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ransussw wens: Annual Meetings at Legion llall

Charlottetown February 21st. to 25th.

MONDAY - 2lST 7:30 lKM-Annuol Meeting Central Farmers’ institutes.

TUESDAY — ‘ZZND

10.00 A.M.--Marketing Meeting. The morning, afternoon and evening meetings on Tuesday will be devoted to problems of mar- keting. Mr. R. J McSween, Director of Market- ing, N. S. Department of Agriculture and Mor- keting, will be the special speaker at this meet-

ing.

WEDNESDAY — 23RD.

9:30 A.M.——Opening Meeting P.E.l. Dairymen's Association.

i130 PJA.-—Dairymen's Association Members will divide into sections representing Butter, Cheese, and Fluid Milk, to discuss their individual problems.

7:30 P.M.--General meeting at which recommendations from afternoon meetings will be summarized.

THURSDAY - 24TH. 9:30 A.M.—Opening session P.E.l. Federation of Agriculture. lZ:l5 P.M.—-Farmers' Week Dinner at Charlottetown Hotel. Z130 P.M.—Meeting reconvenes at Legion Hall.

7:30 P.M.--Special open nieeting to the general public. This will be a discussion on food prices as they affect both producers and consumers. Special speaker, Mr. Colin Groff, Secretary Canadian Federation ot Agriculture.

FNDAY - 25TH 9:00 A.M.—-Annual Meeting Sheep Breeders‘ Swine Breeders’ Ass'n.

Ass'n. and

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Silver Fox and Mink Farming 9

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The report of the sate of silver [ox and mutations held by one New York Auction Company re- ‘ceritly. states 95 per cent of the offering was sold wtth interest sustained throughout and prices about 10 per cent higher than December levels for similar types. All kinds of skins were in de- mand». the darker type skins being sold cliinfly ‘for export. Mutation fox viasi 671 prr cent sold with prices runiiliig firm Wllh Dceember lev- els. Platinum: attracted more in- tcrc=t. than white face and white marked lii the platinum closes brst interest “as shown in the choice qualities. The top price for these has $33.50 and white {aye and while marks brought a top price of $20.00.

Final figures of the Oslo. Noe‘- iiav. Jan-nary fur sales have been used as follows: Silver Fox -- skiiis offered. 8‘! per ccnIt .- average price $28.60. tan n 2e $58. Blue Fox - 13.525 skins offered. 69 per cent said. average price $21.00. top price $31.00. Pl.11ll1lllll\ ~l843. skins offered. 8'.) pcr cent Suki, average $4020. top price $102.00. lfink ones and inos 43.586 skins offered. 87 ner cent sold, average price $17.20, top price $38.00. The above oriree realzzcd by the Norwegian fox 1."ll'f'tl'3l'.\ were clue to the fact that 1.. are handled bv the government mid sclri en a barter basis. The prices are certainly startling as compared with those (‘aiiacliaii and Anteri- Tiic prime object of ‘rnefziiii: sznverrrncnt must 1o keep their fox farmers in tho game on a. money making basis. no doubt. with the idea that. eventually they will control the silver fox and mutation business of the \\'Ol'lll.

Lainpsoit, Fraser" &- llutlrs sale of mink la;. work showed steady demand for l"rlY'iCl'1 skins. Of the 47.000 offered bctiveen 80 and 85 percent ~old with prices described as fix-m iii aicrazc compared ‘NlfL-ll the previous auction. Section 1 - 1! “ ten $21.50 fnr extra

"T skins. d and dark malt“: Bfi per cent sf-fd. Section 52-11569 skins, tarp $23.20 for rriedium and pale Star- lings; 8C) per cent sold.

Ties iew. New issue strikes a

lPur ‘Franc York. in a recctit itote of optimism. Following is part of an article . . . “It 1s said that the fur ni-irket is getter-ally the barometer of the whole econ- mitc situation and feels the first chances, first. The yeast season has been one of adjustment to what is considered the normal peux-‘tlme level of demand and monetary conditions. The. fur mar- ker: Il‘l__3_\[_flfll_ he llll‘ flitst indriistry m feel the revival of szoori business ll’1 tiie next season. The industry barometer feels the first good conditions as well as. the first bad conditions.

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Already manufacturers are look- ine forward writ optimism to a good season ahead and are be- ginning to plan on the new sea- son offerlnzs. Designers are work- ing on shorter coats which have so eaueili‘ the nubllc fancv this rear. C-ipes and little furs svill b» given much of new styling and clamor plus comfort. in wear for early spring showings and cruise snrl holiday ivear. This may prove to be a season of luxurious 10m!- “aired furs because prices on this voo of fur have been a: an all- "ine low. silver fox. Norwegian blue fox. skunk are all being wooed hv fashion with new dves and lriizh styling. Alreadv the street. scene is seen well invaded bv fox stolcs. skunk stoles and Jackets. fox canes. etc . and there is something about these furs that makes the eye rest. with

pleasure on them. We agree that;

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RID’! K LDWATT Your Lloeirte Servant

YIS FOLKS, wiring your larm house and hiring REDDY M00118 firing the gloom which prevails villi the old-fasli» ionod oil lamps. With a touch of tlie switch in any of the rooms in your house, Roddy instantly lights up, chasing away the gloom and shadow.

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there seems to be a revived inter- est in the long-haired fun -- and ‘that the eye rests with plea-euro on Lhemf"

A course in diseases of fur ‘mi- mals_has been added to the cur- riculum o! the state college of Washington. 'I‘hi.s course will in- clude discussions on bacterlgl. virus. nutritional and parasitic diseases of mink, fox and chinchil- 1n. It will be given to the grad- uating seniors ln veterinary medl- cine. The Ontario Veterinary Col- lege has been devoting considgrgblg attention to training voterinaries in diseases o! fox and mink but this ls the first we have noticed where an American college has also added such instruction to the curriculum.

According to Frank G. Ash- brook. in charge of wild fur ani- mal investigations branch. Wash- ington. D. C., the supply of Nlld fur in tlie United States he.s shrunk an estimated 20 to 50 per cent. This shrinkage has occurred in the past ten to fifteen years and the finer fur animals haw been reduced so low in numbers that commercial quantities are negligible and some species are in danger of extinction. The estimat- ed catch of muskrat range from 18 to 20 million pelts. opossum up to Ii million pelts. skunk up to ‘.2 1-2 million. raccoon l 1-2 mil- lion. Jnlnk up to 800.000. ‘

Incidentally the above depletion in Wild furs winch no doubt ls similarly taking place in Canada but quantities offered to manu- facturers show no diminution ow- ing to the enormous quantities o! wild furs brought in from Rue- sia, China, Persia and other places It is these outside furs that are flooding the market and causing the 10w prices for many types that are prevailing today.

Retailers all over the United States ccmplajn of the government taxes which are slowing the sales of f-urs. People who would other- wise bc purchasers of furs rebel at paying an extra tax either ln the form of a processing or sales tax and until these taxes are re- moved both in Canada and the United States we cannot enjoy good times in the fur business.

The American National sale d silver fox held in Milwaukee at- tracted about sixty buyers from the United states and a few from Canada. The 36.500 mink pelts were about 81 per cent sold. Top price for standard dark n-tlnlc was $19.25 and Bl per cent of 11.500 mutation mink was sold with a top price of $37.50 paid for Diss- tels, Breath n! Spring brought a tcp of, $35.00 and the high for silverblus or Platinums wan $23.00; 5.000 sliver fox including platinum and other colors was 88 per cent sold. .

One of the highlights of this sale was the spirited bidding en- countered when the three-quarter silvers were reached in the cat-er logue. They were 100 per cent sold. Several of the accounts bought for direct shipment to Duo-ope. Plat- inums 86 per cent sold with a. top of $31. ‘Pull silvers brought a high of e19. and were 86 per cent sold; white face silvers sold 80 per cent and white marked sil- vers 87 per cent. New York buy- ers state they were very pleased with th sale and with the oo- oparatlon of the shippers with their auction. They estimated that prices for standard ranch mink had showed an increase of about 10 per cent from previous sales that mutations mav have. eased slightly and that silver fox were firm with current market

levels.

Remember, Roddy leaves no smell, no siriolu. He ls quick, clean and efficient, and above all, safe, particularly regard-

ing lire. Many a lire hos started from an old oil lamp. So folks, be wise. Let Noddy bring light and cheer to your homo,

and tire those old oil lamps.

MARITIME ELECTRIC CO. LTD.

- NEWSY f

evidently written for "salutes" or selsin. to put into possession of land by legal warrant. "Transport" is used in the sense of depot-tin: a criminal beyond the sea; one never hears the ivord used in that sense now.

There ought to be a copy of Dr. Black's book in our own Library. Get together, britlier Scots. and each contribute: then present the volume to the Public Library. Ref- erence Dept. 1n conclusion I thank Mr. Mac- Queen for tits interesting letter.

Thu lung-cared Owl

‘This is a middle-sized owl, not much larger than a crow. and ls easily recognized by lta long nar- row ear-tufts set rather close to- gether on its head. Its smaller size and different color patter-i serve to distinguish it from the de- structive Great Horned Owl. It. is said to be one of’ the contn-ioner owls of the U. S- An and Moore's list of New Brunswtck Birds (1928) states that is tolerably common as a summer resident. and breeds in that Province. It is given with lit‘- tle commcrit in the list of P. E. I. Birds (1916). but ‘Francis Baln does not include it in either of his books. It is plain that we need more observers, to determine the status of this useful bird.

The Lorin-cured Owl is yiocturnal in its habits. rarely moving about during the day unless disturbed. and even then loath to move. It. roasts, In daytime. lii the top of a trill tree, vvherc. tinluckily for it- self, it is often spied by its tor- mentors, the crows. Its chief food consists of mice. varied occasion- ally by small birds and insects. es- pecially the wood-boring beetles. The niily harm. then. that can be charged against this species is the occasional killing of a small bird and this is fur OVUFlJIIlZUICPd by the good (hey 11¢ Thqvdeserve all the protection we can 8W!‘-

Long-eared Oivl. AOU 366 Rest- dcrit, riot rarc~1916. Adults smal- ler than the Great Horned Owl. Ear-tufts conspicuous. nn ‘.I1(‘l\ or more iri lonrztli, black. bordered white and buffy. ti-tt-ards tlie centre of the forehead. Facial ditlk rusty. bordered black. E11‘! YPllOW- UPP" parts brown, mnitlrttl blfifili l" fl small pattern, bash of fcnthcrs buff. Tall mottled nrri barred dark brown. Uridcriiarts whitish find buff; breast strcilzed brown‘ sides and belly irregular-tr barred with blackish. Length of adult, 14.5 in- ches.

The Surname Dfacliiaac

The following informative lctfcr has bceri received front Mr. M. A. MIICQUPOH. Winiiipcsf c’

“Since reading the interestinfl discussions on Scottish family sur- names in The Guardian of January 15th. I went to tlie Public Library and there consulted the latest and recognized authority on Scottish surnames. It I!

“The Surnames of Scotland. The" Origin, Meaning, and History, by George F. Black, PhD.

"This tonic of over eight liuri- diced pages was publisher] by the New York Library in 1946. Dr. Black, himself a Scot, “as head of the Scottish section of the Library for Iiirty-five years. The sccPQ 01 this great work may be judged by the fact that for forty years the author worked on the MSS. The result is u monument to learning and industry.

"According to Dr. Black, fixed surnames or descriptive names ap- pear to have commenced in France about the year 1.000. arid hnt such names were introduced tli ugh the Normans into Scotland about one hundred years later.

"As one might expect many of these family names appear in Ec- clesiastical and legal records and also in those of the nobility‘; wit» nesees to giants of land. etc. Few except the clergy and the itobles could write in those early days- and not all of the latter.

"lune. Under this heading Dr. Black points out that the name was not confined to the Jews. It was not uncommon among ceelesiastics in the twelfth and thirteenth cen- turies. An Isaac was Prior of Scone from 1154 till 1162 and Ma- glster Isaac was a clci-ic of St. Andrews 1201. Thomas Esak was Canon of a church of Argyll in 1448. Janet lsaclr was a wltcli lfl Kilwinning, 1662, and in 1671 a charge of usury was brought against Robert Isack in Ktrkald . “A certain Squire named Thom I Isaac" married Matilda. daughter of King Robert Bruce. Under Mac-

. FOX RANDNERS

Inch h-osen Caplln at 2 l-l eeata a pound deliver-ad my ata- tion.

These fiah will replace I112] lii bog ration.

FREEMAN rofll. ldllfll 8.11.2

Poultry Wanted

We require quantities of dressed fowl weekly. Will pay on average basis or on graded prices. Our prices are high.

The lloyal Packing 0a., Ltil.

J. D. Jenkins (Pres)

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NOTES - i’ ‘QM-bag Isaac. Dr. Black hast-

. or Maclosdiz. ‘son of Isaac‘. Glllandee MacYsac witnes- sed a Beauty charter of 1231. John MacYsaac. who witnessed a charter by Donald. Earl of Lennox, in or before tees. may have been John Mnkysaae who witnessed a charter by Duncan. Earl of Leniiox, 1395. Esaig M‘Thome witnessed saslne of lands o! Craglnche to Archibald, Earl of Argyll, 1510. Murdoch Mc- Isack to be transported to New England 1685. Ann Mxciosaig in Ceannlagavst. South Ute, was one of tlie late Dr. Carmichael’: recit- ers. Mclsdick 1745. M‘Isak 1616. Makesalg 1592. lWIsoik and lWKl-

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Designs which w. to shovv you,

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seek 1731. Under another heading is:— "MacKeasock. MacKessack, Mac- Kissack, MacKissoek. MacKissek. From Gaelic Maclosaig. ‘Son of Isaac.’ lii 1476 the lands of Ardere in the baroriy of Glastray were re- llgned by Marlot, daughter of Molrriorla M‘Kesek. and Donald MeKessaeg recorded at Kllnun, 1406, is probably the Donald Mc- Esdyg of 1511. John M’Inthcir was convicted ii". 1623 for letting M'Kcls- slk‘a bairriis (children) die for hun- ger in Breadalbanc. (There wal probably a famincl. flint-ion lilac- Klssoclt was resident iri the Parish of Boync 1684, Elspot M‘Kissick In Bclliclone 1688. hfukesaig, 1592. Makkessako. 1596. hlcliisnck. 1684.

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"As you vvill notice. a chain nf ' similarity runs through these names from tlie earliest days. It all proves that the life of the race is loriiz compared with the transitory life of the individual. "I think you trill fiiiil lllf‘ abotc of interest."

It is indeed interesting, and so comprehensive that one feels that nothing can be added. Tlierr- are ltowevcr orie or two lcgnl terms that need explanation. Sasine is

"This Lay of the Land"

A correspondent in the City urrltesz-"Vlfhiie reading yesterday I came across the expression “tlie

- noes -'

We are in a position to buy large quantities of ungrgdcd

eggs at the following prices: - A Lorge-37 l-2 Grade 5-31

(delivered at our grading station)

We give quick and efficien and cases returned immediately.

Try our SHUR-GAlN FEEDS,

E. .l. MACDOUGALL,

Vernon, P.

lay of tlie lnntl." Jnhii Btichnn iri his ivriliiigs rcfcis to thr- "lic of the lzinrl." The latter would ap- pcar to me to be the correct one- biit I am riot a grnmmariari. I

Dorothy lllx gSays-—-

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A Medium-BS l-Z A Fullet-Zb Grade C—-26 t service. Shipments graded

think lt \\'0iild lie interesting lf you would izivr- your opinion in Newsy Notes.~lll R."

While hotli "L, ztncl "lic" are in use in this pliiriso. “lie" is ap- proved by tho irrnmmai-ians. l\‘l_v dictionary says “lay” is also in

position. elmPly harps upon the subject all the time.

DEAR DOROTHY DIX: My mother is simply crazy

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face tlie smile that won't come off. Then svork. There ll nothing like work to take you out of yourself and make you think of other thin | besides your fuss. i t

omaii of 26 and liold a very tine for mt.- to get. married and llll I have been going wit]

use. but classes its use as "vulgar." That is a reference to tlic language of the riiziri in the street. from the Latin "viilgtis" mcnniiic: the common pcnplc! rind docs riot iin- ply any special degree of re- proach. There is a shyness uliicli

i1 b0)‘ 101' a votiplo of years arid I like and admire him verv much but!

liflltlllftflfllllfil)’ riot in love with Iiim. ‘Yet Mother keeps pushing inc trite

Ind rimony. The boy loves nit’. but do sou think it would bc fill‘ (of

me to marry liim under the circumstances‘!

' BMRY ‘. Axsllvlilli Cfflfliitl)’ HO!- YOu would be iriiserable YOLIHEHNME

you would make tlie mun miserable, and your marriage would almost

enter-ales the use of "lie". and this tic-cause lt is not ‘Parliamen- fury liingungo. Ari M. P. may ac- cuse his opponent of "tcrmiiiuloui-

zisz-uredly end in divorce. marrying this man _hy telling you that you would full in love with hlni "l!" Sou are married. You would not.

and you would find marriage intolerable.

Don't let.

your mother persuade you inu

You would come to hate hiin

(‘ftl ineviutittide" htit must tint call him a liar. To "give the lle" to a man might cost your life In the old duelling days. so people avoid- ed tlir- word. Consequently they said "Lay down" to their dogs when they meant “lie down"; and "it's laying "on the floor.“ instead of "lying on the floor." It will take n. long tit-no and much tuition to get this error corrected! Another Famous Thorn

The Daily Alirroi", English pic- torial newspaper. says that liun- dreds 0f visitors went la St. Wean- ards. Hercfnrdshlve. to sec if the hawthorn tree iii farmer Poi-cell's meadow. would bloom on 'l‘welfth Night 101d Christmas Eve. Janu- riry 5i. At midnight they depart- ed. satisfied: the trcr- “as in bloom. A telephone operator from Hereford said. "Just at midnight I saw clusters of white bloom on the tree." But farmer Powell was peeved at the visitors‘ behavior. for they clambered about his tree. stripping off tlie bloom for sou- venirs or to sell.

The local legend is that this tree sprouted from a piece of the Crown of Thorns, brought to Eng- land after tlie Crucifixion. How- ever. Sir Geoffrey Evans. botan- ist at the Royal Botanic Gardens. Kcvv. says "It is not unusual for hawtliorns to bloom in December or January. The famous Glaston- bury Thorn blooms tit Christmas. I have not heard of farmer Pow- ell's tree. but. you will find that many of these stories are local log- end. Although a tree migltt bloom on ‘Pvvelftli Night one year. lt may be a fey days earlier or later the following year."

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BY NEN REYNllLllS

"We should have bought a house with a Guardian Watil Ail.

Alvin - with this one you'll be tinkering around trying to in it up for the rest of your life!"

OUT OUR WAY

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