l ND I N“

T17 Million Hogs

TIMELY sores on‘ romcs ' connector: WITH

Silver.‘ Fox Farming

Five weeks from next Monday-l and has bzen at it ever since. has ‘l b in this year's crop of silvers, white

uslity productions. not caimcd-by-Mr. Roper, but is the opinion of those who have seen them. Mr. Roper modest to put forth c cently his activities have been dir- ectedtowards markng ‘his bore and other foxes in the vicin ty of Charlottetown, h have time also to look after Tnare are few men connected with the industry who -have a better pracl pzrtafning to foxes,

friend John 3., whose fcxes h to lay the foundation of ecessul ranches 1n Can- ada and the Unitcd States.

that is on November Bfh-wi.

receiving day at the Provincial Live Fox Show and p.eparations are being made to at. rnodate the largest entr l t in recent years While the slve classes have been reduced by eliminating some of the darker phasez; great addticns have en made to the Prize List pro- rig for whit; fzce types, silver olnums, platinums and pearl plrinums. The Prize List is being printed and will be ready for dis-

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ribution in a coupe of weeks.

Every breeder who can possibly

fies in this chow and all should attend. as it is expected and will no doubt bring togcthcr time. bc't of the vari. ous breed" hcre. and will in that way be educative and informctve to us all. A pJ5tc"d or telephone call to Wa'tor R. Shaw. Secretary. Department of Agrculturc. Char- lottetown, will bring ycu a copy of

do so should make s:m-.~ en

the Prize List.

Ccld weather at nights is making its appearanre and it is time now to think oi putting no shutters around fax sheds. Our Ontario friends have found that this ccm- fort-givirg prctectlcn results in heavier guard fur. better color and general all rourd improvement 1n fur qvality, On our Company ranch we have fsund tne same to

be true so we can rcotmmend it.

The boards can be utilized n the spr

ls satisfactory.

Wilfrid L. Todd. who has made such a suues: ill breeding Noweg» fan platinum foxes and white face foxes. and has sold them to such well known ranchers as LaForest in Ouebec and leading fur rocluo- ers in the United States. pars to vlsii. this province on or about October 14th with the intention of contacting people who have been in correspondence With him. Mr. Todd judged the Quebec live fox show last fall and has been ap-

pcinted again th's season.

HLs first- start with the Norwel- fans was March 5th. 1941. when he was fortunate in having l5 genuine Monk Descendant Norwegian Plat. ium male foxes arrive at one of his Massachuial-fs fox ram-s from Gothenburv, Sweden. via Petsimo. Finland. It is frrm the-"e Nor- wegian males that he is today supplying his customers with plat-

B foxes.

platinum silvers, averaged $83.75;

selected one-half to thYPB-Qllflflfifs averaged $42.36: rezuiur half to thremouarters average £33.57: sel-

ected full silvers averaged $54.34! regular full silvers averaged $42.20: infcficr types all classes averaged $25.67.

The conclusion of the circular

letter is: "With the stroniler de-

mand for the better o-tality sicns

on the New York and Canadian

sales it is up m every rancher t0

give special attention to the feed- ing and housing of their foxes s0 that pelt: when remojied will be 1n 35 perfect a ccnditlcn as p05- sible. In order to get the mcst out, of your pelts they should be 0f good clear coor. full furred- and rime. hence not taken off until he pelt has almcst reached this state of development."

The Prince Edwrd Island Fur Purl. Ltd. in its September bullet.n states: "In the United States furs of all kinds have been selling at the different auctions at ceiling prices with 100 percent o-eeranccs in most oven _ _ Err-u the standpoint of the rancher it is many YER" Sh"? such satisfactory rondtWm-a r"- w" exist have prevailed. Markets are Dractiroliv h‘\"e of all kins‘.- of raw flirt-this with a demand that oon» ainues to increase from time to ' me.

"we ballH/B that ranchers who have sufficient foresight. and con- fidence in the irdwirv to carry ("o through the more denresr-ed Perm!“ _will be well repair‘ frr 1h» effort and in some v-e; ti“ merifk-e than have; mode, We lylievc flint ore- ‘sent market. levels u"? nontinvo ard as offerings of ran-‘h in" will un- doubteriit i-n coniflderrfolv HEP" thcse rf lest vea- ranchers should not rush thelr c'lt= int-i the earl" markets as has been tho general

qoractise for a number of years. . . Tfnlcss now r~anic~ "c. created bv ‘the articu of ra'-~‘~crs damning

th-eir furs early to ‘he mason. ranchers may confidently look for- ward to receiving very profitable. returns-the first '.n several years.”

. Lgmp50n_ Fairer a Ruth held a sale of silver fox and mink one weak ago for the American National 1r Breeders’ Association. Top rices for sliver fox were 170.00 and .00 for mink. There was a mod zollectton of silvers which as rtated wrought $70.00 for the fuils. 017.00

1a‘f silvers. Apparently there was not enough skins to go around the patrons as there appeared to be I icod deal of riianpointment ex- oresred by those who were not able o secure ‘pelts.

John B. Roirr, Rherwood. who was at cnr time a breeder of fine J-srsev cattle, then went into silver for farming around the year i012

Bacon FortBritain

Pearsall. Chief of the

partment of Agriculture. and Man- ager of the Meat Board. at the re- iog conference held tr the auspices of “ederation of Agri.

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36 Der cent of its bacon require- ments in com a‘ before the war, he said. and since 1939 Canada had

rted in the product of seventeen million hogs. Valued at. four hundred million doiiarr. Cun- adas wartime exports of two bil- lion pounds of bacon and addition- oduots were greater than baccn and pork exports? ofRtl-éf twenty years. 1919-1029.

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domestic supplies wculd enable the Meat Board to be somewhere near ihe mark of completing the 1943

i-Ienvier hoas had also contributed the total quantity of avalahle bacon but were unsatisfactory for competitive experts in peace time Most critical factor in ccmpletin

current a ree- ment with Britain for 675 milion pounds cf bacon was the shortage of skilled labour in packing plants ls point, Mr. Pearsall express-

The Mormon state of Utah Ls one of the mo;t progressive in live stock and other activities cf Union Breeders there plan to hold "it? 157883 and-best show ever held in the west-during the third week of ‘November, , at Jordan high school. h of Salt Lake City. ‘The include all classifications of both foxes and‘ mink and the shc-w Judas will b- ' quist. nationally known fur

backing plants rather than to mines or lumber

men were urgently needed to kill and process the hog run in the made for th ir comfort 0031123 m“ hmmmuh 11

5 5 fl - and transpiration M’ u u cent l our and w h pack City and every effort will be mad show the highliner of

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capacity. it would be necesary for farmers to organize more unform deliveries of hcgs.

Canadzfs Wheat-Crop

The first official wheat production 1943 places the figure at 29S 259.

fur shutters g t0 p‘ace over wire bot-toms to allow young pups to run abcul on. It has been found that the ulacfnc of very young pup: an wire bottoms during the months of April and parts of May oft-n leads to the de- velopment of a form of rheumattc rickets. Oi’ course as a substitute straw or hay placwi over tho wire

The Co-operative Association of Quebec Fur Producers. now only six months old, has 3,000 members‘ on its active list and has already _s01d fox and mink pelts to the ,va1ue of more than half a million In theso notes we have several times referred to the act- Quebec Department in stimulating inter- farming and tho rebirth of enthusia<m among the fur farm- ers there. Our advice keen your eve on Q strides will be made there i

third estimate of 592584.000 bu h-

——— r acre at. 16-9 bushels Canada has a oucta o1 50mg 50.000 silver fox pelts allowable for shipment to the This has not been anything s

is slighiv above

is about 10-5 busreis per acre. less for all classes cf wheel. Sorfng aorcar wheat yield per acre estimated at 16-7 bushels ccmoar-‘ d bushels in 1949., was a l’

while the yield per acre of fall tic vrcfr" wheat is estimated at 23 bushels

z I ‘<1 s Z .. < O a C‘ . "I 1a.?‘ -

194-2. to .luly 1943 26.992. The fact is that a lowered production of silver fc kept down quota fig In 511 pfljyincgs ex. oept the Maritime. and Quebec, the yield of spring wheat shows a sharp reduction from. a year ago. I-nf th-i 137-1151‘ Vlvhich p... ,-_ The three Prairie Prtvincrs ac- ' count for 279,030.0C0 the total wheat cron estimated lflr

J-iorse buyers in- the

motive power in the history of that country. The Horse and Mule As- sociation says that. with a fraction inum foxes. Mr. Todd has also "w" "1211 lWO and a half horses s ecialized in breeding Buffalo l and mill‘??- 01‘ Wollilnk ago

‘ll, Corbin. and LaForest type]

Saskatchewan the yield per acrc the “anon cannat alum exceeds the lone time average of orse and mule population drcline- _____ urther without impairing agricult- The Canadian National Sllverlilfll production as a whole. Iiox Breeders’ Association, Sum- ‘ merside, has issued a circular on the results of the Montreal Sent- ember sale, the figures of which are similar to iivze whi-h appeal‘- ed in thcsg colrmus following the sale andwere supplied b George A. callback. Just to iii-nu them again to the attention of our read- ers we will quote a few. Special skins mixed typos, no platinum: or

Dehydrated Foods Given‘ Special Care

Canada is rapidly building u name for the high quality-d roducts exported to the ai- ions. This is not due to a happy chance but is the result of careful planning and co-operatlon. In Canada there are now deh dra- tion plants in every province. to the necesity for’ absolute c lines 1n a deh dration plant much tosanitary. condi- tions. In view of thegrowing 1m- portanoe of deh

acre. compared with 27-4 bushels in 1842

With regard to the third esti- nzrllte glfbithg it942 wilieat oropa ithls s. s iec o revslon an be

final estimate will not be made M” m" until. January, 1944. formation suggests that thg 1942 was over-estimated by about

Present in.

save: APIARY eourrMEx-l"

~ (Experimental Farms News)

Now that the honey (TOP is re- moved, the beekeepcr will be well repaid by paying careful attention to the protection cf his equipment. says C. A, Jamiesan, Bee Division, Central . Experimental

partment of Agriculture, eratlon with other Divisions, car- out investigations against contamination, ever-pregtznttdanger.

as 0

on o‘ m’ mu“ Pm’ QVI-ifythlng that. comes in contact

honey should be cleaned 1n the same manner. There used to that extractors and tanks should be left smear-ed with a £11315! honeiy until Ilsedbggaln: u rove erroneous cause of an mclld in honey which acts ‘ mmggrll“ perm“ m“ 1i Perched °n

The ceaseless tread of the Great and the Little Bear round North Pole, appealed to the gination of the Creeks. The myth _grew that Callisto, ;daughter of Lycaon. King »Arcadia. and her son Arcas, were .favor1tes of Jilpiter. v15;

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Vegetables. Percent-

ages of moisture, and other factors

are checked by the Division m

and scrubbing of premises are oar- ried out and when necessary reno- iants are made. close check s maintained, as is the case in the handling of food. when factories are idle to ensure that recommended measures of sanita- tion and reconstruction have been met. and a careful watch is main- tained by the Plant Protection Div- ision to prevent insect outbreaks. Check-ups are also made when the- drying plants of dehydrated fruit and vegetables are in from shipments an t to the Dominion

id examination and further incubation. to test the possibilit insect infestation occurring in s mants after they are sent overseas- In a similar manner the qualit

iron that becomes ex. when the zinc plating is Storage in a dry atmos- phere after thorough washing and dfyln! lfietbslthe metal surfaces in c

This is the time of the year the wax moth‘ lie mostdangerous. Many 989s are ad in the cracks of the We the m) . - “e m Juno jealous

while Sh“ on the n1ves"wrath) tuTned them bothsinto bears. i Juno, finding this out. besought the jl-untress Diana to kill the bears in the chase, but Jupiter placed his favorites loiut of reach 1n the starry skies. Ca sto became the Great °°mm°my Bear. and Areas the Little Bear. The vindictive Juno persuaded the mds Lt]? foriilslid thte bealrsuto descend e e c- er sars. n the sea. ‘n crack‘ That is why thev are always visible! An old writer calls the Dipper “Elishals Chariot" but the title

Fbftunfltely the boss will look after enter their hive, but when the supers are removed 1t is the beekeepers responsibility to destroy this pest.

called "PD.B.", is a safe and ef. fective fumigant for this purpose, Super! may be stacked 5-6 high on

between subers covered with gum-

nce Service, Dom- W 911"!" lei“!!! 01

inion Department of Agriculture. To Meet Dressed .' . Poultry Grades

The official irrad-e; for dressed poultry are established on dcurrent

the fumigsnt in a dish or on a piece oi paper on the top super -and cover tightly. The than air and will

well- eehed in relation to

and depth 0f the bod

creamy fat s owing on t and ho

and-bees wax are urgently needed ‘for. the manufacture of war mater- . _ . . .

.-_________.____..._._ ti’!!! ‘Plllahbl 0d tthtde- terioralee- lleoislyaulixlessxioolead im- k inc and pluck-

d without de-

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, al know that t e_ breeding pe s e oul tain ind. It must be cools rly lay. There is always a considerable A loss incurred indth-e industry by

high temperatures.’ '1‘ as

E.

or three.quarters and M7410 for mu“ mnwwo db

. temperature ‘try for fresh shipment and immediate consump- tion. Even at that temperature it be held only for a short period

rade A Milkfed chickens Iieuiiliv from air tr. seven cents not" y oound higher than Grade c. This higher price of six to seven cents the result of consumer prefer-

ve n fattened for two of three wee immed aiei. kfllin . The fourth facto or appearance. has to 0 i in which birds are killed. pluck and cooled Y will not meet Grade A Miikfed u v horou l

y a . blad. fiieaniy plucked. and cooled

more bacon

cniinion Dc-

Dven with

at fullest

estimate of

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IIAOIIOOIA

Cattle Losses By

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UIISAE MAJORIS

The radio quiz asked her: what quarter of _ , look for the B18 Dlliiltr?’ and oe- muse she had previously told him ‘Erma-s "e me w“ from England, I knewhsldie Britain with had lost out before she repl.. - If she had been shown a dipper with from l sle would most Pffiblbly hi!" flan‘ ed it a ladle; and the constellation named in the quiz H _ either the “Plough" or Charles Wain" (wagon). The chief stars in the constellation are responsible for Lhasa popular names since they sug- gcst a, dipper a. plough, or a wagon by their arrangement; the fainter, fourth-magnitude stars are included the whole constellation restriction of u csed to re resent the Great

is s Pl! P

Bear (Ursa Malori _- a bear with disproportionate. very long. hind legs, and very short front ones un . schedule. There is a suggestion of a sickle- -shaped head and chest which will help the stargazer to complete the figure.

We now go back to the Dipper. ‘which after all is the important part of the group. Shakspeare in King Henry IV mentions ‘Charles’ Wain" as a timekeeper. "l-lcigh-ho an ifnilt bcunotifour zbynthcantliab sas eoserrlAc e ed the hope for a diversion of hflliqged; Char]es' ‘vain 15 m," me chimney and yet is our horse ItIOY.

- " - or wr writ en camps. and estimated that 1,700 lffilfgss signer‘: a? it earipears to us, the Wain he: not altered a jot. Now we know that is not true. for astronomers say that each of those seven stars has its own prcper mo- tron. Some are drawing nearer to- goth-er, others are drifting further‘ apart: some advance toward us and; some are receding. In the course of a few thousand years there will no_ longer be a Dipper _but 1t. will not - interest us t-heni

I hapolensdso m?nltion ti-oss pro- . . ner mot ons o a rend once, and ‘n chnada in he expressed a doubt

a ' mcving why COlid he not see it? oreh u c’ the From thc_hiiiside I pointed out a e15 ‘m. the 1943 crqx The 1943 train cravmnz along the valley, per- whe" m“, 15 the smallest mo. haps a caunie of miles away. duced since i937 but it is larger than any harvested during the five years from i233 to 1937 and was produced on the smafcst acreage igtfgad to wheat in Canada since

udmittcd that it was actually doing lite usu. ts

i 49 m. p. h- though

.5 it was because

trrn was a long way off Exactly and if on= could still see the train 11-19 lQng-flme a few million miles awav how would average, but compared with 1942 ll. appear to be travelling l-Ie r/as now prepared to admit that it might __ ' ary (like the stars for 1943 1311a the F?“ "i though it W35 mov- "" “ train speed. (‘Phat vmoiz- of the Socra- oi teaching: the teaeh- thc ouesticns and cem- bsshels ccr pols the stun/mt. to draw hi". own "oncluficn till the desired answer is reachedJ

Nsverthclcss thero is a illtii/Bffifin‘.

"Tl

bushels of , if he c?l‘3d to take the trouble

_ mentionr-i above, ‘ d . Fhrm, Ot “Lin? N“. '5 ‘me should be washed 3” me NE“ 9 both inside and out with hot

tanks and

“handlc"; this

the

school we lcarrori that “the G""'\l 1943 and in both Manitoba and Rear chases the little Bearround the Pole," the lattcr heln" a short way rpmefltivoly ofistayirlrgttgcll-‘(cict- Star. It is the . .1 - -. ,on. a er. while in Alberta tho yield is lust r t 0c S under the long-time average of 1B The yield in the

Six cl; of the seven stars in the graces of Great Dipper are of second magni-

iude. and one is of third magnitude brightness. One of the former. call- ed Mizar. is in the middle of is a famous double star, regarded as a test for good eyesight. Its tiny companion was named Alcor. that is "the crow." by Arabian astronomers. who

m‘ mble‘ never caught on.

A paragraph in The PONY-rite t0 the boitrm of the recently. told of efforts made t0 pile. The treatment should be re. heated two or three weeks later in order to destroy larvae from newly

diaohcretic. try in loo anodyne. all of which shows ouaiities are calming rather

cxcitinir. It is aromatic too, thcwzh personally I don't. care for the aroma. So. in conclusion. those who like catnip tea may drink it with- out fear of emulating tin- antics of the harmless necessary cat,

ONION PUDDING

El-‘FEVCT 0F CATNIP

popularize catnip tea as a bever- s-ge drawing a lively

ebody

favored in the North of and I was reminded of it by an ac- count of a visit to Yorkshire. which appeared in the "Arizona Highways magazine. The writer. a from that State, was entertained by a Yorkshire couple who had. for Sunday dinner, roast beef, shire budding and onion puddlnfl- The Yorkshire puddins he says is a biz. thick baked fiapjack “but ood." “The onion pu - cilng and the Y, P. are not same," he explains.

then I turned up all Cook-Books at hand. llsh and one Canadian) to see what they said about onion pudding -— and found nothing! Then. befifluifi I knew that leek pudding is oven more delectable, I searched for that and again was disappointe method employed in making onion or leek pudding is about the same. and as nearly as I can recollect, is