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QQTOBER .1944

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CfliRl-QEETQHIN GQARDIAN

which was black with lllbt blue

"Men NOTES on TOPICS gonnecrco WITH

Silver Fox Farming

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‘ I11 i. 51¢ Th‘ wgiielihfiolairqiielengofwgrs- lmumhred 511W! fox W"!

the n1: "H “i?” Jffifii

' VG! 3 ttfiiiliil“; mgfiigiluslgins. and we w» w“ 1" t“ °° "f “twill mdmsaoodswereflw- W" "-

an offering of M11 all three- quarter all"?! f" m h”? sold and they ht I B, -° ,‘ w Am“; 9'1 per on» of tic n00 M1; silver charmed him-ls a‘, me tap price of Siil-tzlilldllg m, cs9 quarter-silvers I"! l" I

1d t a high of cent so a,“

d ne

leoctlon consisted of ‘M. central Russia Rilssbn silvers had DPlVmll-ily been sold in the New York market from time to time at private trea- ty 11w last lots have appeared there in the spring of this year. Prices for these lots did rot aver- age as high as those of this sale. 11 15 reported. It is understood that the Russian silve: fox pe. m ‘ed mogtly for trimmings on mm c031,,‘ only a comparatively gmnll proportion of the more sil- wry good; going into coats.

1 f m the above ac- wififoigtiiiraoosu of the R115- slan silver fox pclts one must ar-~ rive at the conclusion that they were s poor lot Privatniy we have reamed that many of them were wngidei-sibly off-color and of mlailer size than the_ regular nywhed types, Canadian or‘ American. It may be that the Rus- sians have sent their poorer Ikins w market and have rats d their batter ones fer tlzamseivsa 1; the“ m really an average of what their fur farms can duce they certainly are very much out of the 9km“!!-

Many of us were of the opinion that Russia would be s moat for- midable compo h the pro- duction of furs becalusle of the‘ very cold climate _wt1ich grevails. particularly in Siberia, ut, no doubt they are handicapped by food problems and perhaps by parasites and that is the reason why their pelts are fro‘, better.

as back in

c our memory to the fall of 1919 the writer can , res-ember viewing some 200 pelts iron one of our Island ranches. lhsse were aimoci brie-r red and ills explanation was that the fed too liberally

the trouble was parasitlcal, parasites were unknown then and it was not until two lears later that the late Dr J. A. Alien was sent down here by the Dominion government and discovered hook- worm among foxes. Before that hookworm was considered a south- ern disease and in therefore would not be possible in invade such a norilrem latitude as this. but the DflCl0l"s keen intuition and good microscope showed astonished ranchers these tllreadllke hooked ‘ s which developed in the millions and kept foxes untlirifty and gave them a dirty, dull red color.

While on the subject we are confident that lnany ranchers in this province do not deal suf- ficiently with parasites in their foxes and we would suggesbthat if you ham any foxes that are unthrifty looking or pups that have a tendescv after being we1l_ fed to be stiuioen, that vou trcatv them all. adults and pups, within the next two or three weeks. while you are ll!‘- that lob treat their ears ior eal-nzites and be sure they do not harbor any fleas. .

Now is the time to go your houses. dens and pens. See’ that all n cry repairs are made and tat drafts cannot set in when cold weather develops and perhaps caise the loss of the whole or part of a litter. 'l‘here are all kinds o! repairs necessary at this season of the sear and there is only; week or two, pos- Blbly three. weelis remaining be- fore the wpathci- gets so cold or unfavourable as to prevent their icing clone. The ilne days now are also valuable l" Biving Yul. an op- Wmlllity to 1:0 carefully over, your foxe. and make Vfllll’ selec- tions for nerd. year's breeding. Our eXllerience islthat as a rule pups ihat are borti between March and Abrli 15th. rtiuilcrly the f-zmaie D1196. are m re liable to give lit- iers than tosc born later on. Good develo ellt in s female is "wfllflry to make her a breeder ‘he "Ht vea and it would be fool- ish if you have an outstanding "male that as not produced a littcr the o,

over r111

I n‘ bfllriiae-rgo nd we do not ‘advise

I! You ha a tendency to ac;

mmlllraged lwer the fact that a

lame pllliumb of pelts arc unsyd, ces v- r! -li a d

the buslc =s ‘stem? t]: bemon m“

. These are to be and each

IIMTIMFT

1,5 small perccntag»

pro- P-heipa said the government

its health and they are delighted

URNIPS .

e will be accepting Purple Top Turnip: "Ii. i0!‘ Waxing at our plant in limited quan- '

load is io be ill ugh ‘the office bfore being brought in.

RANK B. CLARKE

last. legs. we would . t t1 opinion that as long arflilgawoi-ilé lliasts silver fox pelts will

and sold. and that. the busi-

fhc ncss will have its upg and down,

1nd W111 require Just as close at. miollxarignxllglllt‘ other form or

___ , f There are hopeful signs show. £1115

even nuiv. ‘dial. ‘i°.“.r‘°“"

my last. .- gfiirona demfléld for oolbienmg OXes was ev chi-ed t in yesterday at Lazrpsornalvrssgr fir]:

Just Wear

f: ~<

“will. Inc. with prices in this art- tion.

icle ncirig from firm so 1

00M her than the last salE Die; Bentenlber. Tile collection con- sisted of 1,141 new color M13595 lncludins all Wiles of platiflums white mar-lied and ring necks. was 75 per cent sold ll a big-i oi $170 - 00 for top platinlims. White mark.

Dlflbi-IIUIHS P05011021 “$.01

“P1111 slivers held firm w com-l petive bidding and the offering 01' 1.564 skins was '10 per lent sold "m1 3 WP PFvc of $64.00. A 51113.11 011811118 0i three-quarter silvers was 90 per can; cold at a hi 1i ' $60.00.. Manufadiuiws doniigaltatg the bikylng wiil. some coast buy- er; partiogating. Wild furs fared less favourably. most of ms offers were either withdrawn or sold iii Cross lux tini- ber wolf and wolf were UiIiliiIliWll. Abwt 16.180 red fox was only is

mand. Blue fox in a poor collect- grlii of 231 skills went mainly un-

per cent. sold due to restricted tic-F g

J- L. Phelps Regina Resources Minister advised the Saskatche- wan C.C.F. Council that the 0.0.11‘. government there will‘ take action to broaden the nation-i al resources act giving t.-.e govern» ment authority w take over ex- isting plants or industries to prtwi oeas and market navural resources.|

A fur marketing agency is now b01118 I-‘n-iud lay the Resources Department the inister said. sail-i w \ , license certain 1iz._rties to enter the‘ fur handling business and will set. out the conditions under whicnl the business shrill operate:

We are indebae-l to a friend, H. S. Jenkins. Alderssrdc. Alberta, for a 601w 0i the Alberta Provin- cial Blur Breeders’ Asmclatlin official program of fox and mini; live fox shows ‘which will be he'd

at Calgary November 0th to 10th r with pelt show l~eld at Edmonton January 3rd. 4th. and Th

s president is J J Barr. Edmonton, and the first. vice president and show superintendent is l-l. J. MOIIISOmeFi/l Wctaskaiviii M -. Montgomery forrncrlv belonged to Bedeque. President of the Cal-

. Jenkins who Ls also an 181111681‘. and no doubt there are others among tne officers who hall from this PTOVIIIPG. The catalogue i, well gotten up and there are a great many classes-sufficient to take in practically every type of Pelt and must types of foxes. We‘ Aim-Wily hone that‘ this show will be a grand success. which we are confident it will fut‘. I

Frank W. Andrew of Gladstone,

AMiichigan, eccolaiunied by Mrs. drew. is visiting his pare ts Mr. and Mrs J. B Andra,

East Royalty. f-‘rank ram-lied fox-rs here in the early twenties, leaving 101' Michigan about 192-1 and est- ablishing a ranch near Gladstone which ls an excellent section and not. far distant from the laipe Nieman ranches. The climate is Wfy much like our own but the soil is sandy and wire 2,. laid right 0n WP of the ground. Stank has made a Brest silccess cf ranching and now has some 1,400 foxes which vary in color phase from light platlnums. white laces. pearl blatinums to silvers. l-le is con- stantly on the lookout ts imprqvg 1115 bffildl-Ylll stock and says there are many good strains available ln Michigan. Wisconsin and other nearby states. 1

I

Rsnchcra’ problems are very‘ much like our own and the great decline in prices has hit tnc American ranches just as hard as it has ours. except that they have an advantage there in cheaper food products and the fact that they have a tori which imposes 35 per cent on silver fox pelts on- tering the U S A. Frank says that the darker foxes are very much neglected and onr must 0- gree with him when we lcuk over the price. paid for the Russian pelts, It seems that the darks are definitely out France comes into the picture a-| gain they cotton to the three-. quarters and halves, bu‘ that is. rather unlikely cad a tar off af-' fair anyhow.

Prank lilies the platiirnns and he also likes the white faces due to a particularly good fox whlcn he managed to pick up a tew yervs ago. The brccdcrs over there are very much lilhi- and always tn the lookout for a zcod fox, and such ranches as Frnmms and Niemans have men scouting continually during the fa‘! season. but one cannot get mucli information a- bout what the big fellows are do-I i118 at their home ran-hrs. I Andrew looks well Andrew LEO in Dfliefi; o

i

put up in second hand ; arranged for i

and

able prize.

lTi" Aiitmrtes lnvsaii-n III rm

begfilflflxhelgasion of England. had “l “"11. "H" be IIIO- will invade all!” nursed ‘Islnglish

who have done us so much mis.

might

chief; selves caused."

ttime neared the King Queenmmanfihe. and went to sou o listen In Hlllh Constable “flingi- whne m. Da ‘compietin Treguier "s. e English were re arin for defence with no A853‘) p 8 As in were heavily taxed but they paid without complaining. for they knew

the need. In this way

DTSW

over to the Archbishop of York, who with others. was appointed ilflymaster Simon Hurley ed sold uro tc $132 00 While mm‘ made: Governor o.’ Dover Castle, rom ‘ifequent intelligence from France by means both countries. these spies, that France intended to Lind one army Bi DOVBI‘. and another at Sand. wich, and that Jlis forces immense. wich would imperil where the Cathedral with its valu. shrines. Sir Simon therefore visited the Abbot and advi-"ed him send his treasures to L'uver Castle for safekeeping. incensed at this nasonable sug. estion. for he suspected Sir slim on intended to m-ikc away with the treasure, and

"How, to despol

els? If you are afraid, go and shut ‘yourself up in your castle of Dqv, I don't think n.- French will

9T1

we for the losses

- NEWSY NOTES -

for the ‘flltldle of Au . “We

will now avenge our.

i-hey ‘hazy; n e

toaogipoleave

When the

ance was F his pnparationa at n Brittany. as you have

[Ill ors to

determina. the people

ginn

France, the

2.000.000

ere raised and handed

of the money. Sir (Durgllley) was

situation received

of the fishermen of He knew from the King of

usual

were ugon Sand. anterbury,

A descent

tre of

would be a rich colum

‘Due Abbot was

w answered ' e Sir Simon dc you wish l this chiirrn of its Jew.

to a would

. rbhant. ire h

d‘ i’! ho if t0 no G O gays kind oi.’ herrlnfl shores, say il"-"tf"i‘°" en ca visit the coast of Britain. ”"t§'t°‘“i°'r.iii‘ “gluin- he!“

a e g - u" uniiaeus) are abundant visit-

nsiderable Bill-Mi co ing almost immediately all!!!‘ ice leaves—-the end of March to the beginning of Mal!- gtay for about a months and do not occur in summer; but relhrfl in smaller numbers. in autumn. is the latter which have 8W"), M" to the name "winter herfinfl- D'- Needler remarks that. a snawilntl male, 21 cm. long (about i1 inches) was taken at the mouth ford River on October 2'1, 1932; A British writer ultra thaw .he

ches, hut, in suitable localities they mgy run m r5 or even l7 inches. Here is his descri tion in P51‘-

GilLcovers h

bi o ‘l Q 5' ‘r3 vr L“. an 5 o

radiating ridges; of small teeth on the vcmer ‘cen-

55 vertebrae~we call ‘hem "ifliP-is i to Running along the side "lateral The dorsal fin has 17 to 20 ray-i and the anal fin l6 to 18 rays If we didn't know a herring when saw it, a knowledge of above description would guide us

suite recentl ing anot er

profusely aeata

. B. uogier, of Royal Museum, Taronto, whc our foremost authority on the am.- ‘ of Canad "The sala. fl lnl" Ef“"‘.'.;."‘"‘ “iffllirt “iii? “ inter err _ ea . 4 - w . M u m“ 1n Ontario‘. tfiilla cocration isbnvenr; m y] a ronounce young e . "°°“'i?i'l'“iilsi assured that ut. tends to disappear with ale sin oi “Willie!” he" so that in adults there may be (a , ‘rnis statemtent little or none, of it out"; (The yghsre are wo J spec men, foun y Pro- “ 1 looked ull essor Warren J. Ducnemin of nuke sure. Only >. W. 0., was also Amhystoma Jef. visits our zersoniana. but was an adult black gm, scientists. and above and dull lead rotor below) it is ecifically m. Logier continues: "These with the her!‘ B! that salamanders eat earthworms, in. sects and their larvae. rpiders and and will also learn to take amali pieces of raw meat or liver from the end of a forceps or a toothpick. They get along well in a bedding of drirnp moss and should be kept damp and moder. ately cool. We have found sale; manders to be verv east to krep‘ (I may say that I nave the lit. tle black and blue fellow in a dis. used aquarium with a oeddin of sphagnum moss; and hc (or s e71 seems quite contented.

A Bouquet, and a Reflection

Malpeque Bay. aliiisggigtinflb;

Thev

of Bide. I trust I shall not be accused of vanity in printing pari of a let. ter from a gentleman in a schoi. astic position, when: name I with. hold since I am Tinting this‘ ‘without his permiss on. It con. tains much to porder over and readers will do we!‘ to consider it carefully: ' "You are tc be complimented on your interest in nature study. which lends itself r-articularly well to a calling which takes one the out of doors (and for the indoor man is a good mrdlun: for get- ting him out of doors) l". was one of my hobbies long before I took up my present work and will continue to be to zhe end. ln addition to its enteriuinlnent value which is great, it edbilbllSllllfi and maintains contact iviin funda. mental realities and maintains and laws of living things, ton often

size of the aewlnv is 11! 1H-

might pass and wi bout . i ovate Dutch

(W

pallgey 111th; verfiebral n--thc backbone-there are

line" of 53 ta 59 scales-

the

definite conclusion, as ii rule out all other fishes. Jefferson's Salamander

1 wrote 0f ex.

At Convention

Reverend Immaculata, Sugerior, and Sister Monica, die- tit , St. Martha's Hospital, An- tigonish, NS, attended the con- vention of the American Hospital Association, held recently in Cleve- land Ohio. Mother Immnculata is President of the Maritime Con- ference of the Catholic Hospital Association (M.CC.H.A.)

ficial framework bf nicderl: life. 1t ill a form of communion with the Infinite that leavis a slow impress on character and judg. merit, and on one's nandnrd ol values, penetrating beneath sup. erficlal trappin s."

"I often thin that if humanity at large was less forgetful of the basic natural laws to which all living things are subject, there would be less attempt at de. tracking them to E1111 and enticing ends w‘lli gvltflblg pay.off; and the world would not be in the mess that i‘. is in today."

There is such a thou htful phll. osophy in these reflect on: that I could not refrain frail sharing them iivith my readers.

The Fox Sparrow On October 21st, the cat brou ht

s Fox Sparrow, which ded after being rescued.

The Fox Sparrow appears in

our lists as a migrcn, and all

specimens I have seen were iced in April n: October winters in the Southern States its breeding grounds are to the north of us.

Like the rarer TOiVhiE, the Fox Sparrow often betrays itself by scratching energetically among the fallen leaves, “after the manner- of domestic fowls," says Reed; and ' I have seen them visit the feed.’ ing place of the foivls for the sake -‘ of the scattered grain. In the woods they scratch thi- leaves for a few seconds, then p use t-r see what insects they fix r uncyer-

ed. The Fox Sparrow brought in as “almost as large as a rob‘n";

not. It

and

_ W Salamander forgotten in the cr-lavded andhartl. andJthis _sll_€_t‘les jsiefililnlywlalg-

’PENR|. PLATINIIMS FSXES FOR SALE

Sons and daughters of IWXG the 1942 New Brunswick Grand Champion who won the hon- our over the 1942 P. E. I. Grand Champion on the same table. This 1W male was bred to neiess of a Grand Champion female. Glaciers- ihe beautiful new type, developed from the second cross of Platinum and Pearl Platinum.

PHON E HILLSBORO Rl-l

J. ROBERT MIITCH

MOUNT HERBERT.

er than our other sliflfmwl Reed

.' d . Z1215 irtiihlgggt¥hgs r1225? i? b‘%li‘\'en i noticed, however, that

- - i" d, irllen§very confiding and it‘. Rnuffgeeaggigerife fliii~ifiiiy till lttproacli quite close

ggt5 new plumage All the upper parts and the will ‘s are brown. but the rump and ta . ale of a fine - reddishJarown which may have

There is also a patch .hisi ugoxyvl

heath it is whitish. brown spots and rnafkintli 0" i!"

breast and sides

of

“loud and Joyful sorg" out all seen were too busy to sing they

IIlr

ha Iltv Bu‘ Breeders’ Association is m t II B.

of it unless Wlleni w

ever get here." Sir Simon per. slated so long lri his proposition that the common people grew discontented and suspicious, and this was one of the tl.i118s aile ed against him lo afterwards w en he went on tria for his Life.

There was the usual cro of rumors in Francs. Eve a 1t was said “The King wil em ark

Saturday, Tuesday or Thursday." The fact was that the wind was contrary, and very great expense was incim-ed by the allay. While the French were thus waiting. the King o! Armenia who was residing

accord, solely to du good and to try to arrange a peace treaty He W“ Permitted to Bo to London, where the Kings counsellors ad. vised him to return to the French army and prevail on them to re. tire: after which they would can, slder any Pfflposrls he migli: make. So the King- of Armenia- or perhaps Rumania, for histor. lans were not well acquainted with the East in those days-re. med to Siuys and was abruptly told to stay in France. In a wor , it was none of his business!

But the wind ttin "emained in a direction which would have ‘iak. en the French flez-t io Scotland, but not to their goal. and remain. ed so till winter set in. The French lords and their army lay exposed to the cold, and were in much discomfort, F-iscontent was arising against thcm, mo, among the Flemlngs whose ports they were occupying with their fleet. This, and the imv/ssibility of reaching England with the pre. vailing wind, determined the French to put off 'hc invasion till the following April or May.

The King of France was much vexed. but he could not amend it: the men.at.arms went. home, some pleased and some angry. The servants of the prlncli-al nobles stayed to sell of their stores, in which great losses accrued. for what had cost a hundred francs lwasl disposed of for ten or even ess. When the news of this fiasco reached England it was received with very mixed fceilzi s. Those who were afraid of t-il: andin of the French, rejoiced: while ot ers were sorry, for they ad expected to have made Eh-tfili-‘OWCS rich with boot. A great feast was made in ndon for all who had been guarding the harbors, and the King kept Chrishlas “in a solemn manner" at. Westminster.