PAGE EIGHTEEN "mi , colimm vlrm Silver Fox ,And Mink Farming TOPIOS the Great -of ,Lakes Mink Breeders Association The directors meeting at the Schroeder Hotel. Milwaukee. predict a normal mink crop for the coming season and that the quality will be better than last year. There have been some losses due to an extreme heat wave in the mid-weet but not. enough to upset e above state- ment. Francis . Alderman, Mul- kegoii. Michigan. president of the Association. stated that there will be no greater quality available than .1 year back and that he be- lieved there will be a i'eduction in some types ihybrid and dark) and R slight increase in mutations The next six weeks will determine ihe policy of the coming season. If imi'iii;il business is done it will iiii-.in :h.-it opening price levels will be iziir, The meeting was held solely to discuss contracts ..-,-i, vim auction companies for the coming year. A marketing .'l.i.ll l..-i. s-:51 series Lhel iiaile yet recognizes the limits of sociation in the promotion of mu- tlslng budget by about so per cent- They are producins I-110 11115” quality mink pelt and they WI-M the world to know it. He said "we have arrived at what We think is a workable understanding with the auction companies on the question of orderly marketl11vB 3115 the fur auction companies have agreed. to try and set sale dates that don't conflict to ellmlnll-E over-lapping that has existed. A prominent New York adver- tising man is being comulted on the new European and Great; Bri- tain advertising campaign, Mr. Shields said Canadian mink breed- ers also would aim at the south American market and talks v:i”r the Canadian Department of Trade and Commerce vil.. u.- i..- ranged to discuss the possibilities of getting dressed pelts into that market. Altogether about 525.000 will be spent in the next year through the Mink Breeders As- tation furs. Representatives of auc- tion firms and close to 80 Can- adian ranchers attended some in crops will be formulated. Aii offering of some 10,000 Rus- Sldll siible has practically all sold at Lriiiiicrad with France domin- 3,1111: European purchasing and Non York also quite an active buy- cr. K-aiiichatka. avci'3SEd 353 10 5.1350 and Barguzins 351.50. Muskrat and marten de-1 cliiied geiierally. shine 750.000 raw squirrels at ihe, above auction. Jusrpli l-I, Francis, well llCl'E-, who was Washington lob-l IIIGV, fur the American Fur Indus- ti ' Tax Committee, has written zcr to President Elsen'nowei'l i.. l.' iipproval of a bill to re-l move the 20 per cent excise tax oni illI'5. : At Ciiiianian Mink Breeders held in Vziiicnuvcr iecciitly, it was decided to launch an ambitious program to promote sale of Canadian standard dark mink in Europe, Italy and, England. Executive secretary Nor-' iiiaii W. Shields of Fort William, Qmarin. said the Canadian mink; Jrcedcrs had boosted its advor-I YEARS TO I .. PAY and the lowest carrying jliargei. sessions of the three and a half day conference. mink breeders in g who has supplied them with many averaged fine quality mink. held open house 511 Onemm OIIF rm. Over 100 members of the fur , w3'5ltrade and mink breeders attended. pra:i.c.illy all sold to Americans George Maya” 0! the American imong his known ,loii mg: in is-iidiiigz fox and mink farmerslieader ol the fur the annual meeting of the.mlnk breeders Grosse, well known to the Maritimes. Otto week at his North Wood Fur Fur Auction. Inc., spoke and ii- rema.i'k.s was the fol- is no longer the industry, it is practically the fur trade. With this how can you be pessimistic?” No one was. There was agreement. that the development of new mu- tations, feeds, sanitation and dLs- "Mink eases. control methods, improved styling, labelling. legislation and orderly marketing through the associations had contributed to the dominance of mink in the industry. ' The ranchers themselves key- noted the main reasons for minke super-ioi-ity. Elmer Christiansen of Cambridge, Wisconsin, cited the appearance of many new colors and iheicxpedituregof about S100,- ON E .YEAR WARRANTY against faulty material: and manufacturing. Included are-complete check-up of bumor, . . -NEVHVSY NOTES - By J. A. ciagii. n.se. -rt?-U-j"? TRACE EEEMENT5. Trace elements are chemicals eaction produced by the applica- tlut are vital to plant growth, tion of lime." i though the quantity required in All trace elements are present in the soil is very small. relatively abundant quantities in Soil Research Chemists. work- the ocean, and most sea foods are ing on information obtained from rich in these elements. seaweeds, ceramic engineers. have developedlincludihg Eel grass, kelp and rock- a method whereby trace elements weeds are good sources of these can be applied satisfactorily in trace elements, as is also fish-offal, minute quantities. to restore soils These materials, however, are a- that have been exhausted sf theielvailable to only a very small per- elements by continuous croppinglcentage of the farms of Canada. or erosion. 1 Last year approximately 750.000 Farmers have known for gen-itons of commercial fertilizer were eratlons that crops remove certaii-ilused in Canada. There was a time. elements from the soil, and havejiiot so long ago, when these fer- applied barnyard manure and tilizers were not nearly so pure or waste farm products to retain and refined in their composition as increase soil fertility. These man- they are today, and contained. a- ures contain, in addition, to the inong other materials, some of the major fertllising constituents: Ni- trace elements. We can no longer trogen, phosphorus and potash. count on securing them from this many and sometimes all of thelsource. trace fertilizing elements, such as 1; is true that newly cleared Ii-on,gAsnulBphur.dcopprirbdboron. 81110. land and many other areas that 1111111 9 0 B11 1110 Y 611111'11- have not yet been depleted of these raeixe 1&3-:39 :1;mt9:t3- h h0W5g91(”1-'t.race elements; on the other hand. Ir nu. n we neee Sndl soilsi idsof b - In Very-much 11111111151 1111311111135 djiantyraoiiiiirfriill. are 'nlil:ley to r:qlll1Irl)'B than standard fertilizers: they may light applications of some of the make all the difference in the world H-ace elemems, 1; has been cus. in developing the growth of lieal- tummy to gphly bo,-on 35 born thy plants and the growth and de- mlxed Mm other and I0P111C1V 01 healthy 3111111515 1111dlii'on and manganese as soluble sul- PWP19 "1515 1995 011 111959 Plamsiphate salts of the metals; either as and their Pr0d11Cl6- The result 01 a dust or as a spray on the leaves. their absence or deficiency is well . . . illustrated in the growth of turnips The distribution 0! the mruble ;:u5l”1xl1g;?Clf)I;t it':"3;:n'wIKfl higg salts in such small quantities has I i It. per cent of the roots slfected byibefn both Costly. am? hmmcu bmwngheut It nu been Wien they are mixed vut a regu- I fertilizers. soil. There have also been where loss of live Cause mjm. . y to some of the plants. y :;nr.p:'5T'f5 II”?-ixeigeaigugllitntgnggel If trace elements could be ap- e lc 6” n 08: 3, .1 '.plied so that only small quantities would be available from wsesivent even distribution. and so may 3- stock occurredi iime to'r It is also possible that trace elements may be present 11 501 End Y95 be "”3V3”3b1e '0 Ihelby the forces of nature, than an i-1 ii ,mpm,mnce of educaung the public ily crushed into fine particles that i - th hi h uality , concern n; e g qa job, he rlard fertilizer. and applied at ratesltl N III A " I . 53032, ,.,,'-,1.',ii:,,1,l";a",'.;3F.I')l.,,i.,.,,.,, M. lot from 50 to 150 pounds per acre. complish. v 5 - l Breeders Association. said that thel paramount problem is to prevent..wherc applied to deficient. soilsp over-lapping sales. He plans to ar- F-T-E (as they are called), have- ranrge limited quantities at any corrected deficiencies and increas-, THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN , Sow Early Varieties For Fall Home.,Gard'en Crops AUGUST. 8 1953 ETTA coop, ”STARLINE" BARN & STABLE EOIIIPMENT Aluminum and Asphalt Roofing Co-op Binder Twins Co-op -Farm Wagons Co-op Pelnls-full range of colors t Co-op Refrigerators and Home Freezers (At Special Clearance Prices) Co-op Milking Machines. and Coolers Deep and Shallow Well Systems CompIetegPIumbing and Healing Service Check co-op QUALITY. PRICE and SERVICE Before Buying Have You Tried CO-OP FEEDS? If Not Ask Someone Who Has SHOP CO-OP - IT PAYS .causlng lumps or cakes that pre-lmsc kiumg 'h9?9ltime over a period of years, similarlbiit do not .-mi-L thorn i-.hir-ii tnknttinvs. So all "Rio nature's way of weathering rocks 90 days to ' Extensive experiments have bccnliqusiico Sunday :if(ci'nonn Iconductedg over a five-year pci'iod.lhom,-, Of M,- A, G, gturgeon of the mgr-keungyat the Michigan State College ofymw and 5,5,”, committee of the Mutation Minkhgrlculturc and other research la-rence Durant. rind fiimily. boratories. which have shown that -V -- - -- .. -. . , Beets Are t for the Tabl and for Canning when at Large no Golf Balls ables to sow late. for fall har- even in northern states. shown , - . . , that lmau upplmmom M bomnllal -ferilhlel. they 111337 Chusey vest, the first step should be to Though you are sowing late. V, ,chem-ical action rendciing some of check wiili the local wciiihor member in the case of ten will correct this condition. andghe m redlems ..unavauab1c .. or 0”. T, - , , ,1 . produce norm” mom on the samey E - . 1 .ice. ie me-iiige KI'II8 of the; i'cget:ib.cs to choose carlyt frost in the fall iiiirzcties, which ariety which you will sow. lure in 60 days. lettuce in If 100 Kl;-ys of frosi-fi-cc wcaIli- days, beets lll arige of vegetables you ('.''.ll sow. l'11fllFllGS 111 30 d1lIv'5. P935 111 these Ciill still ilio fall liarvest, iii-iliirc. llllIr'SR IIl.P)'l50l111 IMF '1II survive o:ii'l,v frosts. To iiizi-l, , It is a izrezit mistake to ie - planlsgbecause of soil acidity. Vilhen dear way of solving this problcfnl turn Cliiiirsc C.ibb.i:',P lfikrs giilivct lliv fall hai'i'est from Ilhge 3 50” 1' KWW" Y0 I” "Mr Celia” would have been accomplished. days. hriiszcis is. one of l 1'0 111110 gzirricii. since in many fertilizing materials can be made such 3 way has now been gecured the liardicsi l'CgCl:iI)!L's hikes :;;i.wii,vs.it is the best of the year avhmbh I” Plan” by the chemicaliby research workers. They learned d,a.1" but 13011! llicrv Iivill siir- ISCHIC CFCDS difficult for the ama-I E:..c..E.E.E..sEE.. that molten glass will dissolve 1'111'1ltd SPVETK1 lI'cczin': iilalits zimillcur in the spring are easy in 000 (or consumer advemsmg by metals in much the-same way thiit, zine ' it udolc-onto. li:iri-rs: ii crkg, the Vfull. rake cauliflower for ex- me three leading mink assocmuonsg sugar will dissolve in hot water; beg: Mimi; or vegetables Il.1l'CJ.”"I)-1" Ill lnrder to mature heads Ken Bunerneld ,' Canadhm rang that these metals remain sealed in For 1-1: -. V g gill llhe Spiiiiz before hot weather Cher from .ruxe'do Manitoba addg non-crystalline structure in' solu-Iwmcl CA-.lll?r -EZl0(:l.5.l.. sow kale,-E351-5 111?, 9109. Plants must be ed that "our San-lama” is 1-" ourmom when me money, glass conxb fir inf" no iiiipimed ill iliivnr -.l. fuuyi. ill IIIC garden bcfope mgamumons' commmng me mar-gtanmlg me dgshgd special pmpm.,l Lillis; Amriiwnncii i)(1yIIl1IIS ..ii'iiatruis spade up their k t- y elm nd dam consumexdtles is poured 11110 Cold Wal8l'ulaiit is ciiiploycd iii OII(llI'ZlEIIIT(TVlI ml" ijul plants 5” out "Ow mu 9 mgvo pn I. , g . lbreakiiig it up into sniali-irregularlis fhrcc vmrs 5:, .- M : G - "mum "1 H” auiumn llieillvh?-1 of ?I1lEhuIJnI1I4e:icAJIIl.I1lI;iII(Ilphrtlclcs Called --fmy These are si- last visit. lo tlicllsilaiiclks nlmms and mm a long harvest OI ”' greedeu Askchmonl stressed the bout the size of peas, and are cas- A .g A lccuem I1”3m-V with 410 1111118811 Mr. and Mrs. Joscph Duiaiit and of wing to seed '. .- H9. 1 int ' ' ogican be safely mixed with a Stall-,Mr. and Mrs. Mniiucl DeRochc :lll(I m till: fallucmiclls eitliliileizr iio agnili ieir children. Wilbur and Rci:iiia,, I it It ' v 1 loll of Sumiiiersidc. visited lll Snutlil :I:,1,?..(:.:,fg l:,1,,.E!m;:xaH)1)y tfmsk r 1 1 -,- . I ' reez- 1" thP,ii1i: iioatlicr comes. If you plan Durnnt's brother-iii-,ri special crop Mr. and Mrs. Law-y for -VC.A,hcniis. bccls mid carrots. for canning I g means they ma-I our locality many deteriiiiiie tliclture early. Early beans will ma-I . lg 55 days. carrots er iemains, you iiiil have a ii.(Ii'1!lll 70 days. cucumbers in 45 days, storiirg in a. root cellar, sow 'In selecting varieties of vcge- harvested as late as Chrisima.-H re- der va- 45 60 be ISLAND OD-OP SERVICES 58 Fitzroy Street YOUR LOOrAL OO-OP ' STORE -.-SEOUTH GRANVILLE vy. I."-yoou. I. ma! Soiiih Granville W. my Mrs. Louis Ciirbclt invited incin- the home of Mrs. Fred Cliuppcllelbcrs for next meeting. Roll can ,will be answered with one squuo on August 5. - Roll call was answered by Hillel members and seven visitors were present, The W. I. delegates gave their reports of the Provincial Conven- tion also their visit in Charlotte- town. Other committees gave their reports and the following new oncs were appointed: school. Miss Mac vided ciitertaiiiment with contests Buchanan sick. Alexandra, lunch, Mrs. Chappelle, Mrs. Ali- for zi quilt. urraiigc for liicluded a contribution of Mac; I prizes Alcxaiidra Keir. OT one--rs-leso that.buycrs won't. sit backgand say "Why hurry, we'll pick off the cream." He expressed ed growth: It is reported in "Oval.", a magazine of.indus,trial chemlstry.l that F-T-E (fritted trace elemeiitsli efficiency test, service calls, arid tree inspectjoe ' X r. 1. 8 . rt I .- it IU Fl Illl isso PI 0006'! issooll BONNER I WM5 296a r0eI-:ow'Iy EUOIVOJIY CZWUII Arm-chair ease and comfort all winter Ion .in every kind the opinion that this method of are now being manufactured at! marketing will help stabilize pi-ices oakviue, omario. j and .assure breeders of moving AA..E..-.-.m.-- 1 their pelts. He also plans to im- . prove co-operation with suction houses to remove the mls'inder- I . ' standing ”that mutation breeders - are trying to hog the show." Dave Loffman, New York representative of Great Lakes Mink Association. Congratulatioiis are being ex- 0111Dh11&lZ0d that the "fact that tended to the following pupils of 50 D01 C9111 01 the 11111111 Sold is st. Augustine's Convent, South throush associations keeps sale Rustico, who successfully passed ihc entrance exams at Prince of' Wales College. Charlottetown: The Misses Frances Doucette. El-1 . D t a Lo”i s- -1 WINNIPEG. ICP)-Henri Min- "m" an "me me vlelle, 26-year-old engineering stu- ' I I 11"" mm 5113- P3-1594 thwush Miss Pauline Doucette of Southl here on the latest lap of a hitch- . Rustico has gone to work at the Cltyl hiking tour in which he hopes to 1 - 3 cover 15,000 mug in 50 days Wm? Hospital in Charlottetown for the out spending more than 8100. He summer months" l prices on a high level. 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LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY FILMS WILL BE SHOWN llfhlllllllalllflx Al Rmnitml ICPIIIIIQ 5HUHc won by Misses Annie and A committee was appointed to National Films and fl. sale of ice-ci-cam. Business aris- ing from the correspondence read l0 from funds to Cancer Campai'-gn, The programme committee pro.