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It's time now to start your winter. feeding fir‘, schedule of Purina Chow which you can procure r- from your dealers.

u; Purina Chows have proven incomparable for 1" production and the result of feeding Purina by l‘ breeders at the Charlottetown Fox Show have established a new all high record for the -| achievement of any feed. At this Show, out of 20 championships and reserves, 16 were Purina feeders. '

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We cannot emphasize toomuch the import- ance of feeding half Purina and half. meat for winter time. The increase in pup production, if you do this, will amaze you.

All other Purina feeds for Horses, Cattle, Pigs and especially Poultry are equally as good as their fox feeds. r

Charlottetown Fur Sales and Milligan and Morrison are distributors, and Jack Kennedy is your field man.

All are keen to assist you in the solution of your feed problems ‘ _

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Take the place of meat, Are better than 'meal foods as Cubes bring the foxes’

teeth into play. Will keep indefinitely. Are very convenient for Winter feeding.

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ESTABLISHED 1925 .

MONCTON, N. B.

SILVER roxrs

. Mr. D. F. Meehan will be at our office Tuesday, Nov. 26th and days following buying all grades of Silver Fox skins and other raw‘

furs, paying highest market prices. SIL VER . FOX PEL TTNG

Our pelting and cleaning plant is now opened. Have your foxes pelted by experts at

a very moderate charge.

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The lawn of the Hllddtm’! Bay 00111118115’ sa-‘e in London, ncvem. b“ 15m. has arrived and the fol. laws m extracts from same. ‘The collection or use skins offend i‘ u"! cilmlillly’! first Silver Fox 681d 0f the 1935-1936 seggon ma. "m"! W" 35 Percent fresh sea- wrfa soods of Scandinavian origin. Although as usual, these gafly wit. 9d ‘um were v91‘! 800d in color the 111-5101“? were low in quality.

Purchases were made chiefly for London, but. continental buyers also took a fair proportion o1 the 051e,. ng. Interest was again mainly cent- Yed in the half and three-quart- ered silvery skins. The full silvers were in lesser demand but realised a relatively high average price ow. 1118 to their quality being superior to that ci the other varieties."

The following are the highest Drloes realized for the different colorings. Dark and slightly silvery (approximated in dollars) we, 0m. quarter silvery $56. One-hall sil- "YY 8122. Three-quarter silvery 8126 Silvery $82.

The next Silver Fox sale of the Hudson's Bay Company will be held on the 10th of December and the 1936 sales will be held 6th of Jan- uary 16th of March, 6th of Juno and 28th of September.

The Charlottetown I'm: Club demonstration held in the Massey- l-larris BuildinB. Kent Street, Thurs- day, was pronounced a distinct suc- cess by the membe who attended it. W. l‘. Burke of the Canadian NIMCDIJ Fill‘ P001, was the critic and as each fox‘ was presented pointed out to those present its strong points and also its weak points. There were some fifty fox- ea m-iticised including adults and pups, males and females.

The main obiect of the demon- stration was to indicate to the members the necessity for improving breeding methods bythe elimination of weak characteristics such as poor necks, insufficient guard fur or un- derfur, poor brushes and tips.

- Mr. Burke showed that his close observation as a fox inspecwr and more recently in connection with furgrading. has not been lost-and mveryone was delighted with his clear and valuable explanations.

The Charlottetown Fox Club was formed last spring with six mem- bers and now has thirty-one, with regular meetings held on the sec- ond and fourth Thursdays of each month where feeding, breeding and other important problems connect- ed with the fox industry are dis- missed. It is the intention to hold s much larger demonstration next year and to incorporate into the program several new features

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Public Auction Sales of Raw Fu rs.

Sales Held January . April . October

Special Silver Fox Sales

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J. M. Roop is a. comparltlvely recent addition to our fox farmers. having engaged in the industry only six years ago but his PIWTess has been rapid indeed. Four years ago he brought from the Yukon a num- bar of Alaskan foxes and mated these up with standard breds. From those matings he had crosses and silvers. The crosses were very beau- tiful indeed and the silvers excep- tionally good.

From his yearly increase he has selected the very best for breeding purposes and has now developed a strain of his own which good judg- es say is top notch. Only recently one of our leading breeders pur- chased some replacements from Mk. Hoop and in conversation with the writer remarked on the high qual- ity of his foxes, their large size, depth o1 fur and clear, sparkling silver.

A few days ago Mr. ROOp sold to a party for a Montreal account a number of its which he took off ovember and r ived for them a high average price. This season he had 11'! pupa. from 36 pairs and it is his intention to keep over 5i pairs for the season of 1936.

The following “Selecting Foxes for

from Sunglo Bulletin and is good advice, "Whether buying foxes or selecting from your own herd to add to your ranch as breedersxwe advise on the following points: 1. Against. too earl selection because furring fox- es t t lose color are thus elimin- ated. 2. Select. from ranches. or if in your own ranch, from litters or strains that are making you money on a pelt basis. 3. Select from lit- ters of uniform marking. 40 percent m so p.c. perfect sllveristhe money fox and be sure the markings are good, not saddle backs or with tend- ency to black strips down centre oi pack. 4. Sise of fox is very import- ant, as without a large fox you cannot get‘ a large pelt. Size is in- herited, although feeding has a great deal to do with sine also. d. Color is one of the main considerations. Blueblack where black and sharp. prlqart, sparkling silver with the silver dense on part where silverod. are main consident’ . 6. Guard fur and under-fur from standpoint o1 length, density. veiling and col- or, are considerations.‘ 7. Produc- tiveness is one of the main con- siderations. All foxes unless they UIQIIISGlv/w in goodly numbers ars a poor prepallilolh”

The cry from all over the pro- vince is off-color ‘foxes. due to the warm weather and almost contin- nous rain. Those who have adults or pups in open pens will certainly be at a gloat dvantage, as than is no doubt at rain and mud an contributing factors to off-colored palts- and the breaking of the fur along the beck »

On the other hand foxes kept in straw has been

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few weeks, will also go off-color. Hope is howeve , that with the set- ting in of cold weather the off- color phase will be arrested and in fact an improvement in color re- sult. This is the firm belief of many level headed fox ranchers. Anyhow there will be an improve- ment. in the quality of the underfur and the guard fur will not be soft as it is at. present. For that. reason peltlng has not been general to any extent so far and pearly everyone is holding off waiting for the cold spell. When it comes the fur will literally fly, or rather the pelts will be taken off in thousands.

In last week's fox notes I erron- eously stated that Mr. W. B. Mc- Arthur had sold the champion male pup o! the Charlottetown show to Mr. H. M. Ireland, Aber- deenshire, Scotland. This was in- correct. The champion male pup of the Charlottetown show was bred and exhibited by Stewart and Lew- -is of SummeraH-e and it was they who sold him to Mr. Ireland.

It will not be amiss here I am sum, to congratulate these two young men on the great success which has come to them in their breeding operations the past three seasons. In looking over the rec- ords we find they are developing better and better foxes every year and this year to the delight of many friends, have the Champion Male Pup of the show.

Moss is being used in Western Canada as a bedding for fox and mink kennels. There has been ob- jection taken to it, however, be- cause during dry weather it crum- bles up into a dusty, powdery mess and during wet weather it becomes quite filthy. The largest ranches in New Brunswick uses shavings for bedding, but the difficulty would be to get them in quantity. The rancher in question has a mill near his premises.

Locally it seems that there is no substitute for straw, but there is also a difference in the quality of the straw used. Some straw abounds with thistles and these cause scratching or irritation of the fur with bad results. Straw should also be free from chaff and dust and if not freed should be shook out be- fore placed in sheds.

Quite s, number of inquiries have been received locally for Silver Foxes, some from parties in the U. S. A., Western Canada and even Europe. one European inquiry is a dandy. It is genuine too, but would require the shipper in look up pedigrees for three or four gen- erations as to pnollficness, color, sine and other characteristics. Again the doxes have to be AAA prime grade, of largo size, clear, sparkling silver, all running 40 per cent to 60 per cent with their parents and grandparents exhibiting the same characteristics. The price tendered for all the above detailisao percent above pelt value. Who wants to fill this order? Don't all speak st once!

New York's University of Retail- ing will offer a course on furs and fur merchandising under the tute- lage of Max Bachrach. It will in- clude the study of regional and seasonal difference in furs, study of skin and hair structures, effects 0f seasonal changes in fur- and skin structure, handling of pelts and their classification. Trade methods of valuation. Detail study of every type of fur paltry used in the fur industry. Fur dressing, dyeing, and bleaching operations. Manufactur- ing p‘ sses, cost finding and marketing methods from raw pro- duct to retail counter. We wonder what the Pzofesor would say about the effects the seasonal dif- ferences between the fall of 1m and the fall of 1935 would have on silver Fox pelts?

Special Services

The Sacrament ofd ‘thong-figs: 3 was dispense n e pigfienn. Church at mirray Harbor South at the close of the ll a.m. service on Sundly. 0690551‘ 20th. This was the first commun- ion service to be held not only in the new Presbyterian Church. but

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also the first to be held in the new congregation of Wood Islands and mil-ray Harbor South. The second comm ' service in this new congregation was held in the Pres- byterian Church, Wocd Islands, at the close of the l1 am. service on Sunday, October 27th. Both serv- ices were conducted by the minis- (gr, Rev. R. Hensley Stavert, and both were vcry impressive. At the Murray Harbor South service Mrs. Margaret White sari! very effect- ively thst beautiful seection en- titled "Alone."

The music furnished by the choirs at both of these services wu of s, high order.

At the Wood Islands services six new mem‘ o were “ceived on profession of faith. An evening service was held in both of these churchu on the respective dates mentioned above. The attendance was large-

The addresses at both oi’ the communion services and also at both of the evening services by the minister. Rev. R. Hensley Stavert, were very informing and inspiring.

‘The offerings on both days were generous. I

_..__.____._ HAD JOKER UP ms SLEEVE

WICHITA, Ken, Nov. ID-(CJZ) _roiioe searching a group of ne- groasarrested inarald on a gambling game pulled a joker from the s‘eeve of one dusky suspect. They had to lock him in a separate cell to protect him from his fel- low prisoners.

D1111!!! the plat week a flight was made from Winnipeg over a circuit of prairie cities including Regina, Moose Jaw. Saskatoon, Mince Al- bfifl. terminating at Wlnnipel. on which flight neither maps nor “ compass were used by the pilot. Cross-country flights over which neither pilot nor passenger had previously flown were includ- ed in the itinerary and during the who]; period all direction-finding was entrusted to a new raglo device witih which the aircraft was equip- pe .

0n leaving Winnipeg the pilot tuned in the broadcast station CJ RM It Rfislna and set his course directly toward it, as indicated by the direction finder on the dash- board. From Regina. to Moose Jaw the course was indicated by stat- ion CHAB and on subsequent flights radio broadcasting, stations in each city were used in a similar manner.

Operation of this device-a dlr. action-finding indicator-is as ml- lows. After taking ofl, the pllqfi tunes a receiving set to a broadcast- 1118 station located in the city towards which it is desired to fly. Reception of the broadcast from the selec‘ i station over a special receiving circuit actuates an indi- cator located in the instrument

Direction Indicator on Instrument Pan

panel. The needle o: this instru- ment swings to central position as the craft is held to its desired course. Any deviation from this path is indicated by the needle which responds immediately to right or left.

At the various airports visited the radio direction finder aroused much interest amongst the airport ofllcials, pilots and others interest- ed in aviation. Weather encounter- ed during the week was at. times lhYt-hl-ng but favourable, many of the flights being made in condi- tions of extremely poor Viglblllty "Wmpflllled by snow flurrles, and with temperatures ranging from 28 degrees to 10 degrees.

The pilot on the flight was Mr, H- R‘ Mflmllflhlih, Manager of the Radio Division of Canadian Air- Wflys and also of the radio division of James Richardson and 50m, He was accompanied by Mr, w, 3_ Burchpl‘, Advertising-Publicity Man- B86!‘ of Canadian Airways.

The device with which CF-AQY —the aircraft used by the may; Division of Canadian Airways for Exllflflmontal purposes-is fitted- was designed to meet the most ex- lwim! demands as a direction-find- ing instrument. Known 5,5 the Lear Radio Direction Finder, it embodies not only anhighly accur- “te “$1181 type of direction finder, bill'- lfl addition a vgyy sensitive- and selective radio receiver.

Loop Aerial For Direction-Finder

In operation it is so simple that any pilot can navigate his plane succesfully merely by tuning in either a beacon or broadcast radio station toward which it is desired to fly. It. may be employed as a regular radiorcceivv: with a list- ening telephone headsct and by the throwing of a switch it may be utilized at the same time as a visual type of ‘homing’ device by which the aeroplane may be directly and accurately steered toward a distant radio station.

With it the pilot may (l) use the radio beam which in the past has been the generally recognized meth- od cf direction-finding on organiz- ed transport routes, (2) receive broadcasts, if within range, from any of the hundreds of stations throughout the continent, (3) re- ceive weather reports issued by met- eorological stations 0n short wave (t) maintain contact with oom- pany's short wave telephone sta- tions. Only a few‘ years ago it would have been necessary to have had three indepen‘ outfits and special ground station equipment in order to have the facilities pro- vided by this newest navigational device. "

During the period of Prairie Air Mail operation, four radio beam stations were utilised on the route between Winnipeg and Edmonton When the air mail service was dis-

' ' thus beacons were dis- mantled. The use of these stations was limited to pilots flying within the width of the beam on the Prarie Mail run. With the new dir- ection finder the pilot, whether flying mall routes or engaged in

northern bash operations, may use

any broadcasting station through- out the Dominion of Canada or of the United States provided that he ls within receiving range. Choosing his station, he can make a straight line approach to the city in which it is located. Where a station is not located in the city two or more stations may be used for determin- ing position. This operation requires only a fcwseconds to complete. The plane can be steered directly toward ANY selected ‘ “ wimp. er it be a. beacon station, regular broadacst station or any oi the smaller radio transmitters at the airports.

Once the pilot has set his course with the indicator finger central, that is "on course," he may listen to the broadcast from the station _which he is using. If the program be not acceptable, he can fade out the program while retaining its utility as a guide. In this aspect it is unlike the beam equipment formerly used, in which it was nec- essary to switch over from the aural to the visual. i.e. from voice to reeds. In addition to the direction finder on the dashboard there is also an automatic indicator which ls always operating, and this shows on a separate dial the approximate distance from the broadcasting station as the plane approaches its immediate vicinity.

The advantages of the radio dir- ection finder are at once apparent for it means that pilots operating aircraft fitted with this device need never be lost, all that is nec- essaryhelng to tune in the nearest station and point the nose of the aircraft to it. Again, the pilot, by taking cross bearings with two or more stations may ascertain his definite position even though the

map which he is using lacks recog- nizable detail. Should a. pilot be forced down in the north he may tune in to two or more stations, and after ascertaining his bearings, may report these to headquarters with the transmitting set with which planes operating in the more remote areas are nowadays equip-

ped.

Should the inauguration of an air service across the prairies be definitely decided on, 1t would not be necessary to wait for the re- establlshment 0f the beacon stat- ions, as directional facilitls are al- ready available and may be used by any pilot whose craft is equip- ped wlth ths latest radio direction finder. Canadian Airways is as yet the only commercial air transport company in the Dominion to exper- iment with this new device. Should the tests measure up to the demands of Canadian Airways‘ executives it is proposed to at all craft flying in the north with this invaluable aid to navigation.

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a pasture we want fine, nourishing grass and though some of it grows tall and becomes too dry for the cows to eat when they have a. choice, the tall grass will shade the other varieties that come later and make luscious. nourishing feed about the roots of the taller roughage. This is where the value of variety comes in.

In a. pasture mixture you require grasses that start early in the spring, and others that come on later to keep the feed green. If there ia a possibility of a lack of moisture, drought-resisting grasses should also be included. Nourishing feed that will offer the cattle a green bite all Summer is the objec- tive sought in a. good pasture. To secure this the mlxtum sown should vary according to soil and climatic conditions.

It is generally conceded that a. very substantial amount 0t‘ seed per acre should be sown, so as to pro- duce a thick stand of grass. Some grasses that are quite coarse when grown alone become quite fine and much more palatable when crowd- ed by other plants

There is also the question of varieties in protein. We prefer u mixture when feeding grain, so as to get a variety of proteins, some of which are more digestible than others, and also to have a mixture that will be relished by cattle. The same reasons hold good in the matter of grasses in a pasture. Variety in proteins and in flavor is highly impoztant and we must hove such vnrictv to obtain the nourishment. and palatability so ncressary for good results in a D418-