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A Silver Fox Farming '

Yesterday we

Ensure of a visit from George

a er of Lampson, “"’§§s'a1$'i§f glntx, New York. Fr largest fur auction house in ‘he rm Mr. Mayers was here on

velslt ‘to customers and friends ' the Province and left yesterday m mlng for New York where he ‘mil preside at auctions October “Q1... and 25th. 0n the 26th he 1m leave for Saskatchewan and mberta where he will Judie 1W9 l, and mink shows. Returnln; mm there he will visit Winnlpck. Toronto and various sections of ontarlo and thence back to Nflw yglr, Later he will Judge Le Ohio-Michigan show at Grand Ra- ids Michigan, at which a number f}; Canadians exhibit.

theo rtunit of show- t mgwllaénltfayerspxe newy fox show building constructed bl! M- schurmafl 8c Company and it was gmnfymg to hear him put his em- hatic OK. on it.. ne compliment- 24 Alexander McNevin, the fore- mm who built the building on its wastructlon and said that i119 ludglng room was s. twmfindoll! tut-prise to him. He has never seen anything like it for the ur- pose and redicted that exhib tors would be elighted.

w. Meyers, who of course is au “it with all that pertains to the fur trade says that it is particular- ly gratifying to know that Lon- don markets will once again be functioning though probabl not as suction sales ,until Fe ruary and March. You know, said Mr. usysrs, the British people under- stand exchange and London was before the war the great centre for- dlstribution of furs and other com- modities. That position they are sndeavoring to get back and it is not unreasonable to expect that with potent demand in South Am- mo‘, Australia, South Africa and other Empire countries the London m; rmrkct will be good.

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We queried him about the pro- duction of pol-ts in Sweden and Norwa and this is idea of it... "scan svis-n ooun es had from 00.000 to 100,000 silver fox pelts in storage when war ended but a great. many of these have been

disposed of. They were the re- mains of two ears collection. The new crop in weden will approxi-

msts 50 to 00 thousand silvers and new typos and about 50.000 mink. Norway will most likely pelt 60 to s5 tho silvers and new types and no mink. They also have a very beautiful and very pale blue for which they have developed from Greenland blues. _ ese are bound § be w liked the trsds. owever, I don't want any- one t» worried over the~ fact that the two countries and lb s smaller extent Finland will be in the lasrkci. with silver fox furs and m typos. The old world is now. it is Just a mat- c

of . your - formation I would gay that all through the war we handled a certain number of Swedish silver foxes and new types, not a great many but enough to get an idea of the quality and types they are Pmdlltifls.

T0 Illa! our fears that the mar- ket would be over-crowded Mr. llayers made this statement There is no need for anyone to get liwlflky about silver fox. The world is keen for furs and it is 0111i’ a matter of marketing and distribution to use up available supplies which are not much as wlllllnrw tn pro-war years. Can- adas production this season will, Itakc it, be practically the same l4 l“! year and with the markets comparatively bare or at least they “ill be by the end of the season. 11°°1l 101‘ a 800d firm demand but no runaway prices."

What types would you recom- mvlld us to breed? was another filIESlIOII \ve put to friend George. Well. I like platinums and pale white faces. They do bring good 1000p? for the proper types and llllalltles and full silvers are ol- ways ill demand. Of coursc with London opening up some of the darker-necked foxes will find a mlikki‘! that has been denied tilcm ‘luring the war." Mr. Mayors plan- ned to call on Premier J. Walter Jlllll; but. the latter was having a "WWII: of the cabinet and he re-

lmn. He was interested tn know that Mr. Jones was brooding new lYDE mink at his ranch in Bun-

The statement by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. that approxi-

had the very great‘

flrcttablv could not slay ovcr to ser-i

matcly 115.000 standard silver and 50.400 new typc .fox pelts will be available for marketing tbe coming season indicates that the produc- tlon of new types is increasing ‘try rapidly. A few years ago only a fcw thousand were produced and now one-third of the total fox crop <0l Canada consists of new types. The same cstlmctc slate that there are approximaetly 67.000 standard sliver: and 29.000 new typc foxes on farms for breeding purposes and that these raised an,cstlmated 1.0.000 standard and 62,000 new line pups, At the quarterly meeting of the Executive of the Crnadian National lvcr Fox Breeders‘ Association hrld in Suinmcrsidc recently the 1°11°W111R membership was report- ed for Canada -- PEI. 117. 0n- lilrlo 78. Quill)" 45. New Brunswick £4. Alberta l3, Saskatchewan ll (Wa Scotla 9. Manitoba B, British ‘Columbia 4. This is an increase n membership of 44 over the pre- Wllll! yell". The annual inspec- ilon of ranches will be proceeded nth almost immediately by the t?‘ 1°W1flil 1101f! Work nnpolntees of Be Assczlaticn _ p111, and New l slilnswick. l... K. Lockcrby; Nova l hlmlfl. Thomas Carruthers: Que- . fie and Ontario Allan Hooker; beg-vim Canada, George A, Call-

Mr. Oillbeck .75. m» Winnipeg‘

BINDING

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‘were lifted. at 13s.

on Monday where he will start hLs lnspectio I tour which includes Saskatoon October 23. Regina, Oct. ober 25 to 2'1, Calgary, October 39 Edmonton, November 5. He will judge the Ontario live fox show at Brampton on the i2 or 13 leav- ing for homo the latter art of the week so as to be availab e as udgc a the P.E.I. Provincial Fox how, (l), arltatteiown, the week of Novem- er 1 .

A writer in Women's Wear Daily New York, advocates the use of television to aid small town stores in viewing newest fur fashions n; ihowr; if}: gréaa centres Hsucl: ‘as ‘ew or an icago. e 5 a e5 Quilt-lack Aéfiitendligs orifice in New or ms pans or ntroduc- ting television wit?‘ the coaiainunittfi; on sys em re clients east of the Mississip i. While there are mountains of df- ficulties and details still to be overcome the germ of the plan is the idea to connect the clients mthztiggoiesldentubuyinfi ofgica by ec up so a a o t em not onl can participate in |, tsls. vii win f th f h son o go enewest as - ions but that each of them in. dividually can be given a broad- cast of special order merchandise,

5° that m; time will be 103$ 1n “banks of the Thames 500 years ago, garment ol- gsrrnsnt; tand contrasts a picture of the

shipping the

“for a proval. The idea has al- ready en developed to the int where discussions with the mer-

son radio people have taken place in order to find the most, practical application of television.

All tho fur magazines comment on the London market being open- ed up but none of them are very enthusiastic as to the buying cap- acity of the British market itself because of the fact that there is 100% sales tax placed on all furs in the Old Country. However.

on was the world's greatest distributor 0d furs pro-war and no doubt every effort will be made to lazing her ack to that proud posi-l

n.

Here is what s certain British fur ms.n writes about the condition of ths London market. in connection with recent developments there.

".I..there has been so little merchandise here apart. from the Russian goods which were pernlit- ted to be imported for re-export onl. that the rices have been ant sly srtificfa for some time Pllt and it is s. matter of ess- work at present to know what the proper market price for such arti- cles as foxes, Indian larnb, skunk, opossum and many others. In opos- sum. for instance, we know of a parcel o! northerns, regular as- sortment, 'which was sold a few d-sys before the import restrictions at manu- facturers are prepared for this article is still uncer ain. but it. is

to be resumed lt W id be about 6s or ereabouts for similar goods. At any rats. I-li these will be de-

cided when goods begin to arrive. A lot of people have rushed imo bu merchandise, but we. our- selves, although we are buying something, are more cautious. We feel there will be plenty of time in the new season to pick up mer- chandise thlt we find wanted. The demand from this country is unlikely to cause any rise of prices at origin, except in rare cases. You must remember that. home con- sumption ls, to a largc extent, con- trolled by the I00 per cent purchase tax on all articles. except a few “utiiity" ones, and the fact that coupons (la for a full-len th coat) have to be surrendered or every article sold to the public."

Apropos of the above‘ Women's Wear Daily, New York, has aha following:

LONDON FUR TRADE GIBBS FOR AUCTIONS EARLY NEXT YEAR.

By Staff Correspondent

LONDON. Oct. l-Buyers from the United States. the Dominicns and the Continent have already made known their intention to be at the reopening of the London fur auctions in the early part of next year.

Hudson's Bay Co. Anning. Chad- wick dc Kiver and Eastwood st Holt will be selling, and, while the date will not be settled for a week or so, informed opinion puts it. as noted. somewhere between Febru- ary and March.

This first auction will be follow- ed bv two others durin the year. ff pails under discuss on at the

moment work out. Prcwar, it will

be recalled. the silos were held in January, March-April, with a third some time in the autumn. with six silver fox auctions spaced between.

It is not possible at this writing to give any definite idea of the size and scope of the Initial sale, according to raw fur men here, but they hope to get world rc- presentation of skins and are op- timistic about the way things are shaping.

""A good many finance problems have had to be smoothed out

Cranberries

Jack Frost is just around the corner. Pay- ing special prices for Cranberries, picked this week.

Or

land-officials to discuss-methods of payment between the countries.

sent to some 2.000 contacts over- seas.

Prefaced by a verse c.f Co er's extolling the city. it carries a Ore- word from the Iord Mayor com- menting on the steps taken by the fur trade to renew and revive the international trade in furs, gives a brief survey of the industry from the time it was established on the.

first sales of furs b the Hudson's ‘Bay Company at arroways Col’- fee House in 1672 with one of the last sales before the outbreak Oi war.

Five weeks from Monday the P. E. Island fox show will open in the new building which is now practically completed. Five hun- dred fox crate. are being set up with galvanized iron partitions be- tween them and resting on gal- vanized protected stands. The judg- ing room will be ready next week when hot water heating will be

mw having his Prize List printed for distribution. There will be classes for all kinds of standard silvers from 70 per cent to 100 per cent sliver adults and pups, males and females. also for all new ty e5- It is hoped to make this Exhlbl ion the finest of its kind in the world and with that end in view every- one's help is solicited.

The Black Fox Magazine for September has a very excellent article entitled "Finland's Come b Back in Breeding", from which the_ following are extracts. .. The av- erage number of squirrel skins pro- duced annually fs around 1.000.- 000 and the average number of muskrat skins 50.000. It is expect- ed thet in the near future Fin- nish muskrat skins will appear in international trade. The Finnish red fox has also had a great de- mand abroad in particular the thick haired northern specics, the so-oa-lled Lapland red fox. The annual reduction of red fox Skins is ususly something between 5.- 000 and 15,000. Other wild fur bearing animals have little or no importance because of their scarc-

ity in the country- Qnly small numbers of fltch, ermine, otter. ctc.. are available, All export of

furs has been handled by some few special export firms.

Fur farming began in Finland about 1M0. At the beginning only silver foxes were bred but at pre- sent all the more important fur bearing animals are produced. Al- though the recent war damaged the production of fur skins the numbers are now steadily rising to the old standards. The ranch production in Finland during the current year is cstlmated to bc about 12,000 silver fox, 5.000 blue fox, 2,00 platinum fox and 25,000 mink skins. Prior to the war illcre w“ 50mg 40,000 fox skins produced in 1939. Because the farmers have only been able to kccp their best breeding animals over the war the quality of fur skins is considerably higher than fonnel-ly. The market- ing of furs bred on farms has for years been handled by the fur far- mers themselves through a cen- tral sales organization and this firm arranges all the fur auction". in Finland, The country has grerc."

tremely advantageous for fur breeding and as a typical arflflfllll- ture and cattle country in 110N001 times Finland has all qualifica- tions to support even ten-fold the present number of fur bearing animals.

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G llj" auc KILLER Completely extermin

since the initial announcement that the auctions were to start again and there have been meet- ings these ast days bet l trade

representat ves and Bank of Eng-

w ates Bod bugs. Click

roaches. Fleas. Silver

fish. Crickets. M. Eaton SI n cofisrrgtive ltflrfifl- l"

leading druz. hardware EH39 Products. Toronto l-

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FUWL and GIIIGKEIIS

Crates Supplied EASTERN PACKING c0.

- i119 m5l'1"l~5- m" am 1°‘ the th t h, weet meat before it disappears into Souns most part. unediblc. If the than h,,'ngr‘|’v““,,,,nf,_,_ Heal", o, m, Fmch people ha, oonoooo-ooo- $1252?‘ e,,'“§‘,‘°‘,‘,‘{1"°‘,;,c,t',‘,"“,§,,§,{ been seriously undermined during the fivs years ww+u+oo+w 1t).g.tr,hh,.,‘,‘_ l’ l’ y of skirnbing on s barren was-tins dict.

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"TTARUIAN

The Usscurblts

The genus Cltrssllus is the last important group of the family-

Citrulius vuiltarls Schrader well indigenous to the Southern States. In recent years a number of var. ietles have been developed which

th-e

"Citron" This relative of the Watermelon has solid white flesh that a clcar jelly of distinct and agree-

rcn. hence the popular name. The seed must be sown in the house at the end of April and the plants set out in early Jllflc. _

Citrullus Colooynthls is the "Bit. ter Apple" The pulp is a drastic purgative.

Chinese gardeners, who call it La- Kwa. seeds is the edible part. In India

easily grown.

whilst still covered with hairs.

space. for most countries. temper- ate as well as tropical. mdre family.

ornamental

(Echl

ingly as a garden escape. In Brit-

ain

the White Bryony (Bryonia clinical

a curiosity which bears red ber- road; finally the wind dies down ries inssead of gourds. and takes and me blue Sky appears, kindly to our Island climate as a I suppose this “me book was

perennial, with parsnip-like roots. ‘mtendsd m be a kind o; supple.

- NEWSY NOTES -

"M

(Concluded) ' An Old Book (2)

to make a general is “Water Melon". the year, "The ordinary

(on the Island»

known

or Preserving Melon. south-west and ivest;

In the fourth and llOIliI-WESII

makes

ilot- west; ille most agreeable l rain or snow; clear weather. sometimes brings storms in summer;

The sudden

of the old herbalists.

of falling weather. in a

The pulp surrounding the

I116 llnfllle llllll 15 SV-{elielll 111 Wfll- presents some differences. er to’ extract llS bltternsss be- west wind l5 Iylugtfrl’, 1M9 ll» l5 6001190- T1115 lllfllll l5 ill Spring: lilo sky 1S cl-rar.

The bitter fruit or

(Trichosarsakes

.. y 1 mes grown her c CO

trcduce a storm may be er-clockwlse from

where it is highly

downy They are cooked like squash

u'lih big moist flakes. When blows itself nut, lh? turns through north north-uresl. The north in general not so cold:

have one representatives of ine On our own Island. the “Wild Cucumber" nocystis iobatal occurs spar-

lntn

the tribe is represented by an;

The unknown author atlempLs classification of the winds for each quarter of winds in each quarter

are:— _ “In the first (quarter) north.

SAM-PACK irreertiim°°iiiliilri7rafti°viiils ikaife‘? §fi§m'$‘t" ——an5d€1dgi$lst; iet§°§.°“1°“' PRODUCTS igllgnbitlltloigel?" tigfo lsgultagelgxcliotitallf SOlIiI-ih-ivlfi" second. (April-June). A L~ M°D0NALD wltblittiflri" ..L??.“".‘..:t ikzsifilleirii fiiiih;"gill;§§§§ihyS°s$§i§§h and

Ml. Stewart, PEI. ailrs-"pgixi: (liotglrtiirsltiluii-arsten calls gglstth- rarely north-nest The variety C. V. cltroldu is the In the third (July to Sept).

occasionally south —— rarely east and north.

(OcL-Dec.) wcs‘. sometimes south-

. bl fl v r. It has a very high west and south; occasionally north 805331311259 oillnfifeugiginggllafiétioixlze ipeciin actiilteill. and so may be and north-east. the Fur Trade Ex rt Group, Inc; fldded. with advantage, to those There are from 40 to (l0 clays h“ “wed a b,“ u" can“ Mme fruits that dohnotiecllssily tfilellt of ofosiltrongqtlvindnln the yealr‘. is Call of London" which is heme lh°‘“”“’°" T e l“ ° l‘ “l . 8"‘: B? "@5- Pe? 3P5- ' may be candied like the true cu- his description of the winds-

"The coldest wind is the nozth-

5

south-vxest. The east "ind brings the west, invariably north-west

the north-east brings the heaviest snowstorms (of

T119 1381mm Plffll‘ f1!‘ 143K659 tvinlerl. The north and s-i-ith 1171010011193 911373111131 15 5011145- winds ilavc their usual and nat- illflei BWWII 111 m9 U- 5- A» bi’ ural effects. ‘The number of days

ranges from 120 to 140 days." My own summary of the winds

espccullv

sunshine, but the Wiild is cool to thsrhdrigd tleaées are a vermlfuge.~cold_ south-west

e u our anguinat though its real home is in India and Burma;

winds often e- a tornado) when they turn count- the north-west. In silmnlcr lhrv lhiis become mcst

ills- south-

csleclnad. The mature fruits may mutating ma] (Hsftgygfglflf, grow up to six feet long, but. .hey i" flu-the;- bfqpking u, are catch only in the young state “(m-d [hpy bring violent

storms. sometimes electric. At cer- tain times southerly winds precede

manned‘ R Wm b” a“ eyeqpener or sliced and fried The seed may ma,» frost when the wind backs mfiyflflfifl flmffiflfifégsiffeifg 25g; b9 50W" Ollldlmrs towlilds n" as far as the south-cast it brings even the Hudson-s Bay Company eni-l nf.M{1.l.; _ ' b d driving 1am oi sleet. and often show room in London can com- n w“ “M1,,” "l". f‘ “,1 ends by lumping right across Illa pare with its light for judging m“ ‘ml-v the eculwmlc 5999'“ cyclone area. to the north-arm. either Dem m. Show “ma I; you of the Cucurbits have been treat- 1t may how-ever, 91am to g9 round have what looks to be show foxes ed °1 l" these NM“- T° ellum" by the east. bringing heavy rain make up your mind to make entry 61'5" 511 the 599C195 ‘mum “k9 or snow. We get the heaviest with Secretary W. R. Show who is 11111911 "me 311d "WW much snowstorms from the north-east.

wind usually

wind is rather boisterous.

the sun may shine. The north-west wind is coldest of the moist snow hardens breaks into drift which blocks the

‘ breast grayish. and darker;

mentary "Reader" for use in the public schools, and the last para- graph on “Cllmate" teaches hy- gicne too. ' “The climate of Prince Edward Island is in a vary high degree salubrious: its atmosphere pure; its water excellent and abundant; fogs extremely rare; and the heat of summer and the cold of win- ter. moderated by the encircling Gulf. An ordinary attention to cleanliness. clothing. and nourish- ment, invariably wards off dis- ease. and prolongs life."

Next week's Notes will re- count the manufactures of P. It‘.

I. in i .

The White-Thrones! Sparrow

On October 3rd a dead spar- row was brought in to me for naming. I was rather puzzled at first because the bird was plain- ly immature, so I laid it aside. being busy at the time) till I could give it a critical examination. Next day I found it to be a White- throatod Sparrow. and wrote out a description, here presented:-

“Whlte-throaied Sparrow. Sum

mcr resident. Centre of crown with a clear ulhite stripe. bound- ed on either side by a wider black stripe. A yellow spot in front of the eye passes into a white stripe backward along the side of the head. "tlroat ljust under the beak: with a clear white patch. (In female and immature blrdsn the white of the head and throat is replaced by buff). Back chest- nut brown streaked with black. most of the feathers margined gray»; rump grayish brown; wing- bars whitish: tail graylsh-brolvn; below that whitish. There ls a yellow- ish patch on the underside of the bend of the wing. This young bird measured just under six in- ches Oct. 3. 1945."