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E STORY OF A DEAL IN TOMATOES

platltude, "the farmer is ne of the nation" 1s cold

i. who grew up in the nt his vacations in the en possible: for some

soil drew nlml at last became so strong that he n a little farm of forty

, l, children moved out to it j t day of the year: it was but there was warmth , he says. "The farm ttcr or worse than mil-

over our paint on the buildings. water, no electricity, no l; tem, but here was an to build for the future! found that the land grained for many years so he decided to take up S. with which he was r. and to cater for - markets. 'I'hen there n, cold and rain . and were very bac ward.

p to southern Illinois ‘crops mature three or earlier, and bo ht his trade. This was pt to prolong his sea-

trip he observed how the , when their market tance. He himself felt

~ turns from his near-by flxicago gave little sn-

,;_ m, but when he saw the

, that the truck fann- undred and fifty miles .\=- cago got, he saw the extremely low stand-

The children were

the -

pastors dis-

in circumstances that subversive

orn.

and deprivations of - mers, then was due being able market flta/bly. Our truck produce

b

of the farmer's pro- ‘his inability to market .,- - ectly. There were too .-.; the produce before

~ ically opposed to those

: whereas. in reality v o1’ interest are 1- . consumer needs the price he can afford to

whatever the urban consumer mam ufactured and to keep the wheels giggle moving. aotn parties would

Next season the truck farmer _..“'°“..E.’i'.il§§£°.i"2..r‘° “were p a caroa o tomatoes north, instead of a truck- load. l-le was offered ten carloads, lf he would only take memberlng his experience, he wouldn t; and he returned to Chic- flso to supervise his selling per- sonally

The following year. wishing to prolon his season still further. he went own into the centre of Mis- Bissgipl. which he thought was the gar en spot of the whole couutry. But the conditions there were more gm 108 than anything he'd seen.

acks served for homes. and the monotonous diet of salt pork. hot biscuits and black beans bespoke the farmer's abject povert . “Na- ure was dcinlgher part; e cro were bountif ; but invariably t e farmer's hopes were crushed by the returns from the first ship- ments. There were the fields, filled with new cabbage, een peas and beans. which the armors would not even ick for the returns would not pay or le containers to ship them .And away back in the north there were people by the thousand who craved for these Vesetables and couldn't get them.

The farmer, (our author reflects.) has to take what comes in the shape of weather; he must control diseases of plants and insects. and

he must sow superior strains of seeds. But when he has the good fortune to surmount all his trou- bles, he still has the greatest pro- blem of all-to market his goods fitably. He grades them, em ted. and takes every precaution in shipping. “Locked up n that shipment is all that the farmer h g in cash returns for his years work." Tc the one who sells the goods it is just one more commission.

Our author, who for all his philosophic leanings, was a man of action. had developed a superior to- mato for salad purposes. One sec- tion of Mississippi, whence 3,000 car- loads of tomatoes are ship every season, claimed his attenlon. and

at tie request of the wers. he took down his own se . and lived there one season to help the farm-

ers grow, grade and ship a superior tomato. A last. working night and day. eighteen carloads were shipped to a commission house having a. national distribution, the govern- ment inspector told the shed fore- man that it was the finm fruit he had ever seen leave the state of Mississippi. Timewcntonandnowordfrom iihc commission house. Tired of waiting he phoned to know the reas . hen they told him of the ruin us prices at which they had sold the first cars to reach Chic- ago he was dumbfounded. Immedi- ately he called a meeting of the growers. and told them to ship no more. while he would go north and 943.11‘; “h”. 0°" ice wn i“?

so ow a pr . o. e found will be related in detail next week, and it holds a lesson for both hnners and consumers.

IOMINIWPLANI‘!

. er wants to sell the - get a reasonable pro- hat the consumer ys. enalble him t0 l1

1 c. SCRATCH grasp T RATCH reap a

Ontario grown try and extra ue.

~low price (in lb. bags.)

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‘CHFORWS

‘at our snap _'th Wholesale Retail.

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We have made considerable pro-

in our flora. and in

a t survey I find M0 mec-

iea listed us fodateukstlpplimentto spun ' issued

ton s . some years I00. listed 414 species of growingintlae Island. meme

inilhaU.B.A. 8 018341110 with ills Glacial $52?) We have three oiher Blndw already list-

ed. Hahn's loboliu. L. Kalmii 14.. B

saidtogiowonwet shores and

in limestone regions. L. -picata and L. inflate are already recorded.

Ho 4111M (Jimuefcll. Pot- entilla rests 1... h said by Gray to be mdvcntive from Europe, Prit-

with Gray on the

ton disagrees identity of this plant. Wild Mulder, otherwise Stiff Marsh Bsdstruw, Gclium tinctoriurn and. scientific

BQGSlID/W or‘ recor .

We may anglciae the last of the six as the Lakeside Carex. C. lacustris. ‘mere is no authority for the name given- and this plant is not mentioned in the Manuals of Gray, Britten. or Hooker.

We therefore place it on our list

tflti 1 . “III shzellybe lad to have "S. C." write me as the locality 01' 1115

inds. f ODDS AND ENDS

Gum of J Miller. Lookln! ov~r albulietln o the State Col-Isle of Iowa. I was attracted by it!

"M i l Moments: s Four- wll’ Musl: ‘lgrolectfl’ rt ma quite a

o! "momenta" songs, nesrn mush listening numbers (symphones. violin music). folk dances. and m0! AIM °

too smai to do more than look 3:111; players formed a double circle, the men on the inside, arm- imnm Wm; the girls; and they marched round. in couples, while the “mile!” stood in the centre (the mill-pond the bulletin calls it.) As they marched thegnsaitliag] (accord.

h 1 u e :-—

mgJgfiyti: trlrlnlnn that lives by the

mill Th‘ ‘had fr)“ round With I.

good iii. hang‘ 131 ‘than! gllopper and the er s . The ls step fgvcvzrfl.

The - ' m rtners eh“ “fk-fiihs rrlillexl-‘stcals a -1 he can) while the unlucky firs: blcomer the miller. It was I noisy laulmbls. steal 7011!’ P1790"

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g GUARDIAN

SUMMARY The cattle market has seldom Dussed through the Lenten period hfpif. 7.2%,“ .3‘;i““&t‘. "...““’*““ - e cc 1n- clination has been more definitely so trwo weeks on eas

. and the past markets. ‘Ilhls underlying st 1,5 inter. preted as indicating t the re- ported large oversupply of fed cat- tle does not exist. In the western Pmlfllwes. onl hi8 steers looked easier from e some what out of 111w prices secured last week, con- tzlnued light receipts being the sup- lfiflgtirlf factor in the general mar- e .

‘Iihe market continues as more or less out of line with prices in the United Stowe. and -aga.ln exports have been extremely moderate in beef cattle, constituting during the 98st week only 37 per cent of the volume exported during the con-es- ponding week oi’ 1937. As well, there was only one boat sailing to the United Kingdom, No sailing are scheduled for next week. and con- sequently there will be no demand for export steers for that market during the week.

Exporters Paid Top Prices

Exporters took about 330 stcers off the Toronto yards and paid a top price od $7 er cwt. for a load averaging 1330 bs.’ One small lot of prime steers. weighing 1530 lbs, was sold at $7.25 on 'I‘uesda1y. The market opened 25c higher but lost 15c later on some grades Montreal had a large percentage of good cat- tle. and sales were actirve at strong prices. One choice steer, weighing 1100 “S” 1118.118 $8.50, with the prim- tical top $7.50. Winnipeg mam- tainéd a top of $6.25 but good heavy steers lost a little ground under the restricted export demand Offerings continue very moderate and the probability overhcavy ship- ments is now quite remote. Calgary paid $6.35 for some choice butcher B09015. with butchers. heifers and cows stronger. Edmonton had a ready movement. except on heavy steers. these g $5 on a 25c higher. maflset. Moose Jaw had a top of $6 0n a steady outlet; Re- gina $6.75; and Saskatoon $6,

The United Slates Market

Buffalo had B loads of Canadian cattle on sale. The market was slow and only a few of the good fleshy kdnds were eligible for $8.25 to $8.50. Top calves made $12.

‘The St, Paul market reports 1850 lib, Canadian steers at $8.75. and some 1100 lb. heifers at $8. The market was somewhat uneven.

Eflbrls l0 United Skies 0011111100 Moder-lie

from Canada consisted of 949 beef ce/ttle, 152 dairy cattle, and 1.712 calves. bringing the exports this Yeflr lo date to 15% beef. 3500 dairy. and 15,708 calves. as com- pared with 57.wl beef, 2.686 dairy, and 21,653 calvefwtmr thenlgorree- Finding‘ period year. role.- ive stmhgilh of hog market in the United States and Canada. this your and last is indicated in the movement this yea;- m date ma. 518k 0f 12 h0g3 as with

19.854 for the coneapon period last year

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Canadian steers at Birk- mheadwereliicilol cperlbdres- ed weight. offal included. The best snmll native caf/tlewexo at 171-3candotlmersfosse ii i-dto lhratcaotle and stores were rvepowtedas firm.

lanils Ell-frosts to lihe United Kingdom gngmmmggqg-pflsqgqrmeen- firoulCanadudmingthcweekwere quirlng bo as a the as follows? April 9th. Dorellian to Ilgmfly a o: Aprfl 13th, 19m, Cardiff. 680 head: and April 14th. makes plain. is in answer to Mhnchester Division to Birkenhead, B. 0., P. Ii. 1.. who f - 510 head. These axrpo the ad preps izotaltomicthisyeariollliikhead Keenan; for Beatification. Si: of as compared with 903 head 1 an had been be- comasporlding period last year, ore. They :- The Field Womdwort, Stachyc Calf lvbrktt Moves to Higher I... an annual naturalised Ground from ‘ 0 - calves were active in wort. s. rlirstrll. in draws in our spois soc higher. with choice at no. iktnnd - gandtlmlwontrealmadeagood d

owing wider a liberal Silipbly an posted a top of $8.00. Winnipeg diosed higher. with top veals at w. Calgary had odd tops at $8.50 an a good nmuket, Edmonton was steady. with tops at $6. Prince Albert and

Moose Jaw paid up to $6.50: Re-

our verse, set to a. catch tuna- “Therc was a jollv mi er and he lived by himself. As the wheel went he made his wealth; One hand in the hopper and the other 1n the bag. As the wheel went made his grab!" The word “gr-ab" was the ap- propriate signal for changing part- ners. Meroz. We are not told much a- bout Mercz; it is mentioned once in the Bible (Judges 5,23.) ‘The Merczites were the original isola- tionlsts.

Novel remedy for gladlolus Lhrlps.

round

round he

A writer in the magazine "Can- adian Horticulture." says he has tried this formula several times

and found it 10C per cent success- ful. The formula is a mixture of water and vinegar —one-quarter cup of vinegar to one quart of water --use standard measures. Souk the corlns on the mixture for two hours and plant while wet. Tha sounds simple enough and ought lo be effective. When I try this I will strip the corms before soaking. The husks are burnt to destroy any 68KB. or any adult thrips that may be lurking mong them.

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gins. an odd $7.50; and Saskatoon $7; with supplies very model-ale. Finncr In West steady. with a light run. at $9.75 to $9.90 for orff truck bacon Montreal paid $10.50 for ba- l. and w., and up to $14.40 rail grade dressed. Winnipeg was stronger under very light of erings with baoons at $9.75 l. a nd w., and up to $14.40 rail grade dressed. Wm- n-lpes was stronger under very light oflferings, with baoons at $955 trucked and rail closed

for trucked bacons Prince Aiibert.

Lamb Mlrket Quite Steady

Toronto lambs were steady, with good to choice at $9 to $9.50. but most offerings were unfinished. Spring lambs, up to $11.50 each. Montreal spring lambs made s8. Edmonton. stronger, 33,75 down- Prince Albert good heavles, $7. Re- gina, good handy weights. $7.50. Saskatoon top lambs. $7.50.

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Silver Fox Farming '

The April Canadian Sliver m:

and Fur has a leading article en- titled. “Bulk of Norwclisn Pelts Sold". by O K. Thomassen.

which 1t is stated that average quality for that countryb pelts is down and average price for 1937 crop is about Z3 per cent lower than that obtained for the i936 crop. It is stated that Norway's crop of pelts was 330.000. and 315.- 000 of that total have been sold. At the Oslo sales during December. i936. 31 per cent of all pelts of- fered sold below $27.50. At the same sale during December of 1937 the percent-ante of pelts that sold for $27.00 and under had risen to '10 per cent. indicating poorer qual- in‘, in addition to the general price B AI

The actual cost of production cf a pelt has been summarized on the basis of actual ranch costs. taking a ranch of 26 femalesandwmales which produces 73 pups as a basis. The total would amount to 7251

‘Ibronto sold 5,678 cattle. opening actwe and w higher by slowing on Wednesdav by 15c on some grades. ‘Exporters took 300 steers for Great 1 Britain and paid $5115 w :7 per | cwt.. One small lot of prime, 1530 lb. steers made $7.25 on Tuesday. , Butcher steers and heifers ranged‘ from $4.26 ulp t0 $6.5 and $6.40, with most =ales from 05.50 up. But- cher cows moved from $3.25 to an odd $5. canner s and cutters $225 to $325. good bulls $4 to $4.50, bo- lognas $3.50 to $4. fed calvc- $5.75 to $7.50 and an Odd $7.75, store cat- tle $4 to $5.25. Mllkers and zingers were dull from 330 to $0 each. ‘Inc-re are no boots scheduled for the United Kingdom next week, and therefore demand for e steers may be quite dull. Montreal weighed urp 1.394 cattle of

.50to , . “to”; $5andmostly$3

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Glasgow reports the sale of the SB. Norwegian cattle which were diverted from Cardiff. at an aver- age of around 9 3-40 per lb. alive for steers and 6 1-2 fc. b. ‘.

Blrkenheed quotes Canadian steers at 10c to 17c w ht 1n- clmding offal.

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kroner and the kroner equals 25c. Dividing the 73 D1198 into the 7521

lszlves an average cost per pelt or

pup of 103 krcners. equal to $5.75 r pelt. The net income on the basis of the prices referred to above

| would be 7168 kroner. therefore the

ranchers efforts would result in a loss of about 353 krcner. or in our money $90.00.

Word production of pelts is sat at 900,000. aaainst a total world production in 1932-33 of 200.000. Of this vastly increased number Nor- way is credited with 330.000 pelts. United States with $0.000. Canada with 180.000, Sweden 75.000. with the balance distributed between Russia. Japan. Finland and other countries. m-anca is the best cus- tomer. taking about 150.000 pelts. England ranks next. followed by Germany. Belgium. Czechoslovakia. and Poland. Argentine and other Bouth American countries are be- coming important customers. and considerable interest is also being evinced by Asiatic and African na- tions and Australia. United States consumes the neat bulk of its own production.

The directors of the Western Canadian Fur Breeders Assoclu ticm have appointed a committee consisting of Sven Klintberg, C. D. Lang and O. K. Thcmassen to

brink in practical propose-ls 1n connection with s. “direct to con- sumer" advqrtising- and merclaan dieing plan for silver fox and mink pelts. They will be submitted to breeder orgunimtions throughout Canada and to fur auction sales companies. The idea is to pop- ularize silver fox and mink pelts in Canada and create more con- sumer demand. It is a. very laud- able and very necessary tinder- taking.

Hudscns Bay Fur Faun. Birds Manitoba is under the man-

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ranch have given birth to which are doing well. The nun-hers were bred and raised in captivity. There is also hope cf more litters in the near future. The and silver fox have turned out splen- didly so that Mr. Douglas has no worries on the score of production.

W. Fred Burke. Neldrman of the Department of Agriculture. salve a very interestind talk at the Char- lottetown Fox Club a week ago flvursday evening. Mir. Burks Rotting set for th and has lined up plenty of it. lin the short time since he took over his position he has given evidence 0d great organining ability and de- termination to carry through a program that will certainly be of benefit to our industry. If it were only for the Rood he did by point- inz out to ranchers their undesir- able foxes his appointment would be well worth while.

This season it is hoped that Mr. Burke can have additional men under him who will go from ranch to ranch and point out to fox farmers their slack points and when the fur has matured in the fall advise them to discard non- paying types. We all have them and the quicker we Rot rrid of them the better for us and for the gen- eral price level. Unless a pelt can be produced to sell for over $25.00 there is no profit in it

Ejnar Lieomann. who has been employed at the McLure and Mec- Klnnon Silver Fox Phflns. Limited. for a number of years. has re- turned from a visit to his home in Con-nhaven. Denmark. He left Halifax December lst and arrived at the Danish capital seven days later. It has a population of 660.- 000 and is a verv prosperous city. ‘There are suite a number of fox ranches in Denmark. mostly small ones caniving between 20 and 00 females and a lesser number of males. The total fox population of the country is about 8.000.

The best ranches are owned by Norwegians and one of them — of fairlv large size-has some really excellent animals. The ranches are usualiv run by people who specialize in the industry and the fox farmer believes he can make money with 20 females. as feed is very cheap. tripe being only about one cent a pound. Offal slauqhtcrhouses is plenti-

The Norwegian foxes he saw were large. biuuer than those on the sv- eraze Island ranch.

Polls are nscstly sold to the homo

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