"TNEWsY NOTES - I! AGBIOOLA Wm, up flowering stems. The ... ., - r rere eflrigssrtsianus) and the Glory " ' tchionadoxa 1411011189) di not flower nowtilnhjave known them rhonth earl‘er.l The C. bright, blue, star, like °" “‘“‘.“.“““.‘.‘..i"il§§ . r ~ em; 1rt1§,“',‘,,“,‘§,“,.°,‘ in diameter. I " h.“ another species. bearing re sso We _ olusi_ which ‘l “.11.: contract to Tmoll‘. it i! d in that way prolongs the mfor these bulbs. Tmoli i: A“ istinct from Lllcillaei l" i‘ m, one thing. and the pe- ' bile for weir their length. “l “F “u, their tips. I have des- nbiille Cloth of Gold recently. M fllmvcd the Garden Cro- m“ 0 randlfiorus); the“ B" ->~ licbeib‘ no,“ May 6th.. and “h” white lavender, striped- pflse deep. yellow flowers. I llll. ‘mama guardian that these dlfrlowered W119”! we" ' other localities, over a . and that confirms wider "‘“".n.i.errsrreis.ré ocronfezssed, ‘ ‘ ‘ i gthing ‘he l . ma“ elglrgditn ofsinceten heat forvces “flow... quickly into the seed- m, Sh“... But nearer the W fernpcrature is mostly three tyfour decrees higher, as the Ilk- ‘ts in Tho Guardian show. l Another Spflilg flower is the )1‘)? My,“ ulll. (Scilla siber to - ‘up beg nning to bloom, May 8. hoot such a bright blue L! the hr. of the snow, and furthermore afoopmg flowers, which do not ' y, such a gallant show as that anl- bu; one good point it has. l; fir increasing very rapidly both I oflsets and seeds which it bears .. v. There is also a white form. “m” flowers are smaller and the |hrri l; more tender. Narcissus Golden Spur. VBYY mi, and my carly, is in full ‘com now. but it will be tWO 01' lure weeks before the gneral dis- py The 'I‘1ilips too will be later. 11,‘, tméwailows took possession jfthelr boxes today: they ma“ m3“, r0 (he boxes. whence we W11; them with being last years rds. The frogs are Crohliinl! 1°!‘ ‘he proud time tnls sllrlhil- we m“ iollyspgclgs of the true frogs on the isllnti. ‘Ihey are the Leopard FY08. thich is probably the commonest, iaihas rounded blackish SPOi-‘l WY" irled in cream color or light green! h. Spring to." Green) Prose. which sour rarcty is largely brownish. rrh green flanks; the Pickeral (or ljgrglll Frog, with underside of cg; bright oranilewtllow. 5nd a bnspicnous light line 1mm muzzle bshouldcr: and the Eastern W°°d Pror, usually reddish brown. and nib a biacl: patch enclosing ear mti eye. This last frog has longer its than the others. in proportion ils body. The little Tree Toad. llifl the American Toad are’ also ovnd |‘t“.‘t‘. You read last weck of Sir Stam- ord Raffles, the diplomat who se- and lho island of Singapore for e British. It was a 800d Bllfm"! tibuslness, yet it did “not keep hi5 memory green." It is a plant that crpetuaies ills name, and a Itranlze one it is-"one 0i’ the most slrordlnary productions 0f tile egeiablc lrincrionl." as an old writ- rrsays. It is the ltafflesla Arnoldl parasitic plant discovered in 1818. isSumati-a, by Dr. Arnold and umed in honor of Sir Stamford. lmold found it growinrz close t0 ilit ground ltndcrneath the bushes Ms thicket: and it consisted oi a lower only; having neither leaves. sci-es nor roots. But what a measured a yard across. Your government's agricul- tural department ls stronly advocating the use of lime ihls season. Consult you!‘ lniculiural representative concerning the application nl lime in your soil. ‘fhrre are many good rea- lms for fills: vou likely IIWW ihem all anti are nlannlm! l" lime vour farm this Snrllll- To avoid bring (Ysanpolnted ill delivery. place your order ‘ sow ahile "Brookville" Ililh (ind: Limestone ls selllnl ct illtsam" low nrirc as last l8" iimokvilio asrioultural Lime In ill! finest manufactured Ind Iill rive earlv results. Canal"! m farmer who has used l1- Ilrdlsss of increased uro- llfllnn costs. thrre ls no In- time in price to you thll lilting. ' PRICES Will per ton in Bulk . l $3.75 per ton in Bags i l?" lots of 30 Tons or more klirered to your rPnTCSIJ rail- ’ Ilv station in P E I. l llold the u ual rush bv plan- s‘! Vfllll‘ requirements earlv your ’ order TODAY illriivlna shinning date to lirooirvilie Mfg. Co. Limited humane. st. m... Cm. up. u‘ H 0 S Adams. Pres. l "the 3-0242 or s-avsa . , . -- u-ginning to awaken Wmsflnf; Qrlne Dutch bulbs are ‘ ' ' flower and others are the "Cloth 0f Gold wlin roundish tab and about three-Italeuarter: $°§n thick. In the centre of the flower- W98 I- Ilefi with an estimated capacity of twelve pints! The seed of the Raffiesia is supposed w 11nd its way,in some unspecified manner, into a crack 0r hollow in the stem pita tree. near the ground; it grows (:1 o a. round knob (which is the ower bud) above around, while it unites with the roots of the tree he- low ground and draws nourish. ment from them. ‘ire flower is gen. eraliy discovered by its very mend smel. The London Pride (Saxifrsge umbrosa.) known in Ireland l; Saint Patrick's Cabbage, h" h“... wmo through the winter uh- "Yllichfid- Iii Produced seed last year and this has already been 50811;. with a view to increasing the ‘No Fortune in Potatoes In the latter days of winter, while the Bleddink was still good, a. young farmer drove into the yard. After the customary greetings I asked- "What are you killing yourself at in I the-so days? " "Oh," said he, "I'm hauling potatoes." that is. to the istatcn for shipment. "What are they '2" said I. Said he: “There's no fortune in them. I'm getting 28 cents. and they cost me 50 cents to grow." Pretty tough," said I, “It sure is, ho said. “I sometimes wonder why so, who hardly ever used a hammer, gettln 40 cents an hour at con- struct on work, and here am I. workin awa clay after day, and not ge ting n cents an hour if I'm any judge!" Said I: "Ustcn to ms. The young man you mention is certainly mak- ing more money just now, but is he any better of! for it? 1 have many times seen these booms of one sort or other and as a. general rule the money went as easily as lt cams. And I'll tell you another thing: after every war there comes a depression; how can it be other- wise when all our economical ma- chinery is geared to the Wrong cogs? It takes time to re-adjust social conditions, and while that, is going on, you'll find the old farm a. haven of refuge while the bulk of the workers are drifting around as they did before. You stick to the farm, my bo ." “Do you really think that we will have bad times again? Not that these are any good for the farmers"-he said. "Well” I said, "you are old enough to remember the depression that set in after i929. By 1932 it was in full swing. and it is no exaggeration ip say that hundreds of books and news- paper articles were written about it, a great many of wh‘ch I read and studied. There was a wide dis- agreement as to the cause of the depression; some blamed the stock market, others the aftermath of the war, while a. few—a.mong them Montagu Norman, Governor of the Bank of EngIancL-frankly confess- ed they did not know. And worse still, out of alli the millions oi words used, none gave any reason- I able idea of dealing with the next depression-which all believed would ‘ come. However. as I said before. history shows a depresion after every war, so it ls well to be ore- pared as well as one may." "You mentioned that there was no fortune in potatoes. Are you set on making a fortune? No, he said." but I think we farmers are not getting a fair share of the national income; nor are we able to keep up the standard of living to which we are entitled as free citizens of Can- ada. It is not fortunes, but justice that we are after." “Good for you.” I said," Stick to that and all the other th‘ngs shall be added unto you. as the Scripture says. You‘re going to be off? well. here's some things for you to think about till I see you again. First, the farmer is handicapped from the start, be- cause his produce is perishable and he is forced to sell; because lie sells wholesale and buys retails; because the price of what he sells, and of what he buys is fixed for him by somebody whose interest is in con- fi’ct with his." My young friend was now be- ginning to be restless, under this dose of economic philosophy. S0 I bade hlm think it all: over and come back with the answers! and so we parted. NOTES ON ISLAND PLANTS The Plantaglnaceac The members of this, ilte Plan- tain family, are "undesirable immi- grants" to this country. thouch as we shall see. they are sometimes put to good use in Europe. The common Plantain (Piantogo major) is supposed to be the plant referred to as "the White Man s_ Foot" "in Longfellow! poem of "Hiawatha -- "Wheresder they treadbeneath them Springs a. flower unknown among us. _ Springs the White Mans root. . in blossom." In Britain it has several common names, Broad-leaf Plantain. greater p" Dom-yard R, and Waybread. Ire miners of the North of Eng- land, who are fond of keeping 008'!- birds such as canarics and inns-as. gather the long \ikes of seed- capsules as food for their captives; and the plant is known to (rem a5 the Birdseed Plantain, or s‘n1l1ly "BirdseedfiThls is alnost objection- able weed in lawns. and gives a lob of trouble in low rich soils. both of fields and gardens. Among the in- dians a bunch of its leaves. made hot and applied to the foot (after the manner of a Poultice) was found to draw out thorns or splint- ers. In china the leaves were lor- mcrly oafen as not-herbs- The Seaside Plania'n (P. decip- ldhs) was noticed on this continent by Peter Kalm. botanist and cx- lorer. in i772. He notes that it was fled in broth by the French sea- men on their voyages. or eaten as a salad. It was sometimes pickled, like sambhire. The Ribgrass (P. lnnocolata) is ‘mid to be grown as forage plant in some parts of Europe, but. on PEI. ‘t must be classed as a very injur- iious weed in hayfteids. Hand-pull- ing. when first observed will lend I stay on the farm. There's so-arld I ‘Weekly m. Stock Market Report SUMMARY Moderate supplies resulted in a much improved cattle market dur- in the past week. The only class Jill no sharin in the better condition of the tra e was heavy steers. De- mand for this class for export to the United States was lacking and prices suffered as a consequence. Butcher steers, cows, and other kil- ling classes, however. sold strong to as much as 50 cents higher in some cases. Recent, rains in many parts , of the country resulted in better pastures and as a result replace- ment cattie were in demand at strong prices. Calves were also strong sellers with Montreal pro- viding the outstanding performance with an advance of '15 cents to $1. As s result of the announcement by the Bacon Board of an increase in the price to be paid for bacon. the hog market was substantially high- er. Idght receipts 0i lambs at stock yards accounted for an advance 1n prices. Toronto was 50 cents higher. Eastern Cattle Markets Heavy steers were down 25 cents at TORONTO but cows and fed calves ained 15 cents to 35 cents and o her kiilin classes were steady to strong sel ers. Top weighty steers moved out between $8.75 and $9 and butcher steers and heifers sold from $7.50 to $8.75. Demand_ for swckers was Rood Willi best lots taken at $7.75 t0 $8.25 and a few feeders up to $8.50. An active l trade at MONTREAL took 500d steers at $8.75 to $9, with the bulk at the higher figure and good cows THE CH ARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN NATURAL RESOURCES NAB-SHIELD. / CONSERVATION 1 A WEEKLY COLUMN OI PRACTICAL OPINIONS OI ‘I'll! VITAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE USES AND ABUSES 0F BY MB. LUDLOW JENKINS BIRD APARTMENT nousrls By CLARENCE M. WEED in Nature MagaZLne In i492 Columbus landed at s snail island next to Cuba. Wliii-‘h he called Hlspancla or New Spain Later it was called Haiti. Herc h‘: returned i.n 1493 ml saved several years. He mode the first 001011? i" the New World-the city of Banw ' island is of interest- beeause of the plants and ssiimail living on it. At sea level these are tropical forms. In the high mount- aims of the interior the types o! life are like close found father North in the United States. The brds of Haiti have been studied by errsinent. scientists. But the original student of Haitian birds was Columbus himself who "was charged by Queen Isabella to coiect birds." In the great Bar- celona parade 01' April 1-193 bird skins and live parrots were (rsplay- ed. Very likely some of these were from Haiti. Columbus leis in his journal of a bird on this island that sang like the nightingale — probably a. mocking bLrd. I wonder if he saw a barn owl in those early clays. Royal Palms are abundant in the tropical regions of Haiti. They are very tall with no branches lower than the feathery lop. One won- ders if Cciwnbus noticed the from $5.75 to s7. In the MARI- 'I‘IME‘.‘5,'good to choice steers were at $8.25 to $9.26. Western Cattle Marketa | i An improved tone to western l marketg was credited to moderate and well regulated deliveries. With i a lack or enquiry from the south, l weighty steers were under pressure - at WINNIPBG where tho better kinds made $8 to 8.50 but other classes were strong sellers and the best of the handyweight killers I brought $7.75 to $8.75. Cows were. up around 50 cents with tops at $6.75. Stocker material was in de- _ xnand with suitable kinds at $6775 to $7.25. CALGARY reported simi- i lar conditions to those prevailing at - Winnipeg and sold good to choice light butcher steers from $7.75 to $8.35. EDMONTON was, also, more active on s. light supply and prim looked 25 cents stronger, quality considered with the practical top on steers at $8.25. PRINCE ALBERT had some choice heavy steers up to $7.75, while MOOSE JAW sold 8 few as high as $8 and REGINA from $7.50 to $7.75 and a few choice butchers reached $8 at SASKA- TOON. United States Market Sales of light Canadian steers were made at Buffalo up to 59% or better and heavles sold generally between $10 and $11. Weekend sales were 25 cents or so better than Toronto but the Buffalo market dropped on Monday of this week- Returns on weighty tteers would be equal to about $8.10 to $9.25 at Toronto. Wiin the Toronto market losing 25 cents 0n wclshty steers. Buffalo was still a shade better at the close. Three loads of Canadian steers were forwarded from Buffalo to Jersey City indicating the flat condition of the Buffalo market Recent quotations on medium l0 good Canadian steers at St. Paul ranged from $9 to $10 and bulls from $7 to $7.75 and medium to good cows $7 to $8.25. Exports to the United States for the week totalled 1.841 beef cattle, 416 dairy. 1,783 calves and 1568 hogs The” shipments bring the totals to dam this year, with correspond- ing figures for 1940 in brackets. to: beef cattle 35.986 (41,695); dairy 5,022 (3,138); calves 18.820 (19062); hogs 12.018 (nil). Exports of beef cattle from April lst to May 8th. under the second quarterly quota, were 13,103 (22,340). Flrm Calf Market Calves sold firm at Toronto at $10.50 to $11 for choice and a few $11.50. while Montreal advanced progressively 75 cents to 51am‘! some (voice calves made $10 and’ good closed around $9 to $9.50. Winnipeg was firm with best veals at $9 to $9.75. Caigcfy lQPPQd M $10 Edmonton $9.50. Prince Albert and Moose Jaw $8.50 and Saskatoon. and Regina $9. l l-log Market Higher With the announcement by file Bacon Board that an irlclfllfibd price Weighs, bald lgbLtm-‘é to keep it down or even erudlfiflil! it, Another name for this plant is the Narrow-lcaved Plantain. Like P, major, it was formerly used to poultice sores. etc; but it is now; qulw put; cl’ repute. In summer the "Rosy Aphid." "Mb is a pest of. the apple orchard. lives also 0h ~lll5 weed; and so do ilte larvae of some _ of the Tiger Moths. In the Norrnrof , England the Ribgrass was cal-ed "Fighting-cocks" by the will)!" children. who with their usual inl- , Liativg proceeded to makc a game! or tourney out of this uupromislng I material. Holding the stalk as a, sword. the contest-ants struck at leach others "i‘i;l\llfl8-¢0°l<5" "mill one of the flower-heads snapped off; leaving tire victory to the un- harmed stalk. Nicknames . "I heard this gently humoroual anecdote in a broadcast from TYIW- ' side {r week or two ago. In the North the folk are verv much alvell to bestowing nicknames upon tlWil‘ ncichhors: a custom. by the way, not without its use lr we look obit, gfrom both sides. The radio dpnmb‘ e,- tqld or a sir-anger coming into; the main street of his wilailc. and ' snving an ancient notterinq n‘)0ldf|,' prldressed him ihns"Cav1 vou treas- jdlrect me to Robert 'I'ilom'v-on'r-?“1 |"Rpl~ert Thompson? Robert "Pom- pson?" raid the old fedow." has} iv! cnv nickname? " "W"! said ‘he n"v-nngpf_ "1' br-‘leve ho It: called Pigeon Bob." “Piqeon Bob!" slid toe old chap," "why that's me n" i strange bild homes that the palm- chats build in these stately recs. Thase rather- small birds about the s'ne of our waxwings, live happily together in small flocks of two or three families each. When resting by day or roosting by ninht they retreat to the stick nests that they build in the basal stems oi the palm leaves. They are thus saved from attack by barn owls and other enemies. The strange pam-m-rat nests are as large as bushel baskets. They are made of sticks and pieces of branches interlaced ‘Jy the chats workhg together. ‘Phrcurch the center runs an opening large enough for the birds to pass in and out. Various other openings serve as re- treats and nesting places for the bird The c.1115 are held virithin by drltkd grasses and bits of shredded bar . export; to the United Kingdom, the hog market reacted sharply upward. Toronto closed at $11.85 to $11.90 for the basic grade dressed, with some shipments to out-of-town buyers at $12. Montreal was gener- ally $l2.25. Winnipeg $11 b0 $11.10. Calgary $10.15 to $1070 and Edmon- ton closed at $10.70 to $10.85. Prince Albert at 10.55 to $10.90. Moose Jaw $10.55 with one car $10.75. Regina $10.55 to $10.70. Vancouver paid $11.15 to $11.50 for the basic grade. Lamb Prices Gain On s. very short supply lamb prices were firmer at practically all markets. Toronto opened steady at $10.50 for top quality westerns but later made sales at $10.75 and $11 per cwt, while spring lambs sold slowly uP to $11 each. The ‘nest price paid for spring lambs at Mon- treal was $10 each. Other centres had hardly sufficient lambs to test the trade but some were sold up i0 $9.50 at Winnipeg some spring lambs as high as $11.75 at Calgary and $10.50 at Edmonton. Dwarf Floweri Attractive In Garden - ass-mask drill." i SOME CROW VIRTUES r A good word for the crow is con- | trlbuted by Ka-rl W. Kalmann inc. letter addressed to the Wisoousfn Conservation De tmcnt, and pub- lished in its Bul etin. for April 1938. pointing out tihat the crow. as re- gards harm and good. is about a 50-5) proposition, but that only be- cause man has created concLtic-ns "favorable to h" lag out the cmwks destructive tr ts.’ Mr. Kah- mum. after a. nsthy discussion, concludes as follows: ‘To sum one whole thing up- certalnly the crow should not be given any such protection as we have and need for most of our wild life. 0n the other hand no poison-campaign, dynamite crow- shoois or other special forms of destructin would seem to be needed in a. general way. Where the crow population is found-by capable and impartial investlgatlon-to be such that it warrants special mea- ures thew, should be carried out tinder proper supervision. "Crow-shoots always remind me of some of the mdian vaar dances, where tlhe young braves work them- selves into a. frenzy of blood-lust then try to outdo the other fellow by shooting every living thing in sight. be it a crow or one of our fast-disappearing beneficial hawks or- owls. one of the many varieties of protected sparrows (so long as he is a. sparrow of’ some kind) and -w'h.at not? "Bounties make for killing evecn where time is no great congre- gaflng of objectionable species and are responsible for the killing of many birds who nest far from hu- man ha-bitation and are minding their own business‘ instead of only those individuals who have fallen into the ihabit of eating at the far- mer's ample table. “ an; altogether too dan- gerous to towns not being carn- paigned against. and not selective, which holds goods for traos as well. unless they be of a type where thoss species not to be killed may be released. “Dynamite and such practices as Illinois is employing are purely ‘stage play’ in my opinion, smd in- dulged in where a. conservation de- partment wishes to please their sportsman backers. regardless of the need or advisability of the pro- oedure “Let's have t/he crow to.- s. lea-cl target at all flmw of the year-let the sportsman keep them down all he whlshes because firs will mean that they will be killed Where they are the most not kill them too near the point of extermination (the crow can take care of that. I am sin-e) and-let's not forget altogether their good side that they are here for a. pur- pose}. THEY IIAD TO PAY DENHAM. Engand —(CP)- of’ contractors found than called for in the ration cu- pons" was fined $2,670. RADIO GAS-MASK DRILL LONDON —(OP)— Residents of London the other night turned from their radios. seized gas-masks and opened their windows "nto the street-but it was only the 13.8.0. giving a. “one-handed blackout ng Plants _-\, LOBELlA. ALYSSUM. Little Gem. TYPES or vtaurs usso row. soar. SHOWING EXAMPl-E 0F Tliilll U55- Small flowered. dwarf growing. free blooming annuals as edgintzs add much to the attractiveness of the flower garden or border. Sweet alyssum is deservedly popli- iar, for its snowy sheets of sweet- scented flowers are a constant de- light. Dwarf ageratums and lobelias make bushy plants covered with blue-lavender flowers which com- bine with all other colorsand en- hance their beauty. The English daisies tbeilis perennis) are double flowers of white red and pink borne on bushy 8-inch plants. 1e dainty blue. rose and white daisies of the Swan River Daisv are material for a. beautiful border for mcst robust plants and this little annual is deservin of wider use. The dwarf candytu ts are rivals of the alyssum for snowy whiteness as well as giving beautiful shades of lilac and cartnine Arlagaiiis or pimpernell h a spreading plant which bears star- shapcd blue and scarlet flowers. It likes a sunny place and blooms frcc- ly. making a delightful edging plant. Virginia swck. a dainty ltt e plant in pink and rose shades. makes a great sheet of bloom but its chief weakness is that its season of bloom is rather short. Gilia tricolor is another rare and handsome little edging plant. Its tinv cups producer‘. in great profu- sion are pale lilac. shading to yellow in the center with five nurpie spots. It grows only 7 inches tall. i pumila. bearing myriads of brilliant SAND EDGING AND SKETCH V ifound in feeds in very and lcliing before the event. and- One firm with gasoline "for purposes other| l Vitamins And Live Stock Feeding (Elrporimmtal Farms News) ltamlns are chemical sinus-fences mull a- mounts and are necessary for nor- mal gzowth. reproduction, 8.00 health. In balanced rat‘ of wholesome feeds. the vitamins are concentrated vita-min feeds can be used. but these are expensive. It is important. therefore, from the standpoint of farm economy that naturaly good feeds be grown and harvested properly. and the rations balanced. in order to avoid poor growth, production, reproduction or health of the stock. and cash outlay for vitamin rich supplements. says Dr. Alan Deakln, Division of An- imal Husbandry. Central lflbcperi- mental Faun. Ottawa. ‘Ilhe most important vitamins u fisruiivestockfeedingisocnocm- ed are vitamins A and D. Vitamin A is abundant in grQc-l feeds and in the leafy parts of bright green alfalfa or clover hays. 1t is related to the colouring matter of plants known as carotene. Yefow carrots are part‘ ‘larly ridh in carotene. Bleached w. timothy hay be- cause of a. lack of leafimess. and corn badly bleached before enslltsrg contain very little vltnnin A. The vitamin A oonltentt of hay is irrad- ualy lost in the mow. The import- anceofmisviuntinisifiratlnsuff. icient ammnts it protects the oni- mais against several diseases. Vitamin D can be obtained by the arumai through direct sunshine. and also from sun-cured hay Many of the fish oils are rich in this vitamin as well as containing scone vitamin A. With forage, a balance has to be struck between vitamins A and I). Green fodder ls rich in A but has little D By sun cur-int: t-he A ‘s reduced h amount but the D is increased. It is neces- sary, therefore, to harvet the hay in u brlsht lrreen ooiorsr ls possible. Vitamn D is neccnuy for bone growth. These vitamins are neocmary for grouting stock, in late regnancy, and in milking or nurs ng stock. Beef cattle can mug/h it out-side with small amounts of these vit- amms in tho feed. Pregnantsowtado bet/tar outsida wiifn a. supply of good alfalfa hay. thus getting vit- amins A and D. For early however, it is mvisaible to d some fish oils to the ration. Tin- othy hay, bang icl low vitamins. and mineral matter is poor feed for ewes in lamb. Good clover and alfalfa ensil-ago is poo;- in D but r:ch in A. Some good ihay should always be included in the ration of stock when in the stable. Vitamin C, while necessary for human beings and some animals, 1a not of particular ‘mportanoc in live stock feeding. It is abundant in green feeds. Vitamin E is necessary for normal reproduction 1n some animals. but does not appear to be necessary as plentiful-but-letfs‘. a supplement for farm animals, as g the germs of grains are particularly ,rlch in vitamm E, and it is present . in a wide variety of feeds. ‘ Much interest has been aroused overyitamin B. ‘Ihere are a group loi vitrrnins under iihis name and .hence. they are known as the vit- lamrn B complex. Dow amounts oi’ some of these B complex vitamins are associated with nervous and other diseases of human beings. Apart from dogs. little is known o they need for them in farm ani. mas. However, the B vitamins are found in mcst animal feeds and it its not likely tad-rt deficiencies occur in ozdinary rations. l i New Facts About i Toxicity Of Boron (Experimental Fanns News) Growing plants require definite elements 0r chemicals for normal growth. For many years nitrogen. Phosphorous and potassium were considered the so-caied essential elements to maintain satisfactory growth. The first evidence in North America of a proven boron defici- ency was recorded in 1933 with tur. nips by the Fredericton Experiment- a-l Stat-ion working Ln cooperation with the Laboratory of Plant Path- ology. when a disorder known as brownheait of turnips was found to be due to a deficiency of boron in the sol‘, says L. C. Young. Dom- inion Experimental Station, Fzed- ericton, N .B. Since that time, extensive re- search work with boron has been conducted with ithe result that abcuttwenrty physiolcgicai disorders affecting cultivated plants have been attributed to boron deficiency. Several important field vegetable and fmit crops are not known to be subject to boron deficiency. con- sequently the use cf borax has been grow-fly extended and itiras become PAGHF. THIRTEEIi TIMELY NOTES ON TOPICS , CONNECTED WITH Silver Fox Farming " Inwell Hancock, Summerside, has the biggest turnout of fox pups in sixteen years. He wintered 60 fe- males, mated the 60 and 59 have wheiped with one litter to arrive May 24th. Fifty-four litters have been counted with 268 Pl-IPI. Pm‘ bably s, record average for this province and perhaps a great deal more territory. He has found one dead pup. Here are some of his large litters: two eights, eight sevens and fourteen sixes, which means that 24 litters have 158 liv- 1x3 pups. Of the 26B pups counted 1 are marked pups. Another rancher that reports a large increase is Andrew Jardine, Freetown. who has an average over the ranch of 3 3-4 pups. Andrew came into prominence a few years ago by being a frequent winner at pelt shows and live fox shows. This year he has quite a number of marked foxes among his pups. One of the pioneer silver fox ranchers of the United states pass- ed away on April ist at ‘Traverse City, lvnchigan, Mrs. Eva Gordon. She was born at Milford, California, in 1883. her father having been one of the forty-miners who made the journey from Boston around Cape Horn to California in search of gold. she was married at the age oi twenty and her husband engag- ed in gold mining in California and was well on the way to prosperity when an accident resulted in his death, Hearing of the new gold fields in Cripple, Colorado, Mrs. Hostetter (as she was then) de- cided to try her luck there. She worked st a number of occupa- tions and finally established angeri- eral food store. Everything was going lovely when a big strike look place, the mines closed down and her business, which was lvlfgglv a credit one, petered out. Her next venture was to Alaska where she established a trading post and afterwards met and mar- ried 1'18 late Henry E. Gordon. In addition to the trading post Mr. and Mrs. Gordon carried on a profitable business in trapping and trading furs. An occasional sliver fox was found in the traps and about this time they decided there was money to be made by raising silver foxes in captivity. In 1914 they disposed of their interests in Alaska and came to Michigan, locating at Muskegon, where they opened the first silver fox farm in the state. Two years later Mr. Gordon tiled. lea ng the management of the farm to Mrs. Gordon. She contin- ued l0 (literate it until 1920 when she sold out her interests and mov. ed to Traverse City, Michigan, where she built a. new ranch, tak- ing as partners her nephews Thom- 3s F. Wilbur and Harvey C. Gor- . 0n. Many Island ranchers will re- member Mrs. Gordpn, particularly J. Waiter Jones, M.A., who can vouch for her astuteness in making Purchases. She knew a fox about 3-5 Well R8 flflyblidy and even as far back as 1918 would select the bright silvers in preference to the darker types. She showed a decid- ed preference for Bovyer foxes and bought many fine specimens from the late Franklyn Bovyer, who was m!’ many years one of the lead- ing breeders of the world; Mrs. Gordon was a woman of decidedly strong character and rugged hon- esty. She is one of the last links between the old order of fox fann- ing and the new. A 800d demand was in evidence for practically all articles offered at the recent New York auction Company sate New York. Prices were firm generally and ranch mink distinguished itself by advancing an flverflile of 5 per cent for males and 10 Per cent for females although Price resistence to the asking price was encountered on higher grades of mink. Top price for ranch mink was $15.75 for Yukon male pelts. Some Eastern lots also realimd this figure. Interest was maintained in all lIYDES 0f wild mink with the trimming variety particularly re- quested. These skins reached the hlilh of $12.10 for Minnesota and Dakota mink. Mississippi and Ten- nessee mink ranged from $5.50 to $9.40, Minnesota and Dakota from $6.90 to $12.10. Figures relating to Canada's fur a standard fertiizer ingredient for certain crops in definite areas. ....B0ton is toxic to most plants. ex- cept in verv low concentrations. The amount applied per acre must be small. and evenly distributed. Morena-tar. certain crops srucih as cucumbers. beans. find strawberries. are very sensitive to it. whereas A tinv marigold, Tagetes signata orange flowers above ferniike sweet- scented foliage. is a handsome bor- ider plant making a solid miniature flowering hedge ' I Other acod dwarfs are: lc Carpet" — Eight icnhes tall. All snapdraaon colors mixed. California Poppy (Eschscholtzia) -Dwarf erect varieties; soft apricor; double rose: deep scarlet; frillcd m e . - CBllOPSIs (Tickseedl-Dwari mix- ! ed in shades of maroon. garnet, yel- w. Candytuft (Iberia) — Dwarf mixed in full range of colors. six inches. Fairy Stars — (Leptcsiphon) — Mixed of all warm colors. Forget-me-not blue; all warm colors. Petunias - Martha Washington: Betsy Ross: Cream star; Rose Gem Phacella (California Blue Bell) - Briitht blue. Phlox drummondi - Nana com- pacts. - verv dwarf; all phlox col- ors. Portulaca. (Moss Rosel-Ali warm colors. Perbena - Dwarf varieties -—- all verbena colors. Verbeia erinoides (Moss Verbena) —Purplish blue. Vlscaria - Tom Thumb or dwarf sorts - Rose: white; blue. l Zinnia ilnearis — Golden orange. Antlrrhinum (Snapdragon) "Mag-i beets, cauiiflower- and turnips are very tolerant and are not mjured by relatively heavy apolcations of bozax. The majority of crops are in classes intermediate betvreen tlliese two extremes Even with the so-oalied tolerant crops. however. aopllcaations in the drill of more than 20 pounds per acre may cause . fniury. I Because. or these facts it has been feared that the application of borax to the turnip crop over a period of years migiht resrrt iol lsuch an accumulation of boron in ' the soil. ilhat sensitive crops follow- l imz turnips in the rotatwn would be imiu . _ Experiments onductcd at the ‘Dwninicrl Ebrperisnenital Station. Fredericton. N.B.. have thrown considerable light on the subject. In the first pace, it has been de- monstrated that wen a. relatively . _ sensitive crop. such as potatoes, is ‘not. hurt by an application of l0 polurds, and under certain concil- ltions. cv~n 20 pounds per sorr- in .the dri i. Moreover, it has been shown that borax rapidly loses its toxfc proper-ties after application to the soil Beans planted two days icllowlrmg a broadcast application ‘of 60 pSunds of borax per acre We!!! however. very severely injured Beans planted fifty-five days after ,t.lra borax application were unin- jured. thus the harmfu‘ effrcis oi jborax were largely gone within two months from the dots oi’ applica- industry in 1939 have been releas- for that year was $l8.279.00(l an in- crease of 14 percent over the pre- vious yebr. The bulk or the output consisted of 8000s made for wom- "Pwels- capes. muffs. etc. Wom- en's fur coats manufactured num- bered 123.273, valued at 311.539.1300. The averaae price was $94. which compares with s, high record av...“ ave for all time of $235. in i919. Fur trimming amounted to $852,811: Fur collars $734247: fur scarfs $720,262; men's fur coats SMLIGG. Repairs and storage of furs amount- ed to $2,709,240. At the New York auction sale of silver fox pelts held last Fhriday silver fox advanced 5 per cent ovcr the previous sale and the demand was good. The average price for the tlon. This is largely explained by the fact that a considerable pro- portion of the borax Es lest. by exch- ing. whereas the remainder is changed Into insoluble forms. in which state. it is not avoid-lair: to plants. It is clearly evident that growers need not fear an oocumuation of boron in tlho so’l- which may later prove injurious to sensitive crops, providing recommendations regard- ing application are carefully lol- ioi soil acidity. amount imenuu Station. first. section of full silvers will $37.10 and the highest price realit- ed for s. pelt was s12. A very bew- tiful freak piatina-type silver heav- ily furred and of excellent quality brought $225. There was a strong interest apparent La throb- quarter silvers which sold. up ta $41. with a 5 per cent average in» crease. The collection of blluo foxol was only an ordinary one and mot with only a fair response. Prices ranged up to $29. Very little atten- tion was given to crou foxes and the top figure for that type of pol was $32. In women's Wear Dally and Pu: Trade Review, New York, recent is- sues, we note the following adver- tisement: "Canadian Sliver Fox, 3,4 000 on sale May 15th, on show May 9th, at Lampson, Fraser do Hui-h, Inc., New York City. Included in the offering is a large percentage of very desirable full silvers, also a number of show pelts." Fur of Canada has a load- m5 editorial in its April issue en- ti ed-"Tim Days Ahead" fro which these are extractswffloa silver foxes are enjoying the de- mand they deserve and it will al- ways be so. That 1s Why the flno strains of Canada should be care- fully guarded against destruction through the introduction 0f platin- ums of inferior type. Tim pure strains of fine-standards must be preserved in any event. That is a point that cannot made loo. strongly, Further opportutnity for tho fur farmer presents ltserf 1n the quarter- or bluc foxes. Th2 best types of blues are in keen demand it 800d prices. As with platinum foxes the matter of type is para- mount. Character and rut. fur- quality must be present. Many blue fnx pelts are not worth the prica of the feed used in production. The right type is beautiful and com- mands a. Price that will make it in- terestlng to the producers. The breeder who proposes the introduc- tion of platinurns in his herd needs guidance. It is something 0f a shock to learn that, many inferior foxes of so-called platinum type havs been introduced on Canadian ranches. They will produce a bit- ter harvest of low priced disap- POiIII-ment and harm to the herds. The German airmen seem to have a particular enmity towards tho fur industry. Last fail they bombed Anning and Cobb so severely than they estroyed most of the silver fox pelts on consignment. In last Saturday night's big raid over In“- Ilmlgbotrh Eastwood and Holt and Amllng and Cobb's ularehouses were hll’. and very severely danmged, Th‘! fllll extent of the losses ha! not been given out but we under- stand it was very considerable, Bo. cause of the destruction the Inn- don auction sales which were ts have commenced on Wednesday have been deferred and HBO. m- babiy auctioned yesterday. y had consignments from Ogngdlgln National and other Canadian 0on- signors. Captain Edward H. Moiyneux, noted Parisian designer, has been contracted by Fromm Bros Inc, go give his exclusive services in d9- Sighinlz coats and wraps of Fromm silver foxes. ’I'hcre will be about 2.5 modeisand each will bear a tag certifying that it is a Moiyneux de- Sign. The Captain will receive a royalty on each label and is don- ating the proceeds to the British War Relief. Well done, Captain 370157191!!! By the way, ha design- Pd many oi the sowns Worn by the Duchess of Windsor and other of the best dressed ladies in the world. We tinder-stand that the of! ring of 150 Norwegian platinum ‘pelts made by Lamp-son. Fraser a Hum a. few weeks ago resulted in the sale 01 '70 Per cent of the collection at an avorauo price of $200. and a high of S280. The Hudson's Bay Compan com. pleted their silver fox sale £95m»- (lF-Y- 3.500 P9111! wort» offered and 63% were llisposorl‘, Th9 ml, commenced on Tin rv 11nd (f()]'1_ tinned until Friday m illilg, Great- B!‘ ilflllvlll/ was silovm on Friday than on the previous day, notwlm‘. Smndlnf! the news from France was ed from Ottawa. The total amount‘- anythiilg but reassuring. Price-s wero l F1001’. mill’ HlJOHt l0 pcr cent below l those which prevailed last Dlecem- i191‘ Wllfli} over 100 nor cent advance was rcaistcrcd. Peter G. Clark of lilo PEI. Fur Pool. who was cull- Ni on the telephone, states that he FOxIISKlCTS the sale. an excellent one. H-s Company did not flare any an the atrction, hnvin" disposed 0f 5.x 000 skins the wee previously m a Syndicate at very. txsfnrtnrwpricm apparently flbnllf. per r-vnt ahnvé Nfontrcnl realizations for the 15,53 Fhlo- So pleased ivns Mr. Clark with thr- London sillinfion that he is now elif-Zflucd in packing 1,500 pelt; gm- l-he same market for which g r191- iniio order has been received. Thev “'11! E0 bi‘ boat as soon as possible. The foil ti r l, _ "llyfl frogiltirirr-erlidfirulfi 12cc Tvcntng from New York where ho s aiicnfinq the sale of silver fox pelts hold at. tho auction rooms o1 Lampson. Fraser &- Huth. 1.... "Halo commenced wiflr our offering 07 flliproxinlate three thousand skins. Cml-‘ilwllblv Price resistance over fifty dollars. thirty-eight to fifty unr-hanced. lower end ten percent lllflhcr. Sold nineteen show skins "Wm" llftv dollars. We had suc- cessful sale bulk of our offering be- inq of color oualltv and price ffmtze. Wanted nlaiina skins selling from one hundred to two hundred and crrzhty. White marked dark silvers neglected. Extra pales sold well. ‘op price one hundred. Two silver blues one. hundred and thirty each lowed. It should. however. be borne George A. Callback." in mind that borax applications above certdn definite rather low rates, wiiidh vary according to typo oi‘ lorzlatrlc matter present sum Oilwl‘ British south ' factors. are toxic u; nll crops He- commendations regarding rates and wounds from Nazi methods of application may he scarred from any Dominion Experi- GAVE EV". FOR GOOD PORTSMOIVTII Mlmw- Two marl. laxrimow Who were btrvtiglrl- into hospital “m1 o irlnelrs mac- hine guns reccnliv rescued and man pilots. halls-Id’ brougirt. ‘n from tho sea five Go!‘- H _ h ,_