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DERS. AND GARDENERS

PEIITILIZEIIS

We can now make '}i}:rompt delivery of the - ‘o I I 0 win 3 Chemicals ..:and Mixed Goods —- Ex.

~the Islztn d Fertilizer ’_“_iCo. Plant-in 100 lb. “;]3ags.

Nitrate of Soda Sulphate of Ammonia Superphosphateé 16% Superphosphatc—- 207;- Muriate of Potash

. 2-10--1 Mixed

2-12-6 Mixed

4-8-7 Mixed

4-8-10 Mixed

5-10-5 Mixed

NEWS Y N0 TES

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ST. GEORGEE DAY past annivei'sarics day with any gteat fcrvnr.

"good wine needs no buslt:" "iiilc more publicity would

[we were hcwn.

as Pcrcy‘s “Rciiques," there scvcial notes on the supp;scd his: tory of St. George. In the old story, of “The Seven Champions." tdat.-i {ing from the time of Elizabeth) we;

Next Thursday. April 23rd, is st. George's Day. but judging from

5 In that mmm_kub]c wm,m0n onlesque suggested another ‘aiicietit. lttet'a'.urc commonly known] arcl

existed an orthodox saint of that

name, "thoulh little or nothing is

lutown of his story." Another ballad tn the saute col-

romnnces; it is in honor of George. and every verse ends: “St. Geortza he was for England; at. I)cnnis wits for France; Sing, honi soit qui nal y pense." Some time about the middle of

lcction, "imprinted in London 1612." 113)’ English is a burlesque of the old rambling friends are not likely to keep the Reti- ’cexicc is all wry well, and maybe but a.

help u». to remember the rock whence

St.

IIUELY NOTES ON TOPICS CONNECTED WITH

Silver Fox Farming

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‘ u T. . Milwaukee.

Dr. !rank's story gives in glmple language. a description of the world's greatest for farming venture, where mass production of silver

foxes is the objective. The smallest.

torts‘, and perhaps may adapt some at the ideas in a more modest way

.- to his own circumstances.

the ccventeenth ccniury this but-

diverting

M.A.. of Oxford. some of the uni- tvrrsity men had formed themselves into a society or club, all the mem- bcrs 05 which were to be of the name. of George, and their anni-

poem tvhcsc author was John Grubb part of

5-9-8 Mixed ' -I-ti-13 Mixed 2.12.6 with Borax fur

[are told that the father of >0:-oige was one L-ml Albert,

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"All of which we are selling : dirt lowest prices as zuivertisctl (by The Island Fertilizer Co.

-A. HORNE & co.

CIIABLOTTETOWN

dream. and sltortiy ~.tt‘tu-

-:v.

latiy oi the it‘. ".5" “traiifd to it-ttis cf artitcs.“ he reached ln.lllilO0d he left En}!- lantl nnd “Iuugiit tu'l long many a (in,\' gain t the Samceiis. After many ud\'cntttt~:s he poached Egypt, ViIt‘Ie tttzttters were LI0ll’lg' badly. A cli'c:ulful clrugoit. fierce and fell, had been laying the country waste. and the wise men had app:-astd it only by present- ing it with a maiden for its daily meal. Now there was but one maid- en remaining—the Kings dauglitsi" Sabrd. “her father's delight."

The King braves his subject's [wrath to save her, but Sabra vol- lunteers to be the sacrifice, and. tdresseci in white and rrowni'<i with a garland, is citaincd to a stake to await the dmgon. At this critical point St. George came riding by, and asked why she was chained there? As he spclks the dragon issues from the woccl, and attacks him; by good foitttnc the saint ‘.ltrttst's ili.‘€ spear down the drag- on‘.-: throat, nnri kills ll when he takes lilt‘ lady ill‘llll'.‘ to ilt‘;' f.ithri',

and by

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. Sold by leading ‘merchants STEELE, IlLl'L(‘§T?"S SEED CO.

Kin: I’tolctnj,'. "li‘.‘.‘l‘C wns grcrlt “Canada's Greatest Sud House" mirth and inc-iccly." lflllillllll.lilIlll.TON.VI|ltlllPEI.lE6ilM EUHDNTIIII The l'Pj0iClli_.'.5 (‘lid not l£l.S‘.1 St.

George and the fair Sabin became enamoured, R) we might expect; but this docs no. lll(‘.2L the views of her father. who consults his guest. the King of Morocco. as to the disposal of the hero. The two monarchs send him on an embassy to the "Sophy of Persia." whom thcy instinct to put St. Gcrirgc in dcnth on his arrival. The Slilll. as he j0ul'll(‘)'s tltrouglt Persia. plays into their hand. by destroying “with zeal each idol god." For this offence he is thrown into a dun- tgeon daik and derp, bttt he digs his way out. sit s ithrcc grooms. steed the Sophy has. Escaping to Christ- iendom he gathers warlike bands

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A gttgrttol

"*".l'n fztriucrs growing potatoes and rnips who intend to haul their ‘Fertilizer-4 from Cltariottetown, and

when mm‘ "mm are ready to mar-i:tll(i decaiiips with the best.

it . ‘t

Qet, intend to haul their produce. I” (_.'harlottctown. I offer you fer-

of,

he was born he was stnlcn by the “\\‘t‘-ird

, . ’Wh‘eC:]i:i):1cti for the firs. vcrsc which is

and

SL ’V8l's3f‘y banquict was to be held on

‘St. Georges day. Giubb s.rongly

desired to be admitted, but unfort-

_ Icovcntry, and at the time High} V Turntps. istetrard of Englantl. Our il'.‘l't)'.s‘l”]alely he ‘V35 "M '-'“1°d G997“! birth was forciold in a titli'acttlottsiTm‘ (ii-‘lfllllliiiitfltioll was overlook-'

led on condition that he would. leach year. produce 9. stanza to be isung at the bctnquct. we have but

not us L‘ouf':<' in its hutnor as some

cf the succeeding efforts:

"The story of King Arthur old

is very ntonmritblc.

The nutnizcr of his valiant knights.

And rouudncss of his table:

The knights around his table in

A circle sate. dye see:

And altogether inadc up one

Large hoop of cltivttlry.

He had a sword, both

sharp.

.Y-clepecl Caliburn

|Would cut ll. flint tttore easily

[Than pen-knii'e cuts a corn.

=As CIlS';‘-klllie (lacs :1 Cotton carve

So would if ('i'll‘\'L‘ ll icck.

And split fl. titan at single s‘:1sh

Front ncddlc down to nook.

He was the crczun of Breelzttock

And flower of all the Welsh:

But George he did the dragon fell.

And gave him a plaguy squelsh.

Saint George he wit; for England:

St. Dennis was for F‘ranoe. etc." Cirubb's "B‘rittsh lfct‘ncs." print-

ed itt 1588. (‘Olli.“Ill1.~' twelve of those

:tnnt\‘cr.s.1t'y "(l('lZ".l'l‘l.\‘," thu; show-

Ill: that the 1*;-‘: loin hold the

estceni of the St. George Societal

broad and

CLIMBING IIONEYSUCKLES For covering a. porch or pcrgola few subjects are as satisfactory as the clifttblllq lioneysuckles. partic- ularly the fragrant species. Yet they seem to be neglected in this l'-'rovincc. perhaps be':au::c garden- ers are not. sure which species are hardy euou‘_:lt for Canadian condi- llons. Here is an ahstrttct of the hardy climbing llOl1C,\'SllCki.‘3S, drawn from an article in “Canadian Hor- tlculturez" it may be mentioned

that the botanical name of the genus is Lonlccra. Group 1: “’I‘ttuupct Honeysuck-

Nienutn Bros. were an organization trading

under the name of Fromm dz Nie- , man. They are near relatives of the ’Fmnmt's and first became inter.

ested in tax breeding in 1909

through the purchase of several pairs of Peace. River and native

Wisconsin foxes. That fail they started with 28 pairs. They gradu- ,nl!y increased their holdings and in 1916 visited this province and iproctircd a number of Prince Ed- ‘ ward Island foxes.

As the years went by the organ- ization grew tremendously and in .1922 the present ranch at Thems- vtlle was built. its pens extend for I a length of one mile and it is near- !i_\' three-quarters of a mile in udn;:tlt. There are 7.500 pens, each 50 x 50. In addition the Company maintains a playground two. hun- dred miles north of Milwaukee which COVE1‘s 300 acres. This is double-wire fenced all around and has feeding compartments where the foxes congregate to receive their raticus once daily It is heav- ily tvooded. with great shade trees but practically no underbrush or other growth. so that the fox fur 1; not injured in any way whlie kept there.

The foxes are moved to the play- gtound the latter part of August in enormous trucks with trailers. Nine hundred pairs can be taken on one load which will give some idea of the size of these gargantuan veh- icles.

l<iowe-vcr, uc will hark back to the beginning again and give a fuller (inscription of what Dr. Frank saw. He had the pleasure on arrival of meeting a nephew of the senior Nicmairs, who was most courteous and took great pains to show the Doctor around and explain the op- eration o.‘ the farms. The weather was fine and practically the same as we experienced on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Nearly all the pups had arrived. some of the litters in the early part of Feb- ruary. While no figures were avail- uble at that time as to the num- ber born. the estimate was three and one-half for every pair kept over, which would mean 26.250 pups.

The foxes ka:t for breeding pur- poses were rigidly culled over year after year and are practically the survival of the fittezt. In order to

lcs." with tubular. nearly regular. .“£‘l‘Iliit’SS flower stfms twining.

I ' ::s at as low a price as any _ _ g __ _ M FERTILIZER "ANT or DEALER and re.uin.s tr) \\3it( ict_.ngc upon ;-“Pd am in 3 “Osman to “MD! "on ‘tho ltcatneti i£Lllti5. spaitng Egypt Inc.-ignites or not:-.-; from thoscimly my me SA“ .0‘ s"bm.' whcm .‘ hunt I have found to pay thelrlhe “K05 hon": l° .C°"‘m‘:-V "1 EH31: I! to; sa,_i5fa(_t°r"y ‘n the Pu," (land. \\'hci'c they tn‘.itt_\_ years (4)., rye“ must m" at me om” mijoy did see. and lcd '.ii(‘il' lives in

.mal:c arrarvcmcnis. and it is most"C°V°““'3'-" finpm,mn,‘ am‘ your orders are This, in short. is l‘.l:‘ pt: :.:?ci- of fnaamd u._ once so 1 can dflennim the It‘_'—.'.cn(l as found in t.-.'.> ancient §tJ1e exact quantities to order. b1“°k""”5"' “OM95 m ,"i‘° Pcpys - I,-RANK B. CLARKE‘ cztllectlen. The account 1.. so full of Pmduu. and lm,“.,m,o_ anacltrontsiits as to have cast doubt ttncut th: vciy stance of

Prince Street Wharf. _ , the saint; but from otmr source,-. we are assured that lll?l'C rc:1‘ly

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What FORMULA should be used with the various crops, and HOW MUCH to apply per ACRE, depends largely on 2

The NATURE of the SOIL; possible soil DEFIC- IENCIES; the KIND of crop grown; and the AMOUNT of BARN MANURE used,

For AVERAGE conditions, one may apply:-—

For P0'I‘ATOES-1200 to 2000 lbs. ti-8-13; 4-8-10; it-6-10 or 5-8-12 (with or without magnes- ia), or their equivalent in home mixed chemicals. On certain heavy soils, 5-9-8 seems quite satisfactory.

For TURNIPS -600 to 1200 lbs. per acre 2-12-6 (with or without Borax) or its equival- ent in home-mixed chemicals.

Where extra Nitrogen is re- quired 5-10-5 could be used or extra Nitrogen applied over the 2-I2-ti.

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For GRAIN ——Seeded to clover and timothy. 400

’ to 600 lbs. 2-I2-ii. On extremely poor 1-!‘ o o

-’ -.-- soils, if no manure has been used

on the hoed crop preceding it. a fer- tilizer sutficlently high in nitrogen such as 5-10-5 could be substituted at rates from 300 to 400 lbs. per - acre, _ For PERMANENT PASTURES—'

. I On LIGHT SOILS or for EARLY

3* “ GRAZING, 500 to 700 lbs. pe

’ acre 5-9-8. . V , ‘

VY CLAYSior LOW IN- _ fill LANDS, 5ll0‘.\to 700 t peizperjevz-_l2-ll. '

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Loniccra l:rowr.i fucitsioidcs. ‘ “3carlct Ti-untnct.." is viqoftllis and‘ ltardy. L. punicea has orange-rcdi flowers. but is .-lightly iC5i vigorous.‘

L. sEnl|7’.‘l'\‘ilt‘lls Sl|i]\.illlf‘C3, is the. "Yc1‘ow Trumprt." with bright ycl-j low flowers two to three inches‘ long: not as well known as it de-t serves. L. flava. a species with much‘ smaller finwczxx is cffcn sold as‘ “Yellow Truntpct." 1

L. tl"illIO'2lI_\'ii2I. a new introduction‘

from China. with geld-en-yellow’ .lower..~ four inches long. is dim-. cu‘t to erow. L. tcllntztnninntt, "Tc-ilmann's Trumpet." a Hungarian variety, Ls ncw being offered in Canada. It won the Award of Merit from the Royal 1-tatticttltttrat Society of Eng- land. Flowers three to four inches long. tubular. mouth wldcly expand- cd. but.ct-cup yellow. flushed red. Vizcrous grower, with large grey- grcc-n leaves.

Group 2. “Wooclblnes." Flowers rlngent. bilttblnte, very fragrant. Stems twining.

L. prricylmcnum. “i3.‘ng‘ish wood- binc.“ found however. North to Shetlands. Flowers yellow. outside reddish. L. P. bclglcn in the "Early Dutch W.“: with compact trusses of yellow flowers. purple-carminc on

the exterior. No lovr~ll?r Lotticcras than thee two.

L. japonica ltalllsutn. “I~It.tll'r. Japan Honeysuckle" has fragrant

white Ilowcis which later turn ye‘-t low. L. J. ehincnsls has reddish-‘ purple leaves and white flowers tinged carmine outside. This ends the list of clintbintz Lonlceras suit- ed to our climate.

The genus is however a large one. with over one hundred species. some of which are ornamental shrubs.

.be eligible as a breeder

‘ing to this book, there had been a

the fox must come up to a high standard of individual excellence and in ad- dition no female ls kept the sec- ond year unless she produces four pups. and the e must be of a high stand

lian nations in Africa has been a shameful one. as the following brief historical notices will show: and although the occasion is past and seemingly buried in oblivion it is certain that some day the retribu- tion will come. There are signs even now that Africa is awaking.

In the your 1886 the writer made the acquaintance of a trader by name George Allen. This man hsd| just come to Newcastle from the Kamerun (or Cameroon) district of Africa. where he had been resident for seventeen years previously. This in itself was a remarkable thing. because the district is so unsuitable for white men that they must take a year's holiday in Europe at inter- vuls four _or five years apart. Mr. Allen showed the effects of his so- journ in the yellow error of his skin: even the "white" of his eyes was almost bttttercup yellow. He was a most observant man, a competent botanist: and explorer, and it was no wonder that we became insepar- able companions. Onc o’ my most treasured books was written by Mr. /tllen. and “presentcd Feb. 2: 1388."

shortly before that date. accord-

s:ramble for the coasts of Africa.

.

In-Field 0! my usual notes on Silver Fox farming I am pubusuu this week an interview with Dr. loo Frank, who. aocompanlga 5, Fflllll. returned on Wednesday evening front a trip to the western Unit. ed Sktates. While there the Doctor took the opportunity of vlslin; the

formerly a '

Mrs.

llle, Vi a few mug {mm

rancher will. I believe, nnq u .g hi.

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have good brushes and largetlps.

The Doctor's first visit was to the coid storage plant, which is larger than the Island Gold Stor- jge company plant in this city. and has the most up-to-date machinery available. They also have another cold storage plant as an emergency measure, so that if one plant should go out of operation the other is available. Electricity is used un- sparingly and noting this the Doc- tor asked. “What on earth does YOU! electricity cost?" and was told about $2,000. a month, a_veiy low figure when you consider the amount of Juice used.

The most intriguing subject for

under contract in Chicago. we dry the bread in our own dryers and grind it before mixing it in the feed, and the cost is one cent D61‘ pound in Ohlclfl. '

The carrots which form the Prin- cipsl put of the velli-Iblel “led- ug bought at contract price: from farmers who [NW 019111 619001-113 for-the company. Tune In crowd and frozen in forms and placed in- to large tin rewptaclea. than W‘ in cold storage until want-ed 101' u_s¢, They are therefore available all through the Lesson."

Nioman Ems. plant is planned to be self-sufficient». so every dell“ 1“ connection with it has been very cm-'uuy thought out. "Just '0 1“' stance that." said the D=0t3|'- ““‘°Y -have a real up to date wood-work- ing shop where their own lumber brought from the northern clav- crcund. is sewn and converted into planks. two by four and other fin-

pare in quality with a specimen Prince Edward Island fox.

The American market with its ‘protection of 50 per cent gives the rancher than a monopoly. and the fact that sales have been so good this year that there are not us ouch silvers available to supply the mic trade is well known. Their require- ments are being met by purchases made at the recent London sales and by private treaty, and the pre- diction is that the ‘June sales will be successful is as far as the three- quartor and all silvers are concern- ed. The American market does not

IIIIIEIIEII-E EIIEIIELZ

ON _ FOXEB .31“) “LL assume ANIMALS mu‘ PULVIX kllla tummy .u 11..., H...

=:|‘:'::fl:’In.llId prevents Immediate .-,.

KILLS runs: on as - ~ ~ run: on. D “‘“'s

t k lad] to V d k arioii

‘B1; iii actlital 1:2? aria, CeXrD0"l'lr3i'U gl st?»'d" ~""I’-Tan’: -1'." I“ s"""" ”‘1e)6t>ect:')}i-pifirank took the0DDOrtunltY I "“"'“"I- DI-trthutt-m when passing through New York. of CANADIAN

C0-OPEBATIV1: cot. aaowcas LIMITED

visiting the old established firm of Frederic]: Ruth & company. and in conversation with Messrs. Meyers

and Kohn was told that the mar-

ished lumber. This is used in thc

various repairs to the ranch such (oonunued on page 15)

Toronto--W ton--llezlnu--Lennoxrlilo. .--——g

as building new dens. new homes- fox pelting boards and in fact at

hundred different ways.

The workers in the wood factory are the extra fox caretakers who, ordinarily would be laid off in the wintor months.

The Doctor was anxious to find out the relation between capital invested and cost per animal. so put the question. ‘fl-low much money does this organisation represent capital?" “seven miilbn dollars, was the reply. That figures out tn

the Doctor was. of course, the feed- ing system. and he broached the matter to his guide. who took him to the slaughterhouse. There hors- es were slaughtered and every Dim of the animal utilized excepting the “haw-haw!" The cars and hoofs are used to make ‘glue, the hair in the mane and tail is sold to man- faclurers who utilize that product. The hides are sold to tarmers and the bones. blood and flesh 8“ 80 into the feed.

Briefly the procms of transition from the live animal to the feed- pan is as follows. The horse is killed. blood removed and the ani- mal chilled. Then the carcass and b‘ood is placed in cold storage and frozen. When taken out o! 001d storage it is cut into pieces by a rotary saw and then re-cut. again into smaller pieces about two by fcur by twelve inches. These are sent by conveyors to the bane grinding machine. which is an en- ormous affair. It grinds up the bone and meat, and the product is then fed to the meat grinder. which passes it along by an oscillator to the feed mixer. This machine is as large as a good size room.

From another ware room ground up carrots are fed to the feed mix" by an oscillator, also fmm another room the other ingredients that make up the ration are conveyed to the feed mixer. then the power is turned on and the revolving ID‘ paratus within the feed mixer raP' idly mixes the whole to a Drdpef consistency and thoroughly 11100" parates each ingredient. WW3‘? is added until the mixture is the consistency of a good s‘ifi P35“-

From the feed kitchen the food is conveyed to the ranch bl’ i1’“°k5 which have large wooden box re- ceptacles. These are kept scruP“' iously clean by scrubbing with hypo- sulphlte of soda and hot water ev- ery day. Two men are attached to each truck. the driver and distri- butor. The lalter stands poised on his truck with his shovel-like ap- paratus. with which he throws the feed with almost unerrinz P1'=¢15" ion into the Seed pan. He notes if any food from the previous day is left unealen and if so he cuts down the quantity andmoves a dial-like indicator to the left. If ev-ervthlnz is cleaned up thoroughly and he is sure that his daily distfibui-1011 15 satisfying to each animal he leaves the indicator at 3 o'clock. If more feed is required he moves indicator to the right.