PAGE-ELEVEN == 'rl-IE CHARLOTFETOWN Guaiwmiw SEPTEMBER 22»._-1934

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FUR FARMERS, sTo€:`Kl?REEl`5ERs AND é`A'izDENERSl_

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NEWSY NOTES Proleot `

or como... mm” by G ‘ ,H/l'l'h Raising S1108? T"be'°_l1ifeases With Silver Fox Farming

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A gentleman who lives in thel scum of England, and who has a private botanical garden into which he has collected most of the rarer' B,-l¢l_gl~_ plants, is kind enough to send me any seeds that I require for experiments in azclimatizing. Lute in 1932, he sent me some _reeds of Bryonia dlvica, the White Byr. guy, which is. as I stated last week, me only British representative of the cucumber family but presents some marked differences from the order.

our garden cucumber is a fibrous

rooted annual. with monoecious (lowers: that is. the male and fe- male blooms are on the same plant, after the fashion of the melon, pumpkin and' squash. The fruit, borne singly, is an elongated pepp _u kind of one-celled gourd with numerous seeds embedded in pulp, The bryony. though a relative, re- sembles it in no particulars save in the Shaw of the leaves and the, trailing habit. The root of the bry- ony is a large perennial fleshy tub-‘ er: thc male and the female flow- ers SYOW Un Separate Plants. hence it is dloeclous. Instead of a single large fruit, yellow when ripe, it bears a. string of deep-red round berries with a few black seeds in each. In short, it does not behave like any cucumber I have seen!

In the Spring of 1933 I planted the seeds lu a nursery bed, and when the plants were large enough I transferred them to a part of the garden over which the snow banks high in winter, and left them to their fate. To my great satisfaction they came up this Spring--they ru-¢_ it appears. herbaceous-and climb- ing the jieighboring tiger-lilies by means of numerous tendrils, pro-

herbal. in which astrology and be. ii'-hy Were mingled ln strange con

Lamb Feeding l PTObl€mS COtlIl8Cl'6d ControllingPotato Timely Notes On Topics Connected _

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i‘6S.t“.£.°‘;“‘.'@ “ii "°“°“""‘ °‘ Foxes In Captivity

ee or Lambs in

Eastem Provinces of Canada. '

iv-nan. and whose book was to bd A poll whcr b to i _“_

ro _ _ _ °Y _ E Y Wes "1 fellas. my o. Ennis smith, supcrlntend- various both in number and occur-

und in all ilouscuold libraries of feeder lambs will again be fatten- _

“hy Pieieimion in old times. All Cd in Eastern Canada has been; ent Experimental Fox Ranch Sum- re1(lff`§;mm1 re roducm was on

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Old Country friend info ~ th appro d b P h me 1.00, was much estc;i‘I‘n°e(’f*;s :gi Federxf Mm§5t§°i;; Agggsiiurewxgl m,,,,me_ ,_ E_ ,_ or the most perplexing problems

abhrodisiuc for lrorscs.

already members of the Southern'

While some females came in heat

Saskatchewan sheep Breeders, Ah regularly each year, others failed

sociation have signed u seven

shipment to Eastern feeding points.

Officials of the Dominion Live

The development of Buyer fox to come in heat and mlany others

BIRDS OF P. E. ISLAND thous d lr li ed P ranching will bc an outstanding °iii~"' °°°i"Si°n”'iiY- Mahl' males' W' order Passeres (continued) an ea or fe er lambs mr feature in the history of the crea- Pareniiy vi3°'°;ii‘; ‘xi`°diii°1§€il’ei"

from a

tion of world-wide commercial en- em' 3 m 3 5-ii 9° ‘md

672 B.-Y€1l0W PB-lm W8-'i'blel'. SR. ,, . ah 9~l3-fm-ing n 1' °f matihss Tignish 1992-Dwight <la1e.l fesmgfnglghlitghoimlghglhneg wlllluglg stil? gtllehntgprtllf amd cargo We” °i"°iiii/=iY “file- c14_oven Bird. sn. iioiel Nest feedlng ,arm and s,,pe,,,,.,°,, the freely many contend. However iz) Faiaiiiies ‘”“°fiK new Wm

found. Marshileid in 1914'-L.J. | feeding fattening and ...Qu-lgeun that may be canada ln senurng pubs save rite to irmvmea-rble fal- 675-Water Tnrueh. s.R._ Tignish operations. Members of the Ranch? from her shclres high class silver lacies “hd myihs' regarding the ha'

-Dwight 11916.) Smelt Creek 1931. ere' Association at e t t_ (egg as breeding stock has p1,ac_ tural instinct of the mother fox.

B' rec n mee ’ While evidence shows that the fox

-B-H~ i ed this basl

679-.Mourning warb;cr_ sn. ae- krohfgflnzgegux foundation tcluaiihiithl :he aenstlllrr: ii” B ¥'i'°U°“°°¢d mvthefa instnct. P°i`ie‘i by DWi8h\5 <l-916.) the terms of arancher-feeder agree- W°i'id- yet' this was mwmreted as 9' vi' '681d-.iv'orthei‘rr Yei.o\vthroa.:. S. ment whereby a valuation of three While the success of the pioneers °i°ii" init °f d°V°iifi!l€ her yOU-UB R.'i’ Reported 1883-Macoun 11916.) cents a pound is placed on the in their initial attempts to raise im me ie”-it Pi'°"°°ai'i°h Which ied observed at Brighton May 25, lair. lambs at the Moose .row crook- these wild animlao in oe.ptlv;ty on *-0 In aiafmlna Humber °f vnsvlmd -B.H. yards where official weights are 1,0 a oolmrnerelal basis has been lauded rahiiihiihg mei’h°°i's» oss-wuwn warbler. s.R. 'rlgnish be established. rrclgh, from sl-up- throughout the press of the entire (3) Wk °f H°"“°1€'°Wi)\ °f the -Dwight 11916.) ping point to feed-lot will be cu- world. it is very questionable if Sf°Wi“¥ WPS With A S°fi°“S mim-

686-Canadlan Warbler S.R.. ded to the initial price charged they will ever be given full recog- bei' °i fatahties hiuied the h°PeS

Smelt Creek. June 4. lass.-Bn. against inc iccdcr when lambs go nltion for ther success in spite or ‘if "my iii" breeders Wii° hw Siaf- 687-Anierican Redstart. S.R._ into the fed-lot. apparently insurmountable barriers, ted the ye” with 9' l3°°d °i`°l’ °f

Common, tl9l6.) Nor, rare.--l.F.S. Under the above project farmers and the romance associated with mx Pups-

69*l-.Amcrican Pipit or Titlark. who apply mr- feeder lumps will the dauntless and untiring efforts (4) Ihiemai Pafasites had i'° be M. (1916). No later pimlculm, ,not be required to lay out any of sh- charles Dalton ond Mr. R. °°fiW“d°*i Wim H0* Wvml-S. 104-catbird. s.'R. Reporredlicaa cash. The freight cha.-gcc to feed- T. 0u1ton_ in a truly typical can- NUM W°U116» 111118 W°rm-S. bladder

-aviacoun mais.) not rare.-L..l. lot will bc prepaid by the Dominion adlon spirit and inkeep ng with thc W°fmS and Other internal Parasites

722-Winter Wren. SR. Uncom~ D911-'itrtmcnt of Agriculture, rcim- efforts of their forefathers in build-,W°iii‘i ih “ini he ii' “Bi h'i‘eii“'°e»

duced their red berries in profllsion. Al these were undoubtedly a cur- iosity in Canada, I sent some of the berries to the Central Experi- mental Farm at Ottawa, with a re. quest for information as tp the medicinal properties which I under stood the plant hisessed. The re- ply was so interesting that I am

tfmvbed to Hive it in extenso:-

"Dear Sir: I am very much oblig-

ed to you for seeds of Bryonia diocia. Such gifts from our corres. pondents are, I assure you, very much appreciated by this division.

White Bryony interests me great-

ly as I am so familiar with the trailing vines of shining leaves and tight clusters of green, yellow, then rcd berries which cling to the hedges of England at this time oi the year. and which are perhaps the very first plant life to fecl the

slightest touch of frost.

There has been 'a lot written

about the plant by ancient and modem herbalists. I will, therefore, quote from one or two authorities, none of which state. that the ber-

ries are poisonous. Edward Hulme (19071 says: "The 01'l0ul' Of the berries on crushing them is somewhat rlauseous and the taste inslpid. The plant ,abounds with an acrid juice. The root has a disagreeable odour and a nauseous taste. and though it has been used a great deal in medicine, has very 1><>i~°°n°v-1 qualities rt has been cm- Dlflyed in asthma, hysteria, epilepsy and lumbago. Tincture of bryonia still holds a place in modern med- 10919. being used advantageously in Pltllrlay and inflammation of the llmgs.

Gerardo says "The mote is very

gleate, long and thicke, growing 59996 in the earth. of a. whitish yel- low colour, extreame bitter and al- together of an unpleasant taste. The Queenes ehlefe Surgion Mr. William Godorons, a very curious Qld learned gentleman, showed me

;;”l°°ff° 1181001. that waied halfe a

dred weight. and or the bigncsse

of a child of a ycere old."

Culpeper says “Brlony ul under

Mars. Thty are furious martial plants. The root of bricny purges with great violence, troubling they Stomach and burning the liver. and 1 therefore not rashly to be taken; but being corrected, is very profit- able for diseases of the head _ _ . and is therefore good for palsies, convulsions, cramps, and stitcllesl in the side, and the dropsy, etc. etc."| Culpeper then proceeds nt very

Rrcat length and in the crudest and most frank detail, to give further lists of human ailments. which really cannot be written about, buti I assure you leave very little to the imagination. Again thanking you, Ind always with pleasure at your Mrvicc, yours very truly, E. W. Hart."

Mr. Hart, to whom my readers and myself sro lndcbtcd for thu' interesting and courteous letter is! a member of the botanical staff at thc C_E.F. Gerard`s well-known "Herball" (which he calls “the first fruits ef these mine owne labcurs") ‘ WHS Published in 1597. My books of reference give no mention of Cul- peper. who also published an early

ticle to the September issue of ,Novelio‘s “Musical Times." Mr.

nllmber 01 boy; to Whistle 8. Vcrsc of a chorus he came upon the same

lcd a fifth higher than the rest.

Ground Limestone

has given excellent results where ever used

Write for prices delivered y0“i` nearest Railway Siding.

Brookville Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

OPERATING GOVERNMENT LIME PLANT Brookville, St. John' Coo N- B-

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mon 1916.) Observed Aug. 8. 1931. b111‘SSI1lCIlt being made to the De- ing up the country, will always give| and ‘he fihi i’i`eed*’i5 were bewiid' ~B-H. glnmcngeégr frelcht so bald from an added lure lo canadian life and' “gl P;“§1i§X;<eia;1; flffeigstghat

726-Brown Creeper. R. Rare, proc of sale when lambs are ente rise. X95 1016. R,oro,`1aas-l._J. fat. Feeders are required to have 1.112 every new lndustry fox W°\1ld have an immunity against 't2'1-white-breasted Nuthctch. B.. suitable equipment ln the form or breeders had to contend with most the* Pafaeitev that in Wh" Years Common-L.J`. feceacgng sheds. plenty of feed and vexatious set-backs which appeared 320°' °i»h1;1;n‘i¢ i'ixi_Eu;“i;-iitiss Zgigid

728-Red-breasted Nuthatch. R. I! Wu cr. They are also ulredl to harass the very existence of their me 5 me e 9 commoncsl, uuthctch dole.) rm-e to feed and market ln accherhance enterprise. They recognized that ralwh- The Same vexatious l1f°b- now._L.J. with the procedure prescribed by scientific investigation of their pro- lem# had *»° bf’ Wntended with 'las-Block-capped ohickadee. R.. the Dominion Live st/ook lah-unch blcmc was imperative and made in- with P28814 i° fleas. U06- ee-'mites C°mm0n__r_,_,y_ officials. Ranchers retain ovmership sistent and persistent efforts to in- “hd ehhemhi Par”-te“~ Ti’ make

'l40_,A.¢5,u1an Cmukadee (Hudson of the lambs until marketed so that duce the Canadian Government to mailers W°fS€ the SPUHUUS PWVCH' in Chickadee of 1916 list). Not iihfief the agreement the rancher undertake cxperimentril work. While i-iii-Wes i-mP°5e<l “P011 thi? if-lx breed' uncommon (19l6.) Rare now.-L.J. and the feeder rcccivc their re- the Dominion Department of Ag- "5 Very Uftell °°°85i°h¢<i mme Ser' 'l-is-Gold-crovmed Kinglct. R. SP°°tiV<= Share Off thc not proceeds rlouliure was cognizant or tho dir- loud losses than the Parvsit/es <19ie_l Not uncommon.-L.J_ afwr thc lornbo are marketed. ilcultlcs that :ox breeders had to themselves. _

The rancher-feeder agreement oonicndwith. alsoconcldered math <5) I-05605 "Om erifiemlvs °f 8

744)-Ruby-crowned Kinglet. S.R.? for 1934 is based on a three cent was B, bouuden duty 1,0 attempf, tu varying nature 0061111611 to it Clc8‘I‘€€

Quite rare (1916.) Several at Souris, price for official weights at Moose ullevlule the dlmeultleg and that 85| that was alarming in certain local- May 7, 1932--J.F.S. One found Jaw. The feeder gets the value of silver fox pumping was _.L vanadigul ities- a.r1d_fox breeders realized that dead OH 8/ d001`Sf»€P. Kl1\1‘°SS. Filby- all the gain in weight plus sixty creation national pl-ru., would de- some kriowledge must be obtained 1934. M.rs. J. D. Ross. One found par cent ofthe spread .after freight mund that a proper effort should regarding the infective agents and dead at smelt Creek May 6, l933_'and marketing charges have been be nude to place lt upon a. sound the control of same or else Such _,B_H, _ deducted. The rancher receives the buslg yet me ehlef dlmculty thot epidemics if not controlled might

'l56~Wilson Thrush or veery. value at three cents per pound. fueed the Department was the fact ruin the silver fox industry. _ Bprlrls visitor-Macolm 0916.) Rare M‘v<>se Jaw weights- plus forty per or rho scarcity of cclentlno men <6) The revenue of the industry summer resident in N.S.-R.W.T. Wilt 01' thc Spread. to 'undertake the wg;-lr and lu the was dependent upon the produc-

'l58a-Olive-backed Thrush. S.R. In 1933 about three thousand moe of continued appeals for many tion of fur of 41 high 0lB»SS fillfllity

Abundant (19163 Increasing 1933. hcild of fccdcr lambs were fatten- years the Depamuent ww retle- and this was the main. Problem -L-J- ed in °f\t°fi° Under aslmilar agree-‘ one or underteldng the investigo- that rox breeders, had to contend

7591>-Hermit Thrush. 5.R. Not ment. The best feeders were able tion Wm-k_ Howeve,-_ the fox med. with as it was the economic basis

uncommon here, 1934-L.J. 5° make gains above twenty-five ers would not be denied and mme of the industry. 'lsl_-American Robin. s.R. com- Povnds per lamb. Selling price for foward with request mol- request Pells in order to demand o high

mon (19l6_) mureasmg at Lot 4g_ feed-lot lambs when sold as fat and offer EMM. Oger to Shure the price must show the following cha.- -L-J- Decreasing at Bracklev limbs Hi- 'I‘°‘°“i'° ranged 11'°m Self- burden or cclenilhc investigation rocterl.f.tlos;_ Beach__B.I-I, Decreasing in il-ie|@n to nine and a hall' cents 9- that they considered was absolut- (al A clear black colour without vicinity qi Souris: come North earl- I>0und. Lambs off the “USC “Simi” ely necessary for their industry. any sign of brown or rust. lei- than formerly; a flock oi zo iv Weigh between 56 i/0 6° P°“HdS~ rn lczs the Experimental For lb) The silver banding must Observed today, March 28, 1934. Al- The feeding l’ei`i°°i is fmm im. i° Ranch at Summerside was estab- show a clear metallic brl8htI1¢SS- so more stra/y birds winter here, 150 Cl&yS depending On f@€dS. mah- lished and beeume an integral part (c) Good volu.me of underfur of probably due to more general plant- B89m@Hf. 8150- of the Dominion Experimental a favourable colour and texture. ing of berry-bearing trees, as Moun saskaichewiih lambs Wiii be “il” Farms System as the-result of aa (d) Good develolllileflt 015 10118 tion ash, Thorn, etc.-urs. P1”°v¢d bf=f01'@ Shipment by an of- agreement between ll. Department guard hairs to give o veiled appear- 'rhls ends the authentic list ol “vial °f the D°mif\i°f1 Live Si°°i< or .-xgrlcuhurc and the canadian ance io the fur as a whole. Island binds, but a. short supple- Bmnvh 8-Tld Will be Sllllliltd in Fox Breeders the latter argeclng (e) Length and strength and lill-S' msnt will be elven next week- in-i ‘i°“i’i°"i°°i‘ “"3 °°iii'*‘iiii'ig 29° to purchase the land, to construct ire or the guard noir. cluding o row birds which do noil heads. Care must be exercised dar- ,, ...mn .mu necessary buildings (rl Development of a ewd brush visit us now, (one or two of which "ig the first m°iiih in g"ti’i“3 the and to donate twentyhve pairs of with a. white till) Wi1iCh from time U8 805119-lly €XlJl!\Cff> and some, of iamhs °’i grain feed' ‘mwie ‘mis is registered silver foxes as founda- immemorial has been an outstand- dubious determination, which ap- ¢°"5i¢i9Nd *O be the Sifffsf Emln mm breeding sl,°¢l¢_ ing characteristic of foxes and fox peared in the 1916 list. .t0 feed at this iime~ Wheh lambs The problems that' fox breeders furs.

____ have become accustomed to eating had to contend with were mum- (To Be Continued.)

“rim AcoUs'rlcAi. rrl.oaLEM" 8 Wlmd of gr,-.ln .rally they may b“ -

fed a more fattening grain feed bv ' - F , V 1 ble Research

€1`Hl1l-Y. Clover or alfalfa hay are almost essential for best results.

yond him.

wall-paintings were made. They

villages, except on the rare occa- sions when they visitcd the nearest market town, or the rarer occasions when the men were levied for ser- vice in war. They loved their church and visited it not only on Sundays but on weekdays too. It was the centre of the village life, and its bells rang a merry peal over happy events, and toiled moumiul- ly when death claimed one of their number. The l€l’Vl°0 mi8i’if~ D0 in l tongue that they did not under- stand, or the sermon might be 8004 sometimes and sometimes dull, but lhey never tired of looking at the plctureg on the walls, and their interest was the greater because these hed been painted by one of

sum iu“,,,._4.sA,..-_--and

Under this headlng ML John gradualling adding barley, wheat Butter Gradlllg Olw 3 ua

Kerr contributa an instructive ar- 5°l'@9¥1lHgS or other home-grown Export Results

Butter graders are the only per- The Dominion-wide plant disease

Kerr’s younger brother used to The i‘m°iiiii° °i' hay Wquifed may be th carried out by the Plant whistle the tune that he was sing- imaiiy reduced if °°m ensiiage is soaglsralrlgvll/ellhuthl;u;;l;d!;rnlggllrldspeh idtlgoglsis of the Division of Bot- mg’ and mvarmmy _m a different available. Tumlps`or roots of any Emed by the regmations for use on any’ Dominion Experlm¢m,c,1F,c,rm5_ key. He was told to keep quiet, and klréflg 01;? g;;orie1;ccélen;.tt packages cuuealrllng bulter for ex- showed that during 1933 damage at last asked the reason. Mr. Kerr 0 il Cn 781189 d M 1 t due to wheat stem rust ln the Red

told mm that he might at least §iet{l1erA1ar.;1bsl€I};(;l'lii(llllac0mI;ln1iat£e,.iglirhugglinogzlggsgns paiggigcblillgi River Valley, usually a te_rritory ex- whistle in the key in which he (Mr. - ~ i- h~ SCC fi - ’ 1 th be posed go Severe damage, was less Ken.) was singing and received the Chief, Field Services. Live Stock, iqfxksigrigguénagechhgi yGrad(; than 2 per cent. Smut, so often the smggermg reply-"But I ami" In' Branch' Ottawa' some Indication Grade and l\Io Grade provided the cause of lowering the grade of ve3i'iiZ“ti°n‘ however' mveaied that Zhigud be given of the accommmi quality of the »butlcr’is in accord-‘ wheat. was the cause of only 0.6 he was whistling B' mth higher than fa on agilnble' the ammmt of ance with the grade indicated. The 'ber cent of wheat being graded the Sung mms' Later’ in training R igei-a¢(;:nlnin;{0;`l?d the experience words applied to designate the gradel “smlitty.” a scompaied with 2.8 per

.- _ - cent for the corresponding period

must be mlrtyhe nhalrimshnilneaqllgilr of 1930 one of the worst years This

te f a c sq c D - i 1

Ph9i'i"h`ieh°hi iW° °i' the b°ys “mist” fessing that the explanation is be- i url the nxlain panel of the wraDi-l'=Y- is iihdmibiediy due t'° the campaign

-_r-»= for the control of this disease by

Then he decided to irlvestlffatc - . seed treatment, especially in Dur- the matter, and examined alY»°§€th- di§)g;e§’§D0$f$§llLh§)n?f§;;g n3';§` critical. the did not mmd the lim wheats These varieties graded ei' 85° Pupils “'h°"° “hes "Med merely "flat" voices I have on two lcture' bein; out of proportion if 1.2 per Cent Smllfty in 1932- Whereas h'°m eleven i'°t gelienifsg Velma' occasions come accom lads who, on , gnly it was exlvrcssive and told its §'1di930€€ie Pehceigasge °i °ii'i'5 gi'i‘d‘ Tiih'iY' °“i' "ace “ cur mis being iven tll ke note, alwa s well. The liked cx resslve -‘mil y WHS l ~ ~

IHSl'\l0l'l. 01' 9X0-Ctiyf f8;il` tm? Cevggen sung nga, mlm; tl-gl-d b¢10W_ F51- 2121;; and Wang.; to See want the _ -T-°'-'_"”‘-‘

M§{°§Ee:°°s§‘;i;iesi';vera‘1' I§§L;_ the example. if -I sang "C,""tlle boy re-I people depicted with their hands L]Ve bw- imitated 'hem bv vhisiimi f"é‘*»"`.’.f.°.l..'3i'.._S‘i`§“.§."-fo fn'c°r“]§L’lgni§.fl .1523 lfff'c§.§"f.-¥Z`§f’°io§’i.“"`§.’21'?.§f.2i Regulations them il fiiih higher' and in ‘me °r to the right pitch after six month’s about art, but he knew all the Bib-' Z- tW° cases 8 f°“i`ih higher' U they daily practice, but lhc clfoit was so i le stories about the Apostles, the The summary for the month of fel* ti” “PP” iegisiei' “’° high' great that r did not repeat lt. 'rhls| saints, and the Holy Funlly and August of live stock pedigree aer- Wheh he sling "G" and whismd is probably an experience known to could make pictures of them. He tifieates registered by the Canad- "D" they H~=S“f°<i him iii” °i,i°,,“°i*’s all who have charge of ~Quhes and was often a humorlst too, ond when l lan National Records. approved by Wert! identical if he :lang 'A "nd Places where they sing.” he had ir bit of wail to spare would Hon. Robert Weir. Dominion Min- Whisiied "A" immediately aiier' ihey In vision we nnd cases of color- . ornament it with some school-boy ister of Agriculture. shows that the Said ifhe h°i°-`i Wm’ different' And blindness, and it would appear that joke, like the reindeer standing on total registrations to date for 1934 hhaiiy when he “shed them i’° sing in music there is a kind of tone- its head, to be seen in the Chapter are 47,426 as against 42.831 during , "HY “file iiiev liked “hd i° Wiiisiie blindness, if 1 may so call li, due w House ot wectmlnsrer. indeed all the oo.-responding period of lost it im"iedi°i‘fiY Miemaids' ‘her some defect, perhaps in that part the craftsmen indulged their comic year. For thc month of August Whi-*hed h°i€ Wi” ii iiiih “mv” the' of the ear which houses the “rods vein, for we ilnd ludicrous wood- alone there were 6.274 registrations, SUDB 11°’-€l NOW ¢°m°5 the smmg' of Cortl." carvings of such subjects as a pig including 295 horses; 3.070 cattle, cat vartr 011 livin! *hem ii““ii -1 playing tho bogplpor, the devil l,a2a cheep; eos swine; 3 foxes; 646 iesisr on Singing “i°“°' he ‘mme WALL PAINTINGS (2) wheeling away an old woman Ln a dogs; 2 poultry, and 22 goats. In that the b0yS 8-ll llllfd "3°°fi °i“`5~ *_ barrow, and geese dressed in fem- the predominating cattle registra- Ahd he iihishes his aiiicie by °°§` We can with some difilculty pro-' inine garments; while in St. Ma.ry's tions, 948 were Ayrshire; 803 Jer-

- , , ject ourselves into the mentality Abbey, York, is a stone carving of sey; 600 shorthom; 389 Guernsey;

_ -_ of the English people for whom thc a. man dying, while demons Dull his 297 Hereford; 109 Aberdeen-Angus:

soul, in the shape of a smaller mah. ' 'I2 Canadian (French): 26 Red

could neither read nor write; they out of his mouth. ipoll; 21 Galloway, and 5 Brown

BR K V lived all their lives in their own ”*'-l”-?' ;Swiss_ Among the 908 registrations

(Continued on Page 12) of Swine, 863 were Yorkshire.

CEDAR SHINGLES

Look For and Buy the Most Economical Shingle on the Market

PRICE BROTHERS

(Experimental Farms Note)

Dlseased potato tubers are unde-

sirable for marketing purposes be- cause diseased stock may rot in storage or in transit, necessitating sales at discount prices or possible disqualification. As a consequence consumers' costs are increased while the growers' profits are lowered ac- cordingly. Surpassing these dlffi-, culties met in the marketing phase of this industry irl Canada, how. ever, is the more serious problem| arising from the use of diseasedl potatoes for seed, a practice lead- ing to seed-piece rot, weak germin- ation, poor stands and low yields. Moreover, the use of diseased seed tubers results in contamination of the soil, thus making it most dif- ficult, if not impossible, to produce disease-free potatoes on the same location for several years. The im-‘ portance of this principle is better appreciated when it is known that new land ls relatively free from disease organisms and should be safeguarded against contamiri. ation. In seeking to control potato tuber diseases it is well to know that a. number of them attack both tubers and tops, so that they must be dealt with in the seed stock sup- ply and in the field. Those diseases confined to the tubers alone neces- sitate such measures as seed treat-

ment, soil treatment and seed-sel-| ectlon, all of which are being in- vestigated by the Division of Bot- any of the Dominion Experimental Famr through its Branch Laborat-i ories_ Although such practices are subject to limitations, when care- fully conducted they provide a means of bettering crop produc- tion, and of. reducing, very mater- lally, the otherwise appreciable losses. It must be clearly under- stood that seed treatment will not prevent diseases originating in the soil. Under these circumstances a scheme of soil treatment or soil management is a distinct advant- age. Seed treatment, of course, can only be effective against diseases occurring on the surface of thc po- tato tubers, whereas the more deeply seated infections, notably late blight rot, black leg, and Fu- sarlum rot cannot be reached * by seed treatment. In these instances' the correct preventive measure is` to avoid using the diseased tubers.

Certain diseases such as leaf roll,

mosaic and spindle tuber cannot be detected in the seed-tubers, al-` though they give rise to definite symptoms in the growing tops. The eradication of these disorders can be accomplished only by a. system of thorough rogulng combined with the operation of a tuber-unit seed- plot.

Detailed information on the sub-

ject under consideration may be secured from the nearest Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pathology.

Fruit Export Board

The Fruit Export Marioeting

Scheme presented by the fruit in- dustry hlas been approved by Hon.l Robert Weir, Dominion Minister of IAgricultli:‘e, and the Governor in Council upon the recommendations of the Dominion Marketing Board. The DU1'D0Se of this scheme is tc' regulate the marketing for export from Canada of fresh apples and fresh pea-rs. The provinces of Nova! Slactlia, Ontario and British Col- umlblla are particularly concerned with this scheme as from these DN-1 vinces practically all the fl-uit of this class is exported from Canada. During the past five years the average annual amount of fruit ex- ported hes been more than two million barrels.

The situation With respect to the

marketing of fruits in the ‘United Kingdom is such that the regulation of the marketing of fruit from ‘Canada is imperative. By regulating ‘the export it is anticipated that ovvefrl-sllppli-es amd shortages of Canadian fruit on the markets of the United Kingdom will be pre- vented and better prices will be obtained. It is also anticipated that the general standard of Canadian apples sold in the United Kingdom will be raised.

The Export Control Scheme is bo

be administered by a Local Board to bi- known as t-hc Fruit Export Board of Canaria which will consist of two persons appointed by the fruit growers of Novp Scotia. one appointed by the fruit growers in Ontario and one by the fruit grow- rs in British Columbia. There will be an additional member on the Board who will be chairman. 'appointed by thc- members. The| members of the first Export Looull Board ape: Leslie F Burrows. Can- adian Horticultural Council, Ot- tawa, Canada., who will be the chair- man; Manning Ells. Port Williams, NHS.. Vernon B. Leonard. Clarence, N’.S.: Percy W Hotlgetts Toronto, Ont: and Orrls W. Hcmbllng. Oyamn, B.C.

The powers of the Export Local

Board will include the regulation of the movement of apples and pears exported from Canada and may prohibit during any period the ex- portation from Canada of any quantity. size or quality of fruit. All producers of fruit may be registered by me Export. Local Board and all exporters or shippers of fruit from Canada will be required t/.J obtain a license. Licenses may be obtained- upon appllcation to the local offices of the Fruit Export Board at Kent- vllie, Nova Scotia. Toronto, Ontario, <Pariliament Bllhldinrzsl, and Kel- owna. British Columbia. Assessment will be made and collected on fruit exported. such asessment to be used to pay the necemary expenses of the Board.

No person shall export from Can-

ada any fruit in contravention to

an order. rule or N?€lllHU0¥1 Of me

Export Local Board nor until the| exporter has obtained ii license.

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On Tuesihy morning we visited'

Claude Smlth's ranch on the lower St. Peters road and received a very' genial greeting from Claude, who was 'busy directing the cleaning up of his ranch. In a mnalii space- Claude has a fox population oil about 500 pups and about 800| adults, Claude has made a distinct( suooem of Silver Fox Farming, un-` iting brains witlh energy and will to work. rn.-i pups look good, alsol his adults. _

I noticed he was uslne sulphur

very liberal-ly sprinkled over the floors of his sheds where the foxesl were housed, which by the way were 6 by 13, and were also used as breeding dens. He said he liked sulphur very much and when he cleaned out the houses always sprinkled it on the H0015. then coveredl than with me-aw. Never had any trouble with fleas, which bears out our statement of last week. Sulphm' in quantities is. cheafp and 'w'i'ohin the means olf; anyone.

I did not notice any WPS With bit tips, so said to Cllaude, “How do you keep them from biting their tips." "About two years ago Il noticed some of my foxes were biting their tips so I commenced feeding lettuce and we have fed it prett/y liberoliy ever since."

That is the solution of the tip

biting qu@ion which has been worrying so many of the fox fami- ers who raise their pups in sheds. At the Vimy Ranch near Char- lottetown they use a lot of greens andl nearly all the pups have their tips intact., although they are heavy meat feeders.

Discussing the question with

George Oallbeck he said he was very partial to the liberal use of greens and quot/ed a Western rancher who had some rather ex- traordinary pclts and was a feeder of Swim Chard. one-half ounce to each fox rllaily, George said that although this mm was also a big meat feeder his tips were O. K.

In an article wihlch appeared in

the Black Fox Magazine some months ago, Drs. Ronald G. Law and Arnold Kennedy of the Onta- rio Government Elcperlmerrtal Farm wrote very infomiatively re- garding the effects of fleas on foxes. They state that "fleas are responsible for severe anemia in foxes and it ls doubtful if the majority of ranchers flilly realize the act/ual harm wihich tihese pests can do. Fleas irritate the foxes and by the scratching which ensues the pelt is injured to some extent. Furrthermore the flea. on account of its blood-sucking habits can produce a non-thrifty condition in the fox."

Their treatment is by pofwdering

with one of the satisfactory pre- parations on the market, treatment to be repeated at ten day intervals until the last flea is killed.

When dusting foxes the entire body should be thoroughly pow-i dered and special attention paid to the head, base of the neck and shoulders. being careful f/J thor- oughly dust the neck and mane where it is held by the tongues and any other parts which are so held that they escape dlusting.

It.ls most essential that the im- malture stages be destroyed, that is to say the dirt. grass, bedding materials, kennels and in fact any environment. which will provide suitable conditions for their devel- opment.

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immature stages. All bedding terial sho-uid be removed* ard. .1 burned. `. V,

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very poor color, thought he hu V, wonderful foxes and brri§€¢fi i1'i)°'\1'i V them until I saw llc meant it. 1,, _ felt sorry for him and asked ltl-ll'-'l if he had been around to see whdligqj the other ranchers were T>I0du°'|hU_ ll’

I told him then it would be WQW'

d k some colnpar-i.=>olls. Tm! gp ghvgd to me the value l1vB;_;f fox shows. Many of these M! lg? ers were breeding up to what thw tlwughf, e good type of lox, butt;

because their best type was 0UlUli",‘

another rancher. hut h0¢ h'fi»Vi¢¥}.` attended fox shows they hail’ 333 _

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I ern u great believer in Slvlild '-

the other fellows foxes the once. over and if hc has better fo_XC-ig ~ honest and admit it and try lp get some of them. V

Pavillon lu which the'

sig; ghtfnnxlribltlon will be held November sth to oth, has b<=<=‘!t" tuomughly rcpalrod The .-k_\'l1:¢h¢lL\ have all been rcl>UVti€d “hd

on a par with tho third crude °¢ll"‘f’

way of knowing what was a

west/ern united states. Writing to..'1,}i a well known magazine S¢‘~l`=`»- _‘0fi'°=‘._'°

mari who had very Small f°X°-S “”°‘i' f"`

and of course he had not.

worth his wlhile to take il. week OE

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gompany and these have been Pl-it ill io take the lveiglli- 05 me light... The floor bus been sang and the interior made c1can_

attractive.

The Union Vale Ranch of tbl

Mchure és MacKinnon Silver Flo! Farms. Ltd-. 15 being Wrtmmy ®"

from some thirty of the Wie used for new pens being constlltll* ted at Vimy Ranch and as 1191 ground wire for 0tl\C1‘S.

Union Vale Ranch was built Ui 1914 and was then known as ffia Canada Atlantic Silver Fox C0117 pany, capitalization S1,000.000. M37) J, Stanley Wcdlock was lllc S/26119"

tary, but all the stock was uct SQ At first forty pens WCW Wit we understandl the wire for H1954 wel, some $20,000. It lo these alll pens that are now being tam down and the wire above EPO _ seems ag good as the day it V/Bd

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bo the U. S. A. the rmich was and purchased by McLure & Malo- Kinnon, who used it for breed.i'l1E foxes until a few years R80 Wim” they discontinued. f‘?m0\'l\lg *IN foxes to the Vimy Rlilicil. Tha farm of some 140 acres ls used ill produce milk for the foxes at Vmiye

Mr. Claude Smith, Ciiarkvt

Royalty, leaves next wack fm Western part of the Island where he hos been engaged by a number of fox ranchers to liittoo lille-ir foxw. These gentlemen are noi

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