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was au inquiry about "Humm.ing- 1011
B1;-d" Moths. I am sending you gre
packet from Mr. J. Frank 'Ster-ns. of the much maligned victorian
of Scurls. Tho note reads: _‘a8€
..De,_,. Agricola-In your notes in natural history pursuits, for in-
the Guardian or sept. iath, there eteoee
hut., .,.,..-.s lmolu soums hrmgmlz; I mean, to be so, 111- A
_ ____ dependent of the great good of be-
Gardening, skeiching, and
WEEKLY COLUMN OF PRACTICAL OPINIONS ON _THB S1 F F ° ° Q `
VITAL IIBUII LFFICTING TBI USES AND ABUSEB Ol? I   
NATUIAL I-IBOUICII ll. IIB. LUDIDW JENKINS.
IIAIBIIFIILII. _ Y
Dr. L. J. ORcilly, President of , ful-S by reiullers all over the coull- l
Is it partly because one
ows them irl the open ai", in
at measure? fresh air, that
There are those, and they are
under separate cover a specimen mysterious mlghly POW” 102' B005' mny' “"h° mu '° see mal' bmi;
of what 1 tiunk is the same. Auodyne. as well as tonic; dis- °f
It acted in the manner described, peller of fever when other the
by your correspondent, and in rem
es are powerlessr and the _'alle
8.
'prey fill an important part in
great scheme of Nature. Does
hunter who shoots down the
at every opportunity be
1 have had s note and c. little ing occupied at all," Says I writer
edi
oppe to answer to b9St
¢?y';2erdos`:;i-lrlition." ms But perhaps the secret of the
“Here are a. few‘ Bird Notes of -hilllllln
interest this summer. On May 23rd . lhot
accredited recipe for long life.
ess of their votaries. is
these occupations tend to lift
wk . -
cause some species occasionally
captures what he is pleased to
consider his special property. ever
md again on Jlulg Sth. a pair of one
away from the petty cares of Sl-°'P
lli.wlthttrl th b' the
.’°:.'l°”'..';‘:.:*#:__:~;_: ._s:Sr;::f ..:._... "L .i,.:“':..‘;; um.  »»   ee-
n .
to ask himself what caused
quail and other non-migratory
of 13,50, must d0_ There “_ oi' swift flight which alone make
.ou my .oh sever.; Northam foo u delightful fellowship in .uoh *hem desirable H-°» °bl°°l5 °f Sl’°1'li’
I'
yellowthroats. These I think are into
np; rare here, but were the first .'i_\_1_-St
6
lhodeverseen
ests; in this connection I have U'
had ll letter from a victor to *he
Island. who ss s hat our “rea
y t
On Aug 3rd. a small flock of meeting and chat about natural gnéy
six" Ruddy Turnstones" were ob- hlSt01y WHS 0112 of the Tight sP0f-S u
served dt ship Pond. it must be in
U years since I had seen any oflmil
'Hulse
his vacation. The pleasure was “5 5
tileli 'The old Victorian writer Wm
is the bird of prey, pursuing
other since the days of their
tion, which has developed not
irtn own strength of wing,
that of its- quarry. And just
urely as this is true. so truly
that power be lost if the con-
bmh although of course waxes eloquent ou this point; tributing cau'e be emoved_ The
my be common ___ some pun "What swan, withom scandal; Dodo, a pigeon, found himself on
of me Bland what rivalries without bitterness; me
1% Aug 6th I saw four Bona- what gifts and exchanges; what enemies were unknown' He yield'
l female “Pir1ta.il" also. kinds
__ .
m.m
. adults, and two young barely able sympathy!" ‘ (wed
gg fl-y. They must have hatched A
neg- here and if so it is the first on
reporter (so I read) was put yeh
to look after a potty of Eng- an
me 1 have know or these gulls lun school-boys travelling through “me
hatohmg on the Island; we gener- We
guy do not gee them un-tu late prised him most was their know- had
september or october. ledge of the natural history of the fr perish’ devemped 'md sun "T
"Phe only other item of interest cou
lu the apparently great number to find s British boy without e f
4 _ u I b
of Filckers or 'Yallo\1hamrndr$'l ho
uid also Woodcock, in evidence its
t|1i¢_sumrner. -Yours very truly, J~ fi-ret
I. storms."
The moth in question is ‘ho
locate. Fabr) The forewings are
New
grey in color with a slight tinge of for cranberry growing, some years
hmwn, and there is a whitish line. ago
running centrally from shoulder to somehow the movement became
,omg The hindwings are much connected with politics and after
lnailer -as is the case with all much ridicule had been heaped up-
lphinxes (Or Bphinges. if you are on
very particular) -and they ere ou
stern Canada, and what sur- H13
island of Mauritius where
to gluttony and inaction, devel-
a corpulence that forbade
t, and was eaten from the
of the earth within a short
after his discovery by man.
relative, the lock dove, who
to efcaps the pursuing hawk
mous the world over. In the
amo way several other ies
ntl-voids, It would be dlflloult :lm “ P°“"°" °‘ "mf Wm” "
b
y, and natural history, with no
many branches, easily takes opt
place. felt
cnslvnnmv curxrvlul' 
i.rlg a care-free life, have for
spec .
tably some of the rolls, by ad-
ed flight, and now face ex:
mln '
ation whenever any active
my invades their haunts. The
Bruswick is going right in
P. E. Island appeared to be"
lt. the project finally fimled
very hawk.; which we are now
peroecuting have made our grouse
and quail what they are. The
great value of hawk.; in the ro-
_moval of game birds suffering from
contagious dlreases is also recog-
nized by close students of the
subject.
have seen a willow ptarmigan,
give the impression the cran- of
I
t An attempt was made later to _
reddish in the middle with sl wide revive it; on expel-r. weg culled in, ff; its white Wm” plumm’ sud
brown border The body is check who
cred .black and white down the berries could not be successfully M
niy launch out from the summit
the hill= bordering the great
sides. Dir. Wm. J. Showalter grown on P. E. Island. This of
writer of many books on natural c
settled the matter! Never-
ackehzic. with_u__Gcshawk _ __ in
UU!!!
mm, snug of this moth; -"rho theless the present writer knows §w,M,_
ernge of the Striped Moming of
Sphinx, which is probably the owner s nioe little _ sum rnost in
S,
drmmonest of all the North Ameri- ye
can sphinx moths, extends from a
Souitlern Canada to Cuba and
W
Qntral America. The moth flies of this lndustry? The “Maritime V
found swarming around electric im
street lights in the evening The 1,43
mterplllars feed upon the various at
species of the IYUISlRne family. in- figures were 1,604,823 lbs with a 
cluding the flume fl°W°F. Uh custom, valuation of $161,606. In
-striped Morning sphlmr" <ce1sl»io
1111
dm
a self-sown bed which earns its I
and provides work for quite he;
ar
squad of pickers, as
hy is New Bunswick taking hold of
er" tells us. Canada in 1935 gf
ted from the United States Dr
pq-we Gull; at East Point, two co on interest and mutual ed
P0!"
$168,873. Lilsf Wal' (1936) the
6.432 lbs. of cranbel-ries. valued smu
inisterlng potassium iodide and
have long thought that thresh-
smutted grain is s very un-
lthy occupation; there follows,
a rule a. considerable irritation
the respiratory organs which
eiybody accepts in the fashion
the Mohammedan's "Kismet/'
Fawcitts discovery may induce
e inventor to perfect a filter to
the air of spores and dust,
er the style of a gas mask.
Many years a-go sl student of
virginia Spring beauty. and the New Brunswick these berries retail botau at Edinburgh Universu
ordinary purslane of the garden at
(Saponal-ia) in their search for a
neciar." The Wines Of the Sphinx Federal and Provincial governments
moths, like all insects which hover. are
an very lens' 111 I>f°P°'1'i»i°“ °° pect to bring under cultivation
u
their width; and these run to a th
0
mint. when this 1,. accomplished ther-ol
will be sufficent cranberries to _.ut
I have entered this IY\0lLh 1-!ll"0 supp
my catalogue of Isiandinsects,and E
crossed by several finer Lines, taking the lead in this matter, but
hi hh, sunshine and 18 f1‘¢ilU€Y1f-ly Fe.
E
fry
Xpo
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'.'
_gif
_ gm grateful to Mr. Stems for en- ‘
ebling me to do so. The other of
"Humming Bird" moi-hs p!‘€vl01lSl¥ it.
entered, are the Blinded Sphinx committed in thy namel Wu
(-monies excaccata A. X 3.), and
tin, Humming-Bird Clear-Wing.
(Hannon-hagia thysbe I"abr.) As
lp. .ll-eddy been indicated.
eq six othen likely to occur
.5
down from the 1916 Bulletin. The du
_l\rrnstone (283) is the typical formjdust. Many farmers, said the th
tor, have the disease in Can- th
, the United States and other ff
round in Europe and ig laid lo'
occur in Labrador and Alaskarl
while the Ruddy 'I‘urnstonc, a`
court
lllehtly smaller bird. is the usual to be hlberoulosiu or ugthmg. v
variety on the rest of this cont- Signs of the disease are: "difficult 11
. ` 1’
Ilnent The Ruddy Tulstone was
0
reported from 'Iracadie Harbor in inability to do any work, cough-
l936. by Mr. T. W. Stewart; and ing gught revel-_ and evidence of
now from souris as above. tubercular signs even though no
sign of the tuberculosis germ can
Tl-IE STUDY OF NATITRAL be
HISTORY
Bald a friend who sometimes ment, said Dr. Fawcitt oonslgted in
viaiio me: "Why do you always
write about Natural History? Why
hot give us something about
politics or religion? I’d like to 866
e good controversy on either of 
lthose subjects." Being of slow
speech. (like a. famous historic per-
sonsge) I tried to defend myself
hy quoting the old saying that the _
cobblel- should stick to his last,
end that the discussion of religion
end politics nearly always ex-
sited ill-will. and left both pofties
'Of the game opinon still.” But I
often thought of that little talk
Afterwards and now venture to en-
ierge upon it.
"Some occupations, however. G0

ll
bog. properly attended to. is
sure-fire money-maker. The
working in cooperation and ex-
SH-rld of acres of waste land.
Y.
20t025cis~perl‘J;a.nd thePro- ly 1 d
'rho moths visit tho blossoms of vines nutumuv thinks the emu- Wh” °“ a °°""m' mmm’ mm
thlstles and of the soup wort be
a large puff-ball. It was so large,
about nine inches in diameter, that
he took it home. and after supper
went to the College and placed it
on his professors desk. Next
morning the Janitor, in dusting
the desk, lifted the puff-ball,
duswd under it and set it down
her roughly. Clouds of brown
ly the h°m° market *md 9° spores flew about, and the janitor
M We” inhaled them as he finished the
almost vertically at the pace Set
wccried Goshawk gave up and re m ._ '__ , _ _ _ _- __
tllmed To thi? W00d5~ The P_t9~l`mi‘lI Dr O-R in _ ' |l?l,Ls1lasik"l§i2lIi(Ri‘£ui\ll§.l\Til!1i;L£ '
gan kept on upward “nm xt was about the ewrildsolfnds a W'"m"'=5- icllov\.»:»"Oll llly mp to illc Paci-` E
Soolipely Vl-‘ilble Hgitlllt the gray; p__od__ce the hint); for b1‘e@<lf‘l'~S W _ he Const I lidri the good ioriune to 7°-  c I
Wlntel' Sky' When' Convi-‘ofd *hat* of skins. “Let uslildtyf bm'm,.C(_1 _‘yP"5‘ illcc-'. a number of sllrcl' iux breed- A u 0  D- A- 
it had escaped its pursuer, itl 1-we have seen me p0‘_’)i_g_‘:_t_'__“f“_;§‘ hi ; ers ill Eiilnollloll ullli Calgary. alld
. < l __
_ the American National Fox and ’ lry, llllrl li the-sc bulky gurlncllisl _
(Continued) ‘ close pursuit, Erich was seeking to‘ I-‘ur Breeders Agsocmjjom in an I -.\.llcll are a vogue. cull iii- made uilu
I rise above the other, the Gcslluwk address made by him to the mem- ‘ -wld lu black skunk, l; lg oh.,-_a mul. ;
to make his fatal swoop, the ptar-i bers at a recent annual meeting l icr of a sllort time ulwll they will '
migun bo prevcm thi; _ a¢[10n_ uuam b__m_u1__ up the subjwt (___ i also Llc illaclc up and .sold in silky _ict l _
Gmdually the ptamiigan drew silver fox production and 1.eu_,r_,_t_ ! black fox, wlleiller ll be ilzliural _
away from its puisuer, which, ac- ed the ad\lce given bv himself in ’ b""'; or “Md MICK' _ \‘
ougtomed to sudden rushes and the fox breeders a. year ago when
pay ranchers io dose their adult foxes for
_ hookworms and round worms.
5 \_u My capsules have been thoroughly tested
" out in many of the leading ranches, some .'i0,000
having been used in the various provinces of
Canada last season. They are unique in that
they expel both hookworms and round worms
and because of the harmless yet efficient Iaxn-
tive which they contain all foreign matter is
gotten rid of within 48 hours. They are on
sale at
_ _
‘if
quick turning' was unable to _use he urged mem to co__c____________  renders will rclllcmbcr us' _
illeil- efforts on the prociuctioli uf IJ
by its desperate __________,y_ when 8 uuumy skins rather than _mi llii-Tunis, Ful' bales liinlluger of the
ztlnllg all address ily Elwyn
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 JENKINS PHARMACY
H. J. MABON ;
_ew hundred yards in me ak the quanmues of skm8_ _ 1iilu.\_ulls_ Bay Colnpully, lil which
Ml Illginms asked the question,
_[__
_ Charlottetown Montague A
. or from the undersigned
dropped almost voltlonlly to the, ,Nous color ______5e_ __ i ulo_ um ,______uuu wuu_,_ 1 wus ,Med -_ Price $l.o0 for fifty- capsules
snow_oove__ed s____f__(_e of the frozenl to d____k_ _mm _mu s_li3__r'f_;_m_2lP;_<;lE: more than any mln-y was "ls :lie
liver, and confident of the pro quarter sliver, then to full sill mm” 1" 1\'1) S DS
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' ` _ s ver, uhiclli " ' _ _` ` ' _ ‘  -- _ ~
mage, glided quietly across to the changes should 1 me alle-»l1oll_\\iuril_ 1 mn afield, no _ _ _
shelter of the distant willows. Can these Phases do afliiuuqnh Us than' 0112 Call ausuor with any fielzrfre of f bedamg “sed 1'” m°5l lmpmam' ' If WU haw ‘LW -S’-1~SD1<“10l1 UI
one doubt that the countless gen- The muiontv of ,~a,,c1f§f_f  certainly, vvlule l hunk that the: “la” f°"“ Sh°“l‘l be P’°“f“‘*f‘l your puns er adults are harbo
tectlve quality of lt uhite plu-_now to extla ful C1 a Well W D0 lltililiiihlf Flint is -A _ - -
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P7 *GTP* 1 CONNECTED WITH ( This is the season of the year when it \-.ill
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_ - . , , - _ . ag mst drafts of wind, th t th - - <' » - 1
“ations of Dta_,m_g_ms_ _.__u_.ued bleedmg towards this __x_m fun S____ lull sll\cr__‘, ripe _ l.s_ plobaLly the begdm __ um b a__Oa_ e _ round \\clln.» ol nookvi arms you wi
_ _ bio for ine manufacture g S ° "Ol 0 “ffl 1°. find limi dew: ihem wh a sei
by Goshawks which constantly V" W-P9 - - - but I lim wonderlllgl mm' slum 'et e d f th' ' <~ ' ' r ~ '
_ _ _ _ _ _  . |_ _ .1  _ _ 5. w L an or is pulpo..e empty worm ca~l.u.e is a a 'ln r
grew stronger and g“__f_e___ have “huher we hum any 2_SS__r__ncC___ow Ol czlpes ue lite .1\\a\sto lcmcnl _ __ _a __ ls D 5 R ll Ollos
_ i _, _ _ ,  _ uzls ced on the \\'ailsisa.\‘c-ry 1 _N f »_ d _._
_______ed _D p__Of___ b me influence that other color phase; have became bil that idsllloll so l.ll,nly clepcllcls " 1011 'l OX Lili 0 ii-S bv I l121‘b0i
\\'aLer put in the next dal' Vi/ll¢=»-L e ' U l
_ y _ » _ 1 .  _ _ _ _ _ -. good protection boill ior wind and ln' these al_~=::es_ l 1 l- ~
of those even swifter individllnl:!_r_‘_“;_lCi_;i th_e mutter of quality with-‘ i”_‘__::]§__‘_¥]1:_‘_ 3_l__l_(_1 ruin, Care should be taken to sce_ mf. \\-agmll f,..u_ a1,‘_d$§;_1;_;b._,_5_<;
which outcllmberl their pursuers,_‘ me po ui_?a_f;~€9l ?f__a_colltllluzlllce` oi 1 __ not the ___0___L 5_u__‘_’v n___a___u_.e on lilac plenty of dl-lnkllh; water ls \.,-mm L-_,|,__,,;.._; u ju u-eu to um _
while the wouldings and tho de-i um _yl_’_e u__§_'__°_____;_lS__fnUgiunublio- “________ _O um (___L,.s _,_________u0__s ___ uvulloble, that ll lt u not cousuiufd :hom ln u pin ulufh hos is costin
“cient have dropped out of me I _meme of _ur ffrmm le u ulc ex-_ ___ _mure __.L_uu5_ du,-lllil the doy the llans are illlcri li nf olive ml or Ru_~.sl.'¢ll mineral G
race? And is it not equally reason- g' A ~“ll0UlCl be dumlwfi OHL flllfl l_f0f»ll mill' the b<ltiom_ Plrk up the cap _
able to suppose that. were the » ‘ I I l ui ‘
I _ O n um.. nu _-_ .| _U . U ' »_ 1 .- -‘ .`u.e \v.,l a ‘limit spoon. place 0|
Goduwirs and Gvrfeioous exrer- ` showwfdfef iiiulirdaly s°"'°°'7° °"“1“ lmolf or sllgllilv .»llllv~‘l»l»\§` lfkliil hi; f°X°‘~ “W H °°“S“”““H ‘him ‘ml 'MK 01 1°-‘lee weve' and She
!!\1!13l»€d, th” U10 D5fU'¥l'l-lga-“S Jlilality that we sa? ifllqat/hngqthei much of a iuiurc. Dwilclliarly as it DMS would be renewed ‘f necesgary ‘l°“'n mfofl' “fm 3 View of mu-Y:
would become ulothful? True. the champions or the ost e imwi S fl Simple nmlwr redux- to produce. ‘“"“° “ day' I' y°‘” ‘°’“"7 d° “W ‘“““" “""f" has 8 bl” °f ’“"‘?"’ “"1
willow Dtarrniizsm is mia-mtofy and wondering how sogle of'  ‘if 31?; ` D good ’"m"‘U"" by ‘iwmg 8 "dl Seem w drink up their “mer N mg on mp md' me jaws bpmg hen
thi. hubit has its mfjuumu but` hd swings to the darkm’ Colm i0.\' Oli lilc oiiler llillld I think T would be Wen to and some Salt to 0il2\l"- dUl`lll‘-3 fills °l`N‘mlf"*fl~
is 1 ‘ ` ' ~
_ . »  _ _ ille ration if you are not already
it gull needs ull its pod-or lo more aliases. are going to get hook more, _ _‘_l_l-_}_‘___‘i_1_\‘&_;f__2_'1 l<_{i"_U1<1_ °_f the l _,Omg _..,_ sau u ,_ ,,__C_._g.a,y m__ _“E
the so mil fight n_ _ o and at the numbe of ~ ‘ -_ - “ “lf “ ‘° USM -» -
- e i s eecssary t 1' YBHIS feflillf-i nu _ mm me b_____,_l__, of _un s_I_ ‘ stl.ue-nt for the diet of any animal
cross some of the great la-ke# en- ed t° Convert V’ me d9~Fk@1` types, ef _`
countered in its _1O_u.m,y5_ ‘  fs; un_ders_iand,_becl\lne hlgil_ ‘C15 Sk
Other species of ptannigans “U” ° Tami' and ll 15'
th » , ,. _ I lmvc nlelliloned "lame fash-‘
with prfwtieelly non-mixrraiory edark f°x "‘at'1S"°“ rm' ‘iolry _.ho as you huow 1; a licklel Avoldlmee °f fab’ fill m“Hl\
habits and mfr!-horle of feeding
a. -branch out of reach of mink or
bled. especially in these days of
rt .
‘There is s tide in the affairs desk
men and it seems we've missed B
“co
Next day he was down with
ld," which rapidly became
O politics! what stupldities are uneumonim and he almmt d_ied_ It
S S
spores
DANGER IN MOULDS. th,-out
roubl
ar wc t of Ulverston mm
aid at the time that the
began to germinate in his
and lungs and caused the
e; but not being s medical
I could neither oonfuto nor
eil' region. me
In the pamphlet of “Birds offyhloaga, mu, attention to th
1 "V100 FKIW9-fd I-Slmd-" lei/ily menace io the fe.mer‘s health in
.Nleheft time H so ww’ 286- mouthing mould from h y or
‘J End'-:ne or Brant BW-” TNS grain into the lungs .4 dlzeue is olmm Us about " dozen mes
a
d read %3'1_R‘“dd7 Tum' ‘et “P Very sim’-1”' 'D the Fair and most of them were care-
t
nl-_ meh d ru li, _
Entlshd. Speaking at the Con-
. ' e
Hone." and is an error hooded "silicosis" of miners, which is pro- _fl
DOC
ada
con
ss of Radiology held in
firm this.
NATURE NOTES.
insect, at the Oentl-'al School
ily prepared. One or two ool-
°°‘l W bfelfhkw the fine wel leotlong had been mode without
e aid of a mounting-board, so
at the wings were not properly
mlayed There is e little
.f./_ _
tries, but it is generally taken pamphlet, by Dr. McDonnaugh.
labored breathing, prog-resolve
found_" Practitioners ` in rurnl
Bee symp ms. and the treat-
Mink Breeders 5;;
If you want the rl
start with the right ‘_
stock_ write for PLAN
*nd PRICES.
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@ »-¢
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55 ;.: '- :-: _ :-: -- :-:  :-: EEL]
teem of themselves to be peace-__
Ml. :_ noun Murcia
(uhh Vluullwn
OIAILGITITOVIN, P.l.l.
Wu J Home lim.
MISS". IRACI, McKAY
I CG., LTD.
MMAIIIDI, P. I. I.
hat should be in every school
bra.ly_ It is entitled "Directions
for Collecting and Preserving In-
sects." and it is to be had (free)
from the Entomological Branch of
the Dept. of Agriculture, Ottawa..
The Insects should form the -basis
of the school museum, in the abs-
‘gl_5t1'l¢l-5 Wea! 111866 in look for ence of a Provincial museum.
In one case I noticed a Sphinx
Moth, new to me and the fourth
_,  species noted The win s howeve
 . » 1 -‘- i ~'. §_-, .‘. 55?? .‘- TE'
ill
- K . Y.
were closed. an obstacle to its
identification; but I have a
"hunch" it was the “Five-spotted
Hawk-moth."
My four-year old wild-grape
vine did well this year. I took off
‘bunches of black grapes to |
weight of four and a half pounds
ond mode two quarts of grape jam
-or should it be jelly? for the
skins and stones were strained off.
It is pronounced superior to all the
other native jams. One noticable
Quality was the amount of pectin
the fruit contains, which caused
it to "jell" right away, I left a
few -blulches on the vine in case
my friends want seeds,
.Whileintownforthe School
Fair, 1 coiled on a friend who hug
a vegetable garden. His tomatoes
a.nd there were many ripe fruits.
formed a thick mat over the ground
There had been no blossom-end
not at all, my friend said!
sportsmen knows with what bold
ness the more daring Species seek
to take Wounded birds. The value
of hawks in the removal of game
birds suffering from contagious
diseases is also recognized by close
students oi' the subject.
A little thought should convince
theory that has been the basis oi
most of the prejudice directed
toward them. Ii' this were well-
founded then the declination of
the predators would have resulted
in an increase of game bil~b=, In
truth both hawks and game have
decreased slmllltancously and from
l-he some primary cause-Man.
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( Qolltillued on page 14)
Fox Farm “Hoppers
the stars of the show. the somewhat "55
sudden a pearance of an all black gm
fox. ~ P f ‘ v _ ' `
_ Many of the birds which are fox wl'ap made stvllsis sit up sud- E
i taken by birds or p_______ am d_____| dent/ and take notice. ____
ms I’ ‘ and
_  
whieh make flight virtually lm-  R'“"‘“,” ‘lf Nfl’ 
necessary, are undoubtedly en- address 5uys._..l§t°;_; ligrglitgiislsplencl
“Med t0 keep in lfmlning Omy by that atrthe annual fur fashion shox? “mg
virtue of the constant devotion held in _yuue_ Due of the most su__k_ sliver - _ _ _ Ta,
of their enemies, the hawks and ing garments shown was a mag- j of 5'0" ‘Tho hm” not _“mad-V done 5° force fur on foxes' It md the mcs' ' S
other predatory birds. The same, nlflccnt full length evening cape ofi M’ lf" 1" “lr b""" U" Omer 'S bu
is tnle of our other groire and jet black fox. Of cmlrse it was a l Mm;
quail. birds that in ihh absence beollilfhlly Styled and made arlr- g°‘d _
of winged enemies might round out merit but f0l1o\vih_z a series of an- ‘"‘h°f"l 0' li- 5“l’l°li"-" ‘ll Wild marie" mm'
their e¥\lli`€ lives \\'li»h01il» other nual fashion shows in which the “W
mum, than that -ne°,._e_._-,I-_V to r,.a_ch heavily sllvcred fox garments were mm*
your risk, ln ndfiiiioll in run- - 1935"
dl ., ful _ 3
ill'r-rulllll: l<>rl:l_\' 1:; sllowing OCL
du-lnflllhg uf uh him-ming mio ’ chewing wood. Sometime-= the HI-<0 ‘ 1"'
if :lies nmulnl can be bred sue- _rrsl
_=illll_\', ii sllmllrl ronllilrmd a very , mee
1- I due
xslrliv iolll' iw-r~k.= from Monday.
Pmvlllelhl Sliver Fox Show rlt_ F
__ 3 solllc
three or four color phases of ibe in _
fox. I would recommend those l I ¢‘XD01'm€I1l€d Wllh Cod 1i"@I' Oil L0
profile _-1 hd img a big future _ of causing heartburn. which in rum
if not fed as such should br
e milk, I would collsiciel' advls-  
in order to maintain color, at l
where the guard fur seems io '
an advanced stage. Years ago
they became vcrv brown in late _ _ "
part of the feed constituent. If    
aring At Sydney
UI`TA\VA_ Sept. 30-_(OP)-Til
iff Board will visit Sydney. ll
on Oct. 27 and hold H. publlt
obelz Fats also have a tendency Waring on Mk” Ll' was mm°‘m°e‘
l here
» - ~ _ i hen
lfcsts itself hv biting of tips ol _
tod ay. The pilrpose of th;
rme lvl li he to enable
=l'o<ied pa rr le.-. to in form thc
llts from lack of vegetables or‘l`*’W"'l f""’W“fTil1“-L' Eli* i‘PlHl101'1 0|
ns in the feed and also may he
sfnfiliwy l'fiul'l'l on illvesimeni_"l eauserl hy iallmiies but usu.1li_\' 1;. ‘lllf
to stomach iroub`e.
__ __ __ _Y _ axes should be examined for
f_Tem_n_s_ I _ I c_b_ _n d We ure informed that this blank Cl.hvl_lolietli.\_n_ulll _ct under way. fleas if were appears _D be any
Nova Scotia noni mfillstry M
tlrcdllrinn ni vokr in Canada.
lille
li
_~ 
was or y rem de . fox Wrap brought in many order; to It will be lclchlilg day for the ani- s_ _
of this by an experience on tho* th r t W t" d mnls in the Main Bliilding: at the g
shores of Great Boar Lake in] hO€veT;.1_“`;;;¢u€§;' foxe   Exilillitimiful-ollnfls and _ilie Classi- aim
northem Corrado. While col!o¢ti_hg_ were not as We Supposed uatural ilczlfioll Comm ite:-_ cr>llslstul_g RW, me
~°D€Ciml‘nS I “'0U1l€l€fl R lltfwmigflll black fox but were very nne red ` F B“"k"- P*""'m C“"‘“ "'“ _ "5 gh -~
_ - ~ l -ll #11 l -l v ~1l iiln tho. 0; .
which lowered or climbed highi foxes which had been dyed this B( -_ “l "' »“’-_~‘ "“`“ ‘1 9 g _ t~ ,__ ~f' _
in the RR. as frequently haplwnsi lovely brilliant let black shade. Wei °l'~'1‘1"-“ l“ l]“"r Y"-“l“"°l“`e _ ml" ` some xmas ra ‘er ch neun m more
 -l LARGE Pill’ CROP
0 OVW 9- IJUP Of Hdllll- 11919 and llnsure a large crop nf healthy,
0
E ` _
ri. through your herd to see if _ vig wus pups ‘his War hy feeding
e are any fleas present. It is* `
_ _ ._ ._ _ . - ltheir presence-they are such sl';
in such case-s_ Mounting ln o, spiral i were informed on good nuthorliy the l’h“~"`S‘_ f"°’“ l”‘s"?“ ’mHCau_°ns. a ‘ lit c chaps and Bet. in so close lil
ROYAL FOX FEED
_ _ _ _  .u ll
the hh-d had nearly ugnlghedi reason natural black fox skins had l>111-§Ij€}_‘_i1lW S'-‘f me ‘il *J* a S‘{“__ _ th.,
from sight befme it We__kened| non been used fo,-this Cape was bu_ nsv_c.r_l_\\\.i_lr~re _ihl_nug_llolli_ the Plot _ ow
_ in go on the rnille ill competition. :lin
ne ghboring spruce. The hawk lladi W t k U ug la f “us black -~-- "
Seen the l»0Vi'€I‘lT1{I bird from a dis- fax fag; E5 a?esigriPar!1I igdicaiiolhof Whzlt me (llc most :_lec’es<_al'_v _l lil
tance. and perceiving instantly u trend in fashion This Season fur things ic do from nmv uuili peltll_uz_ div
that it was disabled. had flown in faghjonists are showing fur gsr- time in nl'rlr~r_ ic have our foxes ln , pil?
to capture it. Had I lo=e sight of me-nts mode up from long-haired the ilesi llcsslhif- -simile? 'Filet is H; C
 em-  fo  1   me    
kept it in View being especially sufficient qtiantlty of tl1e_llatlllal SAN .- _1»___-__ _wwf ,__.____m______g “___(__k5_____q
anxious to retrieve it, and as I b1“e_b1_"”ktf°x sklgs T” ’;‘__”__"l:__P_‘_;”' _;u__{ud MW tho mmm muuhus re_ con
ran to pick up my specimen a  ikigs 33.8 :g_l,N,¢§)uf.);l0,, `0f the qulrrri in nil out rilh mlimrlls and de-l
Gyrfalcon suddenly appeared and O___u“,u`_a__ ' \-ffm, the ful- qlmlii.¢~_-_ sllfriciently;
aligkhted on the summit of a ' "
Watch for roughness in boards .5 A
_ ch as chutes or al-lytllmg the fox I
go over some 800 chuics \\`iih files  
skill. If located use your flea 
il ect lc :mrs and (lens with a tive
l tal' prcpa`ration_ _ Sc(-U
- l
rub aga‘nst_ This seasoll we had I
i on some of them ue placed
Results during former seasons
tier at least twice, some six or ` shows thai the use of Royal with s
ll d“l'S apart and be :ture and I good memt ration is the mos! posi-
li' ll fl
way known for the rancher ta
re best hrer-ding results.
Insist on RoyaL
sk your dealer today of write
direct to
_ e St. John iuliiing
ces of zinc and we are watching
nl all very carefully to soc thai  
the game the great falcon wouldidnrk fuys_'I’hejacket. the short co.-lt qucsilon I nm flcqllcnilii <i<‘bflili1i!,1l“ll"“g “ugh "m’l[°r"5 “ml I B
UI1<l011‘J'l»€dly have sccllred it. In and the cape, manufactured from u'iv‘l lu\~_<<~ifnncl liorlcllbicihers arc  sro* h ___ ___ __ _.__
many instances where hawks have dyed brown-black skunk are right mine same il'.'lnlr‘_of_ m_.nrl_ (T ;~'_0;1_l;l I _f_l;;?_l__;C_Z‘_l;P; pig; _§__§’_e5a‘)_‘éw°_;`____;‘_f5_  
eaten game bu~d_.,_ it is oertum that r£u,_featured g5‘5Wom_othlng__ne\}/_in say that ciealllllllnss ln leger vig, _
ihese have been taken under *i”*"”`“ "Y  `
wing pelt_ A few hairs here and gum; John New Brmmmuk
similar circumsto,nce=, as every --»»---Mn' ~  ‘ """‘_ T- 7 Tl
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THERE is  ”
anyone of the fallacy oi' the argu- l
ment that the lessening ranks of l
our game birds have been the 
result of depredntion by hawks, a . '
FURRIERS ARE LOOK-
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SCANDIA No. 6 for large fax farms
SCANDIA Nc. 5 lighter than shove
without hand lever for small fox
farms. .`
F. W. Lamplough 8. Co l
Limited
Montreal, Que.
P. E- Inland Agent! Y &/c"/  u
huolkumulivovv
lhul slvo lp _
¥\\\ JP
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sul/ui lv Biscuit cum `lTl0llCT(ll
MB.
PELTS HAVING TH ES
TERISTICS-
° VERY SILKY Fl
FUR.
° S L A T E B L
UNDERFUR.
0 SHORT NAP.
Prorurabie from all Dealers. I l INDIAN LEATHER
SOFT, PL|ABLE AND
SOFT.
ING FOR AND PAYING
HIGH PRICES FOR
CLAIRVAL CHARAC-
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E -I
For the past three years. with a collection of 1000 pciis. deprived
of its hesi specimens which were _sold as breeders nr kept for increase,
we lopped the (`:lnadian Market in Bionirezll (Czlnllduln l~lll~ Allctlnn
NE _
Sales Cn.) with
CLAIRVAL MINK TOPPED i
_THE CANADIAN MAR KET 5 i
YEARS IN SUCCESSION l
 for best lot nf 50 in 1934
$10.00 for best Int of 100 in 1935
The latter price was $10.00 higher than the next hcsi price recc_iv- i
cd fm'_an_v lot by any other breeder. It was ln fact the highest price
S-14.00 for best int of 263 in 1936
$50.00 for best lot of 50 in i936
paid for any lol in North America this winicr.
25') cash deposit with order. balance prior to shipment. We guarantee 
live delivery of all mink shipped. we insure ihem zmd_ replace any one
dying in iransporatatlon to your nearest Express Office
CLAIRVAL
TERMS OF SALES
We sell in irios only, one male and two females. unrelated, of the _l
best quality. meaning extra dark: silky short nap, slate un_derfur, aver-
age size and from a lliter of 4 minimum. for $250.00 per irlo f.o.h. here. V
LATERRIERE, P. Q.
Ltd. 1
References:-W. CHESTER S. MCLURE, Charlottetown, or
CANADIAN FUR AUCTION SALES CO. LTD. Montreal, P.Q '
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