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Silver Fox Farming

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The 16th Prince Edward Island Lire fox show opens at Charlotte- [Qwtl next Monday tnoruing Novem- ber 16th and that day upwards oi 400 foxes will pats through the hands of the veterinary in charge. m, George Bishop. 5o ins classifiers who will assign them to the sec- tions to which they are eligible. 1t will be a really buss‘ day but one that is lull of interest to the cnlooker as the beat breeders - will be bringing in their foxes and placing them in the show crates ready for the judges decisions. 0n Thicsday rooming at nine o'clock or nt latest 9 30, Gwtge A. Olll- beck. who has been appointed Judge of the show and who has been judging the Onzario fox show at Brampton will c-fficlate at Char- lottetown. He will have a splendid opportunity of comparing the foxes cf Ontario with those oi this prov- ince where they vwra first bred in captivity.

‘This year there will not be so much emphasis on klivers it is true. but to make up for that there will be white faces, platinums. pearl plsttnums and glaciers. These inst two strains have been increasing, w quits an extent in the psst vwo years and some really worth while animals will be shown. No one who is really interested in the 10x in. dustry as a breeder should miss

t tho opportunity o: seeing the best typo of foxes compared daily in the competitions oi ths next wek. But for lbrhibitlons such as it there would be there would be very little prowess made in breeding. That is clearly shown by the way white laces. platlnums, pearl platinums and glaciers have developed through exhibits of recent years which caught. the fol breeders fancies and made them decide to raise sim- ilar types.

A pleasing feature of ls show will be tho fcxmen’: banquet st the Charlottetown Hotel st seven o'clock Wednesday evening. Up- ward: of 150 guests are expected and a program has been arranged that will make the evening a most enjoyable one. not the least part of which will be an excellent dinner served by the Hotel management. All fox farmers are especially in- vtted.

An ihnOWtlOn fhig year in the

show building has boen the pro- vision o! frames on which tbs steel Ilww antes will bs supported. Ila- stssd of straw being placed in the crates, shavings and sawdust will be in the receptacle below. It has been foimd that foxes eat the straw and this causes indigestion and that at om show than are fatalities. u ant has grand champion and one of the first prise winners died from fits caused by eating ‘strww. Noting this tho Ebfhlbitiotn management wont right to work and at considerable expense install- ed the now airports which do sway with the use of straw entirely.

Last year some foxes escaped

from their crates during the night because the wire in the doors of tho cases was not strong enough.

Recently now mire doors were re-

ceived from Montreal and each of tho 500 cages equipped with one so there will be no trouble on that

Rom. As usual the Secretary will

‘be Walter B. Shaw. Deputy Minist-

lr of Aifrioultiuo who has s most tfficimt staff which H s. gun-um gist everything will move smooth-

Oliis iilcNclil, noted fox and mink rancher, of Fort Quhppeiie. 511K. swivel! last evening from tho west and brought with him

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the largest quantity is for parties near Charlottetown. lVIr. McNeiil ls a brother of Wellington McNeill, of Southport. P. E. Island.

During the first six months of 1936 Canada ezported to the ‘United States 59.146 ‘o aver pelts valued at ‘$3,314,000; 38.500 silver fox pelts valued at l1.7l'i,l7~.‘.; 4,905 blue. white marked and platinum silver foxes valued at $241,220; 126.468 mlnks were exported valued at $3,385,000 also 610,595 muskrst pelts valued at $1,701.00) Imports from the United States into Canada during the same perloti included 9.182 fox pelts valued nt $86,418; 11,881 mlnks valued at. $342,243; 066.512 muskrats valued at 62.462.- 000. 23 percen: of the 64.523 seals caught on the Priblloff Islands this- past year were retained by Can- uoa as its share. Thc remainder went to the United States. These seals ran wild on the Islands and are a considerable source of revenue to both Canada and the U. S. A During the montii of Mav 138 silver foxes were exported front the Unit- x States. 101 of these went to Ar-

ntina s few to the United King- dom and the remainder to Netherlands.

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Wisconsin research workers who ‘have been experimenting in an en- deavor to find out the cause of anemia in mink and foxes have found foliic acid. one of the newer B complex vitamins. will cure most of the symptoms associated with nutritional anemia when used to supplement a deficient experiment- al ration. An even newer vitamin, tho so-called monkey anti-anemia factor is also required by fur sni- mals although a deficiency may not be so likely to show up as that qf follic acid. Results of this in- vestigntion explains at least in part why many fur farmers have found it desirable to feed liver since this material supplies both folilc acid and the anti-anemia factor.

Now that some nf the required vitamins are known it may become feasible to use more economical sources than liver. Preliminary tests under ranch conditions indicate that either milk or fresh alfalfa as well sa liver may be useful in combating nutritional diseases of fur animals.

Now that-melting iims is Just around the comer it is well that ranchers should look over their equipment sec that they have everything in readiness to begin- st short notlce.'£'rom what we learn in talking with n. great many ranch- ers we have como to the conclusion that foxes will be ready to pelt perhaps a bit earlier this year than usual. In the case of pltttinums we have found tha: they should be pelted around the latter part of November or early in December. otherwise there is the danger if they are March pups of their hav- ing s tendency to develop a. 0111118!" mon cast. Flor platinum pups born in May- and ‘har, applies to silver pups- it might be batter to leave B psltlng them until mid-December. In the case of imny adults that have been good feeders they can be pelted the third week in Nov- ember, quite often with benefit. One thing that the buyer wants in a pelt is good color and that is some- tlmo sacrificed if the pelt is left

Furs are the only big export sent from Soviet Russia to the markets of the world. According to Wo- man's Wear Dauy during the six months of 1946 the Russian govern- ment enported over 540000.000

inlon Bureau of that the fur catch o! Canada for 1944-45 was valued at $30,646,000. This includes both wild caught and ranch skins and of that amount

tits largest shipment of livc mlnks Ivor brought to this province. The total number is unavailable but them between 100 and 200 minke. The! Ire of the natural colou- as well s! Kohinur, Pas- llllel. Bllverbius, etc. Part o! tho plyllment is for Summer-side. but

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worth of furs. As our readers know. the Russians control sable nad are breeding them quite successfully in the wooded parts, notably of Kam- chatka distrlct. Sable is one of the most expensive furs- n good sable bringing upwards of $500 It would be the also 0f a small dinner P1019 and shaped similarly due to the way it is taken off.

The American mink pelt market- ing investigation committee has 1s- sucd s statement to the industry nesting that the standard color mink pelts have this year brought better prices than cvsr before. but the committee feels that if all mink skins arc marketed in a micro or- derly msnnor than they hi" b9"! ovsn batm- prioos oould be ob- tained. The mutation mink pelts will bs in great (aver st prices Just as long as tho ll . greater than tho IWPU- '11"! 1""- vwisc is true of the standard mink pQlll. n u all my my in He" pelts in then times st fins prices. stsiss tho report. but ranchers should bs consented for the fut- ure. It is not so 101g ago that the mink industry was suffering from cur-production with the result depressed prices for Mil-l. bill- l!" war and the dsvelopIf-ml 0! l" mutation typos or mink: has chand- cd sll that. _

‘rho-grand wsvo of ulllul 11M"- ands of minute“ for broad?!‘ $1;- posas tunpors y cur m - duotionatpnltssnd itlsswunil axiom that the more brsedinf mm“ mm p,“ the greater will be the production of pelts in tho

future. n may be two. mm or flvs you: bdors tho sanitation poht ts ed in the Ploduciiou dpoiisbutitwilioornmsolstail roman-s sin thought sad sound

co the mun and us p11- psroa over-production it (ions some.

Large Shipment of Maritime Potatoes

MONCTON. N. 3., Nov. 16 —'l'he

largest shipments of potatoes from the Maritlmes Provinces in years are now under way, reports the Canadian National Railways car service department. Since the movement of this year's crop be- gan recently 3.200 carloads been transported. Before the last car is handled it is expected that at least 10.000 cars will have been required for the transportation of 0.000.000 bags,

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Mainly from Prince Edward Ir-

lsnd and New Brunswick, the 450.- 000.000 pounds of potatoes are go- ing to all parts of eastern Canada for table use and to the United States, from Maine sll the way to the Red River Valley district of North Dakota, for seed. sending of the potatoes to Utilized States will reciprocate for the large supplies sent to the Do- minion last winter and spring when none were available in Canada be- cause cf a poor crop. Prince Ed- ward larly heavy shipments. As many as 70 CNR cars. carrying 42.000 bags. are hPiIlg handled daily from Island to the mainland 0n ferry.

The the

Island is making particu-

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Buffalo fur store is reported to ltave produced nn excellent response and manager lteves that silver fox has plenty of merchandising many seasons to orme It is still the glamour fur. said he. and we had excellent window which hairs sdver fox as the reigning queen of glamour furs. Mr. has been a rebirth of interest in silver fox in his locality in recent months, and says that it fills the gap between the $000 price lines in other types of jackets.

Par-ans firmly be- pmsibillties for

restitts from this

Parsons contends that there

and $2.000

Quebec Willi its_pcpulation of

well over three millions. has tho roost fur farms of any province of Canada. By actual statistics issued by the provincial government there are 2.071 fur farms there. A great many of these are mink farms ex- clusively while there are foxes and mink and some foxes only. There are some very large mink farms also quite small ones The mink popula- tion of Quebec must run to over 150,000 and been a source of quite a lot of re- venue to fur farmers there.

in TCaCXIY years has

We wish to very sincerely con-

gratulate Lowell \‘V Hancock of the November number oi the Maritime Fur Breeder which has just made its appearance. Its covcr design is very struring and there is an illus- tration of a window showing models bedecked with furs that. are most attractive. The whole get up is very creditable indeed to Mr. Hancock's artistic ideas and business effici- ency.

A statement issued by the Dom- Statistics states

little less than 551017001100 worth

came from fur farms. Silver fox pelts from ranches totalled 111.617; platinum silver white marked silver fox 19.877; blue fox pelts 3.059: ranch mink 218.438; mutation mink 2,450.

fox pelts 8.708;

The latest sale in Eurcps that

we have record cf was hold at Hel- sinki. Finland, October 3rd. It was strongest in silver fox of which 40 percent. sold with blue foxes selling 36 percent. Average prices remain- ed unchanged and with sliver for No. 1 quality $57.95; no. 2's $55.87; blue fox 1's $79.20; platinum silver 1's 888 8.1. were withdrawn Rad fox 1's $12.01; ranch mink 1's $52 06; 2's $83 46.

2's $48 5d; Two's

The Canadian Fur Auction Salsa

Company. Ltd. will hold an suct- ion in Montreal next month. ‘Hts exact dates have not been elven out yet. 1t is understood that the total number of fox pelts undispos- od of in Canada number approxi- mately 35.000. With s bit of an upturn in demand these could be well out of the way bdors the first of January and we devcutodly hope they will be. Ilowever if not ths market may be a bit loll" l" getting straightened out but it is our belie; that within six months silver fox win so tnovlns 1M1! and the present depressed feelings which we have will have aim vim to others of s much brighter hue.

Genera iview ofyihc Kelli! right standing on the bugger si- potlto-pickcr combination our handle up to 1.000 bags in ‘in: hdilfl. Mr. Thonélss K|lliy“i| shown sesisd on the [gar s l t. while Illfol Ii

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Those Walklng-itiok Insects

I was vary pleased to have a letter from Rustlco this week. telling why the walking-stick in- sects are required at the Banting Institute. "Dear Agricola," it be- gins, “about two weeks ago you asked what are the walking-stick insects used for? In the Family Herald some time ago (I can't find it just now) there was an account of the insect mentioned. The eggs of these insects are used in can- es research. I have never seen these creatures. but the account said that if the hairs on their bodies were broken they would not layl Widiing you health and happiness-Jnterested Reader of Agricoltrs Notes."

My thanks and best wishes S0 my unknown reader. A cutting enclosed, said that the Institute had received 40,000 "walking- sticks”. but required 60.000 more!

Another insect dear to the re- search men. is the little Fruit-fly, Drosophila. This common insect is taken in hand for the study oi its gen-es,,the hereditary lac- tors in the germ cell.

A generation ago insects were so little thought of by Canadians generally that anybody who stu- died the creatures was believed to have "a bee in- hls bonnet!" Times have changed!

Finland's Reparations

Years ago. when I lived in New- castle on Tyne, I became ac- quainted wlth a native of Fin- land. one John Aspegren. He was probably thirty years old. a. short stocky. Russian - looking young man. with regular features. and rather pale complexion, the last feature being frequent among northern nations. He spoke a broken English, and it was this that induced his employer to send him to Newcastle to learn the language in proper fashion. It was cseritial that he should learn some grammar, and he did; bu: it was the correct usages of con- versation that he needed even more, so I encouraged him to talk. I found him realistic and serious; like other northmen he “joked wi' diffeecu1ty." But when he talked of his native Finland he became quite animated and a lit- tle sentimental.

At that time the chief product and export of Finland was timber in its various forms. and Mr. As- pegren was destined to be s travelling salesman in that com- modity. I could hear of no manu- factures. so I pictured the coun- try as overgrown with forasis. sprinkled with marshes. and with a number of seaports on the south coast.

In due time Finland became an agricultural country wherever the forests were cleared. and a few! manufactures developed. but the thnbei‘ trade still remained Fin- land's main industry.

Of all Russia's neighbors, Fin- land was the only effective dem- ocracy. the only nation whose ideas and practices were closest tc western civilization. Political- ly. economically and culturally Finland is filwther from the Sov- iet Union than any other of the neighboring states. and perhaps this accounts for the astonishing difference of Russia's policy to- wards her. Finland has hover been occupied by the victorious Russians. "The handful ohRus- rim troops in her territory to- dgyy’ ggyg a.“ English observer. "are well-behaved and unobtrus- ive." And -- s remarkable thing _ me country has not been sub- jected to the cruder forms of Sov- iet propaganda!

When the armistice was signed in §eptember 1044. it was o! course a Russian victory, and Russian policy then developed on ‘hrec lines. First. there We" territorial annexations; secondly there wss exaction of reparations; and thirdly a decree 0f indlmi political control came into being.

By annexing Petsanw the Rus- sians cut Finland off from the Arctic sea routes. They "leased" Pork-Kala. and thus sllned I base near the Finnish capital. while cutting the railway between the two chief Finnish cities. By taking the Kareilsn- Hovince. they gained Vlipuri. cut the Bai- mas canal-the main artery of the timber trade-and deprived ‘J10 victim of land that new 11 per cent of her cereals. One-

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tenth of Finland's people were thus driven from their homes to settle in other parts or the mun. try. If the terms of the armistice had ended here, the hardship would have been only temporary, and Farmland could have survived ii. Room is being found for the KB-Iellfllis in cleared sections or by dlvldlnfl existing holdings. and rooms have been allocated to them in the towns by imposing a ration of one morn per person on s11 flats and urban houses.

The reparations and. the indir- ect control will bc considered in a future Note.

Island Fstfly Nails

There were seven families (35 persons) in Lot 59. according to me census of 171B. William Creed‘s household accounted for 8 persons. Wm. Ervln was equally blessed in numbers. He had a brother, Dav. Ervln, Esquire. liv- ing near. and we must suppose him to have been well off. or the Deputy Surveyor. who compiled .-.he census. would not have given him a title. Ervln. however. ap- pears to be a phonetic attempt at Irvine or else Irving. mobs/hr; the latter. Are there any Irvine's on the Island? '

In Lot 54 were 27 persons (i! families) all Gaelic. Duncan Mc- Swain heads the list. and it was c-ne of his descendants that pub- lished the first classified list of Island ferns and flowering plants. Duncan and Farquhar Campbell resided here. but them were Campbells 1n other Lots too, so that any attempt to trace des- ceints now is likely to be com- plicated by that fact. Lot 55 was entirely occupied by three families of McLeans: John. John

Donald and Angus McOanmlck are the first heads of families in Lot No. 56. This name also oc- curs otherwhcrc and is once spelt MoCormsck. I have recent- ly seen ii. in ‘.l‘he Guardian as tilicuormac, which is perhaps the original (and correct) way. We recognize today the descendants of Angtu Walker. Joseph Brown. and William Dlngweil. all in the same 1m.

Int 50 and Lot 43, were strong- holds of the Acsdian French. though there was a Gaelic con- iiragent in Lot 'I‘he Deputy Surveyor fumbled the French names. as usual. Lewl ilongapee, Sr. and Jr., and John Longapee, are notable names, for they mean

Gontrol oi Thrips on Gladiolus Corns

ll gladiolur plants won infest- ed by the gladlolus thrips in the summer of 1916. this does not mean that the corms should be des- troyed. If properly treated dur- ing the bunting winter or spring. all stages of the insect will be killed and the corms reaideried completely thrips-free, says Alan G. Dustan. Division of Entomol- 0811- Dominion Department of Agriculture.

The gladiolus thrlps is not able successfully to pass the winter in the open anywhere in Canada. Only those thrips survive which are carried into storage on the corms. If every grower of gladl- olus in Canada would treat his oortns before replanting with one or other of the approved methods. these insects would practically disappear.

There are several ways in which this can be done. Among the old- er methods, the use of ti-apihalene flakes or corrosive sublimaie is still recommended. Large lots of corms can be more easily treated by fumigation with calcium cyan- ide or methyl bromide. Dipping in lysol has become popular in recent years and has proved meap and effective. Recently. DDT dusts have come into vogue tn the treatment of corms. and have Mven excellent results.

No matter which of these met- hods is adopted the corms must be thoroughly cleaned and ripen- ed before‘ any treatment is car- ried out. It is immaterial wheth- er or not the husks are stripped off. This means that treatment should be delayed until late aut- umn or early winter. January ls a good month in which to com- mence this work.