NOVEMBER 4. 1935

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Sees Promising Improvement In

QualityLOf Foxes

Emphasis On Quality Production

Reassuring Sign

_ The P. I. Fox Industry.

Mr. B. W. Robinson, past prai- dent of the Fbx Exhibitors Associa- tion and connected with the fox industry since its inception, is very optimistic of the future of the sil- ver, fox business, and says that much of its success is due to the Fox Exhibition. He has noticed a great improvement in the quality

I-of the herds since the inaugura- tion of the show, which was the means of teaching the ranchers what constitutes a good fox not only for show purposes but for breeding and also in pelt va'.ue on the mar-

ct

The fox show is a means of getting the people together to dis- cuss the various problems o! rais- ing foxes and it is quite noticeable on visiting the different ranches how the quality of the animals has been improved within the last three years. v

Improved Breeding The average rancher, Mr. Rob-

inson states, is showing greater in- forest in the quality of his foxes

Of The Times In

today and is making an effort along improved bneedin, This year's pups are decidedly of a bet- ter quallty owing to the fact that the rancher has found out the do; fects in breeding and has made an honest effort to correct them, this is very noticeable in the smaller ranches. where in former years three was more or less an indiffer- ence to quality.

Promising Pelt Prospects

Speaking of the prospects for tho pelt market this year Mr. Robin- son says, that prominent fur deal- ers irom Europe are very optimistic in regard to the sales. The market is clean and they think that the trouble in Ethiopia will not inter- fere to any great extent with the disposal of the pelts. There is every indication that the sales will be good and prices firm.

v Judging from the forces that are being groomed for the show Mr. Robinson predicts that the quality of this year's exhibits will surpass

any previous showing.

Modern Problems In Fox as Industry

Time Has Arrived ‘For Read justment

Of Viewpoint On Part Of Local Breeders Suggests Prominent

Rancher.

(By B. Graham Rogers, Summer- side, P.E.I.)

In these days in the Silver Fox Business it is pretty hard to make any statement and be absolutely sure that, "on the average," that statement is absolutely correct so, therefore. if you will, please ac- cept what I have to say as being my own personal belief. Think these questions over very carefully and decide for yourself whether you be- lieve the same as I do.

A Great World Industry

I believe that the Si'ver Fox bus- iness is :0 large today that the time has now arrived for us to base our operations on general trends and tendencies rather than on in- dividual cases such as we did in years gone by. As far as I am ‘con- cerned personally, I find it difllcult sometimes to really grasp the en- tire extent of the Silver Foir bus- iness as it is throughout the world today. In other words, it is some- times difficult to get away from our purely local surroundings and visualize what is taking place in this very largc industry. We know that. today, Prince Edward Island produces not over fifteen per cent of the total world annual supply oi Silver Fox pelts. Probably this statement may come as a real shock to some brerders here in this Province, but, nevertheless, it-is a fact. However, there is one redeem- ing feature, namely, that the fur trade of the world still prefers to have Prince Edward Island pelts, and many actual dealers and man- ulacturers have told me that pelts from Prince Edward Island seem to dress out better, and they have less trouble with them during the manufacturing process than they do on the average with pelts from other parts of the world.

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This article must. necessarily, be brief, and s0 I will come directly to the several points which today stand out the most pronounced in this business apart from the actual marketing end of the industry. The marteting end of the business, if gone into in detail, would take a special issue of the Charlottetown Guardian clone to tell it all. The first startling point is, that it has beco quite noticeable at auction sales in New York, Montreal, Lon- don and Paris that. on the aver- age, the necks and foreshoulders of Silver Fox pelts are becoming weaker, and there is a great danger in store for the industry if this tendency is allowed to become worse. Therefore, this is one thing that we, as breeders, must pay par- ticular attention to in the future. Another tendency which is showing up is that a larger percentage o! pelts are pale silvers and of a more chalky colour than heretofore. This shows the absolute necessity of keeping some of our very best dark ma‘es for breeding purposes, and I am convinced that it is only a. matter of a very short time before

MR. EDWIN JOHNSTONE

The Trophicsoffered at The Sil- ver Fox Show provide a great mens- ure of attraction, interest and slim- ulation. The array of silverware, 110w on. display in the show windows of The Patriot, is a. magnificent one, and . merits more than passing notice. The sincere thanks of the Fox Exhibitors’ Assoclat m is cx- tended to those to whose generosity and_ interest this fine encourage- ment and WPPOrt is due.

The following is a list of Trophies to be offered this year:

1. Silver Cup donated by George R. McQuarrie, Summerside, for Champion Adult Male. Won in i934 by J. R. Lookerby, Hamilton.

_2. Silver Cup donated by Hall

the black and extra dark classes Manufacturing Company, Summgr.

at the Fox shows will be consider- ed equally as important as the Extra Pale Silvers. or even more so. Every breeder of Silver Foxes in the Province of Prince Edward Island should keep these two points in mind more surely than ever be- fore in the history of this business, because i: we allow these tenden- cies to become further pronounced in our Prince Edward Island pelts it will surely mean that they will not long hold the goodwill of the fur trade such as they do today.

Please think over these points sgsin very, very carefully.

side, for Champion Yearling Mule. Won in"l934 by Ray Carr, Stanhopc. 3. Silver Cup donated by Interna- tional Fox and Animal Foods Lim- ited, Lowell W. Hancock, Summer- side, Representative, for Champion Adult Female. Won in 1934 by W. W. Brown, Charlottetown.

4. Silver Cup donated by Domin- ion Lilo Assurance Company. Clinr- lotteiown, for Champion Yearling Female. Won in 1934 by Ray Carr, Stanhope.

5. Silver Cup donated by Canad- ian Natioriai Silver Fox Breeders’ Association for Champion Male Pup. Won in 1934 by Edwin _C. Jot ‘ Chari- ‘ .

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6 Silver Cup donated by C. M. Lamrmon & 00., London, England, Alfred Fraser 8c Co, Inc., N.Y., for Champion Female Pup. Won in 1334 by Stewart 8c Lewis, Summcrside.

'7. Silver cup donated by The Prince Edward Island Fur Pool, Peter G. Clark, Representative, Summerside, for Champion Pup of Show- Won in 1934 by Edwin C. Johnstone, Charlottetown.

8. Silver Cup donated by T. klaton Company. Ltd., Moncton, N.B., for Champion Male of Show. Won in 1934 by Ray Cnrr, Stanhopc.

9. Silver Cup, donated by Levin Fur Company, B. It. Holman, Rc- presentative. Charlottetown. for Champion Female of Show. Won in 1034 by W. W. Brown, Charlotte-

town.

l0. silver Cup, donated by Gov- ernmcnt oi New Brunswick for Grand Champion Fox oi’ Show. Won in 1934 by W. W. Brown, Charlofio- town.

ll- silver Cup donated ny H's Honor LieuL-Govcriior George Dos- Brisay DeBfois for Sire and Three of his Gel. Won ii. I934 by J, n,

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Praises Islifitd Fox Show

Speaking editorially the "Canad-

ian Silver Fbx and Fur" magazi for October has this to say of the Prince Edward Island Silver Fox Show: . I Apparently there is s. reviving m- terest in the holding of exhibitions of live ranch-bred fur bearers. We are for these shows and whenever possible will lend our oo-operaiion to help put them across. Below we draw attention to the events sched- uled to date. Wherever possible ranchers should support these ex- hibitions with their entries or at- tendance, or both. '

Charlottetown, P. l. I, The Silver m: Exhibitors’ Assoc-

hold their show November 4th to 8th. The show this year will be under the management that suc- cessfully staged the 1934 event. The {nanagement of that show, the qual- ty of the animals, the Judging, ev- erything, in fact was such as ‘to call for many favorable comments on all sides. The animals exhibited had dependable pedigrees all coming as

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ling Herd. Won in 1934 by Ray Carr, Stanhope.

14. Silver Cup donated by Thomas Harper for best Junior Herd. Won in i934 by G. Arthur Dawson, Al- bany-

15. Silver Cup donated by Domin- ion Fur Sales Ltd., for Best Match- ed Adult Pair. Won in .934 by

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Brown Bros, Stanley Bridge. ADPIY. 10. silver Cup. donated by Tip

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l2. Silvcr Cup (ionated by "rm.- City oi’ Charlottetown for best Sen- ior Herd. Won in i934 by A. L. Rogers, Kcnsington.

13. Silver Cup donated by Revere HOW. Byron Brown, Proprietor, Charlottetown. for Champion Year-

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I FOX snow PROGRAM

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH- 9.00 AJlL-Receiving and Classifying Foxes. 1.00 PJL-Receivtnp and Classifying Foxes.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5171-.

9.00 A.M.—Judglng commences on Class I and will con- tinua throughout dug.

7.80 P.M.-Foxmen’s Banquet Canadian National Hotel.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH- 9.00 A. AIL-Judging continued.

THURSDA Y, NOVEMBER 7TH-- 9.00 A. Mpludging continued. ,

FRIDA Y, NOVEMBER 8TH- §.00 AM-Judglng completed, . 2.00 EMF-Presentation of Trophies by His Honour ' Lieutenant Governor George D. DeBloia in Paton ~ Pavilion. (If time Md conditions permit).

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Quite a number of very good ones changed hands at nice prices. One male bought at this show for $500.00 has this year a. production of more than 20 pups to his credit. Stock of this kind properly cared for is what is needed to make for ranch- ing the success it should be. Preparations for this year's show call for still larger numbers of peo- ple and of foxes, and there seems little doubt that it will be what the promoters claim in advance, the‘ "World's Best Fox Show."

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NEW ROSS, H. S., Nov. l4 James Windrow, aged farmer who lives near here, found it cost hini Just $200 to exercise his fran- chise in the general election.

Thieves took the sum in cash while he was in this village cast-w trig his vote.

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