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' For better bulls buy at Bargate Farm. I

May we suggest that a son_ of our herd sire ‘will fill This Sire‘, Iondhaven Rag Apple v Matchmaker, was first prize two-year-old and Reserve Grand

Histhree nearest dams, the ones that reollycount have records averaging 23750 pounds of milk, 988 pounds of fat, 4.1% test. One of these cows is the World Champion but- terlat producer an three time milking; another, the darn‘ of Matchmaker, produced lll7 pounds of fat, sixth for Canada.

i Marksman, the Sire of Matchmaker, was Grand Chomp~ ion at the Royal and is the outstanding Sire of type and pro-

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- old skirt wardrobe can be renewed with two or three of the sweaters that are now being shown for spring. Clas- 51c styles are still with us, but it l5 interesting that both color and style have been co-ordlnated with

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be worn under spring suits.

Naturally a sweater and call for a nipped-in waistline. A- chieve it with a decorative belt which accents the color in your All- your favorite

new sweater.

spring shades can be found

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Mink Farming

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and on what diet and at. what cost. up against pretty much the same‘ More than 100 members of the problems ae we are and this ls National Chinchilla.- Breeders of well illustrated in a letter to the Canada including 24 delcsulcs National Fur News. Derlver,'from nine branches, met at the Colorado, in. which tn, writer roys|tlrsi national meeting of the our greatest need i; protectionwtssoclation in Toronto recently. from the flood of raw fur; from Incorporation of the association European countries hungry ini- ti-ip . has been approved by the Dominion ALnerlcnrl dollar. These cheap furs|Deportment' o! Agriculture and in have imitated the name; and .' future the animals will be admitted appearance of ranch raised fursito registration. Chinchilla had its and are being pushed by dealers ' original habitat ln the high Andes because of their larger prullt. One _ Mlilllllhlllli l" P9P" Bllll Cllllll. thing is absolutely necessary andiSouth America. Tlleir pelts were that is that the excise tax andlat one time popular with wcaitlly other-taxes on articles or garments I people and this led to the almost made of ranch i-aisod flqmggflc extinction of tho best qualities. furs should be removed The They lrc dilificult to trap yct the Alricricarl’ fox rancher‘: sentiments] “all”! did "nil l WW l° "u"? are certainly those of all of ue. lhcm- 5cm fifteen or twenty _, yeare ago interest was created by Th1, National 1mi- Ngwg‘ pony", their almost disappearance at the Coloradohin an editoi-ili h“ thQ fur sales. We remember seeing a following ____f"1‘ho mink indum-y few pelts at the Hurlsolfs Boy ls about io be presented with the Company's warehouse in 192s and greatest opportuwity since the fur "l"! was said lo be a demand for [arming business started in the a chinchilla coat if sufficient United States. There is going to be, malchfli ll"! ""10 b9 llbllllntfl- a veritable procession of new and'I believe it was for the new bride beautiful mink for the .market n! Mn Mcficlmsck. head or the during the next ten years. It will International Harvester Company. be an advertising man's dream H9 W" ‘he fiemlema" ‘W110 had DY» come true and if properly handled v°r°ll°tu Pemlrm the mmlkey will keep the mink ihduggi-y on h gland operation shortly before he pfonlablg bu“ yo.- mgny ya" married a French actress. lo-come. It will call for continued. support of the various marketing assoc ations particuiarl the Mutauon Mink Breeder: Alaocblsomelvarletles of chinchilla were Mm“ and u is hoped m“ MIbroug rt to California ten or more breeder‘ Wm ‘any from the ‘out -years ago and parties succeeded in having them reproduce. From there they made their way to western Canada then to Ontario, afterwards to Quebec and now quite a number are raising them. They are

At great trouble and expense

“Lon! before these new mink such as the new Aleutian Blue, Arctic Blue, Imperial Blue, Stewart

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and tested f0 high standards."

‘V’!!! -— By ac- tual fest, more than 103,000 Swift's Baby Chicks mode a 98 percent livability record

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Buy your baby chicks at Swift’a Hatchery. Choice strains of profitable, popular breeds. . . . Get your Swift’s Baby Chicks early-for an early-maturing, money-making 1948 flock.

Swift’s Baby Qhicks are from flocks mated wvlth R. 0. P. cockerels and are proven Pullorum Free on two blood tests made by the Department of Agriculture. Place your order now and assure yourself of‘ getting HUSKY, HARDY and HEALTHY Chicks when you want them.

We have Barred Rocks, White Leglrorns, New Hamp-

shires and Light Sussex X New Hampshire at popu- lar prices. ‘ -

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lJUICKIES By Ken Reynolds

Typg Silver Blue, Steel Blue Gun metal Blue and Blue Sapphire come to market plans must be laid by the breeders throulh the Mutation Mink Breeder's Associ- ation so that a standard o! qualtlty can be set - so that orderlyi marketing, staged publicity and‘ advertising all come off aecord~ lng to a set pattern. If this ls done their will be a ready market for the pelts produced. when new and unusal goods are brought to the

attention of the American public

new markets are created, old ones are expanded. It may be necessary to cut down on the production or some of the mutations already established. It would certainly be hclpiful if quantities of dark mink could be reduced."

Congréiilfilfllt Ray Woodruff of' Michigan ls probably the best in- formed member of that body on‘ fur farming. He has been endeavor‘ lng to halt the great fbods of cheap furs which are coming out of Europe. partlculari from Russia. In an address to the United States House of Representatives Dewmber 17th. 1947, he said ’- “I was startled to 'discover that a delegation from the United States Commerce Department went to Russie acme time ago and the specific function of the goodwill tour was to invite shipments of fufi fro-n that country to the United States. You may be sur- prised to know that in 1046, ti’! per cent of all the‘ imports from Russia consisted of furs which were unloaded on the American market. Senators were indignant when members of that .body were not permitted t0 visit Russia and were denied entry to that country. yet at about the tlrrie of that up-, set there were forty American fur- buyers in Russia being wined- and dined by the government and there was no question of peamllllfifl for those individuals to enter that country. The Senators were not in‘ the right business."

Canada's tax returns on fura for the year 10481047 are estimated at. $3,102.00’). A large part of this is contributed by the fox ranchers]

who although operating at a losal

have their furs taxed to contri- bute revenue to the Dominion government. l

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The production of fox and mink ln the Scandinavian countries for 1947 la as followsz- sweden. 70.000 Silver Fox: 00.000 Blue For: 110.- 000 Mink; Norway. 140.000 Sliver Fox; 10,000 Blue Fox; $0.000 Mink; Denmark. 14.000 Silver RX; 5.000 Blue Fax; 130.000 Mink; Finland, 14.000 Silver Fair; 10.000 Blue Fox; 25.000 Mink. It will thue be seen that the total prediction el allver 1'0: for the Scandinavia! countries equals 238.01!) lIl-‘lll which le probably more than the total production of the United States for the same year and over one and a half times greater than the production of Canada. Con- sidering the fact that food .

supposed to be scarce in Europe it seems almost unbelievable that they could produce these great quantities of fur bearing animals ‘whose diet. must be of a PM“! ngture. rt would be interesting

lnneoa to find out bow quality Ind

usually sold at prices from $600. to $1,300. a pair. So far the fur has not gained any great recog- nition at the auctions at least not that we have noted, At first it was thought that they would bring very high prices but. with the exception of a few peltson the first sale the average prices have been disappointing. It may bc that through associations such as the one recently formed mcmbqs can work up an interest in the fur and in time iiirrfrnihlr it will become popular. We understand that well- matched garments made of chin- chilla are very attractive for cven> ing wear.

The mutation mink offered in the special sale of the Sealtii! Fur Exchange, Washington, was large- ly 101d at market pFlCES. A very ordinary collection of Sliver Blues averaged $65, for the top bundles and $47.50 for the 4o per cent sold- Pastel mink was 65 per cent suld with the best lots bringing $58.5!) and the average for all sold $47.50: Royal Kon-I-Nur was _9S per cent said. the top lot bringing $3550, the collection averaging $3.001 Blue Frost was 85 ilcr cent sold. the best lots bringing $23.50 and the average for all sold $15.50. All of - the miscellaneous skins including White, Steel Blue. Breath of Spring. Pastels and Silver Bin “were said at an average of $1950 and top price o1 $25.00.

Next Wednesday Lampson, Fraser 6s Huth will have an important sale of mutation mink with Royal Pastel, White. Blue Royal Koh-LNur, Bin-Frost and other varieties . .. The next general sale of thc Montreal Fur Bales, Ltd. will be February 21th. The Canadian Fur Sales Auction company, Ltd. sale o: Silver Fox will be held on March 1st. 2nd. and 3rd.

The National Chinchilla Breed» er‘e Association of Canada held

in Canada at llandsdowne Hall.

Toronto. February 14th. More than I00 chlnchlllas were exhibited.

Predicts Prosperous Tourist Traffic Year

VICTORIA. Feb. l9 — A prosper- oue tourist traffic for Canada during 1948 was lorcast by Albert A. Gardiner of Montreal, general passenger traffic manager QNJt. system in an address here Wednesday before the annual meeting of the yictoria arid Vancouver Island publicity bureau.

Immediate prospects for the tourist end travel industry he said as determined through many personal contacts and various surveys show a serious aaber and substantial picture of optkrliam as the tourist and travel industry of Canada is concerned.

There were a number of‘ reasons for the bright. outlook, Mr. Gardner laid, among them being tho fact there le a huge backlog of "potential trans alantic tourist

THE WILSON’! SNIPS

In the spring. when day is done, out of the darkling sky there falls a sound of eldritch laugh-ter. a weird. shrill "Who-hoo-hoo-hoo- boo-boo." with a rapidly rising in- flection. This is the "call" of the Wilson‘? Snipe, produced, say the authoriles at the National Mu- seum. by the air rushing past the stiff tail-feathers. This call is eas- ily lmltated vocally, and never falls to bring the bird to inves- tigate. The Snipe haunts open. marshy country. where it probes the moist earth for worms. lar- vae, and insects. Ils lolrg slender

ably odaptedofor this purpose. Wilson's Snipe". known also as

Head: crown brownish black, di- vided-iri the middle by a line of pale buff; a blackish line from base of bill to eye; bill very long but slender; eyes not abnormally large. Upper parts and wings variegated with black, brown, and buff. Throat white, breast buffy streaked blackish; sides barred slate color on a white ground; bei- ly white. Tail brick-red, barred black. whitened on the outer feathers. Length of adult, 10 to l2 inches.

This snipe is wcll known iI‘l England as a migratory game bird. It is, say the gunners. decidedly inferior to the Woodcock as game. The method of preparing snipes for the table was somewhat singu- lar. They were plucked, singed, and the head skinned, then roasted “with everything in them as they succumbed to fate": undrawn, as we-term it. However. there were other ways of cooking snipe which required other handling. ‘Fne breasts, thighs, and wings i?) were said to be the parts .most esteem- e .

SCOTTISH LIFE AND

CHARACTER i9) It is noticeable that Dean Ram- say, in his "Reminlscences" sel-

dom touches upon the subject of Scottish music or folk-songs. There is also no reference to the "pipes": u singular omission. that casts a. doubt on the Dean's Scoticity! In England each country has its own folk-songs. melodious. and at times magnificent. in their tunes, but unfailingly ponderous. They are like our plummudding. rloh but solid, Now, one cannot dismiss the Scottish tunes with a. phrase: they are too varied in their metre, liar- molry, theme and treatment. All old Scottish gypsy. (there are gm- slcs in the border counties; who was a noted performer on the violin, gave it as his opinion that "llaebody was a. fiddler till ‘lie could gar his sel greet wi‘ ills fid- dleP-imnke himself weep with his fiddle.) As to the pipes, inc emotion is of quite another kllln. their skirling incitcs to conflict more than aught else. We have.

however. heard of thc sect who described his national festival thus: “Mon. they had fourteen

pipers there, all playing together and all playing the same tune! I: was graundli"

Well, we have reached the ‘last division of Dean Ramsay's book»- on Scottish stories of wit and humor. ._ Most of the stories have a strong ecclesiastical blas._ as the following. A minister in the Nortll of Scotland took a habitual absen- tee to task, and the man defended himself by a plea of dislike of long sermons. “Deed. man," said the reverend gentleman. nettled at the inslnuation directed against. himself, "if ye dinna mend, ye may land yersel where ye'll no be troubled by sermons either lallg

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after. be met his forrna parishion- er who told him he had "changed his religion." “Indeed? said the Doctor, "how's that? I ne'er heard ye had 0nyl" It wasrthis some

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Dr. Gilchrist who gave a pointed There's not’ much need to tell

rebuke w s young lnlster whom. you that it‘a the early bird he considered rather conceited. that bring. in sop o“ income The newcomer was to conduct thc _ _yot it, can't do any harm to service at. the Doctor's church, uni ' minim] you 0| it:

was being coached in the order ol’,

the prayers. Dr. G. told theulov-iwhgmg, you n, "hi"; A. lice that he always finished the lhu" o, Aqsuug“ u"; “u i". Drayor before the sermon with the “M. phi-ii, on when you ‘w; iLords Prayer. The young fellow you, chic“ __ “my on ‘he demurred at this and asked if he hind o; chick. you siuypmd might not introduce any other ' puny, o; course‘ on how you short prayer? “Ou. aye," was thc ; hum‘, m,“ Doctor's reply. "gif ye can gle us‘ anything better!" lWe have put in over 25 years

In the present day, notices of of solid work on turning out the kind of chicks you want. And pulpit. In the time under IBVirlV/‘WO can supply them RIGHT they were read from the bell-loit_ NOW. by the beadle, a church officer who had both civil and ecclesias- tical duties. Here ls a specimen: “Notice! Olly person gruppit (grasped: caught) shearin’ gerse CHARLES E’ WORTH’ (cutting grass) up an’ down sir I. A. Jelley, 01¢“; Robert's parks. will be poonlshed Olsarlea 8. Maelfay, as far as laa will alloo." And a- gouging,” 88in! "Also some of ye brack the Mrs. Geo. Muirhead. leg o' a sheep yesterday on thc St. Eleanofla Blair Hill. If oily o‘ ye will tell Garth MacLean. Lot I6, me who. did it he will be hand-i south w"; somely rewarded." l Robert J. haw. Bloomfield

In the Dean's younger days it Clarence F. Haelam, Emerald was the fashion to notify a birth to all acquaintances by a verbal

message carried by a properly at- ‘

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In Mare-h. 1041. Pet-rick 0'- Ilaherty. lives- Bran. Cape Breton. N. 5.. received H! be! Cleieba. Later he wrote I. “Th! are all in good oauditlal and growing well.” Mr. o‘. norms: also moat o..." Lllht sueeex Chioke in ll“. Ila lays “they gave [plggfllfl results."

Rllllll A- Gogau, Petiaoodiae, N. 8.. received hie Bray Chlaka early In March. 1947. He wrote to us, "My ohielre arrived safe- ly and _I have not lost one. They are the beat l have ever had.” Mra. Andrew Doucett. Hunter's River. I’. E. 1., wrltea-“l am well satisfied with my fiook. l have always had good moi; with Bray Chicks."

Fred W. BRAY, Limited-l20 John St. N., Hamilton, Ont Z73 Queen 5L.

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J. J. Stewart. Montague Elmer Wench. Wllmot Valley WlnafonW. Currie. Alba-ton Miss Gertrude Dauaett. Hunter River Mrs. Arthur J. Enman. New Arman 0. C. Johnson. North Tryon C. B. Hume, Brooklyn

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tired messenger; the message be- gan "Mrs. A.’s compliments tolwomen, one can-yin; a baby m Mrs. B. , and went into detahs of.passirlg, the infant-bearer handed {$951K I llllfifeslln! cllflfllcber- me alsmail packet. saying ‘Here. “were ‘i; custom strictly Scot. ,hinny.' l. e.. honey, a tern. of 5 W 0 W88 BlvHly-l ctflfdladdrees. "What's this for?" I ask- out at baptisms, in the long ago. or; in Suxpflge’ “y, h" i; give it An unmarried woman must cnrryIt the fol-st, 11pm 15d ye meet,” the child to the church, at the ghe said, meaning phat, cugmm m. firmed timda lofarlng fa ‘Zacgetb of| Joined it I wok the words at ma“ ‘W!’ lll “l! "sail ‘B! n9 Y _l face value, and when my compan- Dn rom re c dsdress. Tlusyion asked what she said I told 225:1: . hr. "in - , -m . an ga o e r o e

idle lllfflnl- A 530T." l5 W11‘! 01' i!" l mysterious parcel, I turned it over 30811511 Dllke- Whfl Bfllved "l to him. It was spice-loaf (frailt-

Glasgow on a sunday afternoon A young woman. with a child ir.

her arms, came up to him and held out a slice of bread and cheese. In vain he protested llc

didn't want it. he knew nothing of their usages—she should give tne packet to somebody else. She took no notice of his objections and continued to tender the gift.

was the Duke of —-, and pre- sumably not amenable to the lo- cal customs. She promptly closed the argument by saying: “Tlnf ye were the King on the throne, ye maun tak the bread and cheese!" (This custom was a Northumerinn one also. maugrc the worthy Dean.

cake) and cheese! However Bllly Anderson wasn't too selfish; f got a share.)

The "stick-pin" included in the packet, was intended to bring good luck. A pill was the usual offering thrown into the olci “Wishing Well" InIorder to pro-

“ ' pltiate the local genius. a last. resort he informed her .10:

Addithrha u. Weather Charts

Recently I referred to the cellent Weather Charts" for ‘.947. issued by the Experimental Sta- tion, Char ottetown. I mentioned the possi ity of the Chart being used as a. diary for its owners‘ co»

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servatiorls. Hare is what i added to my copy: "January 1947. ‘fix- tremely high barometer. Jail. l, never saw it so high. Well dry for a full month. Snow going Jan.

wllcrcos the Duke got his riiecse and brcnd I was not so lucky! Ii schoolmate and 1 set out, one Wednesday afternoon. on an er- rand to the village, and met two

TMWS. Jan. 15. 20, 27, and 8i. Mail missed Jan. 4, ll." After adding observations of this character the

Chart should be away.

carefully filed Musical Brae c

With the advent of the great masters, Beethoven, Meudeisohn. Mozart and others, the era a! Classical Music began. The learn- er—-and there are many now-may, desire to know what is meant U! Classical? A puzzling question? However. such music shows that its composer preferred proportion and finish t.o passion and i agiaa- tion: or we may say that such music subordinates content to form. When the ' ’ i compos- ers had exhausted their stock of forms (for that is what happen- ed) the era of Romantic Muale set in. It was the exact reverse of the Classical. for its music was et.l.r'- rinB. Passionate, and imaginative, and put formal effects in the background. It was an era of great song-writers who have never been excelled. They "had their day and ceased to be" about the bmnning of the twentieth century whm mankind, bewildered, threw aside all restraint and introduced w-hat is called Modern Muslo. A bQttAr name would be the era‘. of Fan- tastic llluslc. keeping the tern “Moderrfl for something better.