If interested in buying a Tractor ask the hundreds ofpfarmers who now own (30 KSHUTTS about their performance.

The following progressive farmers pur- chased or took delivery of new Cockshutts this week:-- -

Springfield and Kensington-S. MacKay.

L. Stewart. G. Hughes. J. Crozier. l(. Mann. and A. Campbell:

Pherson: Eldon--J. Macleod:

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UITAWA. April 6 -(CP) - Cerloadlngs on Canadian Rall- ways increased during the week her. gasoline and woodpulp ended March 31 to 79,242 cars, paper. Decreases were compared with 87,413 cars the

B. Warren. Hope River-D. Reid: Hampton-W. Myers: Kinross-A. Mac- Wellington-R. Arsenault: Charlottetown R. R.-W. Macl(oy.

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New York window displays are going all out emphasizing Spring fashions. Little furs are promin- ently in the picture to complement suits and dresses. Fox is in top spot shown as drapable boas and stoles in several up town win- dows . . . The "Little Foxes" make a big impression in several displays, as the fashionable fur touch for suits and dresses. endorses the fox boa and the cape- stole for wear with spring silk shantungs. and shows a series of

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go with "the little black dress . .

previous week and 72,836 cars the corresponding week a year ago. The Bureau of Statistics report- Company has been dyeing and sell- ed today that increases over the'ln8 the Cape Of Good Hope seal- same week last year were shown:-Skins for the 80Vel'nmellt 0! in loadings of grain products, coal,-Union of South Africa. Under con- huudmg mam-131,, puxpwood, 1um..ti-act with the United States gov-

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platinum fox stole over a gray silk suit in one window . . . in Lord do Taylor's window series of spring accessories and cosmetics the single fur .plece shown is a black fox stole lined with pale blue taffeta.

Colonel Philip B. Fouke, Presi- dent and founder of the Fouke Fur Company, died in St. Louis, Mo.. on March zith. He was '18 years old. He started in the wool. hide and fur business at the age of thirteen in 1886. At the age of fifteen he was sent out to sell goods and when twenty-one years old was elected secretary of the firm then known as Funsten Bros. & Co. Four years later he was elected vice president and general manager and in 1907 president. In 1916 he or- ganized the International Fur Ex- change and built a seven storey building on the top floor of which the Alaskan sealskin sales are held semi-annually. This company or- ganized the Fouke Fur Company. which took over the processing and dycing of Alaskan sealsklns for the United States government. The first public offering of Alaskan sealsklns was conducted by (Jol- onel Fouke in 1913 and he acted as auctioneer at every sale since then.

In recent years the Fouke Fur

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ernment the Fouke Fur Company

feglsbered kills its seals off the Priblloff Is- yn loadings or gram and livestock. lands and bring the skins to st.

Louis where they are processed. dyed and sold. In co-operation with the government this operation has made possible one of the most out-

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When you need expert ad- vice on concrete pipe prob- lems. call upon "Arch" Mac- Iniosh's long experience and unusual qualifications. He has recently been appointed to the well-deserved position of Sales Manager of our Pipe Division . . . and is at your service. Write for free folder.

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MARCH WEATHER AND 0101' raosrscrs

"Everybody talks about the wee- ther. but nobody does anythingl about it," is a familiar saying. Weu is there anything that can be done to forecast the effect of the pre-. sent conditions on the general farm crop! in 1961? The indicatlo

today are for an early spring. Most of the frost is now out of the ground. The spring flowers are blooming early. The grasses and clovers have made some growth. Should the spring be early will it make any difference in the yield' of farm crops here? i

USE OF METEOROLOGICAL DATA

Mink Farming

standing animal conservation pro- jects in the history of die world. Colonel Fouke and W. Chester S. Mchurc, M.P.. have been life long friends and we know that Mr. Mc- Lure will feel, with many thous- ands of others, regret at the pass- ing ot this wonderful man.

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A collection of ranch mink de- scribed as ordinary in quality. drew only fair interest at Lampson, Fraser st Huth's New York sale last week. Forty per cent of the 20,953 skins were sold. An offering of wild mink numbe mg 40.683 skins drew even less interest and was mostly unsold. Lampson re- ported that in the ranch mink offering attractive goods were un- in price, others were slightly easier. They reportw a. top of :35 for extra dark and dark

Twenty five years ago a very definite correlation was discover- ed between the March mean tem- perature ln Prince Edward hand and the yield of the main ferml crops as grown, in rotation of crops, in the province. The aver-

tnales. ugc mean temperature for the month of March at the Experi- Lubor pmmem. mglnly and mental Station. Charlottetown. for

the last 42 years is 26.8i'F. This mean temperature has usually been followed by a normal spring. and farm crop yields that were very close to the average of many ycars. A high March mean temperature and an early spring has been followed by reduced yields, amounting in some years to less than 90'k of all crop aver- ages. The low March mean tem- perature on the other hand has been followed generally by a late spring and greatly increased yields. amounting to as much as, 579 above the normal of all crop averages. - The mean temperature

shortages of skilled and experien- ced personnel and higher wage demands, loom as the major bar- riers to successful fur servicing operations this year throughout the United States, according to a survey made by Fairchild Market Research . . . Retail fur sales for January. 1961. in the United states amounted to This was an increase of nearly 305?: over the same month last year.

The death occurred recently of Mrs. J. E. Lalfor-est at her home

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By J. A. Clark, D.So.

their growth habits. and seem to benefit by s more or less dor- mant period. which increases atooling.

An early spring will bring a great many farm operations on almost at the same time. and some may be overlooked until it is past the time when they would produce the greatest benefit. amen these the rolling of mea- dows and pastures have only a short period when the work is worth while. This year the clover in the new meadows was lifted by frost in many fields in March. The heavy snow fall the night of March 26-27th pressed most of these plants back into the soil. That was nature's way of caring for her own. however. should frost in April heave the clovers. the pastures and meadows should be rolled as soon as they are firm enough to carry the equip- ment wlthout injury. Once the grass is three inches high the stock should be on the pasture: to prevent the early grass getting too faradvanced in June.An early season should see all crops in much before the normal time. Some have already sown peas in their gardens.

Our early seasons usually ex- tend the frost free period and the growing season from one to two weeks. This means that the season of 1951 should be a good year for corn and other heat loving crops and plants. Even if you do not have a silo, a fair acreage of corn this year should provide an excellent succulent forage for the stock when the pastures dry up as they likely will. When mixed grain is sown at regular intervals through the

in Quebec. Many will remember meeting this estimable lady at fox shows with her husband, Dr. La- Forest. and will join with us in extendingto him our sincere sym- pathy in his great loss.

for March 1951 was 31.7”F. There has been a great deal ofi work along meteorological lines in other countries, that has heeni of direct benefit to farmers,i fishermen and others. In certain. countries of England. for in-I stance, the average yield of fall wheat has been estimated wlthlni a few pounds of the actual byi correlating the autumn rainfall! and the yield of wheat. An in-i crease in the rainfall above nor- mal results ln a lowering of the, yield of wheat. In the United States similar correlation tables have been worked out, and fac-' tors obtained. so that very close estimates are made every year on the cotton crop in the South and.

Live mink cavorting about in cages in display windows at the Slattery store in Boston recently. proved to be a traffic stopper. Mannequins modelled different mink garments but it was the live animals that drew the crowd.

Now that spring is arriving and snow has left the ground, ranchers must be careful to water their foxes every day. Lack of water when females are whelping if of-

ten the cause of milk fever and the cm" ""9 "1 the Middle consequent loss of pups. Fresh S”"”' water

must on every ranch at this season of the year. By this time ranchers are dosing for worms, using either lltluid worm remedy or ffrench's capsules or three minim tetrach- lorethylene capsules. Any of those are good but they should be fol- lowed up if worms are expelled by another dose in about eight or ten days. when dosing for worms look at the ears of the pups and even if there is no noticeable sign of earmites such as brownish scales. it is well to use a little earmite

i" de" ”””””1” '5 'l some: suoonsrrous roa mt. caors

The data above indicates an early spring and crops that are likely to give yields much below average. Knowing this. is there not some way to offset the con- ditlons that have arisen? Per- haps it would be well to consider why many of our most observant farmers on "The Island" believed that a late spring was always fol- lowed by good crops. A cool. late spring does not have rapid evap-

oration of water from the soil. The cereal and forage crops have an abundance of moisture for germination and growth. The supply of moisture in the ground and the showers of spring and summer are quite sufficient for thelmaturing crops. Loss or lack

lotion in each ear. Pups should also be examined for fleas and it

will be a good

precautionary meas- ure. '

of moisture during the growing

At whelplng time it is well to season is probably why there are have the female is bit laxative, lower yields following an early otherwise many pups are last. spring. Early seeding should help

to overcome the need of moisture during the hot summer weather. by shading the ground. when the warm weather arrives and matur- ing the grain before the hot dry winds of summer dry out the land. Under normal conditions early seeding has nearly always

Feeding bones at this season of the year might well be discon- tinued as the calcium in the bones has the affect of causing constipa- tion. Later on when the young- sters are a few months old bones should be thrown in for them to knaw on and to help them get rid

given best results. Wheat and

of their milk teeth. which often 05" would be mwn just 3, won cw” gum tmublet as the land is in a satisfactory ”T' condition. Watch the weather.

We must all remember that the fox business is coming to life again. It will have rewards for those who use their intelligence and effort to produce better pelts. Looking over the P.E.I. Fur Pool's bulletin we notice where pelts up- wards of three years old were be- ing sold along with the new sen- son's takeoff. Just a few more good auctions with the same de-

listen to the weather man and work up only as much land, dur- ing each period of fine weather, as can be seeded and finished be- fore the next rain comes. When the land is well worked before seeding. a fall of snow will not do any harm to wheat after it is sown or even when it is above ground. Barley is usually sown inter than the other cereals. but

spring it will provide the ne- cessary green feed for the cattle during the period before the corn is ready to cut.

MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS

The moisture requirements of our crops have been stressed as a more or less controlling factor in the yield of our farm crops. Prince Edward Island is more fortunate than most areas In the frequency of its precipitation. The 41 year average precipitation at Charlottetown. was as follows by seasons: Autumn. 42 days. 12.31 inches: winter 44 days 11.92 inches; spring 39 days. 9.25 in- ches; summer 36 days. 9.25 in- ches. In August 1950 there was a very heavy rainfall of 6.94 inches. This came in heavy rains with a conslde able run off, and was fol- lowed by a light precipitation from then until the end of March 1951. The total amount was more than 13 inches less than the 41 year average. It is true that the frost has been out of the ground for some time. so that the recent rains and lhe last snow melted and soaked into the soil. never- theless. even though there has not been much of a run off this spring, the soil water supply is short at the beginning of an ear- ly season. when moisture may be an important factor in crop yields this year. We should do all we can to conserve what there is by early planting. by working "19 land along the contours wherever more are grades of more than four percent. This will apply par- ticularly to the working and cul- tivating of the row crops: pota- toes. roots and corn.

IN MEMORIAM

MRS. GOLDING HOWARD

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The passing of Mrs. Goldinll Howard which occurred in Roches- ter. New York. on February 10th, 1951. was learned with regret by her relatives and friends of Corn- wall and Meadow Bank.

Mrs. Howard. the former Har- riet I-Iyde. had reached the ad- vanced age of 85 years and was the eldest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hyde of Meadow Bank.

she is survived by one Lloyd residing in the U. 8. daughter (Edna) Mrs. Rev. E. A. Wooliey and a son Thayer pre- deceased her. Two grand children

son A

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Heat, clothes, groceries. the mortgage. My pay cheque seemed to take a . beating every week. Much as I wanted to, I never got round to put- ting money aside regularly.

So I said "No thanks" when the Mutual Life representative called. I didn't think my pay cheque would stand another demand . . . but he showed me how essential it is for everybody to save for the future and how life insurance is the best way to do it. We juggled our budget a little and. here I am saving money at last . . . something I'd always wanted to do."

"And the savings protect us too

My husband is a more contented man now that he's 'Ialting away I little'-as he puts it.

My attitude to this Mutual Life policy of ours is that it's an Important step towards independence. Knowing that it's in our Iafety deposit box is the kind of security you can't put into words. but I certainly feel comforted when I think of the children and the protection it would provide for us if anything should happen.”

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REPRESENTATIVES ff" arlottetownlt 0. II. Black, C.L.U.

- nsrnssaursrfvas IN orm-:a csurnse: . s, n. Monlsley. Summerslde. w. Claude Locks. Summer-Ida: Cyril

. .. 0. mm o'Lea P. E. l.- Albert mt l?:It:::t'P.DE.I I.;Cl2gl:ar B. Diel'sloson, Ill-mater Biver,'P. E. I.

the United Church. which P05” tion she filled with marked effi'- ciency and faithfulness from if” to 1910. She was also'a charter member of the Womans Mission- ary Society of that church.

After the death of her thusband

Dr. .1. H. Ayers, both of Char- lottetown, and one brother. Harry I-lyde of Cornwall. are still living. Two sisters, Mrs. J. Pope Crosby of Meado Bank and Mrs. F. 'l'. Morrow of Charlottetown. and two

brothers, Robert and Frederick, , . bothlof Meadow Bank also pre- in 1910 she TEITIIIOVCG to etgeiglzigtgll deceased her. states where s e ensaz

with the vouns Woman's CW5"

mmd that has been expagemed many excellent crops of barley Mrs. Howard will be remember-

lately will. we believe. clean up the have l0ll0Wed early seeding. ;!r”"w:::llelyi '::'o3ht::t31fvethe .?w'i: ed by the older people as the or- nan AssoclatignmoiH:-:18i;mri;0ll;l3;; largest part of the fox furs now WW3" 5"" l”'”b"b'3' ”"h"' c"ilam'gn M" David whne um M... ganist and choir leader of the and continue a 0

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With a bare market here and a small production both in Canada and the United States in 1951. we look forward to seeing prices in 1962 that will give us an even break at least in the cost of pro- dllI'f.lnr-

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