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- NEWSY NOTES -

B! AGBICOLA

‘fire Rule of the Road

Tonight. Feb- 13, the sky pre. 591115 it remarkable sight. To the “rust glitters the Planet Venus; it L, m. overtaking Jupiter, the mend rr the line. Further East- - n1 the Moon: it is close to the

n, - Mars and Saturn, and 1n

m,» rigusge of draught- a

. _ W1‘ t; secins as if about to "fork" them. I have watched our satel-

prcgress the last couple of

or so, and it has passed these

m as closely as a racer passes 1:5 n‘ ls. All move in almost the

one track: tonight one could fm- Iim- a straight. line touching them

observations like this show that liieze is a certain regularity about the movements of the Sun's fam- ily of Planets. They all move round L Sun in one direction, and their n 11c. vcry nearly in the same t ’l‘lrc Earth 1:065 round the 5 lIl the same manner, being f one of the family. As we g rorirrd in our annual Journey tire Sun appears to trace a path ggtflll<f n. background of oertain ..timrs or groups of stars; |_ .1 irftlc consideration will teach us rirril we and all the planets (be- ing rrr the same plane) must fol- die srrmc path. Astronomicaliy p lr is the “ecliptic? ‘That is rvc find our planetary neigh- rx~ in line. The old astrologers knew all this ;-_ ir their own purposes named vc constellations the “Signs zodiac.” This belt of con- is (lying along the elliptic i5 1 c said) is easily memor- ized by the old rhyme:-

"Tirr- Ram, the Bull. the Heav- vxlr- 'l‘\vins,

Anti ircxt the Crab, the Llrm '1 ll es,

irgin and. the Scales;

‘scciipion, Archer, and the

'3 a.

Gar . The Man that bears the water- pol. and Fish with glittering tails." lrr ct.

der perhaps to impress the the astrologers gave this ; thus the Ram was Brill was "Taurus" and

of] the almanacs publish- ra.

n rs said to "enter" the Aries when Spring begins. to the “precession of the ~to which reference nily made-the Sign of no'.v in the constellation

a shriiiiicrrnt too that the ' of Planets also ro- axes in the same dir- s rziey themselves rotate sun. Furthermore, the 1v: satellites which (like ni in general travel round rent bodies, and rotate on "n axes, i:- the same way in as do the heavenly irch they are attached lnriliies” says the Brit- iucr Royal, “cannot be cf mere chance. and uri- . j point to some common . r mi- all the members of the Guns iarnilv."

NOTES ON ISLAND PLANTS

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The EuQ-nrbiaccae

nlly is characterized by ion of a white, milky, when any part ls brok- "ast family in the warm- uf the world, says Asa rri is most nrimerously rep- ln northern countries by s Erlphrnblll. Several of (s lravc been cultivated as cnamentals. and some of an Eiinhrobias have been

use officially. rdc Spur-cc (E. polygonl-

spreading, prostrate “1112 on the seashore. The ~ (E. l: llnsscoliln) is an nc weed, wherever it gels n "kl it produces great quanti- keiflf 5W1 and I have seen ill- “_-,~i1}!'1‘r:r clots quite overrun 1111 ti. I.i England this plant is called Milkweed. Wolf's ("its Milk, from its white h has a reputation for ..i.i Y warts; whence another 1. 1,11“; 1111i iced. In some counties *1, rift?‘ d Littlegood, and Churn- -l ._..rc'"laft'er without apparent 111." The numerous names i1‘ rvlrie distribution. 'I‘hr\ 5 5“11r"c (E. Cyparlsslns), , 111 rvain‘s list, 18.1’???- 1; .esca,pe: on avs a hlfiidii‘ 1st vear I was presented 1m ll root of this plant. taken M1} RWI-Icry. As it did well r bo;1r,-fi1f"':i\‘c lt the "once-over" 1.551; ~ iv this Spring. In moz-

»n h has the prcilv name "Wei- ,. f,“,’,"_>‘-11'~housc." Tiaslly we have ._.,,,'1~\, Forw- tr‘. er-nnu). an- r“n’-'i‘illf"11l7("l E1IY‘",nenn_ caved ,.,,~ 1111 Dwirs Milk. and Wild , c. and in France "Esule

1LAROE PIIP OROP

an" I 111m crop 6| IIOIIIII] "u! 1111M this year by Ieedlru

ROYAL FOX FEED

,:;:":'; 111111118 lonner senor» M m 111 the Ilse of Royal with a '9 "ca! rallnn l: the moat pol- m" h! known for the rancher I ° H! breeding results. A“ Insist on Royal. fill-ll denier today 9| Irlfl direct to

11v St. John iililllng

Company Ltd.

m" ‘"11" New B. or

511111111 family listed for the Island e qwlbe"? (Emlletrum meg.’ film). but it has a variety (lately

Rhlnd, i ‘his -1 1161191111139 “Klnsdorgisullilyrss?! fr: this w say cf it: “This humble 1mm’ 131 appearance resembling 2132c of the mosses, derives its gen-

"ame 1112111 Brewing on rocks and elevated stony mountains. The 291L111’ 1i let black; and hence pro- b; y he common name of crow not?‘ ,It is common in all the ed 1111;! Parts of Europe, in elevai.

s nations, on dry. barren, m°°"1511- °1” 11°88? 5011s; and ls more patient of cold. bleak atmospheres than even the common heath. The bemes 1111-119 11 $118111. subacid taste 31d H?“ 931"" PY children iii

e 11111131105- The Russian peas- ants eat them: and the Kamchat- 1111185 anther great quantities of them to boil with their fish. or to make 11 5°11 0f pudding. with the roots of their lilies; wild game, e5. peclally arouse, feed on them. They BJfOPG 8. dark purpfe dye; and boiled with fat, are used for im. parting a bl k l to sable skmsnac coor otter and

Last year (1939), 'hil . it to Dalvey with Igr. flfitlyylflafljflée forrnd both the black-berried and the reddish-berried forms growing 1!‘- 1-119 819M051» abundance.

T118 only notice of this plant 1 find in a note-book brought from England, reads: "The Crowbcrry is subject to the attack of a fungus. Urcdu Empetrl D. C."

Llmewash Recipe

I have received a letter at mv private address. and as it is mark- ed “Agricolafl, I have pleasure in sharing it with my readers-“Dear Sir, I thought I would have a lit-tic chat with you this evening, about limewash. When I read your article last Saturday in The Guardian, l immediatey looked up my recipe which we used last Spzlng on our barns. "Add aoout 10 lbs, of tallow and 10 lbs. common salt to about 40 gallons of whitewash ready for use. The tallow or grease is to be added while in the boiling stat-c, thus ensuring emulsion." This art icle also gives (iirccticns for color effects, which would be intersstizig to try. We used powdered Iaund. y blue also; it seems to prevent the yellow tinge. I was glad to get your directions and you may be interest- ed in this one.

“The little root of “'I‘hrift"‘which you gave rue a few years ago, did veg well last summer, blooming bo early and late.

“I expect that you are enjoying the stars in the western sky these nights. Are they not glorious? "We may get out to see you next summer I would like to see that climbing rose you mention We

experimented with it last fall. We h-cipe to try it. again next August. Quite a few rose slips had good roots on them. We always enjoy your articles. Sincerely yours, M.E. Newsori."

I thank this reader f0.‘ her kind remarks and interesting recipe. The mixing of the fallow is an im- portant point. It, is evident that it. must be melted and added virhiie the lime is slakinig, so that it will emuls-i-ly; it would lake an enor- mous amount of churning to do that if added to the "made" white- wash as -my Newcastle correspond- ent advised. (I have written for further information.) However, wc have got this far: it needs 10 lbs. of tallow to 62 lbs. of lime, and it must be melted and added while the lime is sinking. Now one of the points where one can go wrong is just here: if too little water is used in sfaking, the lime will ‘ac "scorch- ed" and not all converted into hy- drate. Scorched lime is generally lumpy and transparent. On the other hand, loo much writer re- tards the slaking by lowering the heat. The proper amount must be used for slaklzrg. with an after ad- dition of water to bring the mixture to brush consistency. A bushel of lime (62 tbs). says another recipe. needs l5 gallons of water in slaking: "kceip the barrel covered until steam ceases to rise, and stir oc- casionally to prevent scorching." Still another recipe advises 2 gals. water to l0 libs. qulcklime. which gives nearly the same proportions. The salt and the laundry blue will certainly improve the mixture. which will need diluting to the

er explicit in this matter, because both labor and material may bo lost through faulty methods-no joke these hard times! The 62 lbs. lime, after sinking. should be brought up to 40 gallons of wash by adding sufficient water. preferably hot. What attracted my attention to this wash. in the Old Country , was the fact that ii: wouidnt rub off, always looked as fresh as paint, and lasted for years. An old building which would soak up Paint like a sponge. can be made to ook new by this wash: and at. a. trifling cost. Washes which cor.- tain flour, milk or glue. are inad- visable for use except in very drv situations, as the organic matter easily ‘decom . Now I think I have covered all the points in ques- tion, so will sign off. I am glad the little "Thrift" has done well: lb should be taken up. divided, and replanted every third year to keep it coking trim. It was the last plant still in flower in my rrk garden. outlastlng even tho hardy "Bluebells of Scotland".

I was particularly interested to hear about the experiments with “Auxln." which readers may re- member. was described as a "plant hormone" said to induce the root- ing of cuttings, even though they were of hardwoods. A seed catalogue nor lists it as "Hormodln A." The climbing rose referred to is "Paul's Scarlet" which stood a. cold winter in a hard place and gave a wealth of large double flowers last. year I hone it does as well mls year, and

hatnmy wrr pendent may get to see .

Ideal for disinfecting slniiles, luir pens, pnullry houses, etc.

n Widely user! in 1.8. Area and accredited

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look for a great epidemic oi’ influ- enza in 1948, but the item docs not give his reasons for this ominous statement. I am inclined to think we shall have a fair share of it this SD-inz. basing my belief on unusual weather conditions in the Northern Hemisphere. Anyway, we on this Island. always have a cer- tarii amount of it every year.

The disease is a very old one: historians say that in 412 B. C., there was a. world epidemic not un- like the modern influenza. It was described by “The Father of Me- Geek Hippocrates. ‘There are vague mentions in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicies, of an epi- demic which destroyed men and horses, the latter ‘oeing susceptible in the flu, among other maladies. There is a more authentic record of a severe outbreak in AD. I173, when it spread ever England, Ger- many and Ialy. Then for over fifty years the disease existed in a. spor- adic mild form, unt-ll, in i239 anoth- er virulent ouilireak occurred. scourgcd all Europe again in 1510 but it was chronicled as a. mild fom. In i557 came the first record- ed outbreak on this side of the At- lantic. There would appear to be som-e connection between the influ- cnzia. and sun-spots. In a "home- r.:.:ic" parallel list of maximum sunspot; years. and severe epidem- ics, from i761 to 1927-28, the phe- nomena are practically coincident. ear 1917-18 is closely e last great epidemic of 1918-9. sunspot. year 1927-8 was accompanied by the milder

I have before me a little book, written by Dr. E. DcLury of the Dominion Oh- servatc-ry, in 1938. "Sunspot Influences", and when it. is termed remarkable it is because of the immense amount sear-ch which must have gone into its framing. Here is a shortextract which will interest many readers who have a leaning to Astronomy:-

1018 also coincided with the .arge peak in suiispots. If bought some “Aiixin" powder, an; (as seems likely, the sunspot cycle is a factor in the variations in in- fluenza. llrc contentions of the as- trologers that it was due influence of the planets can be cond-onod since the period is near that of the planet Jupiter, that of the 10-year interval between conjunctions of that planet with Saturn, both of which may indeed be factors in the causes of sunspo

"sunspot Influences" is a. print from an astronomical journ- al. and may possibly be had on application to the Dominion Obser-

Altrulsllc Farmers

An item in the Farmer's Advo- cate ls very enllgthtening as to the ability of our 11.111018 in general. "At a recent live stock meeting a

H rry Wilson. Chatham, Ontario, a member of the Advisory Bacon Board, if some relief for farmers could not be obtained through iow- e:- transportation and processing Mr. Wilson replied: “It is a well-known fact that no one can operate at a lrxssfout the farmer." No more of his speech is given, which may or may not. be an in- justice to the gentleman in ques- tlon: but it is also a well-known fact that many people are willing to allow the farmer to continue his unselfish operation!

By operating at a loss. farmer has been compelled to do for the past ten are necessities of life and obviously had no purchas- ing power to buy the manufactur- right consistency. I have been rath- 6d B0065 $111111 the 1111-195 P1051199- “That is why there are so many farm buildings needing P61111111. 50 many broken down fences. so many worn-out implements". says another writer. Unless the farmer can mar- ket his goods above the production, he suffers

farmer cannot buy. the manufac- turer must. cut down employment. So much is clear. But let the farm- er take the next logical step and endeavor to set up a. system 01 distribution that will function ef- fectively, cooperatively, and much more cheaply; then P0W¢T1ll1 0P- posltlon quickly manifests itself. An illuminating article on this subject appeared in the llbby- 8th issue of the magazine above quo- In it is given a chart corn- pgrlng i-rices of all goods with fann prices from the year 1913 to th present day. We need not dimivcver go back furl-her tlian_l930. to act an idea or l.lrc farmers pliahtiThfl

Bureau of Statistics. and the first group is the index figure of all goods, followed by the index figure or farm produce in brackets. one instance (1937) they are on a parity; that was a 119111‘ 01 "TY Email crops over important areas ‘The figures arez» mo, not. (star; 1931. v2.2 ($0.3):

1934, 71.8 (59.0); 1936, 74.6 (69.4);

1939, the figures arc 72.4 (58.4); l differential of 14.0.

Undoubtedly the farmer has been operating at a loss! I commend

1933. 07.1 (51.01; i935, 72.1 (83.5): 1937, 84.5 (84.5): Up to August; of

The Flu’ Again

Adcrnnnadanfllthila m ail

(his article, which is frilly explained

‘wrurrv uvenocir MARKET REPORT

Ottawa, February 15.

S UMMABY

The cattle market presented a somewhat brighter picture during the past week, especially in Eastern Canada where the better grades of killing material sold active and as much as 25c higher. The trade in the west was very susceptible to both supply and quality and even wider the restricted recepots ar- riving at markets. the trade failed to show much improvement. De- man, at the moment, is not suf- ficiently broad to absorb any larg- er supply without impairing the price structure. Calves gained 50c on Eastern markets. lost, 50c to $1 at Winnipeg and held unchanged elsewhere. Hogs were steady to just a shade easier at one or two mar- kets, while lambs remained un-

‘- from the previous week. Eastern Cattle Prices Stronger

Under an active trade and with offerings leande up daily, TOR- ONTO advanced 25c on the better grades of killing cattle. while plain- er kinds held steady. Steers carry- ing welght sold up to $7.50. with most sales between $7 and $7.35 and butcher steers and heifers moved out at $7.25 to $7.50 for best. qual- ity. With a sm'r‘l offering on hand MONTREAL was a shade higher and good steers sold from $7.25 to $7.75, with a few choice. weighing, around 1,000 lbs., up to $8. Butcher cows had a range of $3.75 to $5.75 In the MARITIMES good cattle ments and sold strong, but fair to were again below trade require- common tyucs, as well as cows, were steady l0 10c lower. Steers 501d up to a ton of $7.60 and cows

lo a high of $5.25. Western Cattle Steady to Easier

$5.75 and cows from $4.50 down

sales, The Unllcd Slates Market

quoted at $8 lo $8.25

in the same period last year.

cent oi’ the first quarterly quota. Calf Prices Variable Calves opened firm and gained

50: higher with good veals at $11

Edmonton an

oouver $8.50. Hogs Steady to Slightly Easier

western markets. Lamb Market Steady

lamb at $10, but most of

up to $9.15. CATTLE MARKET

in the magazine. to the study 01 my farmer nimb- .

billia- at $3.76 to 05-50 and

"ma cnarzcorrrgrowrv GUARDIAN

TIMELY NOTES ON TOPICS CONNECTED WITH ' Silver Fox Farming F" l

Fu. _....ir_..t New York are

getting more blue into the fur in place of black and working for long lasting color. Mink is notoriously unstable m c011" i‘ “xwsed 1'° the markets require will be reason-

light. ably sure of getting iemuncrative

In the mall this morning we were pleaseilhto recglgle a cortnmurliication from e Can an Na one Slver ..

Fox Breeders’ Association written ggtfissfi-gngsféw 111;“)? $19,551:? Mfg b5.’ m“ 11151113 P- J- wmams- 11' recent Canadian Fur Auction “"11 139111111113’ 19nd w buck "5 "P Montreal stating that the average and make us more interested in our price for’ 302 5km; was $4095 it

Tammi 11°11’ 1°‘ Mr-"wluams- distinctly stated that this average

Despite short deliveries, the WIN- NIPEG cattle market failed to make much headway, although buyers were a little more lenient in their grading which made for slightly imrroved sales on handvwelght but-chers. With shipping demand still restricted the trade was again of a lccal character and the prac- tical top on weighty steers was around $6.50, with best handy- weight butchers making $6.25 to

CALGARY had better action and sold medium lo good ll-rht she's at $5.75 to $6.25. EDMONTON prices were unchanged. although the market appeared more active and steers made up‘ to $6.75 wit-h one lot at $7. PRINCE ALBERT paid around $5.75 for some gc-od cattle with no choice offered. while MOOSE JAW and REGINA were weaker with a high of $6.50. SASK- ATOON was steadv on good qual- ltv with the top price at $6.25. but other cattle were weak. VANCOU- VER. likewise. was strong on good quality and paid up to $7 for good steers and as high as $7.25 on some

Sales of Canadian cattle at Bril- falo totall-ed 237 head. Weirihly steers sold from $8.15 to $8.50, with the highest prices being realized late last. week. Butcher steers and heifers brought $7.50 to $8.25. with one load at $8.50, and some llglir- weight veal calves snld between $6 and $10. Good Canadian stees were

Exports to the United States during the week consisted of 755 bee! cattle, 131 dairv and 1.263 cari- ves. Totals to date this year are 8.- 030 beef cattle, 1.227 dairy and 5,- 152 calves, compared with 34.915 beef. 1,360 dairy and 5,648 calves

According to figures released by the Uri-lied States Treasury Dc- partment imports of heavy Cana- dian cattle from January 1st to February 3rd inclusive. were 6.152 head, or‘ slightly less than 12 per

50c by the close at Toronto with good to choice vcais making $10.50

$5 l0 $8. ALGARY h d od to choice to $11.50. Montreal was also 11.30111. C a go

veals $850 to $925 and common to iratural Russian lynx. $395. medium at $5 to $7. ‘W’

. _ d Lord and Taylor are advertising w,g1D%g{gQ§ah“§§_5o “.'},°1‘“§,‘f5°0, civcl-spollcd sizunk jackets, n is oulgeéfNsggoiéggliafilT had a few 1111" °1 1'1" 111911“ 15 $190 ~ coinmori to medium calves at $5.25 tO‘Z%&E JAW calves stead» E005 clolh coat priced at. $1,000. 5:20 to The ad writers have let them- $9.50. mediums $5 to $7.

SASKATOON calves easier at $5 o 135310 but closing “M” tops $9 Lo ad . . . .“Thc breathtakingly 10v:-

to a. top of $11.50. Winnipeg, on tire other hand. dropped 50c to $1. seli- ing good to choice venls at $8.50 to $10. Calgary (paid a high of $9.25

Regina $9.50, Pzlnce Albert $6.50 for mediums, Moose Jaw $8. Saskatoon $10 and Van-

Most of the hogs at Toronto sold on the dressed basis at $12 with a few 0n Monday at $12.10. Live weights were $9 for bacon: off trucks. Montreal was mostly on a basis of $9.25 to $9.35 for bacons f. a; w., with an odd sale at $9.40. Winnipeg was unchanged with bac- ons at $8.60 f. 8a w., while Calgary closed at $8.35 for barons off trucks Edmonton at $8.40. Prince Albert and Saskatoon $8.30 and Moose Jaw and Regina at $8.35. Slaughter hogs at Vancouver paid ‘$8.75 to $9.05. Heavier discounts were put in effect on off grades at some

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Dominion hog inarkctings were evzejéllllgftvgglxistq-faggg (tigfesfix From the sublime to the 1111i- year 577.335. last year 407,772. slwgtjglzoljagiacil gggggewfigxca 2,“; which the above poetic pictures n: early sales at $12.10. Bacons sold alive of ftrucks at $9. ~=

Closing prices for direct deliver- ies to packing plants at HAMIL- TON wcre $12 to $12.25 for bac- ons dressed delivered and $11.50 plus transportation, and MONCTON

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MONTREAL sold the brilk of the hogs at $9.25 lo $9.35 for bacous l’. 8: w., wit-h (rid sales $9.40. 'f‘r.c rail grade price was $12.30 to $13.40 hot weight, mosl-ly $12.30.

SHEEP & LAMB MARKETS

TORONTO lambs were steady at $10.25 for good westerns and locals with on western load sorted nt $10.35 for tops nnd $10.15 for see- ornd grades. Common lambs made $8 to $9 and sheen $3 to $6. with some wood lights un lo $8.75.

MONTREAL lambs were mostly LWCRS at $8.50. Sheen tirade $4 lo $6.

There was no change in the lamb price situation, Toronto paying $10.- 25 for good lambs of both western and local feeding, with one lot. o! westerns making a tap of $10.35. Mon-tree! had one early spring

he offer- ing consisted or (‘sucks selling around $8.50. Winnipeg was fairly firm with but offerings at $9.25 to $9.50. The top at Calgary was $825, Ed- monton $8.75. Regina $8.50 and Saskatoon had a few common lambs

TORONTO cattle supplies contin- ued light at 4.109 head. Offerings were cleared daily with prices 25c higher on best killers and others holding steady. weighty steers rang- ed from $6.50 to $7.00 and butcher steers and heifers from $7M to 07.50 for best quality with common down to $8. Butcher cows were also

sinners

EXPORTS OF BACON & IIAMS

At seaboard for export. week- ended Ficbruary 10, 1940, 6.066.441“ tDOunds. I

returns from their 1940 production

was for all the skins which ap-

SILVER rox nancrnna nor pemd m m, Del, Show a, Sam

GOING To THE BAD John, platlnums, white faces and

marked silvers. but to a great many

Wm‘ unprmdng _11“‘1'k°1$ "m1 it. coirveyed t-he impression that, strong demand for Silver Fox furr, me $4095 was [he average m. , C details of which may be learned Silvers ajmm we received Se“. from the sales news given out in late“ and We telephone mus giew Ymk- M°11m3111 andt mndml- drawing attention to the matte’. d.“ 1,1955% aspect 15_ 11° at “1 so we make‘ this explanation. 2B1

15901111151111- w 5111/91 F“ ranchj New Brunswick show pelts were "5- T11e Percentages 01 mwrmgf offered for sale in Montreal Jan» that are this year being sold a» nary 9m Qne of the“ was a cross the Auction 3011585 wmpa”. "My 'I‘he silver skins were knocked favourably with those of former down by mo auctioneer for the yeears. The prices ivet ‘are low but average mm, or 529,56 The ‘r055 w are now expcr enc ng a price . increase just about the time of m“ Ski“ “as 5°“ 1°’ $51'°°‘ year that in previous seasons we Q M_ Lmmmonrs next sale of were meeting with increasing nrlcc silver fox pans Wm be held Am.“ Te51513nce 111 11151111511113 91 5111'"? 1st folio-wed by another sale on Fox furs. In a few days it will be May 27th the month of March and the pr-o- ______ spects for a good demand on the '11-“; Department of Agrtcurgure M31011 511195 111° 91193117121118- W111‘ for the Province of Alberta through S0 1511‘ 11115 1101- bfllliflm l" 511V" the Donriiriorr-Provincial Youth Fox ranchers the rriisfortunes that T aiming gchcme is training bovs manv had anticipated

FEW 1611117190 l” W118i PKWY" sixty are taking the course. Some ranchers eliminated breeders and of the bresrlers arc giving the boys prospective breeders from their bows“ o; curm- a fox D,- a few herds in the fall of 1938. Front 11117,}; a; me end of me year as a the fewer breeders kept the 1030 51;"; f0;- a ranch_ production was considerably smaller ___._ than in the previous year or i-u"), The February issue of the Can- arrd there consequently rvec not as adian Silver Fox and Fur is very ‘ large offerings on this season's sales attractive with a front cover photo- as was gcncrallv expected. and graph of nine New Brunswick this to a considerable extent. ac- plaiirra fox pelts, ‘There is also coun‘: for the avervc of app 11121.01] 80 per r911 ver fox furs on t. . . llcn sales. This vcasc. ably 1a':c backs piatinas and blues, an article percentage (lie-posh! may be taken on Fisher in Captivity; How Scmc to mean smaller numbers rrmain- Good Ones Have Been Bred, by in: for the markets to absorb, ant! P J. Williams: Particulars of the smaller numbers will bring about Canadian National Fox Breeders‘ a keencr and more competitive de- Association Meeting al. Charlotte- mand. and these two factors point town and other" intciesting fox direc‘ly to better prices. news.

‘The ranchers who pay gccd af- -<___.__ tention to care and feeding of The Fur Trade Journal of Can- their ordinary foxes so as to pro- ada for February is up to its usual

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on fox and mink ranches. About

-v n. wealth of goccl reading matter" sol of sil- incliidirzg articles on tlic pldtllll rnirs auc- fox with cuts or" George A. Cali,-

good form rvitlr a leading article

and cutters brought $3.25 to $3.75. entitled. Nutrition Experiments Fed caIve-s shared in the advance with Foxes and Mink’ . . . . ..Tlrc gocd to choice making $3 to $9 and Mating Season is Again Around mediums down to $7.50. Bulls were the Corner We can't Get $4.50 to $5.50. The few stockers of- Something fcr Nothing . The fered were taken at $5.50 to $6.50, Kernels Kolurnn . . . . .. Letters

Good tested milkers and springers From Dad to His Son Jim . . . . . .. ranged from $75 to $90 each. MONTREAL 591d L079 game a Call . . . . ..Animal Sex Control shade hichcr. Good steers made NEWS of the bfarkcts ...etc. $7.25 to $7.75, a fcw choice up to $6 and oi-lrers dcrvii lo $5. Several _ b oxen “mo. “'(iigl‘lfd up at 545,9 1., inio Snriirr: furs ivitlr l1lill'l_\' varic- $5. Heifers were $3.50 to $6.75, brit- cher cons $3.75 to $5.75 and cair- iiers and critters $2.75 to $3 50. 'I‘hc l; _ b range on bu“; ‘m5 $350 to 55,75 ii tircsciitai-ron ovcr a rvidc range. MARnqME5_R9c@iDt5 of gQQ/i but in fur ccais mink and Per- camc continue bcjottft-pquirenyyyrtg slan lamb (ioririnaic the field. R11."- and “Us had n strpngflypninr: m- seks Fifth Avcirirc storedasi. “reek (“lance on prices or the bgttL-p offered plaiina dved while fox in gradei Fah- m ccmmon “peg how- nrr advertisement. ‘oclieved to be the ever‘ as wen as Cows’ ‘vex-en only first for that. article Tlrc store steady to 10c 1ower_ steers S0151 took f".'f.'fi1l.“\\'il.11 the follcrviiig de- from $4.50 to $7.60, heiicis $425 t.) floral-ion: Russels scoops the $6.85, cows $3.50 to $523, and can. world with the sensational little iiers and cutters $2 to $3.

Letters to the Editor . . . . ..Porls of

‘ New York stores are srvirrging

lies offerings: of jlrckcis and ($0.11. irrotlons. in jackets ilicre is no ticular frrr that. stands out. as

rila-iina-dvecl whit-e fox Cardigan. $250. Pfutiria fox. the costliest and rarest. of all furs now has a Lwin1

A KETS CALF M R Russeks has taken huge while fox

TORONTO calves ope-fled jjrm skins and given them i-hc same and gained 50c, good to gin-um veal; characteristics. Tire same smtkiiirss: making $1950 to $1150 and com. Tire same rnurkiness. Thc some

r t .50.

mgzotlié¥lgglrisiold good V9335 qt, ed into our sensational liti-i" s“ tops $11_50_ plain and "M1111," lrrxcdo cardigan, the sanrc air o! in mixed lots from $0.50 to $10.50 unattainable luxury."

and common dgrvnxrfi) $3- 11111151» 01 magggiggéngafigisok to $1 10w of jackets. one named gray mist m,‘ good w choice $850 to $19’ others a beautiful freak mrtural blue fox

gray pearl inisiltiess. And. work-

Bonrvil Teller offers several types

jacket, $550., anclhcr of iratura‘. stone marten $630 and another of

skunk with white markings, Thc

B Altman & Company are adver- lisin‘: a platina fox collar on a

selves loose by making claims that iniglrt be termed at east slight-Iv xtrnvagarrl. List to the following

1y plrrtina fox has a clear luxuri-

VANCOUVER, sold good to choice m“ . - . pearly underfur. misled light.- ggy; 33% $8 m $830 and nmdmms i_v with gray blue, and beautifully ' ‘ marked with a bright. blaze of

white. So exquisite no words can truly describe it. no picture tines it just-ice. Pzicc $1.000.

HOG MARKETS

culous . . . 1n an out. of thc WJLV comer of lire publication from

fur fashion stores was gleaned ap-

For lots of BIG Eggs

No wriiinq. No money orders. No bother. lust phone. , or drop in.

Arthur ll. Bryeuloir. Remington. J. ll. (krmphell. Alllslon.

J. Harry Green, Central Bcdcque. George Mulrhcnd, st. Eleanor-b.

Francis B. Trainer, Vernon River. T. Taylor, Springfield.

TO UNITED KINKDOM

I CONSERVATION I

A WEEKLY COLUMN OI PBACPICAI: OPDTIONS OI’ TH!

uucc and deveiop large pups with

VITAL ISSUES AITECTING THE USES ANT) ABYYGES O1- NATURAL RESOURCES BY MK. LLIDLOW JENKINS. MARSHFIELD.

ers to study ir overnents along Evleléegilljggleed peat]? gginbihg, 1:12;‘ 671119 Lexmre- ranching operations, while those who have the nrore desirable foxes that, will produce in fair numbers the kind and (tuallty of furs that

KENT ' lKY THRUS’ 5' SlEEL-TRAI’ OUT .5L(‘(‘]~il'iip (Anti-Steel Trap League News‘ Members of the League well know that Kentucky has been the object of our legislative efforts for the past two sessions of the State Legislature and we have been pleased to notify them ‘ay post of the success of our bill in that Stare. When the notices were sent Gover- nor Chandler had not. yc ' but he has ricw done so. pu law on the statute books the assurance of a. svmgiatlrctic passage by both legislative and (‘XECULHE branches of the government. Afior the Senate Committee had iv reported our bill out it .'~‘ d on in tlie Senate and

Last week we published in our

of 52 to 22.

nacted this humane law will impose Iitt-ie if any hardship on the trapper as it will not income effective until January i. 1940, thus allowing two years for the replace- ment of the old steel-trap. the Verb. r At first blush it. would seem a Although Dr . long time l0 wait for the operation made his rrap of our humane law. In reality this . is not the case. The present trap- ping season in Kentucky is now closed which leaves another short season with a. fcw weeks in addi- tion, before humane devices must . . take the place of the old torture legislators b}: n, 1v Kentucky has to its credit. Ev the time the iv not only, a Luck Firrrnnn whose Senate for a vote 1

spells triumph for it. but a press which dares to support. an ethical matter on ethical grounds. We have been fortunate in the personnel if this State. which. with south Car- olina, leads the world in giving a just and decent treatment to ouri fur-bearers.

passed upon by the Senate Com- mitlr-e, February l. the first step has been taken toward sucr-ess but ,‘ there was still far to go. The left

wing of the trapping interests posc l‘) .:n "it worked against us, as is always trim his slcaiatirrc in case, but there was a large elem-nit tbill and it ha. . among the ftaternity which was Sovereign Stale r? If.

the following: "Famous FThree ranch Firsts in Fur History! A 23 inch ‘outstanding q-

’ Oh. ye gods! What would spcctivelv. Pviv have happened if nature from hcr rvcrc (‘qiiirilv .1’. an book o1‘ secrets hari created ml1.- ing sa‘c. RI! pr lions of patina foxes and onlv tion of 2510 a few rcds. Would i-he lowly rcd be lqualiiv full sil occupying the place that the plat.- ina is today ? fqurrrters and f

There is a strong tone in the Anr- m $23. Qnrrrte... erican raw fur iriarkct which was Blacks, $10 reflected in better prices fut‘ opossum, red fox, gray fox, silver seen . fox, weasel and other furs. Very liliNll-Ut-‘ll-S few furs have failed todshow an upward trend. Beaver an raccoon ‘ n have advanced the most ~20 per P51115- FB-b- J1 cent, silver" iox. l5 oer cent, south- ern nillskrat l0 per cent to l5 per raucli nririk iii tier cent, nuskrat B per- cent

Friends of Allen H. Show, who was for six years Manager of the llud- \\'p1‘r*11'i((1, son's Bay Ccnrpurrv Fur Dcpart- feet (1l‘('l(1l"(i nerit on McGiil Sweet, M01 . . will wish him sircce. venture-a retail fur business wiricr. lrc has recently opened up at. 5681i Mouklaird Avenue. Mr". Snow sperr‘. twenty-three year's in the scrvicc of the llurisorrs Bay Company, some eight of which were passed in Arctic Posts of the Cornprriry.

It ls not improbable that the Ol1(1lX11~((‘ Gcmran Government will take over m ,1 amt-rm the sale 0f Soviet furs. Tlic new agrccureirt between tire t-rvo govern- ments very likely jirovidrs for that. (‘remrany by rc-sclling these furs will obtain foreign exchange so very necessary to her now

The New York Auction Com- pany's sale of silver foxes which commenced on Monday was vciiv successfu‘. The first days offering "old freely at much stronger" pric- es than the proceeding: sale. On ll10101'l;i. ii 'I‘uesda_v it was continued rvitlr tlic ---- three-quarters being well reccivcd. TURKISH I'.\.\ The full silvered skins were practic- ~——~ — ally all sold with the brightest sil- _1§'l'5-\'BI‘li. 1'1'|- T'!-—1.\l’i— vcrs being hotly contracted for by a 15111111" 1117511115 11 ' full sales room. It was the ceneral iuul 1\1111(1l‘l'l|s iritn ohinioii that the brighfcr skins hurl ""1111 "1 =1 >1‘1'11’~' v1 1‘111'1111I11ri111'~ 1" up to (m5 5310 30L 1m.“ “my my 1f‘f‘lll.".'I| .\n:ri.n|i=r iii Asrirlii- ‘fur

full silvers advanced about 10 pcr The average for (‘he frzsf. string qf full silvers was about. $37.00 and ihc lop price was $104. The three-quarters were about 90 per cent. srfri at l0 per cent. ad- \‘:|li<'(‘ on last snlc.

At the S-“rililc. U S A.. fur‘ sale v 11111 ii-Iri FeWrriarj; 1521i. fi * ll11l'11 skins bffllfifill- $17.50: ordin- :r:'_v ririivli minks $8 0O l0 $13.00

was as high as 25 p01‘ ceril. Other , dnnng" h‘ U‘

0-0

ls o very profitable feed for dairy cows oi this season of the year when rcofs are gelling scorcc. We have o small supply on hand, which we arc still seliinq oi Inst fall's prices. ii you ore in need ct any, orrici mull, (is our stock is going out very quickly.

A limited supply of Bran-Shorls-Middlings-~Oil Coke --Fisli Meal -- Barley Mcul -— Gluten Fccd -- Corn- Whcuh-Borley-Jlolled Oofs—OoimeoI and oil the well known brands of Hard Wheat Flour--oil of which we nre selling of lowest prices.

oo+oooo awe-coo o0 900-40-0-0-0 o-ovooovo» o

THE frjriiri: ‘.0 a Jrr;

than

s: .. is .1" ivrzri the iii. in favor 0i

. rid iinaiiiiriously. Later- llousc volcd on it. tire passed with tlrc saic ltili-

trappcr, it ls

espousal of any cause it. on Febriiurr- l0‘