they go home and

‘$1210 furs into the United as they can find. These are the

stain [oi- the flint nine months of animals saved for breeding and this SPYI _ _ a has been a contributing factor in l0 d°5*'I"~b9 ‘he “m” "w" The Cy

19-16 icariicd a. total of nearly 852.-

000000 close to 100 per cent over lessening the amounts of fur on in“? n gives a due to oncoming

_.. lbiicl Wl'£ltIl9l‘.I(TIlB term iyolohini; . . , 1 .1 t ro en w m“ =2 £€".%‘.“..‘ii..‘?"€..f .

tlii- nllllfl period for 1945. No de- our ranch mink today . . . lllil\ lift) given its to the amount. of lllllliTiii into Canada. The largest‘ amount ivas for Persian lamb and Kill-hill, iicarly $17,000,000. There were 17.754 mink skins imported viiiiivti ni $224,000, 23.909 SBIIIPS iaiiiiril at. $2,351,000. The total a- hiuiiit of silvcr anti black tax im- ]l£.l'l\ into tiic United States dur- iiii; the same months totalled 18.872‘

Rising Costs frankly worried about the rfse

This year wi these worries are magnified. doubt some experiments in economy with substitution of materials which

may come this Bummer and Fall."

. - - t - . ' ' - » - Isobars. Pos lil.lll0ll of business Bullvlllél If t ey do not own those Dgilglg met: Cydmws’ Anflcydones,

noble sources that. rmports‘ mink as nearly alike in appearance lht‘ Slffliilhl 150W"-

the colt of oducitng mink pelts. 0011a?!’ "wanlnw th i l is more or less

III failing mink priaeg, giigtiilfigr Ergo (ope ‘o; barometric

'pressiire. Tile l“ n circle rouriii the area as cen-

ranchers would not use in the past; aft-h bmk a“ and hard my’ A‘

ITIDIIPS. Wedsos. 0915- vdelires‘ ‘otonous and unimaginative. In Brit- .0115, Anticvrlcuics anti Straight am’ my 50 years 38m i; was p05. .bly three are sufflc- sible n, prgcurg“polmo pies," which “Id differed in the different counties: some contained meat and onions as well as the sliced potatoea, others had mashed potatoes and hard-boil- ed eggs sliced and flavored with nutmeg and salt! There were some with sausage meat, and various other fillings, but all had a foundri- tion of potatoes and all were cover- ed with pastry and baked i-h the oven.

The poorer miner-a from Cornwall. who came into county Durham to work the coal. ate "Cornish Pas- ties," filled with potatoes, carrots. onions, otc., but no moat. Those plea were an occasion of derision

Since the Antlcyciones were de- bet] last. week. it only remains

lone l5 the most important 0i BII

To the meteor-

ivlnds blow nearly

At one point the wind ls NW.

ivcre a later i-ni-cntioii that spccil»; 11y became prime favorite in Bi t» t! lllll. . Potato flour was to be purc cd in the stores those clays. mall! 0011011‘! ltoiiscwivcs ilillllf‘, their 0W". though not in any great quantity. This was sometime made l-nto a steamed pudding. but most- y it was employed to mix \\'I'l .- wheaten floug. If l recollect ccr- I "BUY the proportions were four i‘ pounds oi‘ potato IIOUI‘ to . hundred pounds. of wheat. TIlL yeast was activated in warm "po- tato water" that is, water in which‘ peeled potatoes had laeen " The old folk claimed that the com~ IJillBLlOn made tastier broad tliaii did Wheaten flour alone. o\ The scientific side of the u e of <\

known once.

FlSHERMEN/Ask potatoes for food. must form the subject of s. future Note. _ a I-‘LOCK or PIPITS M driving power- _I was told thmt a flock of small

birds. about the size of 9pEfl‘O\\':‘., were frequenting the shore fields. There were, it was supposed. about a. zoo birds in the flock. ‘The (lescrip- tion. however, was so vague that. I could make no attempt to lianicI them. A day or two afterwards, Fchyifw; i’.

We hope shortly

d1. 194.7,—I happened to be look- ing out of the western window when ¢ a gre-zit flock of birds swooped y, down into a. big apple tree. and vI.‘ seemed to be searching it. I put the 5s lirld glass c-n them and got a good " view. They were American Plpi-ts . (A.O.U. 697), sometimes called Tit- larkl. They soon tired of the tree and flew down after weed seeds: they were exceedingly restless. 3nd i changed their positions constantly . and. as it seemed. aimlessly. I This species was given as an 1s- land bird in the Teachers‘ Bulle- tin in i916, but this ls the first time I have seen it or heard of it being seen. Ito appearance has accordingly been entered i-n my record ‘nook.

and some day I hope to give a ric- acription of thc bird and its plum- age.

Every home gardener know how to start seeds in I. seed box. which florists call a "fiat." and move the plants when large enough to their destined place in the gal- . den. *

Ln some eectloiu whole gardens

THE

AY , are made of such plants. usually BR ' purchased, But your own plants can - _ be grown easily at far lees ex- ; t ‘ - F, pense. once a few simple methods ' . - - ' . ‘ ,. ar learned.

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disadvantages Ln starting seeds this way. It takes longer to grow either vegetables or flowers. because of the set-back which is caused by transplanting. But when the seed box can be started weeks before

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wmm seeds could be sown outdoors. all CHARLES E-WORTH earlier harvest is possible, even CHARLOTTETMVN though growth takes longer.

Some plants are diffcult to trans- plant, all tihe vegetable root crow. for example: and many HOW"! such as poppies. and saipiglosis. But skilled operators can transplant almost any subject.

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Women‘: Wear Daily. New York, ol Fwhi-uary 19th carries o, despatch,‘ that the Dominion government is

- h it i W. with blue lily and .' gllrbtngelhvindg; then SW. Willi 13"“ Dr. Bownesa has these suggestions,’ fled“Cioudsioxf:“,hf§§“§§fi,,";u,1'{.§, to make toumeet the high produc-‘fife ‘Llznfiycls s_ Wm‘ strmowh-r“, lng costs Follow the instructions Clouds. n“ we sky becomes “loamy

by the native miners who "K909 g9 their strength" on beef and eer

Pies or paatlel are one class of potato viands but there are many others. "Potato Balls". of mashfld

Mrs. Arthur J. Enman, ‘ New Annan

An advantage of the seed bot method is that eeede go farther. since all can be grown to plants. 1!

lilldvliilklllg to guarantee n mini-Io! the feed company whose com-i muni ]ll'li‘0 for sliver fox pelts i'ani;-'mercial ration you are using.

msrhrd 53B anti slivers $30. This of these additions are costly and ' clfcct of.do not improve an already good‘ the'ratlon 2. Mate as many font-tics

as sslbie to your hlgheav pro-' duolhog old males of good quality.l Muiitlcl Bros, Chicago, fur store Proven males leave more kits on: was jammed with customers laat_the average than youngmales 3.| week following an ad of special Feed the kite as eB-rly N they Cl", llrircs on one to eight skin Scflrffi learn to eat solid foods. Keep thci "limit with jackets rind 0hubbles.'feed to them throughout their Amflhi; the most pc-pular were twolgrowing season. You cannot save, lltin natural silver foxes and 0M money by reducing either the a-i Iliin silver and platinum foxes, giso mount or the quality of the feed . d.‘

dcspaii-li will have the itrenitiiitining the market in UIlllCll States.

iiia slain natural American min! Do not feed quemionable meat or lad six min dyed tan-tag sable fish. If you are suspicious of it. ltoilnskl. From all over the United lg wlll colt you far less to throw States the popuhri-ty of Silver l1 gwgy than to feed lt and suffer

Pox seems to be increasing and s, certain amount of loss either in ‘I35 Fitzroy Street -

actual lose of lLfe among the anl-_ mall. or in lose of growth and‘ devel inent duo to food polmnm . Provide plenty of 1M1“. during the summer months so‘ that the pens are cool and com- one.

y f le... . Prom September on Vthrough tb petting time, sec that ithe Mink are completely protected