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Dr. l'....1. O'R.eilly, Wsussu, Wis- consin, who has been president of the American National Fur Breed- ers Association and a leader in the fur farming industry, has an- nounced that he will retire from active management of the organ- ization he has so ably led for nearly thirty years. In the early years of the industry Dr. O'Reilly saw the vital need for education. He pioneered in the formation of state breeder groups and he set up at system of annual national shows for the several sections of the nation. He fought for the inspec- tion and registration of animals and for the recognition of the in- dustry as an important part of agriculture. and established pelt receiving stations throughout the country and addressed hundreds of meetings and travelled thousands of miles across the length and breadth of the land to attain his objectives.

In 1927 he established orderlv marketing and in 1946 founded the American National Co-operat- ive Fur Auction so that ranchers might have their own co-operative marketing organization. Though he has retired from active manage- ment, we understand he will con- tinue to remain a member of the Board bf Directors where his nation-wide reputation and his many years of experience will continue to be of great value to the Association. We Canadians who have met Dr. 0'Reilly anrl followed his career through the long years that have passed since he took over the presidency of the Association, have nothing but the

. greatest admiration for him and

hope that he will continue for- many years to help strerlgthen and improve the fortunes of the silver fox industry and other fur breed- ing activities.

In his final address to the As- sociation he sounded a note of caution on the possibility of over- production of mink. The crop of 2.050.000 mink in the United States this past season together with im- ports of 1,660,000 skins, will be consumed quite readily due to ex- cellent economic conditions, but he warned that the price level must go higher if the ranchers be protected. He pointed out that

'prices are not only at the 1940

levels whereas the cost of produc- ing the pelts had risen sharply since that time. "We have", he said, "a 1940 unit income to pay 1051 costs." He said that the im- parting of Russian furs into the United States has been in the news of late months. Eventually

lwe hope to arrange some kind of

quota on furs directly or indirect- ly conwetirrg with the products of the American rancher and trapper.

Raw fur production in Canada exclusive of Newfoundland. was .valued at s23,250.000 for the 1049- 50 season. Ranch raised pelts ac- -counted for about am of the to- tal. Ontario with a value of pelts of 86.200000 maintained its lead among the provinces as a pro- ducer of furs. other provinces in order of value were Manitoba :4,- 3m,000, Alberta 03,800,000. Quebec 32,800,000. Saskatchewan S2.-100,000. British Columbia 31,600,000. the Maritime Provinces combined 8963.000, North West Territories 8909.000 and Yukon Territory 8199,- 000. The production of the prin- cipal kinds of furs was valued as follows: Mink 810,900,000: Muskrat 15,300,000: Beaver 33,300,000; Er- nine :93-1,000; Silver Fox includ-

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ing mutations, 3899.000; Squirrel 3871.000: Marten s2'll,000', Otter 8242.000; White Fox 0167.000. The number of skins taken increased for mink. ermine and marten but decreased for musk:-at, beaver. ail- ver fox and bits mutations. squir- rel. otter and white for. The number of both silver and white fox pelts decreased about 4095.. Persian lamb skins were imported to the value of 38,000,000, muskrat 84,200,000. mink 31,400,000. Total imports of furs to Canada am- ounted to 310,000,000.

Otto Gross, proprietor of North- wood Fur Farms, Cary. Ill., and known to mink ranchers throughout the Maritime Provin- ces, reports that he lost 3,000 young mink during a 1ire.whieh took place at his ranch lastmonth. Smoke from a burning office building, and other structures roll- ed down into the mink yard. be. low the buildings, suffocating the

animals. Much sympathy will be felt for Mr. Gross in his great loss..

The following appears in one of the latest imues of Women's wear Daily . .. "President Truman soon will issue an executive order ban- ning all imports of seven types of furs produced in Soviet Russia. and Communist China, the State Department said at the weekend. At the same time, the department announced that the 11.8. Govern- ment has formally notified Russia and her major satellites, including Roumania and Bulgaria, that all American tariff cession on goods they ship to this country are being cancelled as soon as various commei'ci:l treaties will permit. Both the prohibition on imports of ermine, fox, kolinsky, marten, mink, muskrat and weasel furs, and the broader denial of trade concessions to Communist bloc countries were required by Congress in the bill extending the reciprocal trade agr ments act for two years, until June 12, 1953. About seven million dollars' worth of Russian and Chinese furs were barred by this extension and it is estimated another 15 million dol- lars' worth will be subject to the tariff boosts."

Canadian Fur Auction sales Company (Que) Ltd.. announces its new season l95l-52 sales dates as follows:-1-special mink sales December 3 and special mini: sales December 8. January sale of furs Jan. 21. 1952, March 3, 1952 and April 30, 1952. These general sales will include all varieties of wild furs. also standard and mutation mink, Alaskan seal skins and all- ver and mutation fox pelts.

Mink ranchers of springdalo, Newfoundland, report the best fur farming season they have exper- ienced with kits numbering about 1,000 which breeders estimate will bring them about 820,000 after pelting time. . .Revillion Freres, New York, are displaying models that are adaptations of designs received from their Paris branch. These are on show at their top stores in key cities. "Little" furs rate a big share of attention,mink in a variety of mutations as well as dark ranch mink is featured for jackets, little hugging wraps and coutoured stoles. silver fox and mutations are worked on silk and are being” featured. An in- teresting variation is the one sleeve stole with heads joined at the inner part of the sleeve in I.

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FUN IIAYIILAKING

The origin of hayrnaking ante- dates recorded history. It is known as a very ancient practice and de- veloped from very crude beginnings. It is probable that when men do- mesticated animala and took them with him on journeys or excur- sions to better himself, he took grass or other forage plants, to feed them when crossing barren areas. Very likely he started with grain materials and later found that the dried stems and leaves were readily eaten by his animals towards the end of the journey. This kept the animals in a healthy and thrifty condition. He also learned that he could carry much more dry forage than when it was freshly cut. .

Man, however, cannot claim the idea of making and storing hay.

cony or pika. a rodent of the rab- bit family, now common in Color- ado, cut, cured and stacked grass-

dralned locations, under the shel-

to build his stacks. His slnill in shown by the colour and fragrance of the well preserved material found in these stacks, that were made just as his ancestors made them many centuries ago.

. Effect of Weather Conditions

The heavy rains of May, the showers of June, and the rain and exceedingly high humidity

during the first week in July have produced wonderful crops of hay and the most outstanding pastures seen in many years. These condi- tions however, have greatly delayed haymaking and have seriously damaged much of the hay that has been cut. it is quite generally agreed that hay should be out - weather conditions being favor- able-as soon as possible after it has bloomed. The evidence from many tests and experiments shows not only a drop in digestibility. but that some of the food nutrients become "looked" as hay matures so that they are not acted on readily by the animal's digestive Juices. Persistent wet weather is the greatest hazard in making hay. When rain falls. the loss of food value in the hay in swath is much greater than if it had been left standing.

llaymalsiag Devices for Bad Weather

Under favorable weather condi- tions it is better to out only a limited acreage ahead of the cur- ing operations. It is also well to cure as much of the hay in coil as possible until weather conditions improve. some have had good suc- cess in curing partly made hay on tripods, "Finn" poles, or "Perches," which hold the hay off the ground. With the tripod the air has a chance to circulate right through the centre of the coil. Hay may re- main on these devices for a con- siderable period without much damage to either the hay the grass under the coil.

When hay is to be left in coil for some days. waterproof caps prevent damage from either sun or rain, it the coils are well made and carefully raked down so that the water will run off. These cm be made by cutting a good grgde of cotton (duck) into four-foot squares and dipping them in mix.

Ontario Farmers Suffer losses

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which swept across Ontario Wed- rlkesday night and Thursday mom.

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Hall added to theX damage as grain was thrashed in the fields, 3'9” were UPI-octed and city streets flooded. Lightning set farm. houses and outbuildings ablaze. The storms struck most of the province. extending north to sud. bury. east to Trenton and west to sault Ste. Marie.

Says Donkey Meal is Being Sold

LONDON, July so -- (AP) -. on the menu in some British restaur- ants it says "escslope of vein" But it's donkey meat, Miaj. Guy Lloyd Conservative member for Raenfrew, told a startled House of Commons today.

"In view of the .i'lct that the amount of donkey -eat beinl sold at the present time is exceptional." Lloyd said, "am: in view of the fact that most people who order escsiope of veal are getting don- key meat, will the secretary give an assurance that theoovemment is taking the matter very ser- iouoly?"

P. T. Willey. parliamentary lec- retary for the Flood Ministry. in- dleated that the ,oovemment is not clear on all aspects of the sub- ject raised. Yr said the Ministry (1-::n't deals with donkeys--they are the responsibility of the Min- istry of Agriculture and Fisheries Besides. he said:

drug act of ms relating

Isle of horse fluh apply." .1. D. Profumo, conservative.

gpported Lloyd demanding to W.

"Will Mr. Willey consider ask- in; whichever department deals with donkeys. in the interests of both consumers and donkeys, it

may be, Willey :-.-.-.-.

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By J. A. Clark. 13.51:.

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turs of paraffin and rosin. It is well to put an eyelet in each corn- er and attach about two feet of soft galvanised No. 9 wire to each eyelet. in placing the cap on the coil, the wires are shoved into the hay to prevent the cap from being blown off by the wind..

Curing Hay

The principles of hay niakmg are similar for all hay crops. (1) The green forage must be dried to contain from 10 to 18 per cent of moisture. The average moisture content of green timothy is about 50 Per cent; while green alfalfa generally has over 75 per cent of moisture.

(2) The fermentation that takes place in the early stages of the curing process is produced by on- zymes, which usually develop a desirable aroma. When hay is cut it should be dried quickly to pre- vent oxidation of its valuable sug- ar content by these enzymes, which act quiclaly in moist heat, but cease their actic-- when hay is dried out.

(19.1 third feature that occurs in curing hay is the loss of green chlorophyll by bright sunlight. This undesirable bleaching is greatly increased when the hay, in swath, is wet with dew or rain. If these conditions continue for days the hay is injured so that it is of little value. It will lose not only its col. our and leaves but almost all of its water soluble nutrients.

Favorable Haymaklng

Prime quality hay is described as being of a bright green colour. h3V1n8 I good aroma, and having retained the leaves and the ring,- parts of the forage plants which EWENY enhance its nutritive value and digestfoility. To make hay that conforms to this standard requires that the hay should be mown as soon as the dew has dried on it on a day when the humidity is so per cent or less. It should lie in the swath until the surface is dry. then be turned if heavy, to expose the under surface and allow the air to dry it out. Then it should be raked into loose windrows, and "W19 info Eood sized cells before the dew falls in the evening. If the hay is well cured and free from ex- Mmal moisture. so that mould will not develop. the coils if carefully made can stand until they have passed the sweating period. when they will be ready to be opened in large flakes. When there is a dry breeze blowing these flakes are evenly spread on the ground to dry, They will quickly nvivc off their moisture without loss of leave, or fine articles and in a few hours the try should rustle when moved and be ready for storage in a stuck or barn. At the time of storage, the addition of two pounds of com. mon salt per ton of hay will add to it: palstibility and keeping quail.

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l'.DNDON.July20 - (GP) - Twenty-two high school.teschers from New Brunswick, here on a tour of Britain, Friday attended a garden party at' Buckingham Pal- ace.

About 100 other Canadians also went to the palace for the second and last. garden party of the sea- son. Guests also came from oth- er members of the Common- wealth, Britain and the United States.

The Queen was hostess in the absence of the King who is re- cuperatlng at Sandringham from a bout of lung lnleciiun. Prin- cess Margaret, palace-bound fol- lowing measles, also was unable to attend.

Foreig-in "Vehicles Entering Canada On The Increase

OTTAWA, July 20-(GP)--Fob eign vehicles entering Canada on traveller's vehicle permits rose 23 per cent to a high of 292,264 during June, compared with 237.- 867 in a year ago.

The Bureau of Statistics re- ported todrry entries for the first six months of 1951 increased 115 per cent to 669,414 from 592,467 in the corresponding period of 1950.

The six-months toials, with figures for the corresponding period last year in brarketsr

Ontario 390.525 (344.144): Que- bec 111,078 (106,430): British Co- lumbia 90,891 (74,719); New Brunswick 44,894 (48,047); Mani- toba 11,770 (5,260): Saskatchewan 5,898 (4.721); Yukon 'l'erritor:- 633 (293); Newfounaland (88); Nova Scotia 249 '.254).

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Tested side-by-side with other dusts and spraysf DlTllANl-I controlled blight in the field and in storage. And Dl'1'llANl-I-ircaictl plots consistently out-yielded those lrcalccl with other materials-ivy arfaveragc oi -I9 bushels per acre!

Not a single serious loss from blight by DITHANE-users.

were heavy in uuproivclt-ll or poorly pro- leclctl iiclds. But in every case where DITHANE sprays were used properly. con- trol of foliage infection was excellent and

Easy to use-harmless to plants and equipment.

Growers who tested l)1rruNi-;rrs.eal it u ill. their regular equipment. All of them agree

clog or corrode their spray rigs. And all of them hgrcc that DITIIANI-: gives season- loug protection-keeps vines healthy until digging limo-and will not stunt or damage vines or foliage.

mppointment Of Food Illnd llrug Inspector lofficially Announced

UITAWA. July so -- Arthur A. Cantwell, Charlottetown, has been appointed food and drug inspect- or for Prince Edward Island, the minister of National Health and Welfare, Hon. Paul Martin, an- nounced here today.

Under the federal Food and Drugs Act certain standards of purity for food and of purity and strength for drugs have been set. up, the minister explained, and it is the responsibility of local in- spectors to see that these stan- dards are maintained. Labratorv tests required for this work are made at the food and drug region- al laboratory in Halifax.

Mr. Cantwell was born and re- ceived most of his education in Charlottetown. He graduated in biology from Acadia.Universlty. Wolfvllle. N. 5.. in 1949 and spent '-everal months with the Ontario Department of Health before join- .ing the federal food and drug dir- I cciorate.

Mr. Cantwell succeeds J. C. Sul- livan who has been transferred to it-he Ottawa office of the, food and drug inspection services.

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