. ' buxom on tone-s . tomecteo WITH Silver Fox Farming encing February ma, ac- t» to announcement which is lllna made in various _ fur trade finals. It will take a few months more the old reliable i Company will get g t down to business but with their over two centuries of experi- ence behin_d them they will not take too lonx to make up for the war years in activity. There is no substitute for the knowledge which they have gained in the huldllllg 0f the many varieties of furs which thir world prodi es. It ll l Ereat experience to go through their warehouse and to watch an auction in the finest building for that purpose in the whole world. The graders and sorter: they employ are so Tfflllllilt? that a sample on the outside of a package can be taken as a true in- dication of what is within. The act_ that they have been able to do usmess over such a long period of time is an obgect lesson of the value of honest trading and fnar usinesi practises, We hope 5mm ey l0 mflke l irip to London and witness another auction n fig I B. C. headquarters. This Y9!!!‘ the big prices for pint- lnums are being paid in the Unit- ed States. Last year it was Mont- real where four Island plaiinuns brought $290. each. The Americans once again have the record with _p d byhthe Boston company of Minneapo for two plaiinutn elts. Lampson, Fraser and l-Iuth, e\v York, had four sell for $220. each, but as a rule $149. seems l0 be about tops for most of the auct- ons. At Denver February 6th, 7o per tent of the approximate 6,000 fox- es were sold by the New York Auction Company of Denver and a Itrong demand prevailed for the color phase section which was al- most entirely sold. Piatinums hit g f $1M. Pearl platinum: 18. White Faces em and full Illvers brought a high m. All the buyer: were from ew York and the purchases were equally divided bctwcen manufacturers and dealers. It may be Mentioned that Colorado produces very fine pearl platfnums. There is a Wom- n there, Elsie Cherry, who is tops n the United States in the breed- ing of pearl platinums, and she sells bleeding stock to many of the best ranches in thc U. S. A. and some in Canada. Chcrrypearl platinums are distinctive from the ypes we are producing here but that they have attractiveness and appeal 1s unquestioned. In New York there is a mystery man named Mohammad Omar. whose specialty is Persian Lamb Ind he is the semi-official repre- lentiéive of Afghanistan entrust- ed with the marketing of the product upon which the welfare Ind livelihood of thousands of Afghan sheep herders and farm- ers depends and to some extent that of fur dealers, manufacturers. fetallers and others directly and ndirectly connected with the fur business. Virtually the entire Afghanistan Persian lamb crop of some 2.000, 000 to 2,500,000 skins annually comes through Mr, Omar’: or- anluatlon known, as the Afghan- tan American Trading Com- pany. Each individual firmer and sheep herder 1n Afghan- istan processing his own skins ob- tained from his herd, wh-lch might Consist of 50 t0 2.000 head of shccp. Dncc the skins are ready for stor- lge and transportation they are Jathered by agents of the farmers‘ w-operatives who bning them to he ports and sh them to the International mar et places. Mr. mar is the representative of hese co-operatlves and he opera’.- es on a. commission basil. Mlnk was the no valuable Iur crop obtained Ln sin by W! during 105, when a total of a out MM» mink were trapped compared with 10,000 in 1941. Prince Iidward Island has never been noted for the production of wild mink but curiously enough more of these showed up this sea- son than or many years pas: As hill: as .1!) was paid for tran- "ped wild mink of Is and origin. As a rule our Island mink are not as good ln quality as the Nova Scotia mink. link that ls raised in the vicinity of salt water is always of a harsher and dryer nature and the slits do not command nearly as mudi money, There ls no doubt about it, we missed a wonderful bet when we did not get in on mink farming and carry it on as an adjunct to sliver fox farming. Today the emphasis is on mink. om! al other short-haired furs and fie new types of mink which are being developed are helm! PX- ploited by fur designers and vari- ous magazines until they hold the spotlight to the practical exclus!‘ ion of our producti- What is the remedy? The! lilvi’ lo much of head start now it will take q e awhile to tch 11:’- n ssoc atlon .'.‘.i.'.i1'..i'§2i!..i"3..§ fgrmed and ii fee set to be deducted from every min): pelt marketed. The money lulti from these deductions to a ‘Asia advertising and 01'0" ea fashion shows otl-i‘er nu of publicity to make he omen of America mink conscious. ose who hsvehad charlie F: m‘; ogram have done a magnificen ‘ I _ . am second winter auction of job 1t ls u to tn u x f - i audit"?! Bay Company will ers to do the ram: ‘third; Axdoalrl: held in Beaver Hall, London, a pelt placed in a fund in the United States and Canada would in a couple of years c ango the picturg and bring bac to a con- sidera le extent the publicity which we have lost. 'I‘o give you an idea of what is [oln on in the new mutations we wil quote the following from Women's Wear Daily, New York. Unprecedented interest for the silver-bluish type mutation mink was witnessed yesterday at the Penn Top of the Hotel Pennsyl- vania when a record throng of 211 persons signed the refiner and inspected the 10.000 p! ta on show. These together with the two other mutations bred b members of the Mutation Mink reedera Associ- alion, the black-white and blue- irosty types, are being offcrc-l at auction today, the former at the New York Auction Co., Inc., start- ing at 9 a. m., the latter two at Lsmpson, Fraser d: Huth, Inc, at 2 n). uring the three-day showing of 1b,. sliver-bluish type, 4'18 per- sons registered to inspect them. The amount of interest in these skins surprised even the brcederl. Retailers, manufacturers, brokers, dealers. and breeders, not only from all sections oi the country, but from almost all parts of the world were crcsenl. Among new arrivals included: Alvin J. Walker, of Holt, Rehfreul Co." George Mctherali, of Mar- shall Field, Chicago; A. .1. Biatte, Chicago, and some South Ameri- van visitors. , Those who handled the silver- bluish type last year successfully lake the fine quality of the goods and the fashion interest in this mutation as an indication that prices may be even higher in today's sale than on Jan. 25, 1 . when the last sale was held. Top price last year was $120 and the average was $74.13. Some of these persons have madepwagers that prices of this mutation would ex- ceed last year's average. I-lere is an account of_ the mutation mink sale which l5 re- ferred to in the item above . _ Spetrkcd by an overwhelming demand by retailers and manu- facturers from all parts of the country, prices for “Silverblu mut ion mink skyrocketed 26 per cent above the sale held a year ago as 18,856 skins were 100 per cent sold at the New York Auction Co., Inc., yesterday, whiin "Royal Koh-i-nur." the black and white mutation, turnedout to be a “white elephant" to breeders of the Mutation Mink Breeders Assu- as levels, according to buyers, dropped almost 60 per 0911i; HOT" lost year at Lompsrm. FINE!‘ 3‘ Huth, Inc. The two sales, one in the morn- ing, the other in the afternoon, went according to the trade’: an- ticipation. as noted in yesterdayb WOMENS WEAR DAILY. While a r159 in prices for the silver-blu- ish type mink was predicted by many in the trade, no one, not even breeders were greatly disap- pointed by the performance of the other. Some breeders said they would kill their black-white type male breeders. Others are confident this type finally will gain accept- ance. Some persons pointed out the breeders deserve credit for pllialréeering in the mutation mink e A record-breaking crowd of a- bout 400 persons jammed the New York Auction 0a.. saiesroom to watch the proceedings. There was a large group of breeders present, and buvers said they never saw such alarge gathering of buyers for any sale. Average Price Bits 591,83. The first lot offered hit $130. which was Q10 more than the top price at last years sale. Even the usual easing of prices for che r grades at th, back of the oats o: did not occur yesterday. While the official rise was listed at 20 per cent by the auction company, buyers believed that, quality for quality, levels were up at least fi er cent. 0f the first 1M lots, 100 rought $100 or better. The aver- age price was $91.88, compared to $74.18 last year. silver-bluish Top price for the t p9 was $100, aid by Maxlmlllian urs Inc., loca retailers, for lot number 500 containing skins bred by Larry Moore, who also got the top price a year ago. Maximillian was pressed closely by Hnberman Furs, Inc., a neigh- boring retailer, who hid u i0 $186. Persons in the room app aud- ed the price of the purchase, but Mr More was ill and was con- fined to a hotel room at thg time. The buying was well distributed between retailers, manufacturers and dealers with the dealers prob- ably buying for other rein-leis and munu ucturers. The largest individual buyer was believed to he a local manufacturer who had wagered that rices would nflt surpass the 1 will‘- Among the out-of-town fir!!! which hnughtthemutations were: A. J. Biatte and Graf Fur 00-. hoth n Chicago: Furs by R055"!- Detrol, and Ben Victor Furs. Philadelphia. cguranchers who shl to r Auction Sales om- January vendue through Silver Fox Dozens Canadian any, Lt. ganadian National Montague And Vicinity k. Iiloyd lfoklea. who reformed to manta not no the Aqua- tanla. 3 a leave hm. guest his er, Mm. Marg- aret Llnmm. Oat. John n. Ilaoflnroon, no returned fmm overseas. is visit here, not of his brother- ln-lavr and sister, w and Mia. 5D. mm. Sgt. MaoPhex-son ls the soon Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Mac- Pheraon, Os-ledomia. tn- lliso lhrjorle Cox. dianot tovnhiottngueotofm. andMh Walter Boer, Montague. Min Nellie Oletnenia. student at Mount Allison Ladies‘ Oollege. spent the weekend at. the home of her patents, Mr. and Mn. an. Clements, Montague. Min. Martin Ourrie was hostess to the Presbyterian Senior ‘LP S. Monday evening, when the mem- bers enjoyed s social get-together. m. and Mrs. Hudson MacLeod, Winnipeg, are visiting Mr Mac- Leodu parents, . and Mrs. John MsoLeod, Victoria Cross. Miss Marjorie Currie. student nurse at the P E I Hospital, is enloi a vacation at her homo Mrs. Ohoasel Aimear returned to her home in lower‘ Montague. after undergoing an operation in the Kings County Hospital. Miss Rena Reid. student nurse at t-he PJLI Hospital, is visiting her parents. Mr and Mrs Gav Reid, Victoria Cross Rev P L. Richardson, pastor of the Church of Christ, hfontagiie, l-efi Tuesday‘ for Ohio. where he will visit, his son, Rev. John Richard- son. . Mrs. H.J. Mabon. Montague. left last week for the United States where she will visit her daughter, Mrs. F Stephenson of Belmont, Massachusetts ved a short leave in Mouta e. guest of Mr and Mrs Fm Grcenc, before proceeding lo Fort Erie. On- tario, to xiisit, his sister, Miss Isobel Robertson. Trades School Attracts Girls 0ut of Uniform m! NORM W ALTSTEDTEB Canadian an Ital! Write!‘ ‘FORCINYO. Feb l5 —(C'Pti‘h- Mbst, girls are insic "i 9 careers of their. future 1111165141183!- but few are as methodical about it as Miss A E Burrcll of Wm- nirpeg who is taking a wabchmak- ens course here. A in the _ in homology-that's wstobmmkim — at, the Toronto Training and Re- Fstarblishment Ifsstitute. Miss Bur- reli has another nine mont to put in on the year-long course in the fine art of tuning up time- picc$ before joining her fiancee who is also a wa er. Oomrnandam 0i’ the Toronto in- stitute. offers H courses besides watohnnultlng, is Lt-Ool. J M. Muir. formerly head of the army educational centre at North Boy Ont. Theres nothing like this course even though the goverrunezrt al- lowance doesn't cover all my ex- penses, Miles Burrell said She served in the Women's Division of the RC A F. as an instrument maker, and spent most of her service career in Ottawa The gov- emmcnt allowance she receives as veteran in training is a month. Miss Bmrell was the only of smell: which fill the horologévis depart- ment, although the lat which are essential equipment in the trade appeared as shiny as the ns en a ‘super- use- ik trim ts of ho The ooune is overflow with students so classes have to run on a shift basis One starts at 8 a.m. and continues till 3 p.m. and 20 minutes later the second shift comes to clam. Studies With llnobaml Mrs Wlnnifred Callas of 10d- monton was on the second shift and is the only other woman a- rnon the as students stud ing Wombats/king. A former ren. Breeders‘ Association. have re- ceived checks this week and are busily comparing them with their expectations. Those who llflil mutation pelts in the fox pelt show at Summerside will, we be- lieve, be particularly pleased as the average received for 91m. inums and platinum silvers were down anywhere from 5 per cent to l8 per cent in the opinion of most judges of the market. The top price foo- piatinums-QIMF- was considerably below thut of last year but as mentioned before the average was good and that more t an makes up for the de- ficlency, Canada exported a total of I09,- 572 worth of furs in 1046 as com- pared wlth 071,029,000 in the same period of 1044. This was made up of £1.41!) worth of undressed furs as against $0.204. worth of undreosed furs the twelve months period of 1M4. The death of Dr. l’. l. Oroken well known veterinarian, will some an a distinct shock to fox ranchers all ovn- this province. The Doctor was a true refuge in time of trouble, havlnl under- standing and sympath of the many ox problems w ich con- fronted our ranchers. He was an Ins ctor for the Silver Fox dun ry for many are and his ad- vice was very he ul in the eradi- cation of diseases like lun orm, hookvvorm, earn-lites, etc. s deep study of scientific subjects led to his advocacy of the testing of cat- tle for taper-colonic blabcllllus! and ‘his was argey roqons o or I Island beoolikig a disease-free area. Many of us will min the Doctor also because of his genial Mon and friendly ways. Ila was a companion almost uncxcell- 0d and loaves behind a reputation III‘ ll Ill a d devotion to duty I laqtsfloa to db- lsvlto Bo-Iltratlos 0f Faramtlltllroolora One of the b1 uh- 1 th plant brag: l: 1:». flood oiirittb: ac ual worth a ow variety when grown or ditionl. after suoa shown mile a Th! Pflvilfl of eat nfnew pro- mlllfll varieties under different tiom to do- ty ll widely on such tests soil and climatic eon tannins their adaptabl Pa: "v.42. s. uc _ tion of in erect formula, Alibi. A. Derick, 0cm Division, cum-s] Iix erimental Farm, Ottawg, e t of tilt whicp has been un for many n | com. moniy referred to as no "rod row" test. In these tests, the vat-mm are Irown in small plots the” to 11v, 10W! each, one rod in length. The plot of each variety is usually replicated a number of lmen in the test. The work of no lng and harvutin these small 101s 110M by and so n to obtain as much reliability in the results as possible. Whil such tests are used at the Exper mental Farms and Agricultural Colleges every year, they are often ut in at selected points out in t e country. This type of test has proved valuable in indicating the relative merits of newly developed varieties when the supply of seed ls limited. Anot er type of test which lends itself to the evaluation of varic- tles particularly on the basis of field observations is known us the drill width" mt. In this test the farmer sows the seed and under- takes to appraise the performance of lhe varieties being tested. His judgment. in regard to the worth of a new variety under his con- ditions is considered of special im- parlance. In the drill width test, seed of from three to five varieties is supplied from the Experimental Farm. The seed of each variety ls sown with the ordinary seed drill in a strip zu-ross the field lone drill width) preferably in the. sumo field in which the main farm crop is being grown. In seeding these strips, the drill has to be cleaned out between varieties in order to prevent mixing. A space of onc drill (about 14 inches) should be left between each variety‘. In those tests, the farmer sows a drill width of his o\vn variety alon side the other varieties, un- less t so happens that this variety has already been included in the est. “lhnncver possible ihcsc pints are visited some time during the season by a representative of the nearest Experimental Farm and the apparent merits of the varieties are discussed with the farmer. The farmer is urged to harvest the whole strip of each variety and ihc thrashed weights obtained. When a harvester-combine is a- vailable, this does not involve much extra work. In some cases. it may be possible to out small blocks out of each strip by hand and have these collected in bags and taken to the Experimental Farm for threshing and iveighing. While lhe results obtained in this way niuy not be as accurate, they are of value. This type of test offers an op- portunity of studying such charac- ters as strength of straw, rust re- sistance, maturity and probable yield oi‘ the varieties as grou/n un- der field conditions. _ Rksults from drill width tests in 19% were very satisfactory. They not only provided information of distinct valuc but they demon- strated the interest and keen de- sire of farmers to co-operate in de- termining the variety best suited to their particular conditions. Seed supply often limits the number of these tests that can be carried on. but, in 1946 it ls hoped that a suf- ficlent number can be undertaken in order to confirm results from similar tests in 1945. Mrs. Callas is taking the course beside her husband C. E. Callus who was in the air force. Some 200 ex-eervloewcmon are studying at. the institute which has a total enrolment of 3.700 Former Owacs, Wids and Wrens are also enrolled in the courses in hairdressing. restaurant contains. matriculation and stenography. The hairdressinfl course. Whert there are as many men as women. is unique in Canada. seas P. R. Hilts of , chief instructor The course is run like a salon with the general public as the assign- ments owiogy, chemistry and make-up are some of the sublects tau . Five girls among '10 men have the run of a modern kitchen in the chefs and bakers course. Us- inn the most up-to-dste equipment they study their trade as well as help feed the students in the ad- joining school cafeteria. Besides being fed right on the aohooi grounds the ex-servloewonh an can get her spring outfit there. The products of the needle trade course are for sale at ooet price to the students at the institute Ex-servicewomen say that spec- ial life is not. or anlmd at the school, but Toron-o is not as bod a lace to live in as they had been ed to believe GLASGOW _<OP)--An Admir- alty proposal to build a new grav- ing dock on the C dc would make it lalbie for the een Mary and Quetn Elizabeth to return to the port where they wee built for over-hulls. ‘_| ‘O w moral I w...“ lilfifflffiuil’. al wm n!“ ll season, in ":3 mOuI- , ea , o . n "lethal. .- 3i." tandem! bras aha: mom it an a Q 3 3' i‘ at each part fin": "a... ii:'.'.:"~.:'.'..-r.‘ IQ-fll IIO WU I AID N“ lllll Mil ,5 his old home in Georgetown, \ THE cuaatorrerown GUARDIAN Girl Guide News Georgetown and l/icinity ununerside. to his old home hero. Ross has returned hum from Heodqqilaiters MLD. 6, he received his discharge, _ 896M111: thirty days leave mt his home here upon his return from overseas service. Mr. Miller MacDonald of Charlottetown Post, Office staff, a recent visitor to Georgetown . Raymond Solomon, was in Montague recently on business. Mir James goudneauit, harms;- maker, Montague. paid a visit no the was Workman from here are bull engaged in constructing a, bun house 12 ft, by 20 ft. in the Seven Mil Road area for Mr. John Lee of ‘eorgetown. Mr. Lee plans putting men in this area to cut it props to be assembled her-e o; overseas shipment, and his woods- men will be housed in this new building. The fiieorgeiown Poiaio Ware- house is still open and about lif- teen cal-loads are still in the shed. Fertilizer is beginning to move In, in carload lots ’I‘wo lfll‘lll‘.‘rwcstv=i;fltir-lilallfi were elected lo s/‘Jlifi in the Charlotte iowliCilv Council D1‘ FC Do“. can [ear-.ni old and expericni-ctl hand in civic affairs and knowing Lt.- Col, J.D. Stewart as we do. we are certain he will be one of the out» standing members of this new ad. ministration Mr A A supervisor" of M11008 for thr district. was in Georizutown School on Wednesday find Thursday and examined pupils in all grades IN MEMORIAM JOHN l. MoLARllN TILENTUN. Jan l5 With siuiilznu siiCidCllilES‘. John Ira Mm- Lxrcn, (35), Main Street, Trenton, passed aivav on Sunday afternoon, Dec 16, 1046, in Aberdeen Hos- pxlltal having only been admitted to e institution a few hours pre- vious. He had worked for a few hours on Saturday morning, and was suddenly stricken with severe illness Evcry means known to skilled medical men was used in an effort to alleviate his serious con- dition, but all proved futile, for God ruled otherwise and called him rest. "Ira", as he was so familiarly ‘known and loved by a legion of friends was born at Cable Head i W051» P.E I . and came to Trenton We!‘ "WW years ago. entering the employ of the Trenton Ixidustries i in the orn his iuiwe of Employment and esco- ciation with his fellow workmen, his fine qualities of character and ifiivgfiiv were deeply appreciated. His cheerful disposition and ready smile will always be remembered by those, who loved him. He found muoh pleasure in extending a. help- ing hand to all in need, and loved to do it quietly unnoticed to others, only he and the benefactor know- ing about 1t. The funeral service was held at Ross’ Funeral Chapel in New Glas- gow. on Monday evening with an cxwptionalisq large attendance of wrwiviiig friends and neighbors. He had‘ been a faithful member of the United Church at Greenwich, P E I.. and on coming to TTentgn, vrns a reitulsr attendant of Trenton United Church The service was conducted by his pastor. Rev. O. R Wvbbfil‘. am by Evangelist B B_. Fkix The members of the choir led in the singing or his fa- Wflifl hymns. "What A Friend We Have In Jesus." “Peace Perfect Peace." Mrs. Harry Davidson, so- IOiBi». gave a beautiful rendition of "hi"? 101161. hymn "No Night There.” The to lowing morning the m. mums were entrained for St. rem-s d ll f 8 B83’. P E I. where on Thursday afternoon from the home of his lifiief- F41‘!- Georse Maclllwan, a funeral service was held. ‘Ilhe sor- vice was in charge of Rev. Mac. Phereon. and the hymns. "What. A friend We Have In Jesus" and Lead Kindly Ligiht," were s Interment took lace in thgngsm. 11.‘! Plot it Midge c-cmete . The pail-bearers were Messrs, rllenban, MacK/enzie. Frank Msobaren, A]. dis MaoKenzle, Lelth Sanderson, Willi M Lore maggot‘ a0 n and Fulton siirvivii to mourn their deep loss is his onely widow, his moth”, Mrs. George MacLaren. Charlotte. Wwn- P E I . two sisters, Mn. J M Ladncr. Charlottetown, and M“, geprse MscBwen, Greenwich, P.- A' Drofusion of lovely floral trib- utes banked and surrounded hi, Cii-“ikct being emblematic of the high regard in which Mr. MacLapen was held in this community, as well '18 bfinuing silent messages of com. fort to the sorely bereft family cir- cle and were as follows: Pillow-His widow, Wieatihls-Kaiiie and Jedi; s‘. dic. George and Family; can 5110p ggfgggies;d 1£mu““‘3n.“““' John it'll ' mgmimnmemohhy. elma, Doris Y6 - or: John Mao- Bwain and Family; M“); and 9,6“; We. Mitrmoil MacNeil am m“ violet Cameron: Dd Francis; My, and Mrs. Ross MacNeil and Marg- aret Ann; The Tanner Family. Cl Fr ; ' sn?el“amfi;f M". Dalllfyligmdm 'I‘.hc r0110 one; ' ' ihmeienoreglzlilirsed: o‘ “m,” . l Bow - s oamxvbenaigieamtfiiii $2‘? fill a" “Wily: Edith and Rom . W - Wilfred filial?’ ‘gin ‘mgsmuify "M w w». mei- ms i , ‘ - f"? 0.1-1. uioiiiv;a"n.-pf_b°rfif,fi°‘aoml Mrs. Dorothy 0m. u; my m‘; Ml!» Iii-Mi Mncswain, can]; it,“ WM: Mr. and Mrs Arthur 4m "I011. Cable Head was; M,’ M,‘ R‘ Rut-m ans 1mm- petitlon closes Monday, 18th. Feb- ruary a be sent to the Notre Dame 0on- ygt or Girl Guild Headquarters. are. Judging will be done work and tea. All Gulders, Guides and parents are welcome. EASTERN GUARDIAN O. F. Hall. 20th. Auspiees St. Andrew's Presby- terian Ch play. rrnean searching out beautiful texts. in; to piece to ether that story land understand ll "Wm i0 IPOW in love and wisdom i and goodness and to use them for the spread of His Kingdom. Be- i cause it is a st requires effort to understand the experience of the ivriters, and to see which is the greater and which "L is tho lesser i-evfiatlon of God. The new viewpoint brin n sn- other immeasura le gain. because actual man and women it is integral part of all history, past and present. which it brin something wh ago when God in miraculous ways burst into the processes of world known. shown in the Bible is onl of what is going on contiln Thil brings God out of the remote words written on faded and dusty manuscripts but a voice speaking direct to us in the lives of the liv- Oar Comrpany In "In the beginning was the word. and the word was made flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory u of the only be- a piece of technical theology lence." us, His earthl closure of men, The word of God is only apprehended when it is made flesh. concrete reality embodied in living person. It is a mistake think that Josue cams like a post.- man to deliver a message. Ho came .ni , ' vvmlly utilised on the farms on FEBRUARY 1g, m; i U0]! SHIELD TION Final reminder that this com- TII QIIIO O0 t 1i noon. All entries to Queen Si... on or before this on of ednesday afternoon. Display t t a ....'SCOTTIBII CONCEB .— I. O. Momacue, abruary urch Choir. Also one act 2-13-18-18-31. The Bible As The Word of God t means first and foremost, try- t. It means trac- R out how God worked upon in- i ividuals and nations to cause ory of growth it hes of growth. to enter lntn the he Bible primarily tells us about an The revelation of God is it not, therefore, eh happened long the Himself revelation a part uousiy. order t Instea , make the at into the living present, and la word we hear is not so many ng as well as of the dead. U O O All this, i, I think, bound up n what at. ohn‘: Gospel tells us. otten son of God." "This. said he late Archbishop Tem ie, “isn't lnitarian it is a record of exper- e human person of Jes- llfe, was , His utterance to I 1.0 to live as man and, to quote Arch- bishop Temple again, "The whole of Him flesh included, is the Word, the self-utterance of God." How- ever valuable, however illuminat- ing however precious, the reported sayings of Jesus are to us, it is not in them but in the person of Jesus that God delivers His message to the world. As we find fellowship with Jesus, WC receive the word of God. O O O 5o, then, in conclusion I want to urge you to read and study the Bible not only because of its fas- cinatlng interest and great beauty. but because in it can be found something of surpassing value, the revelation of the living God. FARM VALUE LEG IN FIELD CROP! The first estimate of the farm value of field crop production in Canada for 1046 as com ared with the values for 1043 an 10M has lust been issued. This estimate ls subject to revision and does not represent cash lHCOYHQ, received from sales but is the gross value of farm production. Several of the crops, such as mixed grains, tur- and fodder corn, are almost which they are grown. The groan valuc of the Principal field crops on Canadian arms in 1946 is estimated at $1,098,859,000. This is lhe lowest gross value re- corded since 1011 but is ltill al- most double the 1936-30 pre-war average of $583,860,000. The 1946 value represents a decrease of $223;- 669 ram the 10M revised est- mate. out of this decrease is due to amaher production, particularly in the grain crops in the Prairie Provinces. Th9 value of the rlnci- p: field cro a in mes was 171M,- and n i042, $1,170,415.01». e value of the 1 wheat crop is estimated at 0320. million. ‘This is $138.0 million less than the revised 104A value of M004 m lllon. Likewise the other principal grain crops, oats, barley, e. and flax- sced all show apprec able declines in value from the 1044 fl res as a result of reduced produc ion. On the other hand the i046 hay and clover and alfalfa cro s, as the result of increased pro uction, are estimated at higher values than in Z abolish the loose application céomman names in the plant om of terms and names. A very laud- able project. scientlflc names, however, the book laid itself open to criticism from what its aut ered "old-fashioned people." There la a largo group of for long as Mesem ryanthemums, and author split the group into about 40 genera, each genus having a new name. confess I have much sympath Blunts have now been distributed. my nomenclature and accustom my mind to usin ily" names? will remain in the genera which they are now classified? do not know; nobody knows; and as long as the genera are so nearly alike we should have no qualms in respond about a certain plant with- out any doubt as to its identity. species second. Thai is. us it were, Christian name second, as we see been described by him, it was the common practice to tack on Linnaeus." which was afterwards abbreviated to the names of birds, fishes, and some marins creatures, as well as plants. vlously unknown, and named them themselves Suh- sequently the would be appended to ilic plant name, just as in the case cl‘ Lin- naeus. Thls of course was regard- ed as an honor. the botanical Eden. The groups set i: '5 spilt up into say two parts, one n which was given a new name, with appended. This it enabled the as an authority; and it stamped any botanist as behind the iimca if he did not agree to the change. It is useful to observe that this change added nothing to our know- ledge of the plant: it had described once and that that could be done, Then comes the joker: another "authority" takes hold. changes the generic name, pops the other fellow's name into brackets a zine asks: "Is this the end?" —and - served a flock of these hrvuitlful d ward-we see them no more. OR BOTANICAL NAMII There has lately been ublished n the U. B. A. an aut oritatlvc uide to "Standardized Plant ames." One of its ob ects is t; kins- snd to standardize tne use When lt came to deal with the or doubtless con s16- planis which ears have been knovit/ln t e I for ho critic who writes in l-Ior icul- ure IliustratedW-"I have counted ome forty genera into which these Now, old-fashioned or not, oes this mean I must now re-iearn Q0 different "fam- ow do I know they infill: er their .nationaliiy _- could cor- nil‘ 2161i". “Zilfnfii-‘Jl, “Z.‘.’.i‘“‘}'»;‘é he "family name“ first, and the t in. directories. If the plant had "of “Linn? ,.L.. or siinplv appended in You will finrl n Many emlorers found plants pre- nnd described explorers nnmc At once the serpent crept into by Llnneaus and others “IP11; generic the “splittei-‘s’ name had two results: “splifter" to pose be was a and nds his own. That is why the cr tic in the Horticultural maga- does not know. Here is an example of this un- fortunate tendency to multiply scientific names. There is a dis- ease which nttackr certain fruit trees and bushes, causing a cank- ered growth on the stem, just at groun -level. This has been named "Of-own, or Root Gall" of its var- ious hosts. It is caused hy a "mic- robe" called a bacillus, and 1’ first. read of it in 1923 under the name of Bacillus tumcfacicnn. (I need not add the authority's name.) Desir- ing to know more about this para- site for s bulletin and found it described as a Dondmphagus. An- other bulletin said it was Pseudo- monaa tumefaciens. In 1944 it turned up as Agrobncterlum tumofncii-vm, and 1’ nm looking forward \vith curiosity, to the report for 1045. Another fungus, common on cer- tain weeds, began its career as Cystoptl, then for many years flourished under tho alias of Al- buga. Now it's hack to Cystopuo againl No doubt changes hrbotnnlczil names must. be made at limes, for nothin is perfect here below; hut such c anger should be permitted only under the a proval of an in- ternational body ike thr- Botanical Congress held al. Vienna in the early years of the ceniiuy. ANOTHER RECORD FOR GROSBEAKS I have pleasure in presenting the following letter from Mrs. Percy MacMurdo. of Kelvin Grove. P.E.I. “Dear Agricola, I was very much interested by your description of the Evening Grosbeak, given in Saturday's Guardian. "We had seen three birds, about January i-lth, that. were new to us and were the prettiest birds we had ever seen in winter time, Your description fitted well, and lifter I heard Mr. Allen in the school broadcast yesterday, I felt there could be no mistake about them. They seemed so much at home on the tree just outside the kit- chen window that I hoped io see them often, burhavs never gotten a glim. sc of them since. I thought ou m sht be interested in know- ng that we had seen them in this locality, about? 1-2 miles south- west of Remington. Yours truly-J‘ I am glad my description of the. Evening Grosbeak proved helpful to Mrs. MacMurdo and have put her observation on record. The scientific name of this bird means "Onawho sings at Vespers"; a sufficient explanation oi’ the "Eve- ning" in its name. Both or mil‘ Grosbeaks spend their lives in the far North. away from the haunts of men, cons:- uently while they occasionally vist us. they have not. vet, learned in fur its, and loci "quite at home" in our presence. I have neen the roay-hur-rl Pine Grosbeak and on one occasion oh- birda from a distance of 5 m 6 yards as the searched a large ro- wan ircc. ui they never slay: they clean up the food, and the pressure of hunger forces them on- Male, adult. Bil 13111101102. With l “nail" on the end ofibihe uppei; giantglble; both man. es ‘lerrae . ( ence the n Sawbiil Duck.) m’ and back black with Eyes red. Lower neck, under-pom secondaries and most of lhe “uni covcrts Legs: Total 9, 1040. The female ha: the same dis. tlnctive bill, but has the head rod. dish-brown and crested. She h“ a boldly designed white chi and. her upper throat. and under- paris are white. The rest of plumage is of the reddish-brown tint. Her eyes are yellow. "ducks"' breasted, and the sers. The last is a bird of striking n pcnrnhvc. ihoufziv smaller t e American species. Both male and female have crests and boil have yellow eyes. A male was shot by Mr. H. Sudsbu in the fall of 1M , and, I believe. was stuffed by Mr. Bruce Heck- bcri. ad vary serious lad. A child who had not baptized was looked on as little bciicl‘ than the "Jews, Turks, and lnfidels" for whom we were taught to pray. in fact we always ferred to the ceremony a if an infant died unbaptiaed soul was in ll IWKWIY could not claim entrance to Celestial reglfll". account of Origins not be sent to punishment. since der m; earth. lamteati . I '0 i s a an Ionahnbomneiargog: sheer pathos 3%‘ - NEWSY NOTES - t The American Mei-nut This morning a lea-bird w" brou ht in t m f ~ tiongft had lag-en taught ‘giubuii? meant for something else, but WA‘: quite lively and was aft leased. Mlapce t WES Ill GI‘ e1‘ the roiiowinhcfii-tieui 1W" W" rw howeed tlligt‘ N‘ American rianaer (A.O.U, 1M l PM. Cylindrical, v “PM! hell greenish tint, white‘. iarsl length primaries black, toes, and webs, red, about H inches. l-‘eb. n-palch her These handsome birds, the lag‘. est of the “fish ducks." are known to some as others as “Goosandersfl They have a bad name among fishermen and anglers since their whole makeup "Sheldrakea" and to __,____ giving them a common designo- them toenoligg-‘talg: torrid their! 00m mm on. e ap ess m e m iL-mi-Lmg When Linnaeus brought ou: his tribes. This diet makes their ‘flex slbiiity of error, But altogether "Genera Piantarum“ in i753, it so strongly fishy, that there is an they tell s story, the story of s was written in Latin, which was old naymfil Wine Sawbiil Dudt search for God, which is at the then the universal fungus-u» of will llliikp ninc gallons 0[ soilfi." same lime the story of God's sclf- Science. lie gave cacti plant. n Latin This Potent flavor is_co.nduclv~ to revelation to man, Reading m; name and described it in Latin; so the b rds iongevit ', .ni‘ .no sports- Bible, therefore, does not, chlgfly that educated Europeans ~l10ll1di- man will knowinly waste a cort- rldge over it We have three species of t3: the othem are the - Hooded Nh-rgan- than of Summerslde an 151.51) sroar. u) The rite of 2:57‘. eon Il- g implying that until-this was‘ en . carried out, the poor innocent was a heathen and not a There was a small town not far from us. peopled by Irish workers at a great iron foun , and Was people b ievcd that. I A said these d plight. urnably o: Bin; it coul it had not. itself committed sin; and so it was constrained to W“!!! but Norah ollantfs verses on Unchrlsiened Child"- Alannai Alanna! Vlalgen that smell no rle t bove it prayed: P ohlldgfl serge,‘ they rung, no llnchristened ven s gay, may ne'er see 0 lone one, my own one, where strays your soul tonight? Apart from these loatlmcnml reasons. 1t was pofloy to MW l child baptized, since t save "is infant. n sort of legal pawl; I M‘! heard ni the authorities acceptiri! a certificate of Baptism when the Birth Certificate was not forth- COmlllI. It seems that the car-h sottloq in e. a. Lwero equally kw" ‘in having heir children - M Brudenel (near Georgetown flav- bour) the pioneers had been laid! successful. had cleared land, flWiWd stock, and fared not badly in the matter of food, bub-they could ii get. their children hupllledl held prayer meetings on ndnyl. but baptism called for a clers!‘ man and they hadn't one. _ At. length they heard that U Anglican divine lad settled at tilt town or village of Charlottetown. and the principal farmers at done] made up their minds to ‘fa their children to him. He did“ have the religion of their fol: fathers exactly: but they decidy to overlook this. It would haw been easier for the divine to Mm: to them, but they overlooked iii! when all was too. i “Milly rythi hill “Mud n an eve n! s ter, the expedition started-Till?" men. ihcir wives. and six chllifti: the rest seem io have hacked or. From Brudcnel to Charlotteioudi; l5 m miles, and with good ma" and a car one can do it at fig’ inside of an hour, But then >1. it good folk had no roads at allwiuqs a track that led through "IMP w ods. Sonic of the children “fen i alongside their parents. 0 ‘Pb had to iic trarricd, Had ihf_tr‘(_k» tiers possessed horses, would have been easier, m did all the farm work them“. were of little use for trsvcmilll» (We must pause here for count" tlons of space; in thenssttlqtiiscapa learn how the purl)’ i a tragic end.) NDON --(OP!-’I'he mm administrative and fimneiiixhflw quit-cinema of a system al perks in 8cotland_.________ £11. oautiful toilet. you- soul into Glory . lib, with “m. ma! an. 89st?- Chas. Worth. can J Benign, Gum It»- rqu-xauiae. U- A..I. .1500! Olk- Robert s. lam. ate-chl- cm. a. may. PM °°'“ II-