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Silver Fox and Mink Farming

1e gurlindustry an. the tes and Canada it ex- its first serious trouble rs. Retailers ‘in the have cut the prices mink coats no much an; and muskrat and

The WM Uniwd l Si! Frlclv-‘lllii

I goml! Ye“ - lied 50"“ t expenslvfi

an made up furs. have decline an?! "l: illeilll" , re ecte n our Wm‘ “'0 dlléttillbrliarketa if it has °““‘"““,,',',.,y gone into effect. Note iwl zlltrwnetown and Sumnierside Laguiits of 33 1-8 [tr cant are ad-

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re fill‘ a variety of Irauses that oduccd this state of affalrl. them is the encouragement

given importers to from outside coun- far away as ttunil. China and Japan- with the large catch ids brought about by i nigh prices. an from mink

practically uttered B

The have Pl Qrnw, OI Ind assismnre was In furs tries-Wi- “5

Afghanistan. These 0"" _ m" lhn ivi tlie stimulation o ‘Marga-i production I t t’ “d,” and a steady oJtpu om him fox ranches has caused n lint lii a market ‘hot is now suf- hing from n prtnonged Dublin gpnflmg gprvP. You will know in lllll’ own r-pfif! and vou will notice l ,, others that there Is no‘. the mdpnm. n. gplllrgfi that there was a ,-,,,' flf two aim. Perhaps tins‘ doe: not apply very ,,,,,',r, to our own Province. but in the United States and U999’

Canada “incl? manufacturing plants, 1mg o-nt enormous amounts,’ their cmployecs. the recipients! very freely_

were pa)’

n, most rascs 511+“? “C1,, rvfQflt IlO-Il of the monev from ,§,,, Md nrivly rich was invested

in furs.

From catty Spring strikes have,

M." the rrrlor of the dav and they M... gffeclod the mentality o! ,,,,,,,v poopl" and tirve oauscd tre- mmhnus ]n=scs in the stock mar- ket, ves, losses tho‘. would total mp0,}; anti billions of dollars, and ll" losses diic to swppfllle 05 W°Tk

tin to strikes would run into tail-I, 113m more, A very unhealthy pub-'

iic slate has thus been created.

tkol John L. Lewis. liavlour has catiscd the 8'05"‘? strike of all and the most poten- rialiy doncorhns -ine that threat- sns thr- livelihood of live iflllllifli workers and the comfort of over ill] millions more.

Another factor that we touched on last wook and one that has a vary sr-rinus offer-l. its the tllspos- ing of 100000 silver fox and new type pelts hy a Norwegian gsnlzstlon to a European setup which has connections in the Unit- ul States and South Ame-rice. The price was $10.50 per pelt. The pelts were not of good quality 0'1 the tit-rage. in fact rne might say most of them were interiors. for they had been kr-‘pt in cold stor- nae or in caves or plum lecrefed from the occupying Germans. ‘Their like-off dates back to ‘.044 Many ti then- phlIS are arriving m the llifted Stall-s and ore being sold dill." paid onti at a profit to the ilmrtlcfs for less than S25. per pelt

The principal bed thing about it Irr us is limf they 51-9 being in- lrodncotl to South Amt-siren and Mexican markets as wcil and are therefore in direct competition with l“ llflilrd lo these troubles ls the l“? "W ti“ mink breeders have l" lllfi BM three years very clev- f-‘li’ Played up the beauty and other find qiialillcs of mink and have m- ‘l-‘lrli lira helicf in the minds of iytianv that in» volziie of long-haired m‘ l‘ llasscr‘. Manufacturers who

ll-‘e quinlilles n! k°l:"§ky_ J“, "f- Ulilrics-i mink native mink. Wrlrl mink. muskrat and Ilmrt-hnlrod furs. have playcd this 1"’ l" lwrfcctlon. ‘JV:- were fco slow “ "lill "ii but now an effort is w"! mdrie to

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u F38: of furs have been vilified B, much as 33 1-2 pov- cent.‘

now made more Su b)’ ‘he 93°51!‘- whose be-,

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can raise quickly is small and therefore while the idea ls excel» lent 1t cynnot go over Julckly.

cw in regard to auction sales of silver fox, and that Includes mutation-l. these were good, in January and fair-iv good in all vendues including June Then 1r. September the percentage sold in both the United States-o. Janada was small and prl-ccs declined very materially. Since then there has been practically nothing doing and the Canadian market still has a hangover of some 80 to 40 thousand pelts and the American market also has many thousands of pelts unsold, This ls in direct variance with lasuyear when the market was practically cleaned out in the late fail and the Dc- cember sales consrstcd almost en- tirely of fresh pelrries, which were eagerly bought up.

Now, having given you the pre-k view we are going to slan- what you will. we bellcvc agree. is that an emergency elliblgffil tho. fox ‘fI-PIIIQI‘ and only nulck ramcdiail

action be, you wi-li r-sk’? The very first thing that has to re uo-nc lsi the removal of the processing tax and the 8 per cent sales tax hath! of which accrue to she government of Canada. The next step is to place.‘ r. floor on the price of silver fox and allied type pelts Perhaps you will say-Can this be none? and we say-why not? The xovemment cf Canada has reaped a rich har- vest from the 25 per cent process- ing tax which it collccte-l for years from silver fox farmers and also the income tax. and they can very, well afford in these perious times] for us-to forego the collection o-f. the taxes mentioned above in order to give an nppoflunily for tho publicizing and marketing of a large part of our production in Canada. which ls a fur-ivcarlng country or should be

The matter of a floor is also due us because it has been granted in some way to practically every other farmer producer in this great, Do- minion. You know. friends. we classify as farmers an; as such c we are as much entitled to assist-

ance as other farmers such as the

wheat farmers of the west who ,have been helped in every way, |and other farmers ‘n the west by

irrigation schemes. and just re- cently by the remission of mil- lions of dollars owing "o the Do- ‘minlon Gotvernmcnl. The apple igrowers of Nova Scotla have beer. tenderly cared for and all these things havrbeen wise, far sighted policies by our overnment and no one has found nult with them.

For that reason lt ts perfectly just that we ln this predicament . which threatens the very existence lof an industry which was firs: established in tho Province of Prince Edward Island tvves- fifty [years ego and has spread to Nova =Scotia. New Brunswick, Ontario. Quebec and the western provinces and has been on‘: of our izreat wealth producers, should ask for remedial measures prompt and effective enough to prevent a wholesale killing of all breeding stock. The Hon. .7. L. Ilslcv. Min- ister of Finance. is no we ll know, a Marltlmer. He has on. ried an immense t c! responsibility and has been accorded lust praise for his handling of the ‘lnances of Canada during the critical period we have pwssed through. We bo- lleve Mr. Iisley if he became cog- nizant that matters are in such a serious sfntg for us would be only too glad to help us by removing the processing tax and the sales

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Our receiving station et F. l. Mchiiiie’: is

new open fer the sees furs for shipment to iii

Eleven years of successful selling and mur-

kefing for Ranchers in

assurance of good returns.

We believe I'Ill Fur Market is going to be strong throughout the season so this should be

e good year to ship to

MARITIME FIIII POOI. L"- F. R. McLAlilE

Local Representative MINK and MUSKRAT Skins are high.

BRING THIM

' Fox ' Meat

Jllet arrived, car load ol horse meat. Order your requirements immvdinfnly.

W. B. JENKINS

£00 Great George 8t.

taken up through our provinciab organizations and it is a matter that will have to be studied out very carefully in order to present a workable plan. Every fox farmerl who reeds t-his page should act‘ quickly! If Mr. Ilslry will remove‘ the processing tax and sales tax. quickly it will meanian advance or‘ from l5 to 25 per cent on Silver Fox and Mutations over the lows of September. ' .

The December sale of the Cana- dian Fur Auction Sales Company. Ltd. will be held December 18th. Mlnk..December 17th. 18th and filth, Silver I-‘ox and new types-f We understand there is a large

of prices and demand.

The Prince Edward Island Silvcrl Fox Pelt Show will he held at Summerside. Januurv 6th to 8th i947. Tuesday, December 31st will be closing date for entries and all, pelts must be in ti" hands of the pelt show committee at the Cans-I dien National Silver Fox Brcedersl Association. Summt-rsirie. on that d-J-te. Thursday and Friday, Jan- uary Znd and 3rd will be given: over to the classifying of pelts and, judging wi1l' commence on Mon-i day. Jsnusrvdth and continue the‘ 7th and 8th. Douglas Bell. chlef| fur grader for the Province will‘ be the judge. The Prince Edward, Island Fox Breeders‘ and Exhibl-l tors’ Association Invites ranchers. to reserve ‘their pelts for this show. Pelt: for show pwposes may be left at any of the local fur houses and the usual advance sec- ured. Last season's pelts, per- tlcularly the new types, met with a splendid FEOQPOIOT‘ and nsallzed excellent prices for theyonsignors. Practically all the nenriy 1.000 pelts have been deposed of, the only ones remaining unsold are some silvers.

The past week has been e busy one for fox farmers all over the Island and thousands of pelts have been taken off. As far us we can learn they are all fairly good qual-

{iix and thereby afford us an op- portunl-ty to. advert-so to the Can-l adian public the fact that sliver

fox furs which they have wanted‘

counteract their i— lllr'lllllfll'lfl!i with advertising feutur- WlIl-‘Ii you road this. Mr. Ran- u our furs. The trouble is that chem-and we can assure you that

the facts are as you to write a letter or telephone

Watson McNaught, R, Bum-

J I». Iltlley. Minister of Finance. Ottawa. The floor rm prices of silver fox pelts will have to be v

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for years. are within their reach.‘

types from lee; season. Some

mnchers are cutting down on their-l

breeding stock and a few are so- ing out of business, preferring to devote their energies to the other occupations they are engaged in. This is not good news of course

stated-we ask we all IIIIQIO see our ranks belng~

‘thinned but with the very high

to your representative; m_ 111m cost of feed and the lowered price, Grant. M.P.. Montague, J L. Doug- of pelts l~t is not to be Wofldérflll Ian. M. P.. and. W. Chester B. Mc-l at. Al a matter of fact the cont ofl Lure. M.P., Charlofletowvn, and J. producing s, pelt today runs be-i tweeh $25 and $32. according to the] mersirle. uskinr: thom to lake the amount charged up as labor cools‘ matter of remission of processing It takes n mighty good ranch to m.’ volume‘

and sales tax up at t-ncc with Hon be able to break even let alone; Quintin-s "w" u “mum. to

make a profit at such fllilres. 151i

It is expected that Fritz Weiss- lei’, well known Sliver Fox and Mink buyer of Montreal will pay lhis mull visit to the Province about; the middle of December and will have his headquarters at W. Chester B. McLuraK-i office. Kent Street. Mr. Welnles- has been com- ing hero for the past five your: and’ has been the principal buyer of Island pelts io-celly. Through his connect! with Canadian. United States and South American buyers hlhlspmy outlafs for the dibponl of furl ’ -

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ion smiths. . ‘libov have Men taught t st c in; msdo o! vml

h onteinnd m several points: “It

ATTENTION! rox nancmsns

ity with a great increase OLDQYLI

THE UIARIDTTETOWN GUARDIAN

on. We are receiving e leading markets.

the Maritime: is your

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lwith perspiration: ti; has natural wrinkle-resisting qualities; it re. slats heat and cold to provide ex- cellent health protection bl every ‘season and climate; and no fabric ‘vet discovered equals wool for ser. vice and long wear. - ,Fall shows changes First, there is grounds for suit and coat fabrics. This is an attempt to colonsnd variety in all clothing.

New blends of grays. blues and! browns are being introduced fol offer relief from solid color back.

new men's

grounds set off by various klndsllng more or less distinct physio-

of stripes.

Two tendencies are evident. in fabric shares: (i) Light and dark threads are mixed its new ways to Produce tones suitable for daytime 1111-5111658 W811i‘. t2) Ali-over darker affects have barn made up for use m garments that wit. serve for clay-time as well as evening wear

lfor business, the theatre. and other

affairs.

Blue is the topJankitig color for Fall. Gray. iimiudtng Oxford, and rich brown shades follow next wlthl strong su port l

Bx-servoe men have shown ai growing interest in comfortable‘ clothing with an accent on ln-| creased roomlncss and soft tailor.

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offering and this sale wlll give a lug, clothing designers have made “Pd °"l°yme"l' °f a lwme‘ par" pretty clear indication o.’ the trend o long bid to meet this want and llclll-"ly durlllg ill" Willi" "Will's-

lul: produced innovations in busi- r s suits as well as casual clothes

lat accomplish this end without sacrificing the hang or drape of the garments.

Summerland Jerseys illake llniquo liecorii I

may be

Many dairy farmers familiar with Calgarth Starlight‘: one-tune world's record for life- time butter-fat production. Few ealize. however. that this Jersey‘ cow is responsible for another re-, mnrkable near record. that is. dam and two daughters‘ life-time but- terfot production. Wllh tli.e com- pletlon of her nine year old rec- rd of 10.817 pounds of milk and

1 pounds o! fat. at the Domini-I ion Experimental Station. Sum-l merland, B. C.. summed-and Stan- dard Glow moved into the elite 4.000 pound fat class. She is a daughter of Calgnrffi Starlight and sired by Oxford Sultan Stan- dard. Oxford sultan Standard is o. grandson of the 3 star Standard‘ of Oakland; and sired by the 3, star imported-trc-dam Wonderful Standard. The dam of Oxford Sultan Standard was the import- ed cow. Oxford Sultan Spangle-I who've: sired by the one star rOxfoxd Sultan of Oxford.

Another daughter of Oalgarth’ Starlight. Sunmtierland Hamletl Starlight, is also in the 4.000‘ pound clue. with the comple-l tion of her lest record at the ago of fbimeen years. Hamlet, Starlight has a‘ lifetime butter-fat‘ production total of 0.125 pounds] Her records are especially inter-, cstlng as nearly all of them have been produced on three team Summerl-tid Hamlet starlight was‘, sired by Hamlet's You'll D0. a‘ grandson of the 3 star Jersey] v-lauiteer, and a son of You'll‘

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inearly everyone. that is 7.7M ' pounds of fat. Thus the Dominion‘ llllxperimentsl Station at Bummer- lland. 8.0.. has the following darn, and tvvo daughters‘ butter-fat pm- duotlon record: Oalsarth stsr-, light 73157 pounds. Summerland, Hsvnlet Starlight 6.15 potmds.

iand Billllllfiflllld Standard Glow

4.200 pounds.

The men's fashion scene for this areas in Part8 0i’ several significant These two outbreaks. says the Re- an ln-i port. |creased use of mixtures as back- “mch reeds

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‘Begonias of the Indy Mac and

Puzzle of Tusmli White-Market ifoth

‘Ihe survey of the white-mark- ed tussock moth in the Maritime Provinces has presented a new problem to forest In i946 there was an increase in the numbers of this insect but without an outbreak. In 101d. a further large increase in nunbers resulted in considerable defolia- tion over extensive areas of Southern New Brunswick and Northwestern Nova &:otia. In the defollatcd areas so lar ex- sn-ilned. the unusual fact has been demonstrated that the white- marked tussock moth has made a concerted attack on birch trees particularly white birch, as the preferred food. At the some time. larvae migrating from defollated trees or blowin on silk threads by ‘fie wind have defollsted many other species of trees. plants. un- aprsyed apple orchards and caus- ed annoyance in summer cottage gardens.

The outbreak is of particular interest as it appears to be the first recorded lnforested areas on birch. states the Bl-Monthly Progress Report. Evbeet Insect m- veetlgations. Division of Entom- ology. Dominion Detpartmezvt oi Agriculture. The white-market‘ tussock mot-h has generally been considered to be a pest on broad- ieaved shade freq only. thrivin? particularly in towns where its natural enemies were insufficient ‘tn keep it under control.

l About ten years ago. a mild ioutbreak occurred on balsam and spruce over considerable forest Nova Scotla.

illustrate how an insect on a considerable number of tree species may vary in its food preferences from time to time and place to place. Its future behaviour cannot be pre- dicted with any certainty as it seems to be capable of develop-

ic-glcal races adapted to different forest conditions. In the process. its status as a. forest pest may be considerably changed. The sur- vey should eventually provide more accurate information on the phenomenon.

liow to llava Good Home Plants

House plants add to the comfort

The tough old Aspidlstras and Sanserverias can stand a great deal of neglect in dry or draughty had- ed comers but most. plants respond quickly either to good care or im- sul-table environment, states R.W- Oiivcr. Division of Horticulture, Central Experimental Farm, Ot- tawa.

Most flowering plants, like Ger- aniums, Cineraria. and Primula like plenty of sunshine, but cool 1cm- pens-turc. The hot. dry winter at- mosphere of most Canadian homes ruins most; attempts at indoor gardening. This is the usual cause of fine Cyclamen plants. obtained from the florists at Christmas. being a wreck in a week or two.

Christmas Cheer type, African Vio- lets and Achemenes are the most satisfactory flowering plants for the average home where heat is plentiful and sunlight scarce.

Ferns, and most foliage plants. as well as African Violets, are the most suitable plants for bright north o-r east windows. Ivy, Wan- dering Jew. and Angel's Iiears grow in even less light; but Coleus are more brightly coloured in sunlight.

Soil varies foimdifferenl. plants from the mixture of gritty sand and, leaf mould suitable to cacti and, succulents to the heavy clay loam‘ preferred by thetfieranlum. In general, an open loam soil with plenty of decaying root fibre l5 best as a basis. Sand 0!‘ i981 mflllld can then be added to suit individ- ual requirements.

Wafer for house plants is best supplied from the bottom. by stand- ing the pot in shallow pans 1"-l 1-2" deep until the moisture reaches the surface of the soil. This will only need to be done once or twice a week. Plants grow- ing“rapldiy in sunshine at high temperature wlll need water more often than those under oPPOFlIL‘ circumstances.

Hot. dry air is not only detri- mental to the growth of house plants but encourages the develop- ment of white fly, red spider and aphids. which are annoying pests. The best method of controlling such pests is to stand the pots,

where possible. on a trayful of moist. gravel and to syringe the foliage occasionally with a fine

spray of cool water.

COSTLY QUAKE

Lord Louis Mountbatten is the

cntomologists _