’ w ‘.1.nn4 i: ;...1.u.' mews GU I . Rs. STOCK BREEDERS Svandmnue lhuer Beats 5? .5] ii i ii 5 .3 5i ti; 3;; iii ii i l i ii i i 5 son run raasmro ri- ouaas .~ ..___.. -hir hailing and ii: fanning is dis modern industqy of the present day. Prom the trapping of fur- baarlq animals in isolated settle- Innts throughout the vast expan- II of Hertha-n Canada. during the aallylflsuptotheprasenttilneis a far cry. in the year 1881 we find fliat statistical returns give the val- ue of pelt; taken in that year at $1.505. In the next 20 years the vain o! pelt; had moreased to $1.- OIVMO. The figures which I sub- nit below will indicate how the in- dtiimy increased during the seasons enfling June 30, 1021-32. Thee: value; show what the pelte worth on the market, and include ills taken In thwart. and than sold from fur farms. The iflworticn of pelts sold from fur farm; has increased from 3.5 per cent. of the total value of the eerlier years to 18 per cent. in the years 1038-20; 10 per- cent. in 1029- 80: I pes- cent. in 1080-31 and 30 DI‘ Ollit. in ll3l-31—thus indicat- ing the growing importance cf fur iarmlnl. h: the season 1920-21 the total number of pelia taken woe 2.936.401, with a total value of 810.151.594- m the season 1021-22 the total mrsnber of pelts taken was 4.366.700 with a total value of 117,438,001. In the season 1022-21! the total number of pelt; taken was 4,008,906. with s wtal value d $16,161,561. In the season 1023-24 the total number of pelts taken wa; 4.307.688. with a total value II 015,641,817. Ln the season 1934-26 the total ninnber of pelts taken was 3.030388. with a total value of $15,441,564. in the season rims-as u» total number oi pelts taken was 3.68.10. with a total value of 815.003“. In the season til-Tl the total number of pelts taken was 4,209,288, with s total value of 818,864.13. in the eesson 1027-26 the total number of pelts taken was 8.601.153, with a total value of 810380.171. in the season 1028-3! the total nimber-“of pelts taken was 5,160,828. with s total value o! 818,746,478. in the season 1929-30 the total number of pelt; taken was 3,198.4“. win a mm value of timisuve. In the seasm 1900-31 the lumber of pelts taken was 4,U0,$6l, with a total value d 011311.117. in the season 1911-32 the total nunher of pelts taken was 4,4401. with a total value oi 810189.481. The nsdter will note flisteaoh seeson has been paralflilied az- arately. This method males s iilures look more impressive (which iridted they arel. Now l! wb ana- lyse them further we'll find that the total number of pelts for the 12 season; was 50,380,073, an average of 4,944,173 (almost five million) par year. and the total value of the pelts taken during the 12 seasons was $181,028,503, en average year o! 815065.701. An inusual iesture oi the fur bade during the last decade was me fact that milk-rat had been Canada's chief fur producer, al- thoiqli the beaver was upreme in Hie earlier days. During the sea- E Q E E E i § a I reversed, and the mustrat wss sup- planted by the Oliver Fox, the lstiot 80 per cent. oi the total val- the fur trade for that year. minbat was thus forced into nd position, while the third po- point of value was (and . too. ta noteworthy) the i Rue latter animal is "i be very beautiful, and in = some future article perhaps I may more to eay about it. Mink. ermine (wsasell. red fox. and ‘patch or cross fox were next in order given. e present depredon. the only economic re- undreda of thousands oi of the area oi’ the Do- sre a source of revenue all oi the Provinces and I have a share. al point of value the fox Patch. White. msrszQaafli-cw w, v~ Although the vaiuee ‘oi all furs 42 were low- 5i‘ § 1i § a § All the various kinds of fox pelts, he white, increased‘: 2 a,i §¥§ E'.,i is _! slligli ¢ 2.182 mm- New Brunswick and 1,782 and 1.0M pupa Baaka 1.144 was. B81 isovinces are those ticularssiqthepel cahwue put up would aeemto ‘blip 8i 1n common with Present time in one TIIIY Will In glancing over having rshed a fine crop or husky fellows with o! dew. sloaq fur, . l, DVD‘- Manitoba had 1.1“ adult; Bid tchowan had 041 adult; and Nova Scot-la had. 441 adults and WP!- Theae figures show a total of 11.- llI adult foxes and. 22.841 pups. The filures givm for the varicia only. and are taken from the re- cords of the inflection service oi the Canadian National Silver Pox Breeders’ Association Aliiioush the industry has made rapid nowth there are no liens that fur fanning is being in any or its different and a; regard; the silver ion. Oa- these valuable fur-bearing animals. . IILVII I088! TOP TII ~ LIST Atansucticnoifursatfliewaro- house oi a csnadian lux- éali-i-Wdlfldthsealewaafi- im- t theail o; Pldthnmdylalel. grub: house cat has some swal con-iner- cisl value aftcrali "#11194 ‘I! "Wis pelt were not total liven. Oi the fox qecies offered. 1.100 diver 1018.115 fousqlthlueioxss, mam foxes. 311131137 the foaandfurfarm- "is hlinsss ha; felt the affects of the denmlion. but you have no right to base your jud'mg $1.1m’ gwfulil-‘eiihzug; g. wmdcful recovery, ant today is i; live stock industries in Canada. BIG. HUSKY CI-Olflll-AND GOAT! MILK feedihl data 1 notice with a [cod “lldlllvrise. where the man r ofalarpefoxrarichin u‘ 5 Z i E yn-inoipai itdns of diet we; o! ts “W111i! with llands, and the idea. that mu me u favor as a fox food, Auhiwities on its! it: :2 i E3 E iii i. ii i. 5£Ptf\£2tJ' § 5i i i. i I gt ftrtlsssss sauna. as stasis. sari ii ti; 553% iii i€Fil ti? iiiiii 3:3 5 ii 2 girl i §? i F is 2? iii? ti??? 5i i; E iiéii .. iii‘? i5’? a I iii‘ iii t 8 ‘i iii? .2 . iidn i5 xiii: 5 5 3 ii ii.i 555 i iii? i.“ 2i ii? i? .3" iii i i? if 5 5 E 8 1 avowed hours. with frequent llitstion dur- ing this period. The residue of pyretlium will settle to the bottom and the clean solution may be sspt in a tishtiv metered new a; deterloratl .1 occurc if exposed tosu- or lisht. Inlvrly- thollquld must not be allowed on the bassastiiis ielikel!’ -Domin~ E55! § § i? $5 had 1.5M adults ii ti. 2% E» L: i?‘ K I ii E ‘i? 555553?‘ iEi§i§;§ 5 E. *5 Ezii E553 95 it giiri 5 of the silver fox Z e E ouliarity belwlins to raven; that must draw the attention‘ even d gs euntuiu feed with u» my .1] winter. by actual count, but just lately thly have . E E3 i i"g iii i; iiiii $5? branches. 3 ii % 5;. iii i; ii 3 53 gr i at =5 i oi grain an infsstsdwith fungi various ‘ diseases.‘ i? sit igi 5.; i T3 it ii. § s I c1 ‘i? §§§ is? i522 i’? SEE aim i‘?! i? 52%? gilt“ E HMO =5 8 l: 1 fig = a 53 § .5 it 935 i‘ 5 i5. .g= E3, iii: E §R Ea i it ii? 52 :3 §§ E i EEE :15 §E§ E5‘ é gt i 5 5% gi iii“ Egéi .i§i fl M 1.11! house for ilk. ‘fill that the 5! QR ti; Z E? sag E iiigii $2 E5? §§§ i; E E5? 3 5 c 8. "Y? ii i ii i? ii? ‘Iheprices E§%. 5:55 1 ii at i; E ‘E t; g 3 i § ii . girvé ii. aégg 5;! ggii 5i rig EEK ‘iii iii!’ ‘ii ii‘ Demand F =§ i? ¢§§35 i. he would have had beneath iiiiifiid‘ $302.3’ w...““";"i?'...‘2 Home! Owl are nearly white or oi "d. a llilhtly mamy color. and could . ken; 113:»:- o you looked closely at the beak and feet you could easily recognise the diflerenoe. The female owl we found a “ti: 251223222.’ “$2.2 “:22. $61011 for slenvvstral years. stay- us even he most severe weather. ‘me crows do not associate with them very much and often In hlYl-IY-hfiflhlstheydot-heliorn- bad a small hawk Es l: uvwlns lay." and he writes supplementinl it. The only walnut which he con- siders suitable for our climate is the Butternut (Jiulans cineres.) The mack Walnut (Juslsns nisrs) lets its fruit here but will not ripen: our season is too short. But. he says, the neon fruit makes as lwd pickles as the mslish walnuta Now I consider pickled walnuts as t i the othqlinfl 5i’ i nut; will try them out this fall. Who oanliveanyinformatiooastothc location oi’ these tress in the ia- llcr ‘m’: othe t only r nu vdilch Mr. hi" ‘"4 n“ m“! m! P0511688. Ocrsan recommends for our clim- elthflflsh 1 saw him very near ate is the hasel nut. ‘There has then-i sometimes. ‘Phi; letter ie al- been discovered a. haalnut so large that it is eisht times as large as the iarjelt Ihitopean Filbert; it is time illii-nklllilbla words of "B00410!!! MN! and will ripen in first line mint have come down from your seasim." (Here follows the ad- a very ancient date. ice they are dress o! nurserymsn who have it for contractions d Latin headings to sale) This valuable nut-brush never the pNPIf Psalm; for the lundays slows over six feet hl|h and bears in lent. lain; a rather inquisitive heavy cropsoi the best nuts obiain- little fellow, I elicited that "1'id“ u" ebb I-evvhm- wass contraction forte decal. "this is called the Wlnkler Hs- (hymnus), the beginning of the n1. and ii you could buy six feet 6th Psalm. ‘Mid’ was from lisua bushesyou would have nutsfrom Dsumthe oitheflrdfislm them thin fall. Hazelnut; should b! and the 101st owns with the words planted in rich soil and protected lam. from the north winds." Mr. Ocrsan has a wonderful col- lection 0i nut-tress from all the cold sountrin of the world. and hh ofthe :5 ii iii! Y. lbfl Paste QI Day.‘ of the foremost E i! E8 o? FIB ON Clearing Infested Grain Sheds Oonlderabie darnssa i; caused 5i iiiisi yours. lrl l. Jenkins. I am [lad that my correspondent finds these Note; useful, and 1 may further say that the pleasure and profit are not all his. since I have derived both from his informative letter. The "Notu" in genersi u; rather restricted in their scope, be. in! declined to awaken interest in the natural history and features of m" BUY!!!“ And Only departing from that aim by occasional incur- sume recent fox gfi 2 which cross =5 ii‘ l his. l abeautiitil ma!" sodoneofuie i?” a“ g2; ti. ii h: E5 3. vi 3 3 a i i (Qnthlibd On RIO ll) 3 E 5 s 1' "Oh. ne'er should we forget our sires, iii it e z s a i 5r § E i ié N. l. X0 LAYING _;~»J§H23§ A NewFonn of Linaria l. sqliluheosnnand ssciaturavary oeaihsrmi Anstralla h; wayof Iiatwheiwoosolthsoutetand- K h Illfi0Ild1t Wifl Ea: K75 5 3's HE i. iii 2i é? 1! E i E 5!? ii igt W. lfill‘! P. E r 3! ii UM i. iii a E E? ii i g2 9 i “E iii i"? 2i i5; i E ii. 91-; i‘ii i! i £3 Q? r i 205a d? i =2 i? if? r5 =1 gi Eéi 5 iii 2 i ‘E ‘i 58 ii it ti it E i i la! iii? i iii ii -if i : i gggrri i ii E: i s ii; 5 i; 3 gr $1 15;» .. aisii i ti‘. sf‘; gift! 1! iii. i i i :3 g iii ii i O '1 iiiti