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Mink breeders throughout an.

Province must feel good over they

continued climb in prices of that furuand its mutations. Ed. sten- ton writing in Women's Wear Dail- Jy. New York, has the following "Interest in mutation and standard ranch mink continued at the final dly of Lampson. Fraser 6: I-!uth'a sale with some mutations up ten to twenty per-cent compared with June. and standards a-lso showed bullish tendencies. While mink dressed had a top of :58. for clear large males; clear whites advanc- ed 10'Xv: stained and streaky un- changed compared with June; Kohlnur had a top of 319.50 for light and light medium: clear and best mal-ked advanced 20w. others unoh-nsed. Starliahts. etc.. had a top of 028.50. Various sold 90m at comparable prices to dressed goods. The competition for stand- ard ranch mink was very keen. A check of a part. of the catalogue showed males ranging from 020. 10 324.75. 35. to b29.75, 330. to 835. and some bringing over :35. Fe- males ranged up to 321. with quite good percentages selling at 317.75.

Rrefiecting on the current prices one veteran mink dealer com- mented that in December of last year at the outset of the selling season these same male mink that are now bringing 330. could be bought for 818. or 319. and the some females that are now selling for 319. and 820. were then avail- able for 012. or 018. This pretty well sums up the sharp advance that standard ranch mink. and all other types of mink. as a matter of fact-has taken in the past nine months. Since April, after the March auction, prices have been booming. as the crop grows scarce and ocarcer prices have continued to rise.

Concern is being shown in New York because of recent action by longshoremen there in refusing to unload certain Russian furs at United States ports. These men'- chants are worried less the long- ehoremetn 1- se to unload the large quanti es of fur skins which are due to arrive later this month and in September. They say, we have paid for these goods, they are being delivered for our use and we should be able to get them. It is understood what several more heat loads of Russian fura are either en route to New York or are being loaded in Leningrad. Several of the ships that are bring- ing the furs are under contract tb the Russnan government and the question is being asked if the dock- ers refused to unload any 6f these furs in New York or Boston what will -happen? One answer is -that the boats may be sent to Halifax to be unloaded there and shipped -to New York by rail. Of course there is the possibility ,that there will be trouble in Halifax too. Furs are an important export of the Russian government and theAUnit- ed States has for years imported large quanities. In 1948. according to the U. S. Department of Com- merce reports. the U. S. imported 340,522,000 worth of furs from Rus- sia. In addition to large quanlties of wild caught furs that come to the United States from Russia there there is a big supply of Pet sian lamb skins from that country.

A correspondent in Loo Angeles reports that there is beginning to be quite a lot of comment there concerning the use of Russian furs and the topic is inescapable in seg- ments of the fur trade. One merch- ant expresses himself as follows .. ”Yes, people are beginning to talk about it. For my own part I do not see why we should put millions of dollars in their pockets now. We have our own job to do here at

- borne and if I were to have my way i I would halt our business with

Russia."

The sentiments expressed above are all American sources and we

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sian furs which longHaeremen gg. fused to unload in New York or .Boston are now on the docks in Liverpool where. unlua they are, placed in cold storage quickly will deteriorate. in fact may become so spoued as to become unusable. There has been no indication as far as we can learn. of any action against the importation of Russian furs in Canada. but we are in the same boat as the Americans-that is a lot of people in the fur trade in Canada prefer to import their furs from Russia and aatallte coun- tries of nuuia rather than feotura Canadian fun. If you think this is a misstatement all you have to do is go around the fur stores. in Montreal or other Canadian cities and you will see displayed quite a number of furs that are of llusaian or aatalite origin, while some Can- adian furs are not shown at all or stocked. Our government and the government of the United States

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while not nearly as beautiful as our own, have been flooding the markets and have been featured because of the good profits to be made by those who handle them.

The Wisconsin State Fair which was held at Milwaukee. Wisconsin. August 19th to 27th featured a fur show with live foxes and mink ex- hibited in all the different mutat- ions. This has ban a regular fea- ture of that Fair for many years. but what we cannot understand is how it is practicable to exhibit mink or Fox in August. They cer- tainly would not look very beauti- ful. at least not in this country at that season of the year.

Fur farming is big business in Sweden and recent reports state that Swedish furs have sold for higher prices than those in the United staes because allarge part of them have been sold at prices negotiated in barter trading rather than at auction. All skins have been sold for this season and pro- spects for the new crop are said to .be good. The Swedish Fur Breed- e'rs' Association gives the number of fur farmers at about 1.0000 as compared with 5,000 in 1939. How- ever, there are a larger number of animal per farm at present. The number of foxes. silver and pla- tinum. on farms at the end of 1919 was 34,000. also 28,000 blue foxes, 140,00 mink and 5.000 nutria. The production of silver fox and mu- iations per female are slightly un- der 256. blue 4 and mink slightly more than 3 per breeding female- Productlon for lB.'o0 is estimated at 30.000 silver and platinum foxes. 20.00 blue foxes. 150.000 natural and mutation minks and 0.000 nutria. About 005 of the Swedish farm trade fur production is ex- ported.

Bridge crafting of Apple Tree:

OTTAWA. Sept. - Mice and rabbits succeed in killing manv apple trees annually because no et- fort is made to replace the damag- ed bask by bridge-grafting. This is a simple operation and the ccst is negligible if a bearing tree is saved for further production. says T. 3. Harrison, nxpelimental sta- tion, Harrow, Ont.

Injured tress should bi marked with white lead when priming is being done and sufficient vigorous sucker wood for grafting should also be saved at this time. These bud sticks should be wrapped in moist sucking and stored in a cool basement or ice house till needed in May.

The right stage for bridge-gram mg is when the bark separates readily from the wood and gener- ally this occurs when the apple

.r understand that a shipload of Bus-

trees are In full bloom. It is im-

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should both ,act to prevent any further importation: of Russian. shire calf. owned by Keith Boswell and Sons, Vic- Chinese and other furs which toria. This calf was the Ayrshire junior champion

Lealands-Champion Boy. eight months old Ayr-

rl-la . GUARDIAN; Jyrshire. Junior illiainplan

, .3 . and the reserve grand chamvimi ml” Al ll” P"' ivlncial Exhibition two weeks H0-

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chemical load control

The use of chemicals for weed control has become an accepted part of modern practice according to J.8. Lceie, Senior Agronomiat (Field Crops), Experimental Sta- tion, Kentville. Since the intro- ductlcn a few years ago of 2,4.:u- chlorphcnoxyacetic acid compounds. chemical weeding techniques have developed so rapidly that they may -well be classed as the outstanding agricultural development of the decade. This remarkable chemical, Ilmwn commonly by the abbrev- iated name of 2,4-D owes its use- fulness to its selective action. At the strengths required to kill many broad leafed plants. it has little if any harmful effect on plants cf the grass family. This makes 2.4-D particularly useful as a weed kill- er for use in grain crops.

This 3.4-D is only one of a num- ber of interesting chemicals, the use of which for weed control is proven or shows promise. Certain aromatic petroleum products are used for weeding can-cta. in fact it is probable that all commercial size carrot crops in this county are now wecded with oil.

For brush control along high- ways and power lines where sel- ective action is not required num- erous materials are used. 2.4-D and a closely related com-pound 2.4-5- trlchlcrphenoxyacetic acid or 2.5-5-T and sodium chlorate are being suc- cessfully employed,

For weed control in horticultural crops, the diversity of plant. types makes selective chemical. weeding difficult and yet. here again there have been many new developments. Chemicals are available, which are satisfactory or are showing prom- ise, for weeding asparagus, onions, strawberries, peas and possibly others.

The lmp:rtant thing to remem-

ber is that the right chemical must be selected for each crop. It must be applied in the correct way and at the right time or more damage than good will result. .Anyone intending to use chem- ical weed killers should obtain ex- pert professional advice from an Agricultural college. Experimental Farm or Agricultural Representa- tive. .

portant to first check carefully the

injured area. on the tree to insure

that the scion or bud stick used overlaps at least three inches into the live tissue abovcand belcw the wound.

The areas of contact of tree and

graft are carefully cut with a knife Ind the bark is gently lifted with a screwdriver when ready to in- sert the end of the scion. previous- ly cut to a flat one-sided wedge. Usually the graft is inserted first into the lower slot. and nailed firm- ly to the tree. Then a similar pro- cess is followed with the upper end of the graft and both ends of the 'bridge' are then well covered with a grafting compound. In the case of a wide wound the grafts should he placed three inches apart about the tmnk. on young trees which are apt. to away in the wind, it la advisable that the grafts bebawod to allow for this move- mant.

All the equipment required for bridge-grafting is a sharp knife and a sharpening stone to keep it that way. a small hammer. sane flat headed nails of assorted rises 'and s can of tree If 00"” pound. hr convenience, I- this can be placed in an eleven quart basket for carmns about W 0'- chard.

OfGAlts ros sownie

'ssa'l'rl.l.v:. Aul- 81-(AP)-Tho Seattle port of entarkation said yesterday 1(l.000 ltoliol W0" heading west for the clsar-hungry soiAdPierr.

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war correspondent Hal wrote last week the tile also In were so rare in RI they were bslnl IIIIIOG lf0i""' uamoulu tenderly as "1IlI01 were letters from home.”

-The fled Cross provided all but 'I.Ioo of the total shipments. tilt nag coating-from private citiuna.

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THE BID-EYED VIREO

...This is one of our common sum- mer birds. iudging from my record'- The Vireos or as they are sometimes called, the Greeniets, are voracious insect-eaters, and are thus" very useful to the gardener and farmer. In this connection it may be re- marked as a mntterof interest, that the Vireo: disgurge pellets of the lndlgestible parts of their food. just nine owls. Hawks, and Fly- catchers do. ''All the viraos," says Nash. "glean their insect food from the trees and shrubs, never descend lng to the ground in search of it". and are most active in the hottest weather. Ftrancis Bain was familiar with this bird, and wrote of it: "In- timstely associated with the Warb- lers in their greenwood haunts is the Red-eyed Vireo. A modest olive-tinted bird that never leaves the leafy shadows. Its song consists only of two notes, but so constantly repeated that they make a cease- less ripple of gentle melody. flow- ing through the murmun-ing how- ers. Its nest is a cup-like, hanging structure, woven of shreds of bark and suspended from the flexuous extremity of a slender limb. The eggs are three to five, white. with a few dark spots."

Tile following description was drawn up from an actual specimen. brought in on August 33. 1946

Red-eyed Vireo. A017. 024. Com- mon aummer resident. 1960. Plu- mage: Brown slaiy-gray edged black. supercilialry line white, con- spicious, below this a dusky stripe through the eye; iris of eye red. The rest of the upper parts light olive green, wings rather darker no wing-bars. Underparts white, faintly shaded with olive on the sides and on the lower tall-coverts. Tail slightly notched. Length of adults about 0.2 inches.

THE BATTLE OF OTTERIUILN

(concluded)

By this flank attack the English were hemmed in so that they could not use their bows. weapons on which they relied for victory. The battle 'r a slogging match. with swords. spears and battle-axes. l-Iotapur had the advantage in num- bars. but his men had been march- ing since noon and entered the fight tired and hungry: in addition they did not know the ground. The Scots had made a rough meal and secured some rest before their enemies ap- peared: and they had explored the district that same day. The English however kept in a compact body and being more numerous. began to force the Scots back. The Earl Douglas now ordered his banner

man to advance, shouting "Douglasl Douglasl" sir Henry Percy ("Hot- spur") thinking of his captured pennon. pushed forward to reach the Earl. The battle increased in fury” and Douglas, wielding his battle-axe with both hands. dashed among his enemies "like another motor", as rroiaaart says. Nona could stand before hhn till at last he fell.

another pierced his stomach. and the third entered his thigh. The main body of the Ihgilah marched over him without suspecting him to be their principal enemy. The tide of battle flowed away. and his man found him still liing, but mortally wounded. "cousin, how are you?" said lair John Sinclair. "but so so".

are but few of my have died in chambers or in their beds.” Then be instructed them to but not to ten menu or foe wheth- "for should the enemy

truth they will greatly rejoice." niece were his last recorded cam- Ib1llgnO and. were faithfully carried

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to surrender to sir John MING" for his wound was so desperate that his iron boots were full blood. There was a kind of chival- ry in these fights and Sir Ralph VIII at once taken care of and hi! wounds were bound up.

As was foreseen the cries of "Douglas! Douglas! served to . rally the Scots who used their spears with such effect that the English were repulsed and many were kill- ed. sir Henry Percy had the mis- fortune to be taken prisoner by lord Montgomery. and the English were now without their leaders. They began to retreat and the Scots pursued the fugitives for five miles. If one can place reliance on the figures, the English had 1.010 taken. or left dead on the field; bio were slain in the pursuit, and more than 1.000 were wounded. on the side of the Scots there. were only loo slain and 200 prisoners!

Sir John Froissart. historian, who questioned both parties. found they agreed that Otterburn was the hard- eat and most. obstinate battle that was ever fought.

Sir Henry Percy, as the price of his ranaom built the Castle of Penoon for his captor. Lord Mont- gomery. sir Ralph Percy and other English knights were allowed A to remain in Ncrthumberland till their wounds were cured. on condition that when able to endure the fa- tiguaa of the Journey. they should sunrender lhemselvesin Bcotland, or else rcmit'the amount of their ransoms.

NATURE NOTES

The Clematis Vlflinil. Who” popular name is the Virginia Bow- er, is a rare plant in this Province. It is a shnlbby. climbing member of the Buttercup Family. with white flowers in profuse clusters. My plant began to bloom in early Au- gust and the flowers were in soon condition for more than a fort- night. This may be attributed to two causes: first, the clematis is growing near the creek. in a moist situation; and secondly. the fiowca have no petals. their substitutes heing the thicker. hardlar sepals. When at last the sepals fade and the seeds ripen the clusters bear heads of seeds. (achenes). with long white tails. that are responsible for another name. vis. "Old Mans Beard." My plant has climbed a young spruce to a height of B or 0 feet. In any suitable situation, near water. this plant might well vie with the clematis vitalha. the "'rre.velier's Joy" of the old niglish country lanes. ,

A Laurel Willow (Selix pantsu- dra) was cut down Just outside the lane fence last fall. This spring a grove of young shoots sprang up loundsthe butt. thick and succulent. The leaves are large, thick and glittering in the sun - whence the name "laurel". About August M. I noticed something wrong with the end of the shoots and examination showed multitudes of fat past: aphids sucking the so as is their went. 1 have no use of

any kind. and meditatsd an attack -

on thug. but on visiting the chanp next morning I found a campaign already imorogrus. Ivory short shoot had a "Lady-bug" (Anglia. "Lady-bird”) busily engaged in eat- ing aphids and raise their on ty skins. There were air of

Then use the coarse

fl!

Don't use too mull vein in mixing concrete and don't forget

' the Inpati- mental resin at swift current. leak. where special attention is given to feral engineer .

Think of a. brisk

I A non large pieces of baked clay (bricks)

are held together with mortar. A mortar that is too "sloppy" oozes out. and a weak wall will result. In many ways. concrete is similar to' a brick wall. Coarse material is held together by mortar. The mortar in this case is a mixture of sand. Portland cement. and water. the coarse material all in the one

operation. The strength of the ntixtila-e.' whenilt has "set". will depend

upon the amount of water used in relation to the cement. point. It is the amount of water used in relation to the cement that is so important. l

Note this

The dealer from whom you buy

your cement will be able to get useful bulletins on mixing and using concrete for you. "Quality Concrete" and 'What the Farmer can Do with Concrete". These are published by the Port- land Cement Association.

Ask for

It pays to screen pit-run' gravel. and fine material according to the direc- tions. If too much has material is used inirelation to the coarse ma- terial. more cement will be re- quired. At the Swift Current Sta- tion. most pit-run gravel contains too much sand. It was found that a man's wages could be paid screening the gravel. A good workman would handle enough

of material in an hour to save nearly

one sack of cement.

Properly graded aggregates (sand and gravel). the right amount of water and cement. will give a dense and strong concrete at a minimum cost.

FRANKFURT. Germ y. Aug. 28 (Reuters)--About 85. construc- tion workers today went on strike here and in Hanover for wage in- creases of up to l4 per cent. The strike was called by the non- Communlst West German Trade Union Federation. but is packed by the Communists.

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