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weeks has caused some bowel trouble in a great many of the fox rilnches. but fatalities were not nearly as great as one might ex- g-Iect. Most of the ranchers took mxtra precautions with their feed and kept the drinking and other

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~--arrived and consequently cooler -~weather. we will be able to step up a bit in the amount of feed given mto the pups and adults. It is a great mistake to undernourish pups at this time of year. We know of ranchers who think their foxes are coming along too fast and cut the rations a bit too fine. It is quite all right to watch carefully that they do not get too much fat, which has the effect of bringing the fur along quickly, but they want good quantities of meat and some’ ground green bone with cereals and vegetables in order to develop size.

In my experience I have often had trouble where we cut our feed iu early September or late August.

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groisth is concerned. It must be remembered that the quantities we feed in this country are not nearly as great as those fed in the West- ern Provinces where they get more size, that is the ranchers who feed heavy.

The problem of fleas should also be taken into consideration now and earmifes can very well be thought of. These two pests if al- lowed to go unchecked will play havoc with the fox when his new coat of fur is getting nicely along. Those who are using considerable disinfectant to wuh out sheds are not likely to be troubled very much with fleas. They have a very great distaste for any coal tar pre- paration which is the chief in- gredi-rnt of most of the disinfect- ants on the market today.

We are indebted to our friend Mr. W. l-I. Tidmarsh. for a copy of the financial Post, with a long article on fox farming in Britain. It is headed, "Fox Profits. 81.900 per pair asked of British Investors --Good Pairs Here Sell at $300— Dangle 35 Per Cent Profit."

The above are the headings which goes on as follows: "Profits reminiscent of South Sea Bubble days are being dangled before Old Country investors. One expensive booklet outlines as "probable" re- ceipts an annual return of a mere 35 per cent on a capital invest- ment of $1,900. The particular money multiplying machine in this case is the ranched silver fox»

In recent years the breeding of this animal in captivity, which was started before the war in Prince Edward Island, has become popu- lar in Norway, Sweden and Switz- erland. Practically all the breeding stock in these countries traces

back to P. E. I. which is still re-

garded as the real home of the in- dustry.

Via Iondon a booklet has just reached the Financial Post deal- ing with the industry in general and the Mascot Organization in particular. This, according to the publicity’ apparently percolated through the United Kingdom is a company with world wide ramifi- cations. There are farms and branches in Europe as well as four in United States, one in Prince Edward Island and one in South America. The North American af- filiations have a total capital- ization of $1,250,000. the Summer- side branch having a. capitalization of $250,000.

y Briefly, the Mascot Fox, as the organization is called in Great Britain, proposes selling investors pairs or half pairs of foxes rather than stock. ‘These, however, are

“ ' ~not usually taken away by the cus-

tomers to be used as pets or live muffs, but are supposed to be left on any of the Mascot farms where they are put to work propagating their species for the glory of fash- ionably dressed women and the pgofit of Mascot investors. Less 5 per cent for cash in 30 days, $2.000 -buys a pair of these Mascot foxes."

7 Briefly, Mascot proposes selling ts breeding stock to investors at he rate of $950 net for each ani- tnal. It suggests $75 per fox as fair innual board. For the progeny of the investors‘ stock it expressel the hope that young breeding stock hill bring $540 apiece and pelts will be worth 0180 net.

7 It looks as though the Mhsoot Company would make a nice profit if they can succeed in disposing of imumber of pairs of silver foxes to the people of Great Britain. It reminds one of the pro-war days when we were promoting com- panies here. In fact there seems

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In the editorial comment of the Canadian. Silver Pox and Fur- which by the way is a particularly fine number-we note the follow- ing. “During Farmers’ Week at the Ontario College. the leading speak- er of the poultry sessions wps Pro- fessor William C. Sanctuary. In his lecture on breeding he stressed the advisability, yes we might say the necessity, of properly introducing new blood into poultry flocks."

I-Iere is an extract from another part of his address. "The-speaker then dealt with the value of pro- geny testing as a means of ‘selec- tion. I-Ie told of the proper meth- od of introducing new blood into a flock, and made this point the major one of his address. He spoke of the folly of introducing new blood into the flock without first ascertaining through tests how it would ‘nickf Many breeders intro- duce new sires to their breeding pens and the resulting progeny were apparently an improvement on the parent stock.

“Here was the pitfall into which many breeders fell. They did noi- take into consideration thatthe first generation cross had hybrid vigour, and that in the second and subsequelt generations this first generation hybrid vigour was gone. and the weaknesses of the two strains crossed asserted them- selves, with the result that after the first generation the improve- ment was backwards."

"Test out new blood, but intro- duce it into the flock," said the Professor, “for defects covered in the first generation will crop out thereafter."

What the Professor spoke with regard to poultry is equally true of silver foxes. There are strains in this province that will "nick" and "nick" well; others which one would think could not fail to "nick" do not do so.

Result of Farm Club Movement

The boys’ and girls‘ farm club movement in Canada has been aptly described as a great exten-

sion school of agriculture. and the

results of this scheme during the

~past twenty-odd years of its ex-

istence have more, than proved

that it is really the most practical

form of agricultural education-

Mmy of the leading Canadian farmers of today are proud to own that the foundation of their suc-

cess was laid in the knowledife gained at their local boys‘ and girls’ club, and every now and then some pupil finds himself thrust into the lime-light. With- out special mention, for the suc- cess as of pupils have been many, such was the case in 1983 when Ian Smith, a member of the Ed- son Grain Club. won the oats title at the International Grain and Hay Show. Chicago and now Syd- ney John Allsop, _a young lad of twenty and a member of the Graind Prairie Junior grain club since 1929, won the herd Bprln! Wheat Championship ot the 1934 International Show.

All these outstanding successes have been made possible by m9 extensive development of the boys‘ and girls‘ farm club movement that took place in 1930, when a national policy for the Clubs WIS inaugurated by Hon. Robert Well‘. Dominion Minister of Agriculture. In 1931 the committee submitted its report which was accepted as a basis of organization, and as a result the Canadian Council on' Boys‘ and Girls’ Club work began to function in May of that year. Thus it is that considerable pro- gress in agriculture among the young farmers and farmerettes of Canada is brought to the front in a national way and justifies to the fullest extent the 8108M 0| U"! boys’ and girls’ farm clubs "loam to do by Doing."

Dairy Notes . ,

Edison Mutch, the well known Jersey breeds.- of North River. P.E.I., reports that although he is feeding all home grown grain that his Jerseys are making excellent records.

Kim's Dairymlid 2nd from the R..0.P. cow Brackiey Dairymaid has produced 7.550 lbs. of milk. 5M lbs. of fat, with an average test of 4.81 pa: cent in 005 days at 3 years of age.

Kim's Betty as a S year old pro- duced 7.03i lbs. o1 milk. 303 lbs. of fat. with an average teat of am per

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Farm of T. Albert Ilicken, Monday, Aug, 5 at 1.30 p.m.

Farm of John L. Clark, Saturday, Aug. 10, at 2.00 p.m “

Farm of Alex, Matheson, Monday- Aug. 12 at 2.00 p.m.

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Farm of N. a. Stewart, Tuesday, Aug. 1s at 2.00 p.m. Farm of F, G. Maclntyre, Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 2.00 Farm of Cephas Grigg, Thursday, Aug. 15 at 2.00 p. m. Farm of Malcolm MacKenzi-e Saturday, Aug. 17 at 2 p.m. Earm of Clifford McEwen,_Monday, Aug. 19 at 2.00 p.m. Farm of Hector MacKay, Saturday, Aug. 24, at 2.00 p.m. Farm of Wm. E. Jolinstone, Monday, Aug. 26, at 1.30 p.m. Farm of James E. Daly. Tuesday- Aug, 27 at 2.00 p.m. Farm of Thomas Noonan, Wednesday, Aug. 28, at 2.00 p.m.

Farm of Sylvain Peters, Thursday, Aug. 29, at 1.00 p.m. Interesting Field and Livestock Demonstrations at

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cent in 269 days.

Kim's Golden Star produced 7,887 lbs. of milk, 440 lbs. of fat, with an average test of 5.9 per cent. in 305 clays at 6 years of age. This is her third record. She also has one 11.0.1’. daughter.

Standard‘; Lilly. one of_ the first daughtess of Brampton Lilly Stan- dard to complete a record, produc- ed at 2 years of age 7.123 lbs. of milk, 394 lbs. of fat. with an aver- gge test o! 5.53 per cent. in 365 days.

Kim's Darling, another daughter of Brackley Dairymaid. that has 3 ROI’. daughters. produced 10,578 lbs. of milk. 504 lbs. of fat. with an average test of 5.52 per cent. in 305 days.

Sheep And Wool Industry Australia a Commenced 1820

The sheep and wool industry of Australia commenced in 1820 after the coastal ranges had been crossed. At that time there were 150,000 sheep in Australia. Today there are 112,928,931, representing l6 per cent of the world's sheep, according to the master of one of the Canadian National Steamships freighiers re- cently arrived in Canada with car- go from the Antipodes. Australia produces 25 per cent of the world's wool. The Commonwealth's prom- inent position in the sheep and wool trade is due to the peculiar suitability of the soil in raising sheep. indigenous grasses and equalble climate, also to the good foundation laid by the pioneers of the industry and the great atten- tion which has been paid to breed- ing. There are in Australia 89,000 wool growers. ‘Ilhere was in in- crease in the total-number of bales ‘of wool sold at the close of the Sydney wool-selling season this year of 12.06 per cent over last sea- son, this season totalling 1.217.166 bales. Jarpan was the most prom- inent buyer. Germany was a‘so more prominent in the market than for some time. Imgland, France. Italy and Belgium bought ln mod. erate quantity.

Rice and Japan’s Economic Life

In view of the prolonged negot- iations between Canada and Japan, the following extract on the Japan- ese 1c conditions of agricul- ture frzm the 1933-34 report of the International Institute of Agricult- "R mil‘ be of interest. It is need- 1985 W Nlleat here. says. the report, that the whole of, Japanese agri- culture rests in quite a particular wly on two products only: rice and silk. Although there has been ev- idence in Japan in recent years of a certain tendency to emerge from the "rice-growing economy" char- acteristic cf its economic structure

sic-Chinese or Siamese rice can in no way supplant home-grown rice nor compete with it. Only in fam- ine years, when the price of rice is too high. are the poorer classes oi’ the population constrained to re- place home-grown rice by imported rice which. because of its lower price, is within their power to pur- chase. In recent years tho Japan- ese colonists have succeeded in im- proving the quality of the rice pro- duced in Korea and Formosa and the pressure of colonial rice-prod- uction has already begun to befelt on the domestic market.

On account of the preference of the Japanese people f:r home- grown rice, the importation of rice from abroad is practised only in so far as it is necessary to make up for the deficiency of the home pro- duction and it has no influence on the rice market. In the family bud- get, the purchases of rice represent the largest item, being often as

much as 23 per cent of the total expenditure among the poorer class- es ofthe population. Thus, there is no room‘ for wheat.

String Beans

String beans are now plentiful and come on the market fresh and crisp. They should, however, be pmperly cooked to retain full flav- our and colour andthus appeal to the appetite and give camplete food value.

String beans of either green or wax varieties are a delight to the palate when well cooked. The me- thod recommended by the Fruit Branch. Dominion Department of Agriculture is as follows:

Wash. remove strings and ends. and either leave whole or cut in one inch lengths. Allow a very small amount ¢f salted water and cook beans in a closely covered saucepan for thirty minutes. Place over a low fire at first until some juice is extracted, then raise the temperature. All liquid should be absorbed when beans are cooked.

The use of different sauces rrlake for variety,

Beans With Tomato Sauce

3 cups beans 1 cup tomato juice 3 tabiemoons butter 3 tbs. flour Salt and popper

Cook beans in a. little water so that practically all liquid is absorb- ed when they are tender. Then add butter, and when melted and well mixed through the beans. sprinkle the flour over. and stir over the fire. Then slowly add tomato ju:ce, stirring well. Co:k five minutes.

Bean Pickle

Prepare and cook beans as dir- ected above. Make a pickle mixture using: 3 lbs. sugar 2 tablespoons tumeric 3 plntsyinegar 1 cup mustard 2 tbls. celery seed 1 cup flour Heat vinegar, mix mustard, flour and nice in a little cold vinegar. add hot vinegar gradually; cook.

hitherto. it is unquestionable that rice remains, nevertheless, the most important product of the whole ec- onomic hfe of Japan.

In must be added. in order iosee the problem more clearly, that when we speak of rice. we mean Japanese rice, that is to lay. nice produced in Jlpln properly sa-called. The Jap- anese people flnd that foreign rice has not the taste of the homo- grown article, and this explains why

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THE PLOWIIXNG IUII

I have just received a commun- ication on this interesting plant from Mr. Gordon C. Warren, Pro- vincial l-Iorticulturlst. It reeds: "For your information I am giving a few notes on the Flowering Rush refened to in your "Newsy Notes’ in the Saturday's Guardian. These plants were purchased from Ken- neth Macdonald and Sons, Ottawa. as Butomus umbcllatus. and set out (in i932) in a low area near the Mount Edward Road. Sines that time they have been carefully locked after and divided. with the object of beautifying this particu- lar portion of the Farm.’

I am obliged to Mr. Warren for clearing up ‘this matter, At first. it will be remembered. I conjectur- ed that the plant had been intro- duced into the low spot as an or- namental; then I was almost con- vinced. as I read of its migrations in other parts of Canada. that the Flowering Rush had extended its range to our Island; but Mr. Wa-r- ren has shown the former impres- sion was the corre: one. It is pleasing to note this method of utilizing the low area on the Farm. I saw, the other day, a very beau- tiful specimen of the purple Ioose- strife (Lythrum) which I am told is growing there.

Nor are these things entirelysen- tlmental: they have a. commercial value, asthe following will show. Inst summer I paid a visit to a friend in town, and noticed some white water-lilies in a vase. I en- quired where they came from. and was told they were sold "in the market“ at so much per dozen (I forget the price). The lady who sold them, has them growing in an ordinary pond in a field, where they are flourishing bravely. They are the same kind as makes such a display at t% Zxperlmsntal Farm; and I think originally came from there.

At Southport there used to be a pond where water-lilies. water-ar- rowhead (Saizitaria) and pickerel- weed (Pontederia) formed a very pleasing contrast. Arie these plants still to the fore. or has the drought and the live stock exterminated them? The Pontederla was an in- troduced p‘ant but was becoming naturalized.

One last question: is our white wuter-lily-named as Castalia od- orata in the manuals-the same as the European Nymphaea alba,

which, according t0 Sir. J.D. Hook-

er. was introduced into North America? It certainly looks very much like it.

ABSOLUTE ZERO

Whewi The hottest day this summer! Mly Tycos is registering 03 deg. F.. in the shade. On such a day a British humorist is said to have expressed a longing to take off his flesh and sit in his bones: his cousin Jonathan. to go one better, thought of knocking the marrow out and having a draught through! Mr- Prestley, the author of "Good Companions." makes his hem, Jess Oakroyd, a Yorkshireman, write home that "Canada has a nasty trick of being either too hot or too cold." There must be worst places on the Continent. though: or why come w us to get away from the heat?

Well. let's talk about real co‘d. In an old exam paw I find this quee- tion."—2’l3 degrees C. is considered "absolute zero" or “absolute tem- perature?‘ a condition implying an entire absence of heat. Express this in F."

What is the meaning of all that! ’I‘o get the point we must begin by recognizing the zero of Fahrenheit l5 comparatively warm: every now and then in some winters, we say with a kind of delight, it was 10. 19. or even 20 below zero last night. There are places on our planet where 70 degree: below zero F. are not uncommon: but even these are theoretically not cold to the scien- tist, though of course such a tem- perature would quickly prove fatal if he were exposed to it without protection.