. F.w.ugp1qn¢t& I FORAFARMERS. STOCK B 3 THE CHA l?.I:(_)_'l‘TE_'l‘O_VVN GI.lARDIAN REEDE ARNERS; NATURAL ieasouacns MAn.snr_m.o ' 1 CONSERVATION « —-T-é—— . A wnxbx COLUMN or mac-_noai.‘onNioNs or ran VITALJSBUES uuorma run one AND Anusu or 1 BY ME. LUDIDW JENKINS. ‘ ' [ON 0'‘ THE PMTECT linens or PEEY fantastic Newspaper Stories an M1 Always excgpung the r on Science Monitor. we observe that papers have no policy regarding wud me. The same paper that publishes a fine article about Hawk Mountain sanctuary, and tells a- bout the value of the hawks to the farmer and to the vlboftlmltl wm_ perhaps soon after. tell fan- tastic tales of attacks of eagles and hawks on children and adults. Nppmelilly. any cub reporter is mm of getting in his story. if it ii an account of an impossible at- tack‘ by a hawk or eagle. Webster's D5-ctionary defin news as "information about a thing be- fore unknown." If the tales told by reporters were ttue. they would be news indeed. Do the writers of these tales not ,know that» birds and animals do not sudsd-enlv de- viate from habits that through the ages have been mmutablc? Do editors never verifv these tales of 3 “thing before unknown?" But the courtesy C_-f editors is yery gracious. The daily press will publish letters that correct mis- statements. We ask you to write such letters correcting false stories about wild creatures. Always re- member that editors are interested to hear from local era. The Hawk Mountain Sanctua .y Association we all know Hawk Mountain sanctuary as the “first sanctuary ibr the protection of the birds of prey." The of visitors. from many states and many countries to Drchers- dur- the re- marikab mim-ation flights of haw-ks and eagles. Tire Sanctmry has become a school and a labor- story for h-awk inrlonnation and research. And a very delightful fellowship exists between the be- ginners in hawk study and the export observers by give of their knowledge. Hawk Mountain Banctuarv has has been necuary in order to es- zabllsh I-lawk Mountain sanctuary —for the whole enterprise has re- paid us three-fold in the keensat- ‘sfsotion of success. Conservationists will recall that the opportunity to estaiblish Hawk Mountain Swnctilary was first of- fered to the National Association of Audubon societies, in 1933. when M)‘: John Baker was Presi-‘ Wit of the‘ 308151 aigfwbirectors. a stopped ii. an incd pos- session of Hawk Mountain only after it became perfectly clear that the Audubon Asociation had tak- en no ‘stops. to secure the prop- erty. nor to put’ an end to the cruel shooting of eagles and hawks which during many years had we a shambles of Hawk Moun- Mr. Baker. men President of the Board of Directors. was ly criticized for his failure to act. As a result. in October, 1034. Mr. Bfilflh by that time executive of the Audubon Assooiaizion. tried to force us to relinquish I-Iawk Moun- tain to the Audubon Association. any member of the a'.o.c.. Mr. Baker asked for and accepted funds for the purchase of Hawk Mountain by the Audubon Association. al- though neither he nor the Audu- Spinning and Weaving Send me your wool to be spun Into Ylrn and woven Into blankets. The chlrfees are: i . d 28 cents per pound. Blank- “! 00!! 32.00 '\undci-ed; and if un- laundered $1.85. It takes five pounds of wool per blanket. . Wool must be weu washed, all burrs and dirt picked out. The aim of gfnglo yum medium. and doubled yarn. in line, medium‘ and coarse, also hooki ylrn. Put shipper’; name, | dress own- ers name and Instructions inside all - ‘)u-cal-. Send by man or freight. Freight will be paid. on 100 Round lot. Price of well was ed. dry. bland. white wool is as cents per mm!- oo for unwashed wool 12 cents sash. 14 cents trade Auto robeI.. blankets and Fancy Bod Throws for Illa. . CONDON P. 0. Box 95 as Queen street. hulolictown l.-/us-s-2a-rri-W-May as Aug”. SCANDIA Fox Farm Choppers llo.IVfo'r‘lgi‘.n.l'Iu-iia .No.Ifornu'lIl.‘oruu Bo. _ bon Association had any connec- tion with the enterprise. It appeared that a great ury was being done to Hawk Moan ' I sanctuary: that. though » f of Audubon -Association bridged our lean years with generous gifts, while we sought help from a wide P“bU0- Gifts came in small a- nmunts. but from many peo le. in this way the Sanctuary 3.. came widciyi known. It tiuvve as I. democru c orauiisa on, gup- ported by a fellowship of hemis- conservationistaeach of whom was $6“ ‘ly interested in its suc- flbw. the sanctuary is establish- ed. inudopecndcnrtly of the E.C.C., and is in itself a nucleus of con- servation arourd which a great and permanent conservation work KN . The Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association is incorpor- ated in Pennsylvania. It held its first meeting in June. 1938. at which time the E.C.C. turned over all moneys which it had held for the sanctuary. as is shown in our 'I‘ncasurer's report on page 22. Mr. Maurice Broun remains with the Hawk Mourimain Sanctuary As- sociation as Curator of the Sanc- tuary. and Mrs. Broun is still the sanotueryk beloved hostem. For Mr. and Mrs. Broun and of such initiative. devo- tion and kindness as is not often met with in this world. The sanctuary has now I head- fillbrters. the old "shaumbock 'Ila.v- em" of Revolutionary days. the gift of one the Association’s Directors. The little house which has looked out on the marching troops of the R.ev;_'ution and of the Civil War is stoutiy built, quaint and hoinelike. on the property which went with it is I. fine . a. necessity to the sanctuary which elsewhere has no reliable water-supply.’ With the mlaltion of "8baumbock’s” anew of service opens to the Hawk Mountain sanchury Association. It now becomes poadble to have Mr. and Mrs. Broun in residence throughout the year. At. their own eanpense, they are spending the winter there. and are protecting the mammals of the Sanctuary from hunters and in s. "Wehavo I. Gave at," writes Mr. molm. "He lives in the cel- lar, where we first found his nest when we got the house. He has a cozy nest (made of burlap bag all chewed up) under the chairs. Thcdoeamiheryoarlingcomoto cod under our persimmon tree. A aiuow lives under the front steps. a weasel in the stone wall out back. and a big gray suuirrei in the in front." Mr. Broun tells us also of the tracks of ruf- fed grouse and wild turloory, of . ccoons. . and red and gray foxes, which he has seen in he - NEWSY BY AGBICOLA Crosses and Monuments. on the village green at Ryton on the Tyne stands what is known as the Market Cross: its bass is a ser- ies of stone steps. whereon the country folk displayed their fruit, vegetables. butter. and eggs and so forth. before the advent of the grocery stores. Just behind it is the Cross Inn with its lop-sided signboard: when the sign was first gut up the enterprising landlord ad named it the Holy Cross Inn. but this was too much for the villagers’ sense of propriety and‘ they forced him to cu: out the first word. Away on the other side of the Darwent Valley was the stump of the Ciilbaide Cross. which also was once used as a market cross, ion ago. It is a local tradition tha d the Black Death-the Newcastie used to travel to this cross. taking the provisions placed there by the country folk and leav- ing the money for them in a. basin of vinegar, as a disinfectant. Crosses. however, were not orig- inally intended as conveniences in marketing; but were erected for several other purposes Many North Country crosses were prom- inently placed on the crown of 8. hill as convenient landmarks for travellers in what were then more or less desolate regions. A fifteenth century -writer tells of another pur- 0 NOTES 5 , TIMELY NOTES on TOPICS 1 cosnscren wnn :‘1‘<l)gl.atHl:stlSrui§i?“l:lseVoe!I" gfiairlié depended on his speed. There are smaller water beetles galore, but one must be a. specialist to distin. suish and name them. The larvae of the caddie-flies lazily roll about the sandy bottom oi mile pool. in their tubular hsbitations camouflaged with bark and stony Particles. An interesting collection oi “life in a different medium." The sheep sorrel (locally hhc “Red Weed’) is very much in evi- dence in the hay-fields this sum- mer. It is of course always with us, but when there is plenty of competition from fires: and clover, it is pretty well em: down. my is short, this and the clover is kmerd out. so mg: sorrel is lourishing d will In doubtless produce anoiuh seed to give us the seven year's weeding of the old proverb. Liming the land will help somewhat against it. by encouraging the clover in next rotation, but this year all we can do is to grin and bear it; a course which Josh Billings usuru us is the foundation oi all the phil- osophy ln the world. We have the many-flowered Woodbrush (Luzula calnpeatris, var, m||“i'"0l’8.) a grassylookingplant with soft ha leaves and umbeil.- ate cJiestnut- ued or pale brown flowers. On a ramble the other day I saw a woodbruah that did not exactly fit this description, yet pose “that when foike passyng see the Cross. they shou‘d thynke on Hym that deyed on the Crosse. and worshypp Hym above all . thynge." of-her crosses were set up‘ as memorials oi notable events, asl was Neville‘s Gross near Durnami. where the English defeated lire Scots in 1346. and captured their King. or this famous cross only the base remains. the shaft hav- ing been "suddenly defaced andl throwne d e by some lewde dis- posed per ans" aboutthemidclleof thesixteenth century ('I‘othl.s.catc-I gory belongs the series of’ fifteen. beautiful “Eleanor Cromes which Edward I caused to be set up. whereever the bow of his Q1189“ rested for the night on its way‘ from Lincoinshire to Westminister) , In the northern chuichyards are‘ sometimes found “Pal.m' crosses. which do not seem to be memor-| ials for the dead and may have; had a part in forgotten religious ceremonies. Preaching on pulp“ crosses seem to have been Quite un- known ln the North. _ All cross heads with crulcilixes were broken after the R.eiormat.iotl. indeed in the south of England some were destroyed as early “S 1531. The shafts were usually spar- ed by the mob. and WE“? finer‘; wards surmounted with a ball an obelisk or a sundial in place of the symbol of Christianity. The lower elements of English society had got. out of hand (just as they dad in Spain in our day) and what they did not mutilate they insui.- ed: it is on record that in 1549 a young man nailed up a dead can on the market cross of St. Ives. Huntingdon. Seventeenth arid eighteenth century market CF05‘ ses" in the Nor‘.~h.were usually in the form of classic columns. but man was in places a reaction to- wards the original form. and the the know. At least two pairs of- Great Horned Owls. for which to the shame of the Game Commis- sion, a bounty is offered in Penn- sylvania. live in peace at the Sanc- tuary.. Mr. and Mrs. Broun will beback in Hawk Mountain next Septem- but they cannot - there I’! t the year. Yet the year round Bawt Mountain sanctuary odors unities for the study rics of birds and main- mals, of-ecolozy. botany, forestry and geology. Its wild creatures should be protected at all times from human and trappers. This could be done at a small expense. Ihsssnctiiaryislikeade t- fui club: many are the frien igs that have been formed on the O - salvation Rock. An iricreaaedmem- bershlp. a few generous donations from those who are able to give llrfcely; and Hawk" Mountain'Banc- tuary uid give continuously to the pub c that effective service which it now offers for only three truths of. the year. Memibership in Hawk Mountain sanctuary is a reciprocal benefit. I hope that conservationists will take advant- age of the opportunity offered. Membership dues and donations should be sent to: Dr. Earl L. Poole. Treasurer, Reading Public Museum. Reading. Pennsylvania. Pct Squirrel BARY. kid. — A member of the Joseph Glody's family every fair- weather day books a leash onto their pet squirrel and takes it for walk. Gicdy captured the creature last fall during hunting trip. observing a hawk c g something in its mouth. he shot at it, scaring it into dropping its burden Olody found its prey was two baby squirrels. one if them was killed in the (all. He took the other home. when Mrs. Glody fed it‘ th an eye dropper. Now it eats al’im.e apples, and drinks from a Tm-—7~-* A LAlle:'rur csor llnro a tugs cropiof uoamiy nyoroqupapa this year by faadlns . soul Fox rm Iasulu aarlll ‘format noun allowa Iiiujibono ouumi with I 'uoI_'nosI.’rstf_oulatbo nose coal- uy.qayhu_qwufo1.ueoranchctI _guuo_basHuoadhIcrroII|a .Induonloni.- Afiyoultlhics lodhyorwrlil . . dinoflo its ‘st. Johns iillllns Ryton Cross built in 1795 is a very graceful examl>1e- Some of my ancestors lie almost within its shadow since" the Great War. they tell me, a number of wayside crosses have been set up as war memorials. some are of good design. but too many appear to be what an archi- tech calls "pattern-book crudities . Nature Notes . Gunny, who was a resident of Tile Lodge Farm at Charms. Ens- hmd, has just died, one week after celebrating her twenty-fifth birth- day. She was a black cat. and W85 barn in May, 1914. Her former owner retired from the farm eight years ago. but Granny refused to leave the scene of her childhood. She was su posed to be the oldest 531; 1;; mg and. An encyclopaedia states that the averarse We °‘ 5 mg is ten years. _but I have known of several that lived over eighteen ears. A neighbor tells me of a horse. still living, that has topped thirty- (lvg years, but he has still 507719 way to go before he _'a.ttains“the mature age of ‘Clover and Old Bill." Clover belonged to a clergy- man in Pennsylvania, and was con- sidered the oldest horse in the unmad states; he died at the age of fifty-five. In 1925 "an itemnin the daily press told of Old Bill. B horse in Harmony Township. NJ.- who was 57 and still working. He. was a strawberry roan and accord-- lng to authentic records was born‘ in 1868. Up to 1925 he had only lost one day's work through sick- ness. and his then owner believed he would be good for another years work at least. Old B ll had his own ideas about toil, be eved in going mead and getting somewhere. so he would not work on‘ the tread- mill or "horse-power.‘ Longevity in man or animals is. 85 ‘B1’ 35 I have’ obseérivtgd a hereditary trait, ii e eoun . When I go down for the mall I generally stroll an yard or two to the “road bridge, properly a con- duit. There is a pool on the with side of it, and as 1 near it. D109‘ goes a frog and swims away. By his chocolate spots on a. green ground I note he is o Leonard Pros (the Rand hlleclnu of Kaim). which seems to be the commonest in this district. There are four other species on the Island. the rarest I think being the Pickerei or Marsh ‘Pros, startled b the splash a band of "Water sir! defl make for the shore in a. desperate hurry; but they quickly get OW‘? their scare. and resume their av- parentiy aimleu “skating over the brown water of the col. The color of the water is der ved from the dead a agnum moss through which it iows.‘and reminds one of a similar phenomenon often soon near the Scottish Border: in fact the historic river Rode owes its name to its red-brown color. crawling slowly over the-stones at bottom of the pool are snails lackish. pointed shells. which up and Jerk tbolfihu the ‘anus position: use are 0 "“l."~wi.i:"“‘ ‘ill? “arr seemed not two far away; and be- ing rather cautious where varieties are concerned, I sent a plant or two to Ottawa to have expert: Olllnion on it. (I get along not too badly with species. but “variei:ies" and forms" demand -a specialist as a rule!) The answer came back: “Dear sir—Ycur identification of Luzula campestris. var. frigid: is quite correct. It is interesting to know that Clematis verginiana is flourishing by the side of your brook. Two years ago you very kindly sent mt some grape seeds which are now showing young vines adorning mv garden.. Yours sincerely E. W Hart." Professor Hart is attached to the Dominion Botanical Division. and his were those delighftul “Botanical Notes" for the different months which appeared in a Guardian last year As our "new" plant has no popular name I have ventured to christen it the Black Woodrush, from the color of its flowers. Always read the silver Fox Notes. even if you are not a. fox man. I always do, and in theis- sue of June 24th I bame across a remarkable account of part.henoge- nesls in rabbits. That ponderous word means reproduction without the intervention of the male. and is well known to entomologist-5. since female aphids (and prdbably young parthenogeneticaliy. and also viviparously. during the summer. As the young are all females, they too begin to bring forth in like manner in a few days, and thus increase enormously in 3 "chain- letter" style. With the approach of cool weather both sexes usually winged appear among the progeny. and the results of their union are the eggs which serve to carry the species over the winter. There are other interesting facts about these troublesome ‘green-flies." but that seems to be the most marvel- lous, Perhaps readers may recall that a few months ago I Rave on sketch of a futuristic romance ("The War of the Sexes") in which science had advanced to the point where all the inhabitants of England were (produced partlren- ogenetlcally. an of course were i femaies—like the rabbit men- tioned in the fox notes. The men had dwindled till there were only 400. and a was breaking out. they were formed into a regiment; sent to the front. where all were killed excepting one poor fellow. Ige l1"i'B.d an awful time when he got as . I note with intorast preciaiion the plant inn uroted by the Minister of culture whereby farmers are to be aided in setting up as beekeepers, and hope that readers will take ad vantage of this generous offer. There is no hard work to beekeep- ing. but what is to be done must be done at the right time. I have just received the London Sunday Ex for June 4th. which has a fui -page illustrated article on the subject of bees. and it remarks that there are hardly any bees flying about in Britain now. "A big plague called the Isle of Wight disease wiped out nearly all the old bees of Britain about the time of the Great War. and the bees you see buzzing about in the country have been imported from Scandinavia. Austria and Italy," The writer of the article, who seems to be well-informed, says that from every hive the farmer gets on an average 40 lbs. of honey a year In Canada. I am told. the average is much higher than that. NOTES ON ISLAND PLANTS The Ruiunculaceu The Buttercup Family. though extensive, has next to no useful members. while most are aorid and some are actually poisonous. Many are very showy and many more have been cultivated and qmp-raved by hcrticulturists as ornamentals for the flower [or- den. The typical genus Ramrnculus is alterna lvely known as the Buttercup or the Crowfoot: the and ap- .'." .°’.l'""‘!.""'...'.‘.‘i.‘ .::’*".:°’*‘..‘.i ear -3 ape . or yellow flowers. and of no special m poriance. V Next from -Maoawains list. comes the Yellow Water Crowiootrn. have been incorrect in some other oasu. oerhaca they or this. Botanista will do to look for I an. n ° mcoluosonthe agar-in ‘ , Id movements ara_.u fss.t“u‘:Ibmo the Phys: an Buttercup with two kinds. of star 0!’ growing in mice in the mud of drdnl some other insects) reproduce their we in mdrsnchbuttheoid del inlf ll . Neither of. the DMl- ~ entfiay aflualnuals" live its unit. as north of Maine. but as tho! , Q in wail. ._ a yellow V“ ,_ g _ _ 1 zone‘ in-moral.’-.’ d:,.g.r'.' Wurolouu. cum .7 . brokerage houses in Lon- dcmnigland. have narrowed down to Mine, H 's Boy Company. C. M.’ an Compeny. and V . ck dz Kiever. A short time ago Analog and Cobb mud with as Emile Henry Kiwer an aim mat- well at turn was in. demand up to $22.50; silver fox sold fairly well in its various grades with a of 959.00 for silvers, $32.00 or tluee-quarters, $19.00 for halv- es and quarters up to $1.00. The next sale of silver fox to be held in New Yonk will be on August 10th and the New York Auction Company will be the vendors. While the price of silver fox and other furs seems to be tang ulshing. there is a bright side in the horizon as far as white faced platinum males are concerned. as late last week Henry Gauthier of the_ firm of Gauthier Bros. st. Pierre. when on his annual buying to this Province, purchased aced male-platinumfox pups from Wellingfpn’ McNeili. southport. for which he id This is One of the oldest and earliest iioedors in this Prov-inoe is W.P. Callaghan, formerly of at. Louis but now residing in sum- merside. Mr. Callaghan can prob- ably tell more about the early erations of the pioneers gleaned from first hand information than any other person living. He was an intimatc of Sir Charles Dai- ton. and when he decided to go in silver fox farming it was to with Da.1‘ton‘:. best, blood he be- His ranch was successful from the start, the foxes being typical Dsiton's, beautiful gu_ard fur and that peculiar blue black color and bright silver which is so attract- . The first time I had a really good look ac, Callaghan foxes was at the Royal Winter Fair in 1M6. and those shown were a superb lot. If I remember correctly he won the championship cup for bmt pair at the Royal Winter Fair, first and reserve champion- ship for best. dark silver pubs. first for best. male and three females and many other minor prices. But Callaghan fcaru before that had made their mark in other places. particularly on the fur farm of Dr. R. H. MacDonald of - toon. Sask. From the rogeny of foxes sold him the Doc r domin- a the fairs for years and established a strain that was that envy of the breeders in the Like the rest of us fox farmers. however. Mr. Callaghan has cur- tailed his operations at home and while he still has a lot. of foxes. t year be closed out a. fifty pen ranch at St. Louis with the descendants of Yankee Junior and Peggy Dalton, the two that won the cup for the pafggattmlbmnto lnmill?2?. is go s ng. every - lggng it's guo__tg of m grade p_e_ig floating leaves are ihreadlike; the sod (above-Iwaizer) leaves are divided, into -more or less wedge- ahapecl segments. The present writer would be glad to receive an authentic , imen of this plant. . nbortivus. the Small-flowered Or“ iooiv. has the pale yellow is shorter than the small re- laxed calyx: the basal leaves are ootdafc or reniform. This plant must be looked for on shady hill- skin and along brooks. Next is the introduced 11. scelsratua, whose name has been Angiicized as the cursed Crowfoot by some botanists, and as "Celery-leavcd" by others (Nimporte!) In the ccliiery dis- tricts of England this plant often appeared on the muddy bottoms of disused and drained pit-ponds and reservoirs, afterwards disappear- ing when moisture failed. Its fruits ischenes) are anon ed in rather cylindrical needs. his of line usual giobose, form: the rs are small and ‘pale yellow. John Macoun. a distinguished Canadian .bota.nist. in his cat- alogue of Canadian Plants." gives 3. ii, .Pursh's Buttercup. and B. aoptanf.rlonalIs.~ the swamp Buttorcu . as found in P. . . . for the auctions. The writer has not asannhn. Cash for some W110. '-hrml 1111131! N0'£6 hopesheislntha very best of bealthanduhappyasonecan expect to be on this mundane planet with its many vicinltudcs. .1. Bl. York. is pocineu worked be th the six- edo. The fur above the waistline is wider and of body. free the slsnderizing the waist itself. From thallium-aticnita fobca unfquoandvcrya vagar- merit. Among those attending the ver Fox Breeders‘ and Exhibitors’ was Robert Humph- Keusingfoln. Bob is the pic- ture of health. and always wears thatgenialamileheissofu-coils for. lit. Just occurred to the writer that it would not lg a bad idea to bring Bob's name into these notes and show what a contribution he made to the evolution of tax fann- ing when he thought out the sys- tem of foxes in abedsand on board. floors. It was at the Royal Winter Fair in 1926 I be- came conscious that he had some- thing in that syst.em,for when one looked at the pups he showed. the black was clear without the slight- est evidence of brownishnus. and the silver was sparkling. Then in the early summer of 1927 a party of us went. to Ken- sington to look over the new- fangled system. We were frankly e tical until we saw the shed ful of pups pla so he. , apparently oblivious to the fact that their habitat had beenchan§- ed from mother earth to a. prison. We followed Bob's lead; many others did also."-ma: now it is safe to ca that two-thirdhavf» the ups on ce Edward Is_ an brought up in sheds. If it itvd. not been for sheds and board. floo:s the industry would probably have been pretty well wiped out. from hook worm and round worm. Bob has been a great winner in the show ring and has also re- oeived some great prices for his pelts. This season he has quite a large turnout-—upwsrds of zoopups —and giving them his usual good attention. Another Kenaington fox farmer that has kept, abreast of the times and always produces good foxes is Layton Rogers. Layton had some real bangup silvers last fall and one of them, a peculiarly marked fox. was pelted and if rumor is correct brought a price well over 3100. There are many other good ranchers in Keruingtcn and vicin- ity, notably C. C. Baker. M.L.A., former president of the Canadian National Silver Fox Breeders’ As- sociation. and one of the kcenest Judges of live foxes in the Prov- ince. The W. B. MoArthur ranch which Brad has placed in top pg- sh by s t of what consti- tutes a good breeding fox, and his expert knowledge of how to pre- pare one for show. Then of course . that vicinity was the scene of George E. Brown's expioits—the place where Bonnieview 413 and others were born that have exer- cised such an influence on the show fox game. Further along is the Roy Wood- side ranch, e Keir Woodsido ranch and man others pergaps we not as famous use they not exhibited. but still ggod sound ranching propositions at have helped not a little to develop the wealth of the community. Yes, it can be definitely stated that the fox farmers of Kenalngton and surrounding parts an a very live bunch of men. . The follawirlig appears in Wom- en's Wear, ew York daily of Thursday, June 22nd: "Charlottetown. P.E.I., June 22- Alarmed at what they regard as overloading the market for silver fox by the offering of excessive quantities of pelts at the Decem- ber, January and March auctions 2 Prince Edward Island fox breeders have asked the Com- mittce of the London Public Fur Sales to lirriit the quantity of sil- ver fox oflerings at the December. 1030. and January and March. L940 sales to a number in keeping with the ex demand. They claim that a disappointing proportion of the skins offered was sold at the last three sales and advocate that a quota be allotted to all silver fox skins of whatever origin. "rho suggestion is coincided in by the Prince Edward Island 1'-‘ur Pool, the National Silver Fox Breeders Association. the Char- lottetown Fur saiq. ., and the Dominion Fur sales, Ltd. accord- to information hem. They ins E I that a committee com s- IN “Invested” to Dave the 5"'-R you can't call a feed “cheap” until you've seen the “pelt” price I '.h lh ' . . 3»“r“i“7i§e“i‘e’$«‘v°es“."”“‘ ’°'“ ° "7 iii.'s.:.t.'-'..:“.;'...i..*?.::. .‘:.i*“.“l.*:..:.:°‘..r.‘:'l'-! 01"‘ “T53 59991“ 15 “W '’m“ Clause 3.» . ts Crumble "A" fo tho pcltin} Wait!‘ Cl'°Wi0°9~ 3*‘““‘°‘“‘“ WW‘ Ionoo an "3" for broodlto. Then i o to: tiles. in its variety i0l’m*MPm‘°°"'~ 1091!: are ri h in minerals. proteins and vi AIHNB. YES, _. H“. . This Crowfoot has entirely for- or |_ not _ 4: "Process" omenu en the seal is d “,5 mngg. vdlun when you feed so little canal and 'R- “"5"” 'u‘“' '°" “ken "h° l"‘d' “'1 lrooli ‘costs only a few cents more per 100 lbs '°° " ‘D "'°"“°"7 ""' “K0 193"‘ "‘d ‘”‘“"° fl°"°"—”‘“‘“ on’ ’-mil poor breeders ma sits with con" -'=°°¢'° 8"” 'l“''‘ be locked for in slowly- in: "J" .1... um “M “M N W... , ,0, "mfl acidosis and nuts in- streams. on muddy 8h°f9I»W° 'fooililig chart. on-Miller Bilcuit do. mums. '"I"“°-- W,"'° "'; have the seaside Crowfoot. Napalm. oamlo. ‘"f" :::L'' "' UEU}Df» vu.‘.‘.l.. 2.1. i. sans "lions-rs lull II'i‘gr. 0 Cold Iter- ttouwu S- CILLIOPS . Plan fora S .. unmet io Flower From . Seed in Sixty Days. Annual flowers have bean so much improved each year they give perennials closer corrvpetition for garden prominence. The old idea that annualsshould navy be grown hi the al bo has long been discarded; and summer borders in which an- nuals predominate are growing in favor. In the early garden months r- ennials have no competition snce flowers can hardly be grown from seed to blossom in May and early June. But after deiphinums have gone the annuals take over. and can easihv dominate the picture from then until winter comes. ally Vflilifllble are annuals to the tenant or new home owner, who must make a new garden this spring, and wants to have s. F Quick flowering Garden of Annuals 4-NASYURTIUM-Ysliov IO- 6'MA|2i60LD ‘Dwarf 7- NICOTIANN Whiio l-2INmA- G’ at - 7'COgMOS-gun 1 6 3.-MA IGOLD-Tel 9-PEl'UNlA- Piolu PINKS-Pinkmd Roi ii-ALYSSUM-‘White |S'Mix¢d show this whatever ,. fact he may desire in the bod: by caredul p mgy nufi annuals to create i . If :|bu.nd,g_uf, color and bloom are wanted the combination illustrated wi.l sch. love both. The flowers listed in the illus- tration are among the eagles: fp grow and freest flowering. The plan suggested gives a pleasing in- formal arrangement in a, back Yard. A garden axis centers on 1-119 Porch or terrace at the rear of the house. with a bird bath 5; 3- focal point at its terminus. 'I‘ho= C0101’-5 suggested may easily be changed to provide a different combination. All the flowers in this Plan may be sown where they lfilfllo grow after the ground is Sty warm. and they will rapidly to flower gm‘ ed of a representative of the Lon- don Fur Committee. a representa- tive of the Scandinavian shippers and D. G. Forbes. Canadian fur adviser, be authorized to decide on a suitable quo At the Montreal auction held on June.22nd. selected half and three- quarfer. silver foxes were 70% sold at 5% ‘...rivarice. averaging $26.13. On'linary‘._uax-tier to three-quarter silvers wave‘ % sold at a decline of 4%. ave i:_g $16.90. selected full silvers were 48’. sold at a de- cline of 7%, averagin;,_$«30.32. Or- dinary full slivers were‘ s'3."’- sold at a 8% decline. averaging $2080. Inferiors were 48% sold at a‘ 2% decline, averaging $13.41. Low 01' course it may have been $9 the offering was not quite whab the trade wanted. If those prices’ are an indication of the future. what will happen when this year! crop comes be marketed, with its possible 30% increase in num- ber? The cost of equipping I. mink ranch is small and the up- keep is small. but the feed costs are at. least 50% as great as the cost. of raising a silver fox pelt; so balancing the pros and may and figuring that silver fox pro. duction will be coming down in. stead of increasing. we are of the opinion that it. offers a. better bet than mink farming. .. _ were 74% sold’ at s 25% advance, averaging $7.41. An item which appeared in thme notes last week -with refer- ence to the increase in mink pro- duction which would show up this year. brought a query from a fox farmer to the writer. Boiled down it was....would you if you were engaged in fur farming. go in for mink ranchirifl hr silver fox ranch- ing and which do you think has the better outlook? Well. we don't pretend to be a grzophet or the aonofaprophet. titscernstc us there are signs indicating that mink is quite a bit on the down grade in prices. For instance. at the recent New York auction, top price for wild mink was 813.75 and the top price for ranch mink was $14.75. If that is the top price. what on earth would be the av- ? Probabiv around 87.00. I 5?’ C Axle Earl Light Blue Iicalafan r Y Amen“ is like asters. but have- troublewowing them. there is good news for you. Resistant strains. whose cnal vigor enables mgm to fight. off mag LI1e)(l1i.bieS. M8 being nstantly rov . A w"i(i)t resistant aster. Earl)’ Ciarit Light Blue, won a siiyer medal in the All America tnais for 1939. indicating that in addi- mm m vigor, the new ruiatant strains have attained exceptional beauty as well. The China aster is one of the show flowers among the annuals. ‘Though not related to the chi'YS- anthamum it has many points of rcaemblance—-both are natives of china, both have been developed into an unsung variety of forms and.—colora from an oritlml Sm-'1“ single flower, and both are at their best. in the fall. Tennis Toppers‘ For Australia , Australia, Jufi 38-—(0P)—lohn Bromwich‘ and Adv- rian Quisiz retain first and second places in the Australian Lawn Tennis ranking just issued Bram-. wich won the Australian title by beating QuLst. Mrs. W Westacott, who ranked soventrh last year. gains top place. and Mrs. H Hopman, joint last year, is placed second. Mrs, Westacott best Mrs. Hopman in the final of the Alis- tralian Women's Championship. Nancye Wynne. last year’; num- ber one player, has dropped down to third place. following by Thel. ma Coyne and Joan I-Iartigan. WII DUN Lovely New Asters Fight Off All Enemies Won 1 Silver Medal in 1939 All- Trials. Resistant. strains are STOW!‘ 03. wilt infected soil: seed from: plants which thrive in this onvi-r ronment has been saved a.nd8!‘°Wn for generations in similar sur- roundings until a race which re-.. fuses to wilt has been produced. - While not specifically . to yeiiow.=_. the resistant strains are so vigorous that. rrcny plants will survive the latter nisea.se.pro- video all which show infection are destroyed as soon as detected. . -Asters need an early start: they cannot be set out before danger of frost is past, but their season to maturity is so long they need :0 be started early. This makes them ideal subjects for the indoor box or cold frame. 1, “*° E.“if.’ “.‘°““‘. “rs: cg‘ Giant 8 Bus. 5 0 ’ Its . Asters have been Kl‘0'Wn in N11‘ country since revolutionary days and twenty years ago it was the most popular annual. but in re- cent years many amateurs have become discouraged because of the discus which attacked thorn Of these. two are most l1|'¢V|' lent. the wilt and the yellows. The first is usually present in the soil. and the second in insect 0. or ostrich feather tvm‘. are curled and interlaced n I‘, most attractive manner. with good’ culture it will produce flowetsflvl inches in diameter. on three foo! stems. _ wilt resistant asters ma be ob-, tained in all types and and should be used wherwor didiculst the trouble may be. _l