i -i i ‘E .1 t . - =v!.~".-<7r‘ilk-c _... ~ 1 s - LNEWSY arm NOTES - IIOOLA ran aura-a iuovammrs ' I recollect many. many years ago one of Camille Flam- marionb in which he said works that the Earth had eleven dis- tinct motions. Flammarlon was a French astronom of considerable note 1n his day. and invested the science with a glamor that made hosts ‘of devotees. It is said that one noble French lady. who was enamored with both scientist and science. ordered 1n her will that a sct of his astronomical works bound 1n- her own skin. was to be pre- sented to the astronomer on her wiecease; and it was believed that this unusual bequest was duly car- ried out. Fla-urination conceived that the planets were lnh lted. but not by such dreadful crgatiilges as e z like sylphs. with wings like butter- flies. and so forth. To come back to Earth. We are well aware of the diurnal rotation of the Earth and its annual revo- lution round the Sun; we have the proof at hand in the sequence of day and night. and the passage of the seasons. Not s0 apparent is the movement of the whole solar sys- tem (including cf course the Earth) to a point. said bv astronomers to be located in the constellation Her- cules, This movement is seen in the fact that the stars towards which the solar sys-tem is travelling ap- pear to be diverging. while those . behind are closing in; m-uch in the [Q1118 way as the natural features of a country behave when we take a. train journey. Only observations carried out over a long period of time. by trained observers with proper equipment, can pmve this the third movement of our planet. The “precesslorfl or movement of the Earth's pole was discovered by Hlpparchus. a Greek as- tronomer. about the year 125 B. C. Last week we were talking of the ‘gravitational pull of the Sun. and 10W it kept all the planets in their pieces. That "pull" has another ef- _ as well: the Sun pulls the bulge of the Earth which is near- est to it much more strongly than it dOes that portion which is fur- thest from it. The flattened shape of the Earth. with the buhze round the equator. greatly accentuates this gravitational pull. which causes the Earth to tilt or tip very slight- l . yLf we can imagine the Earth's axis to be produced as a. rigid bar extending indefinitely into space. four miles from Newcastle, 5nd the other species 1n captivity in the Z°°1°8i¢ai Gardens in laondon. The affect. was rather disappointing. because from the pictures of stag- huritr. the writer bad got the im- pression that deer were about the size of horses. which is far from the measur of the s being a little lesu. The antlers or horns may have given rise to the ‘slusion, for the Red Deer has ant- lers 40 or 42 inches long. which kreatlv aid in the impression of height. Commenclna with the Bullow Deer. we may remark that the ad- iectlval name comes from an old Anglo-Saxon word "fealu”. mean- imz Dale yellow. That is the color ofdts coat in summer when. too.» it is extensively daprpled with large white spots. At this 1mg it is a pretty sight to see the animals slipping away through the Izreen- wood. as they do instantly at the approach o! SUNTRQTS. In winter. contrary to what one might ex- pect. their coat turns dark brown. In size this deer stands from 36 to 40 inches at the shoulders. and the tall 1s longer than that of the other species. That lt is a relative of the Giant Irish Elk that once roamed the Brltbh Isles. is evin- ced by the extremity of the arit- lers beiriiz flattened and palmet- ed. Good horns measure 30 to 32 inches in length. It is thouaht that Fallow Deer were introduced into Britain from Southern Europe in Roman es. The Roe Deer is truly wild only in the Hlgltands of Scotland. but it has been introduced into many other wooded districts in Great Britain and Ireland. One reason for this is. because the KNEW!‘ landowners wished to establish colonies of deer for sport. as well as for crnament._ This is the smell- est of the Britsh deer. STJIICUIUZ only 26 inches high at the Shoul- der and having antlers l1 or 12 inches long. Only the males. how- ever possess antlers. which usually have three points or “tlnes". and are not widely palmated like those of the Fallow Deer. The tail is quite short and is almost hidden by the dense coat of the animal. In hunter's language. the short tail of a deer. ham. or such gauze. is a. scut". In summer the pro- vailing tint of this deers coat is a reddish-fawn. turning on the up- proach of winter to a. grey color. it would appear to come very near what we now call the Pole Star. It did not, however, always point in? that direction. noi- will it always} do so. The slight tilt mentioned} above would cause the end of the bar to move in u circle ‘in the heavens. the completion of which would take about 26.000 yearsl About 13.000 years ago Vega, liil the constellation Lyra. was near. the end of our bar. and was the‘: Pole Star of those days: 1n an- other 13.000 years it will be the Pole Star again. ‘IT-ifs is the fourth movement cf the Elarth that we are cognizant of. It will be seen that this, axial movement will cause Heat climatic changes in the course of time. Places which now enjoy a temper- ate cllme will gradually assume an Arc temperature. and an Ice in. O-n the other hand the Polar Regions of today will have a climate more like our own. ‘This big precmsional circle ls 110$ steady: the Moon's gravitation-pull on the Earth causes o. "mutation" or wobibling of the Earth's axis about its mean position. "A com- plete wobble to and fro" says the Astronomer Royal. “takes place in about l9 years”. Our rigid bar though its end 1s describing a big 26.000-year circle. has a decided wiggle on it. which ‘Flammarion call- ed the "Dance of the Pole." 'I‘h1s is the fifth movement, of the Earth. and the last one that I can recol- lect of the astronomers eleven. One can't remember evcrythilur! The Sun's pull in the precession- al effect. must cause great strains 1n the solid crust of the earth: which again are the cause of earth tremors. DEER. IN BRITAIN The Island of Great Britain. (comprising England. Scotland and Wales) is, roughly speaking 600 ' miles ions. or about four times the “skittish?” length of P. E. Island: but it has an area of close on 89.000 square ‘miles or 40 times the area of this Province. This arises from the shape and compactness. Neverthe- less when we compare this (to us) relatively lame area with the rest of the world. 1t seems a. small spot '1ndeed: and we may find it dif- ficult to believe that at least fifty noecles of "wild animals" are still '0! be found there. and that de- spite the teeming Doipulation. The largest of these feral ani- srpecles of deer: , 0116 R06 DOQI, ‘, 3rd‘ the Red Deer. The writer has 1een the F'all0w Deer running wild lgktlie woods at Axweil Hall. dbOlll This animulis found also in Eur-| ope and Asia. where the breed is» said to be slightly larger. with longer antlers. In the former con- tinent it is likely to be much rarer than it used to be. since owing to the demand for food in the dis- tress created by the World War. many species of big Rome were. practically extermlnated. and some tirely s0. The Red Deer, the third and largest of the group. 1s found in the South of England. on Exmoor: in the Highlands of Scotland and| cn some of the larger Scottish ls- lands; and in County Kerry in Ireland. Its summer coat is a buffy- bi-own, fuming to greyish in wiry‘ ter. The young are born spotted. but soon become uniform in hue. The antlers are shed annually inl February and March in this spec-i ies; the new horns appear i_r. April. and by Juiv their growth 1S Iccmpleted and the animal is again in fighting trim. The female is .hornless. With the general break-up of the large estates which has been going on since the turn of the ceniurv.| the survival of these interesting animals has become very Blob- lematic. and their extinction may follow. from conditions created by the present war. MORE REMINISCENCES Readers may rccofect my sav- ing that it is thirty years this spring since I first se-t foot in P. E. Island. That is a quite respec- table percentage of a man's life- time. and counts as a “illenerati_on" in the estimation of genealogists. A new generation has certainly grown up. and very few indeed of my early acquaintances on the Is- land. are left to read these cur- sory notes of the cld times. There have been great changes in the outlook and mtci-ests of the people the comforts of their homes. and the management of their farme- The averane young farmer has at his, command conveniences his father never dreamed of in his early days: and a5 for his grand- father. that worthy patriarch wou‘d scarcely understand current events if he could revisit the scene of his labors. During this long time. one 1s glad to notice that the loyalty of the people to the British connec- tion has not changed a whit It is as strong today as I found it 1n 1010. For all that. an Englishman was looked upon as a “forelrmer” here. and on the western yvlieat fields the slogan was f‘no Engiish- u “FOR WINTER FEEDING” Ideal winter for food, can 'be 3""! Till Standard l-‘ox Cubes contain meat. fish, tobacco"; nit, molasscl, bone, wheat, ollcake, Alfalfa and corn. ‘ Silver Sm- fox cubes contain dried meat, corn, Alfalfa, 0a!- meaL wheat germ. fllh. barley malt, but pulp, molasses. milk powder, salt, cod oll. cont gluten and soy bean meal. _ The used in conjunction ‘with ground meat. flali trip Qhllfllflflhhil, SILVER TIP BISCUIT 00.,‘ LTO. MONCTON, N. B. NATURAL RESOURCES » CONSERVATION a WIIKVIJ oounnl or IIAUIIGAL OPINIONS or rm mar. manna anIo-rmo ran vale arm causes or I! II- LUDLOW JENKINS PAGING MR. CROW (Nature Maser-inc) It ls doubtful whether there has ever been lmed a B06319 111°" starkly exciting than the madbat- tie against the grasshopper hordel 1n "The Good Earth". Yet shortly after we saw this great motion pic- ture we saw briefly in a news reel a picture o! an American farmer. his wife and children pathetically killing grasshoppers among therows nf their ill-fated corn d017- There was. in both of these scenes. a lesson in conservation. There have always been cases of devastating swarming of grasshop- pers. In this country they have al- ways been worse on the normally treeless plains where there is little or no bird life. In China, where the destruction of tree and bird life has en going on for centuries. it Ls only natural that such insect de- vastation should occur unchecked by any other force of Nature. In most parts of the United States this should not be the case. Yet even here the pros/poets are not bright if we continue mass kilIlng of the birds that Nature provided to main- tain hei- balance. . The now classic instance of bird- dom's rallying to the side of man in the insect battle is the gather- in-z of the gulls near Great Salt Lake to check the grasshoppers and crickets. But gulls cannot be ex- : “d to came to the aid of Kan- sas. Ohio. Illinois. Wisconsin, or other of our mid-Western States. They must rely largely on resident birds. Yet these and other states are either encouroglna or actually promoting the systemail. destruc- tion o1 a great ally against the grasshopper and other destructive spring “and summervinsects. That n- man need apply". It was common- ly said that the Ilngllsh were too critical of Canadian mBI-hOd-‘S find were top 515w to Suit the weal/BF“ Canadians. This slowness of the British was a 168E110 in the United states too. Perhaps it arose out of the thoroughness with which the B11 to accomplish their tasks. Captain of my Canadian friends oi early days. who had retired and lived in the West for some years. used to tell this experience: “When an Eimllsh hired man was asked to take a horse and sleigh to some destination previously unknown t0 him. he would question his em- pltJyBI‘ about every turn 1n tho read till he (the employer» was exasperated. but the horse 811d Sleigh would arrive safely at lie destination. The Canadian or Am- crlcun. in similar circumstances. would be 1n the sleiith Tllfht BWB-lf; and would wind up in a swamp! (My old friend took to the sea 0.2.1111 in command of 25 years 1120. fill-d W85 overboard and lost. in a great storm off the coast of Newfoundland.» As to the British slowness. it certainly did not apply l0 mane" of policy or economy. We got rid of political patronage very largely in 1e32, and for the past hundred years the British Government has spaicd no effort to clear away the residuum. In Canada. even at the present day. its existence st ren- ders evclw act of government, sus- pect. Armin. the National Unem- ployment Insurance Bill. designed to give the workman security when he 1s, unfortunately. out of work. was passed by the British Gcv- ernment in 1911: and has been in operation ever since. Neither the United States noi- Canada have vet adopted this very important measure. though they IN Still talking about it—20 years after. The progress in agricultural mat- ters. it must be admitted. has been slower in Britain with regard to the rights of farm laborers: but even so their lot has been Rreatly Iumellorated. Thirty years ado a hired man in the North of Ena- land worked long hours for 22 shillings weekly: today. by decree of the Board of Agriculture he 1s paid a minimum wage of 34 shil- lings and sixpence. and his hours are shortened. In Canada. we are slower still. for no move at all has been made to a. very hard- working class. i Farmers and farm workers are all cooperating to llnrptove condi- tions ln their vocation. and the British Government ls obliged to lake steps to help them. I recollect that years ago an attempt was made to create a "Farmers Party" in the Island here. but it fell flat mainly because of the method em- ployed. A number of candidates of- fered themselves for election. and were defeated; had they offer themselves as candidates for either I-i o! the traditional parties. they might have succeeded for they were good men. The “Reconstruction Party" too. went down to defeat. though their aim was good: for there seems to be a. suspicion of third parties on this ccnthient. The roper method. it seems to me. woul have been to inaugurate. not a. political party. but a. Farmers’ Protective Union. which. by reason of its loyalty and numbers. would brine about the necessary reforms. as has been done in Britain. Ivy uslniz the parties already 1n ex- istence. No Government could af- ford to neglect the pressure ttiat tne Island farmers could apply. if they were united. It has often been held against John Bull that he is away behind 1n the use of farm machinery. and it may surprise my readem to 1dr trrwm P "t! 8 e 0R in his tight little island. NOTES 0N ISLAND PLANTS The Linaceu we now come to a number of Natural Families. with few rep- resentatives in our Province. e first of these is the Iinaceae. which ls limited to one species. the Com- mon. Flax. Llnum usitatlutmurn. The plant has been introduced. and was sometimes grovm as a field crop.’ whose you. in 1926. The uce is two-fold: the . and the fibre called flax. lfioutluucunupnnmoolll ed ing lhla horses NlChOLOIYS Horse- ea ally, whether the state conserva- tion departments, the arms and ammimition company éiropagandists or others like 1t or no , is the crow. Between early April and lwte August crows depend upon insects for more than one-third of their food. Iktensivo analysis of the contents of crows‘ stomachs reveals that one hundred grasshoppers eat- en during an hour or two of feed- ing 1s n0 feat for a. crow. A group of four nestling crows will keep the parent; busy for an hour or so. and 1n that time consume 400 grass- hoppers. Analysls of the stom- achs of 157 crows 1n a. grasshopper- lnfested area showed 151 of them to have eaten generously of the in- sects, The evidence of the crew's importance in holding this insect pest 1n check is voluminous and table. About some of the trading posts in central Canada, where grasshop- pers periodically ravage the vege- table gardens, both Indians and whites appreciate the help cf the crow and encourage the few that nest there as well as the hordes of blackblrds, to feed freely through- out the summer about the villages. There even the children are taught to protect these birds ln gratitude for payment received in advance. Yet, on the other side of the shield, we find the Indiana De- partment of Conservation, for 1n- stance. proudlly bcastln: that its campaign of prize awards for crow feet has resulted in 194.271 fewer crows. If. with utter conserva- tism. we say that each one of these ‘crows. in the face of a grasshop- per over-ubundance. ate fifty in- isects a day. then there woud be 9.- 713.550 more grasshoppers than lf the crows had been left alive. And fifty a day would be just whettlng a hungry crew's appetite. Multiply this nearly ten million hoppers- that the kindly conservation com- mission has spared to eat the Hoos- ier farmer's products-by the fifteen or twenty days of a izrasdioopei" 1n- vaslcn and we gel, srme id-sa of how . useful a crow can be. Of course. the big ‘alack birds! are not the onl_ victims of these organized "vermin hunts". Useful WEEKLY LIVESTOCK ' MARKET REPORT OTTAWA. JANUARY B5. BUMMARY The cattle market was a very spotty affair dufllli the past week. Toronto. while dmggv, was steady to a shade stronger than last week's prices. while Montreal was active to 25c higher 1n spots. Price changes m the west were Within narrow limits but were of a. down- iward nature under generally slow trading. Calves gained 50c at T0- mnto and also considerably strong- er at Winnipeg. An early 15c in the Toronto hog market was lost by the close, while Alberta. markets were up 10o to 20c and other centres unchanged. ‘There was little to feature the sheep and lamb market, receipts being ex- tremely light. and most prices holdlni; unchanked. Eastern Cattle Steady to Stronger Although trade was uraugii at. To- ronto a light run served to boll prices steady to n shade stronger. weighty steers sold up to a top of $8 and butcher steers and heifers had a range of $0.50 to $7.50. Montreal enioyed a 800d demand for the s,mall amount of cattle of- fered and trading was active and fie higher on some transactions. rue bulk of the steers‘ sold be- TWBEI} $0 and $7.50. and a few top cattle made up to $7.90. Good cows 9! quality goods disposed nmzn sores on TOPICS CONN ECTED WIT Silver Fox Farming H Lowell I-lartcocs, Summersiue, is one of our most aggressive youns business men, one who never accept defeat but turns obstacles into means of achieving further pro- gress. Inst fall was admittedly very discouraging from a. fox rancher-is standpoint, yet Lowell by judicious advertising and with of about thirty Igh-class breeding ifoxes. Now he nas started something new by advertising matings from sev- eral of the best sires in his ranch. Prices range from $20.00 to $30.00 and every facility ls offered ranch- ers, who simply express their foxes to Summerrida where they will be met at the station, taken care of and returned by express. Well done, Lowell, you more cgalnl i ‘rho appointment of B .Graham Rogers. Summerside, as Supervisor of the Prince Edward Island Travel Bureau was certainly a step in the right direction. Graham has lenty of energy and is full of deas for the betterment of our tourist trade. He is an expert on publicity. During the years 1918 to 1930 Graham's pen and brain ad- I were $5.50, with odd sales up to $6. In the Maritimes. with increased, receipts. the tendency appeared to be ea-zlere but a good demand hein- ed to keep prices about steady with 5W?" $611108 "P to $7.25 and cows up N) $5.25. Wcstcrn Cattle Tending Easier The cattle market at Winnipeg Bot away to a slow start with some early sales ruling 25; law-er. Heavy steers were the dull spot in me market. with practically nothing in demand above $6.75. Most killing clarses ‘were under premme dllg to a lack of outside enquiry. Light to moderate receipts in the latter part of the week served to tone up the market slightly but there was 1o Yew“??? 111 weighty cattle prices. ‘The present position of the crane warrants further orderly marketinzs as‘ the market at the moment is fairly sensitive to supply. 139s; handyweight killing steers sold below were the best sellers. Calgary opened lower in spots and tradg was slow with medium to good hawks and owls are shot; in fact ‘Steel's ut $5.75 to $6 50. Edmonton the philosophy of these hunts is usually: “Shoot anythlnxr that flies. Who's to kncw the difference?" i isn't. it about t’me we quit laying diust st/omis, floods. insect invasions I and such to acts of God or fate? isn't it about time we started usln? instead of abusing Nature's forces? I T=.n't it about time we acted upon the advice of men who have tic-i voted their lives to learnln‘! the, facts. instead of accepting as Gos- pel t/he opinions of the ignorant. or . the svpclous propagandr- of the man , who has some ulterior motive? i QO-O+O~§O+OO-O§Q§§¥O+O-O+4@4 NIBHULSGEFS NURSE-HEALTH "poise -rvo cram 51 uoiiuaub 9m llilfqllli c1 saflatuu/ipu tunucdrui am l0 1121s» nmq ire/m pup QIPIIIQSITJQAUB rum pear O7 ulmcua asues TTISIHTM ssv we spq asle IQ L A um a. Man for ’a. that’ LAnd will be wide awake to lock l after his own best interests by feed- Having discovered a new thing and a one. I want you all to have a chance to improve our stock by using it and so have ecided to put it on the market. This wder acts as a preventive and cond tloner. and 1n some cases cures disease. For horses that are run down and bad I coated 1t works wonders and will put them on their feet quicker than anything else. In cafes of poor feed- ers it acts like magic; starts them eating almost at once. and when they out; they can work and are all r ht. For stallions 1t is particularly ef icacious and you will find that your Horse will be more v and in better condition to go season and will prove to be a suggl" foal etter 31y 20 per cent than - fore. r C t; and Brood Mares 1t will convince you that it is a good invutment for it will keep the wit!» healthy nd in show shape all the time an will carry them through the winter in better condition and with less feed than ever before. F01‘ Mares with foals you. will nnd 1t beneficial, as it will keep them in a. natural robust condition and they will be in shape to raise u. stronfl colt when the time comes. ( is der is put up fresh as ordered). ice, 2 lb. box 50 cents delivered on P. E. I. if you mention this paper. (can supply any uantity.) Bend Postal note for w at you want or when ‘in chai-lottetowzrli ‘call Jnnd a, pcc e. Also c ‘l " s l-IealthQgi-ice av. lb. u». also. ' DB. I. M. NICHOLSON. M2 Kent Street Ch- ottetown, P. E. I. 1L Cl‘ on the other. hand was active at fully steady rules and had top steers up to $5.75, Elsewhere the market was no better than ‘tsrdv with Prince Albert recording a top of $6.35 on steers. Moose Jaw gnfl R/‘Jfliflfi 555i"- Saskatoon $7, and Vancouver $7.25. The United States Market. Th" general market nt Buffalo was no better than the pmvloug “WK 11nd 9.1111’ a few sules of Can- Rdlflfl (‘H3019 WEN! IIIEGG, with 5W9]; at $8.50 and a couple of small It's not ori-nl)’ about time. it's past EB!“ 0i b11115 at $6.60 to s1. These lme. prices did not tan-pear t‘. be PS gmd a; thcsc obtained at Tg-rgmg f0;- Pflttle oi similar quality. A1; st Pillll- NW5 ivere quoted at s5 u; $5551 and bulls from $6 to $6 '75_ ‘ Onlv 973 beef cattle. 209 dairy. and 823 calves crossed the line dur- m! the week. slrnmcnt; to the United Stat-as to date this yam- total 5.340 beef, "155 dtiiry. and 2531 "like wmirarei with 25.215 bleef. 790 0115B‘. and 2.936 calves in the same period lust year. A release from the United spams Tmasllfl’ DPiJflrt-ment shous 1m. ports cf heavy cattle into me United State". from January 15f (.1 January 6th livyuslve. ‘mtallinrz 1.312 head from Canada and 14.823 head from Mexico. Calves 519E113’ to Stronger Calves recorder n gain 01 50¢ a; iTorcnto on tne opening marker and choice venls sold at $13 (.9 $13_5g_ iVlflYllrfifll W83 SIFCHQ HQ) LO 3 ‘QB of $12011 best venls. Winnipeg was fictive and stronger with best handy V9315 5i $19 i0 $11. Tc/p prices at Calgary were s3 50, Edmonton and Regina $9. M0222 Jaw $8. Vanccnv- _ $8.50. yvhlle Saskatoon was nLgher um‘; $10.25, "05 Pride! Show Little Change After opening stronger the To- ronto hog market carted off to a. Close. of $9 for bacons off trucks alive but most sales being made on the rail grade b.1315 at $12.25 Mon- treal was on a basis of $9.35 to $3.40 for bacons f. d: w.. with some oif trucks up to $9.50. Winnipeg remained unchanged with baccns f1? $8.60 f. 8a w. Calgary closed higher at s8 45 w $8.55 0:1 trucks and Edmonton had a c1959 of $8.50. Other markets were un- changed with Prince Albert and Sakatoon P031118 $8.30 for bacons off trucks and Moose Jaw and Itc- gina $8.35 Slaughter hogs were taken at‘ Vancouver at $8.60. Cllflflile i" Wellbts for Truck Hugs It is announced by the Inspgg- tlcn 8a Grading Service of the De- partment of Agriculture that com- nenclnk Monday. January 29th. all hogs weighed off trucks nt stock yards and packers yards for live grading will‘ be graded accordmg to the same weight ranges as "wglgh- ed off car" hogs. ‘This means that; weight ranges for all grades of "off truck hogs will be ten pounds low- e1‘ thin formerly. The weight for select bacons ls 1Q tc_220 pounds, BU/JLbQP/J 0k Ripe TQMATOE S um ONE VINE l or 3 vlnu will ulna enough tlmutooc or the new"! Ian II- THE IIEVI BLIIIIINH 129.239.51.93 ailrviizvimzi loud Home Georgetown, Quanta vertlsed the silver fox lndustr of Prince Edward Island, throng out America and Europe. I-le had the happy facufty of making his writ-' ings attractive and readable andl the writer is certainly glad to lmow‘ that his talents can now be madei use of again for his country's bene- it. Richard O'Bi'yan. representative fur buyer cf Holt Renfrew dz Co. has returned to Montreal after a short buying trip to S/ummersida and Charlottetown. He spent sev- eral weeks 1n Summerslde during December and January and bought| thousands of silver fox pelts pav- ing market prices and satisfying for bacons 170 to 220 pounds, and‘ so on throughout the other grades. This change is effective at all grad- lng centres in Canada and produc- Yers are advised to pay particular attention to the weights of their Wlflllfld $7. but steers at $6.50 and market hogs WhlCil are to be live graded "off truck" in order to avoid disappointment. Lambs Mostly Steady Lambs made an early advance of 15c at Toronto but closed with bl:'s lower and two cars of westerns un- sold. Early sales were at $10.75 to $10.85. with a. couple of cars at a westerns was $10.50. Montreal had mixed lots up to $8.50. At Winni- peg the trade nominally steady with good lambs at $9.25. The high at Calgary was $8.75, Edivioutoii $9. Saskatoon $8.35. RQgllla $3.50. and Vancouver $9.50. CATTLE MARKETS TORONTO was draggy on a light run of 4.554 cattle but p1‘lc.s rc- mainecl steady to a shade stranger than last wcek's closing l-svozs. weighty steers sold at a top of $18 tor a few choice with others frnm $7.75 down to $5 . 75. Butcher steers and heifers were $6 50 to $7.50. with u few mzikmsz $7 60. ‘ Butcher ccws clcscd at $4 to -. ‘*5 and 03111191“. and cutters at S2 to $4. Bulls ranged from $5 to $6- feu calves mostly $8 to $9 and a few stockprs offered sold at $5 50 to $6.75. Mllkcrs and sprngrrs ranged from $50 to $90 each. ac- cording to quality. <‘ MONTREAL had an offering of 1.338 cattle on an active market with prices 25c higher in spots Steers were the best sellers. the bulk making $6 to $7 50. a. few up to $7.90. and the poorest kinds down to s5 Heifers ranged from $4.5’) to $7. while good crw: were at $5.50, odd sales up f-n $6- others clown to $3.75 and cnnners and cutters at $3 to $3.50. Bulls made g3 $6 with an odd top up to MARITIMES - With incresued receipts the market showed a slightly caSicr trend but a good de- mand helped to hold prices about steady. Steers. according to quality. were $4.25 to $7.25. heifers $4 to $8.50, butcher cows $3.50 to $5 25, canners and cutters $2 to $3, and bulls $3 to $4.25. HALF MARKETS TORONTO calve". opened 50c higher and held the gain with choice veals at s13 to $13.50 and others dc-wn to $7. Most sales were between $11 and $13. MONTRFAL vt-"ls made an to $12 with mediums up tn $11. Drnkczs qvere $6.50 to $8 and grassers mostly 85.25 to 85.50. i non MARKET! i The Dominion hog run was 80.- 964, compared with 62.192 in the same week last year. Totals to date. this year 294.866 last year 220.681. TORONTO bacons opened strong- er at $9.25 off trucks for bacons and $12 40 dressed. The close was weak most sales rail graded at $12.75 and bids 0U truclui at $9. . The ban on the movement of feeder hogs through the Toronto market was removed on January 25th and trading 1n feeders resumed after a lapse of three months Closing Prices for direct deliver- ies ic cklng plants were as fol- lows: amlitcn bacons $12 plus transportation and $12.25 tc $12.50 delivered and Monctcn $12.00. MONTREAL bacons were $9.35 etc $0.40 f. dz. w.. and up to $9.50 off trucks. A few sales were made as low as $0.25. Rail grades were mostly $12.40. SHEEP AND LAMB MARKETS ‘TORONTO had i200 western the Early sales were $10.75 to $10.85 with a high of $10.90 but the market weakened and two cars were unsold with the last bid on westerns $10.50. Locals sold from $8 to $10.50 for common 1c med- ium with tops at $10.85. Sheep steady lit 88 to $8 50 and $0.00. MONTREAL lambs cold 1n mixed lots at $8.5_0 with an odd sale $8. EXPORTS 0F BACON A RAMS T0 UNITED KINGDOM At oeaoonl for eXPort, week end- ed January 20, 1940. 5.831.638 C \. . l. ., .1. I pale gr total l'llll 0f 1448 ' “IN: wno dealt with him. The money he paid out came at a. moat opportune time as the fur ml-Y- kcts when our pelts are usually distributed secured a bit ‘ mania- ed. We are sure that our Island ranchers ‘will be pleased to know that the firm of Holt Rcnfrew 6: Company have a very high regard Noises“ 3.120 nu PUIHCY lARM DISINFECTANT liii-si iul ilislnlccfing J“ s» SLATILPS, tux pens. ' poultry L\lIl|\|‘S, i-lc. ' “'.°‘ I amatnun Wiiii-Iy user] m TB. Anni .i|iiI awn-illicit held milk. I ECONOMICAL KLROL ~uumii for our silver fox products. B. Graham Rogers has a. male pup almost 100 per cent silver with short guard fur and pink fra- darfur and .a.tinum tail. The belly is almost p kish white. It. is auro- ly a freak fox and a. color muta- tion that may definitely be class- ed as valuable. Graham is study- ing out matings for this male h - ing to produce a number like or of another mutation that will be equally as attractive. We have just received a very in- terestlng letter from George A. Callback. Manager of the Fur Mar- keting Department Canadian Na.- tional Silver Fox Breeders’ Associa- tion. with reference to the 400 su- per-platlnum pelts offered for sale at auction in New York recently. Following‘ are extracts: —-"T.-0t 81 contained one skin. It was a very pale pelt. well furred with fur col- or slightly cinnamon. underfur of the back light blue grey; sides and shoulders white. 'I‘.hls pelt sold for $1,400. Lot 32 had one skin. It was a large very pale skin, well furred slightly darker than lot 31 and quite attractive with good char- acter. It was in part slightly cinna- mon in color. The underfur on the back was light blue grey; the side: and shoulders were white. Compar- ed with the skin of lot 31 I con- sidered it somewhat better. It sold 6&1; the very high price of $11,- Lot 33 was a large extra e. almost white. It had sparse ong dark hairs over the body. The iinderfur on the back was almost white. The sides and shoulders were white. It was very heavily furred. This pelt sold for $1,050. Lot 108 had 4 skins. They were and off brown in color. The un erfur on the back was Pale blue. the sides and shoulders were light pale blue;'they were. what I would describe as ‘ord-' hwy furred: They sold for $44.0. ‘high of $10.00 The lust bid on each Ict 112 had two skins. They “'9”? P818 8T6)’ Ind off brown in; 00.01‘. The backs were light pale| :;ey. The sides and shoulders were! white; they were ordinary furred. The)’ sold for $400. each. Lot 1% had 2 pelts. They were sLvei-y and off brown in color; the unccrfur on the back tvas a light 111119; sides and shoulders were llllht 8P9)’. They were ordinary furred and bore resemblance to ‘extra. pale silver foxes.’ Their selling price was $500. each. These pelts mzglit be cussed as the ‘sil- very type.’ Oii examination of the skins I liarned that the foxes from which most of these pelts were taken were i-smales. A large percentage of the 0mm"! were pup skins. There is so rnuch difference between the Platinum fcx skins as seen on this sale and the silver black —even our extra pale silver fox to which it bears the most resemblance —- Lhat their description must be most- _ in terms not used in describing silver foxes. The black fur char- acter in these Platinum foxes is not so distinctive as in silver fox- es. hence there is no sharp con- ticst between their silver and their black, which contrast is a desir- able characteristic in silver foxes. Instead of such a. contrast we have, especially 1n the most attractive u“... CANADIAN CO-OPERATIVE WOOL cnowtns LIMITED Quv-iirf .....| r1....|.....-i-i......i. ltrnlunivillr. Q.,,._ 1...i ....i s.-.-.i slut... _. Super-Plath: ceemsmoat fit beautiful moraine o: colors 5531181: white with varying shades of grey or bluish my and some traces or a. brownish color which does not, as in the silver fox. detract from its appearance. ‘The brownish color that may be noted in vary. ing degrees ‘on different ones of those furs is not quite similar to the brown that too often appgag-g in silver fox, but .is rather mom of a dark cinnamon color. which over the very light underfur en- hances the general appearance. The collection was an lttactlvg one. Sixt or more of the better uality urs among which I in. cude the $11,000 nelt. I think on. should not object to calling super- Platin which I take to mean high- est grade of Platinum fox. By actual count 62 skins of this col- lection each sold for $700 or more." Advices from London are that some 300-odd Norwegian platinum foxes unsold at the London and. Oslo sales will be shipped to New York. Platinum skins were offered in Oslo at auction a few days ago, 0X19 Company featuring 194 skins of which they sold 44 with the top price $325 and the lowest price $165. Another Norwegian company offered 232 skins and sold 42 for an average of $300. The tcn price was $700 and the lowest $160. ft was believed that skins were pur- chased for South America, probably for Argentina. The United States government have not yet decided whether to classify platinum foxes as silvers or not. If they do so they will bc subject to a duty of 35 per cent and that will make quite a hole in the receipts obtained at the big sale in New York last week. It 1s remoured also that the quota on Norwegian foxes for the month of JJiiuary was exceeded. They are subject to the same quota iis Can- ada. namely, not more than 25 per cent of their sum total quota can be brought in in one month. What iQvntlnuerl _on l1.__Col _ 7) ~_ . mfm-a-ni- . -.--___ A LARGE PIJP 0R0? insure a large crop o! healthy, vigorous pups this your ny feeding ROYAL POX FEED Results during tonncr seasons shows that the use of Royal with a good meat ration is the most posi- llve way known for the rancher II secure hes! breeding results. lnslst on Royal. All your ileum today or writ! direct to (he Si. John iiliiling Company Ltd. saint John New Brunswick ones-V-the onesto which the name '_ START EARLY If You Wont to Cosh In On the Top-Price Months and A-Pullets, last Fall). i if you carry them through . lantrthast thohklnd you wmt ear Chicks, them. 2M0»? or m“. Arthur II. Bryenton, Kenllngtun J. 1|. Campbell. Alllstou J. Harry Green Central Bedeque Gwfle Mlllfllllfl- St. Eleanork Francis B. Trainer. Vernon River T. Taylor, Springfield Cumulne St. EPTEMBER — OCTOBER — NOVEMBER. Your after year, these are the months of highest egg prices. Year after year, these are the months you milk? Y0!!!‘ highest net profit from your layers — provided they are laying. And if you have them laying big eggs, your profit i that much bigger-for these are the months when the spread in favor of big eggs is widest, (up to l0 cents a dozen between A-Large Early broilers are the ones that pay best, mo. And birds that are ready for the tourist trade. To cash in on top prices, then, you need to get your chicks started early-and to start the right kind of chicks. Poultry raisers all over this part of the coun- i try tells us that Bray chicks are the right kind-the kind that live, and grow fast, and make both early and 5W8!!!’ layers, if they are pullets, or good plump meaty market birds, if they are cockerels. Mn. George Myers, lfunter River FRED W. BRAY, Limited .t_ to roosters, it's the early in YOUR broader house, this us for particulars on Bra! W. I. Bowman, Hunter River W. K. Crater. Kensingtcn French Gardiner, LnllllClflng Place Mrs. Basil MacDonald, Trucadle Cross Waldo MacDonald, Bofhwrll Lloyd II, McI-Iwen, Sourls TRURO. N. 5-