JMELY NOTES UN TUPICS _ CONNECTED_WI1H btlver Fox Farming eight or ten years ago W. O. Douglas, Stuieriirteiident of the Hudsons Bay Ivur Farms, Bird's Hill, Matiitoou, curmnenced ex- perimentuig with tiie bleeding of fisher and a year or two later marten. By- cureful study and persistence he has ntastered the ifiClllllquc oi suucessiully raising young from both these new scarce tyipes oi iur bearing anumiiLs in the wilds. A report from the fua" farm states that 14 litters of fish- er and live litter; of 1n./Mien “we born this season tynd are domg we‘... Fisher are vicious animals and have to be watched closely. NE‘. Douglas wus attacked bv one a fe-iv years ago and he stiifered injuries that required long hos- pitalization. Lf the Hudsons Bay Company con eventually bring the raising of marten and. fisher to the status of an industry they wi‘; have accomplished something really worthwhile and we trust will get back in generous measure the large amount of money they have invested in endeavorlng to accomplish this. Joseph D. Knight. of Reading. Mass. who was t-he original agent for Elna: Ullman or Gothenburg, Sweden, is closing out all Nor- wegian foxes of Mr. Ullmarfs. 1t was in the late fall of 1940 that after ltTcat difficulty and a tem- pestuous sea voyage Norwegian platinums arrived in tlhe United States via. Sweden, Petsamo. Finland. and the long dreary Atlantic trek. They were hardy foxas and none were 10st on the voyage, Mr. Knight leased these foxes to various parties and also made» sales 1n the interests of Mr. Ullmm and now he states 1n an ad that he had a. choice band oi.’ woven breeder males and this yeladr‘: pups are all going to be so . It is really wonderful whoncne looks back on t-he ant-all shJ-nment of Mons platinum foxes that ar- rived in America in 1940 to real- ize the numbers of their DIOKHW that are scattered from the Att- lantlc to the Pacific in fur farms otf Canada. and the United States. In our owin- Prince Edward Island ranches in Sumffnerslde, Char- lottetown and various other parts our breeders hiave successfully raised descendants of Mons and we ourselves hove had great suc- cess with them and scoured excel- lent prices at auction through the Canadian Notional Silver Fox Breeders‘ (m. In this respect we dc not see a. greait deal of difference between the prices realized for- LaFores-t and Nonr- wegians nor does there appear to be any more difficulty in raising one type than the other. .Gllroy Bros. Ookville. Ontario, have a, very attractive two page ad in August number of the Black Fox Magazine published in New York. On one page is an excellent cut of the sweenslflkfl white-naarked silver at Grand Rap- ids. 1944. and on the oiiher page is a out of the International Grand Craamrpimr silver of 45._ The tvitnnings 1n both the Ontario and Michigan. Ohio. show! are enum- erated and make a formidable list. Gilroy Bms. advertise that their entire herd has been zed to distemper with Promms vac- cine. For the first time since the war a Maritime fox show will be held at Amherst. open to the Mari- time Provinces. We understand the date is the week of the 11th to 15th of November. the week preceding the Charlottetown 5110171. The Maritime show was always a popular event with the exl-tibit- ors as it brought together New Brunswick. Nova Scovtla and Prince Edward Island in com- petition and a very friendly Bl- mosphore alvmyis prcvaded these gatherings. In the United Stains where dis- temper has been prevalent in ranches it is often followed by paratylpihoid. and the American National Fox Breeders’ Associa- tion gives a, velerinaryfls descrip- tion nf how to treat this trouble which briefly ls-(l) Place the sick animals nn- wire if they are on the ground and provide well- hedded. cool kennels. (2) Feed n mtlon with considerable red meat "pd 10% fresh liver (o the sick animals. (3) Retreat with homo- logous anti-canine disterrmea- one. twp or even‘ more times at daily intervals where the tetmienatures are above 103° Flanr-snhoit. (4) Inject with mixed bact-crin (for foxes) 1 (o 2 cc. administered subcutaneously. Weak animals to get 1 ca. and dose repeated at in- tervals of one to three days. This bncterin contains (he paratynhold and other dead organisms. It may be scoured from one of sev- vetcrinary biolqzioal houses. (B) Give the sick animals the fol- lowing in capsules per motiith; 8-0 grain sultfanilamide per pound o! body weight. the 1st day. The Mound day Uve 3-6 grain utufanll amide per pound of weight and the thkd day in 1-1 min pea‘ pound of body we hit. ‘mm- root for three or rom- days and renew! the proced- are if neceslary. Each day. along with the stiifenlhnide. give a 5 Irlin tablet of sodium bicarbon- ate per mouth. and a reotli enema of lukewarm water tyontalrt- lflfil lteaping tablemoonful of bl M soda. to one pint water. above treatment wn used o lntuheoirtthelll. . Ilt favorable restilta. ‘ ‘Illa Programme Color Phase Allbcia of the that Mons , er they are sold 0y private sale or through the auction- cvflllplliiltfS. A plan hos been worked out with the major 1M1‘ auction companies tc concentrate the offerings into fewer salm thus adding additional strength to the offerings and ev- ery elicit humanly possible will be made to recapture and hold. the glamour and market appreci- ation which rightfully belongs to mutation foxes. Paul L. Reinhardt. President of the ProgreW-ive Color Phase Fox Association, who is promot- 111g the plan. believes that muta- tion fox breeders will meet challenge and will prove that they have not lost their appreciation of the romance of fox farming nor their spirit of adventure. “Let us promote mutation foxos— let us promote our own welfare- let us promote a greater future lmlfipflflly?’ These are the ring- ing words of President Reinhardt and they should be echoed iii Canada by the breeders of muta- tlon foxes Ln- oader to keep our modttot in the limelight. The mink breeders have done this and look where they are going to.— W111’ can't we? q In the Black F‘0.\t ltiagiazine ap- pears the following: "Prospective thlncthillo buyers have been unm- ed of the unscrupulous methods used by salesmen for sci-called chinchilla ranches. These warn- ings came from both the Ohi- -.cago and Detroit better business bureaus. In the February issue of’ the Black Fox Magazine at- tention was c-aliled to the pros- pectors get-rich-qtilck claims be- ing made by concerns posing as chinchilla breeders. Great dani- age has been do-ne by these rack- eteering methods to legitimate chinchilla ranchers and there are some hundred or more hon- est established breeders. These fake chinchilla sales agencies must be extermina-ted for the general good of the industry. If the respectable chinchilla ranch- ers are wniaib-le to do so it nuust be done by fur farmers ge-ner- ally. We note abet-e Lam-pson. Flnaser 8a Ruth's. New York. had an offering of 3,000 chinchilla pelits on their Aiug-tist 15th sale. No report has been received as yet as to prices obtained. About the second week of Serp- temlber or even a little earlier is an excellent time to dose foxes for hookworms and round worms. The capsules aIv-ailiable are 16 minim. Nernas. A light feed should be given the evening be- fore and no wiater given during the day (he capsules are admin- istered. It wotud be a good idea to add an ounce of cow salts or Epsom sails dlssolivcd 1n ho-t warter to the feed for each 30 foxes the evening after they are dosed. helps 1n ridding the bowel of the dead worms and other excreta. Hookwonn is not nearly as dangerous a proposition now as it was a few years ago and nom- lng like it “was when first discov- ered here by Dr. J. A. Allen ‘in 19211. ‘Ilhen foxes were on the ground and relnfested themselves very easily. Board floors helped but wire bottoms practically elim- inated the trouble, or at least greatly curbailed it. In the “Tit- ea-‘s opinion. however, it is a good practice to dose all foxes for worms in September and at the some time to treat the eats with earmlte lotion and look over (lie foxes carefully to see if they are harboring any fleas. if so the new flea powd-e-rs which contain D. D. T. are the best. There is no question that D. D. T. is a worn- derful preparation and should be on hand in every fox ranch to dilute and spray with around ‘the feed house. It is as easv as win to get clear of flies with D. D. T. A change 1n feed is necessary now that September ls here and it is considered bv monv ranchers a, good time to ctit down or cut out entirely (he feeding of fish. A small quantity; of fish may no‘. cause birouming of the fur but then-e is no question that iargr- quantities nf fish does affect the fur and deteriorate lite pelt. For growing bone and long legs in foxes with good frames fish is excellent when incorporated with meat and ceibals but not as a finisher. Trimo ls obtainable now and probably mnv be coming i-n greater quantities as the Reason progresses. We understand klll of live stcek 1s very hieavv n1 abofitolrs in Montreal. Toronto and the west and possibly quite n bit of tripe will be diverted from overseas to local consump- tion, that is fox consumption. For finishing the fox. tripe is preferable to any other meat Droduc-t. It was Jim {Dublin's theory that. red moat meant iron and Iron meant rust. when we visited him 1n the zenith of his fame at Block Banks 1n the fall of 1013 we saw some marvellous foxes ready for nélMnl which had been finished on large quan- tities of tripe. Jim was at that time the outstanding foxmon of the Province. He had a knack with hlm of htunorln: his foxes and called them all by pet names. This i! a trait. wolth ctflnivatlng. There 1o no question about t that if u fox tuncher can get the good will of his foxes a-nd their confidence he will have better re- sults in breeding operations and also in their growth. Some 'mln are rally wonderful with live stock. They can take n run dovm horse or oow or other aninll and with the some feed n tma by mother may can mm Y0 I!" I movie wand and the animal improves l-n appearance. nioknus of coat and the other 011781810’ which indicate health. noon time to . .13. t... t. 9.9% dlroptrsnofvlunn. this ~ t riding on the . Weekly Livestock . Market SUMMARY Activity was fair on cattle markets during the week but un- scascnally increasing offer- i (he tendency was toward lad-Am.‘ prices by the close. Ptrin- cipai markets recorded bids 15o to 50c down from last week. Buy- ers ghgtwed interest in veal, and calves were strong to 50c higther. Hogs also advanced 50c on west- ern markets, but lambs declined 50c to $1.00- Eaatem Cattle Markets -Y-‘£= While the cattle run was not. much different ‘from a week ago, there were stzeable carryover! from day to day under draggy the Toronto cattle market. ‘Ilop quality cattle were weak to 15c ‘lower. others W11 25:. and cows and bulls 23c lo 50c lower. weighty steers rated $11 for conunoii up to $13.50 for K004 quality. with about three loads making $13.75, while good butch- er steers and heifers brought $13 to $12.50 and an occasional $12.75. Dumand for stockers remained good and thtese sold steady. with fair to good kinds of steers M $11 tn $11.75. Receipts were moderate at Montreal. trading active and Juice-s fairly steady. With b851- tsteers up to $13. 1118i medium kinds $11 to $12. and good cows $9.50 to $10. In the Maritlmes. fair to medium steers and heif- grg brought $10.50 l0 $11.50 1.0.1). country points. or $1125 to $12 delivered to packers’ yards. There were ncvgood quality cattle on offer. Western Catflo Marketa Catitle receipts at WinnlDBB showed a fair increase and while the market had a good start. act- tion slowed on- Wednesday BM prices were quoted anywhere from 25c to 50c lower. with most DIES- sure on steers and heifers. 30ml! top steers sold early a! $13 m Stociker trade was fainly 800d B1 a generally unchanged range of 510 1g $10.75 for good steers. At Cnlgaryi, receipts were lighitlli (pie (o road conditions. and the practical 1cm on the steer mar- ket “i115 $12.50 with an odd $12.75. Edmonton was also active, with choice steers at $12.50 and E0011 kinds down to $1150- Whlle 91'1"" Albert averaged around $11-75 0!! Hood steers. Moose Jaw up 1° $12.50. Saskatoon $12 to $12.50 with izncd quality generally $11.50 m $11.75. Regina up to an odd $13. zmtl Vancouver $12.60. Export]: to Unlbd Sh“! Dalrv cattle exports to 1116 United states for the week were 1.602 as against 1,008 invite same week last year. T1115 YQBTS ex‘ poms to date amount to 46. 2 nominated wiih (32,241 1n thew?“ period last year. Calves Teudlnl "Uh" Dem. d f mlves was good and all‘... 11ers inclined 114831"; with advances of ma“ l - d c1 ry. Toronto ‘loronto arn B8B as to odd $15_ Winnipeg $13 to $14.50. Calgary $10.50 t0 $12.50. Edlmm‘ ton $111.50 to $13.60 and 818. Prince Alibent around $12-10 0T timer. Moose Jiaw a to $11M- Sttskatoon S13 10 . $13_ and Vancouver - best on offer at Moncton made $12 delivered. 0AT_S FOR rAsTvnn h ust ten years 1t ha! btg§rillivia° ‘it tthe Division of you,“ Plants, Experimental Farms Service, that oats are amen! m9 most. important species for summer pasture 1n Eastern Ontario. Because of that fact. a large number of varieties and strains of oats are ‘tested for that p se every ear. The main character tics consl cred are early growth, leaflness. "Q011- erv after grazing or mowind. Ind total annual production. The Rox- ton and Rlpon varieties of oats were outsiandirg in the 11106111601011 01 pasture. Sun ls beneficial fmm the health and growth standpoint in (he months of June. Jul-y and poa- slblv August. but wihen (he fur is maturing too much light has z: detrimental effect and vou will find that our. advice re darken- iriz sheds will DB1’ Y0“. Chum" 1195s is very important even though (he wee-titer is not so hot and the sheds should be kept ls clean now as (hey were earlier (t-he season for (he reason that ' ammonia 1n the excreta seems to the gftjongcr in (he fall than dur- ing the 541171111191" months and It is really browning to a 10X. Mink For Sale Pure Eastern Mink Natural Dark Mutations: Blue Frost These mink are from parents that won prizes for the put two years. Every mink sold is guaranteed 1o. give alt- isfactlon. Prices are right. Apply tozo ma c. Hornlbroolt Bathurst, N. B. Glou. do. ma. No. i THE CHARLOTTETOWN G ---—~-———-—~*-~ - NEWSY TM Apple of Peru. y 1111s spring I nought a. picket of seeds of mixed ar-mml flowers: one gets u. certain amount of “educa- tion", and wiatlonaily some sur- prises. from such collections. The weather was dry for a long time and the annuals did not do so well. but one big rough plant didtft. mind the orought at all: 1t throve and bloomed till it was over 3 feet high. I had seen nothing like 1t be- fore and could not. name it. but a botanist friend told me lt was a Ground Cherry. That set me to studying the Solrmac ae, (the Pota- to family) whose in bers include the tobacco, the ground cherry and number of other plants. At last I found what I wanted. M plant was the Apple of Peru. Ncandra Phyulodel. This appears in the list of Island Dlants publislitd 1n SprottorJs Botany (1907). but I suspect it only cccurs _as t. gar- den escape, and that raoely. It. bears a strong resemblance to the Ground Cherries. Physllh, but. these huvg greenish, white or yel- low flowers while those of Nican- dru are light blue. A very brief description of the Nicandra would read: Stem thick. furrowed. fleshy: leaves ovale. 1n- clirted to be lobed or tOOQh-‘ll, the blade up to J inches .ong, the petiole winged; (ne flows": S011‘ tary, bowl-shined. about an inch o: better across, light blue, white 111 the centre; calyx as if Wlngfd- This plant is often called thr- “Shoo-fly Plant." and reading the seed lists one may get the inzpres- sion that the spresence of this plant 1n the mime will cause thtl flies to leave. That ls unllkeiya, but. the Nlcandra has long been known as an efficient fly-poison. T.- crushed leaves and shoots are mix- ed in milk which is exposed in a saucer, where the flies can Bet at it. “bother-Jove: September Though the nlgnu are drawing 1n, Septemlpr '5 one of the pleas- antes-t months cf the year. ‘The great heat of summer has gone. and a more invigcnatlng tempera- ture prevails. Our tourist friends miss all this. for most haw gone g1, ‘Lhg and of August. 5s have most. of our summer resided‘ birds. though flock from the north are still coming over, on their routh- ward journey. As (he month wears on, pular belief looks for B11115- noctgol Gales on Sept. 20 to 22 and is quite satisfied if a vale oc- curs within a. fortnight: before or aft that date! Often. a sharp "M11141; frost" occurs about full moon, with disastrous restilts to plotgtoes, pllmpklrw. cucumbers and ah-l In the Old Country there are few references to September weather. The best. known is the wlsh- ' “September, blow soft T111 the fruit‘; in the loft." The 5th of Semiember, which is “oid" St. Batfiholomews Day. en- joys some reputation among; the weather prophets. for "All the tears that. St. Stvithlti can . Bartlemvb them dry." "At St. Bartholomew Then coupes cold dew." mantle wipes Some of the astronomical hap- penings for September, 194.8. may well close this note. The moon 1s in Apogee on the 3rd, being 25t- 100 mile; from the earth 1t ls in Perlgec on the 16th. distanci- 229,- 400 miles. The tuoon has appar- ently a kind of swinging motion for ts Apogee and Perigee vary in distance on each successive occur- rence. On the 17th the moon and Uranus are in conjunction. Sept. 20th, the Moon and Saturn in con- junction. On ‘Monday 28rd. the Sun enters the sign Libra. (triennial; that Autumn begins). Av 1n last month the Moon now enters a part of the Ecllptic thick-strewn with plants. Sept. 25 Moon new and in conjunction with Neptune; seven hours later vrith Mercury. Sect 2'1, Moon 1n coral-motion with Ju- plter, then with Mara. Sept 2! Moon with Venus. These me not all visible: for instance. ll/irrcury is ver-y difficult '0 ltty eves nu, from its nearness to the Sun. My. my.—- "The Oountrynian." one of the most readable cf British tnaga- zines. comes out with a new lim- erick thus~ Gloucuter, . Who was driving a cow wlitn she r louoester. But she got a big boiwh And followed that cough. And dldn‘t she lav it acroucrster Village Games. The Oounirvmmn goes on to de~ scribe "village games" which, I suppose, are plr/od on tho tiling: green/t. The 11a‘. la interesting, though practically all the games were ployed, not on the green. but in the school vvvl in our port of the world. T1101‘: wu o season for everything. When the gnrmd dried 1n spring we gm our marbles out d storage. Than were two groups of marble games which m-ay be classified u "ring" and "cup." In "little ring” an rqunl number of mat-bloc was risks» by each player and mood in the ring. Tc-cr. the pllyerl, stlndingir. line it. a llttlo dlatlrce. strove 1n turn to knock marbles out of the ting, bv throw- ing n "ocular" -a large alley-- at them. liach nuver claimed what he knocked out. nod end the month: were placed .n the ccntns. ‘I110 plum. that: knuckles on the r1 ~mn-.. flipped 5n ‘t icy (gen of glam at the marble: with ffltfm r and thumb If one m a ho III mutton q out of the to another OI OIIG 00Gb , A the tomato, the pry-- There was a. young land girl of _ NOTES- lly Agricola slon won 54 marbles b01010 he missed: but that was an ext-option- nl performance. It. w\5 mndmug to note the many variations o! Tins Bflmes the voiungston could think up. The "cup games" did not rely upon skill, they were pure chance. A 510111118 DB-loh of earth was se- lected. and I small hole about the size of a tcacup, was modem it. Say the tw .i1tt1e gambit-vs d:- Clded l0 flflk thlfll’ marbles apiece: the sixty marbles would be u into a cap, then with a sud er. jerk the marbles would be throtui into the “($11.19 Some would stiy 1n, most would run down thc slope. Then those 1n the cup would be counted and if the count In an even number, all the 60 marbles belonged to A; but if oftri. all went to B. It was a simp'e matter for a lfld to lose his whole fortune (of nwrbxos) in less than an hour! But he always came back! Arother summer game was Tip- cat. known to us as "Kitty-cat" The cat was a piece of wood about 5 inches long nfld 1.5 inches square It was pointed at both ends and the side: were marked I. II. III, (he four-‘h being left blank. The first player hit the cat on the sharp end and ns it rose he took a swipe at it "with his club. If he hit it. it sped whizzlztg through the air, and the other players dodged it, laughing.’ for a spice of danger lent an atnatrion to our games. when the cat 1e11, if the side marked I was ztcpeimosi. he was entitled to tor-other "t1p“. and so on. but if the blank turned up he surrendered his club to the next. player. The score was deter- mined by the distance the player had gone from the base. Some- times it was calculated from the figures on the cat- but this method was mt popular with us. (Conclud- ed next week; . The Ruby-threaten! Hummingbird This lively little bird is the only one of its numerous tribe to (ra- vel so far north. and has the fur.- uaggtisn vEgg Anti Poultry Market market shows very little change rom last. week. Receipts of eggs shows a slight increase which is due primarily to roductlon of millet eggs Quality 1; improving steadily with the de- mantis for the product continuing excellent. Receipts are insufficient to meet Maritime requirements. P. E. I. Stations are quotingafor ungracled eggs delivered: A rge 42.45. A medium 40-42. A pullel. 23-30. B 28%0 C 20-32. Graded ents delivered Charluttrtcwti: T111968 sh! m l A rarge 4840. x. medium 404a A puiiet 29. B 35 ~35 1-2. C 27. Specialized pmducers are tecelv- ‘tr-g for cartoned pack: A large 40-50. A medium 4546 A pullet 35-37. Retailing to consumers: A 184' e 1n cartons 55-51 A medium . B uncartoncd 42-44. Poult receipts show an increase but qua lty remains approximately the same. ‘There are too many thin ard unfinished birds arriving on the market. This is inflivnred to a certain extent by the purchase qf poultry for canning purposes and consumers not Dllrflmfilfii poultry on. grade. There are too many low grade chickens sold to consumers for the same price as top grade poultry, c. g. Milk fed A and B. Poultry prices me slight- ly lower due to change nf prices as of September l. mg prices for dY-idafid poultrv Live poultry three cents less. Chicken Mllkfcd A 30. Milktecl B 28. Grade A 28. B 26. C ‘.211. Broilers Mllkfef. A a0. B. 2a. Grade A 2a B 2e 0,23. Fowl cease A24. B 22. c 19. ti» Report WINNIPEG. Sept. 6 - The past week has been generally favorable cver thecntire Prairie area and good progress has been made to- wards the completion of the har- ther distinction of being our smal.‘ _ est visitor. It is a summer resi- dent, but mt. I think. a very com- mon one. Poised over a flmvvr, its little wings beating the nit‘ so fast that they are almost invisible it searches for nectar by inserting its long and slender bill into the corolla, But it cannot live on nec- tar clone: that tame slender beak is probing for soiders. beetles and other small fry lnat make a home inside the flovrer. (Insects form the bulk of its food, sews the scientists who have dissected the stomachs of those birds.) All this time the little visitor keepirg a sharp eye on you: make n sus- picious movement and {romp-pl- there ls a flash cl green end the “hummei” is gone. . Ruby-titrated Hummingbird. A.O.U., 428. Summer re idenl. Adult Male: upper parts brilliant glossy green; wlttgs and tal‘ dusky with purplish reflections: throat beautiful metallic ruby-red. bor- dered on the breast by whitish; rest of the ‘uiderparts dusky. Adult female similar, but duller, and no red upon the whitish throat. Outer tail-fcafileers tipped with white (plain in the male.) Iergtl". 3.75; wings 2.0; tull 1.15 inches. So far, there have apoertrtxi 4'1 careful descriptions of Island bird? and readers who have preserved them have a. ttaluuble addition to their literature on the attblect. The Boutonnhre. A paragraph on. page '2 of a recent issue of The Guardian. re- minded me that about 50 yet-rs ago (and indeed much further backl to be without. a "button-hole" was nearly as bad ‘is being without s. tie. The "buttonJwle" was a flower, or small spray, vmm in the lapel: a rosebud was first fovorPe and 1n summer cost. tiireepence (6 cts). In winter the sky was the limit: Now, to keep the flower 1n the pink of condition, a “ltolder" had been evolved. ‘The first motel was a short. brass tube. oval 1n section that fitted the slot in. the lapel, and was kept. in place by an or- namental hook, to prevent l1. slip- ping through. Tloe holder was fill- ed with water, the stem of tuc A clun-skllunl , only-turning Bonfrow h nvlllabo h van now. There's no walling for delivery! A: tho luthdhod Renfrovv lepre- nnlotlvo for this district I will gllfl! clemontnlc a Renfrerln your own lulu. ‘than’: no ubll- utlm to hue. flat non ovum and tier, with g Mn. new. Give no a call mm It to vou museum. Jo “N. LIIIIIIOI 111 m1 mm onion snattatoh AhluB-IIIQRAAQJAQQQIIQQ - vest. This week should see the crops all in the granules in Southern Manitoba but it will be two or three weeks yet before the harvest’ ls finished in Alberta. Yields in- Manitoba are above average and are better than ex- pected and the grades are re- ported to be good. Saskatchewan shows a wide variation in yields with the grades being a bit disappointing. Ir. Southern Alberta crops are on the light side but Central Alberta and the Peace River areas have a better than average cmn with come points in the Peace-River re- porting the best for vears. Scarcity nf machinery ‘repairs is nulte general. Labor supplies appear quite adequate at all but n fmv scattered nolnls, aocordlntl to the weekly crop report of the Department of Agriculture of Canadian National Railways. MARITIME BLUEBERRIE! The cultivated blueberry has been under study at. the E rimental Station, N, S._ Experimen a1 Farml Service, for 18 years. with the re- suit that (this fruit. has been dom- Onstrated to be a h hly-desirwble kind for culture in he Maritime Provinces. It has been shown that most varieties of cultivated blue- berries can be grown miccessfitilly . under ‘the soil and climatic condi- tions prevaillnfl in much of the Maritime Provinces, and that yields, size and general quality of the fruit compare favourably with the best grown in the commercial blue- berry areas elsewhere. bud inserted, and the wl-uip n; Ill-iced 1n the lapel _ Afterwards an improved‘ ‘folder fillpeflred- The lube was glass with a short curved neck to axilust to 111° lapel and n flange to prevent 1t. slipping throttgh. The custom once created a rum. pus in Newcastlcon-Tyne. Thea-e was a gltlsS-h-ttise or conservamry in one of the Fttrks. which was 0P9“ on the Sunday afternoon: for the delectatizn of the citizens. The Park-lteeper, however. stripped off the best flowers for the City Fathers. who railed on the t-lundav mflfnlnss and took their “bumm- holfli" away m their tall huts. This leaked out and e119 Pr}; Keeper nearly inst his job. The A1- dermen lost. their boutonniares. Justice for once was satisfied! v t Dealers ore ruving the follow- rented at this gathering. Maritime problems will time fanns. atlon. t I. A. PROFITT, President OI . Tunsoiv, SEPTEMBER tout" ‘l’ " receive '___.... . .. ...... CORN BORED DAMAGE 1N ~ HYBRID CORN (Experimental Farms News) Since lhe introduction of hy- brid corn into the corn growing areas of Ontario, the loss through corn borer damage has been flfwfly reduced. ‘Ihis observa- tion ha; led tn the wrong bane; Jhfll- hybrid corn is resistant to corn borer. and co uently the need for borer contro measures are no longer necessary. Both of these ideas are incorrect. says G. F- H- Buckley, Dominion Ezrperi- memal station, Harrow, 0m. The corn hybrids which are commonly grown today are not resistant to the boa-er. It 1s 11112 that because of its svturdler stalks the hybrid can hold more boa-em in the stalk than the 01d corn variotles before breaking occurs. But that 1s not resistance. If the borer lnfestition is severe enough the hybrids will break over. Plant breeders in Canada and the United states are work- lml hard on this oblem but as yet no resistant ntds are in production. Until such hybrids are developed there will always the crop and the severity of the damage will be dependent upon m9 degree 9f borer infestation. For the past two or three years the corn borer control measures have been 1cm rigid. Dufling the some years there has been an in- crease in the nuntber of borers present. In 1940 borers were at work in the corn fields of south- western Ontario-during the early Dart of July. It is too soon to say how nuaoh damage may be expect- ed. Fortunately over 96 per cent of the corn acmtge is planted to hybrids which will witthmmd light to nuoderato attack) of the borer. Nevertheless. if the recoun- mended meanires for corn borer wnvtml are not more r1 dly fol- lowed the borer fnfesta on will soon be too great. for even the hybrids to withstand. A good 10b of turning under old com stalks and stubble before June 1st is ea- pecially important and will do much to reduce the nurmars of the insect in the current year. SEED EX PORTS More than 355.000.0110 pounds of Canadian grown agricultural seeds were rtcd from Canada 1n the 12 mon hs ended June 30. 1046. A1- falfo clover and grass seed}: ac- counted for nearly 31% million s and field root and. vene- Brantford Roofing be the threat of borer damage to t d tables seeds totalled more than 3% Y: Ml/ITHSTANDS l r ME AND WEATHER " *’ I Forty years of aatlafacfory ur- clover with pounds mangel - seed DOl-lnds. Compared with 10-1445. there were very large increases h tihe exports of clover seed. with the million pounds. Among clove highest exports were 11,001,410 lowed by brome grass with 7,9 811a with Dou-nds and timothy with 4.017 Pounds. Chief imong the vogeta v seed exports were pea 2.260.673 wounds. and onions 344.310 Pounds and among the fieldr c with among U16 13855 S8315, T0 Four hundred years ago the wat~ ers of the Amu-Dztrya river lion-ed into the Caspian Sea through the Kfmlxllm 1198911 Ivitlch was than Since then the river bed has shifted. so (11:11 tha river now errtptles into the Aral Sea. 1t is one of the items of the gull’! filWyear plan of thg Soviet nion to divert. the rlver bed in u“ 905111811 Sea again and thug nvm the Kara-Kim desert to its forum a fertile vnl fertility ley. CHANGE RIVER RED of . pounds seed ~ . I Special. General Meeli o! tho ctmuiu rtntunon or teammates; I will Ill held in l THE LIGYON HNLL, CHARLOTTETOWN oi l" This im-poriant A rleultural o . ‘ . of three sessions, the gfirst to opeg xuiflneiibfvllllltfortmt‘ Saving Time. This will be the first time thelCanyadfm Federation .01‘ Agriculture has held a meeting in the M y‘ time Provinces and it ls of the utmost importance 11:5: every farm organization and farmers generally be up“ The Conferenoo will U0 llfiblnod b l‘ time Ministers of Agriculture, the nonfrbflgffflw Fredericton, the Hon. A. W. MacKenzie of Hi1lifax aod. the Hon. W. F. A. Stewart of Charlottetown w)“, Wm o“, line agricultural problems in their respective provincial. Other outstanding leaders in Canadian Agriculture fro: various parts of Canada will also address the glhqrin! t‘ t ~ ' Ample time will be provided for 5551:1111 ad-sctfstslfolptlfiyny important problems introduced by the llfiinisters o1‘ Agn. culture and outlined in the agenda. This event prnvidg; an excellent opportunity o1’ bringing to the attention of the Canadian Directors who will attend from everv pm. vince in the Dominion the serious problemsalfectlng‘ Mari. Farmers in this Province are urged to attend lhbsg session! and assist in presenting a clear cut picture of cm- problems io the Directors of this great Canadian orgawh. P. E. I. FEDERATION 0F AGRICULTURE W. R. SHAW, Secretary‘ - y 40.114 i and gran exception nf rod clover. and of slender wheat grill Machinery In Stock z-Nflw W’ Ball Boning Bull Saws. " z"‘N°W 19" Bill During Blhi Saws. _ l—Ulfl| l6" C. M- C. Tull-n; ll! Combination Shiner and Slvv Table. 1—New 5 l-l-P. Wilson Radial Slit 1—Ncw Gonnm Mounted on Pine Table. l-Usod l-Ncw 3 Cu. Mixer M!‘ Cooled l-New w’ Electric Drflln. l—-'N_ew i" Skllaaw Electric or. _ fi-Ntvv 6" Electric Grinders. New mu Used Electric Mob Ft. on Pneumatic Brine a» Stratum unolim Engline. on. - Tlrnkon Rock Bib. nntrtpump for Ghosts Bulldozer; and I'll , vice in our varied climate prov“ "w quality of Bmtcfml Roofing. BY using the finest materials, skilled craftsmen have combined qualities of beauty and pound; nence along vvlth wuthnpfggf and fire-revision; features» '1" vou outstanding value ‘lnl Bnntford Roofs. Amara younblf “(who Ind ma: by isms. l!!! Brandon‘! Roofing, v no I ‘mm’ V (mam IAIIJUII v nfilutlrd u V. For: - ‘ COIEMAN MLCIIINERY 00., LIMYTED . .- 0"] Spidlu ""5? 11:’ nma o - Muller Omit i. (lrlntl- ' LnPianiv 101 Upper Will!" Shrew. i ' lhlifnx "