DEQEMBER s. 1932 éfié i: __,____- Horse Memoirs (O. lllaclanaio . ~\ v “JEN ice w- summ figy;za:ecxax—xaxgaszc~q m My a nowd lmilllflldw 0! es. 0r the lour horses in tuc money horses was made by $110 there were ether Island owned or A, gygpan lllsq. editor 01 the Island bred, ersidc Journal and P. E. ll- ‘Ib give our present day breeders ‘and Agr culturisl. Mr. Brena-n at- ,and race fans some idea of what LAICd we m New York Oty and as a result o, m,‘ mp Prince Edward Island e55 horse industry benefited l0 The outstanding i hnrn "mi-go extent- ho", purchased was the W"!!! Cali- mmi; bread stallion, Parkside, m 1-2. This horse was a son of C“, and n grandson oi Electioneer m bu, 1110.118)‘ was sired by General 8mm Another good horse n this mpomtion was Balaton, a. son of general Benton. With thc advent o, pgjkfllde Summerslde became the ‘my, centre for the training and wgopmcnt of speed. Mr. Bren- ”, hgying purchased some real good mndmi brood mares made harness ha,“ hgtory for Prince Edward Ill- Md, The most noted matron on pnrkside Farm W85 the famed Lil. 5mg by the late Samuel Simpson 5i Belmont she was a daughter of pcmandc from an All Right dam mi produced Parkland 2.26 8-4. Plrkdala was winner of second po mm in the year‘. ng class at Am- her-gt i698, and Ada Mack 8.17 and others the writer cannot recall at‘ mo moment. The late James Houghton no lame to the island with Parkslde was malmzer and trainer at Park- 1|in¢ Farm and he had the honor 1n developing Parks de and many of ‘ho noted sons and daughters. other veil kmwn rcinsmcn oi Summer-side ‘were John Steele and his rtlls lhnme and Mac. all well known figures or. our Mar time hicks. ‘ Parkside had well over twenty ‘PW thirty pcrlwmers lncludng farkivood, Park Cumbelo, Cock 0' ,il:¢ North, Mamie P and others n- ‘rJi-ding the ones mentioned above. Among Parksideh sons that hflllfl produced speed the possible leadol‘ was Parkwood, bread and owned by the late John MacPhee, rleetown. besides being a. performer Parkwood won many pr zes in the show rink. p first at Madison Square Gardens. liew York. where he had to corn- joke against the best horses in Ambrlch. Parkwood produced many race horses that were a credit to the province, ncluding Queen Marie 2,21 1-4, bred and developed by our good friend D. W, White, _York Point, Nellie Bangs, 2.33 1-4, Mabel 122.23 1-2, Owna 2.25, Lou Helen 2,26 3-4. Ironwood, Minnie Mb lunchy and others. Th's article wguld not be gompletg without giv- ing an account oi that far famed 11cc for all race pulled off at Am- herst, N. 5., on August 25th, 189$ ‘ which took seven heats to decide the ‘money. The score was as follows! ‘Parkslde, l-loughton up, l. 2. 1, 2. 3. S, l. Brazilian A. L. Slipp ilp. 2, 6, 4, l, 1, 2, 2. Stranger, bear Mont up, 4, l, 3. Onward, 5, 5, 8, 4, 4, r0- Golden 6, 4, 6, 5, 5, ro. with two ' other starters, the time hun; Olli- was 2.28 3-4, 2.30, 2.29, 2.30 1-2, vlslon of the Dominkm Live Sbck Jus, as “we product’ come 2,28 1-4, 2.29 3-4, 2.24 3-4 final heat, v ndurance of our older Island hors- POULTRY FEED l, 2, s, 2.‘ t, , tras" at present of the larger horse BI-ldlbur Island owned or bred horses‘ ‘were dong in the ninetyfis the fol- lowing .s n list of their winnings at Amherst that year whore colt races , d. In the four year old class Loot 5., owned by our genial money. Loot 8., was a daughter of lBlack Pilot: foals of 1am Gracie lWiIks won a second: foals of 189i Parkland frst. I-latasu second and Edith L third, a clean sweep for foals of 1892. Parkdae first. Once third- In 2.28 class Balaton first and Harry Connolly. Charlottetown. In the free Ior all mentioned above Parkside third and Onward fourth. In the three minute class Tam O’ Bhanter, a son of All Right bred by the late John cann ng, Hope River. was third. Tam was then owned by R. I-i. Edwards. Halifax. To the above Zlst Imight add the following horses that were ei-her Island bred or from Island bred dams that were in the money in i893. O. P. R. by All Right 'bred by John Canninfl. Hone River. and Gordon Sim, whose mother was a mare named Lady May. a daught- er of Old Farmers Glory. All Right stock u re also prcmincnt in i893 races as in the summar es we find .he names of Maud M, winning second morcy. x to M. 2.31 w nnins 'a close second in 2.33 and Nettie. Th: show: that we must have had real horses in the foundation stock oi Prince Edward Island. The writ- er fees that he may be pardoncl for the extended nc-tcs on llarkside and racing amlvltes of i893 as many of our younger horsemen are not aware that our Irland bred horses had accomplished so much in earlier years and I am sure that a re write up would be interest na- It seems a shame that with the ad- vent of the motor-car that the breedng and development of our Island bred harnem horse has seen to a great extent neglected as were we to compare our trotiers of say thirty years ago with those of other countries our Prince Edward Island horses compare favorably indeed l and If their descendants had been developed we would only need to import race horca here for breeding purposes. I am pleased that this last season shows greater activity 'n the breeding of light harr""< or race horses. YOU CAN SAVE MONEY WHEN YOU BUY EGGS l This is the time of the year when the shortage of supply ill fresh eggs sends the price sky- rocketing and it is the time of thc year, as figues supplied by ll“? Market Report of the Poultry Di- ,Branoh show, when, ify ou want eggs. Answer this article to your own satisfaction by taking a look through this paper and comparing wlaxgscgx a The Beginning Al; Beekeeping, l (Eapcflmentf Farms Note) One of the ii st difficulties the - begfnner in beekeeping encounters its the amount o! contrary advice that is usually so freely iencc behind him, 'I‘_HE CHARLUPTETOWN ' GUARD“ ' ‘£5? eifiiiriil-iiiifiiliiiiiiiifi E Exaxax§xax£x§x—x—xmxE:-:§x§ EEEWEli§ii§lt§li§ecfixaize§zc FOR FARMERS, STOCK BREEDERS i ., __,,,,,g;ca:e_xlnx@x_awxsweu_yang,“ .gg- NEWSY I! IBIIOOIJ NOTES T00 CHEAP I have been told lately oi a far f"! l! anything is fatal to lusci- pline and authority, it is the habit ,oi critlzing and calling into qua. _ offered m" WM W?! W!" Emlll piss to, tlon the acts of the teacher, in the ,him. with a little practical 011MB", mukn- ""1 the only quotation he l presence 9f m, childfen. n 18 a however, he h“ w" 75 Will-B I- Dlwlt- Ht $001!, Very common practice nowadays; i soon acquires the power oi discrl- the piss home and drowned them. it would give parents pause if they mlnation. The fifst [unlly asked by the beginner are L"Where can I get bees and quip- should I get?" 1n reply, the Division, Dental Experimental, Fur-m. O‘tawa, advises that the, bees be purchascd as early in the spring as poss‘ble and that the best for thc beginner is a good over wintered colony purcba-‘ed These bees should frame Langstroth be in a ten hive, and the posrible to secure an ovlr-wlntered ioolony, [hp next best thing is to purchase the necessary equipment during the winter months. ‘put it together and gei it in readines to receive the bees dilring thc latter end of April or ea ly in May. Some- time during the winter order one or more, depending ups" bow many colonies are want/rd two pound pmkages of ‘talinn b»; wit- qileens from a south rn brecde’. tolling him that thc bees are want-l ed by the end of April. The equip-l meng r-hculd be the stcndwrd l0- frcme movable frrune hives, ‘vith sup-era to match. Winn the peck- ages arrive, read and follow ca e- fullv ‘he dlrctfons that (some with them. Curiosity is uually a. bad fault of he bcrwincr. bu no mfitar how strong ‘he t=mp‘ation to look at the bras. do not open the l-ive until at lea"; seven d"ys after the bees ware installed, or the nuw" may be killed. Nuver open the m!- orly on a cold windy day. Do 't in the middle of the d~y when the gun is wlvm and bright. Do not ex- amine too often because too much handling often destroys the mo- rale of the colony. If you need ad- vice or litt-rature write tothe Bee Division, Central Exp-rimrtal Farm, Ottawa, which is only ‘no glad to assist you in any of "our difficuities.-—c. B. Gocderham, Dc. miniorl Apfarist. rave from l8 to 24 cents per doz- en or more. Does this mean any. thing to you? If it does you will want to know more about storage eggs. It seems anomalous but the egg is the only product the mark-ting of which is facilitated by cold storage warehousing to which the term "sto age" applies. Almoct, cvery kind of meat, fish, fruit, can- ned goods and vegetable passes through cold storage tn the pro- ccss of ordinary marketing through out the year yrt no one thinks of questining the freshness of time products, pincfpally because the term "storage" does not apply. to you lover the counter in the retail store , \lly fnr the fastest this shows the w’ you can save money in buy1ng'w,th the“ fine quality ummnamd so the sloase ess has all its fine llllllllty, with the added assurance of the government grade “Extl-a" for your protection. ‘name which refers ‘ “maistor's" he was acting as the occasion re- lilliftd- though another farmer says ‘fiend J‘ K" 5mm“ w” "wad ment and what kind of gquipmeilt he ollellt to have sold them. But I Bee obicct to the way in which they We" di8l>05¢d of: that tanner should have had roast sucking pig (a dish our foYefathe-rs delighted in) the very next day. When the farmer takes in his finished pork he is lucky if he gets 0- Wildli- Hllrly 0 was ll 5°11 01 from some bgekeeper who" gm", 4 or 5 cents per lb. "A little of that Hemmda °wn°d by the m“ Han“ is known to be free of bee diseases. 3°" 3 1°"! WW" l! “it Old 889i!!! has it : getting and many producers are discouraged. Such prices W“ d1“- SWWWI- "m" bredJramcs should be movable; 1r it a P-"e not likely to assist in material- izing thap, 280,000,000 lbs. oi "good quality Canadian bacon" which is to‘ have free entry into Britain. But let the city lesidcnt treat himself to pork cllnps and notice what he pays! Before the farmer gets any advamage "a revolution within the industry i: rrquied," says an Ontario r-ewsp-psr, I be- lieve it. AldOil‘ llw‘ ~--~ ‘he trouble with '11" ‘lty and cupidity. CORPORAL PUNK : "M911. who, w“ile they new" mhociboys, werr cared .r fl wed» almost Envarlalfy bell-v. that ‘hey are the Mfter for itP-Bwrand Russell Th1" ls n rem~rkabie hct, as the writer c"n t"s‘.'i’y bot‘ from observation and explrierlce. In the rural schrol w"c e m" y'~u*"f"' ta- lents were trained, the ctock nun- ishment was fi*gg'ng wi h a "cane" an ins-‘rvmert which will bear dee- cribing. It was ‘he straigh‘ rte“ of a kind of palm about thirty iW-hes long and threc-"gWhs oi’ an inch in diameter. It had a hafd shining yellow bark, and was so supple and elastic that one m‘g‘~t bend it into a circle, with the ends toytber. and when relersed it would spring as straight as before. The p~lm was called colamus fiag'l‘u~1 a in its use in "wlfpping", and shlpicads of the stems were imp“ ted for th~ b'=ne- fig of the British schoolbw. and for making "concerted" cb-iw. ‘heir only other industrial use. This instrument (which func- tioned at once as Sceptre, Mace. and Sword of Justice) lay on the desk in session, and away at the clove of the day, When a boy had tans- gressed ti»; unwritten law of the school, he ivas called to the desk and direc‘ed to "Hold out yolll‘ handW-palm upward. A swish was heard as the cane cleft the air. It fell and left a weal a quarter of an inch hlgh. If the offence was l-ein- ous. the other hand w"uld be cal- led up to undergo the next stoke and so alternatnly until lll-"IF W“ satisfied. Sometimes, throuilll stub- bornness or fear, the culprif would not hold out his hzmd: in which case the cane would play about his legs until his objection was over- come. The more sensitive “had, a good cry" after the ce'e- was locked it ony: but the hardier fellows ill-ll’- Jlle Dflw 0f "F1371 “"95" "MW _whnt is the 590,189 e80? 1n g tucked their swollen hands under that asked for "Storage Extras." word i; 15 a sunshine egg By that their opposite "oxters" (arm-pits) When you have done this you will L, mm“, that u,’ mtg,” a mark and squirmed. striving ma"‘flllly t0 see that by buying “Storm Ex- mum o; vitamin m, pmmn value. keep back the tears. _ Pm“ W“ can Essentially all theegg 5 going mm Blfl-‘l We" ""ll"m “"595 l° m“ Spinning and Weaving Send mo your wool to be spun W» run and wove Into Blllllcls. The charges are: Single yarn 23 cents, doubled l8 cents per pound. r-torage go in between the middle of ,Apil and the middle of June- ,the Slll‘S‘.i‘ll8 months. It is at this iilme of the year with the length- ening drtys that nature responds with an abundance oi’ wholesome green fecd which give to the spring egg inherent food values which are not available particular-l The school- rough remcdy: indeed I can l‘“00l- lect of only one instance, and as schoolboy: are or wcre notorlmsly unchivalroirs this was looked on as a species of injustice, until we con- ceived the punishment to be really a. tribute to our “ruggcd individual- lrmi" The present age would not tol- DOYT , questions us- I think "W? l" liking them home refiecked that their own authority is the next to suffer. More Wild Duck Foods Lsrt week's Notes dwcribed some of the duck foods indigenous to the Province, and the ryfgsgnt notice iwill conclude the group. All are easily transplanted, and as greater interest is now being taken in bird sanctuaries, it is likely that they Will be more sought after. Tlldll are several kinds oi algae which arc found both in still and’ in runninu Ivfitfl’. They are, in ggp. ernl, slimy green mosses composed 0f tllfffltl like grcufhs, In still wa- Ilvl they appear i0 float free. butf in :unnimr ivator they are attached‘ to stmics, sticks, and other objects. Foilrtcen spvrics of duck" rim-lud- ing fhe black duck) arc l-tmwn to cot algae. The duckweerl. U-mna. is found ir still or singnom pwls bu‘ ~nly in thc warmer m/‘nths. since it sinks ‘o the bottom on 1h» ap- \,pro:lch of cold weather, Dwlrwceds [present the appearance of multi- tudcs of little green disc’. Tom one tu'c‘fth ‘o tlireefcurths c’ an inch in d'an.ete.z Our sprcies is thc small kind. and this is p~*rh'lp= the smalrst ilowerirg p‘ant known As the 1'“,- dc no‘ mature well, the plant propagates mostly b,» hudd- ing. Duels-reds razupiant cssliv, but snvfl‘: never o. l a..sf.lr.ai to lavgr _pcn bodnz-s oi wa.er. Tliey ‘rm-w. M151, .n small psoin and kill- c.....' m. .,ul..icc i. .a.ely datuuho. All due-ls and .e..is re- i..'.ii .h¢ backwoods. _ There ae swcrztl other aquatic plums ililzabnag our lakes and ponds bu; 1 have no illformodoni as to what part they play in feed- ing our wild fowl. They are mem- bers Oi tho genera Myricph,llum, l-iippul-ls, uamtrlche and All ma. The wild cele y, merit-cried in thc former article, g0 some extent rc- scmbies eel grass, at least to a. su- perficial observer, but while eel‘ grass lives in sal. or brackish wa- to, the wild celery grows in fresh water pllsfxIdbly a sluggish current. of from 3 to 6 feet deep. The wild- cclcry, too, produces its lOIlg leaves i1. bunches from the root stock,‘ while those of eel-cross ~18»: s-nzly and alternately 4m Milli-Elle 51d“ of a stem. The flowers of wild cel- cry, usually seen in July, die Deli" liar. The staminatg fioivers are at- ".a.chcd to the base of the illclnt, and the pistillate flowers an: at- tached to long, slender, .ound stems which reach to the lnfacc, of the water, when match-l. Then the staminate flowers dflfloll themselves from lllg plant, and rile to the top of the water, whcrc they float till thcy come into control with ‘a pfstiliatc flower and feiii- nb, it. whcn this is effected, thc long slender stem forms a spiral, like a. coiled spring, and draws thc flower under water there to ripen its seeds. The botanical name 0f the plant is Vallisneia Slllrlllli. and its range extends to northern Nova Sootia: it has been success- fully introduced into P. E. I. Apart from itswalue ns a duck food, the wonderful “'8? l" which the plant circumvent: thc obsta- cles in the way of its rcill‘ dll¢Tl°ll~ will recommend it to thl‘ Ftlldtllil of natuie. The Nuthatches :4;- -— Silver Fox Ranchers l Why not ship your Sil- i i ver Fox Pelts to a Re- liable House of Good Reputation and to a well known Silver Fox Spec- ' ialist. I Prompt Returns and | Satisfaction Assured. P. J. DRULET Commission Broker 205 St. Paul Street Montreal, Que. Dept. n. 21o. , , i head downwa d or upward, writ-th- er “twisting about mouse-lnsilion on the underside of a twig," or hatches do not use their inil- as, supports, as do the wrvdw rlors, but rely on their large and sfrmg feet. I have often paused to \v:l'r:h these bl ds but never saw one at, rest; small as they arc thrir cnPrP, 3v zooms bO!lIl(ll'\<5. - The ‘Ville Brrusfied Nuthatch (Sittn CflfOllll0l$lSl is the largu of the two species, and is Just over six inces long (from the bcak to the tip of 'he tail). The hp of the head nrd thc ncck L= black i" the mtllc but grey in ‘he female.’ The rnstof the upper pa ts is bluirh- gray, and thc sides of the ‘send and the underparts are white. Out er tail fcather- black, ilvhitfsb. near the tips. middle ta‘l fesrherr» blu- ish-gloy. I-I-rlttve, the sbty-grcy upper parts and the crawling habit oi the biz-d render !‘s idrrtliicatlon easy. The bird seems to prefer de c‘du;us ‘recs, on’! its musril na- sol "york-yank" may c rnrnvlly b" "c r! ‘n "ld orchard“. The Red-llrewcd isitta canndcnsis) is commoner sill. It is a smaller edition o. the other nuihatch, being but four and one hrif inches lsng: and wlfh thc uncierpart" o. vmrm brick-rod or "oange brown". The msl of the plumage corresponds fairly closely except that there is a broad black stripe through ih- eye. This nut- hatch is more ac‘ive than its lar- ge“ relative, and consumes great numbers of adult insects, larvae and eggs during the course of the winter: these it finds in thc crevi- ces of coniferous trccs. In sprint! and summer both spaclcs iced on weed sccd- and grain picket-l up tom the fields. The call of this spccies is like that of the former. but softer and more often ropvlt- Nuthatch ed; it has been likened i0 illfl "protracted blasts of a tiny till trumpet." The red-brvisled nut- hatch nests in hollovr stilmp and limbs. and has a-strzmge tick for which nobody seams nbic to ac- count: it smears all round lie opening with fir balsam or "gum" '1" juveniles term ii. The Brown CTecpw (Ccrthin ia- milio is Americana) is "Ylofhe" i189- ful bird which has been noted iIl the Province, but authorities are not certain whcthor it i= a rcsidcrrt or a visitor. MficSWillYl says it is ra'e: but the bird is so dull in col- oration, so ercmitic and taciturn, that it l5 easily overlookt-d. It is known by its brown spcwklcl ilppel‘ parts. its long tain. and its monner of hitching up a tree-trunk in a spinal course. “In general it acts like a woodpockcu bu‘ doc: no‘ ‘an the bur-k." The crocpcr is nrarly slX inch" lull!- _ lINTRAL ROYALTY v Mr. Lee Howard, Cornwall. Wfls R visitor here on Thursday. | Mr. and Mrs. Dewar Jenkins were when the snow is on the ground, recent visitors to Dunslaffnagc. and a clear sunny day tempts "5 V’ "G FEED Blankets 00 te h a. i hment. but, it‘ a. woodland ramble. we may sec. if ‘ Mr. R. H. Jenkins left wdncsd 1:: 2 CATTLE FEED $1.85, It t?» 1:361:11. Kedgflng fhihwhgtel; moms?’ It i: mdui: a 85:225.,“ that watch- we are not goo obtrusive, the chick- morning for Monctcn on a. bilSiIiW- » FOX FEED Blanket. Wool nut be well waah s egg‘ e es M e ya“ ed m ‘m, and 1 never hggfd One adees and nuthatches as they llll- trip- “ m‘; ‘u n“ “d “m "and that are offercd to you tinder the l _ ‘Marin , search for msech, hiddm _____ . HORSES “d “h” u, m", The n" M and‘ "m h m“, Omcm grade “Storage Extmsy of that generation re: ct its use. 8y b k we Go d mm athnded m, ltock. our pflgc‘ n, u, lulu and doubled yarn flue, medium ' To apply B, popular slogan uG-W ‘There was no interfercrlcc bv par- l" We ¢T°Vl¢°3 °f m‘? l“ ' M" r m,‘ l “ owest. and coarw Put lll"‘lJ.‘I'i| name on a “we (elm, a chance," b“, g ants either: ihcy consicbrcd that readily recognize the confidin: ii,t]- Abbic-illifltiveriilf! game on Wcdms- -_ For sale at our seed an §mflf§flfn§fgjjfinffgfhsgé ‘car-um of “Di-age eggs, be hon,” the offender had worked for what tie chiokadee, but a ehnot solwllrrllh, day n g _ 1 "ll Store. by mall or freight. nil-eight wul be with the eggs and with ycumm‘ “"4 Bl”- ‘M i’ h’ w“ 8° imp“ m with ‘he. nummjtf‘ a n ,2,‘ - u, “'00,, has as m, week. . 1 vain on loo lb. lots. you will find them cntl elv salls- mic '4 l" wmllllll" "my 5°“"““y the W0 spams m w m a t. i MASS a I r _,~t & t t l, d, ' , “W, him a Igiguf," m- twq gm- good year round. They are the acrobn a end guest Miss Mae Prowsc O ~_» a a Wm LANDMGAN ac cry for a or nary roon n8 "Wynn ‘o, the mm work; and appcar Bruk]gy_ ~ QUEEN 311mg»: .5 queen std“. and table pllYIYWflS with the poss- In mg the pater,“ were wise. equally at ease whcther crawling‘ _____ ',\ _ Charlottetown. lble “Yfllilml “r will“? ‘"" Plmh‘ Messrs. Russel Roper, James F. . m8‘ Ftopcr, Thomas Thompson, arrived I. home on Monday evening fromTo- __ ___ . I = 111F359 Hsgygm" h"; Fox Felting-Fur Cleaning rom- Exhibitor- ‘ 7 ' ilxrolvr or‘ woon roar - I i '- 4_ i FUR MERCHANTS Fox peltlng and fur cleaning expertly done; bly ti; , Mn Ham, Stevenson o, SW“, i. The e n f m a perienced men. All new and modern cqulllllldl - e i Canadian Ltd., paid a business trip ,3 218 West "ith Street mummy“ 0:»; w W"? 9:? irllaured while in our care and watchman on at all hm menu, He w“ accompanied ' . Brown City. z NEW YORK CITY 14c cwt. valued at 813M329 ant.- ‘ ma‘ b’ M’ m ' i‘ Buyers of all. grades of Silver Foxes-Best market ‘ m ""- Bllilll W the United ‘Blows L, H, “*- ' d BGSQBOMLUOWQUBIUOQEIII- prices paid. I “l Q - _- ma, - _ _ ‘ i dom. Ths twelve months’ export Telephone 1391 58 Grafton Street PM“, mom" ‘exhmtmg baby) i‘ ' ‘ “quarters _ w' K' Rogers fxgencies Limited, ‘mounted w “In” an ‘t w" Above new Ford Service Station. Almost opposite l ~D<>n‘t you so: the resomblonvv? 3 | Charlottetown, P. E. Island. 819.580 as compared with lznam- Prince Edward Theatm | ,1,“ at gm‘ mo, side by side,‘ 4 m; - 193 cwt. at $30,783,789 in the pra- Her Friend-Oh, ycai Nothing 6 1 . . vioua twelve montbl. noggin-mi could be plainer. l g EA Z-I =”—_—_ 1-! === Z-Z The Home Tanning ' 0f Leather , Hides to be tanned for leather ‘require in be passed through sever- al p-ocesses-ileshing, liming, de- hairing, tanning, softening and fin- ishing. The hide must be split into two "sides" and if very large, the .sides may again be split lengthwise . to lessen the difficulty of handling. If the tanning is to be delayed for a time after skinning, the hide must be preserved by sailing. When taken from the animal it should be spread out, flesh side up, on a. level D1568 llnd covered evenly with salt, using a liberal quantity. The fol- lOWlHE day the hide should be turned over and given similar treat- ment on the hair side, rubbing thc salt Well in. The salting should bi‘ repeated daily for four or five days and than hung over a pole until dry. when it may be packed away ; [hitching about on the ground Nut- until the tanning is to be done. A hide, whether cured or fresh, must be soaked and thoroughly cleaned bofore tanning operations are begun. This should be done by laying the sides or strips, one at a. time, on a hard surface, hair side ‘ up. and scrubbing well with a stiff brush, chzinglng the water repeated- ly until all clirt is removed. FLESHING—To remove the flesh fat and a very thin layer of tissue. the hides should be laid flesh side up on a table, board, or smooth log for scraping, Tanners at their work in tunnerlcs use a table that comes to , about their waist line and slopes’ away downward using a straight- zdgcd scraper with raised handles. A tool of this description, or even a hatchet may be used on a home- made table if given a square edge that will scrape the skin smooth without cutting. If a smooth log is usud an old butcher knife will serve as a scraper provided the end of the blade is s uck securely into a piece of wood to form a second handle. The hide may be held in place by letting a margin of it hang over the end of the table or log and pressing against it with the body. Scraping must be thoroughly done without injury to the hide. It is necessary to use both hands as the operation requires considerable force. 1 LIMING.-—To loosen the hair, the hide should be treated in a lime ,» solution for several days, or until the hair is easily rubbed oil’. For a. single cow or horse hide, put flve pounds of burnt (unleached) lime in a clean tub with a quart of wat- er poured over it, adding more wat- er as the slaking advances. When sllking appears to be complete, stir in one or two gallons of water, and into this white solution place thc hide, leaving as few folds or wrink- les as possible. Stir the lime water and move the hide once daily for from six to ten days, or longer, if in cold weather. DEHAIRING-When the hair can be scraped off easily, taking with it a thin layer of the skin, the hide should be well soaked and washed to remove all the llmc. A weak acid solution lleips the deliming. This may be made by adding to the wash water about a pint of strongviric- gar. The hair is removed by scrup- ing with thc flashing tool and in the some manner as the flashing is done. After the hide is scraped smooth and clean on both sides it should be well r-insrd and hung over , a pole in a. cool shady place until almost dry before tanning 1.5 com- monccd. TANNING-A solution of sulphuric acid is recommended for tile raplu tanning of hides of farm animals. To prcpnrc the mixture llimolve one i-Ifiiiiiiiiii? RDENERS rAGr. Fl VE all. Lamnson8t0c Lid. iii Queen Si. London, RC. 4, England Pubicauction Sales of 4 luw runs Dates of Silver Fox Sales to be held in London l2 December 1932 23 January 1933 (i March 1933 22 liluy 1933 27 September 1933 shipping bugs may be lbtained free of charge upon application to it. T. Holmnm, 1nd,, iummerside. for full particulars in regard to packing, ship- ping, insurance zlnd con- litions of sale, apply to ilfred-Fraser, luc- 212 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. quart of salt in each gallon of hot ivatcr and when cool add one fluid ounce of sulphuric acid to each gal- lon of water. Metal vessels should not be used for this mixture. A wooden tub or barrel answers well. The skins, if movcd about in the solution from time to time, should be tanned in from two days to a. week or more, according to their thickness. To test the thoroughness of the tanning, a piece should be cut from the thickest part of the skin. If the freshly cut edge is evenly coloured all through the tanning is com- piete. Ii, however, the outside coi- our extends only part of the way through the tanning should be cou- tinucd for a longer time. Another test is to boil a small piece of the hide for a few minutes. If it curls up and presents a rubbery appear- ance, more tanning is necessary. A solution that is highly recom- mended for horse and cow hides la made up of sour buttermilk, Dill gallon; soft water, one gallon; sul- phuric acid, eight ounccs; saltpetrc ttvo ounces; borax, one ounce; and salt, thirty-tun ounces. The salt saltpcterc and borax are dissolved in the‘ water. The buttcrmlik is than addcd, and finally the sulphurii acid, all of uilzch should be thor- oughly stirred. 'l‘hr.- fleshed, dchair- ed skins should be placed in thil and siirrntl nboilt oricc rivvry hour for u. irerioti of from night to ten hours, or turf. the tanning l5 com- plete. The lcnthor Sllfiillfil now be washed wrung out and hung up to dry in n cool, stiarly IllllCC. Stlfl ilnrts should be wcli rilbbcd and ivorkcci ivliziu drying t0 insure soft- ness. -~ i i For Success l Rai fir"??? Ranching FEED " 11l.'P;"R1A LS ” , Acknowledged leaders in Fox and i-ur imperial Biscuit Company, kill. (lharloticiown. l’. E. l. sing. i"! 2 Z-Z 25.. ICES 1-! i ii ii “i 1 #§_i