MAY 28. 1938 THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN PAGE NINE iiisiiiiiiiis c. s. MaoKliNzIE ISLAND ascas m2 \ me writer has received a num- be; of requests from old time own- p75 and fans for further Memiors. w here I am again and I may say ma; it has taken quite an amount of research work to procure the needed material for this work and I would suggest that if any of my readers have any data in their pos- scssion relative to the horse indus- try of by-gone years. I certainly would appreciate having the priv- flgge of scanning it as foundation [or further articles. Should any of the owners or former race tracks have kept re- cords of races on these tracks these would be interesting indeed. Returning to the subject of this article I ilnd 1mm Wallace's year book for 1892 seventeen meets re- garded on eleven tracks. Opening on o 22 at Cymbria Park. Oyster Bridge with a two class event namew Green race and a Match race. The Green race had rive starters and took rive heats to declare a winner. The entries were “Mazle" Right: wn horse. sired by All ight and cut of "Brown Bess” b Kimble Morgaraowned and driven by Mr. James Turner, Hope River; Walile M., by Sir William Wallace, own- by W. M. Martin; Rose Mac- inncn, owned and entered by Dept. D. L. Hooper, Charlottetown, Gentle Minnie, entered by W6. Stead. aiilie M. captured the first gkwlth Kimble Right second and third. Rose fourth with ntlo Minnie trailing. Time 8.06. l: be second heat driver Turner eutlootod the field winning tho not in 8.00. Mazie second, Wallis ll. third. Rose fourth and Gentle Minnie fifth. The third heat - vidcd another winner in e mak the best time of the race 2M -2, Kimble Right finishing t hea‘ shoiilder, Wallis M. third, tlo Minnie fourth and Rose hirinilinir them home. The fourth heat was won by Mazie with Rose contender, Kimble Bright third, and Gentle Minnie h and final heat with Mazio again the wirmer. Kimble Right second posi- glon and second money, Wallle M 1rd and third money. Rose Mac- illyilncn fourth and Gentle Minnie The other event or the meet was match race between Little John. Kimble Morgan, owned and ven by Benj. Buntain, Rustico. g1 Blr John, by a son of Royal ri-y, owned and driven by N. Stewart. Harrington. Little John bod too much brush for Sir Jag: and won inzstruight heats. If? 3.03 1- . inlrora track. which 1f I mis- not was owned and operated Mr. James O'R.annahan who made a name for himself when he imported Abdallah Messenger (Sire of Bijou 2.22 1-2) to this province. duo put on a race on June d with two classes on the card a Iroe-krr-all and a Green race, having four starters. The Pree-for-all was won by John 0.. a son of NIacKinzieXs All Right. g three straight, Humming Bird Jeff second. Doll W. by French glen third, and John I... by All i ht fourth. Best time 3.00. slwmore, a son of French Jim. an the other race after dropping A LARGE POP OROP hoaro a largo crop or healthy, vigorous pups this year by feeding ROYAL FOX FEEO Insults lurlul "8"" Ihowsthatlbonoor loyaiwitho p“ moat ration ls the moot pod- Ivo way blown lor- tho rancher I Into belt breeding results. _ mono» loyal. ‘Aiyourdsalerrooayorwrlto ! dlreotto The St. John Milling Company Ltd. velar John New nalwhl TO THOSE WHO BARE J t arri sulgcut bywllidmllliffifiefi sure flrrn. $17 50 up. I519" 5M "miller to choose mm in our made to measure llne- Any suit looks well i: 1r lite well. We do all our own lztr."r.i"z.""-..'.""ii “ill?! i cc cu 1M 11m»: wit» i»... no.5 J. P. Macllherson and Son Great George street Charlottetown t 711s ll/wt/ cnrnu: Pnovrs BLESSING Ill TIME OF NEEO On Tuesday wo received o lone from a_ young woman who is in domestic service in an Ontario city._Sho acknowledged the dzequo for mlursnco policy No. 368,243 on the life of he: sister and sold: “This policy was a wonderful oases. My sister and I work in innit} L-B28-5-27-3l. ter of All Right, third money g9- 1x18 to Deceiver by Administrator and fourth place to Nellie B.. by Gladstone. The third meet recorded was held at Georgetown on July 7th with three events on the card. namely. Three minute class. Two-forty class and Free-for-All class. The three minute class had three starters, Ilderim, roam horse, sired by Olymphus. had the speed of the field and won in three straight, best time 2.59 1-2, Della, a grand- daughter of Abdallah Messenger, finishing with three seconds won second money while Dean. a chest- nut. son of Highland Laddie had to be contented wtih third money. The two-forty class had six start- ersasfoli 'Hi‘ryC.,bah , oaam°t<ltietna ‘i212. uecn by won in three straight Marts. ward finished fourth in the first treat but was the con- tender in the other two, winning second money, Sim getting a 2, 4, 3, Q had d K. and Fairy Queen in the named. The but time was .40. The interest of this meet seem ed to be tho Pree-for-ail which had four starters. all real horses in their time and generation. It took five heats to declare a winner and ac- cording to the summary any horse might have won. ' The mtries were u» noted “Dot” Administrator's fastest daughter whose dam was Lil by Dean Swift. loafer. a son or French Lion. Black Bird by All Right out of Yankee Girl by Prince Harry and that wonderful little trotter Golden by Ro. . imported and own- ed by A. N. Iarge, Charlottetown. The f is thea summary. Ii 1 1 allot‘ 1 4 4 2 2 Black Bird 4 1 3 4 4 Golden 2 2 8 Ii 3 Time-la)‘, 239%, 2.37%, 2.86, 2.40%. Msnycfusclderraoofanswili remember the many smelting races partmlmted in 11y the above field andlfeelrhatyouwillagreewith me in saying that the races in the minutes provided plenty thrills to all in attmdance at these various N065. Fran wn in tho east our next meet us to that thriv- ing village of Auberton where races were run off on July 13th. There were two classes, namely. the three minute class and a race for horses having three starters n each clam. The three minute event look four heats to declare a winner. Jiimny 1...; roan mare by Crow- foot, having a third and three ones in the summary. while Parnell, a son of Sir Edwin. had one heat and three threes and s. son of Dean Swift, carryirlrg the cognomen of "Just as Ha ". finished second each heat, the best time being 3.01. The event for new comers was won by a daughter or French Lion named Lady Jane, while "Jay Bee" a son of Administrator. owned by nu friend James E. Birch. was placed second in each eat 8., nox. Each he was trotted in three minutes. ‘Three days later there were noes It Crapaud. This track was situat- ed between the village of Crapaud and Victoria. ‘more were three events run off —a green ioce. a three minute class and a freo-for-all. each having fliree starters, "Little Joker" bring- kig home the bacon for his owner, Mir. R. Johnston, Claymore captur- [no l' with a strong. ‘ E co n omy \ for tho Fox Ranchor Your pono aro olthor an invoslmonl or an oxponlo ...it'iaowilo lnvoot- mont to oncloso thorn wiro fabric that will ro- aist rust for tho lonqoot poosiblo limo, maintonanco- to l2 it. and in i2. ll and 10H qaupoo. lamplol Intonation on uulltool Pom hooon roquoot. second mone fo his owner lloxiblo with no That of who. with Tract Fabric FROST arses tugs: co. llll Iota-o Davao It. I, IOIITRIKB Frost Fox Fabric is Stocked and Sold by The t Dominion Silver "_Fox Furs Ltd. Summerside. \ P. E. I. ' homes. Mary always k he: insursncepoid but lsvod li otherwlso. Having no homo was taken to the hospital and was and: for three weds. woro doctors, special nurses, and finally burial expenses. Hod it not been for her insurance I would havo been in debt for a long rimmNow her debts are paid and I liavo some money in make mo fool in- dependent in my lonely hours." I: is no those receiving ’ incc that insurance often means o0 much. In the cane stated abovo it meant the difference between ' " ’ and a ' ‘ finan- dll burden. When choosing your life insur- ance company consider the 68 year record of this Canadian “mutual" company. Any of our re reaenfatives, or Head Ofico ‘lbe glad to ouln you in select- ing the right type of policy. M_""l&.':..|LE£ Established I569 “Owned by the Policylroldzrs” Head Ofino - Waterloo, Ont. H. W. PLETCB, Manager 2nd floor. ' Bank of Nova Scotia Bldg, Charlottetown, P. E. I. liflr. W. K. MacKay. Bumrnersldo and a horse named Unknown third money. In the three minute ovent it took four heats finish. Indy and whose Kingpird, cap- tured the first heat in 2.44 1-2. dropped the second heat to Mal- Deque Boy. a son of Gay Boy, and won the two final heats and race. Malpeque Boy second and Maud W. by Dean Swift, third. In the Free-for-all Loafer had 1. 3, 1, 1. in the Summary, Mazie 2. 1, 3, 2, and Maud B. had 3. 2. 2, 3, best time 2.30 which was consider- ed fest time for ameetsoearly in the season. The next gathering of the fans of the King's Bport was at Mel- ville on July 21st when two events were run off. In the Free-for-all that gamey son of French Bporter, Loafer, headed the summary with Hrugnmln Bird second, and All Right named ilrver . Best time 2.41 in the final heat. The other event. a named race, took four heats to finish. Darkoy after leading the way homo in the first two heats dropped the third heat to Little Joker, but cams back strong in the fourth and final heat. Iijrench Lion Jr. having four throes while Ella B. after finishing behind the first was drawn. No time an- nounced. Summer Driving Park Company but on no less than three meets in 1892. Starting with their mual Dominion Day race a three class event. The three minute race. had four starters. Loot S. that handsome daughter of Black Pilot brought home the bacon never being in denser with the fastest heat in 2.40. Wellington Baillie. a granddaughter of Old K (third. after finishing fourth in the first heat was placed second in the other heats. That handsome little stallion "Gay Bay" by Dqm Swt Bot one second. andtwo fourth while Fair Ellen, a daugh- ter of Island Chief, had three threes to her credit. - In the 2.46 class there were six starters Onward by Riley's Dean, heading the summary with three clear. John C., by MacKenzleh All Right. had one four and two two's and second money. Lady Hilda was third with one two and two threes. Tanner Boy by Wesllarwn was 3, 4, 4. John Gilpln by Crowfoot had s. ;5._5._and_1i/l§“§_ii-_5._6_ari_d _ t? gelding by B third 16, 1V; hands the following prises: Get of Sire. half-bred classes. Phone 1170 ‘Allotment Gardening- For P. E. I. Unemployed - The enclosed per was read before a group no Anglican clergy- men rs.ent y. r. was written by the Rector o! Port Hill the Rev. A. H. Hart-Davies, B. A., in view of the recent work that has been done in allotment gardeni by the unemployed in Charlotte own, will be read with general interest at this time. I At a meeting of the executive ‘of the Council for Social Service of the Anglican Church on Prince Edward Island, which was held last January. the chief item oi dis- cussion was the way the system or giving relief to unemployed men in the city of Charlottetown and other parts of the Province is be- ing increasingly abused. Instan- ces were cited or obviously un- deserv cases who continually spend their relief cheques on pleas- ures and luxuries. At the same time it was felt that there are man deserving cases who would we- come the opportunity to work. if such an opportunity were given them. It was stated that the auth- orities have absolutely no scheme i mind whatever for solving the u employment rohlem in this P ovlnce, other an the giving of direct relief, but that they would ivslcome any constructive sugges- tionsAfrom this or any other rep- tive body. 'I‘hose who were present were asked to study the problem before the next meeting, and I was asked particularly to prepare a paper on a book first published in 1936, entitled “Dig- Sing for a New England". or "The Co-operativo Farm for Unem loy- ed Men" by John S. Hoyland’. The English Plan Cited The theme of this book is that the only effective method of help- 1118 the unemployed is to adopt the plan of S. Francis of Assissi. ounder or the Franciscan Order. and to put oneself on a level with ose whom one desires to help. By so doing the depressed and dis- couraged are given new hope, a new outlook on life, and inspired to help themselves. The manner in which this principle has been put IMVII in England during he is by means of University Students and Public School Boys, going‘ to the depressed areas, such as o mining towns of south Wales or the manufacturing cen- tres of "re. stayin ing guess in tho homes o the un- em loyed". and undertaking to re- clam waste pieces of ground, and by sheer hard digging. transform- ing them into useful Allotment Gardens for the Unemployed. The s ht of boys from schools such as E n and Harrow. d hard. all day long, often in a rain, at a warbage pile or a stony piece of waste land, for the benefit or the local unemployed in 99 cases out of a 100 makes them want to lend a hand themselves. and when once the local enthusiasm is aroused. ‘SAINT SYLVESTRE 2041 - Class A Premium Thoroughbred Stallion Born in the Stables of H. M. King George V. Grand Champion Toronto Royal Winter Fair 1931. Reserve Grand Champion Toronto Royal Winter Fair 1936 Will stand for tho season at Southport or will moot mares on request. All the fools Sslnt-Sylvostro has produced m Ontario have boon sold to the States. Since on P.E.I. five of his offsprings have won at the Royal Winter Fairs 1936 and 1987 Junior Grand Champion More. Tlroo first prises, two seconds, two thirds and one fourth in Crosses well with any kind or mares; gives also, bones and good dispositions. Terms: 815.00; fivo dollars at time of ser- vice, balance on Docombor 111, 1938. Mono at owaofirioi. . _ mom. saffioivn. ' Southport the s irit of th r and give a be r idea or the nature of this ( 9i.) "B endid service has been per- formed by the various central or- tions for encouragement or allotment-gardening, in is tmovunent back s. be . m! is otbviflisly only ianuot ancy ss ye. r more ~ - merits are needed for individuds: and there should be greatly ex- tended opportunities for the hold- ing of more than one plot. Apart from this, there is the muchmore fundamental need or friendship. The provision of land, seeds and tools is only an initial step. The men still feel themselves isolated, stranded and ited by o vic- ious sysiom. No ing the can do is of service here. Charity. patronage and paternalism da. us hindrance rather than a he p. But ‘here is unlimited mom igndship. for groizvn. Best time 2.42 in the final ea . The third event was a named race wi three enterles and took IQ heats to 1112i; Mlliar. r. mode the grade the first heat but hadtozlveplscetoUpwardan- other son of Ril ‘s Dean in the second heat. Dic Miller coming back and won the next two heats. while Dalston, a son of General Benton, after finishing second in the first heat, made a bad mis- take and got the flag in, the sec- ond heat. Best time 2.52. (‘In be Continued) Weight 1300 lbs. 1st priso thoroughbred and Such friendship calls for a will- ingness on the part. of the ‘pos- ses classes’ to come and share the 1i e of these men: and to mgke a contribution by hard manual labor to the success of their cour- ageous undertakings on the land. lilxperience has shown clearly that there is no other way but this of transcending the class-barrier. It is essential to live in the men's homes and to work hard side by side with them on the land. Such a method or friendship en- ables one to come into direct con- tact with the intensely interesting beginnings of a new social order. In all these efforts to get back to the land on the part of the un- employed men, pathetically inade- quate though many of them may seem, some degree of co-operation has to be practised. In many cases this may amount to nothin more than the fact that some fif y men combine in order to rent a field. purchase manure and seeds, put up fences, and make very rudi- mentary roads. But in a growing number of cases co-operstion goes much far- ther than this. Sometimes all pro- duce is brought into a common stock: and is redistributed in ac- cordance with the number of work- hours putin by the mansometimes the land is held and worked in common. In a number of cases a communal midday meal is supplied. Then there is the interesting ex- periment at Cheltenham in the in- troduction of a token coinage, one unit of which is equal to a pound of Eotatoes. the men being paid wee by week in this coinage, and being able to cash their wages in produce, etc. Excerpts Cited (Page 129) “There is an extraordinary ex- hilaration in getting deep down be- low class-divisions, in sharing the lot and the work of hopelessly im- poverished people, and in helping hem on these co-operative ven- tures for social and economic re- construction. The work may be in- finitesimal. It may fail and die out, leaving not one trace behind. No matter, we shall have worked together. On the other hand, it may succeed. In time we may see a slow growth all over our country (and possibly not s0 slow) of hund- reds of co-operative arms for un- employed men, fostered and helped by school-groups, church-groups, and groups of unattached Francis- anly-minded people. The member- ship of these farms will._ lt_ is to be hoped, remain strictly iunited. Ex- perience so rai- shows quite clearly that a group of more than twenty unemployed men is sure to split as- under. It is also profoundly to be hoped that production will be for use, and that every effort will be made to keep off tneopen market, from the point of view of avoid- iug competition with existing small-holders and market-garden- ers, and also of escaping the in- evitable disappointments and cat- astrophes due to the fluctuations of market prices. If production re- mains for use —i. o. if the - duce of the farms is corisum by the unemployed families working them, or is exchanged for other forms of produce coming from similar farms elsewhere we shall indeed be building a new co-operta- tive social order throush the founding and multiplying of these communities." (Page 156) “It must be em hasized that masses of expert advce on the run- ning of such farms can be picked up for the as (indeed the trouble often is at we are stifled with well-meant but superfluous ‘expert advice’ without the asking) County Councils, Local Authorities. the Ministry of Agriculture. the National Allotments Association. the Friepds Allotments Association, the Land Settlement Association, and numerous other imposing bod- ies, all have their experts; and all are generous with really helpful advice. if asked nicely. There is no trouble arbont expert advice- The one thing needfui, everywhere, is the rson with drive and vision to set a thing going and keep it moving. ‘This person may be amari or a woman; ut he (or she) must exist. Everything upon fiding this person- (Page 162 "The influence "depends of middle-class gangs working on the land, in the Franciscan spirit. to help such farms, varies in practice not in ac- cordance with the beefiness of the gang, but with their unbeefiness. The most effective example is set not by the football fifteen of a famous school making the clods fly with superabundant enerey. as at a place in South Wales last holidays. This i5 good, indeed very good in its way. But more permanently ef- fective is a gang of old men (if possible grey-headed and rheu- matlcy). or a gang of school girls or women students. For such peo- pie to perform service like this creates 3, great impresion. because it obviously costs more. I remember a small deputation of men coming tn me, in connection with a gang containing several women-students. and saying perfectly seriously that the members or the allotment as- sociation, which we were helping, were gratefully impressed by the work_of the gang because the girls muscles would have become so en- larged by the hard work they were doing as to spoil their good looks! Chapter XXIII-“flis Startlnl of a Innn." lPass 164 KERO Ir1l r-rurfsrr QlS>N(l' \ Cooper Product-British llado lull, Guarautoodklways Dependable An a g s n o I- al disinfectant around tho farm n r1 d h u m o. KEBOL ll the but. yet one of the ehsapolt dls- lufovtanto on the market. Approved by the Health of Ani- m a I o Branch. 0 t t a w a. and widely used In 'l‘.l!. area work. KIROL ll uflll- rear Irritant. n o a- currollvo, a n fl FROST R E- BIBTANT. Order KEBOL from 1°" D7118- Hardware,‘ Feed and lord soon. or writs CANADIAN CO-OPEII-ATIVE wool. UBOWBBB Lliullir Quebec and Maritime Branch. Lennoxvllle. Qua "xi _' “N” _ _ i unemployed men in any locality, is l the presence cf one individual, in , m y, community. ma.e or female. who is keen to do something for the unemployed beyond mere words l and patronizing charity. 1f there is one ‘such person, and it he or she is patient and determined. the thing can be done. This has been DIW- ed over and over again during re- cent years. _ That single person w.ll have first oi all, to secure land within a reasonable distance of the 11011188 of the men whom it is desired w help. Local authorities of various kinds can be calieci in to help in this task. Some cities have allot- ment oommittees. Some county councils have special officers; and there are certain non-official or semi-official organizations, such as the Land settlement Associations. Th- National Allotments Associa- tion The Frlcndr. Allotments As- sociation, which will, ii asked politely give invaluable help and advice." (Page 165) "Then comes the task cf getting a group of men interested, and in- terested enough to shake off the lethargy bred by long inaction, t0 brave (ii; may be) the lalighter- of their fellows, and actually to .tart work on the land. In K108i 09-585 the manager of the l al Labour Exchange will be foun ready to help. An application should be made in person to him, and the scheme brieflfieexplained. He or sh may not lieve in it. But by this time of day it is fortunately possible to point to many localities where such co-operative farms are running successfully and have con- ferred great and tangible benefits upon their members. In any case the manager will be ready to give the names of half a dozen men who would probably be interested in the scheme, and to allow a notice to be put up announcing a meeting to discuss it. it will be needfui to call on the men, whose names have thus been received, and talk the matter over with them; and to rsuade them t0 come alonB 3° he initial meeting. Sometimes these meetings are best held in a Club for unemployed men; some- times, by special permission of the manager in a roorn at the Labour Exchange itself." (P685 1'10) "In the raising of finance for the help of new ctr-operative farms for unemployed men the churchei in the locality should give a great deal or help. Indeed we may look forward wi confidence to the day when each congregation of Chris- tians, however small and poor. shall regard it as an essential art of its work to foster the deve op; ment of one or more such farms. A Co-operative Farm or Farms for Unemplo ed Men, adapted t0 local comditons. 18 011 possib Prince Edward Island. That is the conclusion which I have reached. Unemployment is one of the big- gest problems in the world today, and some the kneenest minds ln world are trying to find a solution. Our problem in Prince Edward Is- land, in comparison with the large industrial and mining centres, is small, but cannot we learn from what others are actually doing? This is not a final and complete solution but it is at least a remarkably successfuly effort, which is beinz made to deal with the problem 111 a Chrlstlike way. - A MISSED MEAL? ‘Two r- ~ from neighbouring farms were tellin ' other their s ., w was complaining a- Md 4 . . bout no. netting enough to eat. "Only this morning." he said “the cook says to rnc. ‘Do you know how many pancakes you've ate already this morning? I told her I d!‘ _'t have occasion to count ‘em. ‘Well,’ says she. ‘that last one was the twenty-sixth.’ And it made me so wild I go up from the table and went to work with out my break- fast.“ Minards removes stains. I I Stallion Notice The pure bred Clydesdale Stallion MOUNT PLEASANT JACK will be at Large Bros. Livery Stable. Charlottetown. every Friday till; 2 o'clock thence by ferry to Hector. Cam hell's, Nine Mile Creek b!” Soul. Shore Road then to L011! Creek by New Haven to WM" stable. GORDON NEWSON. Owns ) "'I‘he single vital ‘tv for the starting_gf_ a_co_-_operatlve_farm for, 5925-5-34. _ Successful FOX Men Say- FEED the Ross-Miller Way r P. l. Island Agoals West sf Hunter River: The Hull M’lgr. A (‘old iitorago ('0. Ltd. Bumuroroida, P. l. I- itost o! Hunter River Mr. J. Robert Into-h Carter's Wart-houn- Jtharlottotown. P. II. 1.. Moons. Brace. Melly j 0a.. Iilrl lamnerslds, I. I. I. (i? TIMELY Notes ON TOPICS conmzcrso wmr Silver Fox Farming The Hudson's Bay Company held their Spring silver fox auc- tion on Monday and Tuesday of this week. Their offerings consist- ed of 16.416 skins of which 06 per cent were sold at prices unchang- ed comparison with March sale. The above is real] remark- able when lit 1s consi ered that the European situation on Mon- day was extremely tense. with hundreds of tanks lined up only some miles distant in hostile cam . The Germans on their side of t e (macho-Slovakian border and the Czechs guarding their territory. Everywhere there was bristling arms and gust n. spark was neces- s to se off s European con- flagration that would end no one knows where. The fact that es were main- tained b the od reliable com- pany an two-thirds of the offer- ing sold ls not only a tribute to the staunchness of demand for silver fox ltrias, but is also elo- fluent tes ony to the merchan- lsing ability of the H. B. C. This past season their auctions have un- uestionably set the pace. In fact e pace has been so much sup- erior to their competitors that there is no comparison. It was in 1926 that the i-lud- son's Bay Company first became interested in ranch-raised si.v fox gelts. Prici- to one day in .. at year they to ’ stock in them. They tvs" to handle silver fox pelts bought at their various o_t_ Canada. The tota of th:sc was small in comparison with C. .vi. Inmpson d: Company who were then the dominating factor in the world marketing of silver fox pelts. How the Hudson's Bay Company became interested will be briefly told in the following paragraphs. In the fall of 1925 Mesrs. Mc- Lure and MacKinnon sold forty pairs of silver foxes to a firm in Switzerland. En route from Char- lottetown they picked up distem- per from another shipment and some days val in Bwi - and the disease broke out. A serum was obtained in Paris and the trouble checked, but, not be- fore some fifteen or sixteen foxes had died. Although the shi pers’ contract ceased with the de very of the animals to steamer at Hali- fax yet they felt so badly about the matter that they jbtlfllfiyédl to Switzerland the next year and discussed some form of reimburse- ment. Needless to say it was very satisfactory to both parties and resulted in lsstin friendship and more business. ter seeing some of Switzerland, Messrs. McI-uro and l umeyed Ge . with they became quite well acquainted ‘ in a short time. He was very much in silver foxes and said 1 he ca them up at their hotel in London and an appointment with some True to his word ho did so and the friends turned out to bo the Governor and staff or the Hud- son's Bay Com eager listeners to the Stqry of silver 1a; fanning in Prince Dd- ward Island. In October, Governor Sale, Fur Trade Commissioner French. Rel h Parsons and other officials of Company arrived in Charlottetown looked over the ranches of Mc- Lure and. MacKinnon and pur- chased a large interest 1n the company. They also made a fur Purchasing contract and in the all of 1926 Messrs. McLure and MacKinnon were the princi 1 buyers of silver fox furs in t is Province. They continued in that position for several years and the total amount aid out by them ran into very arge figures. Pelts in those days averaged well over $100 and there was not any ser- 110915351 drag ln rice um the fall of . w en ey to ganed very badly and the suction sales of January. i932. saw averages almost as low as the January sales of 1938. Prices picked up in March, 1932. and continued to improve substantially for several years. It is a far cry to 1926 and the conditions that prevailed then. The world's production of silver fox pelts was Probably not more than 100,000. i that. We remem- ber well when 8,000 pelts was con- sidered a tremendous offering. but this past season upwards of 50.000 were offered at one sale. It is this great increiue in quantity that has been the cause to a large ex- tent of the severe decline in price. The difficulties due to low prices are being felt by us all, er it is better to have them chec ed now than for us to have one on fi- creasing our herds untl we got up to a world production of a million and a half or two million pelts. If everywhere conditions are the same as in this Province there will be at least a 25 per cent reduction in thr- number of pelts marketed this fall. Parties who have been making the rounds of the ranches wport that almost everywhere they find fewer ups born. In some cases it is ue to what is called "bad luck"; in others ths ranchers have simply cut down their herds. Now what is symptomatic of our country is true in other countries also, so we have the law of supply ‘bet that the breeding of 311w ‘ ‘crop will heavily decrease in the -and scientific principles. What is the prospect fall has been asked the writer, m once but dozens of times lately. do not pretend to be a prophe (it the son of eapmph . but l believe if the dogs war can be - ed and a modicum oi peace sp- pears on the firmament. we will nave a bit better market. Given a 15 per cent raise all around, neat- ly all could operate profitably True, the amount earned would not be rest. but it. would be suffici to ep us on an even keel an enable the ranchers to prove herds, cutting out the undesu-abll" foxes, Change cf weather. The recen change to more saiubrious weather should be taken advantage of by a.l ranchers to thoroughly clean up their fox premises. Get good s ong disinfectant and s..ray all h uses and dens in the proportion ct‘ one oi diélnldvnlllb to 1.411) oi warm water. This will seule thl 119a question pretty well ior thl season and help take care oi par- asites too. Where open pens art used foxes can be shut out. Per- haps tne most necessary thing t1 instli into 10x ranchers is the ne- cessity of sanitation. small quarters year in and yea! out foxes develop a number oi parasites that breed on them. ricosworm and lungworm are the most common and it would be good business for any fox rancher .0 dose his adult foxes for hook- wcrnis and round WOHH: tnu opting and again in the fail. Bet- ter health and better mtrition from less food will result. The cost is trifling and the saving in food supplies will more than make 11D for it Now that the grass in star-tin; to grow in good shape and it won r. be long beiore it is really 111K"- iant. the writer would like to 8W9 a word of warning re the feeaiiii; of fresh meat Irvin 11111111515 slaughtered that are just off the ." Last year we had some trouble in cur ranch and found it was due to fermentation caused by an acid condition o1 the fresh meat from highly grassed anion-is- When the meet was ground up and. mixed with the cereals the acid caused fermentation with the cer- eals and we lost quite a few D111" from bloating. We changed Yo cold storage meat and the troube dis- appeared. Tho Bcandinavians have felt In decline in silver fox pelt prices very much indeed. The estimated do- cline ls 26 per cent. This came as quite a blow to the rur farmers who before the season Opened 1W1 expected last year's prices or per- . haps oven more. Tho vast 1118-101‘- ity of them are unable to makl both ends meet and it is a 5316i; foxes in Norway on the present 5 E next few years. Re ts are that Raoul Rey- mon. Popular fox ranclin- a tan rt, has a large tumo it 80 P0 p131 and that his w .Tl'll8Wlllb€E0Odi‘i€WliDl'li5 many friends. At the Preston, England. Rotary Club a few weeks ago, “Fur Fami- ' was the subject T. Steph- ens of Moresdale Hall Fur Farm, Grayrigg, liingland. Captain Steph- ens said fur farming in Great Britain was started about years ago by a few Englishmen in Scofland, and in spite of the gen- eral dcpression is still flourishing, There are now about a dozen fur farms in Great Britain and I e- land, roost of them doin well. o fur market of the worl was Ion- don at which the furriers of ths world bought their stocks every season, an at the annual auctions British bred furs had established, supremacy over pelts produced in the wilds. At his own farm four varieties were bred. silver fox, mink, nutria and fur rabbits. The average price fetched by a British bred silver fox pelt last year was £41 ($205) and a furriers price in the market when made up about 100 guineas ($500). Fashions in silver fox pelts changed almost every season. from black with slight silver markings to half and three-quarters to the pairs‘. shades. and the fur farmer had to watch the trend oi‘ rashioi closely to de- cide what cofors to produce m the Spring breeding season for the market in Decembe- Month by month throughout ths year the Captain told the Club the risks the fur farmer had to face. Definitely there was mom-v in be made by a fur farmer who is a lover of animals and who carried his business on a commercial basis "What becomes of the comblngs of fur?" was asked by Roiariazi A. “inter. moving the vote of (hanks. "In America they weave them into silk stockings," was the reply. above the that Baron on the say Comment-in writer vmnl Munchauselhasajvgrthy rival in (Continued on page l1, Col '1) nl-‘E YOUR BOXES according to season. Writ- tn Napanec, Ont» for tho Rom-Miller feeding sche- F. W. La Procurable from all dealers. mplough 8. Co. 11d. MONTREAL r. N"! 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