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. Some thirty or forty years ago 1 chinchilla was one of the high- i priced pelts marketed on the Lon- don uctions. They were scarce and w re obtained from the Peru- vian des mountains. The ani- mals frequented the deep forests there. They were difficult to trap and often the pelts were damaged but a good speciman with its soft bluish fur was greatly admired by persons who knew a quality arti- cle. On our first visit to the Hud- son's Bay Company, London, Eng- land, with W. Chester S. McLure. we were shown their collection of chinchilla. The manager stated that the pelts had become scarcer through the years and the quality was not as good. 0 0 0 As the years went by chinchilla seemed to fade out of the picture on the auctions but we learned )hat a Major Hannington, who had Nstablished a fox farm in Scotland, was also erideavoring to procure live chinchillas and farm them either in the United States or in the Old Country. Just iiho brought out the first specimens we cannot definitely say. but we believe they were domiciled in California. That must have been some 15 years ago and since then chinchilla breeding stock has been sold throughout the United States and various parts of Canada. in fact some pairs have recently been purchased in this province. There have been many statements made about the value of the pelts and certainly the ad- vertising and all the particulars about them sounded extremely xood. Now we are able to give to our readers the story of how a large number of chinchilla pelts sent in by the top breeders have fared when placed on the auction block. which is the ultimate test of any fur. The story below is taken from an authentic source, Women's Wear Daily, New York . . C O 0

Sam Gottesfeldt reporting this sale states: The fur trade showed interest in better quality chinchilla pelts but turned up its nose at lesser quality merchandise as im- nress chinchilla made its debut at the New Yuk Auction Company here. Buyers generally drew the line between wanted and unwanted merchandise at about the 340 mark. About 12 per oerit (about 1200) of the 10,600 Empress pelts brought s-i0 or more and well over half of these were knocked down .-it about s45 to :50. Interest in wits under the 540 level was gen- erally very dull. These pelts, which the sales room characterized as ITJEY. off-color or damaged, were mostly bought or officially with- drawn.

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The COIIPVIIOII rivcragerl 536.77, according to spokesmen for Fann- nrs Chinchilla Co-operative of America which marketed the pelts. The auction house reported that 50 per cent of the cash value of the pelts offered were sold. This figure did not include the skins nificially withdrawn but did in- clude the buy-backs and their valu- ations. The first lot offered brought the top price of S175. going to Bitter Bros. manufacturers. The imr-and lot brought 5100. Only two other lots brought M00 or more and three at 375 to 8100. A total of 19 lots ranged between 850 and 515. Russoks were reported to be the biggest buyer at the sale.

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when it became apperents in iiiid-afternoon that the" poorer pelts were attracting little or no interest some 209 lots were offici- ally withdrawn. There were 530 lots in the original collection. when the auction began at 2 pm. the sales room was jammed to capacity plus a good overflow of standees along the rear and side walls. The advance publicity was probably the greatest in the recent history of the fur industry. The

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did not spread to the buyers, who displayed extreme selectivity and bid briskly only for top quality merchandise. The bulk of the buy- ing came from prestige houses in the manufacturing and retail field. most of whom had tied in pre- viously in the advance promotion of the item. 0 0

Stanley Pangborn, president of the Chinchilla Association, said at the close of the auction: ”We should have established higher quality standards for Empress chinchilla. It was difficult to set such standards before the auction, Now we know our standards are going to have to be a lot higher. He estimated that less than 30 per cent of the offering could be con- sidered good quality in the light of the trade's reception to the auc- tion. He voiced satisfaction. how- ever, with the average price re- ceived. At least three times during the sale limits were adjusted down- ward. By page 17 of the catalogue the auctioneer started calling bun- dles at 510, and some of these lots were bought back at 311.

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By 3 p.m., after the choice mer- chandise had gone on the block, the saiesrcom began thinning out. Bids were few and far between, and soon the chinchilla breeders observing the sale far outnumbered the potential buyers. After A p.m., the sale ended abruptly as the final pages were withdrawn. one section of seats was entirely filled by chinchilla breeders. Many of them, particularly those who had paid high prices for breeding stock and are raising a few animals in their backyards. were doomed to disappointment. In addition, the market for breeder animals has suffered a tremendous blow. ac- cording to trade sources. Neverthe- less the association spokesmen now feel that the chinchilla pelting in- dustry can grow and prosper com- mercially on the basis of the over sac average attained at the sale. Commenting on the auction, one commercial breeder said: "I've seen a lot of chlnohillas I wouldn't spend :15 for. I guess the furriers are smarter than the breeders." At any rate. Mr. Pangborn said. the auction establishes the price of Empress chinchilla, which was one of its major purposes. He indicated that the job ahead was mainly one of herd improvement.

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Discussing the above sale in an- other issue of Women's Wear Daily Sam Gottesfeldi; has the following: Trade sources could not agree yes- terday whether; Monday's Empress chinchilla auction was a success or a flop, but they did agree breed- ers have a big Job ahead to im- prove the quality and color of pelts . . . Harold Ruasek, executive vice-president of Russeks Fifth Avenue, commented: "The fact that we were as large.a buyer as we were, indicates our enthusiasm for chinchilla. The average price was lower than we had expected. which is very good. It doesnt make the article prohibitive in price. and gives us a better chance of selling it. The price will help make chin- chilla. He felt that chinchilla will create prestige and excitement for the entire fur industry and stated that Ruaselfs will launch produc- tion of Empress chinchilla. gar- ments and trimmings next week and it is possible they might cre- ate a chinchilla coat as well as small pieces. 0 0

Louis Wheeler, executive vice- preiildent of Gunther Jaeckel, which took on only a. few pelts, ex- pressed the opinion that the auc- tion prices for top quality pelts might give breeders a false sense of security. Even if the herd were to be improved. he said. prices would not match those reached at Monday's sale. He Indicated that prices were generally too high.

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when we speak of good use be- ing made of our land. we think not only of the profitable use of the land. but that the land should increase in fertility and improve in soil texture. There are soil de- pleting crops. that are generally grown in rotation, no that iirequent- ly the depreciation in fertility and in the water holding capacity of the soil is not noticed. Potatoes. coarse grains, wheat, earn and roots are you depleting crops. our beat soil conservation crops are: Hey that has an abundance of clover present and pastures.

when pasture: and hay crops ere well fertilised and properly man- aged. the soil continues to improve in fertility and in soil structure. our clovers. through the presence of certain bacteria on their roots. gather nitrogen from the air, and provide a supply of this valuable plant food for grasses and -other plants that follow in the rotation. This season has been favourable for our pastures, and the yield of green matter, (gram and clover) has been phenomenal, however, over the years comparatively light applications of lime and phos- phorus have worked wonders un- der good grazing management. that is. sufficient stock should be placed on the pasture to take care of the lush June growth. when this is not possible, the pasture should be clip- ped before the grasses head out. Over grazing sho"-'d also be avoid- ed. and the grasses and clovers should be permitted to make a good autumn growth before winter.

semi-permanent pastures have been established on the Illustration Stations on Prince Edward Island. We have taken a hasty look over those at Alliston, Monticello and Long River. The first two are on light soils, and it took a number of years to develop a good sod. The one at Long River was a good, av- erage soil that had been eroded, as the field has such a steep slope that the owner at one time considered returning it in forest conditions. when the pasture work was start- ed there, the area had a fair stand of bent and other natural grasses, with a little clover. The splendid stand of pasture grasses on all these station areas is such that we do not expect that they will need reaeeding for many years. some would call them permanent pas- tures.

In 1933, the Long River pasture received 150 pounds of Sulphate of Ammonia, 350 pounds of Superphos- phata and 100 pounds of Muriiite of Potash per acre. During the next two years, this application was cut in half, but the same amount of fertilizer was used in 1936 as in 1933. The fertiliser was again reduced by one-half in 1931. During those years the carrying capacity per acre for the grazing season was used as a comparison between the fertilized areas and the

of buyers who wanted to make garments for "prestige" purposes. "I would like to see a lot more top quality skins.” he added. "The next couple of sales will be a truer test of the real value of chinchilla." . . .

Leo Ritter. president of Ritter Bros, manufacturer, said he felt there was A good market for high quality chinchilla as an item of evening wear. However, he stated. the sale provided a clear indica- tion that the buyer: would have to be "more concerned with quality than with quantity in the immedi- ate future." Sheldon Wollman of B. Wollman as Bros, manufactur- er, commented: "The auction show- ed that chinchilla is definitely not a luxury fur to be classed with Russian sable and rare mutation mink. In our opinion chi ”"'n is not I glamorous fur that is flat- tering to a woman's appearance. The only reason It could go over would be on the basis of snob ap- peal and at a fabulously expensive price. The auction price: were far from fabulous. We bought a few lots only to be in a position to show them, but we won't promote the item."

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diner areas. The results showed that the use of fertllilt more than doublad the amount of been each nor. except for ms. and that year it gave an increase of I pa cant.

fertiliser treatments were given, the basic fctiliur being at the rateofdmpoundaoto-lo-spar acre. to this no pound: of Nitrate of soda or Sulphate of Ammonia were added each spring. when com- pared with the checks. the amount of forage more than doubled in 1938. while in 1900 it was more than four times as great. The area eon- tinued to increase in production from year to year. so that the 1941 yields were more than'three times as great as the 1989. Even the average check yields had.in- sreased over six times their pro- duction from 1.04 tons to 0.3 tons per acre of green forage in 1011. The yield on Plot 0 that year -was 15.3 tons per acre. satiafa tory re- turns were secured from e fer- tlllzed pasture plots in 1942 and 1943. even when the checks were too short to cut. in 1041. ,

More elaborate fertiliser experi- ments were carried on from 1044 to 1953. Annual applications of fertiliser were made to certain plots. while otha-a received fertil- izer applications only at three-year intervals. One remarkable thing about this work was -that the checks, without fertiliser, increased in tom of green matter per acre, from 5.31 tons to an average of 12.74 tons per acre. An annual ap- plication of 761 pounds of ai mix- ed fertiliur increased yields from 17.33 tons in 1945, which was the outstanding production that year among the seven test plots, to 38.91 tons of green forage per acre in 1953. The average production of this whole area for nine years was 23.72 tons per acre.

The area at Long River was sub- ject to extreme soil erosion before a good, thick sod was established. The rod now on the area. breaks the impact of the heaviest rains. It prevents the runoff and loss of water during the growing season. the roots of the grasses and clovera have greatly improved the soil structure, so that it can be describ- ed aa a crumb structure and tex- ture that is capable of sbsorbing much more rain. The field is a steep side hill, and has improved greatly in fertility.

Rotational pastures, that in, pas- tures that hava been divided so that animals can be moved to fresh grass every week or ten days, have generally proved bene- ficial, but the gain: have not usual- ly been sufficient in pay for the fencing material and the extra time involved.

From data. collected in 1953. at a hydrologic station near Guelph, Ontario, it was found that there was no soil or water losses from a three-year-old hay plot, nor from a woodlot plot. Whore oats and hay were.used in alternate strips along the slope, a loss of 3,000 pounds of soil was recorded: but when the oats was planted up and down the slope. the soil loss amounted to 18,000 pounds per acre. ,

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