050511111113 Z1? 1211.11 '- NEWSY NOTES - U AGI-ICOLA I NQTES UN Will/US DISEASES according in the diction- g contagious 01' W150”!!! “my, as of specific ulcers, the no of snakes. etc. the special flui- wlon of a. disease.’ ‘That is very we“ gs far as it I085. dudve foes, the viruses. “n.1,,- the spotlleht lately. “fence is not yet clear about “tun; substance, much has been dlgwvered concerning their activi- ties T; "germ theory" 0i’ d18- m; i5 no longer a mystery to the la-man; he is familiar at least with m, mlro-phowflfflplfi oi the "bugs" u me bacilli are persistently term- - and he knows that that‘ c“ b, ,5 sm-ely cultivated on the test- mb, i; potatoes in his potato patch. new gjgnple and easily demonstr- ated tests cannot be applied to the viruses, They cannot be cultivated 1n test-tubes. for they can exist in the living tissues of ani- mll qr plant. Very few of them have ever been seen. 58V! K- M- gmllh of Cambridge University England, and that is because the m“; powerful cows. is a sizable luau, from .2 to .5 millimeter in diameter: as a contrast it is now known that the virus of the dread- ed foot-and-mouth disease oi cat- tie is only ten-milliontha of a milli- meter in diameter. The question naturally arises if scientists cannot m p, virus. hwo can they measure u? There are several ways oi do- g,‘ this, but the most understand- able method is to strain the sap or fluid known to contain the virus, unough a filler with pores of "sub- microsccpic" sine. If the fluid on passing the filter, is found to be a4 infective as ever, then the virus is smaller than the size of the 0°"- gy varying the filters a. fair ap- proximation oi 81M 68h b6 Mide- The origin of that common ail- ment, lnfuenza, was long a. my- glary, because nobody thought oi an infective body that was not ini- meuiazely visible! Now it is known o; be a virus disease, like measles, mumps, common mid. lnallpwl. sleeping sickness, and infantile paralysis. Among the lower animals, fhcrc is. as has been stated. foot- and-mouth disease (rinderpest). dlnempei" of dogs, swine fever, and parrot fever. About I35 virus dLa- eases of plants have been found, the most important of which are tobacco mosaic, potato leaf roll. and gugal‘ bccl. curly-top. My own ob- ssrvaiions seem to indicate some- llnng of the sort among the gar- den carrots. but I am not sufficient oi a scientist to follow this 11P- "Viruses may be spread by air. wind, moisture droplets. and in- sects." says the Cambridge Biologist. The "moisture droplets" he speaks of, arc a very common cause oi the visilations of influence and colds, with which we are troubled: the coughing of virus-infected per- A virus‘. In)’ such d;- heard more“ mfitufiiie bfiigllihav: m“? 1°11"! delllore the fact $2: lack of education prevented his lilillyinfi 1°! a situation in the per- mane“ 111m“- 131°118h in other re- speAcst-a he might be fairly qualified. '1 Preliminary to the war Ger. education M m“ country's m“ malt all‘: that is a situation d dealt with in the 1Y8 to come. Genngny» wit” fir} Heyat. in his book "arm- mt.- er. ‘has educated her young gen- eration in a new faith and order dilgilrefore we cannot overlook the mmizrvsfi the rmany o! to. com. Buzliigler must be over. mm- m ierwards —what? u ma“ YuIlll-ra-utee that the same om not be repeated 1n m. 1' 1W°l11y years’ time? what, g to be done with Germany? I3 we" "111 “$191119! of educating u". m8!!!’ anew so that it will become g useful member oi the European Wmmllmliy. m‘ is that country m remain a constant menace to Euro. P91"! b81100 ‘Ihere is a problem ylgléglsyvill tax all the ability oi the 111°" W111 IIOW. out of all this elm. wuwthlnc like a. federated Eu- TODE. I ill-Wine. The British Em- 171?) l8 an example of the col. a ration of a community of m. tions in one framework, as the “cmevmlmli. has the moral right to organize such a. ‘New Order" in Europe, Gemwy has shown. time mneansd “Zmkimit r2811 New order av than collaboration. en rather me pr Nations. wflifi. 7..§.°§§i§§§f‘§°n§§ i“ 5 1101100 force. as the soluflgn to Bugs troubles. The quqsnon then s: where must the army 11° 5111101199. And under whose mgea-fi wfll it march another question: where there is a. totalitarian state there is always a menace; will the west. fimklgitlmls. enemies now, be fed- era in th l ' the soviet. e 0h! run. to fight A FINE OLD CUSTOM In the Old County it was the custom to "remember" the postman at this festive season by presenting him with a. Christmas Box. That was the term applied to a small sum oi money, often supplemented in the North, by a glass of “Suotclfl and a slice of cake! The Scotch will, by now, have gone out of fash- ion: is too expensive, but the Christmas Box will remain as long as there is a postman to receive it. Old customs persist there, and there is a perennial appeal in this one. When I was working in another part of the Island. as Christmas drew near, I thought of the faith- ful mailman, who in rain, sun, or snow, travelled his weary round to bring the news of the world to our suns fills the air with the droplets and in=urcs the spread of ‘the dis- ease. Ii is a public benefit when " sush patients remain at heme till lliat stage is past. But it has been found lhat many viruses, and es- pecially those that infest plants. can be dried out and yet retain their potency for many years. As to the vinls itself, some bio! isis believe it to be the most prim iva form of living matter. ozhcrs insist it is "a heavy protein molecule, with complex chemical re- actions, a kind of crystal which exists as a parasite on living tis- sue" Whichever it is, it is "bad medicine" as the Indians used to say. ‘CANADIAN NATURE" The January-February no. of this excellent. little magazine is just to hand. Designed to assist Canadian children in appreciating the wond- era oi the natural objects of the fields and forests. it has an inter- est for the "children of l. lav!" Iwwlh" too. as the present writcr has pleasue in testifying. To the teacher of Nature Study it is a booklet which cannot be neglected: the "projects" for class work in school. which appear in every is- m. of themselves alone would re- ml‘ the small amount of the sub- scription. Just now there is running 11 11111 Page colored drawing of Cah- adian wild flowers by Barrie Rennie: the present number gives a charming picture oi Mayflowers Blowing at the base of a fir-tree. There is an outline drawing of the Milne subject for the children to paint. and specific directions how Ills io be done. 'I‘hen there are 1°11 “KW-Wm colored pictures of birds, with descriptive letter-press: 11116 again is a serial feat/are. The buds this time are the Eastern Mountain and Weatem Bluebirds, Ind the American Robin. Th0 mung craftsman may usefully cm- nlov his time this winter in pre- 111111118 bird houses from the two 9980s of plans and elevalfons; he ll also given advice as to the localities they 5m to occupy. A "umber of photographs show the life-hisiory of the Monarch Butter- fly. and there u an HIWPCSHIIQ w- 1 °1 Pictures of lichens. most of "Nth occur in P. E. I. ‘There are "My more descriptions oi natural ‘ibiecls that I'd like to call atten- 111111 f0. but space forbids. How- "tr. you will make no mistake in $11111"! l copy of "Canadian Na- llre for your school library. Random Thoughts when a youth "joints up" as the g1!“ noes. he offers in any cm. 11 life for his country. and in fully cases. his future too, u he t"!!! through unscathed. He is “11113111- the art of war, a traininl! ‘ml!- has little value in after life. 11°55 he intends to take "p a ffllltary career: and the experience 2 1 c last war showed that many “T”! WM none the better for (u: a d times he had been through I .,'1h1,,111ll<1 therefore to hear that tn‘ illes rave been afforded to our #11"! abroad, to improve their ‘rival education. Th‘; will have w‘ ‘adyllla effect. and will prove k value when they return to civil f The training period here ".- ~° ‘hurt (at present) to allow of _doors every day. So I typed out an appeal to every boxholder on the route to place a small sum in an envelope, address it to the mail- man. and put it in the box on Christmas Day. Then I asked the Postmaster at Charlottetown to per- mit these slips to go to the box- holders without the expense of stamping thcm, and as he thought well of the project, he kindly con- sented. Most of the boxholders saw the point. and gave whatever they could spare, and I heard they at"! kept up the custom years after 1 was gone form the district This is a hard year for farmers and there are many extra calls on the depleted purse, but I hope my readers will find a. coin or two to show their appreciation of the strenuous work of these most de- serving public servants. NOTEB ON ISLAND PLANTS The Plumbailnaceae. On the marshy parts of our sea- beeches. from July to September. the lavender-colored flowers of Limonlum carolinianum make a brave show, and excite the curios- ity of our tourist friends. Often have I been called upon for the name of that beautiful flower grow- ing down at the shore." and the answer is —the Sea Lavender or Marsh Rosemary. ‘Pills plant is called Statice Llmonium in Britain, when it is as abundant as it is here. It is the only member of the family found on the Island. and like most other Statlces. its only use is to make winter bouquets when dried. The Prlmulaceaa This is the Primrose family, but none oi the true prlmroeee (Prima- laa) grow wild here. They are sometimes cultivated as garden flowers, however. and I have some very pretty forms of the common primrose. one with dark navy-blue flowers. The hot, dry summers are ha!!! 11pm them. causing the leaves to dry up. but new growth always starts in the fall. and they never have any to distribute. We have however seven other members of the Primulaceae here but they are mostly plants with insignificant flowers and unimportant qualities. The Brook-weed or Water Pim- pemal, (Samollls floribnndas). a smooth herb, with alternate obovate mtlrc leaves. and small white flow- ers," it grows in wet P111008. 011194- ly near the sea. In Maoflwainfis list of Island plants occurs the name Lyllmaehia thynllorl, the tufted Ioosestrife. a lant running to B dosimeters high. with spike-like clusters oi yellow flowers dotted with purvlebleck spots. One of its distinfluish- lng features is a little tooth (staminode) aliermate with each sfamen. I have not come across this plant, but on a memorable visit to Black Banks, Mr. Harold Messervy pointed out the Bulb-bearing moat-strife (L. terrestrial growing on the edge of ditches in Prince County. 'I‘his also has mcemes of deeolv-oeried rotate flowers. with vflmklsh dots or streaks. but no gtqmlnodes. After flowering there an»; gnqgnf Zdncleh bulblets in the leg-agile, hence the popular name. “with finely pointed petals at - summit. It is found in damp woods Weekly Live Stock l Market Report ugrrawa, CanadaT-December i2, ' SUMMARY: There was little change in the cattle market during the past week, except for a little easier feeling to- ward the cime. Buyers were maln- WIl-iflk that cattle prices are lOp heavy with, very ordinary as- sortment o1 cattle costing too much money. The beef trade at present is meeting c.mpetition from fairly 11179151 Sl-lkillies of moderately priced poultry and ior the immediate fu- ture requirements will not be heavy. Shippers are, therefore, being ad- vised to hold beck cattle which are merely warmed up. The calf mar- ket was firm, while hogs showed very little change from a week ago. Lambs. however, proved strong sel- lers and gained 25c to 75c. Eastern Cattle lVlm-kets The opening was firm tinder a llsht offering on the ‘Toronto cal/tie market but following deliveries by truck were sufficiently heavy to off- set the early strength and the market closed weak with a. few hundred medium quality cattle un- sold. Choice weighty steers sold at $9 to $9.25 and butcher steers and heifers closed at $6 to $8 25. after mrking an early top of $8.50. Montreal was active and 25c or more higher with steers ranging up to $8.75 and an odd lop of $9, while good cows sold between $5.50 and $5.75. Maritime prices were stea/dy to strong but more good cattle were needed. Good to choice steers made $7.25 to $7.75. Western Cattle Marketa The market at Winnipeg staged a very good performance and all lines of killing material sold well, a.l- though there was an easier tend- ency at the close. The pick of the steers went to killers at $8 to $8 50 with very ordinary material moving from $7.50 downward. Demand for replacement cattle continued ha."- row with suitable stockers going at $5.50 to $6 25. Calgary was most- ly steady with the best of the steer offering making $7 to $7.75, while Edmonton was fairly active at firm values and sold choice steers at $7 to $7.50. Prince Albert was quiet with a small offering on hand. Moose Jaw was fully steady at $6 50 to $6.75 for good butcher steers. Regina mtlrketings continu- ed light and the best 0i the steers sold up to $7. Saskatoon, also, had a light supply due to bad roads and prices advanced sharply to the point where a few picked steers sold at $7 35 to $7.50. Vancouver quoted good to choice butcher steers at $7 50 to s8. United States Market Only one load of Canadian cattle sold at Buffalo during the week, 22 steers averaging 1270 lb. going at $10.30. Recent quotations at St. ‘Paul showed good Canadian steers I111 1° $10.50 and mcclium to good cows from $5 75 to $7 The week's exports consisted of 1.480 beef cattle, 230 dairy and 239 calves. Totals to dale this year are 124.931 beef. 14.379 daily and 6?.- 623 calves, compared iviili 177.399 beef, 12.739 (lull-y and 79.549 calves ill the same period inst your. Ex- ports from October 1st to Decem- ber 12th, under the fourth quarter- ly quota amounted to 36.638, while in the same period last year ship- ments were 36,598 bccf cattle. Calf Market Firm Calves made an early gain of 50c at Torcmfo but this was finally erased and choice veals closed at a general top of $11 with a few at $11.50. Montreal however. was firm throughout up to $11 25 and $11.50, while Winnipeg look on gddigd strength and sold best veals ho- tween $9 and $10, with some tops M 810 50. The hi!!!) point at Cni- The Looscstrifcs. of which 70 species are known in the northern hemis- phere, all sccn ti. prefer places with plenty of moisture in the soil. In France they are called "Chasse- bossc" and “Corneillc." The L. nununulari- is the Moneywort of our gardens, a creeping perennial of exuberant growth. bearing but- tercup-like flowers in pairs at every leaf-Joint. The Star Flower or Chlckweed Wintergreen (Frfentalls americiua) is a low perennial, with a simple (unbranchedl stem, mid usually a single star-shaped white flower, the and thickets, and closely resembles the T. Europaea of England. Gleam: mariilma. Sea Mllkwort, is an unimportant plant abundant on our sea-shores. It is rather suc- culant with opposite obtuse fleshy leaves, and little whitish (some- times scarlet) flowers in the leaf aidls. It seldom exceeds five inches in height. It is common on the North Shore. Now we come to a plant that has made a name in fiction-“the Scarlet Pimpernel." Its botanical name is Anagallls arvensls, which meansfthe delightful one of the fields.’ It varies in color, the flow- "! b91118 scarlet or white there is a blue variety. A. a eoerulea. ‘This pretty little plant with its tiny flowers. is known in England as the "Poor Man's Weatherglass" and the "Husbandmans Weather-wiser," for it seems to have a delicate sense of the proximity oi a show. er. If it opens widelv in the morn- inc. they say. no rain of any con- seguence that dayi According to Linnaeus. it opens at 8 a. m. and closes at 6 p. m. ‘This plant had some repute in rustic medicine and was supposed to have powerful or.»- perties in the treatment of epilepsy. It was also thought to have me power of "drawing" splinters out, of the flesh. The last of this family is the Chaffweed (Oentuneulns rnlnlmua). said by John Macoun, in his “Cata- logue of Canadian Plants," to grow in low ground in P. E. I. It ls a low annual, with small spathulatc entire leaves and minute axillary flowers. Nothing is known of its‘ P199971” a - CONSEIETION I l WEEKLY COLUMN OF PRACTICAL OPINIONS OF THE VITAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE USES AND ABUSE-S OF NATURAL RESOURCES B! MB. LUDLOW JENKINS. IAISIFIILD. “CARBON COKE" The story of a personable crow (by JULIE CLOSSON KENLY in Nature Magazine) “Carbon Coke" was a crow; "carbon" prefaclng the 'coke" be- cause to tne eyes oi his loving mas- ter Cokcs plumage was a vitreous. glossy black. ‘lo tne rest of the world, however Carbon Coke was one of the ugliest of crows. In fact. he possessed not ome redeeming feature. He was bereft of tail, and his wings had been so effectively clipped by the person who first own- ed him tnat the feathers apparently had lost all urge to grow again. His body was clothed in a dis- reputable and ragged garment of Siiilibiinled hue-a neglected black. for Coke had no pride whatever in his personal appearance. The only part of himthai: was not actively unpleasant to look upon was when he opend his bill, the inside of his -mouth. ‘ihis was a lovely rose-red. To such straits was one put to discover beauty in Carbon Coki But, although Coke was not much to boast of from the outside, from the deeper regions of his mind, he was unique among our pets; for he was a. crow capable of an in- feriority complex and with a spirit so sensitive to disapproval that, when he knew he was dis- liked he suffered. One hardly ex- peots this in a mere crow, so it be- comes worth writing about. Because of his clipped wings Coke could not fly at all. A stumpy sort pf flufter-more hopping than fly- ing-was the bcst he could do in the evolved a sign language with these cripplied wings that was sufficient for his self-expression. With them he could dramatize states of plea- sure protest excitement, anger, hunger, curiosity, resentment; and all by holding the poor stumps out. . from his sides at different angles and vibrating them at different emotional speeds. What untoulurd accident deprived him of his tall we never knew. It was one oi the dark incidents of his career that lzad, perhaps, rcsulbed in his moi"- bid sensitivity‘. ‘ Coke made the summer JDUlTK-Y from New Jersey to New Hamp- shire in a larger screened box strappcl on the rumble seat of his master's car. I-Ie stood the trip with more patience than any of the other birds who had made the same journey: and when he was fixially unloaded at his foster grandmother's back door, he squawked a loud greeting quite as a carefree crow should. Indeed, his pleasure was so prcnounctd that it was suggested that he was giving ihrce clo\v cheers! But it was a short-lived jubilation. His hour had struck. So had his grandmother. This grandmother had not been ' vprlzed of Cokeks coming. There were grave ddilblsméf Ii-éflapplwzval. So the car, with its great crate full of crow. wheeled into her place as a dreldful surprise. Coke had not been free three minutes beioie she could visualize what her house would look like when he had been there, let us say, for half an hour. To put the matter with true Vic- gary, Moose Jaw and Regina was $8, Eumonton $8.50, Prince Alb-Cit $7, wnile Saskatoon was stronger up to $9 Hugs Generally Steady Except for one or two minor changes prices for hogs were no disturbed. Toronto dropped 15c in the face of a heavy run to close with grade B-l at $10.75 dressed. Live sales were steady at $01.5. Montleal was stronger, on the other hand, with grade B-1 at $11.15 to $11.25 dressed. Winnipeg was on a basis of $10 10 to $10.45. Calgary $9.65, Edmonton $9.70. Prince Albert $9.65 to $9.75, Moose Jaw $9.75, Regina. $9.75 to $9.90, Saskatoon $9 75 and Vancouver $10.25 t0 $10.75. Lamb Prices Again Stronger Lambs made a gain of 50c at Toronto and good ewes and w-th- ers sold up to $10.50, while a few choice Southdowns sold for 2h" holiday trade up to $12.60. Mont-' real paid $10 for top lamlk, while Winnipeg was fuly 75c higher up to $9.50. Top lambs at Calgary and Edmonton made $8 75. Prince Albert and Moose Jaw $7.50. Sask- atoon $8 25, Regina $7.50 and Van- couver $9.25. Million Christmas Trees Shipped to United States MONCTON. N. B. Dee. lB-Ovel" a million Christmas trues have been shipped fzom the lwaritime o- vinres to decomte homes in the United States this ylzar to one of the lamest ell/Porters in these Provinces. ‘ma; mason just ended he slated. has been the b st over experknced. Trees from tlw Maritime go mostly to the New England States with others con. signed to the miiwrse and to the south. Beoauaé of ‘ma-n [moi firs? younger men rig n m ry - vice thew was a shortage or hell? but the older people look over and the cut was a would. Shipments arc now mach entirely by rail occurring to this shipper who was loading facilities at various stavons alone the lines of fh~ Canadian National Railways. Movement by rail he stat. ed does not. requirr- transhiprmcnt as when small steamers or other facilities are used and also ihr trwl are taken direct to that" dstna- tion. This exporter has hen ope-a- way of vertical progress. Yet he had’ ting in the Maritime; for several yearn past. J toiian delicacy. Coke was untidy. He was not a liousebrokcn crow. So it was that then and there an ulti- matum was delivered in panic pro- test. and, though spoken in Eng- lish and not in Crow, its import did not escape the invisible ears of Carbon Coke. He seemed to understand at once his sentence. On pain of death he was not to be al- lowed to en-ter the house-even in rainy weather. He was not to perch on the backs, rungs, or cushions of porch furniture. He was not f0 go near the hammock. In short, he was not even to put claw on the front porch itself. His abiding place was to be restricted to the back stoop and that part of the back yard which was well out oi sight of the front. He could sleep in the garage and spend rainy days imder its inhospitable roof, but never poke his misbegotten head into the fam- ily circle! All this may sound inhuman, but it was the case of a turned worm. There are no greater martyrs to science than the mothers of naturalists. For them should be struck off a Congression- al medal. as all heroism is not of the showy kind that merely saves ‘ives. Them is a far less appreciat- ed varicty that endures life cheek by jowl with wild crows, wild jays, wild squirrels wild ants, fame skunks and snakes. Human behavior has been care- fully charted and is considered a reliable expression of the emotions cngendering it, so why object to using the same method upon the emotional reactions of a crow? Certain it is that a few short hours turned Carbon Coke into a bird with a real grievance, a bird whcse little crow heart had sustained o. deep wound. From the moment of his dramatic ostracism on the day of his arrival Coke did nothing but talk about it. When anyone came near him, he at once began to grumble and complain. He button- holed all pussqrs, looking one straight in the face-no quizzical, half-humorous cocking of the head as is the way of birds -and with hard, angry black eyes began at once to pour forth sounds which seemed to be salty with crow bad language and snapping with crow curses And now comes the even more extraordinary part of Coke’s be- havior: so extraordinarykln fact. as to force one info believing that. in some occult manner common to crows and uncommon to mun. Coke knew he ulnsift wanted. I-Ie also apparently imdersicozi nil the local- iiigs about the place on which war-e pasted. for him, ‘NO TRESPASS- ING"; and understood this without having to be trained, taught or ex- pcstulaled with. The grounds about the house were not fenced Nothing prevented Coke from mak- ing voyages of discovery and lind- ing the fmnt porch which nad b'_en a fnvorite roosting place for other birds with clipped wings. Yet not once in nil the weeks he was there did Coke leave ilie back of the grounds where he had been told he must stay. He made a small beat fcr himself of not more than a hundred yards, and at any time of day one could find him some- where alcng it. walking solemnly up nnd down, or 1: clicd on a rock. As anolhcr pct c1 w had explored every poll of the property before he had been here a day. 911d 11711119 a selection of the front porch as his own. one cannot say that Cakes lack of interest was merely a part of n clipped c1-n\v':~. psych. iv N0, it. was rather the outcom own CO'.l5Zf!1'V-&l.lVB pcrsonnlii-v; un- les it was, indeed. a case of being too proud or too hurt to intrude where he felt he was not wanted! "Samba." the first crow. was _a merry, ztlcrt creature, always ll'i search of new sensations Hllfl eager to explore. This was, in incl, the cause of his death, for he tippled in the turpentine cup fastened to a palette of oil paints, and died of his taste for such hard liquor. That ls. we silpposed he died, as he never returned for another drink. pill. thtrc was nothing cxpcrimcli- iltl. nothing affectionate, 1iol..:ing playful about Carbon Coke. Most pets are fond of the children of a family seeming to recognize in them a pure spirit of play not un- like their own. Coke wlas different. 11c found no more plcnsuic in the companionship of children than he did in the rest of us. He had even been known to chase the youngest of them. snapping his beak and speaking anger with both his voice and his expresive wings. Sambo was a very intelligent crow. Coke was not, as far as his grandmother's personal observation went, except in the matter of ad- juwng tuimself to her own in- hospitality. In all the weeks he spent with us he did only one thing which gave evidence of ‘he use of that reasoning power which animals so often show, despite denials that reason plays any part in their instinctive minds. Coke felt-acutely, but he did not often use his head. Yet on the night of his first arrival something hap- pened which seemed to show that he could draw intelligent con- clusions from what he observed. He had spent this first day perch- ed aulkily on the wall of the back stoop, scolding at anyone who came near him and demanding to be fed. But when night fell and his master went out to find him and put him in his cage. Coke was gone. immediate suggestions of foxes. mlnks and wild cats were adduced in explanation of his absence; he. who could have no idea of the dan- ger of the woods for careless folk. would fall an easy prey-and one at least of the searchers, that night, had a troubled conscience! In vain we called and called his name! nor did we ever get an an- swer. for Coke was finally disznv- cred sonn-l nswop in his cage. Ho had put rum-Hr 1-1 ho"! (To Be Continued) TIMELY NOTES ON TOPICS CONNECTED WITH Silver Fox Far ming Q5! Summerside less than three weeks away. the closing date being January 3rd. with judg- ing commencing on the 6th. The special disulav will be on view Jan. 8. 9 and l0. the show closina at 3 um. Friday afternoon the 10th. The committee in charge considered that due to its easier access. the show rooms of A. Home 6a Com- panv. Water Street. would be more suitable than the Hliifl School Biilldlilil. and have made arrange- mcnts with that f to occupy these commodlous premises for show week. Suitable heating arrange- ments will be installed. Two hun- dred pelts have been set aside at the request of owners bv fur eon- slznment houses and this numberil expected to swell to at least 500 on closing date. Jan. 3. 1941. Geonle H, Mayers. of Lampson. Fraser. Huth 8a Company, Inc.. New York. has been secured to act as judge and he W111 fly from New York to Summerslde, arriving on the 6th. Mr. Mayors is one of the best judges of silver fox. mink and. other furs in America. and is par- ticularly cognizant with the types most suitable for the American market. It is altogether probable that the bulk of the show belts will find their wav to Lampson. Fraser 8s Ruth's auction, The Fox Educational Committee of the Summerside Board of Trade are co-ooerating with the Fox Show committee to put the show over in first-class style. The program com- xnittce of the show has arranged for a. lecture bv Dr. Gunn, of the Derimental Fox Station on the zen- etlcs of new types of foxes on Wed- nesdav afternoon. January 8. be- tween two and four o'clock. The same evening there will be a fox- mcrfs banquet at the Clifton Hotel. On Thursdav afternoon and even- ing there will be short entertain- ment programs, Remember the last: date at Whlfih pelts will be ac- cepted for the show is January 3. and it would be a good idea tchave ykou; pelts in several days before a . We are indebted to the Canadian National Fox Breeders‘ Association. Suinmerside. for more particulars concerning the verv successful sae held by the Canadian Eur Auction Company. Ltd. at Montreal on Tuesclav and Wednesday. whore some specincuiar advances were cilronlcled. “The following is a com- DHVFISOII of the average Drlces ob- taining on the December. 1939. auc- tion as compared with those of the sale held this week:- 15 On the Decembcl. 1939. sale. 21.874 pelts were offered with 82 oer cent. sold. while on the December. 1940, safe. approximately 12.000 pelts were offered with 9i per cent. sold. There’ s been so much good news bie n12 the past few weeks that it is difficult to keep up with it. We have endeavored to furnish our readers with results of the sil- ver fox markets in all countries and have from time to time chronicled reports from London and Montreal on the front page of this babel‘ as well as 1n these notes. Goodness knows. ‘I10 silver fox farmer shull d be accorded the utmost considera- t-ion and it is mightv good neus for everybodv that he is getting a belter break this venr because _0f much higher prices for pelts. T1llSl'f‘SlI1l1hflS been achieved "ciiv and the fact l pelts u'i.l not have ac .85 i0 Canada O1 the United Si cs. Another factor that has counted pretty heavily as a boost to the Montreal auctions is the raising of the quota admissible mthe Unit- ed Slates from 58.400 to 70.000 and the (K611151011 from the quota of nice-cs of fox uclts. made ull fox nclis and livc foxes. which roallv means that the quota as compared with last V081‘ is equal to around 80,090. This verv gratifying situation has not been ziccomuished without ef- fort. and I am sure our readers would like to know who the us-nfc- mcn wcrc who interested. themselves sufficicnilv to take the mailer up with the officials 0f the Depart- ment of Agriculture at Ottawn nnd the Minister 1n chnrlze of that _De- nartmcnt sn ns lo bring the United Slates Department of Trude and Commerce inio a frame of mind - omnlaccnt to our wishes. This committee consist-ed of J. J. E. Mc- Cague, of Alliston. Ont. George A. Callback. Peter G. Clark and Don 0. Stewart. of Summerside. Don with his legal bent and analytical mind compiled and organized the am- munition in the shape of arguments and facts supplied bv Messrs. Call- bcck. Clark and McCague. The late O. W. Thompson of KltchenenOnL. also gave valuable advice to the committee. Now if is onlv right and lust that we should praise these mcn for what they have done. because they must, have given up a great deal of their time and. travelled verv con- siderably. to out over what we will call a New Deal. You must re- member. too. that thev were up again t the most strenuous opposi- tion rom Fromm Brothers. the Amerean National ' Fox Breeders Assoc ation the New York Auction Comnanv and a. great manv others who were verv much opposed foal‘- ver fox oelts being admitted into the United States at all. Give them a word of thanks. ranchers. when you see them. Tnev deserve it! The 21st annual general meetina of the Canadian National Silver Fox "renders Association \vi'l be held in the Chateau Ivauricr Hotel. Ottawa. commencing at ten o'clock a.m. on ‘Tuesday. Janunrv 21. We are in- dcbmd to Thomas D. Carruihers. Secretary. for a conv of amend- mcnfs to be submitted to the con- stitution bv D. 0. Stewart. Sum- mcrside. PEI. ‘These have refer- ence to the new type of silver fox definition. ctonriard for registration. rules of eligibility and its qualifica- tions. Rcvlsiraiion fcca for new tvne foxes have been suggest/ed as follows: For each DUDUY the pro- Tlie Provincial Pelt Show e121 Se, t ,, 3. 1M- 1939~ 1390-1940 fused with the Canadian m: Auc- s.1°°_ ‘~‘_ -i 8 Lion sale) held last Saturday in R11", ‘f\’§11111° $2 111 $25-90 Montreal. silver fox was 100 per cent P41?‘ , 1" sold at an advance of 15 per cent. 5.11"?“ “"1929 - - - -~ 1554 231151 over this Company's November 29th 5,911" 1’ 11011 sale. Manv New York buyers were S Iver anrage . 29.96 37.33 m the crowded 5,1195 room and Daf- gfibf“ 1,11 F1111 ticipated in the active bidding. Most c r1915 avemlze 1992 27-55 of the sillver fox and the better 1119119115 12-53 19-19 , ranch mink was bought for New 'L°“ @1311“ 621 327 York. Prices were reported as fol-- aenv of registered parents 81.50: for each other fox $2.50. In the Canadian Silver Fbx and Fur for December there isa flraehac- ar- lotteicwn week of November 18th. and a particularly fine cut showing R. G. Muttart and the Grand Champion fox of the show. MU. also three other animals from the same litter. Whoever took the pho- tograph made a splendid lob of it. $2111 we congratldatc those in it as Further particulars with refer- ence to O. W. Thompson appear in Canadian Silver Fox and Fur for December. Mr, Thompson. as pre- sident of O. W, Thompson. Ltd.,was responsible for one of the largest ranching operations in Canada. The annual production 0f the firms sil- ver fox farms was in the neighbor- hood of 5.000. and his platinum deal of some magnitude was recorded in these columns. He was a very active man in his community. hlRhly thought of and will be tremendously missed. Dr W E. Russell. whohas been veterinarian and in clan e of O. WmThombson rancheshas appointed manager to succeed Mr. Thombson. We note that a1. the first sale of the Montreal Fur Sales Company. LtcL. held early in December. 400 silver fox belts were offered and practi- cally all were sold. P. E. I. clear full siyvers brought $35. New Bruns- wick full silvers of fairlv Rood color $28. Quebec large, tlirce-uuartcrsil- vers $27.50. and Quebec half silvers $22. News of a later auction an- Dears further on. A cable to Women's Wear Dally dated Oslo. Norway. December 12th. explains the failure of the recent olatina. fox auction there. We quote: “The Nordlsk Company's batlina fox auction was called off yesterday after a brief bidding session had failed to produce even the fixed minimum bids on a display of a. hundred skins. Onlv six pelts were sold out of the lot at prices ranging from 625 to 1250 crowns ($150 to $300). after which the Company an- nounced that no more olatina furs will be offered until higher prices can be obtained. Fromm Brothers’ sale of conslzn- ed silver fox pelts last week were 90 Der cent. sold at levels 10 to 15 per cent. a-bove those obtained. at the most recent New York auctions. In- terest 11"! the merchandise waskeen. At the Mcnigeai Fur Sales Com- nany. Ltd. auction (not to be con- .. lows: Silver fox 1100 pelts. selected full silvers to $45.00: ordinarv full silvers to $35.00. three-quarters to halves to $22.00: lnferiors to Weed out. weed out. should the crv all over this province. Whi‘e the average duality of pelts this season is verv much better than the . last few veers. yet there is much to be desired. We note a. large num- ber of small feathery pelts which indicate insufficient feeding and in manv cases Door breeding. Take the tin from us and clean out all vour low grade foxes. They only eat up the profit. you will make from vour good ones, Far better to keep a few good ones than a larger number of inferiors. ‘There ls a future to this business. but it must be for better quality foxes than we have averaged in the past. The December number of the Ca- nadian Silver Fox and Fur is one of the best it has been our privilege to look over. The photographs of the foxes exhibited at the Canadian Platinum Fox Breeders’ show at Saskatoon. November 13th are par- ticularly well taken and give one a verv good idea what the champions and near-champions look like. There are a number of verv excellent ar- ticles in it in addition to a full re- port of the Western and other shows. be THE FERFECY FARM DISINHCYANY Ideal for disinfecting stables, fox pens, poultry houses, etc. O Widely used in 1.8. Area and accredited herd work. KEIOL oicwnuaav I ECONOMICAL o NON-CORROSIVE I FROST RESISTANI ofdk! Cuopcvfi KEROL-Brillsb mas and Fun. Guaranteed-from Hardware, Drug, Feed and iced Stores, or vane; CANADIAN CO-OPERATIVE WOOL (SHOWERS LIMITED Qua.“ and Marllnnc Brafith Lennolville, Que. 1n Norway, where he confided the farmers brought him some 0 the poorest silvers he had ever seen. hoping to sell them as platlnas. The Norwegian Association has now no- viscd a method whereby investigat- 01's a0 to evcw ranch which offers breeders for sale, If the animal is true to tyne they mark 1L5 ear and it mav be sold. If there is any question the farmer must wait another veal". Wintering Of Bees In Cellar (Experimenlill Farms Nbws) 1111c urinicrixig of bees in ccllar i5 the m-ctluxl most pmclilad fol the protcction of tees against Illa rigours of win-fer: it is also the oaf. est and most, economical, provided l! e: arc. lip‘. under propel‘ 00n- ditions. For good wintering lhfrfl are LWO essentials‘; (all a i/Jmljfi-Fit- tune as uniform as possible (bl 8- ciark cellar which is dlil’. clean and wtil ventilated. As a rule the base. mem of s. deuilling hOIJSe is quits suitable for bees, and it is allvaya possible to provide at litlle cost a. mom espacially for them, for bee: must never be WlHi€I‘€(l with vcgc, taibles. In order to avoid. as much as possible, sudden fluctuations C! temperature. it is preferable to ohooes a part of the cell-a: “where foundations are entirely under und. The. icmmcaiure of the bees‘ room should be kept as near as possible, b:t\vv.x"n 44 dcgiees anal 4.8 degTlbes F. Bees will be quicler at that temperatuii: and will eat less. At such temperature a hive which contains 8 frames of bccs Well grouped will eat approximately" 8 ounces of food per wcck. However, there will be no inconvciiiincc if temperature drops for a. felv days below 44 dcgrelrs or climbs over 48 degrees, but a temperature lower than 44 degzves dilrlflg a too long period would force bees to consume more food in order to supply them- selves with ti?) heat that is nccvs- sary to their existence. 0n the other hand. ii the temperatuu‘? is over 59 degrees bees will b0 rcsfles, t-na queen will even bu inclined to lay and there will air-o be an increase in the consumption of food, as much as one pound p91‘ wl ck; this in tum might b11111 about (lyscutcry In order to know chi» telnpcratura of the cellar a thcrmoml tel; should he placed at the centl-r of the cellar at equal diltanc-e biivccn floor and ceiling. Moisture is the \\'0l‘sf- foe of cello": uYmtcrcd byes for it spoils supplies. causing i’ mvnizvion. which also leads lo dysentczyl, The best way to control the tlinlifirflfilre and humility of i110 cellar is by n1 ans of a ventilation system. In- stall an air inlukv witll n ihcco nv four inch di-nmvtcr at om enrl of cellar‘ and at tho (iiiicr curl an mit- lct oi some (l1n1ii<-€.i~ \\']ll"ll con- nccts viith house clumm-qv, This air outlet is xicrv important for re. moval of excess mluslllrf‘. The vcnll- lnfors ouch‘. in l: iriml with a kcy in order to opvu mizl .~ u! flu-m at will. Dlldllltf. i. wcntllcr", such vcnfuotnfs .~ shut, 513N111. owl venti- Thi- ll ‘ca’ razor-Larson contributes a flnstivr" nrtlclc on fox, ranching in Norway. from which \\(‘ l quote: “The name Plntina is cfi the Norwegian language." He urged the American breeders to adoptihis trade name with all the nrestiue‘. which has been built. into if. He is still billldinz un anvuncquulled tic-i mand for this particular fox skin. Tand exlfainqi: “We want onlv bee! top foxes to go into the Platmn‘ market. They must be onlv most beautiful pelts. When I firs in this field. if the pelts were not r ght r took them out and burned them rather than allo an inferior niece of merchandise ‘czar the high standards we se . Mr. Larsen pointed out the fact that farmers must be certain in Norwav that. they have, the real Plaiina before they sell breeding stock. He said that scweral pcr- sons had told him that there were as manv as 13 different kinds of Platinas in this country (United Qtavc-v bu» upon investigation Omar B w to had he found several of them to be freak silvers. The same situation occurs Due io Christmas and New Years falling on Wed- nesday fhis season, we would appreciate having hogs, in- tended: for shipment fhe early part of those weeks. delivered at our plant Mon- day instead of Tuesday, in enable us to slaughter all hogs on hand Tuesday. DAVIS 81 FRASER (‘l l air circulation in<i<lc 1h» hive ln-fhc home. Keep our; — , ATTENTION 1 FOX RANGHERS i Higher production average per ‘female will greatly Increase your lprofiis next fall. Feed for results. Harold bloati- of New Annan whelped 124 pups from 28 females wink-red in 1940 aml 107 pups from 24 females in 1.939. fhcsc result; were obtained rm Purina Fox Meal and Meals wlih n small per- centage of fish. For extra profits. feed Purina and see the differcncc. L-504. l FOX in. Horse Meuf 50's — —- — 5c Ground Meof 50's -- — 5c Beef Trips 50's - -— 4 l-2c lb. Cult Tripe 50's — -—- 3 l-Zc lb. ABOVE MEATS ALL NEW PACK. Island Gold Storage Company lb. ab. l