>—- .>—' IMBBIQS DIVINQ BEETLE to s "salient note ln wlulnn, upon group of in- ” known as predacious diving guy 1 lzave now to report that , specimen sent in by Mr. Frank szerrls. of souris. was actually u] harrisii, which we may “plate into the popular name of any; Diving Beetle." As this in- ‘qqc; new to me and as I did ,. recollect of seein it 1n any Is- .. list, I forwar ed it to the Minion Entomologist. who re- ggl "The insect, argon suspect- ‘pyflgclll hsrrllii irbY. I Int it under separate cover." pvith thanks to the Entomolo- for his courtesy, the question m. beetles name is now settled. there was one point that I did ‘gltouch upon: what was tile ing so 1:; flkom his native rwcll. Edsel y e me ave glumted h food supply h that gulgl‘ place, and as he had m: under his hard and rlorny it was the most natural lrl the world for him to take m; search oi watery "pastures gr," Or it may have n the grit of romance wilicu led him to m, tho familiar scenes where mile lived as a juvenile "water- lgcr." who knows? A Confession pic man who never makes a mis- e, they say. never makes any- m; which may perhaps serve gm excuse for a rather lud- mul mistllke (I don't meim |iyp0gr9plliilai one) that ap- l gcferrllll l m the fall oi 1994. forty or l] alaclrfish got themselves mulled on Cape Breton island. i furnished ome most interest- pgpress "copy" for the Depart- gent of Fisheries. -Tl"le fishermen “were told, rendered them for oil, rllich was used as motor lubricant “also for paint oil for which it ill r very satisfactory "body". It Iullsoused as harness oil, and burned in lamps like lion iii bodies 650 gallons of oil I10 obtained. So far the scribe llidone a splendid job, but he llnilbcd up with something like nil; "By the way. the sc ntifio lime of the Blackfish is ‘hueogo glib, and it is very common mlllwards." lion we called the Biockffsh Mice sills mehs in England, rirch reely translated means “the mull-headed black one," and is m7 descriptive; but I know there n: 9 modern fancy for changing ilc recognized or ancient names. uliluppcserl this to be an instance oiit. ‘Thus-it came to pass that I tnployed the term Tallinn onltil illrltin of the Blackfish. believ- brthllt he experts could not err. Time went on, and at last c. copy tithe National Geographic Maga- lliiecdme into my hands and aller- timy opinion in certain ways. It pie r colored picture oi Tauiogn with, l f’sh which does not exceed the fest in length and fifteen ponds in weight. and in no way resembles our "Blackfish." But the lilglzinc stated that it was com- Iollly called a "Blackfish" in withem waters, so flaw where the liltlke arose. The writer of the ar- licleill question had confused the s tvoiflllckfish," giving the details ltlle ore and the scientific name the other. Then I enquired about Inlackfirh which is not a fish at tlihut a stream-lined. red-blooded al like ti"; whale-and found lie was called Globlcephslus ltlulll. on this side of the water. are several morals to be ~ from this little incident Plot: Prove all things, and verify illlllfain verify: second; Be care- with popular names. for the m heme may be applied to dif- irrh: objects m dlrrel-chc localities. (fill! same object may have a iiiierent popular name in other filler. That is why the scientific liim: is so important. and whv an 3101110: the above is so reprehen- 'I‘lle English Bluebell 0e English Bluebell is in bloom lithe garden Just now, and this lthe second season for it. It is a common lant in the forests ll Northumber and but only under hardwoods, and it blooms Just "llllt ire leaves of the trees become lllllire enough to cut off the light much. Then. one can see the Ilcdland floor paint/ed as blue as Milly by myriads of bluebells, and h use they are a. kind of hyacinth ll’ fragrance is delightful. In hrden here they are rather at lilllndvlntage. the cool weather of m"! suits them well enough, but lll the heat comes. and there ls u’ lhldc. the leaves dry off too m1? and I can scarcely expect l0 get stronger, or multiply all’ year. This happens to other h plants too: the Cowsllps, lllitrncs. bloom early. and then m the summer comes the ‘eaves hlllll dry up. and the seed- d: lflll. But 9H4? Alltildt hey ‘hmllly make new growth and are Tglld 9s ever the next spring. m Elllllsh Bluebell is called in h! localities the wild Hyacinth; r001 is‘ bulbous, nnd the leaves directly from it. The will l8 inches long in goo; soil. ‘Wlllrlu half that lehgiil hero. » Jere about half-enx-linch wtidc. concave. e ower s em A '°“\ll‘y—ono f% each bulb- k they produced white. M» llid ‘ililtlc-red" flowers; and h llsll the wild form varies a little Enlllllllll. in general it is light ‘lllllily streaked darker. "litre called it llyseinillue "trillion. and it hn had several synonyms; but moet botanists g, lhov l: m Collin hum“. from nhliilllllng or droooin flowers. A cousin oi our Buebell marina 1| the source of the lions which are “harmless to imnllock." The Bquill (Scillal is I a if emetic, but. the rut cannot “"6 i’: and the internal com- "lfll ls too much for the rodent‘ "lilo 1 L Squilla we: a avow Nile, Un Mn ued in these notes a few years - l.‘ - NEWSY NOTES - filfll-DOLA time. to brin uses of broucfllfff fir: mum m “Blglhh ‘Iblher very pemflouc. thUllder that attractive (leading Here! onoe appeared 1n the Faun‘, “legit! a short article running l "I'll! Bullish tuber has o. delic- °"-' "W" and has hishiy nutrit- ious qualities. The plant gmwg "n: Old hedsesldcc and lIl old pastures. and is like a small kcy (that should be "kex") rather lar- ger than the parsley plant and somewhat like it. It bears a white flower and is wonderfully prolific in tubers. Berti-mute or jar nuts as g6? are called in some parts, when lied or roasted are hard to dis- llllsuish from chestnuts treated in the same way. Cultivated earth nuts Brow to a hu e size and are well worth the min um of labor they require." That carries me right bu]; to boyhood’: days; but requires some explanations. Shakespeare speaks somewhat of “Keckslesfi evidently some umbelliferoug plant, with o, flat-topped bunch of flowers, usually unite. Jar must be pro- nounced‘ "yar" from the Anglo- Saxon ‘corthey’ we lads made it ctr-nuts or arnlcks. The tuber (in the wild state) never grew larger than a walnut; we dug it up, wiped the earth from it, scraped off the bmwll ill-ill. Ind (after the manner of boys) ate the tuber raw. In that state there was a slight acridity that kept us from eating too many; doubtless this would be dissipated in cooking, as happens to many other roots. The chestnut alluded co. 1| not our Horse-chestnut, whose fruit. is bitter and is said to be nwrotic: it is the Sweat or Spanish Chestnut that it meant, a nut very generally roasted and con- sumed in the Mediterranean coun- tries. and sometimes to be had in England once on a. day. Well, after reading this account I rnI-de up my mind to try the "Eng- lish tuber" All old friend in Devon- shire sent me seeds of Conopodium denudatum. which was the nearest I could get to the name of the plant, and year after year I tried to grow thenhThere is something in our soil or climate not favorable to iize growth of umbelliferous plants. so I began t0 despair of ever seeingmthe tuber. At last the little plot came grass-grown and the experiment came to an end. Last year on cutiin the rass I noticed some little dvided eaves in the undergrowth, so I dug them up and there were uze tubers! as large as a pea. I replanted them. some in the rock garden and others in a nursery bed. All are growing vigor- ously, and the latter are flowering. If I can raise the seed here, the "delicious English tuber" will have a. chance to make good. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE ‘I am always glad to answer any questions-within my powerh-but readers who wish for a privare reply are asked to enclose a stamp- ed eelf-addressed envelope. Spray The Farm flrchard V (Experimental Farms News) Spraying is one of the practices moat neglected in Prince Edward Island farm orchards. At one time it may have been possible to pro- duce fruit moderately free from in- sect injury and disease, but. the time of such immullityis past. Un- fortunately injury to the growing crop is not the only manifestation of s ray neglect but ls evident in the ow vitality of the trees and often results in their ultimate death, says G. C. Waren, Dominion Ebcperilnental Station, Charlotte- town, P. E. I. During the past twenty years, Black Knot alone has reduced the number of plum and cherry trees in this province over seventy-five per cent. Spraying the small farm orchard need not be a difficult or an ex- pensive tdsk. In most cases a. small barrel-type sprayer will be found satisfactory. Such eprayers can be placed in a. cart or truck and oper- ated by the driver. In addition to the pump, one line of hose some 30 or 40 feet long is required. To this is attached a ten foot pipe or bamboo rod fitted at one end with single or double nozzles. A shut off “(Placed at the hose end of the ro . This type of sprayer will de- liver a fine, mistllke spray and I quite efficient providing the oper- ator covers each tree thoroughly. Timeliness is an imPOrtant factor in pest control and calendars giv- ing complete instructions for spray- ing may be obtained from the Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pathology. Charlottetown. or from one Experimental Station. Such spray schedules should be closely followed if the best results B" W be obtained. W001 WANTED Ship your wool to CON DONS WOOLLEN MILLS ' Charlottetown and receive highest market price for vested and unwashed wool. Money paid on receipt of wool. All wool has to be graded by 911ml" meal inspection. We do our own grading. You do not hove to will for o government inspection to get your money. All wool must be clear of dirt end bum. Freight paid on I00 pounds on wosllcd wool, also on 10° Plllllld‘ of unwashed wool. IJII-B-IF WI. ' till Jill)’ 59- lWcckiy Live Stock Market Report SUMMARY The cattle marketslave been ac. tlve at firm to steady prices during l-he post week, with weighty steers receiving conslderabl more atten. £1011 lil- nlost marke . Calf prices n eastern Canada were stronger Iii-rig held steady on western 1.3;- “i! - $1095 made another substan- ‘ a vance with increases ranging {mm 25 cents to 7o cents per cwt., °1' 3-1 Kiwi-Ed for the week. Sheep "l9 lamb prices made gains at TOIOIIIo and Montreal. EASTERN CATTLE MéRtréETs STEADY a e rece pfs were cleared at TORONTO Bf steady primg, We18llly "w: sold at ea to $9.25 with one lot at $9.35. Butchers ca to $9 and light stockers $7.50 to $8.50. Prices were firm at MON_ TREAL due to a lighter rum Gold llllllllty steers were steady at $3.65 t0 $9 with one load at $9.25. Prices of other classes of cattle were firm. Recent-e were lisht on MARITIME Hwrkels and prices of all classes of cattle remained steady. Choice to Egg steers were quoted at $8.50 to WESTERN CATTLE TRADE ACTIVE The cattle trade at WINNIPEG was active with butcher steers and heifers 25 cents higher. There was a good demand for pragflcally .1: classes of’ cattle. Fed yearlings were steady with six shipments of boys and girls’ club calves meeting a Hood reception. All suitable light stockers were in demand at $7 to $7.75. with local requirements ill- creasing leaving fewer rockers for eastern shipment. At CALGARY the market was steady. good butch- er steers be.ng quoted at $7.75 to 8.60. EDMONTON had improved action on weighty steers. Three cars of heavy steers brought $9.15 on United States markets. Elsewhere in the west cattle trade vans gener- ally brisk under light raceinig Top prices for steers at PRINCE ALBERT were $8.25. MOOSE JAW $8.50. SASKATOON and REGINA $8.25 and VANCOUVER $8.75. UNITED STATES MARKET Shipments of Canadian cattle to the United States were heavier this past week. Canadian steers at Buff- alo brought $10.40 to $10.65 or about the some as Toronto values of $9 to $9.25. Medium to good steers at St. Paul were quoted at $9.50 to $10, rigid good and choice vealers $9.50 1. Exports to the United States dur- in; the week consisted of 1,927 beef cattle 464 dairy, 1.858 calves and 1,177 hogs. Shipments to date this year, with corresponding figures for 1940 in brackets, were: beef cattle 44,124 (55,068), dairy 7.073 (4,871), calves 29,287 (34,227). hogs 16.708 (nil). Beef cattle exports un- der the second quarterly quota from April 1st to June 12th, were 21.241 ($5,713.) CALI‘ MARKET REGAINS LOSS The calf market at. Toronto open- ed 50 cents higher at $10.50 to $11 for choice and closed strong with a general top of $11. At Montreal, extreme top of $11.50. The bulk of the calves at Winnipeg were $9 to $9.50, while good choice vealers at Calgary were $9 to $10. Top prices at Edmonton were $9.50. Prince Al- bert and Moose Jaw $9.50. Saska- gson $9. Regina $10 and Vancouver SUBSTANTIAL ADVANCE IN HOG PRICES Hog priccs at Toronto made a sharp advance from last w:ek‘s close of $12.85 to a closing price of $13.50 this week for B-l dressed. Montreal sold h0g3 at 313,50 to $13.75 dressed. Hogs advanced sharply at Winnipeg closing at $12.50. Hogs closed at Calgary at $11.50 t0 $11.85. Edmonton $11.85. i0 $12, Prince Albert $12.10 to $12.15. Moose Jaw $12.05, Regina $12.30, Saskatoon $12.10 to $12.25 and Vancouver $12.70 to $13.75. LAMBS UP 25 CENTS AT TORONTO Choice lambs at Toronto opened 25 cents higher at $13.50 and held the gain to the close. Montreal paid $12.50 to $13, others $10 to $12. Winnipeg sold a few good spring lambs at $12.75. Tops at Calgary were $11, Edmonton and Prince Albert $10.50, Moose Jaw and Sask- atoon $ll and Regina $12. THE WOOL MARKET Graded wool is now being offered more freely by certified wool ware- houses in Ontario. One warehouse repolas the sale of two carloads, one of Medium Saple and one of low Medium grades. Prices for lfraded wool in Ontario from certi- fied wool warehouses to manufac- turers areas follows: Medium staple. 3i cents to 33 cents per lb.; Low Medium Staple, 31 cents to 32 cents per 1b.; Low Staple, 20 1-3 cents 3i cents per 1b.; Coarse, 29 cents to 33 cents per 1b.; Black at Grey, 20 cents to 35 cents per 1b.; Seedy at Chaify, i9 cents to 19 cents per 1b.; Cotfs 30 cents to 23 cents per lb. In the Maritime Provinces mills are now purchasing freely from farmer's for direct deliveries at mills: Medium Staple, 2a cents per lb.; Low Medium Staple, 20 cents to 29 cents per 1b.; Low Staple, 39 cents to 38 cents per lb.; Scedy d: Chaffy, 15 cents to 20 cents per 1b.: Cotts, 1s to 19 cents per lb-z Black dc Grey. 35 cents to 20 cents per lb. The first carload of officially graded Manitoba wool was shipped east from Winnipeg this week. Wool being delivered by wool buy- ers to registered wool wartlzouses in western Canada is. for the most art. in such aha that tne fleeces ave to be condtloned. This indi- cates lack of care on the farm dur- ing the growing period and at shearing. only a small percentage of western sheep are shorn. Regis- tered wool warehouscn in Manitoba are offering the following prices to farmers and wool buyers: ll"ne Staple. 30 cents per 1b.: Fine Medium Staple. 20 l-I cents per 1b.; Medium Staple. 30 cents per 1b.: low Medium Staple. 33 i-2 cents per 1b.; low Staple. 32 cents per lb. Coarse, 27 cents per lb" Serdv s» Bllrrv, l3 cmis per l‘. owv Black. ill cents urr 13.; celllg tn 9 owls por lb, CATTLE MARKETS TORONTO Qllttle receipts 0i I good veals made $10 to $11, with an . ii; ——. UUIK l I CONSERVATION I A WEEKLY COLUMN OI‘ PRACTICAL OPINIONS OP THE VITAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE USES AND ABUSIS 0F ‘The sixth consecutive January lrlventoy of migratory waterfowl was conducted under ucepticnally trying conditions but with resllll-i that crmpletcly justified the lrleth- 1 ods employed. Under the leadership cf the l0 l‘ ozlal dlIeCtOIs practic- ally the en ire fled fo ce cf the Bureau was thrown into this opera- tion, sided cy the Army Air u-rps tine Naval Air Service. the Coast Guard, o commercial tire and rub- " ber company, the Forest Service. Soil Conservation Service, National Park Service, Stats foiestry, police and game and fish departments. and others. No attempt has been made to compile a, com le‘e list of participating personne but. ‘ estimate is between 3,000 and 3,000 —e. fine crops of trained observers While the advent of winter over. much of the countzv was delayed nearly to tlhe holiday season. it closed in about at inventory t'me with en intensity that has not been equalled in many years. Freezng weather extended to the Gulf Coast and deep snows were prevalent. Despite these unusual and frequ- ently hazardous ctnditions. the in- vlentory was carried out on sched- u e The 1941 estimates indicated that the-e were somewhere in the neigh- bcllhood of 65.000 000 ducks and Reese on the continent. These iiE-| ure: represent an increase of about l5 percent in the W-FOTCIW] populo- l ticn since January 1939, and nestlvl two and one-half times lthe cflurlt’ of 1935. The i940 population is pro- When arranged by flyways, the results cf the inventory showed a decided lack of uniformity as had been indicated by stuiy of the fall migration. As in the past few years the Atlazl-tic and Mississippi flywayg this year harbored mcst of the duckg and geese. The Central Hyway showed a. large decree-e in all gpec- les. while in the Pacific Flywey the status of the birdc remained almost at ithe 1939 level. According to species. t-he mallard and the pintoil are making the beet. recovery. due of_course to their ex- 5.262 were cleared a1 steady prices. Weighty steers brought $3 to $9.25, butcher steers and heifers $9 to 9, butcher cows $5 to $7.50 and bu ls $6 t0 $7.50. Fed calves ranged from $8.75 to $10 and light stockers $7.50 to $8.50. while milkers and spring- ers were from $50 to $90 each, Montreal had a lighter run of 1.622 cattle. Good quality steers made $8.65 to $0. top $9.25, medium lilllds $8 to 8.50, good heifers brought $3 to $8.50, common $4.75 to $6.50. baby beeves sold for $9 to $10.50. bulk of the good quality cows $7 to $7.25, cancers and cut- ters $3.50 to $4.50 and bulls $5 to $6.50. Mllch cows ranged from $50 to $110 each, WINNIPEG had 2.738 cattle for sale and an active trade. Butcher steers and heifers improved move- ment at $3 to $9.50. odd tops $9.75. Dry fed ycarlings in demand at $7 to $7.75. quality cows steady at $5 to $7, with canners $3 to $4.50. Bulls were in good demand at $5.50 to $8.75. Light stockers in demand from $7.75, common $5.50 up. CAIOARY marketed 1.793 cattle on a gmerally steady market for butchers with cows tending lower. Good choice butchers brought $7.75 to $9.60, good cows $8 to $6.50. good fed calves $8 to $8.50 and good stockcr steers $7 to $7.50. EDMONTON had Lfll cattle with improved trading on weighty el-eers. others steady to strong. Practical top on lzandyweight steers $8.25, heifers $8, fed calves $8.50, cowss $6.50 and bulls $6.50. Stockers 7 PRINCE ALBERT had 84 cattle with a brisk trade. Good steers were mostly $8, choice heifers $7.50 to $8, good fed calves $9 to $9.25. stocker steers $5 to $3.75. MOOSE JAW had a steady mar- ket with sales at 101 head. Choice handyweight steers and best fed calves $9, odd top heifers $7.75, best cows $6.50. some stockers 36.50. REGINA receipts 130. best steers £8.25, choice lights cows $3.40, best ulls $8. SASKATOON had 375 cattle. A few choice grain-fed steers at $7.75 to $9.25, mediums $7 to $7.25. best cows $0 to $6.50, canners $3 to $3.50. choice fed. calves $8.40. MARITIME receipts light with all classes steady. More cutter cows are needed. Choice to good steers $9.50 to $9.50, butcrer cowl $5.50 to $7. cutter $4.76 down. SHEEP AND LAMB MARKETS TORONTO lambs opened 35 cents higher at $13.50 for choice and held the gain to the close. Yearlings were quoted at $9 to $9.60 and sheep steady at $2.50 to $6. MONTREAL had good lambs st $12.50 to $13 per cwt., with medium to good around $12. common $10 to $11. Sheep ranged from $3.60 to $7. mostly $5.50 to $0. . WINNIPEG had light receipts and spring lambs sold up to $13.75. GAIBARY lambs were scarce. making $10.50 to $11, lower prices in prospect. EDMONTON noted lamb: from $10.50 down, wit feedlot: $8.75. PRINCE ALBERT sold 900d lambs at $10.50 good shearlings at $9 and heavy ewes at $4. MOOSE JAW had spring lambs at $10 to $11. with a few heavy lambs at $8.50. REGINA sold a few choice lambs I13. SASKATOON a few light spring lambs quoted at. $10 to $11 "rear- llngs $6.50 to $9.50. Steep $4.35 to $7 D ev- ri-—__i- < ' 'i— Ill TIIE STIIII Slmco Harvester 2.04% will stand for the season M. the Alherlon Rare NATURAL BIBOUBOI! B! MB. LUDLOW JENKINS. IAESIIIELD. Jflnuafy [nygngog-y Itenslve ranges. Black ducks show l appear in the press. As a. rule. the bably very close to half that of . 1970. ‘deep-now, may well mean death bv a slight decrease. which may be more apparent than real. Although but little impovcment can be de- tec the status of the redhead the cenvasback shows a satisfactory increase. Tile population of Canada geere is somewhat greater than last year the increase dces not come ulp expectations, probably be- cause of excessive slaughter of these birds in one or two areas du;ing the past hunting season. Both blue and snow geese show a satisfactory 199.90. Starvation of Ducks Shortly after l-he inventory and while the country still remained in the grip of severe wlnteq wide- read reports of alleged whoieccle salvation of waterfowl began to fact; were greatly exaggerated. but sc-me lrxsseg did occur. Local re- ports were over-p .cize:i in con- nection with promotional campaigns and with efforts to oppose contin- uation of the baiting of waterfowl for shooting. Several instances of alleged star- vation lrl different p-rfs oi the country were thorcuzhlv investig- ated. examinations of blxls coilcct- ed being mode by the Blolcgical _ BUFVEY. State unlveritiss. and other agencies. In each instance the birds a’ifocted were cripples from the hunting season, were heavily paresitizea or more suffer- l from lead poisoning. The llrt- named diagnosis was the mtst fre- quent finding 0i the tec-hmcians conducting the examnatons. In the Illinois River valley, 41 ducks suppcsed to have died of star- vation. were given a critical labora- tory examlnatlon. and 20 were found to have died from lead pol- sozling. The remaining 21 birds had died from other causes, but many showed the characteristic lerions of lead poisoning. Of these. 9 were heavilv infested with internal para. silos, 3 were suffering frrm gun- shot wounds. and 7 of the remain- init 10 had a considerable duantlty of ccrn small grains, and other food in their gizzafds-a circums- tance definitely lfinlrlatirq starva- ticn as the cause of death. An investigation made on Round Lake, near Rutlhven, Iowa. bv the Biolcgicai Survey in csoperotiorl with the State Conservation Com- mission showed that about three- quarters of the 123 dead mallards found on the area had food in their crops. About a fiftlh of the gizzards bulged with food, but this could not be digested because of paraly- sis of the muscles from lead pol- soning All but one of the 13 ducks, contained shot. Altlhculzh one glz-l zald contained 32 pellets. 55 others l showed but one shot each. I These studies in Illinois and Iowa i support findings of wildlife pelh-‘ olcgists in other pals of the coltn- i try. wil-lere in many winters reports i of starving ducks hove been com-j men. In nearly everv case wildlife, TIMELY NOTES ON TOPICS CONNECTED WITH Xilver Fox Farming g l In c..lll...-.. ...... ..-._, m; ..l .11., province the writer experienced a severe shock when news of the sink- ing of the S. S. Charlottetown was published. It seemed to grlp one more than many of the other and pIObBbhy greater tragedies we have experienced. On behalf of thou- sands of sliver fox farmers we would expees to Captain John L. Read our sincerest sympathy and hope that this splendid steamer, which he commanded so ably, will be back in service again. ‘The Seattle, Washington Fur Exchange held ifzelr regular sale of furs June 12th. RANCH MINIC was 76 per cent sold with fine skins bringing from $16. to $18. and or- dinary $9. to $14. WILD MINK was 30 per cent sold, fine Alaskans bringing $14. t0 $16. WHITE FOX was 98 per cent sold, ones and twos brought $8. t0 $31. BLUE FOX t0 the number of 1,500 were offered and 1.450 sold. ALASKA ARTICS brought $45. i0 $55. ALEUTIAN ISLANDS ones and twos $40. to $00. MUSKRATS were 98 per cent sold. Selected lots of Washington. Oregon skins bought $1.70 ‘o $1.85, best Alaska, trapped skills cvrught $1.70 to $2.00. SILVER F0- . The offering was small, only 675 skins comprising it. These were 62 per cent sold with elected skins bring- ing $60. to $70., ordinary full sil- vers $35. to $45., three-quarter sil- vers 330. to $37.. half silvers $25. to $28., and quarter silvers $18. to $22. William Fllene 8r Sons, Boston, launched a sale last week, entitled —-"An advance season sale." They featured dyed black Persian lamb at $398, $498 and $598 per coat." Captain Edward Moiyneux, fa- mous Parisian designer but now employed by Fromm Brothers in New York is designing fur gar- ments from silver fox its. He has brought out a comp etely new method of silver fox skin treat- ment known as the Horizontal. This treatment of skins is used as a design motif as the border of coats, Jackets or dlpes, Hemline borders are either shallow or only two split skills, or they are wide, measuring 10 or 12 inches deep, Collars continue large. The shawl collar extends to waistlength on a narrow shouldered coat, Capes range from waist to below knee lengths. A waistlength cape has skins hanging in perfectly straight lines from a wide waistlength col- lar. Fromm Brothers Pave all their 5Lyk5 patented and the furs made up are sold through certain speci- fied dealers. Bert Avery, Pine Knot, California, who has stepped right to the top ahlong silver fox. platinum and white face silver breeders of the United States. has a very interest- ing article entitled, "Modern Fox technicians fcund that causes other -Mutations." in the American Fox than lack of food have been respon- sible for the condition of the birds. Nevert-heess. stlrvaton may be the immediate cause of death for ducks tibat. are incapacitated by wounds. lead poisoning CI‘ p rosit- es. For birds that might make cem- pleie recoveries under moderate weather conditions the freezing of water axeas, with accompanying starvnfion. Many wildlife experts have 110611961 the cpn"ll's'on that normwl wild ducks or geese are not likely to die of starvation, It is becoming increasingly evident that the ducks that sta ve are thoce badly injured or too weak from other causes to leave an area that suddenly becomes inhospitable, or til-lat arc- uno-ble to withstand the severe weather c"~'l‘f’"ns prevail- ~-- for short periods nearly everv winter in the hsrlhelmcst parts ol the waterfowl wintering grounds. During sevee cold spells, when lens of thousands of ducks are vncfintreted in small cpen bodies of water. it would be almost mir- acutous 1f a few dea-l birds were not found. S me of these may be individuals that have lived through a normal span of life or that are otherwise unfit. and it is natwal ir-r them to succumb during critic- al periods. Crippled The annual loss of crippled or unretrieved birds is a very serious drain on our waterfowl. Althcugh this is to some extent unavoidable and is sometimes caured even by expert shcoters. a large percentage is the result of attemlfts to bag birds beyond the effective rcnge of the gun. The following quotation from an article by H. P Sheldon in - CcunH-y Life (Feb. 1040) is illust- rative: “l-“ed duok shooters can go through e season without having cause for self-reproach over the nun-er of crippled birds that are not re- covved. Even if d gunner is utterly irrdlfleremt to the humane aspect of the mailer he cannot. ignore the fact that it is dreadfully poor bvs- inese to allow cne-f-"uri-‘l of the total annual kill oi Wildfowl m be wasted in such fnshon. One way to avoid crippling is to use there modern heavy shat loads nrocerlv —'"ot in aitcrnnis t- make long- j-llle hits. but to produce cleans" l--".~ at normal ran-res. I wish wi'h all my heart that these ccuid be less Wk about the long-range qual- ities oi lese cartridges. Everv word of it dd-"s to the "numbers 0' the n-u- broken-winged, gun-shot crea- tures dyirc in their thmswnsls back in the willows and sedge. out 0f shirt and too often. I fear. out of the evfnds ofthe men who put llwvl there, God knov-s there is limp need to encour-flc duck hunt- nr tn trv a long shot. On anv dav on any dnckira ground 07o will see incorrigible optimist; fill-lo Pilg- renwe cull-idol“ at birds at. dit- onces of frrm .10 vn't"s in infizvtv. T's e lrroentc-ble rwl 5"‘fl'l?ll"l1§ fcct that. mes‘- oi tile-c h’: are not too hot. at. the 30-yard bird- lvut thev will nevr ttloles- d-ulrtlc» iv nnflertake io bet n 3-inch 5-cc- t. shotlrlln sl\e‘l an/linrt. the ur- of n w‘l~;i (luck P0 vnwle l""l“l Jll-zf. olwn mcwll ii 'll’\')‘ t‘: l-- or)‘. Mfl boclr rm "n orl o r". they'll kill a 7‘-_vard duo-k zlrxvl ill 'l‘rnck. HARRY O'BRIEN. _ In Charge. "cw-- _.. 12440-044441. Mingus-n» -r. . .5. 4 the air. having few. l Breeder for June. These are ex- tracts have been raising sil- ver fcxcs for twenty years and have always strived to produce a better animal. The type I have in mv mind dates back to 1923- when I saw a fox called Canuck Cramp- ion at the Royal Winter Fair, To- ronto. ‘Pills male had all that a fox should have and I have never , s"t=n anything since that compar- r-rl with h‘m. He. did not win the Grand championship that year. was beaten by Cappy P" but old Canuck Champion won the world's championship five times-a record that speaks well for l"is quiility. One of his pups. Cedar Park 17A was my first polygamous male. and while this male is responsible for many of my prize winners I. am still trying to produce a Canuck Champion. (Canuck Champion who owned by Peter G. Clark. Summer- sidS. P.E.I.. and lvlr. Clark will feel pTOUd, we are sure, when he reads the above) "In the Spring of i936 I tried to buy a white-face silver from the Black Forest ranch and was in- formed they had decided never to sell breeding stock. About the same time I saw a lady wearing a willie-face scarf and I was im- pressed with the beauty of the sil- ver, Allfough this scarf was only a three-quarter silver the silver was blue white and the black was blue black. After introducing my- self I said. "I see you are wearing a Black Forest fox scarf." "No," she said, "this fox came from the Col- pitts ranch in Calgary." I corres- ponded with the manager and ff- nslly persuaded him to part with one pair of white-face silvers and they arrived in November, 1936. I understand the Colpltts muta- tion appeared in 1929 and about 19- 31 ten pairs of the best white-face breeders were shipped to the Col- nitts ranch in New Brunswick and tl ey claim that more mutation can be seen on this ranch in two hours than in all the rest of Canada. Their show record in white-face and platinum foxes speak; well for the quality of their strain. The McNeill strain of while-face foxes is better known. I visited their ranch in 1938 and bought two pair. At. that time they had some very fine white-face silvers and two very fine platinum males that lad been produced from their white-face silvers. Last November the Canadian ranchers put on a. mutation show at Saskatoon. Basin, I decided I had better take a look. At this show there were the fol- lnw'ng herds- the LaForest, the McNeill. the MacDonald and the Holman strains. I will try to give a brief description of each. Mr. Burroughs had some vcrv fine plntlnllms and won many high awards with ltis animals. l-Ils foxes. I mdcrstand, are of the McNeill strain and were very uniform in colour, colour bring bluish wh‘to and hopelessly crippled a few mire lhzli could n21 b: 111113.61 after- ward. ('10 BE CONTINUED) gm- wal», ,duced from selections from white- ,...ll u \\4l.Allg utlu tile underfur was cl-earnsn white and the tail had the appearance of the same combination as the body. The Holman mutation is another cl-lg- inal mutation produced on the C. C. Holman ranch and ls a distinct type and quite different from the McNeill platinurns. This mule ms abundant white markings and is hard to describe. In the crate he seemed to be a mixture of black. white and blue guard hairs. I un- derstand that the Holman strain crossed with the McNeill white-face silvers produced the herd owned by Dr. 3.1-1. MacDonald. They are different from oll tile strains and it is hard to describe exactly what they look like. One thing outstanding about illis strain was the strength of guurd fur and the fine conformation which is characteristic of the MacDonald herd of standard silvers. Some of these plntinums had a peculiar appearance as though the colours did not blend. They were dark and light in waves from the back 1nd the underfur blended with the uard fur, Ulat la, where the guard ur was dark the underfur was dark and where the guard fllr was blue the underfur was blue. 'l‘.‘lil". strain is beautifully marked and has a good future. The LaForest strain came from an original mutation occurring On a ranch in Quebec. Tile original mutu- tion was a platinum nllcl this sfrain and other strains I have seen where the original was a pIatLnunl are different from tile platinums pro- ....,ll.. “d... face silvers. In the LaForest strain instead of a creamy white underfur they have a blue urlderfur lltat blends and corresponds to the light- ness of the guard fur. The guard fur on these foxes is a mixture of three shades of blue mixed with some almost white hairs. The veil- ing does not break sharp but each har darkens a little at the tip, making s. colour that cannot b: accurately described, This strain is large and they have an abundance of fur. They are very similar to the better types of Norwegian skins I have examined. There was a nice showin of white-face silvers. They are di ferent. from our American white-faces in that they carry much heavier veiling. 3 From Saskatoon I wentio Grand Rapids where the Michigan and Ohio associations were staging a grand fox show, and here again were more platmums and more white-face silvers. It seems that the U. S. ranchers prefer blollde, because the platinums here are much paler in colour than the Canadian platinums. There were 4 different platinum herds 110113811 a. little different. Each one of those herds had for the original a plat-l inum mutation. First mere was the herd shown by Wilfred Todd, one of fltem a beautiful adult male, very pale with white underfur. beautiful brush and well marked. ‘The Buffalo Bill ranch of Cody. Wyoming. had a very fine entry of platinum foxes. These annuals were very pale blue in colour in the guard, fading to almost white on the flanks. with underfur that. blended. being pure willie on the bellly and getting darker over tile back. These foxes are well fur-red. well marked and crcnted a lot of interest." Quite a number of other nerds were described by Mr. Avery and then he gOes on to say...,“I have been asked many times what I think of the future of the plat- inums. Frankly. I dolft know. Right now they command fancy prices. due partly to the scarcity, I think we have a lot of hard work ahead of us and we will have to keep in close contact with the auction sales to watch ire trend, and we will no doubt make as many changes in our platinums as we have in our standards. I think most of the A- merican platinum; are too pale- not enough character to make them stand out. For the scarf trade they are desirable, but soon they will be cut up into garments and we must have more colour, more pattern and more character to make them stand out as a distinctive fur. Beauty of character and volume of fur are the important points to consider. No doubt those new col- our phases have been a life swvcr for tie ranchers, and a boom to the furrier. The public were getting fed upon silver foxes and the fur- riers were desperate for something new and were trying to get good blue foxes to tempt the buyers. and now we can give tllcln almost anything they can ramc ill the way of a fox. The future of the white-face silver is very bright. Silver fox has been thr- most popu- lar fur on the market for many years and in the white-face silver we have a similar" character but mum more brilliant in colour Lila‘ makes an outstanding scarf and works into garments beautifully. The pearl platinum as developed by the Ritchics. Ozlrwnods and ill‘? Chcrrys of Colorado are vcry beau- tiful foxes. These are a solid colour fox with a pearly blue coloring, A pearl platinum mated to a standard female will produce all slivers in the first cross, but when these arc mated back to n pearl platinum a high percentage 0f the second gell- eration are pure pearl platinums," The results of the Canadian Fur Auction held illc past work sllnv." that of the 9.502 skins oficrcri al- most 6.000 were sold at an average price of $72.73. This would rlct tho rancher if hc sold through one of the shinpil-g companies. something over $20.00. The company claims that this is a 5 per cont advance over the previous sale. Careful con- sideration of the results nbtnillcd, does not fill one with cllthusinsln It seems to the wriicr that tilrrc, llns been rt (ilsllllrt slowing down, ‘u illP ponnlnritv and LiPilliillil fol‘ l ‘ "llvrl" fox ille nrsi. fl-w vnonilw. (vlc i ll rs lot rev ill m iw-iruixl in ill‘ . 1\(1\'l‘i‘i1~'flll0llfs of ill:- laru- 111m». in the large cities as they were at Frlbvd-trllrlv ritvvlcxc ._.1, year ago. Our CClll"ll'li0ll is mid always will be that. tile fox lllrnlcrs through tilvil" orgclllizdllo-ls have got, to bestir tilemselvcs and lake more interest in rile Canadian uni"- ket. After all tilcrc is a. ‘tremend- ous amount of money circulating in Canada that lvlil be bilvllt l0!‘ luxuries and w: are (ltzllllrrfirls of the first order ll we don't act our proportion of it. Others with llloro aggressiveness and less lulssez fairs attitude will change the nubile consciousness towards Persian lamb. mink or any of a half-down other furs. Several mllcllors llfllc crxliui uP with reference to tzuulzllle m 1i iir ranches, foxes going off food bell; the principal thing compIaLllc-d of. Our advice was to cutii ' for at ollcc and gradually’ lll_ appetite rcillrncri. We. llllm: filer-e may have been a lltil- 11X rs m. the preparation of tho fez‘ l‘ filllY be the lrlczli’. was a bit t-silltvi bp- cause evidently some “bug" got iniO the system and caused fermente- tlon or distress. Most oi the ‘rollb- le occurred in ranches tiltlt- il"VB boon iccrlinq h " if‘. mixing their . . fore iccriilrg limo. causing fermentation. We are indebted i? Ollie McNeifl, ‘ for" rnnics of 111i‘. Motmlaill notes count of ‘we 9.000 Rotnrinns. O i-l is \ lar in Denver and his f0 _"iQ well known. Ore of the R ‘inns was 6 feet 7 i-2 inchcs toll nllrl the smallest. clamp 5 foal -i l-T! inches. They worn pllnirwluilcrl together and made quim a z-lll- trast. EMT EQN \ l... _"~ -_ \. .1 WINNIPEG, 01:111., June 2O -¢ sufficient moisture for rarescnt rc- quiremerlts is generally rcporiied. over the West. Exceptions l0 E1115 continue to be found in the Ed- monton division ol Alberta iillfl in. north e as t e l" n SflfiliiliClivlvilll. Plentiful surface nloisture .1". all other terirtnry has tended to de- velop a shallow root systcln tinder an extremely heavy growth and. there will therefore continue to be an urgent demand for" mor "will to maintain present prospect welcome arrival of warmer vrchtllcr has been ideal for all crops and no serious damage is reported from any source according to the lvcek- iy crop Report of the Dapr-lrtlnonf- of Agriculture of the Canadian Na- tional Railways. Southern Manitoba corl“'" be favored with an abund rainfall and much of the n now in the shot. blade. Groyvth in heavy nncl rarospocis are edict-lien!’ fall rye 1g well in allcri out. In Northern Mu Jbfl. rain ha! fallen ill some dir-i. .,l but in 0th- ers the need is bcconlil urgent. Wheat has made good recovery fol- lowing frost damage but it is fear- ed t-lle coarse grain trhicll was badly frozen mw not fll‘l_v recover. crops are generally ropnricrl to be l0 days inter than nvcrngo. - Conditions in soutllcrn Susie- aichoxvarl are generally‘ reported satisfactory but some of the lighter land is drying out and rain will soon be hooded. lfvllor icmperzi- turf-s [luring tile p " '\\' have promoted more lumxl p, l Nu serious damage in crops from any source is reported. Prospects in the Saskatoon divis- ion are very promising. Scattered showers have occurrcll at many‘ pninits but a good ruin would be wclcrmle ‘Fllcre is a gcllcral nerd 0f rain in most of Nutllvrll Snak- atchewan although no deterioration of crops is reported Crops hale made exceYent progress during tho last scvcrnl warm days and wheat. is coming illin slmt. lllllflf‘, Southern Alberta rcpnns llot dry weather with some high \\'ll-.ll= and a few showers All grains doing nicely and of good color. More rain would be n-c-{tzrynle in some of the lighter soil districts. The gen- eral outlook strl l'(‘lll.'llll ti. Mosi. of llfil'lil\\'(‘.'~.l<‘l‘i\ Alb "in is still ill nocri 0f nlorc mill \\'(‘.'lTll(‘l‘ has been somewhat \\'.\1'll1"l‘ with scattered showers but u general heavy mill is all llrgogn! 1'C.111lZ‘E— ment. Poor pnsitlre conditions" will rllldoublvdlv rlffcct ci-ll pzodllc- tioh and much of fll ~ crop is already roporlcd n 1': . Heavy showors ovcr lilo cntlre Pcaccrivcl" District. ilrlve illlprnvcd the moisture situation greatly. Some of the ‘Xllfflf is in tllc shot blam- and no zlnnhvzo is rlpcrivcl from any smllTo Pl 1r . . figure 1n the retail motor 1121110 be- fore the war. Lt-Ccl W i929 of rho Royal A 11013750111” u}: mu. The annual meeting 0f the I’. E. l. Bl" llch 01' ihc Hol- stein Fricsizlrl .\.~'.-'0t"l;lll0n will Ire hold Tuesday, June 21th, n1 ll o'clock A. M. Standard Time in the Agri- culture Hall, Chllrlnilctrnvn. All Breeders of llolsicins attend if possible. CECIL STl~'.\\".-\RT, Secretary. L 628-6-20-20 HEY! SANG! WHERE'S SOLDIERS c» nulbour TIRED Allis yo; "radians; l LINlMéNT 11A 193W