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A bill to reduce the axes" t”; on furs or abolish it altogether and '° Tend" importation of Russian m". is being prepared by Mr Mig. Vlllky of Iowa and will be sdnt to each representative of that state in congress. The promoter points out that in his opinion and in the opin- ion of oi ers who have analyzed the sltuat on it appears that the reduction of 10 per cent or the abolishment of the excise tax is the only solution to this problem. On the matter of restricting fur imports, Mr. Mitvalsky noted that due to the spread of Communism in Europe, the market for Am- erican furs in the affected coun- tries has been curtailed to a negligible volume. In turn, Russia has taken the furs of those coun- tries, along with their own, and dumped them on our markets to obtain the American dollar.

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There are certain disadvantages to the use of lye. Concentrated lye is a poison and also destructive to paints and clothing. It does not harm wood, iron or fox Wire in the dilute concentration we recommend, and this dilute solution is not harm- ful to the animals In the amounts which might remain in the pens. The solution should not be left around where any animal can get a chance to drink it and care must be taken to get as little on the hands as possible and none on the face or in the eyes. The container in which the lye solution is held should be covered until the soils- iinn is all uscd the day it is being applied. Lye on exposure to the air soon loses its properties.

"It is obvious that the American m!‘ Tafifiheffl. trflllpers and others of allied employment, with a cur- tailed market by reason of high g)‘. cise tax are further injured by rea- son of ‘this competitive supply of foreign goods. The Iowa legislators were also told that "Inasmuch as Soviet Russia is responsible for the curtailment of our markets in Eu- PODc. it appears only equitable to protect the American producer's livelihood by restricting the im- portation of furs from Communiatic controlled countries." Mr. Mitval- Sky is an old-timer in the fur busi- ness. havins completed his 47th year in Cedar Rapids as a collector of raw furs, manufacturer of fur garments and operator of retail stores in Waterloo, Davenport and Cedar Rapids,

Many ranchers use steam un- der pressure to clean and disin- fect: their pens and equipment. The steam is applied by a steam jenny which uses oil for a source of fuel. These are'somewhat dif- ficult to obtain and we do not know of any part of this province where they are used. Another good disinfectant which has the advantage of keeping the ranch free from fleas is Cresol, or any cheap type of coal tar disinfect- ant. We have used it for years in the proportion of one part to forty warm water. lt is particularly good for spraying fox houses and dens after refuse has been thor- oughly removed. A good soaking with the solution will positively keep them free from fleas. After they have been sprayed it is a good idea to keep the cover open about two inches so that the warm air will dry up the inside of the house or den.

Fromm Laboratories, Grafton, Wisconsin, will hold a field day on July 20th sponsored jointly by the Laboratories and Federal Foods, Inc., also owned by Fromm’s. It will stress the practical application of latest methods for disease con- trol, recent advances in fur ani- mal nutrition, physiology of repro- duction and ranch management. Demonstrations begin at ten o'clock

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ousnaonarown‘ s sons...» rnarlvdn, an says out the Phoebe is a rare not mistaken m. commoner wood

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and ‘ ‘ion tours will take place in the afternoon. One of the trips will be, through the newly equip- ped Federal Foods plant at Thiens- ville where new formula fur and animal foods are being prepared. These are on the line of the pellets made by Master Feeds and similar types of meatless foods.

We make it a practice of using the Cresol disinfectant every time we clean out sheds and we have not had any fleas in our ranch for years. Just what this means can only be realized by those who have had to contend with a bad flea development which would re- quire either dipping once or twice or powdering several, times, and even then disinfectatlon would have to take place. It is for this reason we wish to thoroughly

We learn on good authority that the terrific heat wave which caus- ed so much loss to fruit and other crops in Ontario in June, also had a bad effect on fox ranches and

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mink ranches. Besides the loss of kits and pups due to the heat there are many cases of stunted growth. Just how this can be remedied we cannot say. It has been our experi- ence that an early pup or fairly early pup, stunted during the per- iod of growth, has a tough time making up for it that year.

Harry O, Covey who operates a fur farm in Washington, was re- cently granted a. judgment for $8.- $125 against a truck company. He alleged that a number of his high- priced minks were lost because a wheel of a truck owned by the de- fendent, came loose from a moving tanker and rolled through the pens. The truck was proceeding along the highway when it slipped and threw off its rear dual wheels which careened through the nearby Covey ranch. The five minks that were killed were of the Sapphire type which is now the most valu- able.

Although the fur industry is go- ing through its period of hard times yet every precaution should be tn- ken to feed the foxes and mink pro- perly llnd the importance of clean- liness in the care of these animals

prevent rather than cure diseases. Mink and fox are hearty, vigorous animals and are rarely sick if they have an adequate diet and healthy conditions in which to live. To facilitate the use of disinfectants it is important that all equipment and construction be designed from a labor-saving standpoint. If pens. kennels, feed houses and feeding equipment are complicated and un- handy in construction, application may ‘ so difficult that even if the rancher has good intentions he will not carry them out. Clean- ing. that is raking all refuse, should precede disinfection.

Ordinary cleaning and disinfect- ing of pens and sheds on a small ranch can be effectively and econ- omically carried out by a weak solu- tlon of common lye. Cans usually contain about twelve or more

emphasize the cleanliness and disinection in ev- ery ranch.

Of special Interest to fox farm- ers is the emphasis placed on long-haired furs by prominent couturiers in the recent current Paris openings. Mons. Dior, crea- tor of the “New Look" is featur- ing fox. The Dior treatment called "0ursonne" ls from the French word describing the extra fluffy deep pile of the young fur of a bear cub. Dioffeatures the silver and blue fox while other fashion houses are putting the accent on black fox fur.

White mink is making a bid to replace ermine. according to an important buyer for a well-known Fifth Avenue fur salon. It lends itself to let-out wider stripes than ermine and is definitely more lux- urious as an evening garment.

To take a census of fur seals on Alaska's Pribiloff Islands every breeding place or rookery on the Islands was photographed from a plane at L000 feet altitude. The fur seal herd numbers over 3,800,- 000 animals.

The effect of humidity on fur skins has never been determined by researchers but we fur farm- ers who‘ have been in the indus- try for a long time can recall that in very dry falls and early winters the fur is more brittle and does not have the gloss or body shown where there is more humidity prevalent. In this coun- try we have very little trouble about humidity. There is general- ly a good proportion of it in our atmosphere. It is different in other parts of Canada particularly in certain sections of the west. Low relative humidities tend to de- hydrate the atock, This causes a brittle condition, more nervous temper, loss of weight and a larger percentage of damaged skins. Skins that have been dress- ed should not be kept in too dry an atmosphere. If so they tend to dehydrate and some artificial form of hulhddification should be

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der old wooden bridges, and on beams and rafters of buildings. The eggs, 4 or 5 in the clutch are usually pure white.

Eastern Phoebe AOU 456. Rare - 1918. Summer visitor at Pownall for some years (Maude M. Jones). Plumage: upper pal-ts dark gray- ish-brown, crown much darker, wings and tail dusky; outer tali- feathers, inner secondaries, and usually the wing coverts edged with

weight: one gallon of water weighs 10 lbs. If making tallow whitewash for the first time, stick to the above formula, which was person- ally checked at every step.

TWO POISONOUS DEBBIE!

It is not generally known that two shrubs bearing berries, sup- posedly poisonous, are to be found on the Island. These are the Daphne Mescreum, usually re er- red to as the “MezereorP, and the .. . r .

W111" b"! n" ’ P“ a, often called Undermru Mu"- ‘mged Wm‘ the "Bittersweet". Both are com- Pmwum 3"" 5cm“ the brash mon in Nova Scotia, and also in

and elsewhere washed with yel- lowish. Length of adults about 'l inches.

TALLOW WHITEWASH

Lama whitewash is in general use in those regions where British influence still prevails There are two reasons for this: the lime is a cheap and effective preservative for woodwork, and at. the same time imparts a. color at. once assoc- iated with purity and neatness. Lime alone, however, is soon af- fected by change of weather. Hot. sun makes it lose cohesion to the wood, and subsequent rain easily washes some of it off. so that in some cases, whitewashing may be- coms an annual job. For this rea- sm various flxatives have been mixed with the lime and havei proved more or less useful. Of all the materials tried in Britain I found tallow to be the best fixa- tive, but one must know the me- thod of mixing, which after all, is my simple.

The lime is purchased as "quick- lime" and must be "slaked". The lime is put into a barrel and just. sufficient water is added to slake it. 1f too little water is used the lime is "scorched" and not. all con- verted'to hydrate. If too much water is added the sinking is only retarded. Scorched lime is lumpy

it has visited that region annually for more than twenty years. Mr. Wm. H. Moore, in his List (mo) refers to the Phoebe ll "tolsrsbiy common" in New kunswlck. This tends to confirm Him Jones‘ ob- servations, for the strait are too narrow to be any obstacle to the bird. and tbs south side of the ls- lsnd is most attractive to bird life. Tilers is said to be no record for Nave Sootia. -

"The Phoebe-bird", says lain, "arrives with the Warblers. the

first sunny den of Juno. and for

wing-bars, and the Phoebe has none.

Since the two birds are so much of a muohness, it is lucky for the birdwstcher that the Phoebe has habits peculiar to itself. It is one of the tsil-waggers whose action appears to be the effect of an over-excited brain. (The Pswee doesn't‘ tail-wag). in pea-china the Phoebe assumes a rather prim- looking, upright, position. Another thing: ifs bill is black while all the other flycstchars have the lower mandible white or yellowish.

, ent, that is, watery. We had occasion for some white- washing recently, and secured good results from the following formula. One b shei (62 lbs.) of quickiima d in a barrel. and l2 gal- lons of water added. This act up a strong reaction - the sinking. While this was going on the bar- rel was covered with sacking to keep the heat in, and the llms was stirred a time or two. At the height of the elsking 5 lbs. of melt- ed (fluid) fallow, and 5 lbs. of rough salt were put into the bar- rel. Whsn the sinking ceased the lime sndthe tsllow were complete- ly emulsified, but somewhat thick. 5o O gallons of water were added to bring the whitewash to the right consistency. It was a great suc- cess. It spread lust. like paint and when dry w ld not rub off.

It was fou d that the water buckets varied in capacity. but the quantity of water was checked by

the British Isles, but‘! have never heard of any fatality caused by them. This I attribute to the care iakerfto keep young children from eating berries at random. "Don't. eat any wild berries unless I give the word" says the older child, and the caution at last becomes tra- ditional, so to speak.

Both berries are red, cur-shap- ed (ovoid) and scarcely a centl» metre long. The Bittersweet has a deep blue flower, something like a potato flower but smaller and neater, and produces its berries in a loose cluster, while the Mezcreon has its berries sealed on lt/s twigs in a. kind of leafy flspike". The‘ latter shrub is quite plentiful in certain districts. but no iil effects have ever come under my notice.

‘HIE LADTS SLTPPER.

Of the five species of Lady's Slipper found in Canada, three are to be found in RE. Island“ The name of the genus is Cyprlpediuml which must be translated as - "venue's Slipper", to be exact. The Cypripediums are orchids with pec- uliar fiowers. the most. wlls- icuous feature of which ls the "ilp", a large, inflated pouch or sac.

The Small Yellow Lady's Slipper is now looked upon as a variety of the British plant C. Caleoolua, var. perviflorum. My only record of record of this plant is from Fort- une Bridge in i936. The specimen was sent by Mr. EB. Blanhard of Charlottetown. There is a good colored print of this orciid in "Canadian Nature" magazine for September 1042.

Our Provincial floral s-nblem, the Bhowy Lady's Slipper, has an alias or two when we come to the Isatln. Botsnist Miller calls it Chir- outlml. and most writers follow him. Botanist Salisbury says it. is C. spectabile, which certainly means "showy". Another botanist calls our plant C. reginae and just at this point there seems to be a bit of a mix-up into which we need not venture. This plant. (like the previous species) has a leafy stem which bears one or two flow- ers. The flowers are truly showy; the white sepals and petals con- trast Well against the large purple

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State emblem of Minnesota, long B” tho first m" ya“:- before it was thought of in PIE. Is- 111°C t0 9W" I land.

Th third of ur Oyprlpcdiuml, CHINC and The oommoiiest, is C. acaule, (not Rabbits) \..

the stelnless Lady's Slipper. or Moccasin Flower. Each flower grows on a single stalk, up to eight inches long, and without leaves. The flower is pink with darker veins, though I have found albino forms, of pure white. A great distinction in this apeciesis the fissured lip, which seems cleft. down the front.

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