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Wool Situation

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thinl are essential Mfipdgr my wen equipped it!“ m W,“ gppQuf from the 1* wpugn in Russia that ‘ ,5 learn to her sorrow Mulles 0 malntainiflflflll

, um of offense or defense _‘ N l, @1141 troops. Wool is thel “deficit illiyty and ti}: “l m“: well substantiated

two countries Wero , have long um ‘m4 up, An effective ., 1.1mm» undoubtedly m- , I Mme;- gupplies of the raw reaching Germany or any

, ,. . occupied country- , pntrast, soon after Germany mam the been, and all pouible

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, Alllll. I'll- . d wool vim sent from PN-

wuntries and woolen goods. khaki cloiu, blankets and .. ts, were sent from Great

ked for the 11.3.53. and pgular consignments are find- to Rusian uniform " British Government

,, m such cloth had declined .~ to flu German-Russian war. , ‘swat of copxxldttrcota has oomtc m-y op une momen .

,. , it does not Interfere with ,,| material for the British and , gllied forces, since these and .. mcks are being mantaincd

s compass. ygdsignficent and comf Ic . that the democracies and eir i». have pretty much controlled . world's wool output in his fight . gpdonuAli the large producing . ustruliu. New Zealand, Africa, South America. ‘Unit-

liim. ‘rruc, the Pacific .. may be disturbing and unsett- 1nd the delivery of raw ma- » u, the ports of this Continent seem n. bit problematical for lament, but all things ht

mil-way esincs

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~ r cvmtually. The Japanese huefialledafsst oncP at . labour andother poIntsJrut Iy there is a day of reckoning . m far distant. m lumeantiéle, itlisuinteresting d1 yawn-s woo ss situation as n find it in - and u in relation to an o war effort. Bincc the out- . of war in September, 1939, domestic market, boih in Can- ~ and the United States. has hnely dominate: by the de-

rw . timulaicd by aders of wool the . forces

»- out 1941. The ‘DIS. records - culsumphion for the year at usual rate at a billion pounds, basis, onmparcd with the year averalo (1995-1009) of _ million pounds. U. B. domestic . t production was at a. record of about 464 million in 1941- ihm half of the indicated con- on. Canadian mills extend- v Iismselves to use approximately million pounds, grease basis, in i. some period as against an aver- aormal annual consumption of and d0 million, and we are pro- slightly more than 18 mil- ‘ of shorn and pulled wool-less "one-fifth of our i941 con- ca.

Heavy Orders

‘fliers will be no let-up in mill consumption throughout 1942 pro- ample stocks are obtainable. h we may easily witness cur- I t, even some rationing of ci- ' II use, in favour of greater ‘l i117 use. Heavy Government ‘ 01's are now being placed in both iulutries and some of the figures lifststed for Uncle Sam's army n" nil lligli siaggerlng,_ss,ooo_o°l i -» of 1s ounce serge requiring '- IR of 900000.000 pounds of

Iiflse wool-l0.000,000 blankets and "Will overcoatinv. to make 5.000.000 atolls. OI course, it must be e In mind that deliveries on

lily Iihicks From You

Chilling, diarrhoea, ‘bronc

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st on record.

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‘anon MacFarlane-Summerfi. " m Z ‘"11 Dr. J. lL-Summcrsi-Ie I Sicilian-Charlottetown. h“ chafltk-Powrlal. F"m""' 9"” —0'l-eary- . W“ s IE-Kcnalngton. F l?“ E- S-Enst Baltic ‘nnani __ ' -z_ , ‘L 8263:“ gharrlciteiown.

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,p_ Dealer; point out, however,

- c__ POULTRY

We require large quantities

of fowl and chicken. The market is good and we will pay high prices for good quality poultry. We buy daily alive or dressed.

run ROYAL PACKING co.

J. D. Jenkins, Prop. L-irv-a-u-sl

u; goods will not likely be oom- pfiga until towards u» and of

bl...“ sound fantastic but Amer-

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ican authorities naum that the W“,

from as sheep is required to each soldici with uniforms. blan ets and other woolen swds 1°! first year 0f tr is correct, it would memoir of 39.000000 proximal.‘ ‘ 100.000 wooi-tc clothe

involve the sheep — IP- ds of

woolen Americaru drafted and now training. The quantity required in- creases with the number of men drafted for all forces and ii’. as h" been intimated. the United Stain develops armed forces tc the ox- tcnt of 4 or 5 million, the raw wool requirements Iecome rather stu- pendous as covering United States participation in the world conflict. Canadian rnilita the war begmis cwise very oom- prehenslve. The authentic figures for ten Government orders issued up to July 1941 total 20.220332 yards of wool cloth, including linings and s-hirtings, and 2.354.137 blank“ eta. No. l1 Order Just issued, allo- cates a further 2,081,500 ynrds wool maicrial and it. is indicated that this total. as well as blankets. will be substantially increased when additional allocation; are announ- ced under Order No. 11. A most in- teresting development is the o- duction cf a l4 ounce Bars ea Serge for the Canadian Women's

Auxiliary Air Force 137.000 yards suit

having been ordered with delivery of 112,000 yards sPGClfied by the end of June. The January issue of Canadian Journal

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“when blanket and naval require- ments are added io No. i1 Order. it in expected that between only 85 to d0 percent of capacity will

available for clvilan output. This

k. his aining. If this 118111’?

poun and provide materials for the 1,500.02

production since 1n

or rationing

be war in the Pacific creeping‘

For lots 0F BIG Eggs

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No w ‘I’ N No gbtiilelr. Fuwflwofigfefi; r00 In.

on a ; Chlllcs S. McKay, P k Cg

Lloyd ll. McEwcn, nit 4, 53:: George Muirhead, Si. Elcannl-‘s: Gaw ‘Maclcau, Lot 16. South

ca . A. J. McDonald. Tracadle CIOII larl Diamond. Wlnaloe: or W. K. Crafer, B. B. l, loa- dollop.

raw wool in civilian use as follows: (l).fi1‘duauhu'facturcrs of worstcds

their

similar pericd. (2). Manufacturers of woollen:

will be cut to ~10 DO!‘ cent. (l). Manufacturers of floor cov-

ering will be limited to 50 P81‘

cent of the carpet wool used

during the same period in

1941.

(t). All other manufacturing syl- tems using wool will be cut to 40 per cent.

Elsewhere In this article it has been pointed out that in Canada not more than 95 to 40 r cent o1 our Mill production i; kely tc be available for civilian manufacture‘; Hence, even though we are no actuall Ilnder 1 lsiativc curtail- ment, t works ou the same way , tics. Before the end cf this "show" is witnessed however. we ma! well find ourselves drastically ra oned in the matter of all mater- ials containing wool.

And while on this business of ra- tioning it is well worth recording that in the British Isles, clothix

was imposed at the en

of May 1941. Under their system “each individual is allowed 3d coupons per yea: and must give up a specified number of coupon; for each purchase. How strict is the interpretation of what replacement is essential may be judged from the fact that a man newl and fully dressed for winter wih overcoat, , shirt. undergarments socks, collar, tic, two handkerchiefs, gloves and shoes, carries upzn his person 95 percent of his yearly clothes

ration." The hr last

Ivan as I finish writin this article (January find) we f the closer oldlng

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to Australia with the Japs at least temporary supremacy

will oiccordlntly reduce pwhem m, 1,. w °f W°°1 m“ u’ m’ “m” u‘ is 131-11341}? ourlufgvgl? refit count 111d 1V0 b if! HOD-MRI!“ BY “nation Wm

stools.

bl in w“ the supply of desire. e wool mer- chants’ hands is almost nesllslblfi and replacements from Australasia are expected tc be delayed consid- crably.’

is still little information u w whether shipments o! wool for civilian account from New Zeo- land and Australia can be cat1000- ed to leave durn tho next few months. It is un zrsrcod in the trade that one ship. enroute for Canada from Austraia, dumped its c o at San Francisco during re- cen weeks. ‘This would mean” an ulxpensive overland freight rate.

Conservation Prngr ml

A reliable scum of Inionnstion estimates stocks of row wool mm! in Canada and immediately avail- able as sufficient to meet all re- quirements, civilian and military. for a period of not less than six months, and although no figures can be quoted it is assumed that the U.B raw material situation is about similar to cur own. In the Btafcs, because of the large military requirements for wool oods and the necessity of Inmoring Iarze quantities under difficult shipping conditions, a wool conservation mo- gramme is being actively institut- ed. It means that reltl-ictlon will bear heavily cn civilian require- ments since miliiarv requirements will quite naturally be metdn full. The 11.8. programme for mo first the months of 1942 provide for

r IIcarcst hatchery

_ hitis and other ailments are rulllkelfi to occur when the time from hatchery to brooder i “CC .

[Blond Chicks are bred for continuous egg production.

0i‘ meat quality score highest in Canada. ‘hQAII breeder flocks blood tested and pullorum reaction

All ilaicherle Government Approved. Place orders now - P. Snred or Approved Chicks, and remember.

"l0 EARLY CHICK Pays run BIGGEST DIVIDENDS Write for Price Lists

BREED! AVAILABLE!

Ban-ed Plymouth Boclu. Single Comb midis Leghorns.

Black Minor-cu. Rronlo Turkey poults

For sexed‘ chicks write for information.

and hybrids.

Members of

Prince Edward Island Ilatchcrymcn’: Association

. Supported by P. ELI. Approved Flock Assn.

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will be, the slaigp

remain unccrt , ancc, it would seem strongly urgent that we con- serve and develop our own resourc- es to the very limit for the dura- tlcn of the war. The December Issue of the "Canadian Wool G10W- er" carried the emphatic suggest- ionthatamillionmnrcshecpon Canadian farms and ranches would lnrvncdiately establish an addition- al wool supply of from seven to eight millions Pounds of wool each twelve months- a suggestion more potent and more urgent today than a few short weeks ago. And lhe encouraging feature lies 1n tho dact that a million more sheep could be an actual acccmplishlneot in 1042 if a decree were issued that no ewe stock be slaughtered this year. I believe all sneep own- erl. Packers and livestock yards across this country would co- opcrato 100 per centiin the imple- menting of any such decree. The figuring is conlparatirvely simple (at least on pa/per) — the present ewe stock of Canada approximates two million head - these ewes shruld or could aver one lamb each In the i942 lam? - ap. pmxbnately 1,000,000 o these lambs would be female - retain them all for shearing and breeding urposes — do the same thing 08min with the 1943 lamb crop. Practlcalflfi) every farmer now mm. 311118 I 0k of sheep could keep more, particularly under CXiStlDn albour shortage conditions, and with more and more land gain, down to posture. Hundreds of othc farmers want tr, get into snecp and the salvaging of all ewe stock would irnmed‘ tely establish a source of supply.

Of course, some one immediately comments. - "If we do this now what will happen to our sheep industry when the war is over?" One logical answer is, — "that matters little; our immediate task is to beat Hltlerism and preserve the freedom m’ the world, and more Canadian wool will be of material assistance in that task". Then, too, I would quqcte from a recent art- icle by Henry A. Wallace Vice- President of the United States -_ "When the curse cf the Nazi mail- ed fist is at last removed from the stricken countries overseas, the first and most pressing need will 0c action to bring food and dothim; to the starving and the under- nourished".

GESTAPO-THE THUGS

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IAINDON — (C?) — Computing the Ciesta/po and the Britishpolice. Home Secretary Morrison described the former as “a regiment of thugs whose very name spells terror" and the latter as "the trusted friends of every decent man. woman and child in a free community."

0N THE FARM FRONT

DRI-KIL

coormvs FARM manor rownan KILLS am. EXTERNAL raaasrras

ion ran niolt "m" plctciy the ravages of ex- u-rnul paraslicr on 10"‘ q-mllc, burst-s, nczlnsllrelv mul poullry M‘ "ll"? ¢}.,.,|,.»|-'; nunm. - Hm nuqqnllllllll, nanny-Purim!!! _' farm IusI-vliclnlo.

Dill-Kl? ll lllllzflldscm: (c erlerun 11"" ° 1 in winter. British ltlmlc. f Fully Guaranteed, Regis- = term-d ilnllor the 10F! (‘nnlrol Prmlucll Afl- Ask for it by "1"" "F your llnnlwnrc. "HIK- Feed and Hem! Moron m

' wrlic- AT CANADIAN CO-OPER "E

WOOL GROWERS LIMITED

Toronto. Wecton-JcnnoavlIIq-Rfililll

Part of Dillon and Splllews

On Wednesday, February 24th, a Guardian representative vis- iicd the above Hatchery, just when the first Chicks of the Season were being removed from the Incubators and placed into their special Elec- trical Brocders,

Practically all Chick Raisers now purchase their supply of Chicks from Hatcheries, rather than fol- low the old-time procedure of set- ting "Old Blddy" but most pur- chasers are entirely unaware of

the careful and detailed procedure a. Hatchery must follow so as tc produce a healthy, vigorous Chick. which in turn will make the cus- tcmer money.

Durind’ the fall Dillon s» spiilett carefully select their Breeding Flocks, which are then tested for Pcllorlun. Any Flock having over 2% reactors, their eggs are re- jected for hatching purposes. This insures the purchaser of obtaining Chicks as free from Pollorum as possible. Pollorum today is one of the most prevalent causes of high mortality in Chick raising.

All flocks, supplying eggs to this Hatchery are headed by "BOP." (Record of Performance) Mala. In other words the dams of these males laid over 200 Grade "A" eggs per year, in addition all flocks use a proper breeder mash. "Purina" Breeder Lay Chow be- cause what a hen eat-s determines what goes into the egg. If the hen does not receive a proper ra- tion, it is impossible for that eg." to produce a vigorous, healthy Chick.

TIMELY NOTES ON TOPICS CONNECTED WITH

Silver Fox Farming "‘

‘rm: (nAKwrrlrrCWN crUARDiAN _ A IIISIT T0 DILLON &SPILLEIT’$ culcu Iurcusnv

Above is a section of the 4500 capacity broaden,

eight incubators. During the hatching season, egg; are received from the pr.

cucers twice a week. These arc then carefully graded, all eggs weighing wider 24. ounces to the dozen and those allowing blood spots, or having poor shell texture are discarded for hatching pur- pores. This again speaks for Dillon 8a Spillett quality chicks.

All eggs, meeting the required specifications, are immediately placed. in their special incubating

11001111165. of which there eight, having a total

are capacity of 25.000 eggs. when the eggs have

179% 15001391118 for seven days they are again recandled so u to determine the non-fertlles, which are then disposed of at this time.

During the first eighteen days of incubation, the temperature re- mains at 100 degrees, the heat be- ing supplied electrically, and dur- lng thelast three days the eggs are placed in a special hatching compartment, where the humidity is raised much higher, which sof- tens the egg shell and assists the chick in an easier exit from its prison home. The chicks are then placed in special electrical brood- ers and started on “Pilrlna" Chick Startena, after this they are box- ed and forwarded to their new homes.

A- careful sanitation proyyam is followed at all times so as to in- sure the delivery of Disease Free Chicks and Dillon dz Spillett can now be credited with one of the most up-to-dats Hatcheries for its size, in Canada.

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The Canadian Fur Auction Sales Company's sale of 18,500 pelts cem- menocd on Wednesday at noon and was concluded yesterday afternoon. No particulars have been released so I called up Reagh. ‘Tinncy, acting manager of the P. E. I. Fur Pool in the absence of P. G. Clark. who is atttending the sale. l-lc stated

they had a teiegrunl from Mr. Clark

saying that pelt prices were gocd and that pelts bought back at the sale about a month BJZO were being sold in this one at about 12 per cent over the January buy-back prices. On Thursday ordinary fall silvers, interiors and rejects comprised the offering and illcsc were fetching prices in advance of the limits placed on them by the Fur Pool.

From the above it appears that sale prices have strengthened con- siderably and that the average will be excess 0i that of January's. which was $25.20. Prices for silver fox appear to be strengthening in the Uniicd States also. where con- siderable quantities have been dis- glued of in recent weeks. No one.

owever, anticipates a runaway market or any big price advance be- cause lt uruld be out of line with the resirictions on other commodi-

es.

Last week Fromm Bros, lamest ranchers of silver foxes in the world. with ranch headquarters at. ’I'hien.s- ville Wisconsin. and display and auction rooms in New York. held a sale of 28.500 silver fox. '15 per cent of the full silvers were sold in four days at an average price of $38.60. The three-quarters, which compris- ed about 2,000 pelts. were 00 per cent sold at an average of $27.13. Other color phases of silver fox as well as small offerings o! bluc fox. cross fox and Nd (o; were sold r satisfactory" prices. ‘Fhc buying was divided between the manufacturers and dealers.

In New York. Lampson. Fraser, lluth, Inc.. held a special sale of mink in which mink rose 8 per cent over the January sale. The top quo- tation was $10.75 for Yukcns, males ext Ldark and dark. Wild mink sold on t c-sarne price basis as at monh. The high rice for other conszgnments was 12.50 fcr Minne- sota. and Dakota XI ones and twcs.

22c feature of the sale that was was the presence of

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nulnuiacturers who were more in cvllicnce as customers than any of the recent soles.

Last Frldav the Montreal F111‘ Sales (Canada) Limited, held a sale of 12,500 ranch mink. The Company reported that they sold at l0 per cent over January prices. Highest price was for an extra dork and dark string sold at $16.00.

The Hudson's Bay Company of Winnipeg subscribed $1,000,000, to Canada's Second Victory ican cam- paign. This old and reliable com- pony can always be found doing tho right thing at the right time.

At the Vancouver auction of Little Bros. Fur les Ltd, held February 20th, 000 silver fox were offered and these scored advances of 10% com- pared with the previous sale.

Women's Wear Daily, New YOlk, in their issue of February 24th, rc- Dorts on the Montreal Fur Sales Ltd. silver fox pelt sale held last week as follows: “Continual im- movement in the demand for sil- ver fox within popular price ranges was shown in the bidding on the sccond day 0i Montreal Fur Sales Lid. general sale held last Widay. Prices were maintained at last month's sales levels for selected full silvers and re ular three-quarters and advanced n comparison with January, l0 per cent for the regu- lar fuII silver. inferior full sliver and Iow grades. Fllllv '15 per cent of the catalogue was sold with full silvers selling '10 per oe t. selected iulIs including freaks 5 regular one-half to silvers 40 per cent and interiors and low ades 90 per cent. The offering cons tcd of 4,500 pelts.

Higher priced skins comprised the initial offering and included white- face and other white marked frea as well as selected full si vers. New York bought only the bet er grades. White-faced full silvers from west- crn ranches brought as high as $55. while selected ful slivers ranged fr 833. to $50. for s from both western and eastern breeders. Helgilar full silvers from all sections of anadc. broulht $25 to $36. In- ferior fulls. 813. to . an low grades $4 to 812. Dark skins brought

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“We shall stand by one another, lrue and FailhFul Comrades, and do our duly, God helping us, to the and.‘