' inns 2s. 1941 m o“) FRIEND PAYS A VISIT w“ delighted once “,,',f‘.,;'°°¢§e:t an old friend who u , me a visit every spring. I have own him from almost the first n. o; my sojourn in the Island, l", m; L; thirty-one years ago. imn-ty years were accepted (in the qld country) as equivalent to a gen- uon. mg in fact a. new genera- “ us’; arisen here, much differ- m in some ways from the Old" m 5° we have notcs to comm". M’ wmy of considerable interest. "tfgfl... you had the census-taker W’. he figsus-"Not yet". I said Uh. has only got to I-i- T-s so far 1nd it may he ‘a fortnight before he "my," my They lay it takes an Ho“, and g half to answer all ti: -'_"s I've heard." wonder what the popula- [lg of the Island is this time? - mpm it is increasing. but the gflllll-IIIBDY. will perhaps be against “wet 1 am fond oi statistics gbughl don't always believe them; Ind y general 1y copy down any re- i . Th Pula- lill“? w ‘fifljnphliilil: foret e last km on article In pfiifiisi; and in I931, amass. NW‘; have a cutting from a P0P"- magazine which gives the "iilldl i“ {e5 oi the 1931 census just an- ‘figs-i as 88.038 for Prince Ed- am; Island. so there you are! lg rrect?" wl‘:§};1l_-- cgaid ire, "I've allwag: imderstood the populist-ion ti; bgtween eighty and ninety ous- that 13.000 of them are d that somewhere, I mean p1 d- “and that illiiffa‘. llfoilgotheilabolne. In that article of May 31st, it is alw 1mg.‘ ma; mo revenue from the Is :11 ms Field crops. Simii- 981R’, 3’? “,5 Poultry. and Saw Ml . c In‘; , ‘141111000 in 1936. Mr. Hemm 85 gig-pres given in the 012.911 F07? some time B80. Si" “l9 Pmduc g puwef" oi the Island farms inuliliii a. $15.788.000. El er of f: mounts averaged and dlvl t’- mo mm fan-fig“. gltould havg m. each man ove one thousan have rea m for e year. It was Jllllfily l°m° ye." =1 wmvmii with those fore and since. but n should not be taken as Nor-fit of the farmers’ pros- perityfi-"No, such a year as that only happens every five or 5 ms, as farmers would find ff they lope proper records ' said m! friend, "Well now. I have kePl- N‘ mos or my cash crops for some time. and 1086 gave me more re- tumg than I anticipated: the first gptry (in Nov.) is: "§0ltd 10° bushels potatoes at 55 cis. and the list. in Dec. records that I sold thfl fest of We table stock at 70 cts P" bilshel. ‘rilrnips sold at l1 cts. P91‘ bushel. That was fairly satisfac- tory-butf didn't nlpke a thuuuiud m. be farrnersP-"YES. l- heard. numerical folk in every direction. tion at first, but a sumcr bo towns: in what way the remaining o0, ‘Ilrat is a matter th oration. One much wi the amateur regards with a. heal has only ID recal number of species. eties, and forms p genus Rosa; and th species of Salix 0i known to occur them. to W., the G branches. side our "creek," amenta "loose"; (cetkins) other willows. from Dr. Harold A. nhlimd io arnalgamate, 1 "ane census will show u mm um reiaticnshi coun ua . in this particulalry pll-‘bxlinctgingtlz has no other industry-depends en. tirely on the farmer's toll: townsman indirectly, and farmer. of course. directly. when the towng. Oriilniled. by agreements, dl-lldVllll-lie of producer and con- th- Mr ins the total population to ,ooo, "u! ui these 80.000 to live in the can 1 thout hurtino: ‘bacilli?’ Till BALSAM WILLOW There are a few genera immense kingdom oi Dlant life that botanist l the oi which more than have been distinguished. 205 of which are found in Canada; 250 species of Rubus; the large have the be ween the population, there will arise-duplicated services These will tend to express themselves by compgtl- fterwerds, when to the tsnce. be 00 ' does this affect 000 producers? at needs consid- so in the is rather scared oi. and that the specialist thy reslmt- One nus Carex .000 species subspecies, vari- ropflsed for the e more than 200 Willow. to say nothing of the hybrids which are freely between Whether it is because of the re- puled difficulty of distingulsnin species of willows I know not; bu the fact remains that up to the present but five species of Willows have appeared in tha Island lists and three of these have been introduced from Europe which probably means from England The five are the Crack Willow, the lauccils W., the Prairie W., and the Purple W., the last alluding to the color of the. Last spring, while rambling be- I noticed a willow which appeared just a little rulfamiliar. I took some twigs homo for examination and finally made them out to he from ilze Balsam Willow (Salix balsamifera). _mature leaves were thin, dull green above, giaucous below, cordate (hearted-shaped) at the base: teeth or serrations rather minute. The The were rather that is, the fruit was not closely packed. like that oi some This spring. in order to check up on my discovery, I specimens of the willow to the Do- minion Botanist, and had this reply forwarded Senn. Associate Botanistz-"Tlie specimen submitt- ed is, as far as I am able to deter- dollars! But then. the !0l'l0Willll"nline Salix pyrifolia Anderss, which year, in November. 905M975 were selling for 25 cents. fllld Mountains or 30 cents a bushel. vlllle turnips had advanced to I6 “has, As you say. the farmer sel- dom has two good years in succes- llon, and I have a shrewd idea that tile law of supply and demand is not, altogether to blame." Said he: '1 was talking to young Bo-and-ao m; our" day and he sa s he is not going to grow potatoes or 25 cents any more; he is going to crow enough to feed his pigs all}; 83M for the house and thats all. — N00 a bad idea, as times go: when Y0“ buy fertilizer, contribute seed and labor, land and machine y. and are then obliged to sell for half what is coats you. ifs a wonder anYhMY trouble; to grow them. It's too much like Paddy's experience with the pig; did I ever tell yo}: the |tury7"—"I don't think 50-"--'w°“ pigs were (Help that year. and Paddy bought a little one for 5 shillings. It cost him other ii shil- lings to erect a wooden sty. Ind still another 5a.. for feed. The D18 grew all right. but pigs being cheap when he came to sell it he could only get 15 shillings. Said a friend to whom he related his ven- ture, "what on earth did you get out of tire transaction?" "Oh." said Pat. ‘I had the use of the pig!" My friend, who is a practical man. pointed out that Pat would at east. have the manure for nothinz -whlch was better than s. bill for fertilizer! "But seriously," I said." nobody can truthfully say thit- Agriculture ln P.E.I. in fact in all Canada, is in a satisfactory con- ditiori: it is our only industry and when from any cause it Ls not re- ilumerative it is not long beforc~ rlrfybody suffers. Our teachers are forced to work for scanty walrus- lknow, because I taught once-not use farmers are stingy. but be- ause the iann income is too emu-l to be taxed for education. The iiillsmi suffer because they must lily from school to help get in the flab-which sells for half nrlcei llncel can remember. it is becam- ilig increasingly more difficult to "ti! the churches going. and hi’- (iile time some congregations were wool ivliililali Ship your wool to CONDONS WOOLLEN MILL$ Charlottetown "ii receive highest market price l vilslied and unwashed wool. my paid on receipt of wool. All Ml llos to be graded by govern- Ittni inspection. We do our own “all You do not have to wait . I government inspection to l" vour money. A" wool must be cleor of dirt "id bum. fiililii paid on I00 pounds on id Wool, also on 200 pounds unwashed wool. i-It ws. till July a. specimens of it.‘ Both as a Gray the name examination from view The June meetih Wiltahire W. home of Mrs. Meeting was opene paid. New committees Lunch, Mrs. Lane, and Mrs. Younker. Ing and the resolution league" was signed es to convention, MacLean, Mrs. Mi tives, Mrs. MacDo lane. Mrs. MacDonald lean took charge en. Meeting closed served by the comm the hostess. LAWRE Beg. No. 6858. of 55 in 2.10. Dam: linllyrood Pol I1 Including Lawrel {lglyrofi Susan 2 nar . . Alice Hanover 2.03% ranks-rims. Lawrel Hanover was Ion pacing Stallion BUD CALUM ET lug. No. 6000. Peter the Great. . which is oldl. Maritime bred Ihrnoncl Budlong in 81 over fee. Calumet Budlon have the same i. part of the Iahud Terms: 825.00 for 158l- Hons a-L-OO-d 41-21 by eleven members. v _ committees were received and biLs Slim-The hwrel IIIII 2.06%. SI .02 Va. I 183B. Now held by Billy is now the accepted name for S. balsamilera Barrett. We would aP- pieclatg having the exact locality for this, and, if convenient, more and N. L. Brit- ton, the great American botanists. list this willow as S. balssmifera, so was well Now it must be added to our list. I imagine our willows will repay established. this point of NORTH WILTSIIIRE W. I. g of the North I. was held at the Gordon Mactcan. d in the usual manner and roll call was answered Reports of are as follows- Mrs. Mitchell The nexit meet- is at the home 0f Mrs John- ,ston. roll call to be answered by "Jokes." Correspondence was read on the "Health and sent to the Prime Minister of Canada. Delegat- Mrs. Gordon tchell; alterna- nald and Mrs. It was decided, on motion that $5.00 be sent to the Queen's Fund for Air Raid victims. and Mrs. Mac- of the program and readings and contests were giv- by singing the National Anthem and lunch was lttee, assisted by Lavvlliiale Farm Stallions L HANOVER 1.59%‘ Class A. r_e '1 Iv 2.10%. Dam o Hanover l 59%. llollyrood . Ilollrood Ports world's Champ- rom 1935 to Direct 1.05. LONG 2.02% Class A. Slru-Peier the Brewer 202%. Sire of 150 In 2.10. leading Slring son of aritime reeoru for 2 tear pdccd $4 of a nine seconds u a three year old and Mlle Budlonl alf mile record of 3 flat. I will trailer either horses to any lfflllflfllltll a Q IGIIOII- ‘ll. FRANK McKAY. l||l BAIVIICV. . __ P- me _ Maritime ELL (EIARILQTTETOWN QUARDIAN I Below will be found a brief synop- sls of telegraphic reports received at the Head Office of the Bank of Montreal from its Branches. Our Managers have knowledge of each local situation and are in touch with crop conditions in all sections 0f the districts mentioned. causing. In the Prairie Provinces seeding is virtually complete’ Ger-mum. tion has been even and cool weath- er has promoted sturdy growth. Higher temperatures, prevalent for the past few days, will stimulate l-hB prowess of all crops. Moisture conditions are generally satisfac- tory. but more rain would be wel- come in northern Manitoba, central Alberta. Tilers has been little dam- age from frost or insects, but weeds are prevalent in many districts. Pastures are in good condition. ex- cept in northern Alberta. 1n Que- bec rovince seeding and planting cond ticns generally nave been ia- ,vourable, but. although crops were in the ground earlier than usual, growth has been retarded by cool. dry weather. In Ontario crops generally have suffered from lack u! moisture. and this has largely Offset the advantage of an early seeding. In scattered areas recent showers have relieved the situation, but widespread rains are needed to maintain normal growth. In the Provinces cold, wet weather has caused delay in many areas in the planting of root crops, but the sowing of rain lass been completed. In Britis Columbia hay. grain and vegetable crops are well advanced, but prospects are for light yields of cherries and apples, PRAIRIE PROVINCES ALBERTA-Crops are developing satisfactorily over most of the pro- vince, under favourable weather conditions. Wheat is stoollng well and showing satisfactory growth. In some northern sections where grains were suffsrin from lack of moist- ure. recent ra s have proved bene- ficial. but even under favourable conditions for the remainder of the season crops will be short. Pastures range from poor in the north to excellent in the south. SASKAT- CHEWAN-All seeding is practical- ly completed. Viteat is five to seven inches high and is stoolling well. Moisture conditions are gen- erally good. but south, central and east-central areas will soon require additional rain to ensure normal development. There has been slight damage from frost in the north-east area and from wireworms in the south-east area, MANI'I‘OBA__ Seedirg is completed. Wheat is six to eight inches high and is stoollng well; some early-sown grain is en- ierin the shot blade. More rain woul be welcrxne in the north; elseulzere moisture conditions are good. Damage from all causes is negligible. Sugar beets are progres- sing satisfactorily and thlnnlrg has commenced. PROVINCE OF QUEBEC EASTERN TOWNSHIPS AND OTTAWA VALLEY-Lack of moist- ure ahd cool weather have retard- ed growtll dilrlng the past fort- night. Sowing of grains is com- pleted and crops are well above ground in most areas, but rain is needed. Growth of root crops has been slow. Hay lands and pastures. have suffered and are generally in only fair condition. Damage is re- ported to tobacco crops, owing to dryness nnd high wind. Orchards blossomed well and prospects are favourable. The strawberry crop will be small. LOWER. ST. LAW- RENCE AND LAKE ST. JOHN DISTRICT —Sowlng of grains and planting of root crops are com- Plellfid. but Prolonged dry Weather has retarded progress. Hay lands and pastures are now in only fair condition. More rain is required. PROVINCE or ONTARIO Fall wheat is heading out short in straw. Development of spring grains has been retarded and more moisture is necessary to emnvc average yields. Tire hay crop is light; cutting has commenced in some sections. Planting of corn and roots is nearing completion and early sown crops are progressing fairly well. Apples and most other tree fruits are promising, but be- low average yields are indicated for strawberries, cherries and rasp- berries. Pastures are badly in need of rain. The growth of tobacco plants has been satisfactory; pest damage is necessitating consider- able replanting. but an abundance _ of good plants is available. MARITIME PROVINQES Growth of grain crops has been slow. Planting of potatoes is prac- tically finished in New Brunswick: acreage is reported reduced from inst year. In Prince Edward Is- land there has been little plani- ing of root crops so far and this applies also to most parts of Nova Scotia. Hay lands and pastures throughout the Maritime: are in good condition. Apple and other fruit trees show a heavy bloom. Cold, wet weather Pas caused delay in most areas. PROVINCE 0F BRITISH COLUMBIA Cutting of the first crop of hiw has menced. with average yield: in proswct. Grain crops are wcli advanced. Vegetable crops show good growth. Potatoes. are promis- ing, but tomatoes would benefit from warmer weather. 82m- dam- age from nests will reduce thr- ml- icn crop yield. Strawberries of f-lr qualitv are mcvinw in volume. 05h- =r berrv crops indicate slightly he- low avorn~e yields. Cherries are splitting from excessive rnin. and the vleld will be light in most dis- tricts. Other stone fruit crops ere nromlsinir. The sonic nrrm w'll be oonfd-rahlv below normal and i"\" June coon is heavy. Orchard How's are causing some concern. Cool. wet weather continues. Pasturage is plentiful. WINNIPIYO. Mans .7ll“e ‘i’! -Hoi weaiher and drving WWVN have ac- centuated moisture shortage in flir- few areas where this lack has previ- - CONSERVATION - A wan! COLUMN OI PI-AUHOAL OPINIONS 0P ‘I'll! VITAL ISSUES AFFECTING ‘I'll U!!! AND ABUSIS 0P NATURAL RESOURCES II II. LUDIJOW JENKINS. "I feel that I have an extra-mor- al privilege to 513981! illilklun ‘his subject. for in the Dust 1- - hive fired long-range caztridle-‘I l" l lo -rahge gun at a MII-ll-ll“ a who had nouns: to 1w 11g’ his life or his Slllendid gift of iii?‘ 1. He hurl, perhaps. burst his s H well beyond the Arctic Circle on a night when the Northern Lights w“, gweeping long fingers of 001d mysterious fire across the iilmillll‘ ant. I-Ie raw that. and later he IIW length of a great cuntimflt flowing past and beneaiih his wing. m Great Slave Lake e - sent Marsh where the slow stream or that name empties into .le; Currituck Sound; bgynug, and piney woods ue South, and a winter on I sh ow coastal lake in WW8 B-llfl- ‘Iihen northward agsL-i to the Clfille with a mete. and southward eln until one moi-ulna on Mattamus eet a. far flung pellet of number four snot smashed the delicate articul- ation on his right wins I-nd brought him dovim in skull; helplessly amid ilhe cattaila until a mink fillmd him finally. we're not cruel. but» we are most dlamnably thoughtless. The people who write the Wl/eltl-‘ie’ vnents do the Wildfowl and the sport oi wildfowling a great ill service by suggesting that anyone can kill cuucks at 60 or 70 wilds if he hi! l pocket full of long range cartridg- es. It can be done wth a 800d gun and a Rodd man t0 P°lllt it. but the skill required doesn't come in the box with the cstrridiges. It can only be attained with much practice. I don't believe anyone should be allowed o:- encouraged i-o practice on live wild creatures when it means that for each one krled ard bagged and counted in the legal limit others will be left w die in misery and terro- "To my mind the expert wild- fbwler and ex-wnplsry spoisanarl IS he who waits until his birds are well in range, so that if one is crip- pled a quick second barrel will wi out the worst consequences of blunder. . . . "It happens occasionally in up- land shooting that a binl is hit too hard and messed up and mangled so as to be lbrflt for the table. It ls a rare occurvence in wildfowling however, and the circumstances surely indicates that whatever the "nlnrovemenfs a-e arms and arlnirnunition for goose and d-uok shooting they may be more sen- sibl and humanely used to kill bl that are well in range than m ways that only serve to extend the crippling d'l'tance. . "It is argued that the regulations fcrfidldling the use of bait and live decoys makes ft necessary for the gunner to shcot at long-range birds because without there attractions to draw them the ducks will not. come into the blind. Undoubtedly ‘ hat tho birds do not decry “s ulell l0 a baitleas stand and woo-‘en blocks rs they do to a heap of corn and live decoys. but the issue should not be conf . One concerns a. shooting regulation intended to le- d-uce tihe total inrmrer of birds killed so that the azinual produc- ticn will be in excess cf the nlmber taken The other concerns a ques- tion of individual conduct ani the responsibility each one of us has m decide whether. in the pursuit of sport. he is justified in shoot- ing down many birds that w'll be lcst and wasted for the sake of zet- tlhg a few. After all. there is no law compelling a man to shoot d-uck~=. Only a few days ago I heard I professional guide u: rig his payin guest to try the hgh birds tha were 00mm: 70 vards over the blind The blind itself was built into the edde of an impenetrable tangle of rushes, water brush, and oattails which made the recoverv of a clip- plcd bird practically impossible. " ‘Might as well shoot at 'rvn' sold the guide. ‘The season will be over in a couple of days. so it won't make no difference any wav and you've lrct plenty of lcng-range cartridges.‘ WORLD WAR (SECOND ROUND) —-AND WATERFOWL A:a‘n war menaces waterfowl. Durin the World War (First recur i, duck marshes were drained to grow more wheat. Result: less- dlwks-und no more wheat! Why? Because. in the Canadian West. the soil underlying most lakes and marshes iscntirelv unfit for grain growing. Ducks Unlimited has re- stored many of these pro-war water. many more. Comes World War (Second RoundL-snd this time we have too much wheat! Elevators are full- thousands of them; giant frame "annexes", built around the elevat- ors. are bursting; and almost every farmer one meets tr‘; of granaries (yes, and spat- roomsl l of wheat. What is going to happen if lhe farmer sows a normal acreage and reaps an average harvest of wheat? we will certainly have "Wheat. Unlimited!" To balance this over-production nf wheat. this year the Canadian Government is giving a bonus 04.00 per acre for land summer- fallowed. This means that more lands will be in fallow than nor- molly-probably. two, three time; more. Most of thLs will be plowed during June-just at the peak of duck nesting. New ducks iust love to nest in the long stubble left the previous fail by the header or combine. It's good cover: and there's plenty of grain for food. Mallerds Piniails. Baldpaics. Spoonbills will rest in ruth stub'~‘e as far as two mile"- irom ureter. ouslv been apparent. Generally all southern areas nf Western C=nad~ have mcintained prospects of a bountiful ("arvest with wheat now in shot blade. rapidly adveurrin~ condiflona. All northern territorv is in heed of soaking rains to in- sure an average crop Latp gowr- crops will benefit in the Fxlmontcn dhdsinr. oewv-d. ‘hi: to the Weekly Cron Report oi‘ ih- Dcnortmeni of Agriculture, Can- asadian National Railways. v ishere is much truth in the claim., fowl factories-and will restore _, "nd" ideal mokiuw and weptha- , from recent rains ‘ One DU Kee-man. near our DU Factory at Buffalo Coulee. Saskat- mewah, reports that he found 400 nests on 700 acres of stubble. last June. Another Kee-man, at Dov/line Lake. Alberta. re d 3 duck nests per f. acres of subble. 0n the average, I believe there is one nest for each 2 acres of stubble within i 1-2 miles oi suitable writer. From the above you will see that millions of eggs Will be de- strayed this year b agricultural au- tivitias-due, large y. to The World War (Second Round.) What can we do about it? Much has. already. been done. We know that most Western farmers are our friends. Already they have adapted their farm o rations to conserve wild life, as ar as sible. Much more must done. how- aver-and at once. We will radio a series of special broadcasts, during June, explaining to the farmers Jriat. the lionger they delay srnn- merfallowlng, the fewer nests of ducks and other useful birds will We are passing the challenge a.- lolag to our hundreds of Kite-men: an , also. contacting all municipal councils in the Duck naiting areas -ensphaslzing the importance o.’ wildlife conservation. No, the battle is not lost. The menace i; great, however, and, no matter what we can do, casualties will be high from farm activities this summer. DUCK DB/OUGHT LOSSES Many honest, ardent wildlife "conservators" believe, apparently, that the only controiable factor in waterfowl mortality is-the hunter. I Wkll some of these good men would spend a. week with me dur- ing June, drivin thrr. the agricul- tural country Western Canada; seeing for themselves who: really happens to the ducks. Let me give you one instance. On May 26th, with Lloyd Bunt- ing (our DU SaskatchewanEnglni- oer), I drove north of Regina on highway No 11. In 30 miles We recorded 250 sloughs and potholes tn sight of the highway. They were from l-2 acre to 50 acres in urea. All will dry up-before July 15. On 210 of ilzese, were from one to 50 pairs of mated ducks-mostly Mal lards, Pintails, Baldpsfcs, Spoon- bllls and Teal. A fciv early broods of Plntails were seen. ‘these will probsby survive-as they will fly before their home pothole dries ull The others are doomed-had of mam _unless something IS done about lt. To make matters worse. most of these ponds are rimmed with wil- lows and poplar; and. at more than half of them. crows sitting lIl the trees—waiting for the water to dry up a. little more. so that they Al go get the duckllngs WilllOlll. wel- rg ilieir feet! I often think these keen-eyed killlers sit in the tree- Lops, to 5p)! on the lady; ducks, when the latter leave their irisbsnds and fly to their newly-established nests. Now we 0'4 saw 250 water areas; but I “am sure there would be 10,000 similar nds in a lO-mliP strip on both sdes of the highway [or that; 30 miles. They'll vanish 1n July—and the ducklings on them will perish! But. you say, what about the June rains? Won't they help? May they not be sufficiently heavy to prevent this disaster? Yes. they may. But they will have to be heavier than in any June since l9- za to save these shallow wsiers~ and their broods. Bo you see the chances are slim. Spring runoff puts water in this type of lake- laicr rains have little effect. _ Well. what can be done about lt. you ask? Can this 1M5 be BTW?!"- ed? ‘Ire answer is; Yes, at least half of these losses can be elimin- ated- by providing "Koo-waters." This year, all we can do is to sal- vage as many of these stranded broods as possible. But. on these small lakes our own organization can do little alone. It is not econ- omically sound to even try. We can do a great deal, however, with the cooperation of our Kee-men and school children. enlisted and organ- ized by them. We are asking them (by radio and letter) to do all they can. . We are also asking the organized sportsmen to clean up on the crows in this area. And, rest assured, that will be done~pronto,-to the Queen's taste! The only permanent solution for these deadly vanisirin shallow ponds, of course, is to ponds to hold permanent water. at strategic points in each township 'I'hen duckiings will not have more than a couple of miles to travel when their home pothole dries up. This is now being done in a small way-but it takes money and time. The more money, the less time! SUMMER. CURTAINS 0n summer curtains, that splc and span look is of utmost importance to the coolness and attractiveness of your home. Try a simple mesh lace net at both upper and lower sashes—the wp with the usual head- fng. the lower curtain hung by small ivory rings threaded onto a round rod. These will be easv as pie to run un nn vmir machine and just oi easy to launder as often as you e. BADKACHE OFTEN WARNING lacliaelunaybnliafii-aaignollfiilnay lnuble. When back Incite itecermtlachehesihcaane. Atibefnt . Iachcll ensfilentlyteDediTa y Pills-hr em hall a eevifwy the Iavariterunadylnlfldiuyaihnau lo1 l Budd's Kidney Pill 1 and Kce- ‘ TIMELY NOTES ON T OPICS CONNECTED WITH Silver Fox Farming ' Zinc Fur 'l.‘rade Export Group 0! Great Britain has set a schedule of showings of a. collection of British- made rail fur coats styled and pric- ed to meet Canadian requirements. They will be exhibited wcm by beautiful Ehfllish girls. August 10th Mount Royal l-lotel. Montreal. July Ist Royal York Hotel, Toronto, July 0th Fort Garry Hotel, Winni- peg. July 15th Vancouver Hotel, July 21st Empress Hotel, Victoria. The Bureau of Customs at Wash- ington has issued its ff es for imports of fur within uo limita- tions iroiln the begin ng of the quota period December lat, 1940, to May 31st, 194i. inclusive. Silver black foxes. furs. and articles, live foxes valued under $250 each and whole furs and skins. quoto quantity 70.000. (import quota filled. Other than Canada quota quantity 30.000. (import quota filled.) In addition to ‘lie import quota being filled we understand there are some 12.000 or 15,000 pelts awaiting entry when the next season's quota quantity opens December lst, 194i. Women's Wear Daily describing the Canadian Fur Auction Bales Company. Ltd. auction in Montreal _ states: "Luxury furs soared under imnctus from New York buying which saw prices reach i920 and 1928 levels. Canadian buyers sat immobilized as New York dealers sent wild mink, beaver and fisher skyward. Practically all the best skins in all categories were taken by Ameflcuhs and a large percen- tage of the entire catalogue was sold at advanced prices. WILD collection consisted of 5.390 furs. It eclipsed in interest any of the other collec- tions. ti‘; fine dark imported and northern Quebec skim especially appealing to luxury trade dealers from the United States who paid from $38 to $55 for particularly at- tractive strlngs. the top price being the highest recorded in Canada since 1920. ‘Ilte sales room estimated an advance of 20 to 25 percent on the fancy skins and 10 to 15 oer- cent on other grades. Ninety per- cent of the offering was sold. RANCH collection consisted of 4.613 pelts and was lP5D9ctacular but met with steady KbSOYDtlon t0 the extent of 75 per cent with best strings ranging from $16.75 to $20. and rices u 15 r cent compared wit A I'll la es. Ranches in Quebec. On io, the Maritimes and Western Canada contributed to the collection. MARTEN--..Brought out heavy competition bidding from style houses, Americans securing prac- tically all the best skins and bid- cocn to inritaie silver fox and the Industrial Pu: Dyeing and Bielld- mg Company of New York are ail- vertising silver dyed raccoon to coat manufacturers who seem to be mowing interest. The process en- tails a coon coat being sent to the ‘ dustrial plant where it is dyed through and through. Then it is re- turned to the manufacturer for a process called “ilhlllflg’_', after-which it is again sent to industrial for the sliver blend. It is claimed that color fastnesa has been achieved. I-I. W. Morrow writes an interest- ing article in the National Fur News, Denver, Colorado, entitled, "How things Change." These are extracts. U-"Back in i879 or there- aboujs I was going to school in the country. It wasn't ilze "little red school house"—it had once been white. What has this to do wit-l. fur? You shall see in a minute. some of the boys used to chic skunks for their pelts. ‘They told me they got 75 cents for a pelt with a good deal of white on it and as high as $1.25 for one all or near- by all black, The point to all this was that. chinchilla was selling at the time for just about the same price. In an article written for Fur and Fur Trade of Boston for year— 1879 —I find. ...‘Chincliillu, two kinds, real and bastard, size of real 8 x l2 inches, best skins are from Peru. used for muffs, boas and borders on garments, value from $1. to $3. SKUNK. ...Anothr=r peculiar productien from North America, size 1O X l6 inches long. Many have a white stripe. The fur Ls a. popular one in all countries. The best are from New York and ghgg,’ value. best prime black $1. w There you have it! Chinchilla worth from $1.00 to $3.00 per pelt. skunk worth $1. t0 $2.50. That was in the days when a pure black fox pelt was worth its weight in gold and the presence of silver points detracted from its value just. as the stripes did with the skunk pelts. Besides the astonishing fact that chinchilla and skunk were about on a par at the time this old mags- zine article contained l. lot of in- teresting things. Peru and Chile were furnishing markets of the world 100,000 chinmilla Pelt-i! imd America 100.000 buffalo hides and at the same time 550,000 skunk pelts. Buffalo skins were worth $3. to s10. approximately. The magazine has this to say a- bout silver fcx. ‘FOX SILVER Size 2 X 4 feet, over-hair thick and fine, three inches long, (This beats most of our ranch foxes by half an inch.) varied in color from pale silver to a brilliant blue black. Its beauty places it at the head of PAGE _ ELEVEN th (l i _ a Weekly Live $1M“ Market Reliufi SUMMARY (Ottawa. Jlulo lill‘ ‘Cy Moderatcbyegliilgtlfgglféd i231}; men to 0 u 1 i. Z o‘... auc- i» s... mung-y (luring lhedl Y» ' (l: 0cm for a httle eisllltlss in our‘ a two lnsiaIIw(-(rflx031“\‘1n29é\“1]i}: n ‘ . no; 1, Jlllt C010’; 1.». aitclillun u 3.5a... be Well Lid‘ id Lions curefi I19 zlcadltii! 95} y“ .. ' - ,5} v." ricelpis h‘ 1- 1.1 the hot sumels lliitiliil meals. shlPPE-l-i vised tostudy 0°l_ and avoid any Olpi‘ market’ 0Y4?‘ jig-lip, y-s thori- int! seas 1 ~ * been ti. czxrcsiliiilfli§ ‘“' przces. alirhthe ixfiiiilx“, m‘) ed off bills wees. to l-lfi '1' "u 3550 cents. Hogs fl-uvidw a?“ m" o! the ‘we swck 55 ucaerrs mmtg up 25 Cains m0 ems airl Lambs shade a fill-lit’? 5 f? 1l.|gul*‘ M Town“, mm “we golfer-n y ~ cllnngl-zi eisevrhcre. EASTERN carton MARKETS l Although the cattle trade W85 I little dressy at T°R°N_'_r?,,.‘,*§§ run was moderate and cleaner; m‘ only slight. pflve dcslzrlsmkyhor weighty steers and BA-ne“ classes held flml- will "~_ , " wee at $8.20 l0 fib ad for expol‘ 8'» u" bfigdlieerlso mode $8 ‘to 58-85 and ll toil) of $9. PflCCs were ab.u: steady at MONTREAL u-irli cuw if?“ fairly active but steers NITlTJYlllG 51ml.“ yGosilliss ".‘Z"’si“5 251m ». mill.“ mos y a ~ - couple o! the best leads hi. $53-33 to $9.50. Good cows pileup/T $7.50. In lhe XiAIIYIIII/iES Lmremz mp quauby was s. girny 8515i!‘ the general marl-tut if’?- l 38"." fir.» best of one 5.0a... vi u w $9.25. - WESTERN CATTLE MARKY/Is The trade was little disturbed a! except on cows ivhich Buyer! but re- sold fully 25 cents lower. endeavoured to lilwvl‘ CC-Wi duped orzivals alter Til 50W“ ed to check any bren _i:i the market. The b6 l ter 2 516th “t steers were weighed out at $850 W 53,75 Win} a few srlcilv cnuivevlll? to $9. Good kinds of SI-FIPlIPIT. vice ynhriui. SlPflilY at $7 to $7.00 hllii traders up e wallillzc lit". p"? quariw kinds wzil have~ v1 Diff-l“ lower prices. CALGARY um..- ~kl-]1" er on good steers at $7375 l») $3;7=>- American buyers being resilililfillh for the advance. There V1375 no un- due activity m. EDMONTON whole the top of the SL001‘ "liiTF-i", “m5 $8.25. A Similar {all Wis nglgl fur steers at PRINCL ALI-LR- MOOSE JAW, SASKATOO). llll VANCOUVER. While REGINA hat odd sales at $8.50. UNITED STATES MARKET Some of the Canadian contrlgeha of cattle cleared n; Buffalo a‘. uh. changed values but mo HD1115 25 cents or more was trim uCl ircm dllls as high as mo. FTSHER..-.‘I‘he sensation of the day was provided by a marked re- vival in fisher .of whim 83 per Cent of the offering of 289 skins was sold at an officially estimated advance of 30 per cent. Keen riv- alry between New York houses nuhed several lots over $100 and lcd tn a spirited duel for the finest small dark skin in the collection which sent it to a new high record of $210. Cheers greeted the cross- ingt of the $200 mark by a fisher pe . Commenting on the silver fox of- fering at the same sale Women's Wear goes on to say that it con- sisted of 9.552 pelts. Absence of Americans buyers was noticeable in a slimmer attendance and less pro- nounced competition. Demand. a- part from some buying for South American accounts who took some of each classification, was confined to Canadians and showed improve- ment over the April sale. Over 60 per cent of the total catalogue changed hands. three reporting ad- vances and three declines, while “specialsfl were unchanged. The col- lection comprised a. fair percentage of fresh goods and some which had been bought back at the April sale. Best skins in all grades brought high prices from time to time, buying being stimulated by competition from outside of Mon- treal, though on the uLolc dealers got the impression that they were prepared to buy "at a price." The auction company estimated the average price from the entire catalogue as $22.73 with 02 per cent of tile offering sold. The top price for selected half to three- qlliil\9l‘ silvers was $36.00. and $23 - for the low. A list of 42 "specials," some of which had been offered at previous sales, drew slender inter- est. The price range oi $18. to $62. revolved a sharp contrast in the caliber oi the offerings. A few said between $35.00 and $40.00 with one lot at $50. two at $52. and gwo at $62. Regular one-quarter to three- quariers silvers sold mostly from $23. to $32. with a large number a- round $27. to $28. Selected full sil- vers found cager takers for two best pelts. Others sold from $35. to $56. Less than one-half of the of- Pring was sold, prices showing lit- tle change on the average. Regu- lar full silvers, of which over 2200 were offered sold from $21. to $36., wifli the best bidding for lots un- der $30 This classification advanc- ed in the sales room's view between 5 and l0 percent and over 2.000 were sold. Pronounced activity and high prices characterized the offer- ing of inferior types. n remarkably large number of whim sold over WK). with a top price of $29. to rnilge down to $10.50. Interiors form- ed the largest classification in the .silver fox collection, with full sil- vers a close second. A five per cent advance was the sales room's ea- timato. Fewer than 1.300 skins were included in the low grades, about one-half of which found their way to the local cloak and suit trade. Prices ranged up to $13. wflh pieces of better skins at from $5.50 to $17.50. and damaged skins of high- ‘er grades at $10.50. some observers estimated the decline at from I5 to 20 percent. v-b all fancy furs. The tail is a. royal rush. The choicest are from Lab- ,_ rador and Moose Fort. Ihose Russia are mare ivooiy and loss valuable. Used for muffs, boas and lining of robes. Price from $50. to $200.’ The estimated annual catch of black foxes in 1879 was 2,000 in Asia and America. There were five tunes Y that number of cross foxes, three ' and s. half times that many blues and something like 200 times that many reds. It remained for us ranchers through the conservation of mutations to weaken the hold of the black fox, coirservntivcly silver- ed, on the public. The whiter now the more valuable and fickle faili- ion did not do it. Fickle fashion would never have conceived a pink pelt or a. lavender pelt. In 1879 there were no ranchcd wild animals. The closest; approach was in Germany. Sonic astute pre- Nazis took advantage of the foxes dislike for digging his own burrow and made artificial burrows of earth and One in ulhich the mother fox could deposit her pups without any trouble Where they were easier to take out. It is a wonder the misch- ing idea wasn't born right llzere. It might have been if there had been any black or silver foxes in Germany. 'I‘i'lere they had only the European red fox, smaller and in- ferior to the American and of only about one-quarter the pelt value" Bovyer B. Jones. BSA. son ni Master Breeder J. Walter Jones. M. oi’ previous qliOinilOIlS. A fCXVKJl-E-O t0 1300 lb., shipments mnzzo culf.» in $10.60 and up to $11 but olluur lliuls . ranged .1 to $10 with 1L fvw ouu l at $9 25. At sf, ilnui qllntrizi. lzs on good Canadian stees were nmimd $10.50, medium to good buil. $8 v0 $8.75 and good and clY-IWE Viol calves $9.53 to $11-50. Ehrpozts 11615055 llle the wool»: toiallrtl ‘l line during .78! b"i".' ruiili‘, nlnslly from West n Ca 561 dairy‘, 2.061 calves ri it? M's». Expolis to dale tins your with corresponding figures io, 194d in brackets were: beef catlic 46.908 (56,276) dolly 7.634 (5 31th calves l8 751 til‘ ,. 36,63ii, hogs cattle shipments limir-r quarterly quota l, l A lob Julie 19th were 24,015 Monti». CALF MARKET LOITER I Calf markets as a rule were be- low last week. Toronto lost 50 souls closing a: $l0 “in $1050 Ifllllt‘ for choice, while Mont ..l \\'.l~. A150 down 5O cents wiili good vent clos- ing at S1050 after illl earlier lop of $11. Ivlrlnimg also worked easier, with CllfTlCH vvals at $3.50. The hi" point at Calgary was $10. 7‘ loll $9.50, Pilllro Albert $8 50, S- ateen $9 and Regina $1). FURTHER INCREASE IN IPOG PRICES Hog prices continued on the n0 gmxie wit-ll 'I‘0.olltn gaining n. lillf 35 C-(‘lllS trim inst week's (‘lnj-i‘ and grade B-l ilni hurl at SHF- 0d. Montreal paid m"sil_v $14 with only nil ocd >i.\‘ . ‘ .. = i -. Wilinlprg mlitlc fllr . i iiczmiuuy A., Bunbury, has been flpllnllltPfl representative for Oilllvie Miracle ', Feeds. These comprise foods for ev- ‘ ery type of animal and they have . a special line of fox feeds with himself. The Ogllvie Flour Mills Company. Ltd. is one of (he largest and strongest of its kind in tho world and have a. great reputation which they put out must be con- sidered first class. Re-Queening I The Colony . (Experimental Farms Newsl The ultimate aim of every boo- keener is to secure n maximum crop of honey. To do this a large force of bees is required. It is onlv young v-frile queens that are capable of broduclruz the force of bees ncccss- ery to harvest largo crops of l101'.(‘,V. If at all possible the should rear his own queens ilawrh proven strain failing this, they should be purchased. from a reliable breeder. says C. B. Gooderlram. Du- mlnion Apiarist. Central Experi- mental Fann. Ottawa It should be remembered that any rc-qilccnlng of colonies from now on is not to improve the crop of the cilrrvnt year but rather to lav tho founda- tion for strong colonies in 1942. Ro- queeniniz the colonies now will allow ample time for the new queens to build up strong colonies before u-in- not be feasible to rc-ouecn nil col- onies within a short period oi time. therefore. those Willi weak or fail- tniz queens should be first. leaving the stronger and more viriic ulu- - for Nlllhmclllelll. lafvr ill lllI‘ sviisill Do not leave them foo long. hi ever. for they mav fall llf a tin; when brood rearing should be great est. thus havin disastrous resillis f‘ .l, They have now started to dya rac- a Lon tho colony. § Roz! f Vnncollvvr $13. to maintain. so that any product I hum“ ‘KIHN bcckronm" ‘ fer sets in. In large apiaries it may‘ and uorkorl ill) to $l‘_',ln. Calgary CID-Std Silbllfler on bilyiny; for ex- pnrL in the Uniiod Stiles west. cfi-Jsr i and B-l hnzs fllllslird iii. $173.25 to $1235. Edlnvllinli (YHCfl lln in a. which ML Jones h“ fammmjzwi- top of $12.40, Thr- ll iril lit Prince Albert was $12.45, Moo v Jiu‘ $12.30 na $12 45'» Snskalrnln $11.30 and .\"|‘I'.‘!\DY HIGHER A flllther advniirr of was him-lard up i: Toronto -\l'.(l i": . $13.75 to $14. Moniic $112.50 in; govd inm- was llnchnnicd ulih $1275. Oiiirr lililrlivis‘ worn rlvllcni with that high at. (fill: l-y, Edmonton Slftfii), 11.4.... ,\.|...-, mm Moose Jnlv $11. Siskriiufin $115) and Ifcglnn $12. TO 50 con "i 05 a colony be absolufolv sure that old queen has been renlovccl nn that tho colcliv lins- no rillcwn coils l. of its own. ntlli-l" "so lilo 'ilt‘\\' queen will be killed. 5.x to luvlvr hours after filo l-cmovnl 0f tho niii queen is an idnnl time in rc-qlli-vn {or within that time lll(‘ l)(‘(‘5 \\'ill have l‘(‘.'lll7K‘(l they are qncollicss yet not. diary clloilull time in start coils of ‘lli_(‘ll‘ own. it is bvst to rc-nllocn ultlyn liLYiP-E fiil('i‘ll IOl‘ sllr- ls more l'(‘.l_(.llV accepted than coll or virgin "w: ‘llinllrvlriorv. the rinliucr of ‘los- ing the qllcon on Ilt‘i' lnziliuiz flight; ifs clinilulnlcd. Till‘ bees will accept i1 queen more rcndilv flllflli". n Hon- 0v flow flint dilTlflE n (I<'fll'lll. ll7“i‘(\~4 fare, if llitlc or no llffiiiii’ ls com. mg in when the rc-iiiivolnllu l-z hurls: dnncg it is ndvisnblc to frvii the y coknlcs lvlilr fl llllll silzrrll- solution i ‘Pmlal lmris silirnr nllii \\'.llt'l‘) lllllill l llllt‘ flll(‘t'll llfis lx-cn ni-i-i-iltrii. Avoid l L ori. i-llis I'll lllll‘(llil|‘ll",§ u iilzi-i-ll. illsv iilll\' ll rlzili‘. vaiiw llflllliril r0- _. ll'1('lIll)t“~'il‘i! lllitl Hill iili- (l"ili"\4ll|i[',' FllllTPlV lllloil this (lil‘1'il i» lillii-l up voul‘ colollv in illll iv um "m; . stlrngih next sllllililfl‘. Don't. unmblg t00 go" reqlueening a-Lpxrjlma queen. the stakes are