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When ordering baby chiclis be.

HEALTHY, HARDY chicks from

puliorum _ These chicks can only be had

gine with clutch pulley 7 X Z4 inches. Will operate _ kerosene or diesel fuel oil. Price $50.00.

in, x 7 it. complete with face plate, 2 chucks tools ond coun- fer shaft. Price $450.00

Morticer, ond arm Sander.

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Crop Report

WINNIPE. Hall». Ill! l4 - [leedlng will not become lenersl cn the Prairies for another week tn ten days and possibly longer than that. in the northern areas. it is too early to give an accurate estimate of the decrease in wheat acreage, but it is expected that a considerable pert of the decrease will be offset by an increased acre- age sown to coarse grains if seed stocks are lVllllblUplOOOfdlllI to the weekly crop report of the De- partment of Agriculture of the Canadian National Railways

Green Cross Weed-No- Mara will clear your lawn of ugly "will "I

one thorough spraying. Labor and Jnachinei-y supplies a ltiilamodariaiirtotiieir appear adequate and anoe the I°°*f-"““°""°‘l‘"“‘ farmers can get on the land‘ it

lain grasses. Ask for wad- No - More today. ‘Reghtirode-isuh

should not take them ions to get the crop in.

'I"he livestock situation is brigh- er now that thestock can get out

on pasture land. COTTON FROCKS AT EVERY PRICE

wrrn-no- one

(Original sum ssrsl o! M-Bi

FORMODERN PESKONTR i

NEW YORK -— Cottons, the dar- lings of ail summer wardrobes, range from less than $l0,up to $200. all in good etyieend well-fashion-

—— ed for daytime wear. Careful selec-

The apricot. rcfl-fli l0 ll“ tlon of fabrics,’ hem allowance end ‘lm-gy, almond and 91ml» ll other finefinishing details among “My cultivated in Ell-TWI- the lower-priced dresses are ways .(-———{-——*'“"_" oi’ outsmarting tiiebudgct and the eye. It is wise to discover whether

' a cation dress will wash without "fading, its ironing qualities. and whether or not it is pre-shrunk. Inexpensive. yet good dresses have these features. .

Expensive as are hats. these, ioo, have been well-designed in cur- rent trends-for the budget-keep- er's purse. a little more expensive than she planned, perhaps. but en- and

BABY CHICKS

ure and get SWlFT'S HUSKY, free island flock!-

Swift Hatchery in

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. Olil ll‘.';“§I"n§..°' m w“ monrsr MARKET; PRICES

Paid for Veal Calves Monday. _BUNTAIN BELUS WIIARF CHARLOTTETOWN Also Require Quantity Canola

WILLARD PROWSE in. Cream Route

SWIFFS llATCllEliY Charlottetown E. l. CLARKE, Mgr.

Machinery For Sale

One I0-H. P. International en-

on gas,

Commencing Wednesday. May 19th, Berle Hughes will haul ereesn for llaselbrook Cooperative Dairy- ing Association on route. Water- vele, Dromore, Avondale, Hermit- age ltosd, Monsghan Road, Lake Verde, Mt. Albion to creemery, once weekly, until further notice.

A. ROY JONES.

One Metal Working lathe l6

One Tennoning Machine, one (3

machines $400.00) 8.0mm,‘ All” 296 “m.” 5"’ m" _._ _ __._.________.__

FARM wncoiis

Just received o quantity of farm wagons. Steel wheels or mounted on rubber; clsoavoiiable for immediate delivery, 1 I-2 to 2 I-2 H.P. International Engine; I row potato planter with fertilizer attachments; milk coolers, 6 and 8 cans; milking machines, electric or gas.

W. R. JENKING

GREAT GEORGE STREET

ATTEllTlllll-PCTATC SIIIPPERS

MEETING TO FORM TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION- AT ' ' - "BIRCH COURT" EXPERIMENTAL FAR CHARLOTTETOWN MAY I9, i948,-AT 2 PM.

A meeting of oil licensed Potato Shippers, also all other dealers not holding License but owning o warehouse on Railway spur is coiled for above date to discuss Transporte- tion problems and to form on Association of Shippers which

will endeavour to assist therailwoy in allocation of cars to meet tha of the Industry.

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' . W." IS CIIIECTEI UITII Silver Fox and

Mink Farming

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)4: Jr 1x7 '> 947x70»- ‘P- '%J/\'P~.9\'I~ 'J\'I\')C ‘Je 9 i Eli-om time to time in theselinrpee Including half-bloods and coiuatns we have shown the cause standards averaged 1350- The top of the present low prices for sil-l Price paid was s16. for a lot. of ver- Fox and its mutations as gov-, medium and light trail-bloods. Mr. erned by the law of auPilly Ind" Paul Oosaof. New York, purchased demand in furs On account of thelthe entire iot of Bin-Diamond American, don“ b9m3_ gugh gjMink ranched by Dr. Osborne, wmhwhiie object u; gain posses-- Willis a top of 8M. for this new “on a, Rum,’ China, 5.9m mg, variety. Herman Schultz of New all other countries that have any-| York paid e top of $40.00 {or gin,- thing in the shape of furs hsvemil-Dlllnflld W119! of Carl been dumping them into the un-; Schmidt ‘me lowest prices paid ited States and Canada. As en Wlllflna the sale were for the thl-rd instance; p! what they an putiinpsaation of the catalogue contain-

- OVOI‘ on the American public it‘l"¢ om skins. The wp price m

may be mentioned that in tnelthsee was 011.15. Senate, Henry Miller, a United States government official and Federal Trade Commissioner over-

For the information of our mink ranchers we may say that almost

seeing fur industry trade practice. struck a wa who trusted the stetcments of fur garment retailers implicitly. l-le reported that name’ time ago worthless Russia/n housecat Delta were imported into the United States, dressed and dyed and made up into fur garments and sold as something else to- unsuspecting women. "Caveat einptor, (let the buyer beware)" he said. "That is why we need this labelling biii on the statute books." u

We do not know whether Can- ada has a fur labelling biii but i! it has not there should be one to preventthe imposition of low qual- ity goods on an

New York we stayed at the Hotel

‘ ," note foo‘ women,

- Ottawa, Minnesota, and Dr.

unsuspecting‘ public. During our recent visit to.

e _fuil page ad appeared in Wom- cns Wear Daily shortly before the above sale. in which it was stated that the Bin-Diamond mink were the most beautiful of all natural standard ranch mink and were of. fered after many years of selective Iihe breeding and in-breeding. They are uniform in character having ‘QXtra dark guard hair and a clear light blue underfur. 'I'iie first of these types was found by Felix Kflhn v1 Lampoon. Fraser s» mini in grading Cari Schmidt's mink of Seth Osborne of Waterviiie, Minnesota. These ranchers by selective breed- |ing were able to maintain and im- |prove this character and the above mink werevthe first to be sold at. ‘public auction under the nameof Tia-Diamond mink.

Ncw Yorker, one of the largest,- and saw hundreds of ‘women in} You will note in the above state- the foyer uncaring capes, stole:- ment of Dr. Osborne and Schmidt and other fur apparel- The- rnostl that underfur is prominently men-

_ strikingly beautiful and the ones, tioned, In a recent issue of the Na-

that commanded the most attcn-Jional Fur News there is an edi- tion were Silver Fox, Platinum

Fox and White Face fox capes and ‘lickets. It is the quality of beauty and attractiveness that will eventually bring back to pop- ular recognition our product. However, it would be well if there could be some way to get clear of the 10w grades and off-color stuff gs they detract and live a blwk eye to this industry.

_At the Great flakes Mink Assoc- iatlon annual get-together at which aoo mink ranchers from 3d states attended i“ Mllwwkeo 11-" cently. Herbert Mei-MOI‘ 01 m9 New York Auction company in his talk an ranrchlflfi Pfvblem! “m; 1T0 compete not only with the improvements bein-K Wide l" domestic furs or other W?“ but also with the foreign imports. mink breeders wlii have to M136 every effort to step up the GUI-F lty of their ‘a-mestie furs. This is especially true of mutation mink pelts - the cream of the mink raisere efforts. The ultimate con- sumer is looking for fine 80068 and. unless this is provided her the mink rancher Is In danger of losing his market."

At the last sale of the New York Auction Ccmlillhy 51% “f u“ Standard Sliver For: was sold with m,“ o; t,“ goods going for trim- ming punposes, The greatest in- terest was in pelts rangillfl mm‘ g11_ to sin, Mutation Fox includ- ing Platinum, White place and other type was 36% 8014- The White Face types were 1" 1°" dmmd puglculag-ly in medium and law priced goods. The toil Y" Platinums was $43-09» 1°? will“ face $31.00.

Women's Wear Daily in» e ieadini article on firrs states that ARI!’ . mp Qfolflld the fur merchant: they find Platlna Fox iwkm It $719. a number onelellfl ll 3- Kleln d: Co. also silver fox jackets in

m and m inch lenshhs at $179.1

bee’ one sellers at Klein's- fifnihmiinn “n. nun: at sir-w a skin W"! "Wm" m“ "W_ "Fl" Heath's oirpllved on t“ "it: Silver n»: Jackets It tm- A up and said they were moving well, Hecht’| featured Gil"! P0X and Piatina roe and said they w"; gaining momentiln vwith $1M. to mo teal M! 511'?" 1"“ with Pietina prim luff“! t" $199. On both foxes the kimcnl sleeve, scalloped r MIIUIIO 1M “mum neckline stolen were shown. At Ashe’: Silver ror ile- iieta at sias. and sliver P?“ ‘"1" at the same price were moving qulfig well, Platina m was also selhng well in the e114- to 815°- pi-ioo range, with the tlfllflhllll on the letter. The new" “I'M — "wnm-euatomere ‘buy Pletine till! aways sea-n to prefer the best we elm-y.» A n“; hi; the Qllfl 0E itYfO article stii-es -- add ti! l0 quoted fur Pflm- ‘ M Lampoon, Maser 8s .Huih'a sale of ranch mink lest Thursday the market was strong with better

grades advencinl 10% l“ °"l""'|

grades firm compared to the lest sale of the same auction comp- my, The first eighteen pages-cl the catalogue which contained all

LLOY_O GEORGE RASPIERR! PLANTS $4.00 Hundred

DUN-LAP ~

STRAWBERRY PLANTS $1.50 pee-Hundred APPLE TREES

- sue each‘

Above prices posipeid, N96 Dacount at form. '

Cauliflower and Cabbage Plotila

- in June at form only. CERTIFIED SEIAGO SEED Ne. I

ilcieerla Nurseries Vernon lridge

ltoriai giving the life history of Frank C. Gothier, one of the most prominent men in the mink indus- .try in the United States and the nniginaio ‘of Kobuk mink. l-[e start- ed raising mink back in i901 with eleven animals. had a most discour- laging beginning but kept at it. In ,October he will have completed thirty-one years of,active fur farming. His first mink were ob- tained tom the wilds of north Quebec, Yukon River and Kenai, Alaska. He has judged shows since 1924 and can therefore speak au- thorlf-ively. The following is a quo- tation from his very interesting ar- ticle . . .

“During my years of grading and judging I was looking for outstand- ing underfur colors and they held my interest ail that time. For un- derfur coloring is fascinating when you learn the true lesson of some of the hidden colors that can be brought out through the process of proper selection and mating. I know that anyone who has not made a study of these qualities does not and cannot realize the importance and value when they look for it es there are so many different colors of underfur. ‘some of them are shades of colors and these were used by pioneer breed- ers to blend into a pattern oi‘ one color making it e solid color un- derfur.

“Another outstanding quality in my mind which is being sadly neglected by too'many breeders of today is depth of fur. It is depth of fur that counts most when re- fer-ring to thick fur or cushion on a mink. No mink is Judged right uhiees this quality is considered- next to the color of the underfur. Today the demand la for the light biue,'clear underfur coloring and not grey. Do not stress too much the size of the mink. We do have fine mink. deep fur ln all species of mink and they are worth more -than any big mink of ordinary

lquaiitiea. Remember, all mink are

Junk if they do not carry beauty. ~finish and flash of coloring. Breed- ers who learn these lessons and carry- them out will stay in this Business when all others will have enrllty pens.

‘Anton .1. Worth of Colorado, is secretary of the Progressive Fox Marketing Association. He writes in the National Fur News a report on fox marketing that gives us an idea what it costs to raise s forend what they receive for its pelt in the United states. Here is Mr. Worth . . .' "Speaking of fur farming I hope the mink people will and can take a page 01' two from the foxmen‘s history which has had its ups and downs. Our present dilemma I trust. is as bad as it ever will be. As a matter of comparison we were better off dur- ing the depression of the early thirties. At that time we had a national average of about s18, a pelt and feed costs and labor were very much lower than now. Today we are averaging about Sis. on Sil- vers and about 827. on Piatinums with all other color phases below that figure.

"livers being the greatest in quantity we will have s national pverege of about sis. on ell types. It is costing us today between s20. and “I. to raise a fox to belting. The condition could not be any worse. Our one consolation is that fonts are moving at pffllililis prices and much of the goods has bggnJolgq to the trimming trade which puts the product in the not too exclusive bracket. It looks as though the market next year should show a definite improve- ment but I do t meant to in- sinuate that w will make an! money." ..

IUOAI Ill LUXURY

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In the 14th cantor! when Ven- ica imported auger fresh the 0r- ient it wee so costly that only the wealthy could afford it.

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An esteemed correspondent writes to say that a number (400, I believe) of these fine game birds ‘nave been released in P. E. f., with the object of neutralizing them. an action with which I am thoroughly in accord. as wlii presently be seen. This gentleman also asks, if I will prepare e Note on the Bob- white? As luck has it, I have a deal of literature dealing wltn this beauLQul and useful bird. which will supply some very interesting information, I begin with a des- cription.

Bob-White Quail. AOU. Z89. Male: front of crown, a band from the bill to beneath the eye. and a

"band on the upper breast. black;

a broad line from the bill over the eye white; throat white, Upper parts variegated with black. chest- nut, tawny and gray; tail ashy gray. inner feathers mottled with buffy. Sides chestnut, margined black and white. Lower breast, and below, white barred with black. Female similar but duller; throat, line over eye, forehead and lores, buff. not white. No black on upper breast. Length of adult bird, 10 Inches.

The Bob White makes its nest on the ground, arched over by grass or weeds. Ten to twenty pure white eggs are laid and the parents take turns in incubating them, a task which requires twen- ty-three days. '

For the first two or three months of their. lives the young Quail feed almost entirely upon insects, and each one will consume nearly its own weight of them every day. As the birds approach maturity they

to their fare but they still eat whatever insects are available, grasshoppers being particularly fa- vored. After these fail, the Quaiis take to the stubble fields and weed patches. “When the deep snow comes." says Charles W. Nash. in his Birds of Ontario. "then it is that our Quail suffer from lack of food and die in large num- bers from starvation and cold."

As a simple method of afford- ing the requisite protection and food. Mr. Nash advised farmers and others to arrange three or four forked poles so that they support each other in tent form, and throw over them a little pea straw, buckwheat stalks, or any such waste stuff, so as to have a hollow underneath into which the birds may go to be safe from storms. "Into these places throw a few measures of failings or waste grain occasionally and the Quail will be able to maintain themsel- ves in safety."

In North Carolina (according to C. S. Brimley) where over-shooting has occurred, Quaiis were brought in from Mexico to replenish the stock. The "colonists" speedily dis- appeared. Whether they were ab- sorbed by hhe old Quail population, or died out. is not clearly known. But another author (in another State) telling of a similar situa- tion. said that birds which were introduced to re-stock the game caverts, could not maintain them- selves as the original Quaiis did, and speedily died out. Pcssibiy they were winter-killed.

The insects devoured by the Bob-White Quail are chiefly those which feed on low-growing pants. among them being some af the far- mer's greatest pests; even those having secretions distasteful to most other birds are eaten with avidity. Potato Beetles are espec- ially enjoyed at all stages. In one case a Bob-White was shot as it rose from a potato patch; its crop contained seventy-five potato beet- les. In anothu instance 101 of these beetles were found in a single crop. Three captive Bob-Whites ate fifty potato beetles in 5 minutes! Click beetles. whose grubs are wireworms.” and June Bugs (really Beetles) and their larvae. the Pwhlte Grubs,” are largely con- sumed. All caterpillars except the hairy ones, are greedily eaten.

As weed-seed destroyers these Queils have no equals. All kinds are eaten but the birds have a spec- ial liking for the seeds of Reg- weed, Blndweed, Plantain, Pigweed, and various wild grasses. From the crop and stomach of one bird. says C. W. Nash, 10,000 Pigweed seeds were taken!

No evidence was found. in On- teria, ‘that Quail injured cultivat- ed fruit or grain. After harvest the birds pick up grain from the stub- bles (and this applies especially to buckwheat) but so ions: as their natural food, either weed seeds or insects. is obtainable. they seem to prefer it.

Worse than our winter storms. to the welfare of introduced birds. are our predators. These are foxes. dogs, minks, skunks, cats. and quite possibly rats, among the animals; and hawks. certain owls, and crows. Since the game birds nest on the ground. the animals can destroy both eggs and young. while the predatory birds prey on adults and young. Possibly not sil crows pick ms young game, but it is a trick which is too easily picked up. one from another. (There are altogether too many crows in the Province.) The foxes. minks, and ekunka, should be reieritleseiy sbt

S -,NEWSY NOTES -

Iy Agricola

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add the seeds of weeds and grasses’

let up. Dogs. except setters. etc. are no longer required, and if kept as pets should be under restraint during the birds’ nesting season. Cit! fire more important,‘ for rats and mice can be a grave merace on every farmstead; but if Tabby is shut up for a couple of months, it should meet the situation. With regard to owls, the usual culprit is the Great Horned Owl, which hunts in the daytime when the some birds are abroad. Some win- ters the Snowy Owls come down from the Northland in flocks and arrjust as destructive, Apart 1mm these, the other Owls ought to be protected by law since they hunt at night, with mice and rats as their obJcctlvcs,

Ornamental Willows

A letter just received. says: “A "W YB!!! B80 you very kindly sen: me some cuttings of the Golden Niobe Willow, also some of an- other variety, the name of which I do not remember.

I planted them and had the joy 0f 5961"! three of the Niobes take root and grow. I now have three quite large trees which are great- ly admired by my friends.

Will you please tell me if this is a suitable time to take cuttings. and if there is any difference what part of the tree, is used. Sincere- 1y. (Mrs) . . ."

Willow twigs will root at any time of the growing season, but of course the earlier the cuttings are taken the better. since they make stronger roots and are not so liable to heave next Winter. It makes no difference which part of the tree is used. provided its symmetry is preserved.