ation and development of this profitable ‘ iniiiiistry was undoubtedly due to the un- daunted and painstaking efforts of these

two men. Silver fox ranching, which start- pe ed as a whim and fancy of two sportsmen, th has grown into a sound basic industry dur- sc ing the last twenty years. At the beginning q of this century, the source of silver fox furs p was entirely from the wild. At the present _s time wild caught silver fox pelts do not rep- w resent more thanone percent_._of the silver lis fox furs that are sold annually. ‘ w

_ Industry In Its infancy :

While this represents a remarkably rap- S

id growth of this new industry, yet the keen N demand for silver fox pelts of all qualities t and more particularly for those of a high f class quality, indicates very strongly that P silver fox ranching is only in its infancy. Il The limited number. of silver fox pelts T previously taken from the wild, which var- `P led between one and two thousand, did not 0 create sudicient volume of business to in- R terest the fur trade in general. As the S number increased the fur trade began to 8 compete for the business in silver fox pelts. d This competition produced a more favour- d able condition in the industry and during b the last ten years there has been a grad- 1 ual increase in the price of silver fox furs,l 8 more particularly of those of outstanding l qualities. The financial collapse on the b stock market at the end of 1929 materially, -in affected the demand for furs in general, as 1' would be expected, and it was found that s for a large number of diferent classes of G furs there was practically no market, yet D _ in spite of that the market readily absorbed' f all the available supply of silver fox pelts. i

Between one hundred and two hundred to obtain information regarding the latest ed lovely ln s wedding dress oi

. . . » - Mrs. John Larkin Boston Mass. scrupulous honesty and rnerulintes-

cont,-0| via white silk lace and large white . . .

93,1055 0f feeding: P3l'3Sltl¢ » i muhhii. hiciure hah with maiciiing is spending u few weeks the guest rity won the deep respect and es-

siioes, Her cousin’ Miss vioia Gi.im_ of her parents, Mr and Mrs, Ed- teem oi' every one who knew him. is ,med as maid oi hom,-_ and was ward Curran, Vernon River, Among Mr. Essexys many splendid

SU3t€m 0f Feeding: etc- dsintlly gttii-ed in a pink silk crepe 1- hquelities none was more outstand-

' eiissmbie ,md mi, in match The 1VLr. and Mrs. Peter Stewart, ing than his intense love of home.

The research work at the Experimental groom was sbly supported by Mr. J. _lglslghfleldh gif- hand glrshhn- C.l_ 'I_'l_1e fuuerrnl was held from thel ox Ranch has demonstrated very conclus- F"‘“K Hayes' b'°‘h°’ °f the b"d°~ “r °° ‘m “"8 r' hi- ' my res °"°° ° his mhe”""`1°“" Mr' .

ely that foxes in captivity should he fed mmidiaieiywghihhr gihhreihehhhighny 8 were in Millvlew Sunday, Wm. H. Teed, 246 Kent St., Char-|

_ Slllinl) l.l0llS Il _ WHS

Step Wltli the SeaS0!\. In the Sllmllldr, sei-ved to 1-eiiiiives of the immediate 1\/_Diss Beatrice Vanlderstlne, City June 3rd, at two o’clock. Services at hen the earth is covered with green vege- parties at the brides home. alter was s recent guest or ivllss Delsey the house end srave were conducted tion, the foxes must get green vegetation which the yeu-nz couple left on H' Va“Id°“"1“°f Mm"i°W~M by the Rel# Dr- Ramsey. of the `

United Church of Canad Tw

thousand fox pelts have been placed upon m

the market each year during these last two years, but the facts indicate that this num- ber is not suuicient to meet the demands existing in London, Paris.and New York. The analysisof the conditions -in the fur

trade as a whole and in the fox industry in

particular, would indicate that an over- I

production of silver fox pelts during i" the next fifty years would be physically im- W

' ta

possible and further that when the number __ the e __ I f __ f th H sh of ahh motor ,mp through some of the hh a_ 0 0fSllV¢1' fe! Delis Pwdueed annually is ten ° “ss “ "F 5 ° ' mm " ° _ ie,,,,,i,,g ,mis in P,i,,ce Ed,,,,,.i casernraux Norse rsvorlze hymns of tue deceased were

als that have beenrecently eating that hlhmh returning at 6 h hh may

the silver fox industry will be on a better V°EelHil0l\- In the fall, when rllw Vege- had supper at the brides heme. The “WPS in this Vldlllly are 0! Ases-" Interment took place at

tion is prevalent, foxes must have ripe where the evening passed pleasant- leukins splendid. Hay. grain and the Peoples cemetery, cnsrlotte.

_ , . - - _ ii 5 ii i - potatoes are m king ood _ t _ i

imii, fm. high dass breeding siock and Delish \egetatlon _or the essentials of lt from the ‘ly away and On t e 0 uw hs eve H ll Pf°8f@~*S °_;'_;le h________ h______es were numerous In the silver fox industry, like every other flesh of an_"“alS that Pave been eaung grail" the home of the groom, where only Mr. J. D. Steele has returned to and beautiful and included several commercial lndustry, it only pays to pro- °1` °"“’f "Pe "°g°"a"'°“° I" the early Wm* the immediate friends were invited. his heme in Gaspereaux. after from friends in Montreal. Boston

r, when the frost has destroyed vegetation Dancing was indulged ln until the_ spending a few weeks with friends and Burlington, vt.

have hunt up a herd of high class hhhedinh and the prey of the fox is in good condition' ~-wee sms, i-,om-su of the mgining, A and relatives in Cardigan and New- The pall bearers, all former Post

animhlh are in a sound financial position. foxes shbsisi on meat more so than any oth, number of young folks gatheredport. - Ofilce Associates were: Messrs. John

times gruter than at the present time, m

basis and a higher price will be obtained: ta

duce the best and those fox breeders who te

The raising df silver foxes in captivity ,ou

was first successfully achieved by Sir Char- ta ies Dalton and Robert T. Oulton in the m Western part of this Island and the ere- fu

ientific investl

ax i FOR

THE SILVER rox INDUSTR

Of great value to the Silver Fox Industry has been

the Experimental Ranch at Summerside, under the con- trol of the Dominion Department of Agriculture; The following article by the superintendent in charge gives a comprehensive outline of the work carried on and of the prpgress of the industry generally. l

' (By`G. ENNIS SMITH, Superintendent)

_ ___(From “The Golden Future”) - _

Scientific Investigation Started

gh understanding obtained of the inheri- l\°l“¢ in G°°f8°i°W“- nee of the various factors of the fur which ake the silver fox the most elegant of all

rs* » their summer oottage at Georgetown

~ . . Miss Florence Lavers,_R.N., Sum-

The National Fox Breeders Association merside was called to her home in

titioned the Minister of Agriculture of Geaigeiiywn, owing io the iiiness of e Dominion Government to undertake u i ner motnenlvn-s.Mury Lsvevs.-A.

‘gation of the nutritional re-

uirelnenis. tllecontrol and eradication of P

arasltes and inheritance in relation to onaalvmos mom lvlilmviaw

ilver foxes, giving a guarantee that they AND WCINITY

ere willing to share the cost of the cstab- _""`° _

lunent of the research institution uint ,M221 ,§;f‘;‘,§w°fn {f;;d§;‘f“_§f§,"; ould be required. As aresult the Experi- mn with i, ia,-ge attendance el ental Fox Ranch was established at Sum- parents, ratepayers und vlsiiufsl erside in 1925. The Ranch itself was con- Addwssfs We" gm" “Y Mess” Em' tructed at the expense of the Canadian em” Sheld°W‘ W' L' Jenkins’ Wm

ational Fox Breeders Association. '1‘wen~ Miss Christine Bruce _,hid hiipiis y-five pairs of registered pedigreed silveriwere nlgnly complimented on the oxes were donated by fox breeders of years werk. The preseniurlou of u rince Edward Island. The land was do- \"“mb" “f l""_i’“' d°“““d by the ated by the business men of Summerside. W°m°"‘5 Institute’ Wwe give" the

he Ranch was erected according to the ,im ciiiiiiieii Wiiii some Di-izeg The lansand specifications of the Department examiners were: Misses Gertrude f Agriculture. The Experimental Fox Villeb Daisy V““I‘?“f5“i“°- Ch”-5'"

anch has been used widely asa service ' ' ' '

tation for fox breeders throughout Can- the close of the examinatloni the da, giving them information regarding the ioveiy giii, which goes io show the ifferent problems that have been serious high esteem in which she is held. itfieulties to them. Not only are the fox .The PUPUS Veil' Wpably Presented

reeders of Canada-getting the benefit of mer which the -womms Institute he\information obtained in the experiment- treaied the hupiis and visitors ,D

I ")l'l7ll:dli?nldlt:2Sb‘i!.l,l:lte!liile\le ilffollgliieilmtlle'mIrltcll;:tl;;a1af:lfiilli>r; Mrs. W. L. Jenkins was tl recent "0 left '20 m0Ul‘fl all uff9¢i-iollnfe how ' Lawrence cammben charlotte ed Wuhwt chu" by 'num'

_ . ' _ ' io a ciose_ visitor to Hazelbrook. husband and father; also a sister,

een established in the United States and _ - Louise H Essery, of Brookline, E”

The many friends oi' Mrs. J. W.

McPhee, Georgetown, are sorry to hear that she has had an operation in the P. E. I. Hospital, Charlotte- town. All hope for a speedy recov- ery.

Mx. and Mrs. Donald McAulay

and sons, Hadley and Ian are visit- ing in Georgetown. the guest of Mrs. Mcllulays parents, Mr. and Mn. Henry.

____

Mr. F. J. Solomon and Mr. J. W.

McPhee, Georgetown, recently visit- ed Georgetown. _

Miss Anna Meir, Matron at P.E.I.

Hospital, spent the week end at her

Mrs. Llnsey and daughter Nellie

motored tram Boston, Mass., to

R0yB.ltY.

Smith and Vincent Grant Teacher,

pupils The teacher, also presented

ine Bruce and Mr W L Jenkins At

pupils presented the teachcl with a

`a flag drill, followed by a chorus

ning they had wedding supper' at

and gave them a hearty sei-enade..* Their many ii-lends wish Mr. and Mrs. Curran many years oi happy wedded bliss.

On the Wednesday prior to their

marriage 9, shower was held at the home of the bride to be, where 8 large number gathered bringing with them many costly gifts. The

dancing.

'-_i--_-

The monthly meeting of the la.-` dies Aid was held at the home 01*

ors present. Meeting opened by de-

lng read and approved. There was t

Mrs. John Brown for Manse Insur- ance fund. One new member joined After the usual business period a delicious lunch was served by the hostm. Mrs Percy Acom kindly extended an invitation for next meeting. Meeting adjourned by sing

Mrs. Sadie Webster, Mises Daisy

Vanlderstine, Olive Venie and Helen Smith were guests of Mrs. Russell ii Ings, China Point on Friday. K

Mrs. Eliza, Jenkins and Mrs. Jane

Storey are vlsitlns the guests of Mr

and Mrs. C. Acorn.

Mrs. Leg McKenna, Cornwall, _ls

spending a. few days the guest of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. V. C. Grant.

spending the past winter in U. S. A_

Mr. John Fallis, St. John was a

on River were recent visitors to h Hampton.

_ Mllview recently. man, highly endowed with kc

an and several other countries. Each ye_ar ‘;;~;‘;lel;:_;lh0;h1__;Nr_s_h_M_:;_§;;_=;l01:33: ‘ imeiic,,_ ‘ah umihih cmmci;_ ,EQ ox breeders from these countries have vis- son 0, Mh and M,-,_ Eiiwaiii our-‘ Mr. and Mrs. Howard alcnsrds u me and unusual sense of numor, ted the Experimental Fox Ranch in order ,,,,_ v,,,,,,,,, Ri,” The bride wok. were recent visitors to lwlllvlsw. “'_’;’°h_W‘” always ln evidence, des-

p e h s great suffering at times. His

to her home in Boston. Mess., after spending the winter and spring with h . . .

ist

ening was spent in music and p

Mrs. Milton Jenkins on Thursday d evening. June llth, 1931. There Juiy mi and arranged to hold an were eight lIl°'ml1@1”B md four visit- lee cream social and dance on July

Ke .

wth “t "h° °°h°°l' This Insmulf’ W. C. L. Conveniton in Charlotte-.

votlonal exercises. Roll call was re- has been a regular contributor to i _ i

sP0l'\d0d YD- Minutes of ln-Sli H163* Red Cross, orphanages and hospl-

Mrs. Stewart Dempsle of Orcgon,i »

_ S. A. who has been visiting with*

patronage. l, ii E.,

1'” Ramsay for several weeks leit Mon-

Miss Muriel Jackson and brother Iggy

Woodron spent the week end vlslt-

ills the Na¢l°l1&l Anthem- Steele and a. party oi friends re-

L_ Es

Miss Eiléeil Hynes, who ha; been Of 45 Y93-1'5-

The late Mr. Essery was a. son of we

returned home i»e¢¢n¢iy_ the late Isaac and Mary Jane Hol-

Miss Cristina Bruce. Mlllview, was fi

two children, Ralph and Margaret

by, Ontario.

lottetown, on Wednesday aftemoon,

sung, "Sun of My Soul" and "Rock

CJuLX_9.19_31_f' ;?,._. . . ._ - ._ _ _ g __ 'rue cuARLoT_'ri-:www Gunmen g . more ELEVEN

PERIMENTAL RANCH GEORGETOWN ` '

MI- Rfllllh JBml€SOD. Of B0S¥0ll.|F. Whear, Wm. Brehaut, Egerton V

er brother, Wm F Steele iw

ALBERTON carried by

v. w. s. an Mrs. Gcdtreyi fl*

ith their two daughters Mary and*

'Jean were visitors here last week.f

Rev C U McNevin, the genial the a_.stor ol the United Church, was Ga

ting members of his congregation

als, also nlnking splcllditl improve-

9. motion made that $8-35 be D9-ld ments in the school and deserves U

Mr. Ralph Jamieson, Mr. J. D.

Anal'-:rar Gnansrous Essamz The M155” Hem" °h""“l’i°“ and

Grace. Holland and Mr. Jack

Mrs. Grant, Mlllvlew, hns ie/iiii-ii. entlan Sanatorium Ste. Agathe, des fr

ed liome after spendln f da MDMS, early Sulldlll’ m0mll18. May i in C0.~m,,,ii_ g a ew ys sl, 1931, of Alsertclsdstone, fserti l Mm AM” Gm" °f P0” A" Mrs. M- R. I-eurd. returned tn the

sery, of Montreal, at the early age Spam' Trinidad is the guest °f Nh" City 011 M0lldUY-

and Mrs. A. C. Green for a. Iewh

Miss Mary .i. steels has returuedl

istrict held a. special meeting on l vs

own

Mr. Osborne Lefurgey Charlotte- wr, _

rd. _. .

v _ " ' '

in this vicinity lest week. Mm _,wh Bei, 0, Bohm Mm is. KI" fham lT _

'rue womens institute or this lg," ygfxafest °' he' me' Mrs' | quick' '

__ .s__ _

s. S. R.. Burke and Mrs. Mary `

eie were delegates last week to

1 parents Mr. and Mrs. Bertram hum Schuh* I 21 Hu

on return to her home. Her

broth" Fred °f Wilkie 5851*- who the extl-ance examinations written

mg friends in I-"W" M°nt°3“°- accompanied her on her visit home i iii Aibei-im-i Sch00i_

remaining here. '

eek.

on an extended visit, the guest

Mrs. Willet.

Eng. on an extended visit,

eks.

an Essery, of union Rodd, Lot aa. M'-‘S F1°"°u°= Stewart. or Boston, Si,,,.iay__A

He attended Prince of Wales Col- M

recent visitor to Mlllview. lege. Chl1l”l°i»l>€f0Wll. 101' W0 YBHFS. Jo

fter which he entered the Post Of-

A widow, nee Minnie Teed, and

EU1'0P9an and Asiatif c0untl`ie5- Fox on Wednesday morning-_ July isi Mr. Garfield Sha.w,Albe1-ry Plains Moss.. and two brothers, Will, of Cmal H°“‘se‘ ‘

anches have been established on a large me Reh P_ D_ Mccrhigah united in' was a recent visitor to Millvlew. Culeury. Alberta. and Fred. 0! Whit~

cale' in Norway, Sweden, Czecho-Slovakia, marriage ut st. .loschlms cnurcln _Was a uhhh hm lm week during ermanyuprance, Switzerland, Russia, Ja. Vernon River, Miss Mamet Hayes, MTS- T- W- Bentley. Olly was ln The late Mr. Essery was a young;

The death occurred at the Lau? Coomibs were motor visitors here

' `l

ass

ce Department. at Charlottetown Dr' Ememn ‘md Mrs' M°N°iu °f

a reeent visitor to the gi¢y_ where he remained until twelve T°r°m°' ont" amved mst week cn

years ago, when he was transferred a“

Mr, Frank Lea d fa ii I V _ to the Province of Quebec, making ‘Pa

an m Y em is home in Mohtreah Neill. They are being warmly wel-

comed py their many friends.. i

Mr I

, is the guest ol Mr. and Mrs. i ~

hn Wills for several weeks.

C. M. Lampson C# Co. Lmnrrn. 6| Qlleen Skeet Loudon, E. C. 4, England

Public Auction Sales

OF RAW FURB thlpplng bags will bo !m°al.sl\-

extcnded visit with the formeijs rents Mir. and Mrs. Malcolm Mc-

n is visiting his uncle Rev. Ter- to Rh T-hH}¢_l_hl1l;.ll“» LW-. Slim-

_ mersl e, .

ce Campbell, D. D. at the Parc Represented hy

___ , Alfred Fraser, Inc.

212 Filth Avenue New York, N. Y.

rofessor Bennett, Charlottetown

Mr. and Mrs. Victor Travers and

, <R.ev.> Mrs. Benjamin Champion G i i iii i

ntly motored to Charlottetown. and two sons' Di._ wiiiiam and l ‘jim ran were mo or S here W

_*“ Jack, of Philadelphia, P. A. are `

Judging by the number of up-to- he e

1' M . d M . Th Will t, Am

ate cars in the district, the disease of Mrs, cha.mplon's sister Mrs. he r an rs omas e _

'_ I I H rest, N. s. are spending 5, holi-

“°‘"‘ “S “nel” d°1”'°“ °“ 1 has Heywvlxl. und mother. Mrs. Dun- duy with tnelr son Mr. L. n. und ot yet reached Gaspereatuc. hai-_

(Rev) Mr. Wm. and Mrs. Phil-

_ spent the week end with iips have as their weiwme guest lid friends hers- Mfrs. Phillips, the lormern mother

who has come out Irom Wales

Mr. George Auld, Charlottetown

--- was a motor visitor to Alberton oil

ii--__.i_

On the other hand, it is doubtful if financ- el' time 0f the year, and during that part of " ~ . ' r ' _

lal returns can be expected in raising low U* grade silver foxes in captivity. fa

The .Canadian National Fox Breeders

with the National Live Stock Records C B03l`df& system of registering pedigreed W silver foxes under Government supervision a

high standard of eligibility for reglstra-hai

tion remarkable results have been accom-‘ se

plished in raising the quality of silver fox

e year a high meat ration can be fed with _ing the months of February and March,- vourable results, which would lead to dis- when the prey of the fox is very scarce and i aster during other seasons of the year. The in poor condition. The research work at the ‘hi

Registration and Inspection research work has also shown that foxes. Experimental Fox Ranch has demonstrated_

captivity are susceptible to scurvy. In that there is not a high food requirement

. _ _ e wild state they are undoubtedly able to during the time when the female is carrying Association have initiated, in co-operation obtain Subsiances which wiii warg off this im- y0img_ 0,, iiie oiiiei- hand, ii is esseipl

ondition that are not available for them tial that the female should store up in her

h _ . . .

l'8i.l0l\ that Will C0l.ll\t0l‘&Ci. SCUIYY IS D\0l‘C fa", those “nits required fgr the develop-

and by a rigid system of inspection and n acute during the early spring months than ment of the foetus so that there can be a

any other part of the season- The breeding sure supply independent of whether the fe- ason for foxes is during the month of male is able to obtain food or otherwise. It

` February. Females only produce one litter can readly be seen that if a fox required to

es' Atmthe present time the Cmadian Na' ach year and the gestation period is dur- be fed heavily when carrying her young, a

species of fox would have survived whose gestation period was in the time when food ' i s plentiful. As a matter of fact the ges-

ltation period is the time when food is more h scarce than at any other part of the season and the prey of the fox is very thin and in poor condition. The results obtained in the l experimental work have revolutionized the i

en confined to small pens. The need for tissues, when food is plentiful during the ideas of the fox

' days, who were given to feeding the foxes

heavily during the breeding season, while I the results of the research work show de- finitely that the emphasis should be placed on building up the fox during the summer

and fall months, when food is plentiful

breeders of the pioneer

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§ 5 % V-_

IMPERIAL

' S UNSHINE

Puppy Foxes, raised in pens, get very little sun-

shine and, in order to offset this, it is necessary that sunshine in artificial form be given them. The ideal i way to do this is by feeding IMPERIAL COD LIVER i OIL FOX BISCUITS either in Biscuit or Puppy Food . form. These Biscuits each contain Fifteen drops of l the very best medicinal Cod Liver Oil, (so aptly called “Bottled Sunshine”) which is exceedingly rich in vita- mine content . In buying our Cod Liver Oil, we specify strictly August catch as that oil contains TEN TIMES

as great vitamine content as that of May or June.

Fox Pups fed generously with IMPERIAL BIS-

CUITS or PUPPY FOOD never develop rickets but show a steady growth and progress without any set- 1 backs. V

I I

Order through leallirlcr diznfi-il:-:tni°s or direct from

factory.

IMPERIAL BISCUI T Co. 1.1M1 TED

phone 721 Charlottetown, P. E. 1.

tional' Fox Breeders Association is the E 5t"°“t!._¢Sf» financial Breed Association in Canada, and each year registers more pedi- greed animals than any other Breed Assoc-

iation. V

Silvelf fax ranching being the first at-

lflllllt to raise wild animals in captivity on a commercial basis, it was soon found that in o_rder to place the lndustry on a sound f°°fllIB» it was" absolutely necessary that scientific investigation should be un- dertaken with regard to the different prob- lems connected with the care and manage- “‘°“f- 0! the animals., It was essential for the success of the lndustrythat reliable ln- formatlon should be obtained regarding the nutrltignal requirements of the foxes dur- ing the ditlerent seasons of the year. Also sound methods had ,to beevolved to control "W Parasites that 'infested foxes in the wild, is state aiid'which`otherwlse might become a

“‘°l\.l¢l; 10. foxes ln coi\llhe_;_l_lg§,._gp_i1La-_t,holg£~--_ _

RAND MRS, _ i Man, Like The Earth Is Gradually Cooling Of

- - i

f By BRIGGS

l s /wwtvie wlvveu use Tdillasvwlv iw: usi;nTolvm`llless 1 'novices

ELVES wflil COATS IND il|5liC0l.UkS lllsllltil `-'

-'”Y >'s=.svTwsi'=ssluwAliy' ~

iwnovms. roa_i_nsr»lce-'-

.----,_ .

§ ‘Anrriese .i _

._»*"

wettsrr Samet: in Acoosus ‘g

_ _none cswnlnes. Give us TIME i

5 ' 'Q'

Mass., is here on a tm weeks’ visit il-Ieaney, Dan McDonald, 'I‘heo. Ar- I I ° J," to friends and relatives. sensult and Percy Landrlgan. 1 y P ° I

house guests ot Mrs. Ethel -

____

Miss Margaret Stern, Char-

0'l-esry on Saturday- lotwtown who nas seen visiting

'*- with her Grandparents, Mr. and

Clfrié

Skill!