JANQAK! 1a, 193a

NEWSY NOTES

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THE JEWS 1N BRITAIN (Z)

my Jews suffered severly in the

Cord of that unhappy reign is in m; year 1227, when

pf€Vi0llSiy accused the Jew of mur- der. In the 10th year of Henry's "pa, the Jews in London had ‘us; completed a synagogue, when we King interfered. Ho command- ed that the dedicated "to our Blessed Lady," ‘pd turned over to the brethren dst Anthonic of Vienna, by which y‘ M; called St. Anthoniefs hos- pml, After this highly question- Qple art, tho King set himself to convert tho Jcws and buft a rglrurch and a il0’~'pl"(' for those who {mock their faith. In a short time, as we can ‘ well imagine, "there was gathered B. great num- ber of converts "

11112.16 we first read of the udpgpping 0f Christian children, m accusation well calculated to 5m- up trouble for the hapless rmelilcs. Still. we may suppose me awakening of conscience, gar-e in the previous reign no ex- “use was needed for the attacks on this people. In the year aforemen- tioncd scven Jcws were brought to mridcn from Norwich; they were ghgfgild with having stolen n. "christened child," had circum- dced him. and were holding him for crucifixion at Easter, when they were arrested. Wc are told that their bodies and their goods were reatenccd to the King's pleasure- rad we can guess what that plea- me would be.

51x years later all the Jews in lie Kingdom were held for per- ptunl imprisonment unless they lid the King twenty thousand irks, in two half-yearly instal- penis. This must have been paid, 1w in 1251, the chronicler says "lo taketh inestimable cums of wley of all rich men, namely I Aaron, a Jew born at York, fourteen thousand marks for him- nelf and ten thousand marks for the queen; and before (this) he lmi taken of the some Jew as much as in all amounted to thirty thousand marks of silver, and two hundred marks of gold for the queen." In 1256 were brought to Westminster two hundred and two Jews from Lincoln, "for crucify- in, of a child named Hugh." eigh- teen of them were hanged and the rest finedl About this time it is on record list a. Jew of Tewkesburg fell into s son: of latrine on the Saturday ‘bnd would not that day be taken out for reverence of his Sabbath." Wherefore Richard Clare, Earl of

out on the Sunday, for it was the (Xuistiarys Sabbath. 0n the Mon- iby the Jew was drawn out —-dead. In the 47th year of Henry's reign, another onslaught on the Jews of London took place, and the Barons slew more than seven hlxidrod: the rest were robbed,a.nd mu- synagogue was all but de- moliohed. All this because one Jew was said to have charged a Christ- ian more than two pence for U18 loan of twenty shifings for a. week. n. the third year or the reign cf ldward I, in a parliament at London. usury was forbidden to the Jews; and in order that all luurers might bc known the K1118 commanded that. evcry "51"" should wear a tablet on his breast “the width of a paveliue." cr he must leave the realm. Three yea" Inter the King b82811 l0 T917011" the English coinage. and executed ho hundred and sixty seven Jews and three Christians for ‘clipping the King's coin." 111888 unfortunate people were first drag- llld through the SIVYNiZS by b97555’ lllli afterwards hallléed- "Thn lune your the Jews crucified B can at Northampton for which 1m, (gays the mot-inion". historian.) many Jews of London were drawn rt horsctuiis and hanged." Tho Archbishop of Canterbury ordered the destruction of all their synagogues. ‘as wcll. in 123B. all the Jews in 13118381"! were seized by order of the King. but they redeemed thcmsblvcs f01' twelve thouzand pounds of S11v6" not/withstanding this, he banished lhem all from Enifﬂnd i" 1291' M’ lowing them to retain only 9mm‘ ear, moncy to take. them out of the realm. The number of Jews 9X- pelerl was 15.060 porsons- The commons of England had Elam‘ ed and given Erlward a fifteenth ofail their own goods to persuade him to banish the Jews. and. says the old writer "he mode a milhiil.’ mass of money out of the Jew! houses, which he sold; 511d “"13 much for the Jcws." he concludes. England is an old country» with many experiences. and a i011! m9’ "Wy- Silo has had anti-Semitic moods, dictators. and other evils. ‘lit she has cmt them out. 811d We n: some llkc it, she is the foremost land in the world today

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I TELEVISION STRIDES 0N

Under Henry Ill (1216-72) Eng- i In my notebook a pgrggvnpl] “my “To; greatly misgoverned and reads ‘jIn London. July

19. 1512K. ‘John Baird has dispemcd \'.'iiil and successfully ltransmitted a picture of n. man's

the King , bust from one room to {mother in granted the lands of one "Benonye broad daylight." Though the dis- Miltull, a wealthy Jew of London. i lance was short, the few scicllii-ls w several of hi; favorites; having permitted to sec

the test ac- iclaimed it as the first step to icic- ‘vising National events like the Derby and so forth- That was ten years ago and since then the range of transmi» Ision has been extended to forty :Il”iil8S.,'I'il€ British govcrnmcut, seeing what was coming, national- .ized television as it had already {nationalized radio and had taken 'over the Alexandra Polaco fin -North London) as the B, B, C.

Television Station. 'I'hcrrl:'.ll1lr- a ‘

long series of test; to determine ,whether the Baird or the lVIur- "coni transmitter should be em-

fployed. ‘The Baird company takes a ‘

;photog'raph of the scene by a film camera, and this is transmitted lo the television receiver in the short space of thirty seconds. The Mar-

zconi company depends on thr-

‘mnitron camera, a marvellous in-

istrument which only needs point- ing at a scene for that sccnc to

.flash up on the televieiveris sol.

ed the Marconi system of trans- mission, while it is pletlﬁifll; "l 110i" that the Baird receiver is favor- ed by the public as the best for present day requirements.

sets, which are mostly located in Greater London. There are just upon 9,000 private sets, and there would probably be more, only 1W0‘ ~ pie are cautious of purchasing sets which they fear may soon become obsoiett as science advances. Two year's ago u. set cost anything from $500 to $1000: today prices ranill? from-ti?!» to $600. the latter figure bringing an instrument which is a radio and television combinedThev are u easy to switch on as tho common radio on week davs.

The programs are short as yet: only two hours daily on week day-l» Sunday programs are projected. ‘ and perhaps these may be longer. . The new mobile Emitron cameras have alreody permitted the shut-in pub‘ic to see the Coronation 1'11""- cession, the Cenotaph ceremony. the Lord Mayor's Bhow- Wm" biedon tennis. Boxing Bi the B B. C's Alexandra Palace, and many other events. This is one or the marvellous things they arc do- ing the Old Country, of which we hear comparatively little.

SOME MONTANA BIRDS (I) ‘ The Montana State College has lately (Sept. 1937) put out. a valu- tble little work on the birds of prey found in that state. and as they are, in the main, birds of Oll‘ own district also I have plea- cure in putting before my readers the salient points of the circular. Birds of prey -the hawks and owls —ure in most cases shot at sight. a. practice deeply depiored by thosc who have made a proper study of the subject: and the circular above mentioned was issned in an effort to educate the public to recognize the benefit of protecting the harm- less species. The species which harmfully affect the farmer -—hy attacking poultry —are few, and are easily known by the descrip- tion in the pamphlet.

The Marsh Hawk (No. 331 heads the list as probably the common- est, and certainly the most bcncfl- clal, of our Island hawks. Wo may see it skimming slowly over thc ground, beating its wings sovcral times. then skimming again. It is a low fier, slow and erTatlc, and rc- minds one of the flight of a sen gull. We may recognize it by the long tail and wings, the latter having their tips pointing upwards in ﬂight. (The other hawks hold their wings horizontally.) Another prominent mark is tho white patch of feathers just above the base of the tail. The males are slntcy- my. but t.he females and young are rusty brown. We cannot mis- take the bird if we rcmcmbrr these few points.

The diet of the Marsh l-lnwk has been carefiﬂy studied in Mon- oona by various observers. Nearly 1.400 stomach were examined. and 55.1 per cent contained small mam- malian remains (mice. krounrl squirrels and young cottontail rah- bits); 4L4 p. c the remains of poultry or game; 32.4 P. <‘- 017"" birds: 46 1-1 c. other vertrlvntcs‘ and insects 33 be? cent. Tho bird is therefore largely beneficial. and should be protected-

The ghorp-shinned Hawk (No. 332) has a bad retaliation as a chicken raider. and lt is probably wise to control this hawk during the season when young blfllﬁ 111"‘ about. It has been confused with the Sparrow Hawk. the Plwroll Hawk. and small Coopers llfnvks. so we note the fdiowlns! mid" marks?‘-

The adult Sharp-shin is slalo- bluc over the back (whcnrc 1hr‘ ngme "Blue Darter.) and has a somewhat long. slender. barre" .tall, and blune rounded. nﬂrllllviv

barred wings. rt is finely bauvﬂ . Wm, rusty-red and white across the breast.

The Sharp-shin has none of lhr; begugim ‘deep chestnut plumage o the spnrrﬁw Hawk. and although it approximates the Pigeon Hawk 1n gize, the latter has sham W1"! tips which constitute a noticeable distinction. The sham-shin ha“ ‘f square or weakly notched in - while the ooonel-‘s Hawk l" "d" (imon to its larger size, has a rounded tail-tip.

Dr, Taverner examin ed thr- stomachs of 101 sham-rhino 5"‘ 5g which held poultry 0r‘ gunmen“;- held other birds and 11169 °T sects were found in 016W"-

This series will be cntinued in next week's Notes. B111‘: isoyﬁg; precervin! 1°!’ m‘ 5' e "acid-math"

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The London Station finally adupt-

‘This brings us to the television l I

‘ can give assurance in a. practical 1 a-ay, that their bacon supply will

‘ less hogs between September 15th

i llcicnt in protein and minerals. We

i _ Canadian hog producers are en- lvliixl: profitable prices for their

' product due to the fact flint we

‘have tillc advantage of selling on

l a sheltered market in Great.

‘Britain. It is only reasonable to

I Ehllcct that some time in the

lluuiro. Canada. will once again

have to meet open competition on this market. There is grave dang- ov that. when this time arrives.

Denmark and other European

coilntrics will crowd us off the

British market as was the case

llfLCl‘ to the Ottawa Conference.

| This danger ‘hes in the fdlowing

| weaknesses which are now in-

llllrllll; our reputation u bacon

‘ producers:

l l-Uncven monthly production. Ll-Hlgh cost of production caused

l by improper feeding practices.

[li-Carelcsaness in selecting breed-

‘ ing stock.

t-At least 50% oi’ our rrmzket

ilngs under or over weight.

_ '1‘ o many farmers follow the old

‘llziillis of breeding their sows to

fnrroiv in the spring Mid Fall.

i This practice causes a. very hcuvy

run of hog: on the market in these

seasons when the price is low.

During the Summer and Winter

seasons the run is decidedly light.

‘ This irregular system of marketing gives the British~ consumers the idea that we cannot be depended upon as a steady source of bacon.

We get the reputation of being in

nncl out of hog production. The

‘consumer will not make a glutton

of himself in the Fall and do with-

‘out bacon in the Summer And

‘ winter to suit tho whims of any

l groups of hog growers. Such con-

sumer will turn to Denmark or

other European countries which

be steady every month of the year. lvlien and if we loose our present sheltered position, we will be face to face with this danger. Even now our irresponsible methods M mar- keting isdoing usharmOur dim tilOUid. be wrnarket more hogs in the summer and Winter, And ship

and December 15th.

If we are forced to meet Den- mark in open competition on the British market, our haphazard methods 0f feeding will be our un- doing. in Denmark one hundred pounds of gain is produced with less than four pounds of grain. In Canada. the average hog producer lakes five to seven pounds of 3min to make a. pound gain. This varia- tion is caused by different feed- lug practices. We use rations de-

pay little or no attention to worm infestations. Our camlessness rc- sults in losses mt. fur-rowing time. we use feeds audh as nw mots. raw potatoes and outs which are not basic hog feeds. We rough our hogs through the growing period, with the result we have too many reaching the rnamket ranging in age from seven to nine months.

In Denmark. market hogs nnge from five to six and one half months. Hogs lightly fed during the growing period never make well balanced (harnesses. It coats much more in terms of feed to put fat on a pig alter he is allowed t0 become thin. Our fanned! would be well advised to post themselves on all available n»... tion rela- tive to proper feeding practices us worked out from numerous ul- perlments. We have some of the best bacon hogs in the world. The stock in the hands of mix-best breeders has been comdully leiected formnny generations, but among ordinary hog producers. W8 (ind evidence of little attention in nel- rcting breeding sown. Hogs will revert to the wild type faster than any other animal. The bedh stock nficl‘ a. few generations of careless selection will become short in the body, heavy in the shoulders. and light in the hams. This means that continual selection must be practiced by the hog producer. It is not. far from the truth to state that about. seventy-five percent of the brood sows kept on our farms. cnuy defects in type which initiate against the production of grillil? "A" hogs. This should not be the case when high c'ass pros- | peclicc brood rows can be found in cvcry district. Too many farmers ‘follow the practice of keeping . fyoung brood sows of their own ‘breeding. out of pcor grading lit- ‘tres, when some neighboring farm- ltr may be shipping for slaughter, ‘ _voung sows of much superior type. . Durng the past few years, and .ai. lhc present time, about fifty ycwent of our hogs arriving at packing plants. arc outside rho dc- sircd weights for grade "A" hon. ivitli the greater number on the light wcig-ht side. This is o. most scricus situation. and P61111195 nothing will more quickly ruin. 0111‘ future prospects on the British market if we meet Demnnrk in opcn competition.

In cnnnd the spread in weights fnr grade "A" is 140 to 1'10 pounds inclusive. In Denmank. this mread is much narrower. ‘Ihe Danish farmer is cut much more sever-ell than we are if he nlarkets hogs outside this narrow range. Con- rcqucntly. Danish hogs are V611? uniform in weights. It is quite p08‘ sibie that our Canadian formers will suffer greater cuts on these off weight hogs, if the number of such hogs is not materially I0- ducod in the future.

It would appear that our forum's make little or no effort to market

i their hogs at proper woighta. ‘Ibo much guessing is ptlcbiood lnd tho scars used too little. In runny cares the $798M“. cuts 1!‘! [I103 0D there light hog; would pay for all

‘ ford necessary to put them up YD wpight, This would give the forum‘

' u.» extra weight u. no eon. These

mm hogs continue to much the

market in the face d rlllbl M19"

1 and cheap potatoes. Mm? 1}!!!‘ iscrs seem to feel ﬁrst once n. bog

THE UHAKLIIZT!

I376” Weight Hogs

interest in the matter. ‘This S8011 i108. if undesirable to the marxel may come back in spirit to slap the producer in the face with lower prices.

At present the Brit/ian consumer is sheltering us fmm open Danish comm n. We have been given a period of probation to demonstrate what we can do to replace Den- mark with bacon of equal quality regularly supplied. 1f we make no real effort to produce what this consumer demands. he wk] loose

to the country who appreciates such. We must cease stripping these 01f wit“ 11°85; 1t should be our practice to weigh every hog alive in the morning before feed-

100 Iﬂlllld-S. W0 must get away

between seasons. we marl, pay more attention to our feeding practices, and thus lower our cost of production. We must exercise more care in the selection of our breeding stock. In a nut shell. we must show that we can take Den- monk’; place on the British mar- ket. otherwise the British con- sumer will buy from the producers who will give him what he wants, and when he wants it.

Botanical Notes

(Experimental Far-ms Note)

Christmas and New Year's Day festivities have passed with their attendant satiation. Pcoplq ye- quire change; even from the very be“ of 800d thingu. Santa Claus may have outlived his welcome; the cinema. bridge-table. dancing and the blsro of the jazzfng radio "l"? “i” l0 $167111; when the llklllﬁ. Bill-i. 8W5. lnowshoes and other outdoor attractions will daim the attention of many. Some, m; the other hand. will seek blesggd relief and dhange in the we; faithful panacea-Batu». and the 716511118 silence of the winter-y wootk under a. sky clear, chill, pale with m ineffable purity. In the austere beauty u: the woodland solitude is a. sense of P31595068. like strains of gored music. m a dimes profound, tier "Don tier of sombre evergreen- branches have been miraculously changed into Mays of sparkling flowers of diamonds, to be made mun lovely still, at evontide, by "19 mylf-io onchnntuncnt o! the moon. "Qcdar. and pine, and fir... A sylvun scene, and lathe mix; ascend Elude won shade. ilhccln 0f eta-felted. vfow.’

swoody

fident-ulwuit the woodland ramb- left.

When ltudying the native wer- INNIB. (or conifers. which moans com-banning) it will be well to re. member that they do not n11 bear cones. Exceptions an the yew, which has a. berry-like fruit. bright red when ripe; and the juniper- whole fruit is a. rhrk-blue berry. A conifer which sheds its leaves in the autumn is the imnanu-Jr (or larch).

073191‘ l-Nes which bear cone-like limit-s are the birch and the alder But they are not true conifers. Iﬁlliilﬂll‘ In thin’ ovettreen.

The native evergreens, iikgly 1p 5° m“ with 41111112 time woodland RUNS, include the pines, gprugeg, ti". Douala-w rnrucc. hemlccks. cedars and tnmerucks. Therc are, however. some introduced species. “m! M" escaped cultivation and established ttiemnelvm wild either ﬂﬂuly or in colonies, such as me Scotch pine.

‘lire nwtivc pines are distinguish. ed from the other evergreen; by the fact that their needle-shaped 161W! ore arranged in bundles of "W W» w five. each bundle being bound at the base like the bristles of a. point brush, but. by a short papery sheath. The leaves vary in length from one fifteen inches.

Nine native pines occur in Can- ada. which are sometimes divided 111w W0 mum-the soft and the hard pines. The soft pines have 9M1!‘ lﬂllvcs in bundles of five. and cones with thin scales. They are u" whilﬂ Pine. western white pine. limlber pine and White-bark pm, The hard pines, on the other hand. have their leaves in bundles- of two or three. and have cone scales which am thick and woody. They "e the w! nine. lack pine, pitch P1110. bull pine and lodgepole pine.

only one native pine extends from the Atlantic to the Hockey mom‘. talus in British Columbia, five grow in the West. and three are found only in Eastern Canada.

It is not possible, in this short article. to dmcrfbe a. detail the nine native pines. However. those People who are interested in this winter diversion which will con- stitute a round of benign - ‘ c,

patience with us and turn his trade ..

Ins. and hold back all hogs under l

“"11 this 5191111! and Iihli rush and ’ market more hogs during the in- '

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TIMELY NOTES ON T

z AGE ELEVEN

OPICS

CONNECTED WITH

Silver Fox Farming

i i | The bright news of the week ‘was the power oi absorption which lthe London market showed not- withstanding the vast quantities of silver fox pelts offered for sale. The week prior the London Fur Sales Co. held their sale and dis- .poseci of a very considerable quan- tity. Then on Monday Hudson's Bay Company commenced selling and continued until Thursday noon ‘with the largest offering they have ,ever made, in fact we bcllevc a ‘record one for any auction house 45,618 pelts. It seems almost un- believable that buyers could wade

accuracy. The writer remember.- ‘the last time we visited London in company with W. Chester S. Mc- Lure and priced some 3,000 pelts

ithrough this immense number ant ,- catalogue them with any degree of l

hull uuu u....-..Ly ol pelts disposed I f. What lesson can we learn from ‘this, and what should be our guid- ‘ing plan for the future? More ‘rigid selection of breeding stock.

more culling out of undesirabler. ‘

iccnscqucntly ‘a lessened number oi flow grades to be marketed.‘ Pro- Iduction cannot be cheapened vet". imuch. because if you cut food u.’ Iuse cheaper feed you will have a poorer grade fox. Labor expenses are down to a minimum. so ther» seems to be just one solution and " hat is to concentrate on better foxes.

For the past two years we have

Illcarri a great deal about the Nor- mecion foxes and their superior-

I‘ was a tremendous “1_ee_day on 'lty,t_but this season. with the ex- deal. Of course it may be 11...’.,}§§§§§{,,,°f.a‘;i““‘§f"f§f‘f°“5 buyer“ n°w 3"“ give We fleemlki isened. Our advices rare that the

glimpse and jot down their ap- praisal. lt could not very well be otherwise.

Now coming to the results of that great sale we find 65 per cent ‘ rchanged hands, proving that while 1

lprices are low yet the reccptive- ' ‘ness of the world of fashion to our

product is indeed great. C. M. 118111115011 86 Company, who are as- I sociated in New York with Lamp- I son, Huth 8r. Company, took up on i’ 111111868)’ afternoon where Hud-‘ 5011's Bay Company left oﬂi’ and m l the same rostrum they went at it

hammer and tongs with an offer-

ing which Colonel Dawson estlm-i ates as well over 40,000. Thcy

continued all yesterday and Wu; l take a holiday today and rcconi- l men“ °n M01168)’. Cables from‘ them state an excellent demand ‘ with emphasis placed on the more ‘ silvery types.

In these columns we have con- stantly reminded our ranchers that ' there is a great and growing do- "mm! 1°‘ the blight sparkling sil- vers, and no matter what is said . to the contrary it is our ﬁrm 0p_ inion that they will continue to he the favorites. Hudson's Bay 11% Port full silvers sold best with the ﬁner skins in excellent demand, mmpmm report as high as l5 per cent advance for the elem; fine 1"" 511"“ 1w COmDared with their ‘ Previous sale. 0f course these types are scarce and are much in Wﬂue for capes which now have a run in London and the larger cit- ies of England as Well as on the continent.

l"?! day I meet ranchers who inoculate as to the outlook for s11. V" 10X Polls and the probable prices which can be expected as B“ BVENEE- As pointed out before it is not likely that the ﬁgure will be 1n excess oi’ $24.00 if it reaches that amount. net. ‘raking the H"d5°11'8 38y 811d Lampsonb. sales 119111 Drior to this week as .9, only- ion it will be found that the joint m1 avenge of these two great venues would be about $2490‘ With the great quantities that remain to be marketed including the bulk of the Canadian skins, it is not reasonable to expect that any great advance will take place.

Arc we downhearted? We should mt 59- Every industry and every wmmodlly srower~ suffers set- backs. These act in the nature of con-actives. which in the long rurf have 5' tendency to stabilize a business. Were progress always on an even keel and such that al- most any individual could make a proﬁt, the business would prove so attractive that it would become lop-heavy. The silver fox indus- try had almost reached that stage this year with about a. million, pelts. It found a world suffering‘ from a number of troubles such as ' a recession which has boosted the United States figures of unemploy- i ment to the gigantic total of ovcri ‘ten millions of people and cut tho ‘great. steel industry production ifrom 92 per cent to 21 per cent. lthereby lowering the purchasing ‘Dower of the greatest spending

nation on earth-the American people.

It found barriers Germany, Italy and countries which were impenetrable to luxuries like silver fox. in France where Paris is the great fashion centre of the world. pur- chasing power was cut. in two by the fall of the franc from over six cents to about. three ‘cents. Yet notwithstanding these apparently knockout blows we find tho nuc- tion houses clearing silver fox pelts as fast as they can be oﬂcred for sale, not at 33 1-3 or 50 per ccut ‘discount. but probably around 20 to 25 perlntﬂpcuding on the

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fin fact constitute a practical and sympathetic guide always at hand. “§_*_l_“."..b°_.°“'“<L.i!!i£ll9°lﬂ.;

#1101116 uwlv in the Dominion Bchnist. Ottawn. for information WW"!!! an fnevllpensive work. wen illustrated and which tells in limplc language, with the absence of tedinicol terms and readily un-- dcntocd" by all, how to identify. pines and other wenncenc; when- they grow; and in what economic

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Norwegian skins this season are not. nearly as good as last year. The bulk of them were pelted ear- ly in an effort to hold color and they arrived on the markets flat and underprime. Those left un- sold on the ﬁrst offerings must have had a tough time of it when they met the better furred Canad- ian skinsiihe past wcek.

The Fur Record. one of the most reliable publications of the

fur trade in Great Britain, corn- =. menting on the talk of Norwegian

silver fox supremacy, states em- phstically that Prince Edward Is- land still produces the best quality l silver fox pelts.

The American Fur Breeder for January has come to hand and is devoted almost entirely to the Am- erican mink industry. Cuts and illustrations of the Elgln, Illinois. mink style show and an article on the ﬁrst national mink show held at Elgin on the same dates-Dec- ember 5th to Bth-are highly in- teresting. Over half the exhibit- ors hailed from Illinois and Wis- consin. but New York, Ohio, Utah and Massachusetts, as well as seven other states were represent- ed. The entries totalled 353. The judging was done outdoors and a sudden drop in the temperature the spectators step lively. The judges also had difficulty dur- ing ‘the second day's judging be- cause of a slight snow storm which l developed towards afternoon. Man- I, ufacturers of foods and accessories had attractive booths and over 600 fur breeders were registered. News- reel camel-amen for Paramount, Universal and Metrotone were on the job and photographed the mink judging, special exhibits and mink style shows. It is estimated that. over ﬁfty million poaple will see the pictures within the next few weeks.

' the mink breeders during one of the evenings of the style show. presented Miss Toby Wing. Para- mount movie strr, with a. lovely

mink coat. Silver fox ﬁlms showing the raising of “Bright with Silver"

Fromm foxes are being sponsored by the Educational Department of Minneapolis schools.

Fromm Bros. ‘Fhiensvillc. Wis- consin. announce an extensive dis- ease research program. They claim to have definitely controlled dis- temper in their ranches and have ‘ iilcd applications for obtaining pa- pers with thc United States Gov- ernment covering the immunizat- ion eﬂorts perfected in their lab- oratory anci in ﬁeld control of the disease. Beginning this year they are prepared to accept carcasses from other ranches at their lab- ﬂ1'.’li0l‘_\' io assist in determining their difficulties along discnselincs.

In nu article on the subject they slate that distemper in foxes was. (lissovercd on Prince Edward Island about ten years ago and

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/o»- FOXESGHc/MlNK i Vigorous Animals-Better Production

You cannot look for high production of healthy wcll-ilevcloped pup: from under-nourished breeding stock.

When fur-bearers are fed on I

diet deﬁcient in either calcium or phmpburus, it. ls the your; and ﬂu nursing mothers that are ﬁrst lo suffer. A lack of phosphorus in tho young, growing animals results in very serious ills, such as stunted growth poor coat, weak limbs, still-born off-spring.

J As the first stage of success depends on larger litters of healthy of!- spring, it is therefore of great importance to feed your breeders properly and to ensure a good start with a carefully worked out well balanced

ration.

"GLOSSY SHEEN” supplies in a natural way, calcium,

phosphorus.

iron. iodine. copper, etc, so necessary for perfect health and reproduction.

ISLAND DISTRIBUTORS

ll. T. Holman Ltd.

SUMJVIERSIDE

P. E. I. Fur Trader:

(‘HARLOTTETOWTW

FASTERFAT LIMITED

Halifax, Nova Scotia.

FOX

With your '¢0-0p€l‘8i.i0ll

price.

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RANCHERS y; LOWER PRICES

We have been able to lower the cost of fox meat at least one cent per pound.

ness we hope to be able to sell at a still lower

Get in touch with our dealers in Summersido.

FRED DDLPII IS LTD., Q SALISBURY. NB, Ind SUMMEBSIDE. IKE-I.

and a volume of busi-

continent and into remote Eskimo lands. He has discovered that cer- tain mice which abound in the Hudson's Bay territory are a link in carrying certain diseases of the fur bearers. He has also establish- ed the fact that certain ailments and rabbit be- come epidemic in these far coun- tries.

Another interesting discovery of Dr. Green's is that a. deficiency of one of the Vitamin B factions may result in encephanyelitls, and that since this discovery the disease is becoming rare on fox ranches where means are exercised toavoid this deﬁciency. '

Frommb have spent $600,000 during a period of ten years to- wards disease study and control, and are making plans for the ex- pansion of their laboratories at

‘Thiensville. Other diseases which ‘have been studied and which af-

fects foxes are para-typhoictwhich may become serious in conjunction with other diseases. and those of the parasitic field including lung- worm. This latter infection has wiped out some ranches but can be controlled by elevated pens which break the cycle of the lung- worm which insect spends part of its life cycle in the soil. Foxes may also become subject to pneu- monia and to various other infec- tions. Their experience has tend- ed to show that breeding does not increase immunity against distem- per. At the Fromm ranches all animals are super-immunized a- gainst the ailment in order to re- duce 10s from distemper foamin- imum.

TAKE K-FOX NOTES .. The many friends of George A.

became increasingly epidemic from year to ycar. Distemper can be absolutely-ruinous to a rancher as it may tnkc as high as 80 percent of his foxes. Pups are four limes as silsceptiblc to distemper as ad- ult foxes. but they do not become susceptible unlil after they are weaned. the reason being that un- less the vixen is ill with distemper hcr milk contains qualities which temporarily immunizc thc pups.

The disease i." ordinarily more epidemic during summer than in winter. but it. may become so dur- ing the winlcr if ii has had a start in the fall of tho year. Dis- temper may attack foxes in their roaring pens or in the fur ranch and may be spread through the medium of ﬂies, birds and other contacts. Di‘. R. G. Green, head of Fromm Bros. investigation de- partment. has travcllcd in nearly

every state and prov>incc__‘on_t_.his

WHEN FED

W. I. B. Pure Cane Molasses

Rich in iron, highly nutritive, due to large proportion 0f S118!" and

W.I.B. pure cane molasses is extensively fed by successful stock breed- ers. and leading authorities state one pound of this molasses equals one

in food content.

animals were__ placed _if1

feeds onvthenmarket.

Callbeck, Sumrnerside. regret the lloss he sustained by fire on ‘Thursday evening when his fox ‘feed house with all its contents ‘was totally destroyed. The loss is 1a severe one and it. happened at a |very inopportune time. but know- ling the driving force which George ‘possesses we can visualize that lbuilding being replaced in quick order.

What is believed to be the larg- lest shipment of mink that has lever been made, left the Homer ‘For Farms, St. Catherines, a month or so ago for Lennoxviile, Quebec The owners were forced to movc the valuable animals due to the construction of a new hiBhWBY which will run through the Home? Fur Farm at St. Catherines. hence the new location in Quebec. The number of mink transferred .wus 1.500. valued at over $75.00D- The “ uble

cages with separate compartmanfl for two animals. and carrmthronll by Canadian National Ehrplrem in excellent condition.

The famous $2,100 silver fioxﬁb which Marshall Field do Companl purchased at Fromm Bros. silva fox. auction last February and which has been on display in their Chicago store ever since, is to bl dressed and no doubt has found I lady owner. It was kept in a. gins! case and viewed by thousands oi people. The claim is that thl beautiful pelt made thousands of fashionable women silver fox con-

sciousi

ii LARGE Fill’ 6RD?

lnlun a large crop of healthy, vigorous pups this year by feeding

ROYAL FDX FEED

Results durmg lonncr season! shows that the use of Royal with l good meat ration ls the most posi- tive way known for the rancher fl secure host breeding results.

Insist on Royal.

Ask your dealer today or wrtfn

direct to

The 8t. John lyliiiing Company Ltd.

New Brunswick

Saint. John

L.

SCANDIA No. 6 In: large fox farms SCANDIA No. 5 lighter than above

without hand lever for smﬂll fut

forms.

Procurnble from all Dealers.

F. W. Lamplnugh 8 Co.

Limited Montreal. Que

SUCCESSFIYI.

FDX BIlEEDERS

INSURE MATING

by use of

i In tubes of 20 tablets of 1/28

YOHIMBINE h HYDROCHLORIDE

Tlblcts Merck

gnin each. 75c. At your drugglst. or direct from

MERCK o co. Ltd.

Dept. A., 560 Dc Cour-cellar St. MONTREAL

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