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med by u Vtlllllg inc-ad niuic and [mm i. “(the faced fctnale ‘rill.- tcientific uppellatiott we liilklPf-

Mud, is Albino. an they nit: \‘r_v “m, some years ago. unc \\‘€.I\ born u, me ranch of lmvcll W. Han- pork. Summerside, but. we are nut 5.1;.- whether it survived cr not. While Albinos are so lure atnong 10x95 yet. there is a pure or tIlIIlOSI. pure white type of mink that is being produced in owmvtltles tio<,v snrl are meetingWvitti n fitwcrtbl? "(rfiitllll ut auctions.

The announccmcitt. of the llutlgtt last Tuesdzrv evening in thc Hotlse of Commons by Fittancc Minister Abbott, will leave All Jlflllllg void in the hearts of fox rnnclte:s from one end of the Dominion to lllu other. It hnd been brought tn Mr Abbott's attention flint the mdll- m is in n serious condition and than only the tuost lteroic rented- ial measures can ICEtOrQ it to pros- perity. Nnturztily one of time would he thr- relttovnl of the processing null slit‘. tuvw, tllftt nzntutfnctur- m. ard 10in ‘t. would l:c (‘tlvntlt- wed to feature silver fox and its mutations uhlch are without doubt the most beautiful cf all furs and have been so regarded fer hnif n

century. in fnct it ls only 37 years

sure ihg late Charles Dalton sold 4:; pelts nt auction in London llu-Qugh C.M. Iampson ti: Co. and they averaged over $1,300. 1:01” pelt with the top price £540. which ln that dnv a-rnourttnci to over $3.500.

‘in January. 192B. W. Cheetcr S. licLufe and the miter were sal- uted purchasers of silver fcx pelts for the Hudson's Bay Clllltlftny of lmidntt. England, and during thz‘ months of November nuri Dtccm- her. i927. had bought over $200,000 n-ortlt. We were cabled early iu January, 19%, to come over t0 London and Mice the pelts. We siso took an consignment C0 pelts front Fdszm‘ llliliigan and these with

~ur ("In illl-‘Tllfléfks made lll) "Flt-quot In $88. silt-m- fos “'41:. 52 per] olicrllllhcelit sold send brought an average

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l’ Silver Fox and Mink Farming

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crica ltnvc evcr bought. silver fox nltitnugh a gzcat many have do. wirid ta c-.\ n a scarf 0r enpc. The fzittt uf the mutter is that both the

this docs not include silver fox and tnutntion fox. $57,060,000 worth of these imp-unis came from Soviet Rllssiu. 1n Canads it was also iltully tmllions of dollars worth.

t 'l‘it<- importer; qt these furs have lusecl (‘\'t"l'y moans at. their disposal i0 lulvc thctn dress-ed, manufact- urcd and sold, Wllllu nobody has wrlucrnrcl themsalves particularly with featuring silver fox. The re- sult. inns inevitable -- a decline ln popularity. The remedy for the situation would he to take off thl NON-wills and sales tax on silver fox and mutations and possibly ,rnnch mink as well although jrallch mink is allowed free entry into the United States where there is a good market for it -- and to r-cttni nut tturlq zlmbasszrtlors to the mnntlfuctttrcr. and retailers ask- ing them for patriotic purposes to feature silver fox and to show how its possession was possible for n much smaller price than ever before. At th-l sune time the bars irdtoltid be put up against foreign ‘furs. in: after all the strongest ‘trait in the human race is protec- tion of its rwn family.

' We have bern looking forward to "fie Nortvegiztn auctions as an in- fliication of the trend of silver fox nod mutation pelts in Europe. The ‘big Spring auctions opened at Oslo on ltprll 20th and tit per cent of itlw. mink tattered snlri. the average }pricn_ trim: 97 Norwegian kroncr— -equnl to $19.40; 45 pr: cent of the ibltte fox sold at nu average of l5‘: iktroncr — equal to $30.40. The ihighest. prlCc paid for platinums iwas $88. but the qllflmlllES sold we:e istnall. Prices ranged were from 140 ikronci" to 44o bullet‘. the latter

Ore er EdsMF-l wells brought Illlllimc. of 12s Kroner tau.) top price

(equal to over $11,200.) and

li‘1\'i‘.>Il'tllf'tli5 of Uunsd- and tthei , _c United States allowed‘ enormous‘ leu—wwy" u‘ 13:; quantities of outside furs to come "‘?m'm“'d°ch3"‘;.d" lll- I" U"? Ullited States it was bltghlvioottobbtkfl’ tlflwttr<touu worth last year and "=4 ‘M’ cm“ '

Treating seed grain with CEZLESAN pays dtvldends In better sands and yields. Yes —and costs only 5c l bushel- caaessu controls 2m‘- borne bunt or stinhnl "m" of wheat-loose and covered smut of osts—bari¢Y “"1” and covered and black loose smut: of barley}. Cgllis-g: is easy to IPP Y» _° . clog or damage drill. This

IES l.l MITEO Dlvlllnn

workers to cndea l f1 _ Stitluu mods. VOtr 0 nd Stfb

Trade Association states that Un-

ing associations are asked to re. flue“ lllelllbers Lo take tum-e CBIQ "i ‘ETYIFG all flaws on fox skins when Pvltccl. The association fuss 1W1 l-‘flllltllfllnls of damage sustain- ed by fox fur skins on tho fur slde dlle t0 the paws not being properly drlcd. Paws.‘ it is maintained. are left turned inside the pelt and be- mg wet cause damage Where the Paws ""1411 the Delt. This dtmlagc was fottmd to depreciate congldgy. B-bll’ the value of the skins and American and Canadian fur {ann-

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91's Shfllliid lake this into consider- ation and exercise more care.

. . l M. the beattle. Washington, pale‘

April 21st. ranched mink wu 4.2 Der cent sold with fine skin; bring-

tag $20. to $26.. ordinary, $11, to

The American OO-Operflljvg m1- Allct-lvn in Milwaukee Iold 2,100 Platinum with a reported range Price from $38. to 865-. the too price being $63. for a p319 511v" mtcdium.

For some time it has been rum-

°W°d m" 3°“ m“"°“’ 4‘ c°"ilonger than the lip, the lateral [ parts dull black. under

A cable from the London Fur lted States and Canadian fur farm-

ontire lot averaged £63. One of cufldarlt skins of. good character were farm ltPlls brcttght, £lt‘o and till?!‘ firm and no zlcelittc in triccs was‘ or .':u~.~ of thcm over £103. ‘Flint vns, ,,.,tiu~;l_ nflwnfh 3...] 131mg“ gggnts

m“ jfot‘ finst quaiitg: skins WM $60- The

itl‘! l9 tears and null xrl todathsttotvcd I-zcrnest. buying Interest but

l" llllllld bl‘ WNW l0 619i- "Jl RVPFiNQrvvt-ginit rommissiottcrs also act- "8! "7 5:590 l"? in"? Y0K DPii-‘Iccl for Antericnti’ and particularly»

iLtd. Montreal and Quebec, taken n heavy loss through the recent decline tn Mouton (process-

,the over-all loss on operations for Host‘ rear Was $4tl6.646 against a profit the previous year of $144,282.

NI lamb skins). Now iv-e learn that, in

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NOTES 0N THE LADY‘! SLIPPER

It seems that the wr-lct‘ of these motes ls getting ell the credit of selecting tho wild flower now adopted u our Floral Emblem. This misconception arises from the fact that the Emblem was first advocated in this column; but tne flowers suggested at that time wetl the Iris, the Marsh Cinquefoll, and the Corydaiis. There was some criticism of the little list. but that was to be expected. The Wild Iris, however, was the emblem of the French Kings of lung ago, when

“flu"mnu'1'“l|.|.|'l%g‘ it was k wn as the FIeur-de-lys. Insists-WI" (Quebec ight well adopt that!) Tho Marsi Cinquefoil is found m

our National Park at “Iracadie, and at. Cavendish. The calyx and petals of this plant are purplish and together form a flower shout 1.5 inches wide. The objection to those two was. that they grow U1 swampy land The Corydalis has finely cut glaucous leaves and pink and yellow flowers. I grew this plant as a garden flower for fine years, it was so ornamental.

superiority of the Lady's Slipper as our Emblem, since it is much more picturesque than any of toe plants mentioned above. For pur-

to have the name of the pct-sun who chose i-t. Besides. "Palmam qui meruit. feral."

There is s number of plants hav- ing the word "Lady" as part of their popular names. Saunders Ezicyclc-pacdia gives list of twenty-two, and it is supposed that our devout forefathers in- tended s, reference to “Our Lady," that is, the Mother of Christ. Not so our Lady's Slipper; its botan.- cal name Cypripedlum was be- stowed by the famous Linnaeus, and simply means “Venuss Slip- per." The "Lady"' in this case turns out to be a not too reputable ancient Roman goddess.

There is a full-page colored plate of our C. hlrsutum in "Canadian Nature” magazine for May 1940. Here is my description of the. plant:-

Cyprlpedium hlrsutum Miller. lshowy Lady's Slipper. Stem stout,

hirsute. leafy to the top. 3 to 6 |dm_ high. Leaves ovate, many- Iuetsved, pointed, 'l to i8 cm. long. tFloltvers l, tn 3; sepals round- Iovate, whi-te. not twisted, not

B

e sepals; lip, pouch-like, much‘ fiatodpnot fissured. white with purple markings ‘rn front. about 2.5 cm. long. orifice circular; sis-

eithel‘ tn Canada or the Ullltflisntitn America-n nttemts. Buyers H], _ mens cantata-ovate. Habitat. States. Ewart‘ DFPSNH from France, the o‘; biimfzfigtuitergokoyeiifivgrgg woods and swamps, rare. Also "r"- qNetlterlnnds and Belgium, The

n. t. not. that the public have uteri of them because only n smnli nec-emtnge of the women of Am-

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.nncl nddr-d that Sweden It s con- twck and ma, in December we Wm

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.nt mesent. Italy having purchased =l:r:' requirements and arrangements ‘llw- int-ports in Switzerland not yet IjCWIIIPlClCTI.

, lVlink nrtrl fox ranchers in Mich- Juan are concerned ova: the laek

cnf horsc nlvnl. Rcvrrrittflv they hadlsgming that he h“ hem canylng t“ C0lllf‘l‘t‘ll(‘(‘ at Much this waslon experiments that have Vmuy

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and mutations and last fall we missed them very much indeed. We all regret the poor judgment exercised by the parties responsible for featuring an mutation ft: and incurring s loss o! over half l. mil- lion dollars. We hope this grand 01d firm with make a strong come-

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pedlent of depriving mink of all nest material or indeed any cubby- hole or nest-box during the sum- mer and early fall. The Doctor be- lieves that this weather condition- lng. 5s we may call , or lack of cuddling. develops st. nger organ- ism in the mink and that it scts itself for- -a.nd. towards producing a much heavier coat. especially as regards underfur furnishing than would be the case under nest-box environment.

Another important. factor to- wards producing a more lwild-liksx ranch ntink pelt is the way pelts are handled at. pelilrlg time. He states that where there is no box. there is no nestbox smell and also by manipulating the leather of R pelt slightly at final stages o-f dry- ing a much nicer looking Job ls easily ncmmplished, as opposed to letting the leather dry stiff and boardy. He believes that it Drew"! day mink men will pay due heed to

mnch tnntiagoitirtii plus good pelt handling that they will not be Ion badly off.

Itiberest in white faces quickencd at the American Naticmal fox sale in Miiwlaukec. Wissonsin. Al)?" 24th. Of the 3.500 skins offered p0 per cent, were sold. Prices rang-

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lnvms between $l2. and $18.; red-l

tiirn platinum silvers sold best at tl5. it. doesn't look like good lusincss to develop any more new nwtaticets. does it?

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The Cytpripediums. according to Nlckell‘; "Botanical Ready Retar- vnce." are tonic. styptic, nervinu, disphoretlc, narcotic, and unti- spasmodic in their roots.

The term "Morassm Flower“ is more correctly applied to thl, Stemless Lady‘s Slipper, a native’ species, C. lcaule, which has ti-qt pink, (rarely while) lip flssurcd in front. i

In conclusion may I ask my readers to refrain from pluckmg| these rare plants, and to induce, their friends to do the same. Wnen I was a lad there was a yellow C. calceolus which grew amidst the limestcue boulders in Castle Eden Dene. County Durham. Eng- land. This became known and ‘t.- eonsiderate botanists and others raided the Dene so effectually that when I visited the spot there was not. a single specimen left. Let us take warning and go easy on our wild flowers

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iTHE ARCTIC AND THE BLACK TEENS

These two, the last of our Terns, tmay well be considered in one

Note, because they are very rare, ‘and no really definite appearan- uea have been recorded.

The Arctic ‘Fern, as i-ts name .intplics, spends its nesting season [in what. is known as the Polar tRegtons, and winters ks far south [as Antarctica. Its journey takes it

down the eastern coast of ‘the [continent and some of the mi- tgrants may at times call hero. Dr.

Taverner states that there Ls no

reliable “field-mark” of this spec-

ies, not even the red coloration of the bill. Here are a few notes on its plumage:

Arctic Tern, A.O.U. '11. Closely similar to the Common Tern (al- ‘ready described). Bill wholly red to the ti-p. Legs and feet small and weak. Tail longer, fork 4.5 inches deep. In winter the bill ‘and feet are darker. Length of adult bird 15.5 inches l’ The Black Tern is the small- est and most graceful of our terns. Its breedrng grounds are west- ward of the Great Lakes, and ‘the ‘ulterior o! the U. S. A., while it winters from Panama to Chili. It ‘occurs as a rare accidental visitor t here. ‘

l Black Tern, A.O.U. 7'1. Summer plumage: Head, neck and under- tail-cov-

1on2: united for their whole length; 1 erts whlt-e; back. wins: and tail pfitals white, rather narrower than I

slaty to dark gray. Eyes‘ brown. Winter plumage: Forehead, neck and underparts white, nape and auricular patch blackish; oth- erwise like summer plumage’ Im- mature birds resemble winter a- dults with head and underparts more or less white, often quite mottled. Length of adult bird. 10 - inches.

l This tern, though it feeds on Ismail freshwater fishes, crustac- eans and other forms of aquatic life, has learned to capture many insects on the wing.

A PROPHECY FOR 1865 I I enjoy reading a. good satire. though i-t is seldom that I indulge in that form of wit myself. It is

a. practice with a heavy recoil, and

no ultimate gain.

In England. during the war, It _ ‘was the national dry humor that ‘buoyed up the nation against all ,the assaults of its mighty adver- {s/ary. Those six black years pro- ,duced but two real satirists, one of whom was "agin the Govern- imcnt," while the other, none foo tsubtly, tc-uk pot-shots at the mcrt of the Kremlin. The first satire was, "Homo Sap," and the other "Animal Farm."

Under the caption st the head of thls Note a, post-war writer, A. Emil Davies, professes to rend the coming years. and flavors his prophecy with a little delicate sn- tire. In the airing of 1965, he says, the Bri-tislt Government will give one year's notice that it will no ilonger play at. being a, Great Pow- er, and will not be bound by any commitments except those arising ‘nut of itéhmemberihlp tn the .N. 0. ( is. one suspects, w coma to pass long before 1965.!

By 1965 the birthrate had been falling for a century n4 the rt:- sults were forcing the selves an the Government's attention. Sta- tlstlcians pointed out thuttl,‘ thirty years previously (1935). e pet- ecntage of children was 23 and of old people only l2; now the cor- responding figures were 9 and 28 respectively In 1945 each British vhilri inherited. as his share o! the National Debt, a liability of £500; now U965) it was nearer £800. It had become evident even to the m-attt in ltthe stlreebttlfillt. wltlh one and a ha. mil on o er vir. e mule population everywhere except at home, his country wals slowly bleeding to death both n man- power and wealth. l Governmenlts, too. that did not p ay power po i- tlcs- Denmark, Switzerland, Swe- den, for lnstance—prov'rded their people with a higher standard of living. Even Germany and Italy. released from the burden of hugs standing armies and the

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like, were sensibly producing an increasing volume of food, goods. and services, and were able to tits- pense with reparations from their conquerors.

The British decision naturally caused s. sensation. The main In- dian parties denounced it as l. Qty trick to force them to takl over the government of their country. The Greek dictate/r want- ed to know how after 2O years of civil war, he could be, expected to rule without the help of British troops. The conflicting forces in Palestine were so taken aback that. they ‘called a truce and agreed to put their ease before the Arch- bishop of Canterbury and to abide by his decision.

The Domrrlions heartily approv- ed the British decision for (they Isald (it rendered less likely the iposslbliity of their being dragged into Europe's future wars. (Pol- sibly there were some in the Do- rninlons who did feel that way, but the Domt-nions have always fought because, basically. it was s question of their own survival.) The colonies and dependencirs (says the prophet) were told they might become independent or place themselves under U. N. 0.; but he adds pathetically "They show- ed little enthusiasm." ‘