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Silver Fox and Mink Farming

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ed one year ago. Fine derx and ex- tra dark males sold at a top of $20. to $23. Darks and part dark browns brought $16. to $13. while dark browns fetched 01d to 010. Prices for females similarly grud- ed were $12. to $14.. 09- to S11. and $8 to til. Offerings of iii U00 musk- rat, 800 beaver, 300 silver iox an 300 marten were all wlthilrtitvn.

-New York turrlers, in fact fur- rlers all over America, have lrecn thrown into n near panic by the Ei11bdl‘l'a£5m€i‘it of tlie Motiy Ellin- gun. Inc. furs and skins. 124 West 30th St, New York City. who were the principal distributors of pro- cessed lamb which goes iinler the trade name of Mouton and has been opt-y highly publicized iii the Unit- ed Stiles and recently in Canada.

' Some time ago it was stated ha.

half a ‘million dollars would be

spent is. adv; thing and no doubt part of Di-tlngonh trouble may be traced io rather large commitments dlJllg that lino which have buck- firctl owing to the slashing of prices on real iurs—not lariib. The

Mouton coats were retail rig iq the

tlnlted States for up to 3250. and

ln Canrda it even hlghqr prlcrs-

Thcy did considerable lnliry to

furs as the advertising was so

idrolt that one would hardly stop to consider that a ladv wearing one oi’ thbse was not" wearing fur

but lamb. At the same time it 2's

regrettable that an old established

firm like Eltmgon should gzt into difficulties and for the good of ihe trade big guns in the fur liuriness are rushing to their aallstanu and no doubt they will be pulled through the present mtartglc- ttic-nts. Just what the effec: on

Mouton will be is hard to say but

probably it will meats that it will

be relegated to the proper sphere! where it belongs, namely that of an imitation fur.

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Fromm Bros., Hamburg, Wis. ter peltilig oi approximately 80.000 Silver Biu and Platinum foxes and about 22.500 Platinum, cable pas- tel. black cross and standard minks. according to n statement ‘Issued by Etiweri Fromm, president of he farm. Rite are now being prepared f0.- manufacture into fur garments at the f-sctorv in Merrill, “its. While the market is now very unsatis- factory‘Mr. Fromm looks for im- provement during the winter. One reason for tho decline he aid. was that furs were selling at much ‘rich- er prices than could prove ‘asttng. Another harmful factor is the gov- ernment's 20 per cent tax on , fur garments inrluding those with fur trim. Mr. Fromm std-ted ‘hat sil- ver fox breeders are losing money on tho basis of present sliver fnv prices, addlns that is also true of stundar.‘ mink Breeders of new

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l out fairly well,

We confess it gave us s consid-

| erable jolt when we read in Wom- en's Wear Diily of Decemlwz‘ 151th that for the ten months ending October. 1046. 83.165000 worth of fun were imported into Canada. nearly nine millions more than the same period last year. I‘ ls no wonder that our slivers are tak- ing a bad licking in C-aradgt vhe-n enormous quantities of outside furs or; brought in to be in ccmpctltlon

Upwa-ds of 200 out of season braver pelts were uncovcrcil by gime wardens near North Bay, On- Mrln. >-. few days ago. Tnrse bad been illegally trapped before the season opened December 1st and lHr-t- oppearance indicated that the ‘tenor may l‘i~3\'9 been killei as early rs October. The Department also seized 100 pelts from one North Bay dealer. 0o from mother and t5 from a third. ‘Prappers are only lllC'\i‘P‘l to take ten pelts cot-h in this tlisiricl.

try The fact of the matter is that designers and fur mariuhctiircvs don't care a hoot what happens to Canadian furs it’ they can make as much money featuring imported ones. We have always felt that -he fur controller appointed during the wea- gave undue GDDOrL-iilllns foi- the bringing in of furs from other countries, many of them for away like Afghanistan. with which coun- try Canada can have little if any commerce.

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i Flriman Block. chairman of the marketing board of the American Mutaticn Mink Breeders‘ Associa- tion. hes issued a statement as to the number o.‘ new type rn'n!r which u-I-ll be offered for sale this se-a- ion. They are as follows- Silver Blu mink produced in the United States 25,700 skins; produced in Canada 5.500 skins. total, 32.200. Blue Frost Mink produced in the United States 7.500 skins; produc- ed in Canada 2-500 skins. ‘otrl 30- 000 skills. Royal Ko-I-Niir Mink produced in the United Bt-iloi 7700 skins; produced in Canada 3407 skins, total 11.100 skins, Pastel Mink combined production. of the United States and Canada 3.200 skins. An offering of silver Btu skins will be made on Dccern-' bcr 28rd with a larger and final offering late in February, 1947. Royal Pastel Blue Fro-st and Royal Ko-l-Niii- skins will only 1e offer- eil at ihc tirme of (h; i-‘.“_._-i.'a":y stile.

the New

the part of buyers, sold well

sale In whirl. a collection cl 25.000 skins fzom members of the United Mink Breeders‘ Association was 60 per cent sold. according to the of- ficial rr-port at prices that, were a- bout ‘l5 per rent below last year's December sale. ‘Trade obscrvertnl however. estimated the declln: at about 23 per rent from the corn-s- pondlni: sale last year at which 0d ner cent of the collection was sold. Last year's sale had prod trot‘. e price higher than any of the nlno preceding years. At the iibave stile .3, tc-p price ot $37.50 was paid for a bundle of Yukon males by Max- mtlllan, dcsigner-miinufnetumr. This compares with a top price of $53. paid last year- '

Ranchers are reminded of tire Prince Edward Island Silver Fox Pclt Show which will he leid at Bitiimersiiic, January 0-8. i947 This .\'~1i' th- pelts will hc SliOWlI and liiiiged in the High School. Accord- ing to tlie program all pelt: must be in the hands of the pelt show committee at the Cflflfljinll Na- llfiiltil Silver Fox Breeders’ Asso-

_. "lllOll Stimmersirlc. on Tue-tiltiy. r-"r" l)” (list On Thursday and Friday. Th! l°ll°wllll "9"" 7mm ‘he J.-t.i'a.;v 2nd and 3rd the pelts will Canldl!" Nlilmlal 5mm Fm‘

Breeders‘ Association fur marketing department uives a very cictir pit‘- ture of the recent minim-sliver fox and mutation furs sale in Montreal.

h~ clasztlldd by the committee p- iiuntel by the Silver For Breeders‘ Association. On Monday. January 61w. jUGRc Douglas Bell will inki- It\‘|‘l‘ and judge ilic ]icl's. Judging “Ill also he continued mi Tuesday. JJIIHBZV 'Ith. and will be open to "ti: public. A banquet will be held thnt evening at 7.80 p.ni. On Wed- htiilay. January 8th the judging stll be complrtcd.

The CIllldl-In Fur Auzilon Bales Co. (Quebec) Ltd. held ii H" of ranchod standard mink, silver and mutation fox furs from ‘Tenmber 16th ta 18th., inclusive. The mink

_,___ ad on the 16th. Elhersflgvas activye‘ Classes are for medium sllvsirslmmflllll" h" l ' "w" w l0 to 7Q per cent sliver; three-mil P" “m “l”! “m ‘l’ “ml” Quarter silvers up to 80 per cent "Iver; light silvers up o 90 per Cent sliver; extm lights over 90‘ Dt-i cent but not more than 95 port first and full silver 95 pa; cent to

Der cent. Ther ar lass- l ". marked moors, 1Q... 830C p,,,“,..f,'.- attendance of buyers present. tie- lv 90 per cent silver, marked silver "rmd W“ lfehlfmm comm."- °Xlra light 90 per cent to 100 per l“ W“ a‘ H ‘ '

- _ The following tabulation sunnin- ccnt, silver, platinum diirk. med "l" ‘he “m” of the n“ m,“

compared with the Dec 4th sa‘

skins. of which only 2'7 P" ct"?- were sold. the average price for these belt-is $17-71- With a Ibis"

lum, li.ht and .tr 11 ht P‘ I Phumgn. Nunez“?! ‘ilk in“; logue. Comparisons are made with Ind "um," medium ma nlhnthe Sept. i000 and Dec. 1045 an s‘

held b; the same comb“!!-

Tlield a-s are supplemented into

four sections .edult malua. adult n” w" femaldl. pup males and pup females N“ l‘ M‘ ere i: a novelty class for adult ‘ Bu" h“ "t: Ifllle t:- iemale. pup male or le- 71‘l'|"“m' n" m ‘g1, aisle, ta m groups, airtime P's" ""- °° '3 a,” ltvtlezi 1. best matched pm.- pelts wlvwid- 35“ a “l” I'll’ im- ltetion {hilt bur.- iuaicii- l4 1° l‘ sll- 7" 4g n u "l Rut) pelts. In» thj While Marked 5“- nn‘ m“ 1 7'“ "Album, Pllrfllhtinum, Dincicr ‘W- mm 3m 7° h“ llu tlie H080 llfevails. The champ- mum" 4"” 4° ‘ Midst-fared will conslstolcham- M" 0M" l! .‘" l}; plan guy.” ‘M, w", rh.n\. Totals 1N1! TH‘: 0 -

mm thfabove it will be noted that s, considerably higher percen- Itage of the skins catalogued 1m"! sold than on the September sale. but on a lever price heals. l: should be mentioned non in rum! =0 the comparison with December 1M5 sale that aprroximstsly 1m of the catalogue eonslsted of stale goods. while .i you age the colleetlon mn- taiiied almost 100%‘ fresh merchan-

liions. White thrived. Platlniiml. PM‘! Platinum and Glaciers. .'l'he Oltsflgatl sot‘! trophy will be Q ranch scnrinl’. the of points in open

Ulla ltea. sale of raw furs at. V-nmvsr. Dmitri»: lltti includ- U 13.000 Iihoh mini: of wlilvh M

cent Wife 001d at prlcelttilly II» sq sewn the was realis-

havo completed their fall and wln- c

color phases ln mink are coming‘

with thie- a fur producing coun-' l

Iwq; $78. l-lid

Helpful Suggestions l

on Keeping Farm Machines Efficient

Flew farm machines are used 1n Canada more than 30 to 30 days per year. and those wliioli are used over longer periods are most subject to neglect against rust and weather- ing. Wri-tlh 335 u. 3-1.5 days out of each 366 in morrige, it. should be obvious that. extra. precautions should be taken to prevent deterr- ioreition during the idle periods. and thus insure 100 per cent efficiency of essential (equipment din-lug the short act-Ive period says G. N Dcrt. lkc, Dominion IDCPBTlIXlIJIV-Gl Stat-

‘iiom, Swift Oilrmnt». Sada, where the attady of farm machinery is a

memo A definite plan should be laiid down in the early fell for "winter- lzliig" all farm equipment The vnlzilterizliig tiirigratm should start as soon as each implement has fin. lsihed its season's work; while tlie weather is still warm enough for wadhlxig, oleaizilng and application of rust proventaitives, and while it is still early exwugh to provide time for a. thorough Job on every piece of equipment ‘Ilhie wont. enemy n! all farm machinery is dust and dis-t. Win- terizing should bi.- preceded by a thorough clmnmg of all parts of the machine Rust and decay UliTlNC best in the liard-tmgot-at or neglect/ed parrts where olrt, strum, oil or grime absorbs and holds moisture. _ ' The efficiency of Winterizing de- pends upon uhe thoroughness n! tihe cleaning Job wihich precedes stoir. age. Necessary and desirable repair or xeplaoesnient. items mm easily observed and a list made focr early ordesiimg at this time. A definite plan of overhaul should be worked

out for each irvachline during tihel

pro-storage cleanup.

Paint. i-lliouid be used freely and f. uesitly on all wood~or tnctiai parts exposed to the weather. 'Brlght vicar-trig ssrfacee should be given e tiioroupn coating of a good rust preventative. Shafts, chains. ‘sprockets and exposed gear-R should be carefully coated with rust pre- ventativo. Enclozed bearings, bail.

t oir plain, should be filled fvrlth fresh grease to prevent mois- ture from seeping i-n during the storage period.

The irracto-r or si/atioiiufy (flliliiw requires special catre ocfom stor- age. Cleanliness and paint. and grease are important, but. special aitiexition should be sivcn to ‘the lubrication-i and wollns System5- All oiid oil should be drained 1mm the ixrankcuse and 8811780134 with new. and the cooling system flush- ed wltlh a cleaner All drain cooks gkiotitld be open, or a-nudreeu of adequate strength placed in the system before si-mflfle. Just below

Ram?‘ mmk “d WM “lmk om“ dimming the cnginc or tractor down ed at the December 19th sale of [m- um la... “ma “m; it... one quart ark Auction Cam illflf.’ o; kg-posgne and p, Quad breaking-in met with a favorable recernlon on wipe o; top oil (50-50: and feed and rapidly into the engine through Roysti brought prices that were above viil- the mrbtugolm‘ air intake; shut off

lites marked by prospective buyers the csurime as soon as the last of in their catalogues. The ranch mink tlie mixture has been flidded Be

euro aill doors are opcin for this cperatiion. This vnli free all valves rings and internal pams aind leiwe than coated in sood t-‘wdlillm l" withstand 11mg storage iflivda- Rlubber tires on all triwtiors. l-ITI- plesnents or trailers siliuuld be pro- perly inflated uric: the height. re- iniovcd by blocking Paint all tires with a, good rubber tire preservet. Ive and, wherever posible, remove tires asid stone in a cool-dill’. "Id clnrkcmed place A few hours of um: at tthc night time will add months or Yea-TS 10 the trouble-free life of your squir- llbipeaisivc storage is not

“assesses-y, but itleaiilifiess and a fowl

precautions are vrsenlilfll- GETS_$l6,00tl won ACUIIJE

SYDNEY. Australia (C?) Emily Florence Taylul‘. 34- awardcd 816.000 by 8 slli-‘tfemil jury when Federal authorities ad- mitted liability for n collision be- iwcen n slrccl-i:ai~ li-lYl n ltuffll 1W5" traliati Air Force truck which c pied her. bliss sued for 310.009-

GO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-Q-O

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neooo-eooowa-wooooooo» TYCHUS NEW STAR

'I‘ycl1o Brahe was burii in Ueii- mark in December i546, and tiled’ in 1601, after rising to first rank as an astronomer. In a sketch of his lifo I rcrid that he “discovered the star Cassiopeia"; but (his is not quite in accordance with the facts. What he discovered was a “Nova" or new star. in the eon- etellation Cassiopeia. and he wrote an account of his find in the year 1573.

"Last yea: (lie wrote) in the month of November on the eleven- th day 0.1 that. month. tn the even- ing. after simset. ‘when according to my habit, I was contemplating the stars in a clear sky, I noticed that s new and unusual star. sur- passing the other stars in brillian- cy, was shining almost directly above my head" . . . 11c was so surprised that he felt constrained to ask his friends it they saw what hc saw. anti receiving an af- firmative reiply, he hacl no further doubts. He regarded this as “a miracle“ svorthy “to be classed wli-fr . . . the staying of the Suin in its course in answer to the Pfliyei‘! of Joshua."

Brahe‘s nova was much brighter than Jupiter and nearly as bright as Venus; but it disappeared. after glriidbiillly fading, about. 16 months after it flared uP- At the FY9591"- time that part of the sky i! 06- cupieil by faint. stars only.

Since (hon “novas" have ap- peared at irregular intervals. in other constellations. The last that I know of. appeared in Dec. i934. and remained vlsable for 4 months- during which time I observed it several times. At first it was third magnitude but subsequently b0- camc first magnitude, their. after a couple oi’ months it rapidly de- clined 1n brightness.

Astronomers think that all stars pass through a nova outburst in the course of their life-history- Our Sun has not yet passed through that stage, though some observers think it shows incipient signs. A letter lust. received says: ‘The aoiiual reason for the vari- ation ln'the number of (sun) spots is not understood; but we can be itianltiui that the Sun has time spots. for it is thought that other- wise it might become a nova and increase its radiation suddenly to srucii an extent that the vegetation

and all life on the earth would perish." Which is to say that Sunspots

act as safety valves. freeing heat and- energy that otherwise would accumulate and blow uip! It is curl- 011s to notice tlhat for almost twto thousand years civilized man has locked fcr a great and final con- flagraiioti when “the elements shall melt with fervent heat: the earth also and the works that are therein. sihall be bumed up." (11 Peter 3. l0.) Dies irae. dies illa _ Solvet coeliun in favilla!

A SEEDIKé APPLE

About. the year 1939 1 included t-he Apple (Pyrus Mains) in the list of Island plants. It is (o be found very getter-ally. growing along our rondsides as a scrubby trllt‘, lviili small amid, usually. un- attractive fruit. c! p00r flavor. it has. however, to use a. stock phrase. “escaped from cultivation,"

being the ultimate product of dis- cardcti curcs from well-knuivn vault-tics til ripples from ncighlnr- iftg oivhiiriis. None of these secti- lings resemble their parents: u-hy? There are three factors con-

cerned In producing these mongrel

rlp- lllil-lll. hick it. Tuylm, had originally .~.l-:|l(‘. (This 1'r\'(‘l‘,=im|

__ meaning

scrubs. 'I'hc ll9C$..by Cross-pollina-

NT 11011. ‘iiluhc i-hc scccl lo be endow-ii

Willi the qnilitios. good and burl.

.. i‘! 50th lllllfiilfi. and the resulting was plant tit lrngtir bears fruit Con" truly resembling either. Secondly.

llOl

each secri is n storehouse of auccst- ral peculiririiirs cr weaknesses, which l)l'('.'lli forth and tum in: irrlgtnzil wiiil is (‘lillCil WMdVlSfll, from tho Latin "attivus."

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.1 great - great-great-

krandfatlret-ll The last. factor that

l i New York at which can think of. tllllfilllt‘ "l 900°“ ‘km! m“ om" 51.11;? 3113 tlype mink were fciit- ircm the nczmal typo

is that. varying

W_ll ich is

“red took place last week at the called “5p0i'll1lQ."T}‘lB seedling be- New York Auction Company's sale. comes ll. sport. unlike anything that w" of the 5,500 pelts were has gone before, and sometimes

cent. Lasthyfiainslilw f“ ‘ml type of m B I”

3.9a and “er-age price ohfllfliie. The top price at Umlliions l‘ averaee lfllfiensm-oi Inmtpgm‘ ffered 4.590 P9 5 9-" a9 per celitowere sold. A new type or mink was sold at the New York inaction by 1am. M00" "'1°'“““°d

uncmmqg, to 5 per‘ cent higher 801mm, m, top price of $90 and may be even an improvement. 'I‘he 9 m aver", or $53., a decline 1mm famed Macintosh apple took The for catalogue comprise-l 15.415 l”. y-gax‘: sale of about. 3'1 D61" ‘T150 as a. stvdllfltl SP0".

sale was t

it "Breath of S3111!"- It shows a Doc, 1945 Sept. 104d § Av. d: N’ gold Prioe Sold Price. 91 ssiao $13 14-48 g7 43,75 0 30H 10° 34.90 ‘l1 25. 2i Q; 49.11 10 W133 7g 34.30 14 2347 g3 115,35 28 10.00 N 8.01 38 5C5 aim arm 11% 29-8’?

“ lighter cast than that of Pssteile mutations with light under-fur. Only two bundles were put up for sale and ‘these were purchased by J. Welnlg a son. one at 0110 w‘ kin and the Otilfl‘ at $15. There was a strong interest in sales al- though attendance was smaller then last. human. Breeders who wqoatgmiesasythatt-hn IIO gett

Bliss on stub te w.

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best prices inc 1th

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- NEWSY NOTES -

By Agricola

.1515 ._@_.U'l.-.1\.1£1_-9TTET°WN, _ GU_ARDIAN

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lcitaucc of finding such ii livorzible mutant is about one in tierhatrs two thousand.

When a. sport occurs among (iii- 8119185. it. can only be propagated by grafting. budding, or by cutting or slips. The latter has become possible by the use oi l-lornioclin. u root-producing hormone sold by seedsmen.

Fire-Escapes

The past two months have seen many dlsusimus fires with great loss of lite. Hotels arid other Iafgg buildings. crowded with men and women. have Bone up in smoke and flame, and the occupants had

no chance qt escape. There does not seem to have been than ladder-like iron fire-escapes lhut so many trust in. l recall that

there was a great fire in the Prov- ince Of Quebec a few years ago, "Id many PWPle lost their lives while descending the fire-escapes. We flflmtfi roared out of the win- dows below the escapes. and set the victims’ clothes on fire. An en- quiry was held--a sort of inquest- and the ladders (iron stairs) were condemned. and a kind of enclosed .chute recommended. This recom- mendation was noticed in ilic "Newsy Notes” of the d-ay, without however. effecting any improve- merit here. The old fire-escapes are still extant.

Old Pliws Name;

The origin of British place-nam- a has always had a fascination for me incl in the course of the years I have collected a mass of intfor_ motion ooinoemlng them, which I have put into dictionary fonn. Herc are samples:

Alb. All). (Celilcl: Willie: related to Latin “a1bus"——white. Alps, be- cause white with snow. Albyn, old name oLScotland. from snow-clad heights. Albion, England from white (chalk) cliffs of south-east coast.