Ranci- haive to exblb

it care in the use o! D.D.T. H. B. wastes of Williamson, Neiw Yolk, retaerlfly reported the kus of 100 minkklinmhlsrandlcatleedby gpflylflfl D.D.T. in oil oval- the

grinder, mixer and feed pails D

D T. ispoieoxious tomink andshoilld never come in wntact. with feed- iyig equipment and solutions of it in oil are more dangerous than in

W306i’.

Athol Roberts. well known and vc-ry successful tanner o! High- field, has sold. his mm. lo Ralph Gay, one of the most popular groc. ctr. of Cllioirhittetown, who was wmpollied to YEIILIQ through failing health. Mr. mberia bad consider- nbie sirocess in raising foxes and no understand has disposed o1 his entire fox 1191111118- We 111101 111-1

scliiing cut does not mean his re-

moval from here where he has been numbered among our best inhabit.

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lhewesthas iostagoodfox farmer and we have gained one in the person of Irvin Miller, former-

1y or Marslkfleld‘ but who resided in Alberta for many yeah-a

and was one 01,111., first to produce whites

face forces. Eventually Miller foxes became Dominion wide known, some of the very best of the breed belnz

rnisfld on his Alberta rasicih. In

trill-e Mir. MIIIB!‘ will reside on the SIXUIRTDY formerly occupied by Will-

about three miles from Oilarkrtte. town. Mr, Miller has bfflwm 001119 of his choicest foxes from the west and will add P 8.1. strains as well its mink with the expectation of eventually developing the ranch into n large 8114111’.

Word‘ comes from Noll-way that the fur farmer; there will retain n greater number of animals for iircadl purposes from their i946 product on and there-fore the crop qt skins will be smaller than in i945. Qwiiity will be better believe, becaiuse of increased f supplied. The reason the farmers are holding up peitins is t-o ex- pnnd production In antlcipiiiwfl 01 future increases and demand. The piroduction of all Norwegian fur farms in i945 was about as fol- lowsz- M000 silver fox 5km‘. 3.000 platinum fox; 15.000 blue fox and 1 to 2 thoisand other foxes. some of these white faces and 15.000 111111-11- Tlie stout of furs on hand A 1i 1st, 1946 included 100,000 sliver- ox. 2.000 platinum fox of good qiuality and 3,000 poorer grades, 25.000 blue fox and 2,000 mink. The number cf foxes on farms as at April 1st was stated to be 120,000 silver 10x, 10w 00o blue fox, 1.000 male platinum fox and 10,000 mink

The above figures with refer- once to the minibu- of fox pelts 011 hand in Norway 1st A-Dfli 0x11101115

the difficulty Canadian exportieitkaf Association. S1 00 membership for this Association must accompany The coimnitiee having ful- bearing animals depart- ment is Superintendent W. P. Lius. ley. Committee, Fkl-l. Copp, Georg Mtwleod, J.H. ltlactFhail. It pected that this show will bring together many of the best breed- ers in New Brunswick, Nova Scotieu and Prince Edward Island. will be the 33rd Maritime Winter Flair and has been well nam ‘ The Victory Fair, A sp gram of VflflldeVlIle will be g iii the evenings i’. connection with the Judging nf various classes in Judging of foxes rd and mink wlu commence alt 9.30 am. on Wednesday, 80-18 and will be t-orltinued . Also on Thursday. 1'11- day and Saturday evening there will be a fox breed- ers banquet at six o'clock.

‘All fmies must be against, dlgfign-ipgr by an authorized Provincial veterinarian on or be. fore October 14th 1916 and a cert- inncculation must be forwarded to 111a Manager qf the Maritime Winter 11bit‘ on 0r before

nllgwcd in the Fair building. Ail i; must, be innoculated for dis. Not more than 40 foxes ot- 40 milik may be enter- ed by one exhibitor and not more than two exhibits may be in any one seat-ion.

The next sale cf silver four Ours will be held in Montreal the week bfiOctober 28in 31st. ‘There seems be a better feeling the put. week iqi (my; in the fur markets and

misc nlrilchlarger lion of the during will b September le

have had in limiting headway I11 Eiuopean markets. A lot of these Norwegian skins had been kept in 001d storage for months and when eventually placed on the market did not. show up to advuntlfl. Their r quality lowered the whole he o: the silver fox and mutation market not only 111.5111; Pricing Europe but also. America. 1i, ls to be ironed that they 0011 be disposed of before the new sea. son's crop is offered 811d 11 50 riuch brighter prospects will pre- vali.

The l-midoul one dates for 1941 are as follows- l-ludsorrs Bay 00m- ny wlrvter shite February 3 ollowed by other more“; Hud- i.cn‘s Ba Company 11014118 Atprril mt , rollotvcd by other brok- ers: Hudson's Bay I1 8111mm" sale 20th of Ortuber. relayed 11 other brokers. The above sales wi be general furs. The 010106 1°‘ 5111" cr fox including platinum. Wi- "'9 —liudtscn's Bay Pompom‘ 5111 56-"- uary, 194'! followed by other brok- ers; Hudson's Bay 0011190111’ 17111 Nlarch, followed by other brokers; liudsons Bay Conlpany 2nd J1me. followed by other brokers. We 110119 the old reliable company will 801 1| ht dorm-to businem and act as in the plat its the principal dil- tributor olsilver fox furs throwb- mrt the British Donliniorts, in I801 l-he whole world

New Brunswick Fur Barium‘! Association will hold a live 1°11 elbow at Fredericton Novunber 18th tq 22nd and n mink mow at Barth- l t November 12th and 18th. ‘PM

rltimc Winter Fair fox a will be held at Amherst C 11th to November 5th.

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Mink For Sale

Pure Eastern Mink ‘ Natural Dark

Mutatitinl: Blue Frost Thou slink are from Durante that won prim for- the put two year-s. Every inillk sold in ltuaranteed to give sat- isfaction. -

are right. A911! for‘ rmtrcqflitmiln-pa Bellini, N. B. 0M. do. 11.8. No.1

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HMELY aortas on TOPICS CONNECTED wnh

Silver Fox Farming __

these peilta in the Canadian and American markets. 'l‘he United States Aaociation of Flu Farmers have already decided 1111011 this

which is a very reasonable one and should appmi to every .0! furs. Just how the de- ductions will be made has not been definitely decided, wlhethetl- by an increased grading tax or by n per- deducted by auction houses. The grading tax would the most equitable as it would take in every one who pmduces and sells mink 0r fox pelts.

The Black Fox Magazine will celebrate its 30th anniver the January 19W, issue. Th not take in the whole history of this vary lla- and original pub- lication witch has its borne New York City. The writer- de- rlitely remembers the summer of l3 when a very likeable gentle- man named RC. Kaye came to the office or the Canada rbx m- ohange and Investment. Company, Ltd. seeking advertising for the Black Rrx Magazine, then pnlblish. Johll, N.B. After con- tinuing there for several yea-rs Mr. Kaye moved to New York where his magazine took in a wide field, in fact circulated all over the fur world and was the principal med- ium for advertising sliver fox and mIPk. Quite a long time ago Mr. Kaye sold out to the present marl. agement who have inept lam McKay on the Maipeque Road, Four Miagazln to _

emizing it to fit in with the trends present tirrc. Under the dir- ectnrshlp of Edward a. Rldley it_. has grown in circulation arid infiu. once and is looked forward w by many thcruaaalds and other reaiers to give them p to da-te news of the fox and mink industry,

Classes for foxes and mink will in connection with the Maritime Winter Fair at Amherst, October 30th to November . Class 1 will be f0: Standard Silvers rcent silver, also 90-100 veiled, 90-100 percent silver not veiled. Classes for adult males and pup males. adiuit (e. males and pin) females Class 2 will be tor white ularked silvers. Class 3 for Standard Platinums. medium light and extra light. Class 4 for Pearl Plntinums, medium, light and extra light. Class 5, lllhite

ed Pearl Phtlnum medium, in ‘light and extra Glacier Btu-es, light and extra light. Class 8, Groupe and Heads. Eiltrlcs close October 15th. An entry fee c.f $1.00 per fox or mink must accompany applic- a-ticn for entry and exhibits should be silipped in care of and shipping

Sam-story Maritime Winter

All exhibitors Imust be members

e-n

man-Wallace 1110010111 Ii been confidence emendered in tkzh

uld thenprcvaiied in

n. a dvtiouit to find ‘out but how ‘many r1114 IN

an

Good Business To iiiii Sheep In Fall

To emure the cornfo v. and vit- ality of sheep and lambs during the winter months, a second d1?’ ping in the fall is necessary to kill any possible remaining ex- ternal parasites. Fall dippllil is just as miportant as the earlier dipping, but owing to the fact that ticks may be fewer and more dif- ficult to see, it is often assumed that the sheetp are entirely free from the pests, says J. A. Teller, in charge of Sheep Production- Dipping may be relied upon to kill all lice and ticks, but there is a possibility that some o! the insect eggs ‘may not have been affected by the dp and wi-ll hatch later on and form a new generation. A few ticks in the fall will multiply many times before b95118. hence the necessity for the se 0nd dip- ping. September or Ocober are the two best months for fall dip- ping, but should the weather turn cool, the flock should be housed for a night or two until the fleeces are thoroughly dry.

In order to prevent the poison- ing of pastures by the dip on the grass, after the sheep have been dipped. it is necessary to hold the sheep to allow the dip to run out of the wool to drain beck into the tank. This saves the dip and over- comes the pasture p ironing dan- ger. To do this, a form attached to and sloping to- wards the dipping tank must be made. The platform should be large enough to hold ten sneep. Tongued and grooved lumber, or rounh lumber lined with galvan- ized iron would be satisfactory material to use. Hurdles and a Rate serve to keen the sheep on

lthe platform until the dip has

been drained off. If the dipping tank is located in a, lane or in a corner of a field, convenient hold- ing pens for the sheep previous to dipping can be easily arranged.

Live stock field men of the Do- minion Department of Agriculture in all the provinces have sets of plans for building a community tank. and in several districts such tanks have been set up. These tanks have many advantages, The cost and labour are less for the individual farmer, and when ii fall dipping is undertaken involves Pctisidembiy less trouble than if there were no equipment at hand

T0 DISTINGUISH sex IN runner) cnlcks

111111011211 it is well known that, Purebred Barred Plymouth Rocks 110111113’. 1-119 Partly rown and adult ma!" c1111 be re y dis-tlrquished from the females by the iypg oi 1111111118 on the feather. there are 11011111101‘. eiweittions in certain cases. It 1s also well known that lhg cockerel baby chicks tend i0 be lighter in down mlcur their. the plllisis but until recently, it, was "01 Possible to tell ihe sex of Barred Rock chicks by cown minim 3111:) lsuificlelit accuracy to be iii-ac. C8. 8.

‘Ne. 102 (Publication No. 718i on SigllhSexihg Barred Rock Bath Chicks lmied blv the Poultry Div}. 510m. eintal mums Service, an accurate method of distinguish. ing sex in this breed of chick was introduced about the r i936. Since trhetn the method spread until sit the present time in cim- ads “Sex-sightlug" as it is called is widely practised on Barred Rod; chicks by commercial chick sexers. Consequently the Dominion De.

partment of Agriculture has issued the bililetiirl on sex-sighting for the

purpose of explaining by description and illustration just. how t is done. ‘Ilbe sexes are distinguished by patteim of the white head spot, leg colour, aind by shade of black colour in the down. Because the

differences iin many cases at

least to the beginner are difficult to dis- tinguish these difficulties are ex,

pialned by the bulletin. A keen stu- denbyaclosestudyotthebuilelt-

lnshouidbesbletosex

chicks accurately. When difficulty is ex. per-fenced after the study, it recommended that a few iasons be taken from an expert. A copy of the bulletin may be obtained by writing to the DOTILIIIIWI Depart- ment of Agriculture. Ottawa.

milled no such expectations being reclined. Taking all things into do considerat we are an awful lot better off than Norwegfln fur farm- em and should be thankful that we idlgve got on as well as we have ne. t

TilE iilcto ry F a Ir ‘*1?- Amherst, N.S. Oct. 30-Nov. 5

This year marks the re- -vival, after eight years, of the gigantic

buuG

Winter F air

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Come and see the ‘ wonderful

AGRICULTURAL and INDUSTRIAL DISPLAYS SPARKLING ENTERTAINMENT

A GOODTIME FOR ALL

ceived a. number of plants of Oulis for examination. 1 foilnd them to 81m be 0. corniculafn, and promised to give some notes on the genus later.

found in Britain today. 0. Aceton- ella, a vfhitejlcvrerled plant, fre- qwenite moist shady spots, right up to the Oitkneys; 0. cornlculaf-a is local in S.W. England, and never found north of it; 0. strict: found inawoodinCheshlueandscuthof it, is believed to have been intro- duced. All

and named by the Swedish botanist Linnaeus '

in this riovince. in atli likelihood introduced as impurities among seed by the early settlers.

the identity of 0. Acetoeelia. Bot- atriists however, tic not clearly dif- ferentiate between 0. corniculfltfl and Ostrich. The distinctions ob- served by Linnaeus are helije num- bered, foil- ease in comparison:

Sorrel. <11 Plant pubescent, t2) stem prooumbe

012t- . cauiine, (4) stlpules adnate. (5)

ining pint.‘ Peduncles axillary 2 to S-floivered

Soil-rel, differs in these 112511011151

-ai.most smooth. '2)Tl1e stem is erect and with numerous "rimriers" at the base. (3) The leaves are as in cor-nicuiata, but oftenuwhmllod. (4) The stipules are minute <5) 'I‘he peduncles are from- 2 to ii-fioaered.

at right angles it. the stalk t7) ‘ Os.

carnieuiata is deep green, while 0. strict: ls pale green. I have obser- vad both species during the past

sumimer.

do not always agree with the de. gci-lptloyis given nlbove. What makes the observation more 01111011111 18 the great vairiuticn of. the species in response to its environmen-t.

teach Li; ii mining village sixty or seventy years ago, "had his work cut, out," c; the saying went. The law did not press upon the ab- sentees. and a 810811- 111900’ "1' me children did no: so to 5011001 111 all. The Church schools did what they could, but the illilti-IXCIHIQS never had the funds to build schools for all, and it was not till 1800 that an Act was pasted for the building of schools by local School Boards. The actual building was of course latter.

the children lrvilug in the Village under these conditions were as “wild u young txilis": not really _ -bad, but full of enersy- P Ir1fl“'~ml11y Space plus an infinite niiim. mischievous and more than a H1110 bee‘ of tiny pa/xtlclcs (atoms). ‘Iihis thoughtless with wiell on to 100,wa.s diETilfid and re-affirmed time

However. stare Flarmers’ Bulletin:

y o; the“ fydtimg IIILPS, ii was quite a. task 01' 11'-

knep grder in the mhool. let alone teach! He milrnt have WW9 i": little flock by rracans of the @0110

but he was W156 enough to know ma; tome l5 no remedy in a school and is not to be evoked till other means f-aii, cxmsequentiy 110 can“ m his aid all the device: he could mini; of, to promfltte discipline and at me 5mm iiine interest his scholm. (I was one of the schol- imi, but more inclined to be ob. servant than mischievous.)

commie when at 9 am. the "maisttor" ap- hl; (police) whistle‘. Immediately

a. dhirl

Lines!" There was no good 1000?? fod- the hubbuo; 11 "use mm ° gel! importance o! the 101111881015 who ilimigihit, thcv were 2114118 01'0- 91-3 to their fellows, but the master

superfluous energy. L‘ each class had fallen irltonllne and gm first command was: Dress to the left!" Then each scholar stretch. ed his left arm till his fingers wiicticd his neigbork shoulder and “w iimi hi; fee-t were in line. "Attention!" brought the left. arms

" d ever scholar turned as 21.1.“; dnvoi. "FIIJTWGIGI" and 1119i’ moved oft like clockwork be called from the ranks Ofl‘ mis-

thl lIk that F01’ Q . wasmstood on one s and not al-

D“

order ho sent q metal-tor into school with imtructiozis to write dawn 11* names of those who misbehaved ou- wlho did not go to their 1‘

desks. etc. boy was often selected and usually

turned out to be a emit #1111111" for correct behavior!

"l1 mom! but th tim was well flMiKTw-II. instilizd digclplin and

was ' Ht- tuiticn- left tum -!br- wud into Boiiooll"

out a “Syllabus of Ph ical Tran. inc for Schools" uid it I mist-Ike

wupmxedbi’

evidence

in 1914. but after that I heard no

more of it. some M‘ 1 W" ivm a

an ehbneote of

dill”. ‘Bill had been intend- elffbramnlscheclbutrdotlht author Siruthoonfs plan

warevn- tried there. And [have manna ibo whether the tart fllldlllti in .

Moot at

- NEWS‘Y-

NOTES -

ll! Mfleolo Q-

Our Wood Sorrel: ~ During th! past summer I re-

‘Iiheee are three species of Oxalta

three were examined And all three are found

‘Ilheire is never any doubt about

Oxllia louiata, Yellow Wood rt. branched. with. nmmgi-s r3) Leaves trifoliate

t6) fruiting pedicils defle-xed, t7) es downy. 0. sir-iota. Ubrightt Yellow Wood-

(i) Tile plant is suugielrrous, 1.0..

(6) Fruiting nedlcels spreading, i.e..

glaibrous, (smooth). Brittorfs Manual 810105 111101’. 0-

The American Manuals

An Aid lo Discipline The scho- lmaater who came to

It will readily be believed that

e schoolmaster t0

well, mic training in the schoolyard 111111 01W ll cry ascen ed. —“I-1!1¢-'»1

it, over, as getting rid of this time

om, bind eyes front. "R1911!

weed-killer. To u Otflain dggreg H, is "selective" that is, it is sprayed over a lawn to kill dandelicns, Dlaintains. etc, while leaving the

ss urlilvm-t A friend who has med me 34-D- iflys it certainly killed the weeds but because he made it, too strong it killed the 811855 fool The directions on the 11°11 8W0 the amount of powder to the sailor: or water and it is well to stick]; to that .

I tred it 0n Lamb's Qiiar (Qheriopooiurni .. most dlffiglll: Pin-tit, for l-t shed lnost of the spray. Since the 2-4.D acts by - 10b. this was a bad start. Never-- ml? 1°81. after a few days. the plant-s

e discolored and twisted. T1100’ survived but the utriclc held 11ml‘ u-"del/Blvlwd seed that could

110i P05511115’ germinate next season. ibl

Fbr many plum-rs that tilrow of! spray, a. "striclber" isuch as soap is mixed with the wiater: but what 111-1151 be used W11ll 2.4-D?

I am credibly informed that an Island tanner cleared the "wild 01111111111" from a field with this chemical at a cost cit $2 per acre for the 2-4-D aicne. That is worth remembering His troubles are by 110 111661115 0V6: though; (hi5 i5 5, “Peed whose seeds will "nest for 15 years in the ground! and will grolw JUSI. as soon as the plow brings them up.

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"The Story of Silence"

Most of Us desire to have some isnowledse of’ l-mot those modem magicians, the men of science, are d0l11g to the world and its inhab- liBIflT-Sj without however making p, Profound study of it. A newt little volume in the New Home Library, “The Story of Science" by David D1011. gives a unified exposition of that subject satlsfactary to the sage and the ltzymah alike.

There sire four "ST-ONES" in the Wilton: Of the Universe. 0f g1; Earth. Of the Oiom; and or

e.

_'I'11e story o: tile Universe is a dissertation on ancient and modern Astronomy written in a easy and P10151118 11111111101‘. and longing from the solar system to the flngJypg nebulae. ‘Ilhe structure of the Uni. verse is the sllblect of the last 6110-11182‘ and this is illustrated by an lrtteresting map.

The Stouiy of the Earth is of course an accoulrit o! its Geology. NOW G€<110gy can be made (l very QTY su-bicct indezd. but Mr. Dietz handles it delightfully. A1] the phenomena shch as earthquakes, 895cm. 110i- 59-"111445. the fossils in til-e lmks are IGVNEWEd in turn,