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TIMELY NOTES ON TOPICS CONNECTED WITH

Silver Fox Farming

CCTOBER 31. 1942

rue 13th annual sliver fox sh...- of me Silver Fox Breeder's and Exhibitors‘ Association of Prince Edvi-ard Island will be held in the Main Building at the Provincial Exhibition grounds, Charlottetown, me week November 9-10-11- 1243 ‘rhnt means that Just one dear week remains for the fox breeders of Prince Edward Island w select foxes and make their en- mes with Secretary Walter R. 5lli1\\', Department of Agriculture, Charlottetown.

it seems a long time agp when we hark back to 1929 when the first Provincial Fox Show took plum The intervening years have been tough ones for the industry, more filled with sadness than with

,»_ The first two veras, i929 and 1930 were exceptionally good, al- mough the big depression and stock market crash had occurred _ye1, somehow their full affects had not reached Europe and sil- w, fox was enjoying a wonderful boom on the London markets. The fl\(“l'ilf.!(3 price realized in the spring of i929 for peltrics must have been qfflflnd $125. and i930 saw just as goczl prices. with some exceptional amounts paid for top skins. The \\-1~l‘vl' is familiar with those prices hrc. I attended Hudson's Bay Cmp-iilyis sales both years with w, Chester S. McLure and en- jovutl that happy feeling which is erlccndered in one when things go well.

In December of 1981 the blow fell. This ivus due not only to the bad economic conditions but because the production of silver fox pelts 1,, Norway and Sweden had reach- ed tremendous figures. Those of \'Q\l who can think back will re- Enll that prices that December in Charlottetown and Summer-side {culled an average of something around $27 per pelt or even less. Them was a big improvement in .\f‘.ll'Cfl, however, and prices com- menced rising 881110 1mm the!’ culminated in a. very fair averafl _close to tall-in i937. Then they started on their downward career zicultl until they were arrested in ill-ll, taking another downward shoe in March and succeeding months of i942.

with the above picture of illio pelt market In your mind let us gel. back to the Provincial Fox Show. Prior to 1929 almost all the first line breeders landed attend- ing lhq- Royal Wnter Fair Fox Show at Toronto. which was held in November. Tlhey had startled going there in 1922, there having previously been a Montreal w held in November, 1920. Island breeders invariably carried off all the top awards at Toronto, hav- ing set the pace at Montreal and the crumbs went to the then ama- teur fox breeders of Ontario.

However, there were man hero l"ll0 could not afford the tme or the expense of going to Toronto and due to the efforts of Major A. s. Robertson, J. Walter Jones, to mention two, a new organiza- ilon was set ll to hold a fox show at Chariot town the fall of i929. The idea caught on mcdiatcly and. over 500 entries were ready to be looked over by the judges when the big opening day arrived. The show was an immense success,

although the facilities for judging wen not adequate,

Emboldened by the success of the first show, another show was arranged for- in 1930 and the new Paton Pavilion, specially designed for judging foxes, with proper seating n“ ngemells for onlook- ers. was built. some 700 foxes which took up practically all the available space down stairs and upstairs in the immense building were required to house exhibits and the judges were very busy men for the week. -

offhand I can recall Robert sioivnrt. E. H. Monkley and J. R. TflylOl‘, Little Shemogue. who of- ficiated as judges and I can also rccull the packe audiences who unfilled their progress with eager ems. We could not put our hands cu the records of 197.9 but be- lieve that it was George E. Brown who captured the championship iiint year.

At the 1930 ‘show we among the winners of‘ firsts D. Smiling McLean. F. G. Kennedy, Checkers Court Fur Farms, W. W. BYUlVll, J. W. JOIIQS. C. C. Baker. (‘IF-clue E. Brown, Edwin C. John- srn. _McLure and McKinnon, J. D. Jenkins. John A. bee. W. K. R08- crs. Walter S. Brown, Robert Bak- JOSTDh Curley. Other names t occur as prize winners in-

i‘ Alice Hunter. Georg: D. Warren, William Trainer. P. A. lfiirqulirirson, L. J. McDonald,

Douglas Bell, Frank Humm, H. G. .l_u<i~on. T. B, Rogers, Arthur <ll'<‘\\'. William Duffy. L. H. Cof- llutrh. Arthur H. Roper. Fred An- lill. Albert Drake, Samuel Iiennedy. 5- l‘. Cutcliife. A. L. Ropers. A. G. Kennedy, Wellington McNelll, C- n Roller-l. Walter Gregor, M. P- McLeod. Gordon MacMilinn, Al- bqri s. Robertson. Charlottetown Slver Black Fox Company. Brown lflu-t- Arlhur Davwson. John A. Al- '"- W. E. Johnson, M. W. Wood, llnopr-r Bros- O. D. McGregor. Wordslde Silver Black Fox Com- llllll’. D. H. Court, Alfred Wclssiel‘, ‘him! L. Robertson. Alfred Pickard, < R. Lockerby, Gordon McDonald, K» W. Jordan. W. l-I. 'I‘idmarsh, qcltli Boswell. A. E. McLean, J. Qlrunon Mulch. Stewart McEach- fin. Brenton Clarke. W. A. Jen- Am- W. J. Robinson. E. B. Coffin, b’; Ford. A. E. Holland. A. F‘. Camp-

ll. D9 olhers war and Stewart, and

At the conclusion of the show, é‘

Help the Young People

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November 3rd. 1930, the prim “gag PTWlll-Cd by His Honour, m, rno: Prank R. Heartz and tho New Brunswick troph for the Grand chmlllon adu t fox was won by Robert Baker of Bedequo,

‘rho next show was held in 193g éiifitdof 193i having been can, e because of an epidemic of dBWmPBr which commenced at Bummerside a week or two Ho, Ito the date set for the exh|b;1°n_ Pom 1932 shows have been held “mmlllill-lily every year until the gée-‘lent one. with varying num- t5 OI IOXCS. The “gqyud total irfigficd at any show was was ox.

Changes have taken placg 1,, the 1W9! of animals that have been Judged worthy of mp awards. When the first show was held foxes as dark 1s medium; were quite eligible if they had tho quality to win the grand chum. ulonshlo- The types of silver dis- Pleved were qlllte different from Present day types. the bin- was Slwrlcr and what is known as the white or sheepy variety of fox was looked on with disfavor. w“! "19 Gfiflfge E. Brown fox that revolutionized the shows, Th; product of Bonnie View 4m and other near relatives when placed on the table caught the limelight and 111B llldgils We. their clear billack necks and wide bar, flashy s ve i bl ‘ l...‘ out: r "Wei “he

t . y won beautiful 111G606 5nd tho dag-boy ones too in these classes had such sheen and beauty that others known as the old-fashioned foxes were nowhere. The new types had their defects too. but this was not noticed at the time and these dc- fects were a lack of underfur which caused their pelts u; ax. hiblt I. flat appearance.

There was not much change in the kind of lOxes that were shown from 1934-35 onwards until 1940 when new types were admitted to the sacred precincts of the show ring. These included the spring of western white faces, the parent stock of which had been obtained from the Ollie Mclveill ranch at Fort Qu’Appelle, s”- katchewan. the progenitors which were a psir of foxes pug. chased from the McLure and Mc- Kinnon Silver Ilbx Farms in fall of 1927.

Few who saw the com arative. ly small number of exhi itors of the new types two years ago y“. lized what a potent new trend was in the making. We venture to My that when this year's show is formally on its way 0m of the most arresting arts of it, if not the most arresing, will be the new types which wli include white faces with or without rln necks, platinums and pearl plotfilums.

Snowmen come and go and s. glance at the list of names of those who were in the van in i980 will find many who have passed on from life's cares and responsib- ilities. Then others -havo given up fox ranching for.ono cause or another, but new faces and new foxmen have constantly appeared to take their places. The trend of winners from 1936 onwards went in the direction of Sum- merside, where the shrewd breed- ers there had been quick to re- cognize the value of new types of silvers and fortify themselves with good specimens of these. Among the foremost have been Stewart and Lewis, Hillard Mut- tart and Sons, J. R. Lockerby, W. B. MacArthur, Roy Woodslde, L. W. Hancock, yton Rogers and near Charlottetown we may mcn- tion W. W. Brown. Ira Carr. Ray Carr, Walter Gregor. Sam John- ston. Raoul Rcymcnd, Dr. A. Wylie Allan.

Tho onerous duties of judge, which calls for concentration, o. keen eye. good memory and a knowledge of furs and foxes, have been performed for many years by George A. Callbeck of the Cana- dian National silver Fox Breeders’ Association, Summerside, and it is a pleasure to record that in all these years Mr. Callbecrs judg- ment has met with the approval of exhibitors. Mr, Callback will n be operating this year as his duties will take him clear to Van- couver and he will not ome until vember. fall on the shoulders of Brenton Clarke. summe afilc, has had ears of experience in fox ranch- rig and who as fur grader of the Canadian National Silver Fox Breeders’ Association. has been accorded a topmost rank.

Assisting Mr. Clarke will be of- ficials selected for their effici- encv in carrying out the duties assigned to them. The Classifica- tion Committee wlll consist of

three men who are graders for ti

the three fur pools. Every ef- fort will be made to have the ar- rangements such as will be con- venient and comfortable for ex- hibitors and spectators, and we heartily recommend to all the worthwhile benefits to our pro- vince and to our industry of the big show at Charlottetown the week of November 9th.

The Prize List is now being sent out to former exhibitors, but if you have not received a colW please write Secretary Walter R. Shaw. Department of Agriculture, Charlottetown. and one will be mailed to you at once. Briefly there are five clames for Standard slivers, medium up to 54 per oen-t. light medium up to 69 per cent. light sliver up to 84 per cent. extra light silver heavy veiled up to 100 oer cent. and extra light minus veiling up to 100 per cent. Stan- dard Whlte Marked Foxes include

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r enced in recent weeks met a fairly active "I119 during the ‘past week. Prices however, weakens to the extent,‘ 0g

to in some cases by the close

of trading and somo cattle were loft unsold. Calf markets eased of! at most centres,

steady to

ed again for the second week, wl price. mostly down 25 to 50o.

Eastern Coll-lo Mnrkets

Heavy run f ttl t trade at the ooptifnine mgn “e§,'%°.§‘,'5 21%’; alffdkfltlewt lflosdrfgd “hessuwem lm e re- mained unsold. The to on weighty limfoll.“ .l?"°°.s ‘hi; “d!” ""3 . u s rs an 11¢ 9T8 88.50 f0 810M. At Montreal steers ranged all the way ‘from g7 txooglianflfm medium dowlui to com- I . $1M cows so from $8 t0 88.50. th M i - celpts were a littelo nilliiilfh. f:- fieeidla to)! the ‘greased one: 300d r w at ssso to sons. ' m “u”

Western Cattle Marketa

All killing Cuttle declined Qgfly in the week at Winnipeg to the ex. tent of 25 to 50c. One outstanding M1 °l hell's‘ steers- sold at $10.75, bill this WB-s o, shipment far above the avera offerin . The gen- ercl run o the best s aughter steers made 9.75 to $10.35 Galgsry had a 8998411! market with good choice butcher steers at $9.50 to $10.00 with odd salu 910$ and 810.35.

0X1 ivo and

had some steers up to $10.35, Al; Prince Albert rlces- closed weaker "m! 800d g steers $9.25 to $8.35, while Moose Jaw had best M11918 steers within the same range and Regina paid up to $10.00. There was no change in prices at Saskatoon where best steers and heifers ranged from $9.25 to $9.50. At Vancouver the trade was steady $11300 steers making $9.50 to

Unltcd Sinks Market

United states markets were fairly steady during the past week with ttle change shown in prices. There were no exports of beef cattle across the line during the Dost week but 477 dairy cattle ‘Vere ship d south. Exports under the f0 h quai-tcrly quota totaled only head of beef cattle as compar. ed with 21,059 in the some Period

Year. Exports to date this ear with corresponding figures in

rackets for i941, were: beef cattle frlll

121.195 (123,346); dlirv

19,758 (16,- 092); calves 53.879 (57.7 .

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Need To Breed More Gilts

(Experimental Fsnns News)

To meet the growing demand for bioon for both Britofn and Canada it will be ncoessa. to use an increased number of gIla, each year for breeding. Well developed gilts one profitable breed a provid- ed a few essential precautions are observed in their selection, feeding W‘ surnames-ut- “@- per, m non per en Fania. Brandon, Mlm. -

To insure sis-mg, healthy litters.

its should not be bred before they reach an ape of seven and a half to eight months. moss that tins‘: been feed

reared on bcwvy the market pigs should b9 burned on pasture for six to eight weeks where they will obtain exer- cise and forage. The number of pigs farrowed per litter f5 1mm.

cnced b the condition of the sow at breed’ time. To obtain the best resul the sows should be

gaining in flesh at tho time they are bred. A changs to better feeds land more generous feeding for tiwo weeks prior ed to bring about this condition. Gilts carryln their first litters require to be f than the older sows during the per- iod of pregnancy. An allowance of two to two an a half unds of feed per hundred poun s of live weight will take of their needs. This amount should slidhhly increased diuring the los‘ two month; of pregnancy. The feed mixture should contain an al.

lowance of a quarter pound of ta daily, or one half gallon of skim milk per day.

Immature sows tum-fits have a greater need for orals than

o- sows that are mature. A cheap and

efficient way of supplying miner- sis ls to provide a mixture of slack coal fifty pounds. ground limestone

0 pounds, and granulated iodloed salt 20 pounds. Such a. mixture should be kept in a. shallow box where the sows have constant ac- cess to it or suitable minerals may be mixed with the . Icafy affaifa or clover hay is relished by sows during winter. Such feed is excellent in saf the health of sows and is best ept in a rack placedl in a sheltered low.-

on.

classes for extra light silver M per cent to 95 r cent. full silver 95 per cent an over silver. Stan- dard Platinum silver classes will include medium, light and extra light. Standard Piatinums, medi- um, light and ultra light. Stan- dard Pearl Piatinums, medium, light and extra. light. There will be four sections in each class, for lodult males, adult females, pup males and pup females.

‘I110 ranks of our fox breeders have been further lessened 1n the out weeks by the death of our esteemed citizen. 11E splllett who

became connected with the industry

in 1912. and who was deeply inter- ested in it up until his demise. Mr.

Bpillett was a man of exceptional?

character. honored and resoec by all. and his passing caused universal regret here.

In Summcrside another of aimxost as of Oaot.

rs raise

the originals among breeders passed away in the Derson W. rs. Mr. Pete

to breeding are requir- l"

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(Continued) 0U! NATIVE MAPLE!‘ ’

A correspondent, who lately sent 114116 While

me some caves of the mfissewood Maple, w on the differences species of Maples found on the Ill-

better than point a key to the Maples which I constructed a 16W years ago. in the hope that

would be useful to students of Bot- an . 1t is wel to recall that the old‘;- botanists (Grey and Britten) are sometimes confused in tho botanical names of the Maples, but the student can rely upon the names given in the Key. _

(A) Leaves simple, palmote. lobed. Flowers raoemed, terminal. unfold- ing offer the leaves.

(1) Striped Ma lo, (Acer pennsylva cum Unnaeus). Racones drooping, petals abovate Leaves finely serrate, lobes taper- pointed. llfruit large, 2.5 con. long. with wit; y divergent wings. A small tree, it; rather whltish- reen bark striped with darker ines. Leaves distinctive.

(2) Mountain Maple, (Acer splca- tnm . Racemes erec . petals linear-spatulate. leaves coarsely serrate, lobes acute or acumlnate. Fruit smaller, up to 2 cm. long, wings more or less "par- allel". A shrub or small tree with greenish unstriped bark. Leaves not unlike those of Red Maple.

(8.) Leaves simple, palmalo, lohednflowers in umbellale cor- ymbs, lateral and terminal, unfold- mffllwng ‘he leagffk Mo l (Ac

ugar or c pa o: Eaoclmrusn ..Marshsll). Flowers without petals. long-psdicelled, drooping Loaves paler beneath, lobes acllminate, irregular] sinuate, the sinuses rounded. t large, to 3.75 cm. long, the win s broad and slightly divergent. A arge tree with ve distinctive leaves. .40)... iw.. single" poluiate, lobedmFlowci-s- in. enso. lateral, umbcl-llke, sessile clusters, unfold- ing before tho leaves.

.44) White or Silver Maple (Acer laccharlnum Linnaeus. Flowers without etals, on- very short iiedi eels whic coeiongateinfruit. Leaves silvery white beneath, deeply lobed, lobes rather narrow, coarsely den atc. sinuses rather acute. Fruit wooly when young, large, to 7 cm long. wings to 2 cm. wide, divergent A large tree found along river- banks; the cut-ieaved form plant- ed as an ornsmental.

or Swamp Maple (Acer rubrvum Linnaeus). Flowers with red or yellow linear-oblong petals; on short pedicels which elongate in

t Leaves rather variable. broadly ovate to suborbicular, sharply 8 to il-lobed. irregularly dentaée, Wlhlélollhz sundernelath. Fruit nnoo .up . cm. on , wings incmvved. A medliml-sizicg , twigs reddish, bark flaky to smooth. Our commonest Maple.

(D) Leaves pinnafc. Flowers strictly dloeclous; disk none.

) Box E.der or Manitoba Maple (Acer Negundo Linnaeus.‘ Intro- duced and occasionally seeding it- self. Flowerswery small, clustered. drooping, appearing leaves. Leaves with 3 to oval or ovate pointed, entire. A small, handsome but short-lived tree, rare as an escape frnn cultivation.

The names Linnaeus, Lamarck, and Marshall are those of the

botanists who named the plants; be

they are appended w make certain of the trees’ identity.

The winged fruit of tho Maple, (and of some other trees), is known as a. "samai-a." The dioel referr- ed to, is the flower-stalk.

SUGAR. BEE’! MOLASSES. ETC.

lgtmwas an ingenious idea which e e use o pickling, as related in The Guard- an lately. I recall that. many years a o, when the late Mr. Fraser was brarian, in the Provincial Bltléldlfltgfi, ‘Chlmlottefownbe he was

res - u e sugar- cu - vation which was being fefléd out in Canaca. I had grown some on the Island with fair success, and at his request I took him a sackful of the! roots. Idle tumed them gnito m : ifvfieiél. ill°vélilsl it‘; ‘£905.. cut than into slices. put them into an enamel pan. covered them with water. and boiled down to half the quantity. Then the syrup was

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capsules.

Sold in Charlottetown at Jenkins Pharmacy and P. E, I. Fur Traders, and in Summershle by International Fox and Animal Foods. Price $1.00 per- box of fifty capsules.

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mo; ti ‘° “£552.? .3’; ma.

m Moosewood,

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sugar-beet juice in mm

McKinnon’s Fox Worm Capsules

These reliable capsules which have been used by many ranch- ers with the very best results are again obtainable. They urc the surest remedy for hookworm and round worms and all foxes should he dosed wllh them. Foxes kept over should he dosed again not later than the latter part of December. You will find your pelts will bring more money if the foxes are treated with these

strained off and boiled till of tho proper consistency. There is a kind of acid in sugar beet, which ho neutralized by adding a. little boiling. l forget the roportlon, but it was small. An hon or tinned pan must not be

While I sin about culinary matt-

b t h fizm. Lamb ‘priceggdrgifrg land. In this case I cannot do ors, I may mention that a corres-

pondent wrltes me that she once made rowanberry jam, taking the

1|; precaution of steeping the berries

first, to draw off the bLttci-ness. Enough of it persisted, however, to make the jam "onl fit to eat with game." I suspecte that there W88 some reason for the scarcity of rowanbezry jam on the Island! Another lad sends in a ample of coffee, w the messenger said, was compounded of bran and