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At this writing complete records =9: the oamditm Fur Auctlort Sales oomptlmy’. l..tti-. Mont-real. title of sliver fox and mutation pelts have not been received. but suftlcient. in on hatnd to give a picture that is not only dltstWi-IIMIII: but dishsert- enlng. 0th Tuesday. the special o0!- twtton of the Canadian National silver Fox Breeders’ Association consisting of uDWflIds of 1.000 mu- "tation pelts selected from the show foxes of Prince Edward Island and ontario, went on sale and c070 was gold at on average of $47.28. which 5| about one-half the avenge ob- tttirtcti for. the some type 0f skins within the past two years. Infer- ior pialnwns were 44% sold at an average of $24.63; white zmrked silvers were 24% sold at an aver- gge of $20.12; selected full silvers tvcie 56% sold u-t art average of $25.54; regular full silvers were 30% disposed of st an averace of $19.45: inferior silvers were 38% sold at an evenage of $12.21.

Last week we menilcned that the catandtlan Government had ar- the United States Government to discontinue the quota system and that the duty on! silver fox was put bitch at 3771i!» tt-itich is 21/596 more than two-hove bccn cuioyinu for several y" ‘J wt~ siatcd that we thought the?

mould have an mtibvorsble influ- tnce on the market. that is the

American buyers would note it and cut down their prioe bids accord- ingly. and this very thing happen- ed so that the utl-l-over picture fotr silver fox as far as markets are concerned this year does not look, to be a happy one. '

The only bright pert about it 1e the fact that most of us. can utilize tt. a more or less extent the ntar- hntlng plan of the Federal Govemr- mcnt Department of Agriculture wltich we believe gives rm average price above those obtained at the auction. 0f course it will depend on the category the grader places 1'01"." pelts in. If you get an A grad; ycu won't fare too badly. but if you get in-io the lcttrer category ymi wit! be receiving the interior type prices.

Once again we vttould impress or:

TIMELY NOTES 0N TIIPIIIS GIINNEIITEII WITN

Silver Fox and Mink Farming

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and wlldcausht furs or otherwise we will be out of busines in a year.

Today the cost of feed for a sil- l!" 10K P01! Is more in most cases titan the pelt will realize. Those Who had some profit in the past few years can possibly h-ang on an-

daf’ will have; tough time indeed. 'l‘h.s does not look like very hem-t- citing news but it in facts and facts must be faced stud remodiei mes-s: urea must be taken before the bud- tret is lrotnht down. If otr ducted ntembcrts are made to realize the situation and will wait on Mr, Ab. butt. if our Canadian National Fox Breeders’ Association. our Sil- ver Fox Breeders’ and Exhibitors’ Issociatlozt. our Department of Agriculture. n11 stand behind the demand to remove the processing tax and sales tax and we are backed up by the other asccistionl in New Brunswick. Nova sootis, ontsrio. Quebec and western (Xnade. we are confidflm that Hon. D.C. Abbott. who is a fair minded and very pop- ular Minister of Finance, will see the light and extetntd his help tc-w- arde the saving of one of Canada's

prim industries — fur fetmtirtg.

Rimorts we have had from some 20 ttanchm indicate that this will b, a favorable season for. the pro- duction of silver fox and mutation pelts. One mztchter has looked at four litters and ootmvcd 26 WM. Another rancher had a seven, three fives and o. four. and the lurgesi ranch in Queens County had 116 living litters on- Miarclt 31st, wltich is their best record since the

other scar. but those who have not.

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The Hooper Fann

The short account of the ad- ventures of Thomas Hooper. loy- alist and pioneer, which was printed in this column a fort-

night ago. has brkrughtt- some further information about his farm. I am indebted to lvftrs.

Wm. M. Stavert of Bedeque. for these particulars;-

“Dear Agricola: We read wtith much interest, in last Saturday's Guardian. the account of the

Bedeque. We happen to be liv- 111g on the Hooper farm.

"This farm property was pur- chased by hny husband's father from w. Allison Hooper about fifty years ago. This Mr. Hooper died In Oct. 1945. at the age of 8'1 years. For a number -of years the cams to visit us every sum- mcr as he always loved tlris old place. and used to tell us many stories of the past.

"The original house stood for one hundred yours and was situ- ated just a few yards west of this nne. The West Virginia- creetper comes up every year where the old house stood. and we can still see the pathway to the garden In front. In the cen- tre of which stood l. Golden Russet apple-tree.

"The old flowers come up every year. lilies. colurnbine. polyun- thus. also a number of rose bushes. and it was in that corner that the milicweed grew.

"This farm is situated on a point overlooking Bed-eque Bay not far from ‘the mouth of the Dunk River, and four miles cast cf Summersiclc.

"We have three hundred and sixty yards shore line and two springs almost on the beach now.

airport was established in their vic- inity. Their is also the appearance of a large turnout in April and tltcre has been only three casualties among the litters so far. Fifteen otiher ranchers reported litters in March came throtrgilt well but most their matings will result in April W04. The food obtainable seems to be working out all right and no cases of food poisoning or trouble in ranches were reported to us.

Montreal. March 2"! — Wild mink maintained oummt outside prices tand was substantially soltrat to- day's auction of the Can-adlan Fur

but “lion the first Hoopers ar- rived there was a nice grove of trees bcltvccn titre ‘sprlttzs nnfl the shore. so timc and. iicic arc leaving their mark.

"About eighteen years ago we had a misfortune which was ._not without interest. Our horses were turned out to posturb for the night. but in the morning our irest ‘horse was missing. We searched the countryside, but to nc avail.

‘“I‘hen In crossing the field. about one hundred yards fro-m our buildings, we came across old

Auction Sales Company (Quebec)

mrr readers the necessity of writ- Ltd m’ 581mm id mmmgh Inc to titcmbers alt-d having them mm; an.” thxms: 5p qwfly- take up ‘with the Hon. DC. Ab- m,‘ we,“ 5 p" m" cheaper than bait. Minister of Finance. the great Q momh “a The company mp0”

importance of removing the pro- cessing tax-and sales tux. These two trxcs. contribute tnoro than 05ft» ta ihc retail price of an art- iclr- comprised of sliver fox or mu- tation pelts. It has a. deterrent effect in stimulating sales as while the price the rancher obtains for the fur is small the combined total riuc to manufacturers. governmettttt. and retell prices makes '9 article too high for the woul , pur- chaser who has heard all about:

limbably has an idea. of btllying but Iris frightened off-

We positively ltmow of downs o!’ people right here in this city who wbuld buy silwar fox for their wives ¢ children right off the bat if these tame-g were removed. Multiply our experience by that cf hundreds cf thousands throughout Canada. and you cm see that it would be easy toizdcvelop a. gocd market right in mum; land and who are more en- titled to the possession of gcod furs than our Ctatntsdlan women. The

emit-roller has pursued has resulted in the. importation of imcotmted ntiilions of dollars worth of good Itiitd malty furs flbm Russia. Qihlnn Ind all over the world. to the det- rilnent o! our (hnaidinn wild and ranch bred furs. We must. all d1 u: tlct 'beltind a tnovemetntt to curtai‘ lite bringing in of‘ thee-z product: Mid to feature our own ranch bred

elem-skimming. say-turning w ls available to von now.

There's no waiting, for delivery! Al the authorised lhnfruv [were tfttve for this. district l will l v demonstrate n llenfrew In

Wilt own tlslry. Ilflon to purchase. ore with a lan-

rrem _ "W. Give no s esll and l1! Itmve It to your satisfaction.

J. M; Ladner m ttm tram -

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cum mitt».

“Elimination-nonhuman

the low ptrices for silver foxes snd_

IHDrt-sighted policy which the fur-.

ed B5 per cont sold, unchanged from Feb. 24.

New York dealers were buyers of good strings but compeiltioh at top prices were neared slackened ofl The catalog of 5.034 skins was cotm- _~ posed with few exceptions of fresh consignments, 96 per cent having been taken utf the market at Feb- ruary sale. Dealens tutti quality was average for the season. Buyem Celt prices were satisfactory.

..,_. Tern sections front Coast to Coast were rcvfbsenteti but best quality Ilots were mostly Quebec strings ‘which brought tops of $48 for 1 pt. ztdk. and-dk ranging upward from $38: and $44 for 1 pt. 21C}? XIDIK and dk. Manitoba 1 pt. 2 Xb- I.. pt. dk. brouoht M1, and East- ertn and Western 1 pt. 2X14. $40 All other lots sold tmder $40.

Bower. the feature offering at the opening of fur auction. deoiltzed 5 per cent comma-ed with Feb. 24 sale and was '79 per cent sold. ac- cording to the auction company. Salesrooln estimates were almost identical.

Beaver was e large and repre- entative collection 0f 15.42! skirts. oomprlsirtg about b0 per cantt large ‘iza. More than three-quarters o1 ~lto catalog was Ontario caught and he collection consisted almost ont- uttiiely of fresh goods. New York interest centred in the qurlit lots, bids for which were naised a ut '1 per cmtt over February levels in cariy dealings, somewhat to ‘the surprise of scrne elements in the salesroom who had expected chenil- ~ er beaver.

A top price of $70 WEI Dllfl 19.1’ North shore 1 pt. 2 XL. oomprred with o. top of $66 for Ontario and $65 for North Shore at the Febru- cry sale. North Shore blankets and x1. ratiged upward from $59. and t-wo lots changed hands at $70. while Ctrvtatrlo strime k013i be- tween $40.50 and $66. The higher mine paralleled that recorded in

Fbbrtrary.

This season. increased dentimd for sling capes is noted In silver fox and plctina fox at T. Worth- ncon. Jackets are shown between 2a and 92 inches long.

Classic lines are retained on jac- kets here in pI-atina. sliver or lynx dyed white fox. sometimes ‘with scalloped ltemlines. Cape sleeve! feature snaps- Email oolitars. ‘faced with fabric, lie flat in back. be- coming Dirt ~01 tthe tuxedo In from Other llckets are countless-

Activtty in Muthattsnb depart- mmt store and specialty shop fur departments was declared eirorllfl‘ today following the weekend lull.

Interest was noted to be partic- ularly keen in fox fin-s. Gtmther reported its Norwegian blue fox

feckete from em up were doins well Norwegian blue fox Jackets a-t $460 (they sold for $650 list

Barney. It sec-ms there had been

Iy Agricola

NQTES - writer could trace his ancestors’ occupancy of Iris land. back for over 200 years.

"The grove that one grew be- tween the sprlngs and the beach. has disappeared. and the springs are now near the beach." This is a proof of the land-subsid- ence that Francis Bain wrote of itearly sixty years ago. "A most interesting geological feature is ,the secular subsidence which our Island, in common with a large part. of eastern America, is undergoing. ‘Ihe land is sink- ing at the rate of about two feet .in a century. Evidence of this is distinctly seen on the borders of salt marshes. whet-estumpe of trees, firmly rooted in the soil tvhere they grew, are sunk con-

siderubly below tide level. In some cases these stumps are found covered up with many

fret of marsh growth. This slow subsidence is a fnit- cxanxtrle of the great movements wltlcit. in the long curse of time. have depressed or elevated extensive regions of the earth's surfact-JH- Biainfls "Natural History of I’. E. I.” (1890).

There was such a stump. in

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_ nuttsstttss KWMANVILLI. ONT.

conflict with his powerful neigh- bor. the Lord of Lorne. This was the beginning of a long feud between the two houses which was ended by the marriage of the first Earl oi’ Argyil with the heiress of Lorne.

The son of Colin Campbell fought by the aide of Robert Bruce at every battle from Meth- ven to Bannockburn (i314). Bruce m: crowned, King. d! Scotland. and rewarded his faithful fol~ Inwcr by bestowing on hint tit-t franc! of his sister Mary in mat"- riagc.

Three generations later we find Sir Duncan Campbell raised to the Peerage 114.45) as Lord Comp- itcli. He it was carried the nau-

sittl. 0n lllr: cdgr: of the Fuller- ton Marsh. Mount Hcrbvri, that at certain tlmcs was entirely swb- | merged. And in an article, “Brztcklcy Point in Earlier Days". (which appeared In 'I‘he Guard- ian a few years ago). the writcrJ, the late Hubert McCalilum. said of a tract of marshland near the Point, that his father "used to cut hay" where they now "catch mackerel!”

The old dug wells. when filled in. were dangerous to stock. and I have heard of cattle being killed by falling irttto the sub- sidencc. Prom that arose the‘ custom of filling up such wells with stone. f am inclined to think that the filling was tinder- ntinvti by 1111-. ticnr-by springs.

Ttiwnk Mrs. Stavert for a very interesting letter. which. It will be seen. has given rise to several reminiscences.

Pclnrgonltntna v. Gemnltlns

"I notice you call the house-

trlants Pclargonlurns." sold l visitor. “Have we any Geraniuma

an old well dug there which had been filled In. but In the course

lof the years it had worn away

underneath? and as the horse had been eating grass wit-h 111s hind feet over the wel-i. it had given way and he went down baclkvr-ard and out of sight. There must have been buildings there at one time."

Readers will enjoy this letter with its picturesque descriptions. ‘l.’ am interested 1n the polyun- thus. a plant of many varieties. and rather difficult to grow in e dry locality: I should like to examine the bloom.

A trait that. rather surprised me was the ease with which the Island farmers parted. with their Iated, and moved to another dis- trict. The result has been that few families are now on their an- cestral acres. I-n the England of my boyhood the exact opposite was the case. The Northttmbrinn farmer looked bn his land as al- most sacred and never moved nff it except under the compulsion of misfortune. A relative of the

for $205.

Blanch mink capes from $1,450. wild mink capes from $1.750 and wild mink Jackets from $3,150 were reported bty Gunther to have drawn some notion yesterday. ‘ ' Jztenicsl has had a ccod response to its American broatitn‘! process- ed lcmb tat-kets tc-r $350 and $375 as well as to its sqttirrrl ctpcs at $275 and ':ckots,u.t $350.

' At Gimbels. American broadlsi"! at $189.. squirrel sling c-‘pes M $.17? nmtri $117!. and kolinsky scarfs n! $14.74 rt skin moved well.

B, Aitrnn was ohservcd to have received a flood response to e five- coltunn TIM-depth ad on “sprint? surccats of fur." shifting with

tnitntiz-dved squirrel jackets at $3112 in black-dyed caractil lamb Jackets at $800.

It‘: simple and u?» out seed new“! with SIIMBSAN BL No sonlrlnl. 5W special equipment. mo bother with temperature controls. Com only about 2c I bushel. Jtut dissolve SBMESAN gala}? cold vmu and "DXP-DKAIN-

SEMISAN Bill. checks Imus from nod- bome scab and s aim-increases yield u much as 1375-4! ufe m! elective on whole or on seed. lltl blue: prolts by treating and will! SIMESAN BEL.

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year) at Jaeckels were also W111i- hi‘.

Downtown at Gimbeis the better foxel. including pietlnu. were ne- porteti ettn comma ham-

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est. Silver fox Jackets sold ti...‘

There is a Geranium growing wild at Hunter River. the only locality. to my knowledge. 1t has large (about 1 inch diam.) fitm- crs of purplish color. and is worthy of a place in the "wild garden." This is tho species G. pmtonse. the Meadow Geranium. Scedsmen sell G. Grnndl-florqn. which Is not very different from pmtmse.

The distinction between the Peiargortiums and the Gcrnniums ‘necessitates the use of a few botanical terms. which I shall endeavor to keep as simple as possible. relargortiums have ir- regular flowers. at least one scpal spurred. petals perlgynous, no glands opposite the sepals. and a few dccllnate stamens. OP. the other hand. Geranium: have regular flowers. sepals without spurs. a disc of ,5 glands opposite the sepals, and l0 stamens ripen- ing in 2 sets. (rarely 5). hypogyn- GUS.

This. carefully studied should tcsoivc all my friend's doubts!

The Nrsmo Cmmpbell

Rcprrscntativcs of Clan Camp- Ltt-il wcrt- immigruttts early In the history of i-hc Island. In the 1798 census t-ltere are listed 13 families of Campbelis. comprising til lndlvltluuis These families did not sctilv .11 groups as some other fantiiits did. but. Itn gen- ~r-:tl thcrc- was hut one Campbell family to the Lot. This seems to denote a vigorous. independent aiinractcr.

The Cnmpbclls have had interesting and romantic history ‘Jllnnlng for back in the uttn-als

of British Britain. Nine ccntlirics ago we find Gillcsplc Campbell holding lands In Argyllninit-c. His descendant Colin Campbell. (vip- HJ Robert Bruce In the contest for the crown of Scotland in i291, but was izitcr slain In a

Brdy Clfieke have done well. for others-why not for your.

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H. A. Jellcy. 01.05:]. Charles S. MarKay. Perk Corner. Mrs. (Eco. Muirhrall. ' Si. Homer's Garth Mel-can. Lot II. lot’! West

on the Island? How should 1'!‘ know a Geranium from a Pelary gonlllm?” i

50m to London in 14-24 to i‘t‘tl""ill

Jaincs I of Scotland. Further clignitlcs awaited tit-~ Clan Campbell. The first Earl

became Lord Chancellor oi Scot- land.

The second Dari fell on Floti- den's fateful field (1513). The fourth Earl was the first pcrscn of consequence in Scotland to entbrace the Protestant faith. Th- seventh Earl was distinguished b"

his feats of arms at. home hntl <-

the continent.

The first Marquis of Argyle w". l v

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born in 15M. He placed t: crown upon the. head of Churit-s 1 at Scone, butvafterttvards as- sisted in proclaiming Oromwe! a! Protector. On the Restoration he made the curloufi tnistake of going to Lottdon to congratulate Charles II. The King refused to see him and sent. him to the Tower, Queries was implacable

_tovt'ards the "regicides" and those

who assisted thorn. and sent the Marquis to Scotland. whcrc h’: was tried and executed for 1118b treason (1661). His son suffered the same fate shortly afterwards.

Atfter the Stew-arts were driven from the throne. the Cntnpbelle attained ‘the highest peak 0f their fortunes. ‘fihe successor to the above-mentioned son was made first our. of Areyll. 1h“! rank-

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