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A yisitor to the Island brought me a western paper contauilng an attack on those who profess and call themselves AHElO-l-ilil-Pllwl- Readers have already been made familiar with the theory that the Anglo-Saxons are the reanmnls of "the 10st ten tribes" which labor- iously battled illeii‘ way across Eur- ope, from the vicinity of the Cas- pian Sea, and finally settled in Bri- tain.. These tribes must have changed their names. their lan- guage their tphysiognomy, their customs and ieir habits, i4 the suppossition is correct.

The theory is not new, says the patper, having been first advanced by a, writer in the time of Oliver Cromwell; and it furtiierhgivesbethe name; of two Peaks that ave en yritzten 1n rt icul. o! the belief. The latter information is of little imporznitce, since most things have been ridiculed at times; Dottbtless traders will recollect Colonel Inger- salib attacks on the ago: the are almost forgotten now while t e Bible is still the best

seller of all ks. W; may pass up tho ttvo boo u irrelevant to the Lsstie. _

\Vilt‘l'€ does the Anglo-Israelite get his evidence? The answer is Ircm the book of Isaiah mostly, support- ed by extracts from other scriptural passages. The prophet by ivarning Israel (and other nations) against disobedience to God, fore- tells the advent of a. Savior, and . cludes by portraying favored

from the 48th o apter to the end

The chapter moot n-eqtmitiy no- ferred to by the Anfiodsraelioes to prove that. Britain that favored nation, is the 49th; and indeed

‘ many of the verses might truly be

applied to Britain today. There is, however, a hitch at one point; the Attthorized (or King James) ver- sion of the Bible makes the 20th

verse say’: “The children which thou shalt have. after thou hast los‘ the other, shall say again in

thin:- vars. The place is too small f"r me ."I‘he child which. Bri- tain lost ls, the United States, we are told; and the other children who found the Motherland too small. emigrated and founded the Colonies. But then. "after thou hast lost the other" is not to be found, in any form, in Coverdalefis Bible. nor (if I remember) in the Dougi version. and certainly not in my old Latin Bible. So the Anglo- Israelites have s. point to clear up Acre.

This theory is stippased‘ to be in the w.\_v of becoming a menace to Canada's w-ar effort: the reasoning is that. if Canadians believed that they were a nation favored by God they would become careless in iher efforts to win the war by rely- lllZ altogether on divine protection. We may dismiss that reasoning loo. fora treat manv Englhh tieople belzeve in Anelo-Israel, but are all out to defeat Hitler.

1h this writer's view the evidence for the theory is altogether circum- stantial, and there will consequent- lv be as much argued‘ against it- as for i‘ But in il=olf it is ‘porfectlv ha. esst’ and it must be remarked that Gods favor was only extended to the Israelites conditinnallv, a fart which their modern represent- atives sometimes otterlnnk.

WILD YEAST

.5" attempt to make ‘home-made WIDE has ccme to my notice a; h failure: and the winemaker is said

to believe t-h t tht i. sence of sunihine! E1312 $114M);

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think, much more native wine mace a quarter of a century a110,! and "sar-iaparllla" berries and rlni- barb were the principal flavarings‘, The berries together with water rind sugar were placed in a bottle which was then stood in a sunny window. After a. time fermentation twok place, the active agent in which was some species of wild yeast, always prcscrtt on the skin of tiie berries. The yeast split up the stignr intot carbon dioxide gas most of which escaped and into alcohol which mingled with water: thus making "a; weak factitiotu kind of wine‘ as an old recipe book sky's. It. is likely that the best years for making wine are: the sunny ones, for rain will wash‘ of the wild yeast from the berries- so that fermentation will not take! place.

To the question what ls meant by a wild yeast, the answer is that it is a smrill microscopic plant, declar- ed bv de La Tour in i837, to he a "globule that multiplied by bud- ding." ‘The structure of the yeasts or fermonts is very simple." sazti Dr. E. I... Trottessart, half a century later. The plant is generally com- posed of a single cell, spherical, el- liptical or cylindrical, formed of ll thin cell-wall, containing a granti- lar stibstanoe caller protoplasm, which is the essential part of the plant." The multiplication by bud- ding is exceedingly re id; Engel computed that a singe cell had produced 35,000 others in the course of 48 hours: in this case they fonn- ed a. white scum on the liquid. A good numlber of yeasts have been classified, the principal being those wt produce grape wins and bar-

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How do the ferments or yeasts winter? Brefeld found the answer on the dunglieaip. This revelation is not a pleasing one, but the fact re- mains that he isolated several wild yeasts from the excrement ocf her- bivorous animals. In the spring they are dispersed ‘by the wind, and as they may become per- fectly dry or may even be stihjcct- ed to a very high iennperatttrc without injury, they remain dorm- ant until conditions are again favorable for their multiplication.

In breweries extraordinary pre- cautions are taken to ensure that only the right kind of yeast is ad-l mitted to tho vats and an. exporh chemist or bacteriologlst is employ- ‘ ed to examine the ferment before‘ it. is added to the "wort" The yeast collected from the vats was formerly l compressed into small sacks, tmbout.‘ the size of 25 lb flour bag) and sold I to the retailers as ‘brewer's ycastil In this state it looked like putty.‘ and the housewife, before baking. bought a small chunk for s penny . or so.

One uni’ the so-cailed native wines was "Ginger Wine’. commonly ac- cepted as stieetotal beverage England. It was very stv th-al usual fault in home-made \\'lil('S—‘ and was undoubtedly fortified with. pure alcohol before being bottledt for sale. Ginger Beer was altogether different, it was made by adding brewerh yeast to a simple mixture of tvater, sugar and‘ ginger. Sttch,‘ beer was made and sold in all Northttmbrian villages, generally by some old dame who kept a little} shop. The sigh in the window read. "Ginger Beer: Sold here" and thc. price was the equivalent of 3 cts for] a 3n oz. bottle. This was. of cottrse. before the day of the ‘aerated beverages."

‘ NOTES ON ISLAND PLANTS t The Compositao (l) Our list of this extensivejramily

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(‘UHJIIQIIS ill Mantnils do not always coincide and are rather confusing w the

‘;i(iIl\l&\l.I‘ botanist, but 1 believe our

plant is tire variety maculatum of Gray characterized by a fist-top- ped cyinose panicle o! file pink ilowets. and a. stem wi smote articulations. Britten raises macul- tiltlin to specific rank, cutting it ‘ltlfifi. put" ureuin altogether; so you may ta e your choice! “Strange that sum difference should be ‘t-wlxt Twcedlcdttm and‘ Tweedle- dcc," applies hero. This plant l; sometimes called ‘trumpet weedJce P_vc was an Indun herb-doctor who tnade extcnslvc use of the plant, though I fiat-c no account of the titseases it was supposed to ours. lvlacStvalns list also carried the rlioroughwort. or Boneset (E per-

|fulistum,) which I have not come

across yet. It has the lower leaves united at their bases so that the stem appears to come through them, hence the use of the old word “ihorouglv meaning ‘through? The upper leaves do not exhibit this peculiarity. Bain says ‘The root is txtluable in medicine." we have no 105s than nine different species of Gnlrlen-rod fatnilinrly called yellow- weed, in the Province. They are Solldagn hicnlnr, S. hlsplda, puber- ula, ullglnosa, Sempervirens, rugnsa, nemnrznlis, canadensis and gramini- folio. Students who feel interested‘ in these “latest. daughters of the year‘ may take for their guide a little pamplet siued‘ by the Division of Botany Ottawa. 1t is entitled “Keys to Goldenrods in Canada" by E. W. Hart. and gives a separate key for P. E. I. The common names as well as the scientific ones are given in "A New Flzra of Prince Edward Ishnd" recently off the press. The "wllow-weed" was look- ed up with great disflavor at one time and considered almost o! great a pest as the “daisy": but it seems to have fallen from that bad eminence, due to a change in methods of farming. The species canadcnais is often grown as an ornamental in England where it groyvs much taller and more showy. The individual florets are small but verv numerous: and its attractve- nr-ss is enhanced by its honeyed iwrlttttne. 1 cannot find that the (‘volriiuirtvrlv lmve been put t0 medi- cal m- ovmrnmic use. In his "Natur- a1 Histmv of P. E. Island“ Francis Brtin tolls us: “The Goldenrod: with their tall panicles of yellow flo-wers, are common plants, and add much to the ttblden blaze whirh autumn spreads aver our

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The Aster; are just a shade later than the Goldenrods in bloominrl; their purblish, pink or white flow- ers makitig a fine contrast. to their earlier tieighbors. This is not the Astor of the garden, which is s (Jnllstcolitts, and is often referred in as China Aster, from the place

of its origin. Ottr Aster when it reaches the garden. passes under the namte of "Mlchaelmfls D8181”

lfrcattse it is in bloom on the Mast c-i’ Si. Ithchael (sent. 29). Horticul- ittrul have rnifetl some Sfllelldld vat‘ s of t‘. . plants. We have two o different species of Aster lislel for the Island at presenti-Olle these was fottnd by the present writer and verified at Ottawa n. fcav years aco. They may be divided intwisvn pritrnrtry nrouris (It THOSE least the basal 113M455

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lnvinrr at _ _ cor! iv and (lfiilnltflly Petrified (stalked): and (Iii those which

have not. In emu» (It those havinfl sfom haves uctroled or sessile but not asninz are (l) Aster Cordi- , ml m» h, macrophyllus. In aroun II. if the lower leaves are abrnntlv nnrrntved or constrict- m be"iw tho middle. and are sham- lv wrrat" vntn" plant is (8) A. tard- ifnlitts. ‘But n the leaves are not lm

ASTER PELTING RATIONS are the answer to the trotthlc- some problem of getting clear pelts on your foxes and mink.

The causes of rusty, off-colour in pelts have been the object If much of our research on the Master Experimental Fur Farm. We believe we have solved the problem of growing fur that is both

The dietary causes of poor colour have been eliminated in our Muster Peltlng Rations. The mechanical causes can be eliminated by up-to-dafs ranch management and proper sanitary methods.

Those ranchers who are using our successful Master Peliing Rations and following our suggestions on ranch management as outlined in “The Master Rancher” will produce better pelts.

Whether you are interested in obtaining prizes iifIhe Shows or better prices at the Sales, Master’: freshly prepared pelting rations are the answer.

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Master Feeds also stocked by us at our Montague Warehouse and by Charlottetown Fur Sales 1.111., Queen St. Also McKie 8:

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Topens with the Joe Pys Weed f tsupatorlum purpursum.) The des- Grays and Brittons’

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TIMIELY NOTES ON_ TOPICS CONNECTED WITH

§ilver Fox Farming '

All fox ranchers are invited to attend the second Box Field Day sponsored by the P. E. I. Fox Breeders’ Association in_co.opera~ tlon with the P. E. I, Department ui Agriculture, which will be held at Montague next Vilednesday, September 3rd, at 1.00‘ P. M- Standard Time, (2.00! M. DST.) Foxmen will ‘heat at the ranch of Harry Davison. An inspection o! the ranch and discussion of ranch- ing methods will take place, Speak- ers. L_ W. Haticcck. President P- m. I. F. a. A. and WW" 51""- secretary and De uty lvilniflifir 0! Agriculture. 2.40 . M. Btmdard (no P, M. n. s. 'r> fvxmen will visit ranch of George Mcintyfe- 1"‘ spection will take place and dis- cussion of ranching methods. Speak- er George A. Callback. Manager Fur Marketing Division and Chief Inspector Registration C. N. S l"- B A. Demonstration and discus- sion of relative values 0f COlOY phases with a. table of foxes. with special emphasis on newer _ types. including in the demonstration B. genuine "platinum" pun W111 be B feature here.

3,30 P. M. Standard—A visit will be paid to the ranch of Cap. min A_ A. Masher. An inspection of ranch and ranching methods will be carried on. Speaker. DT- C- K. Gunn. Superintendent Experi- mental Farm. Bummer-aide. Hi5 address will be followed by a quiz period in which anyone can throw a question. Then refreshments. It is scarcely necessary to comment upon the above splendid PYOBTRIH-

Our Province was honored this week by the visit of three noted authorities on to: farming. B01111"! Tuplin. Comstock, Michigan, Dr. E. Rendle Bcrwness, Toronto. and my Callaghan whose home is in the vicinity of Chicago, Ilinois curiously, they all arrived about the same time and each was Kreet- ed by a large qoterie of relatives. friends and acquaintances. hB-PDY to see them back in the land of their forefathers, for all three are native sons of the Garden of the

Roland Tuplin was born on his father's, Prank Tuplints farm at New Arman about. forty yeti-rs @80- I-Ie grew up in the boom day! 01' the industry when sliver foxes were commanding fabulous prices. The write: remembers visiting the Tull- lin ranch September 1st, 1913. bear- ing a certified check for $96,000 for

for Live stock and foxes. A fms hand was given him Ind he had access to the celebrated Oonnsight laboratories, Toronto, for nutrition. al experiments. The company main- tain a large farm where live stock of various kinds, poultry and silver foxes are fed diets for experiment- al and production purposes. A; a result of than experiments Master Feeds have evolved formulas that are recognised by breeders every- where throughout the Dominion as being among the best.

Besides atteruiinq to his regular employment Dr. Bowness has giv-' en a helping hmd much the lame as our friend Lowell Hancock. Summerside. 1109s in this Province. In fact he has been a leading fig- ure in the promotion for all that goes towards advancement of fox farming and the imisovemsnt of the ranchers methods of feeding and cans. He has s. great deal to do with the promotion of fox shows in collaboration with other live wires in Ontario This ‘your tive regional shows will be bel , at Owen sound, Guelph, 3t. Mary's, Smith Falls and Fort William. St. Mary's is for mink exclusively. From these regional show; the top foxes will go to Barrie, Ontario, where the Provincial silver fox show will be held on the 18th and 14th of November. The billllst reg- ional fox show is at Guelph, where top ranchers like tho 0. . Thompson company, Bill Ruthven, J. J. McCa-gue, Torn McGill and other; whose names are so faml. liarly known 1n the show ring, will meet. in battle array. It will be l tremendous test and a great pre- liminary to the final show at Barrie, where all the best ranchers in Ontario will exhibit. Not only will silver fox be shown there but all kinds of foxes including the newest types of platinums. The best of the platinums will than go to Winni eg where a fins show will be he d the following week,

We asked Dr Bowness his opin- ion regarding wire bottom pens and he stated that they had advantages

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which-Mr. Tuplin, then President of the Tuplin Fox Corporation. d9- livered six pairs of silver black for p\1p5_ These pups were to fill ar order for a local fox ranch. Rolanr» was very activo- in hunting ull boxes, nails, hammer and saw — that I remember quite well. He would then be about twelve years of age Later on he took a course at Acadia University where he was a brilliant student, and n 1923 the family removed to Mich rm where his father carried on fox larming i for many years. later on moving to British Columbia. where he 1B MW settled. oi '-

Roland branched out for himself with the original Tuplin foxes. which as our readers know were noted for the blue black quality of the fur. That excellent quality of| clearness of color Roland maintain. ed through the years with the re- sult that. when he stepped into the show ring in com tition with the

.tlon of his feeding and ranchintl .methods_ which were to say the

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best in the Uni states he was at the top. or if not M. the tot? knocking at. the door. m the past fnur years he won the Grand

won Reserve Champion several times. Bo excellent was the quality

ers from far and near trekked to his door and were not. disappointed it: what he sold them. Last winter we had the privilege of publishing a letter from him giving a descrip-

least. read with great interest here and in other parts of the Domin- ‘nn where the article was circulat- ed.

Yesterday he favored us with ‘hree hours of his time and we did werything we could to make the ‘west; use of it. We inquired as to his reaction to wire bottom pens and he gave us the good and bad point; that go with that method 1f ranching. l-Ie told its the tilfft. culties of raising foxes in Michi- gan where the heat. in summer olten runs to 115 degrees and where the soil is sandy and fleas abound. Notwithstanding these and a. comparatively over- came all difficulties and ‘Tuplin. pelts brought big figures and his live foxes topped the show ring.

He is s great. believer in cleanli- ness, believes sanitation very high in tho necessaries, watches fleas and parasites very carefully and believes that It is’ ua-ry to

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arrive at the but results. 0n visit hero he scammed by Mrs. Tuplin, who has iv in- terested in silver x farming u her husband. Due to breakdown In hfaithlg: had Endive m full’. farm n; year dimou o

nis foxes, but he cannot get. away y from it entirely anti it is possible , nrvw that hi: health is improved he will start again in the business.

Dr. I. ‘Randi! DOIIIGII is an- other Island boy who nu made pod and Whose nuns is foremost amo the veterinary scientists in can III was educated in the ublio lflhoola and m s0 Pletinl his veterinary course lb e - an» Veterinary, ooilen Mk twat

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was engaged by Master Pleads Ltd, ‘lbs-onto, to work out food formulas

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in better color but there were some disadvantages and that these could be overcome by taking certain pre- cautions. He stated that about the 15th of September he thought it would be wise to put shutters a- round the bottoms of the sheds so that there would not be too much draft, otherwise there would be a tendency to dryness of the fur. He thought that. the Ontario practise of using marsh hay was a good one, that it kept. the fur from chafing. Borne ranchers use a. board partition about two feet wide at the back of the shed com- partment and fill it with marsh hay. The foxes use this as a bed and do their running around on the wire. Others use a. bed of marsh hay all over the compart- ment.

The Doctor has made a very deep study of tiutrition and can give the why and wherefore for the

various feed formulas which he has evolved. Of course he has a great opportunity to carry out. ex. periments because of the noarness of the Connaught Laboratories, where thousands of rodents are available for experimental purpos- es and this can be carrivd out more completely later on at the com- pany's farms. Dr. Bowness intends to spend another week here be- fore returnlng to 'I‘orouto.

Ray Callaghan is a son of our respected fox farming friend W. P. Callaghan, summerslde. He went West some i6 or more years ago and established a fox form of which n, write-up appeared in those

Included In the above wins were: 2nd and 3rd in Got of Sire;

notes some months ngo_ Ray be- lieves in combining beuutiiitl sill‘- roundings with utility, and his rc. sidence, grounds and the whole Eoperty is of the most inviting

nd, simply a place you cannot pass without as ing, who lives there? I-Ie has made a big success of breeding, raising and soiling sil- I8!‘ foxes and pelts, and Calkiglnrn foxes are very widely known throughout the mid-west. Of course his foundation stock was the oele- brated blue black Cnllaghans which traced back to the original Dalton foxes, but. as the Amcricatt market demanded more silvoryt typos than were fashionable here. he adjusted himself to that; demand nnd is now Producing tip top full silvers. Ho. has been honored with the Presi- dency of the Fox Breeders As- sociation of Illinois and is widely known and respected t-hrotighout the United States.

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Some People are Still Running Around in Circles

When ll Comes to Selecting and Staying by A Proven Commercial Fox Feed

Of all the doun and one proofs 1940 Prince Edward Island Live

Here were the restiltsz- (Classes except Championships)

Sunglo Fed

Prizes: Foxes won: Firsts 19 Seconds 14 Thirds 14 Fourths 12 Fifths 15 Total 74

FEED DIET.

THE FRESHEST COMMERCIAL FEED OBTAINABLE ON P. E. I. IS SUNGLO FEEDS. Our list of dealers and distributors buy direct every few days, and WE ONLY MANUFACTURE SUNGLO FEEDS AS OUR DEALERS REQUIRE THEM.

(Don't be fooled by ANY OTHER MANUFACTURER CLAIM- ING to have fresher feeds than SUNGLO FEED).

. W-l ARE THE ORIGINATORS OF THE FEED IDEA, AND MANUFACTURED THE WORLD'S FIRST SEA-

ALL SUNGLO FOX RATIONS ARE PRICED ACCORDING TO TH QUALITY AND THE QUANTITIES OF THE VARIOUS IN- GREDIENTS USED IN EACH RATION.

W0 Invite you to chock each "claim made above for yourselfland know the truth.

SEE YOUR NEAREST IUNGLO DEALER 0R‘ DISTRIBUTOR NOW, AND START YOUR FA“ FEEDING SCHEDULE TO INCLUDE SUNGLO.

Writs us for your copy of our FREE 25 page SUNGLO feeding schedule Booklet.

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L. W. HANCOCK, Managing Director.

Summerslde,

AUGUST 1941

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ROLAND AND MRS. TUPLIN OI‘

COMSTOOK, GRAND CHAN PION FOX 1N0

Aftcr writing the above the thought rnn through my mind- thvsc three young men are but an infinltestlmal proportion of the great numbers who have left this fair province and made their mark in all parts oi’ the United States and Canada. Just the other day I young Islander home on a visit told us that a few weeks previously he htid given travelling directions f0 an elderly man travelling through hi; home town in Massachusetts. As the gentleman was about to drive away he said, ‘By the way, are you a native here?" The young man said "No, I come from Prince

Edvard Isltiand." gen eman sad, “Yes

Prince Edward i..l.....i‘.§3.‘“; K,“ not been there for forty you; 1 V. a doctor and located in em United states, but I would 1m to go down to the dear little hi“

A meeting of the m”,

the P. a. I. Silver m. ti" ‘l and Exhibitors Association and P1474 Ult Committee will b; h.“ in the office of the Department lg Agriclvillturs at seven o'clock gum, B!‘ I'M. Iwxt Wednesda September !rd_ y ‘Wm

FOX FIELD DAY‘

SEPTEMBER I, 1M1 -— MONTAGUI

31mm r b th 9.2.1.1): rtme tolA culture o (‘"1111 12's. I. m»: Breeder!“ ‘Band 1r. lbltors’ AS103: m?”

The Field Day will o n st 1 P. M. at the ranch o! Harry at 2.40 l’. M. and follow aptetho ranch of George McIntyre and stgtivoulr at tho ranch of Ca t. A. A. Masher. Inspection of ranches and dim ions on fending an ranching methods will be conducted, 3km‘ interesting demonstration

Speakers for the day will Include the Honourable W. B, Donnlg, lsfer of Agriculture; W. R. Show Secretary of the Association and D Minister n Agriculture; Lowell Iv. Hana President of uh Association; Geor e A. Callback of the nadlan National Silver I Breeders’ Assoclut on and Dr. C. K. Gums, Superintendent of the Em:- monltil Fox Farm.

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that there is no better Fox feeds m Fox Show (Register- ed Silver

1 & 2nd prize in Senior Herd; 1, 8rd and 4th in Junior Herd; lib 1, 2, 8, and 5th in Progeny of Dam.

FOXES WINNING THESE PRIZES WERE ran EXCLUSIVELY 0N SUNGLO FEEDS As SEVERAL wtznu FED EXCLUSIVELY ON SUNGLO DIE VELOPING AND FALL-FURRING CUBES. Many additional prizes were won b! low remit“! °" Y part SUNGLOas their Commercial feed diet.

In other words, SUNGLO FED FOXES (exclu sive) won more top prim at "ti! 9h" m“ Age‘ OTHER FOXES fed on ALL OTHER FEEDS COMBINED, Commercial and otherwise and there appx. a dozen other commercial feeds.)

THE BEST SILVER FOXES IN THE WORLD ARE ON PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. AT LEAST 75 PER CENT OF THE IIEST FOXES 0N P. E. I. WERE AT THE 1940 P. E. I. SHOW. 70 PER CENT OF THE TOP CREAM OF THE WORLD’S BEST (S0 judged at this Show) WERE SUNGLO FED FOXES.

SEASONAL

Irmgiliure invited to attend this interesting event.

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ade than SUNGLO, we refer you to the Classes).

(In the Chant PIOIIIHPI)

_ _ Bungle Fed Possible Winn PIIIOII Page; worn 7 Champions 6 7 Rel. Champions ‘I 1 Grand (Hampton 1 I Res. Grand Champion 1

Total l6 Tot“ 15

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