JULY 16. 193s t FOR ‘THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN LRMERS. Spock BREEDERS and GARDENERS PAGE ELEVEN YMELY NOTES on Topics CONNECTED wml I Silver’ Fox Farming‘ _ foot high and seven inches wide. rounded at the back lower corner, makipr- three or four divisions for feeding in each compartment. They have been in Place only a couple of days but the pups seem m n“; be. come used to them and we believe the scheme will work out. all right. ‘I. A. Wright, Eugene, Oregon, ncher, writes in the American al Fur and Market Journal g the use of copper in the let of owln foxes or foxes that i a to e pel ed. He claims that ppef is a very necemary in coi- r, as it assists 1n the assi. ation f iron which is the main pigment arming mineral. However, if iron . deficient in the food, he claims e copper is of no benefit. Here is hat he writes:- "1 dissolve one pound of copper ulphate (blue vltiol) in two quarts r water in a glass dish, and be- 'nnlng about August 1st and con- ‘nuing until pelting time 1 ive bout ten drops of this eolu ion ally to each ox when fed twice ally, or six drops when fcd once lly. I place this amount of the p solution in the water with hlch the feed is mixed and mix it ell. The feed that I was using con- ‘ ted of a. commercial fox feed to hich was added about 40% horse eat and a small amount of ground getables . _'I‘he estimates are that the num- ber of seals which the United States Government controls at. the Pribllof Islands. Alaska, is well over a million. In 1011 when the Bureau oi fisheries took over the manage- ment of the herd, the number had dWPDod to around 125.000. B. J Delsman, of l-Iartland, Wis- consin. who is one of the most suc- cessful fox ranchers in that great fur stats, having won the Grand Championship and many other EMS at the Wisconsin elt show t February, states tha he used furring sheds almost entirely on his ranch. He uts his adult pelters in these g sheds between June 15th and July 1st and keeps them there constanlv until pelting time. I-le does not beleive that. sheds produce animals with thinner fur than animals not raised in sheds. The sheds on his ranch do not have wire sides. They have wire floors. but the aides are made of sheet metal. He believes that pups raised in fur sheds have better color than foxes that are not raised in fur sheds. He covers the wire floor with some sort of ‘beddin and rtates that he» had very lit e trouble with off-color pelts e t when the bed- ding-got wet, sta ng the fur. No ill effects were noted but ere was a very decided improve- ent in co-or. I received an aver- -.- of 38% or $12.50 more per pelt an I received from the same mber of pelts from the same '1 s of foxes the previous year. ring which I used the same brand feed as before. This past year I had several other ranchers using this cop r solu- n on about 100 foxes, wi each cher using a different commer- -= feed. The results were as vari- le as the feed used. Those us- g some of the higher priced pro- cts in some instances had some the poorest color, but most of em re orted an improvement in or an larger more thrifty pups. Rapid -stride= in growth of pups occurs during the months of July and August and full growth as far as frame is concerned is usually at- tained" by" the middle of September. This is‘ therefore‘ s. critical month and the rancher must see thstsuffi- Mtwlht 1 _olentfoodthat_iseasil assiilted ». m: E191; “if r1 18' Even. with plen fresllnwzter sad 3p 13y 01% friend copper sul- m fiét I11 magsaoflgrévrfi n e p 521:3)“ ‘a: the er fellow a chance, and d that its med chronic diarrhoea. cholera. . ntery. tropical diarrhoea and a iety of other purposes. Years ago used it as a remedy for worms sheep. and I presume it would ve some similar effect with lures. e average dose for an adult Juar- is four ins, and the ally which . dsforafoxffigureouttobe grains, which seems s. rather -.- dose for a small animal like a whose total body weight in gust would not av e more one-tenth to one-f th of average man. I think it would be er if a e cares to use the for- - to out down the dose to about -thi.rd 1n other words to two s —which would figure-out to Nbout me-hslf a grain per fol. season wehadq-uiteabitof le at feeding time with our l... that are housed in sheds 0r us. The oompartmentsare 6 X 10 0 X 12 and we have feed racks ohed to the wire consisting of . - about four inches wide on outside tacked to g piece of 2 on the inside. The ood is plac- on the outside shelf and the es pull it through the wire -a slow feeder, --a.nd very lit- food drops to the floor. They - about two feet off the floor. s higher. some lower. At feeding e some of the foxes would bite those tiryioeatupsll the food, should be wceded out and if there is mom. raised separately. mo? up should get some in- divi attention: “are should be taken to toms of worms,.h the former indicated by a ravenous appetite and rough coat and un- thrifzuappearance, greyish nose and latter by coughing. If worms are present the foxes should dosed, but care must be taken to select a day that is not too hot, and the foxes should not be fed for at least twelve hours prior to tbs . On a. hot day the excite- dosing and catching is li- on fits. If you find IP99" . it is y because the rms have not-passed through the wel. In that case give a mixture of ces- tor oil and brandy, equal parts, in teaspoonful doses. Be sure and shake well before ing on the spoon as the in ients separate. ‘Pheuaecd-worm medicines is al- ways fraught with some danger if they are sufficiently potent to ac- oom the they are in- added: their neighbors and occasionally out game pieces of fur. ‘This g thin spots on the shoulders . out down the price of the pelts. -. year we are putting boards I of worm be coup handfiPerhaps "the best remedy is thractive principle of a punt 't rows in Europe and Asia. nowcoptrosied l ely b the Soviet Goverpment.__ Oilmof tiienopodrzum rank: next. audit is the inlradwnt of." of the fox worm remedies. leaning replacing or pfnally cholson’: Fox Health (8 Feeds for l can!) - ene .is ma...’ ’°.'..l‘°éi.“.“"ll.“‘* - OI C, ' ded s the used and. reoommen Rockefeller Institute for tha pur- aponae, as it is less-tonic or danger- gukmmdivldua , foxes have what 4;. wn as med clnai idiosyncrasies an cccasiohall some foxes w dis-from the e e ts of worm medi- y- W r.“ iimlli “hrgxpwgrrnflhedlclnes thht will ur-“ugis or adults of worms ave Ertake some chan Fur and Market mfifineditnrial, states that . _ year fgr ‘discasesha; both mink an oxes- 6 Fofile that visitors should be bar- red and ranchers should not visit each other until more is learned a- m: mm is some w h-Pvw- 111W say watch, out for runny noses m4 Qoffl eyes in foxes. especially bu. It is often an early 01in 01' Sis moor and when it first sp ears more): at - ill time to sava the erd s a day for 3 days Do‘ not w koa your trouble a o cents .. month. (This wwflsr seem. ‘ll re.- net}. Unfortunately ‘I up fresh as ordered.) Prlgl U” 57m mm‘ M» "l" or" .. 2 u. box $1.50 delivered ms if ‘M-"x °° “l” m " t nybod knows of so mention an. paper. Can n - mlitfi. t. don: about it. m any quantity. Dr. J. M. Niels - _ th use o1‘ foxes everyone should 802 Kent sa, Charlottetown. bsealert and on his toes. Anti- ], ca quumper serum has been 1_l and l8 Successful FOX Men Sal" FEED ti e Ross-Miller: Way '0 ‘e lfllO‘ W of Buatermivor: “gr-II, “I. rug, ‘W’? ""ii."°"' lament“ I- l-Ll- japan-nae, l. l. I- ‘Mi HER / . c... .\ \ ¢u\\t\ . ould Auld Aoqpaintanee B¢_ at" Bobby Burns’ immortal U!!! e apontnneaousl! l0 "m"! l l“ . a“ since upon receipt of I r from Mr. MaeDor-ald orderinl . tenth supply of “Nicholson Io! th." It in only ihovl who 71.013 yard Nicholson's Fox Rea th fall to reco-nise its value an I iticner in their ranches. M l h' preservative both for their and nfnk this powder has dc‘- ‘raied its value in Ivlfl! ‘l lav-rest ranchel on Prince Id- . Island. And don't mm “It f 1 can flvel ox ‘Nomad v of Impose liver . l. Robert level Carter's Ware an rlottasowa. P. I. 1.. {not I CONSERVATION I COLUMN OI‘ PRACTICE OPINIONS OI T!!! G TIE USES AND ABUSE! OF BY MB. LUDLOW JENKINS. A WBIKLY VITAL ISSUES AIIICTIN NATURAL IISOUBCIS MAlBHFllLD ' namsn LORDS DISCUSS TRAPPING land, 124,000 cats and 86,000,000 rabbits "I hive on both the estate of my mother and my own caught the I Demand to Outlaw Steel Trap following animals, either maimed Gets Substantial Support by or definitely caught by the |steel trap; pheasant, wcodcock, A most illuminatinl discussion snipe, duck (through the bill), trapping and vermin took place, May 28, in the British House of Lords on a bill to prohibit manufacture, sale and use of the common steel trap. The discussion was of value be- cause of its deliberative character; on tra . p‘ mocrhen, fox, cow (by the lip), cat, hounds, peacock, jackdaw, and l in the steel trap set for hawks, a green woodpecker....Many of us t have seen the hounds caught by a 1 gin. I have seen it myself because among the Lords are noted | "you; Lofdshlps must have at sportsmen, landowners. a-Btifllll- least one or two dogs, or perhaps turists, humanitarians‘. bwflllle l a ack of hounds, or even a tame tab y, which you would hate to think had suffered. no matter for how short a time, when means can be found to deal with vermin and the rabbit pest which would not damage domestic pets or harmless birds. This Bill is to abolish cruelty." The Earl of Ilchester, who led the opposition, declared his symp- athy for the most humane meth- ods possible in these matters, but the Bill went too far and was based upon theory, idealism and illusion. His speech indicated that he favored the prohibition of set- commercial self-interest was not a factor. In the end the bill‘ was negatived by 46 to 42. 9- 105!‘! l) l0 narrow as to foreshadow that the subject may at some time be ex- plored in all its ramifications by a Select Committee. Passage of‘ the ed by Viscount Tredegar, who struck the humanitarian chord in these words: “I rise to speak for that which cannot speak for itself. I rise to plead the cause of the humble rabbit and other creatures. the little fauna which are caught in l l partridge, blackbird, thrush, heron, .5 =- NEWSY NOTES — E AGIIOOI-A THI ORIGIN OF THE BLACK ' DEATH. Readers may remembe a. former artlc.e on this pestllencieéighich in- vaded England in i . this visitation on the continent. In 11005 it again visited England and |seems to have localized in London. iwhere 1t was called the zPlague: at least one hundred tsand citizens died within the 1 cc of six months. Now we _ at h these Destllenceg ‘what medical men call b lsufferlng humanity." _ In Britain one sometimes r - the extermination of the old iBlack Rat. by the newcomer, ' fiercer and commonly (but erroneously) the Norweiglan Rat. I believe wasted a good deal of sympathy on the Black Rat, which is now very I rare in Britain. though it is , popular name. the Ship Rat. devflstalins Europe. 1:. is said that twenty-five million people died of , Plague; and its disappearance, says la modern writer, "can only be re. ‘Bardod as one of the most amazing pieces of luck ever experienced by after Great thou- short know were ubonir; ead of native the stronger Brown Rat. called we still to be found in ships whence its third At. tilt time of the Great Plague of Lon- don. and for many centuries before the Black Rats were abundant in the houses. prefering the society of man when possible on the continent too, and . They swarmed apart from the enormous damage they did gin traps. ting traps in the open, and that .to the food supplies, they were the Viscount Tredegar quoted the traps set in holes should be visited ,carries of the dreaded disease, the Ministry of Agriculture. as recent- at. least twice a day. He malntain- ‘bubonic plague, though this was 1y as 1934, in an advisory leaflet? 118 ed that vermin and rabbits could not dreamed of at. the time. regards the prevention of cruelty not be controlled without steel The bacillus (or "micro-be") of to animals in which “the spring traps, set properly, until some this plague multiplied in the blood trap is described as an exceedingly adequate substitute is found. of the Black Rat, which. from 1on8 unsatisfactory and undesirable 10rd OTIagan suggested that ell-patience of this kind, had be- means of catching ground game and in the Ministry's opinion should not be used." As to wheth- er it is legitimate to exploit for commercial purposes he declared that " the House has frequently decided the principle at stake. c. Select Committee-which would be able to consider it from all aspects and say if the proposals were such as would justify its being placed on the statute book. Lord Moyn in favor of the llbram les are the slave trade. Bill, advocated such methods as sweat ng of children in cotton the cage trap, with which he had factories, abolition of gin traps not had the slightest difficulty in for human beings in 182, aboli- catching small mammals for col- tion of the sweeps and more re- lection purposes in other parts of cently, the saging of wild birds." the world. The use of steel traps It is impossible to give s. full ought to be forbidden "even if it report of the debate as it occupies does mean a certain change of 40 pages in the official printing. method.....There is no doubt whatever that great cruelty is in- volved in these (steel) traps." The Duke of Buccleuch, dealing with the commercial aspect. de- clared that for every shilling a rabbit brings in the market it has done either him or some one else more than three times that amount of damage. Such trapping methods as snares. in his opinion, were as cruel as the steel trap. But Lord Tredegar showed that the steel trap did not keep down the rabbit; population, that of the rabbits caught the vast majority were bucks, the does being more timid and staying mderground when they heard the squealing of other rabbits caught in traps. He “There are 1.800.000 birds caueht in gin traps every year in Eng- may think there is nothing to the trick. Mink also seem prone t0 diseases than foxes, 98.59. Further on the editorial says: -- "we are in need of a new rule for fox shows. Every breeder entering foxes in the show should be requir- ed to resent an affadavit, that every ox which he 1s bringing to the show has been properly in- noculated for the prevention of dis- temper. Unless such s. rule is Dill? into force, calamity may come upon us and Wipe out most of these beautiful animals and thousands of others which may be infected when the show animals go borne." is very im to turn ou a proper nutrition. L- Stevenson. addressing the On- London at an average of $266 With reference to the above. if» l8 the rule at the Provincial Fox Show. Charlottetown. to have each ex- hibitor sign his entry blank with a gtatement equivalent to an af- fadavit, that to the best of his knowledge and belief there is no disease on his ranch, and gives the number of foxes in the ranch and the number lost by death the l7"- oeding two mm“ ' rticles on din {hi3 lillfiolls l n“ g appear in hthe fill’ , am ve muc m9!!!‘ mmwllhxthe CHI}: and attention the same market. been vember, 1937. and March 1st, the total world production. by Ros-Miller food made eeas." SOPEX KILLS EAR MITES FLEAS AND LICE flawed and recommended by fur breeders throughput the world. Bapex has been known to snvr many chewed tail tipn. l! I LARGE HIP OROP Insure a large crop of health!- vigorous pups this year by "will" ROYAL FOX FEEO Benita during former seasons shows rim the use of Royal with I good meat ration is the moat W!“ ti" way known for the rancher I secure best breeding rorulta lnlili on B0!"- g. yon- dealer today II i direct to The St. John Milling Company Ltd. aunt John N" limfl“ Innlat on Repu- sold at clrugglsta and fox auvhl! nausea. IIBITIBH IADI Fully Guaranteed (‘anlatllun Distributors: GANADIAN CO-OPEIIATIVE WOOL (HIOWEIIS LIMITED Quebec anrl Maritime Branch. LINNOXVILLE. 01'5- the matter go before a. tribunal— successful ranchers of mink they to be morle a _ though they do not appear to de- velop lungworm and hookworm. Diet rtant with mink, and good colored pelt requires a thorough knowledge of tario fur fanners summer school. said: --“When we consider that in 1020 less than 3.000 pelts of the silver fox were offered and sold a and then compare this with the of- fering of 1937 —near1y 400,000 on selling at an average of about $30.00 a pelt -we realize that. the development has at. The 1938 offering will en a further doubling up as it is estimated that not less than one million pelts are being offered this year on American and European markets." Note:—The Nortveiglans exported 290.816 pelts between 1213f;- so that the figure of one milllion is not so far-fetched, but is evidently ::A, TALBOT of Robertsonville, breedq-e, and have noticed that those who took my advfce and stood suc- of their species pierced the access to the blood of other humans when bitten by the ciety recorded above. was dire misfortune to mankind. In attacking mankind the ence caused glandular swell the groin and armpits. and death. There was a hazy "Black Death." which nothing more than mourning. The last severe o 1720 1722. and then the disappeared from been struck by the often without being able to Rat of Asia and from failure of its food were pouring into Russia, were all but wiped out. killed out. the plague on th only a secondary one. as bubonic plague was concern It. was not until then with the rat. So afte centuries mankind was at possession of knowledge necessary to make a success of uebec. raises Mink. and feeds h. h; t o b t this them. I do not. believe that under n 4mm.- Mlnk Fwd, 11¢ gyg: dag? m ° ° m R “cu- er-mt-mr." '= or“; ."..'::.'"..t".::..r" zoo.‘ l": 1:22 l8 VQy 302m“? ‘googmfllf nglthaugh to started hundreds oi’ new mink Ne“ In“ Newmsm say the newspapers. too means that there is only a amount of money spent thrifty ‘lynesdcrs and the Once upon a time memory. the "Newcastle were actualy run orovised race-course on the that. very popular snort. as for the festival and shown accompanied it. For some led Newcastle Races. and so betting as directly foster Satan. will on this occasion 4 enmcmo uv FATHER correspondent relates with g their host and sucked its blood bacteria thus imbibed. multiplied in the stomach of the flea, and gained by UDOII R11 come used to it. and suffered no serious effects. The fleas which in- fested the rat, after the manner skin of . The rats or carrier flea. The preference for human so- thus a pestil- ings in as has just been related. was in an im- mense number of cases the cause of tradition that the bodies afterwards turned black: this arose perhaps from the name lbly W68 significent of utbreak occurred in the South of France in plague Europe. Dogs and cats had been suspected as carri Of! . and had been pitilessly destroyed as a precautionary measure. All nature students have at times extraordinary increase of some animal or other. account for it. Well, about the beginning of the eighteenth century the Brown increased abnormally supply. was obliged to spread to other lands. By 1727 millions of Brown ts quickly spreading over the whole of Eur- ope. To England they came by sh . and in a short time the Black Ra The Brown Flat may have fleas. and plague bacillus too; but, wince it avoids mankind and will none of his society. its conquest of Europe was the lucky chance that have at con- tinent. The improvement in clean- linem and sanitation. especially in the cities, was another factor. but far as ed. 1894, however, that a Japanese doctor. during an outbreak at Honk Kong. discovered the plague bacillus. and traced its connection first with the flea and l’ lTlBTlV last. in which deadly "Race Week is lust. over" writes a correspondent (who is almost a shut-in, and therefore takes more notice of what transpires outside): "it is the biggest Fair inblibngland, g profitable to the Show people." This tobe limited the . H1011 shows the less "dividend" for each. in my own Races“ im- Town Moor. As this fine expanse of green pasture-land ran to twelve hundred acres. there was ample room for well as which reason the City Council (or Corporation) closed the Moor against racing. a- bout fifty years ago, but the sport was simply transferred to Gnsforth Park five miles away: it is still cal- affects the popular mind that people, who ibr the rest of the year will regard ed by hazard a "bob," (25cts.) without shame. My lee that she " four The Shows prominent which ls “of work.” The , an flereby suring its survival. “Blaming and but how can the general pub‘. on loan ous anecdotes th as . . . our utmost to bols in comfort. at the expense of the efficient." far less per day. cts per “Bee "lpnd Everlasting" This is the name of A. G- Streets’ book, which you may obtain the Public Library, from ‘potted the winner," and was filings (81.00) to the good! were not interfered with, as they were a source of re- venue io the Corporation, who is- sued licenses to the showmen. and charged rental too. The advocates of teetotalism have held a Temper- ance Festival on the Town Moor during Race week for many years: it is a reunion of friends of the movement and give appropriate addresses to the multitudes who patronize the fes- tivsl. This year it seems that a great number of employees in the C are getting a week's holidays w pay. a boom appreciated. This is news indeed. as those in the lower ranks oi labor rarely got a holiday, and look for were system is becomin tive in Britain lTlEIl greatly no‘. ' y when by chance they capitalistic H1019 CO-ODGIR- 6i’) the drouglit- which may be cause —our milk prices are advancing again: all the same the chocolate. cheese. densed milk folk get it much cheap- er, and are practically subsidized. We are implored to use moreimllk. c a - ford it as higher prices prevail? . Butter is above one-and-four 132 per 1b.; bacon 25 cts to 30 . cts; and ham 84 to 40 cts. New potatoes are 15 stone (a stone is 14 lbs.) and straw- berries 18 cts. but n, very short sea- sjogndz’ Perha s this means 1B cts a x ) COH- quarter , and lamb range from 28 to 32 cts lb. and flour from 75 cents a stone." “I think the dearest thing here is house rent: s very ordinary flat of three rooms (without bath) decent locality. costs about “twelve and six" (short for 12 shillings and I nse. about $3 l2; and rents are oolected every Monday morning). The Corporation is making great improvements in housing but the snag is, that the rents are so high that not much remains out of an ordénary wage when the rent pa, "As usual. we are in the midst of war preparations. and if one was to give way and think about it. it would be very gree. and here i in unnerving." I is possible to nut in a word for the “good old days" -there were no bombers then to make us iitteryi Charlottetown. It was written revive the interest in farming in Britain, and more especially in live- stock gives some cogent reasons against the Govem- ment. subsidy for wheat and Sugar . street gives us a picture of the farming industry that is not painted in rosy colors and which bears sufficient resemblance to our farming industry as we see it here. to make the volume of consider- able interest to Island farmers. It is not devoid of humor, for numer- sponsored by the enliven its parses. Alfid the moralzing! Here is a sam- P B’ “It is a well-known fact. that we are one of the laziest nations as regards work. This is due to the de- teriorating influence of our social services on bulk of our population. The work- man used to pay towards his child- rens education. he used to pay his doctor. out of a verv low money Wflses he used to Dut bv for his old age. he used to support his aged parents. and in many other ways he used ot pay his way like a man, Now the States pays for all these Tioday- we are doing ter up the failures farming; and Beets British farmer. travagant Again: dome by private enterprise Light. More Light! (l) When we speak of "light" nwlv always refer to that visible light. which enables lls tn sea the surrounding cbieots, we kngw that llilht is a combination WOIBI- lndim’). blue. green. vcllow. orange. and red. and these may be seen in that order in the sne~trum or in the rainbow. A tnvt-h-Qryk nf "Physics" tells us that thew colors are produced 1w “waves" of differ- ent lengths: the shortest waves which the eye is sensitive oive rise to the sensation of violet and longest to that of red. ‘By special means it is possibl shorter than those of violet light. and longer than those oi red: but these wave-lengths cannot be re- gistered nr observed by the unaid- ed eye. There is an analmrv in that while a certain more of may be received bv the human ear. the voices of insects in many cases of BX- t “When road repairing is the men who are employed on it do a good day‘s work. but where it is done by public authority they do The difference is most noticeable even to the passing motorist. Where he passes statuary leaning shovels. they are employed by nub- lic authority; where he finds them at work they are employed by pri- vats enterprise." Where have I read that before? living gracefully col ors. e to detect waves sounds Oil-THAT'S FINE-WI.) SAY YOU JUST WANT SEVEN OP \NOOD' S - its". “'9 the ADD VDQK BESIDES‘ I'LL "%REEY FIND SOME’ ONE Fir-i U162 ME CHOP THE DA IR Y IND US TR Y The Director-roof the Prince Edward Island Dairymens As- sociation in cooperation with the Provincial Department of Agricul- ture hnve discussed arrangements whereby the best interests of dairylng and the breeding and feeding of dairy cattle may be pro- moted in this Province. One of the features decided upon was a Weekly department of publicity on matters pertaining to the Dairy Industry through the press. This Department opens today and will continue for each Sat- urday's issue of the Guardian until such time as the promoters de. clde to discontinue the Department. Brief articles of interest to dairymen will be included in these columns. Contributions are solicit- ed. particularly those dealing with outstanding development achieved by dalrymen or communities throughout the Province. Contributions should be addressed to the-PROVINCIAL DEPARTNEBNT OF AGRICULTURE. C WN. \ i i l 1 A branch office of the Provin- cial Deparunent of Agriculture has been opened at O’Leary. This office will be in charge of Lloyd Lockerby who has had a fine practical and theoretical train- ing on farm problems. An im- portant part of Mr. Lockerbys dut- ies will be connected with Dairy extension work. The needs of far- mers in the breeding, feeding and DfQduclive phases 0i "Jlllirylllil Will ‘ soclation when a maxed herd of LEI: be investigated and an attempt will l cows averaged 1188 lbs. milk and be made to raise the level of the 14.8.6 lbs. butter-fat for June. dairy industry in Western Prisca l, ed better than $85.00 pol" cow at tn. COHHLV- Dfllfymen lll this section‘ crenmery. This slllClltlid avcrdgi should contact Mr. lockerby in w;_\_5 made with home-grown feed: onnection with Dairy problems. pLus protein supplement boughl ' through his creamer)‘. 1f all on! nrilefnberuwoiild endeavor to raise t eir pr uct. on per cow even tea ., thlgleégymlgerve gloozeslskkfnm-gginfi per cent. it would mean greater l were held under the auspices "Mm {mm the lndusuy- . l the Ar hlre Jersey and Guernsey This Dwducer by the “ah” ‘S m‘ Breedegs. Aséoclatlons on me farms an outstanding breeder. and hla of John MacLeod, Primrose, Dr. herd is a mixed group. Neverthe- Lamz Keppoch and Parker Home. less. he is an outstanding farmer Brookfield. l tively. and pays strict attention to feed- These annual gatherings serve a. mg’ useful purpose in the way of con- iacts. exchange of ideas, and the holding of demonstrations on breed type and dairy productiveness. Unfortunately. as a usual rule. very fe-w outside the established i breeders attend these functions. The great mass of producers who urgently need these contacts do ‘ exception of two or three which are small lfl number of memben but the members always have their This member during 1937 overag- samples ready when notified. ‘There were three new Associa- tions formed this spring with a total of thirty-seven members mak- ing a. total of eleven Associoiioni now operating in the Province. The highlight of this week's test- ing was in the Dunk River As- , D a This farmer has eighty-five acres of cultivated land on which ha grows pegs and oats for hay and green feed, some corn. turnips and mangies. His grain is all a mix- ture. With his home-grown feeds, he mixes fish-meal. No grain is fed from June to November but his green feed and corn are fitted is not MtgmL in to carry over summer feedin The Department of Agriculture is deficiencies. When roofs rup ou arranging for s. number of Dairy in March or later, bran and oil éneal are added to his grain mix- ure. Under this system the herd i: kept in a healthy condition an producing at a‘ profitable level. The members of Prince Edward Island Milk and Cream Producers, Consumers and Distributors Protec- tive Board: W. L. Brenton, Dairy‘, Field Days of a more general na- ture in outlying sections. 'f‘he first of the meetings was held yester- day st Tignish and others are in process of arrangement. rls will follow in this con- nection next v/‘eelg. ‘ The Cow Testing Associations are in a flourishing condition with the Division. Chairman; h. Claude Bmlth. Producers and Distributed Representative; James Lleghtlzer, t0 Consumers Representative, have are too shrill for us to hear them~ Prepared Regulalmns 811d Bil-law! p0, a beggar undergganqm; o; to come into effect on August first in the Charlottetown area. I O On Saturday eve . Aug. 19th Mr. George Clemons, retas-y n! the Holstein Frioslan Association for Canada will visit this Pro- vince and show a scrim of interest- 1118 pictures in the Agricultural Room, Prince of Wales College. These pictures were taken in Hol_ land, Spain, Elngland, Canada an other centres. and provide a. mos interesting travel series. M1", cle- mons. on account of his 4501mm. tion with one of our outstanding Dflrly Breeds should with these lliaifitures attract a large audience of lry producers. p e this subject we may lay out or plot a scale Just 20 inches long. Count- ing from the eft, our "visible lignt" commences at the 4th inch and ends at 7 1-2: a very short range indeed, compared with the initial 20 inches. Runnin back to the left (from 4 to l) is e region of the ultra-violet invisible light- rays; and forward from 7 1-2 inches to 20 inches, is the wider region of the infra-red invisible light-rays. Just on the 9th inch-mark we may plaice the legend "At this point infra-red phologra hs are taken,” but we know tha such rays are found right up to the end of our scale, and scientists hope to make increasing use of them. Our “visible light-rays" cannot pierce fog or cloud, but when we use special photographic plates (films) and with an appropriate filter capped over the lens, to filter out all but. the infra-red rays. we can get pictures which would other- wise be invisible to our eyes from fog or distance. A most ingenious adaptation of the longer infra-red rays has produced what is known as a "Detector" in Britain: and it “lives up to its name." The Detec- tor makes use of special tubes to respond to the infra-red rays in the same way as radio tubes react to sound. By its means the wurse of airplanes can be followed, above the clouds, and anti-aircraft guns instructed as to the line of fire Ships equipped with the Detector can instanly be aware of the pres- ence of icebergs or other ships at night, or in foggy weather. and so avoid collisions. There have been many disasters caused by aircraft colliding with high ground in thick weather, which would have been obviated if the planes had carried Detectors. Other uses are being suggester almost daily. The writer hopes to continue this subject in next week's Notes. p he Fly time is with us again. Do You realize the importance of fly Cilfltrol. A small outlay of spray material and there are many on ms market will mean quieter condi- tions. better utilization of feeds, lllfihfll‘ production and greater pro- fits. Do not neglect this illlpofl- am- Blllemlon t0 your dairy animals. You have a greater right m the profits from your cows than has the iniquitous horse fly. —-*-—— a“ _ lfiwgi Well Drilling Communicate with Trask Well 00., Ltd. Vaughan H. Groom, Summerside O11 Manager for P. E. Island SPINNING and WEAViNG i Send us your wool to be spun into yarn and u-uvcn min blankets. Charges are: single yarn 23 cents. dnuhlr- '16 routs per pound, blanket $2.00. It takes five pounds of wool per blanket. Wool must be well washed and 'all dirt and burrs out. The size of single yarn is: medium. double yarn, fine. medium, coarse and hooking. Put shipper! and owner's name on all parcels, address and instrurhorv. inside. Scull by mail or freight. Freight will be paid on 100 pounds lots. Price of well washed and picked wool is 23 rents per pound. special price for unwashed. Auto rohcs, white and colorc blankets, yarn in all shades for sale. WM. CONDON. 65 Queen Street, Charlottetown. l’. E. l. tn I i Phase 145-1. --Bv George McManus