R6912 N 1N E TIMELY NOTES ON TOPICS CONNECTED WITH Silver Fox Farming i w‘ “My u. sl-Ahbuv .1 u. fli‘ 0 visitor w“, yfr. ip-iai-mers i; the first iticn away wiili mm ones oi 0 u PIMIIIEQd here. ltd-Ii no IQ," rpm fr?“ and exuberant health weqngsday morning. Mr. nu get gent 0f wires some of foxes in uhibitor It Bramllwll lliii to 10th. his large fox ranch wh It?! A- d ilinaritime ted. iiulwil. “on of gllglloidsy’ trips I have ind next year for Old Home “mums; rse u . Elli. glock breeders and fur ers Rex Wheat Germ | necessary adjunct diction is to be assured. Association aiariment of Agriculture. from November 8th to 12th and for the pelt show January 4th to 6th, lite. CNII- The following ‘executive I. W. Han- iiiittee was formed - . cock, Summers“ , bert _ lirey. K Lloyd L. . Montague, Gordon MacMillan. Com- vail, Bmest Cudrnore Charlottetown. classification oomrnlttee- Parvln and K101301185“ Brenton Clarke, I of Summers" . ileorye A. Callb , was unanimous- li seected to act as judge and Mr. Oallbeci: eommunlcaterrilth; stated list if his inspectorial duties did gotuitnterfere he would be pleased i fihe prize list for the live fox and tsliows was ne over very care- ly and the ollowing classifica- iloos arrived at. lllver Foxes — 1. Medium Class liven. To be eligible for entry fox- ta must not show more than '14 per tent sliver. l!" E cent to 89 per cent. class a. Light silver. To be eligible entry foxes shall show from ‘l5 Class 3. n light sliver heavy veiled. a be eligible foxes shall Jiow from to 100 per cent silver. Class 4. lrira light sliver. To be eligible fox- es shall have from 90 to 100 per rant silver. There will be sections in each of the above classes for vdult females, pup males and pup females Championships will be a- warded as previously. cli-‘S 5- Senior herd and junior llFlll llllvc been combined, the ex- hbitar bcin-r privileged to show one lllllc and three females either pups or adults. In get of sire the same condition will prevail. flour animals iii of sir either sex can be either Pulls or pups, Progeny of dam — by"; anlmrls bred or owned by ex- Tbicr can be either adults or nuns. l" vrvrellate s"ore trophy will be iarrdcd as usual to tho breeder of registered standard silver fox-es flulli" most nolnts, Prlus and rib- will be the same as in the past Siandard White Marked Silvers — gm a —Li|htTilver. n. be eligible Willie id perennial‘ nws and from 85 r entry foxes must show definite to 94 $'l"*r. Class ‘l-Extra light. T“ lie elhlhle for entry fave must. mow definite white markings and BINDIN . "l 95 fler cent and over silver. YOUR mun]: not sufficient to This must be fo iioscs qmh . Then m" "Willing is olear, Attend meive the .. .3 hi. hen ‘arena-pg, tne pnallm ll - gimxliudnfiiiier fox and mink or- mn, For ‘Iraoe Journal and m”, Canada publications, was a here me early DB" ill theiflllase o —'.i‘0 be eligible for entry Jackson knows fcx and] in this class foxes must show light from coast to coast but v underiur and silver and platinum w, time ha has visited] cnaroeriatics and may show definite 5mm province, i-fe is oi the. wnite markings. Class ii -Light _ and We e w l9" W llucm Ir very pleasant. males and pup females in eeoh of “my of Oakville, Ontario, Mrs. Gilroy has been at ths Norm Shore ac- good on the sandy beaches more p“; month, left on returnciafiige l’ down to active managg}; the moét beautiful fsllver an new ype ‘mm: world. He win h, an at the Ontario fox show the week of November m; mand also welcomed the past G. Cliffe, Manager of Vio- Mn (Canada) Limited. Montreal. O. B. J. Taylor of Halifax. sales agent for Viobin. These gentlemen visited s; farmers in Surnmerslde, Ken- Charlottetown and other points and but for previous engage- ment. would have stayed and tour- “ the province. "It was," said Mr. the happiest busi- even taken we plan to be here Week and Provincial Arrangements were to make available fann- Oil. now such where large. withy litters or live stock pro- A meeting so the directors of the silver Fox Breeders’ and Exhibitors‘ of Prince Edward Ia- iind was held on Tuesday evening the offices of the Provincial ‘mere m a large attendance of directors aid a very splendid meeting which gugurs well for successful fox and pelt exhibitions. The dates for the aiuiual fox show was decided as J-Absfl wiu be SCUMGXIS for adult males, lillllt IQHIIABS, pllD males and pup females in each. Stsndsrd‘ Fits-rum Silvers - Glass 10 —li'xu-a light. sections for sdiut males and adult females, pup M, ur, Island and a more- time above. “mate knowledge of fur farming Standard niatinum-Ciaas ll, 12 and i3, for Medium light and extra ught with sections for adult males, adult females, pup males and pup females. Standard Pearl Platinum: -Class l4, 15, for light and extra light with sections for adult males, adult fe- males, pu males and pup females. There w be championslps as last year and aggregate score trophies for new type foxes, The ‘pelt show will be held at Summersde, January 4th to iith. The last receiving date will he Dec- ember 30th to allow the pelts being cleaned prior to their classification which will take place on January 3rd and the morning of January 4th. Judging will be on January 5th and 6th. Classes are, Class 1 medium sil- ver for pelts showing up to ‘l0 cent cent silver. Class 2 -three-qusrter silvers for pelts showing from ‘l0 to 30 per cent silver. Class 8 —llght silver showing from 80 to 90 per cent silver. Class 4 —extra light silver pups pelt of show, reserve per cent silver to not, more than 96 per cent silver. Class 5 -f_ silver for pelts showing from 95 to 100 per cent silver. There will be sections for adult males, adult fe- males, pup males and pup females. Marked Silvers. -Cla.ss d, llbx pelts that show definite white mark- ings and not lees than "l0 per cent or over 80 per cent silver. Class '1. Light marked silver. Wits must siww definite white markings and between 80 per cent to 00 per cent silver Class 8 -Extra light silver. —pelts must show definite white markings and from 00 per cent to I00 per cent. silver. There will be sections for ad- ult males, adult females, pup males and pu females. Class 9 -Dark to light tinum silvers. Sections for adult males or females, pup males or pup females. Class ~10 —l'lniiuum silvers, light to extra light types. Sections for adult males or females, pup males or females. Class If nlatlnum silvers. extra light, " for adult males or ,elnales, pup ‘males or pup females. Jlass 12 -Novelty class. -Pelta not included in other sections. sections or adults and pupa. Chas 13- — Five matched pup pelts to be ship- ped ss five pelts to auction. . Championships -Champion adult silver pelt of show, reserve cham- pion adult pelt of show, champion silver pyup pelt of show, reserve chamion silver pup pelt of show. Grand Champion silver pelt of show, Reserve (Iiampion silverpelt of show. Championships for platinum; and new types will be similar to those for silvers. The aggfelllfi score trophy will be awarded to the exhibitor scoring the moat points in all seciiullu- J. B. Lewis. Owosso. Michigan, who is one of the large fox ranchers of Michigan and the U S. A., is visiting hers and incidentally look- ; over the company's fox farm at Marshfield, where we understand there are some very beautiful new type and silver fox pups till! 50B- SOIL It was with sincere regret that we learned of ihe death at the Prince Edward Island Hospital last Monday of our firend Frank B Auld, West Covehead, Mr. Auld was a young man. having Only 1'9‘ cently attained his fortieth year. He had been in his usual health up until the do!’ Prim‘ W lllu D855" ing Seine years ago Mr. Auld tcok up fox ranching which as a bov he m4 mm‘ experience in. I-ie select- ed izood animals and mr-ie able progress in breeding silvers and new types. He was particularly well liked in the community l" which he lived because he was al- ways readv to help out in any of its activities and do a good turn for anyone. The beautiful home whkli he occupied with Mrs. Auld was always a centre of social activ- ity ancl a warm welcome awaited any visitor. seldom in our experience have we heard so many people ex- press regret at the passlnir of a neighbor and friend. His funeral last Wednesday was very largely st- oou, 1' NEGLECT, it is very important that you keep yourllioxes free from Iefllil- osing d-feel th l" L'.¢"‘§I."&“§i$aino‘.'..h " Ill three months the fox is considered mo: and should In DI.II'BINCII'S No. 1 VIIMIUIDI CAPSULES i’ ,‘ a second deslrig should be IlVen In one V"! l0 "l" u. work at sacs and ssveiysus Foxes. You Will . Ffrene ' C \I.I t In II- rtln boxeafm: ‘glacial? 31.0.0?‘ 8'50." p. " . GIT YOUIS NOW. E. A. FOSTER- lair Distribute! Isa mama's Animal lemedhs fer r. I. III-no- tended. To his sorrowing wife. and FOXES‘ hundred Capsules ... Confers With SOYIEANS VALUADLE FOB. THEIR OIL (l1 imental Farm News) An analysis owe seeds of soy- snows, t n-gh pwteui and oil consents are characteristics or this crop. Protein may be utilized either as livestock feed or for in- dustrial uses. Soybean oil is exten- sively used by manufacturers, says 9- W- Owen. Domiruon Experiment Bl Elation. Harrow, Ont, where the Production of soybeans is a feature. Processing soybeans seeds extra- cts the oil and leaves soybean meal. The oil may be fuaritier purified and “Messed 5000101118 to the require- ments of the consumer. Soybean oil is classed as 5 vegetable oil in com- mon with sum oils as linseed. pea- llllt. ell!» as contrasted to oils of B-l 0118111. The oil is also used for food purposes. In the United States over half the soybean oil lllvduoed is used 1n shortcnirigs and "IRISH-fines. The remainder is used Ln varying amounts by the 593p, paint, varnish, linoleum and oil. 610th. Waterproofing and printers! ink industries. In these industries soybean oil may be used for its own ctvaractezistice or to replace a port- 10711’ ‘of other oils, nseed oil is the rinci - table oil produced in FCanagSITYiCige la plenty of room for expansion of soybeans. particularly in Southwest. em Ontario. Under existing war ‘lmlllli-lmll Vegetable oi-is have ess- urned unusual importance. Am in- creasing number of dairy farmers l!" Sriliwing soybeans for their own "59 55 B ill-fill Protein riairv feed and obtaining excellent results. The whole beans are crushed arid fed in mixtures with ciiiher grains. The soybeans could either be marketed and the soybeans meal purchased for feed. thus freeino the Q11 gm- mmmeflle, or an additional acreage of’ soybeans for marketing purpqge could be grown. Mountbatten 0.5. Admiral WASHINGTON. Aug. zg_(Ap) —Iord Louis Mountbatten, new- llr-a lnted Allied supreme com- man er in southeast Asia, and Ad- miral Ernest J. King began today the staff discussions expected to result in final plans for driving the Japanese from Burma and reopen- in the supply line to China. he famed commando chief or. rived here in mid-afternoon, step- ed into a staff car. at the Nat- onal airport and was whisked to the United States navy department blllldlllg where he was ushered im- mediately into King's office. . Thus less than 24 hours after the u nouricement of his appointment, the new southeast Asia command- er was decp in discussions with the commander of the U s, fleet and chief of naval operations on outlines of the actions exzzcted xo develop when the end of the moh- 5001i. a month or six weeks hence, makes major operations possible 1n Burma. Tvhlulfow. Lord Louis will con- tinue his Washington ccnfercnces lP.......!!l¢el_lJlB§.. with, high ranking and war department officials. dicated he had no plans for further discussio with President Roosevelt before he leaves for 11:51: to take over his new com- "l reported to him at the citadel (In Quebec)!’ he told reporters on his arrival at the airport. "I am reporting to the navy this after- noonrand" to the war department w. Smiling and affable, the tall and handsome Lord Louis. in the im- maculate dress whites of a Vice- Adrniral of the Royal Navy, ar- rived here in an army trhisport plane at 2:41 p.m. E D.T. "I feel very honored to have been appointed to the southeast Asia. command," Lord Louis said. "As you know it is an Allied 60m- mand, ahd I am particularly proud that there will be United State forces and British forces fightinu side by side with our Chinese Al- lies until we have finally thrown gut thejaps and the final victory wo ' tn two sisters, Mrs. Wilffed MacDon- ald. Covehead, and Mrs. Albert Reed, Saskatoon. we extend our l NATURAL RISOUBCIS RFIILD I CONSERVATION I I Wllllal OOI-UIQ OI PI-AUITOTI. OPINIONS OI flll VITAL ISSUES AIFICTWO ‘I'll IJSIS AND ABUSID OI‘ II II- LIIDDOI JINKINB. TIIE ADMINISTRATION OF WILD LIFE (Hays Lloyd, National Park Canada At N. A. Wildlife Conference) In Canada the administractlon of wildlife in the various Provinces, aside from that in the national park of Canada, is a Provinces reslponslbiiityu The ratLflcation oi.’ the Migratory bird treaty with the consent of the Provinces, and the passing of UJO Migratory Birds Con- vention Act in 1917, changed this slightly and brought the adminis- tration of migratory birds _under the The migratory birds treaty was a. culmination of several year's efforts effectively to protect migratory spccies of birds valued as a source of fcod or because they destroy bird life in North America. Many insects which are injurious to for- csts plants, as well as to agricultural crops, in both Canada and United Stateswere 1n danger of depletion or extermination because of lack cf adequate protection during the nesting season or while cin their way to and from their breeding grounds, and it became necessary to adopt some uniform system of prot- ection which would effectively pre- vent thedndiscrimiriate slaughter of these migratory birds which are either useful to man or are harm- l-Ess. Briefly. the treaty provides for ihe open season which may bg allowed in the spring tnigratiori tune when the birds are on their way to their nesting grounds, provides a closed time for a number of years on oer- tain species which were considered in danger of extermination, and other lesser items. among which may be mentioned the shi-pmeint of prctacted birds, permission to utilize birds for scientific purposes, and f" DIODE-gating purposes. and re- lavd matters. Following theyratification of the ifealy. the Parliament of Canada Dflflieli the Migratory Birds Convent- administrnt-lcn of the treaty under the national parks of the Dfipart. merit cf the Interior was already dCflIlP-“l with certain wildlife con- servation matters. the administ- ration of the treatv and thg not was placed under that. branch cf the Department. Dot-oiled regulations y _.__. Resignation 0f Mr. ii. A. Taggart TORONTO, Aug. 2'l—The resig- llflLlOXl of George A. Taggart, 4.5. distant general supervisor of pro- llrums, was announced today by thc Canadian Broadcasting Cor- porntioi , AVAI. raggart is one of the pion- ccrs oi Canadian radio. having been with the CBC and the Can- mission since 19 . sistani. general supervisor of pro grams for the CBC, Mr. Taggart was manager of CBL, in Toronto. In 1937, he went to England on exchange with the BBC, to study its methods and operation and 1115c surveyed broadcasting techniques in France, Belgium and Germany. Glover Maoris iiig Desert Telephone WELLINGTON, N. Z.. Aug. 26- mcn of the Maori Battalion in the Western Desert were told by Lt.- Col F. Baker, D. S. 0., to the Tin Hat Club, the scldiers entertain- deepest sympathy. O s... Fleet vmx wartime freight and (pica- sen rtraificon lines of the n- adian ational Rsiiwa s calla for more power and R. . Vaughan. Chairman and ident of the National System. has welcomed the delivery of the first of 30 powerful 6,200 ciaee, Northern Type. locomo- V lljygg:__fljhi_l__ll‘éw 6135 is already in aervice carrying war freight n ed by the armed services, and as each auoiaeding engine is received it will hese locomotives are really "mon- sters," bein 94 feet 9% inches overall and weigh 77,890 pounds in workin "order. hcy carry 11,600 gallons o water and l8 tons of coal: A feature of these engines is a wartime lubsti. tutiori _of steel plate bells manufac- tured in the company's Montreal shops, for the traditional hronee bell, ilentrsl Drugstore ihe bronze bein required for ivar needs. Mr. Vaug an, inspectin the first of new engines, sat in the driver's seat as F. G. Pike, the driver, ex- plained the use of the instruments, be promptly broken in for war ditty. v mcnt cit-b in New Zcalancl. of New Locomotives for War Duty ion Act in 1917, which places the‘ the Minister of the Interior. Since A36 lldloo Rodio....%ic3oadcasiing 0pm.. Prior to his appointment as as-v (GP) - Stories of ingenuity of the t ‘as provided for in the act were in 1018. P95595- . Canada, in spite of grave diff- iculties connected with such matt- ers as the dependence of native pop- ulatlons 1n remote areas on wildlife for food, the difficulty of adequat- ely policing the great territory lifl- voled in a matter of this kind, and cilier details. has kept, faith with the principles of the treat/y. and {making great progress in conervat- on The migratory bird treaty be- tween the Unlted States and Canada is an instrument of as rest importance to the migratory lrds cf North America as was Mains. Charts to the civilized people of he world. That great charter of June 1215 gave to the subjects it effected greater liberty than they had there- to fore known; it meant to those subject that justice should neither be sold, denied nor delayed. The migratory bird treaty has given to the birds of Noriih America mOTe Justice; more considerratioin, and more protection than they en- joyed before the coming into efect of that treaty. From out of that tre- aty there has grown 3, wider sympa- thy toward tiie birds, the realization that they are held in partnership between two countries, arid that they must be protected and cared ifor internationally if they are to survive, No in-ternational progress is possible without the cooperation of the Federal Government concen- ed, and the treaty simpfied the organization of Federal approp- riu lion for migratory bird conservat- ion in both the United States and Canada. In Canada there has been close cooperation between the Dominion authorities and the game administ- rations of all ihe Provinces iri all ‘matters relating to the protection of migratory birds. Oare has been til-lien t0 Cflnsuit the Provinces, year, by year arid whenever minor chan- ges in the regulations under the {Dominion legislation appeared nes- warv io met special circumstances Harising in any Provinces. every pose- ’ effort consistent with conser- gvotion has been made to meet ihe Provincial views. No major difficul- ty has occurred between the Domin- ion and any Province arising from any misunderstanding with relation to the administra-ticm of the treaty or the Dominion Laws based on it. To Be Continued After dark, he said. they would be out in n0 man's land often with- in a few hundred yards of the enemy's position searching for anything that might be useful. “On one occasion my boys re- moved every battery and electric bulb frcm abandoned vehicles and on doing the rounds with the or- derly officer that night I found he said. “The boys had even rigged up a rough telephone system ith wire taken from the trucks. T ere was onlv one ring- -a long one. Every- bcclv answered, of course, and the caller had toilet his man bv elim- ination - - “No, not you Tom Not you Hold," and so on till lie "oi the man he wanted. ~Actuallv it worked quite well." Winner 0f 0.F.0. Reported Missing TORONTO, Aug. 26 — F0. Gordon L. (Spunky 24, of Toronto, awarded-the Distin- guished Flying Cross two weeks ago, has been missing since Aug. 2. (is; mother, Mrs. H. W. Ploss, said B)’. She said she had been advised that his plane crashed into the see. off the coast of North Africa and he and his companion were last seen getting into a dinghy. (OP) — is if he set foot in his (William's) 0V9?!’ dug-Out was electrically .lt,", ) Reneau, 1V ' "ifiere." Perhaps we are talking of - NEWSY U AOIIONJ NOTES - ‘the; CHURCH MILITANT The Anglo-Ncmans were, nomin- ally at least, a religious race, de- voted to the Church, but with the PNViBO that its oriiilals should be of their own nationality. Wil- liam the Con uerer is reported t0 have been vio ent in his objection to any foreign legato, though he protested that he was a dutiful scn of the Church; and he announced with un-Christian oaths that such an official would be put to death domains. In later times-the English Kings, generally for political or domestic reasons, greatly modified this in- transegent attitude, and some of them surrounded themselves with foreign advisers, both in Church and State. The merest glance history tells us that this policy was not acceptable to the great body of the nation. Henry III was one of the monarchs who brought trouble upon himself and his subjects by encouraging ‘ ‘ eocleslastlcs. Boniface of Savoy, (Italy) having been appointed Archbishop of can- terbury (1245-1270) set out on a Vlsitatoin—a kind of inspection of the clergy in his purisdiction. All went well till he came to Iondon, where he seems to have been pre- spared for trouble: "Boniface Arch- bishop of Canterbury (says thc qld historian) in his visitation came to this Priory of St. Bartilmew, where being received with procession in the most solemn wise, he said that he passed not upon the honour, but came to visit (i. e. inspect or examine) thorn: to whom the can- ons answered, i-hat they having already a learned Bishop, ought not iri contempt of him to be vis- ited by any other: which answer so much offended the Archbishop. that he forthwith fell on the sub- prior, and smote him on the face, saying, “Indeed, indeed, doth it be- come you English traitors so to an- swer me " ‘thus raging, with oaths not to be recited, he rent in pieces th- rich cope of the subprior, and trod it under his feet, and thrust him against a pillar of the chancel with sucli violence, that he had al- most killed hlrn; but the canons seeing their subprlor thus almost slain, came and plucked off the Archbishop with such force that they overthrew him backwards, whereby they might see that he was armed and prepared to fight; the Archbishop's men seeing their master down, being all strangers, and their master's countrymen, born at Provence, fell upon the canons, beat them, tare them and trod them under feet; at length the canons getting away as well as they could, ran bloody and rnlry, rent and torn to the Bishop of London to com- plain, who bade them go to the King at Westminster and tell him thereof; whereupon four of them went thither, the rest were not able, they were so sore hurt; but when they came to Westminster, the King lwould neither hear nor see them, so they returned without redress. In the meantime the whole city was in an uproar, and ready to have rung the common bell, and to have hewn the Archbishop into small pieces. who was secretly crept to Lambhith (Lambeth), where they sought him, and not knowing him by sight, said to themeslves, where is this ru-ffian? that cruel smiter! he is no winner of souls, whom neither God nor any lawful or free election did bring to this p-omotion, but the King did unlawfully in- trude hlm, being utterly unlearned, a stranger born, and having a wife, etc. But the Archbishop conveyed himself over, and went to the King with a great complaint against the canons, whereas himself was guilty." The narrative ends abrupt- _ at this point and we are left in the dark as to what happened to the canons of St. Bartholomew af- terwards. It is scarcely necessary to point - out that the quarrel had nothin to ‘do with religion, since both par lea belonged to one Church. It was solely, due to the fact that the King had brought in a foreigner who did not understand the hardy and l- ‘ ‘ spirit of the is- landers, and who proposed to treat them in the manner he employed to the more submissive people of his own country. The citizens of London were always foremost in withstanding any tyranny, and rang the "community bell" (or tocsin), no matter who threatened their liberty. The ancient historian was rather astray in his geography: Boniface was born in Savoy, but had perhaps lived some time at Provence in France whence Henry brought him to England. A Local Phrase A summer visitor who toute- Hsnes comes to have a chatwiti-rme, says that we on the Island use a phrase that he has not heard in his travels over the rest of Canada. It is the phrase "clear of" in the sense of "excepting." Asked for an ex- ample, he told of going into a store snd enquiring for a special clam of goods the salesgirl offered glib- stitiutea, and said -"we have none clear of these," -meaning “except these." I-Ie considered it a good. expressive phrase. One of my intimate friends is always amused when I use the word "yonder" in the sense of an uncommon weed. Where did you find it?" "Over yonder." I reply, pointing to the lace; while he sniles and won era whv I didn‘t say "Over there!" The fact is that yonder, and yon, are good North- umbriari words, and a generation ago the older people used the real Saxon equivalents of thonder anti thon, Just as their ancestors did fourteen centuries before! Reading about the exploits of Joshua in my coverdalea Bible, I read that “He had taken about a fyve thousande men" and set them 8, l2). It must have been the prac- tice to put the indefinite article "a" before certain numerals in early tlmes- and the Northumbrians still kept it up in my youthful days. If for instance I appeared at ‘school with a bag of candles (a rare treat), the scholars (not pupils thcni would crowd round; "Give me a one" was the cry. They tell me that the old dia- in ambush to the west of Al. (Joshua lects and phases are nearly extinct, Bud ill some ways I think. it 1s a. Plilf Plants for Naming - Mrs. C. H. Oysteroeo Bridge. The tall wand-like plant, with the leaves in whorls of three or four at the joints, anci tulfts of yellow flowers springing from their axlls, is the Spotted Loosestrlfe, Lysimacbia punctata. Why Linnaeus called it "Spotted" is n mystery, since there are riot spots on the stem, leaves, or flowers! Pliny, the Roman his- torlan, says the plant was named after Lysirnachus, a general under Alexander the Great: his name means loose-strife or peace-maker, but he does not appear to have de- served it. The proper home of this Ioosestrife is from N. S. to New Jersey, and it is sometimes cultivat- ed as s garden ornamental. I have found L. terrestris, with yellow flowers, spotted purple, in Prince County . The low-growing plant, with divided leaves variegated with white. is the Goutweed, Herb-Ger- ard or Bishops weed, Aegopodlum Podagraria var1egatum~and it is as troublesome as its name; It will overrun your garden if hot watch- ed. The plain green form is a noxious weed in England, where it sends uu a flower stem about 2 feet high. crowned with a many- rayed umbel of small flowers. Jewel Weed. The plant with at thick juicy stern and sac-like flow- ers open at. one end and colored orange spotted with reddish brown, is the Spotted Jewelweed or Touch- me-not, Impatiens biflora. It is rather common in moist places es- pecially along brooksides. A dis- tinction of this species is ihe strong- ly incurved long spur at the base of the flower. Sometimes one may find a plant of this species with orange-yellow unspotted flowers but the spur, half the length of the flower, gives it away! There is a. Pale Touch-me-not I palilda. found here also: with pole yellow flowers and a very short spur. This is rarer, I think. than the former. Both specieswere pulped by the Omaha Indians and applied to the skin as s. remedy for rash and. eczema. As you take such an interest I shall always be glad to assist vou in identifying your plants. Mrs. E F , Brackley Beach. The root you so kindly sent me this spring is now in flower, and I find it to be Phlox panlculat , common- ly called Garden Phlox, though it is a wild pant from Pennsylvania southward. Northward, its hand- some panlcles of purple, pink, or white flowers, have caused 1L5‘ cultivation as a. garden ornamental. ODDS AND ENDS Late Billght of potatoes is very prevalent in this district, and fami- ers are spraying who never sprayed before. Much rain and little ENH- shine has produced a lush sappy vegetation that is extremely su- sceptlble to the disease Spraying it, is plain, should be done with a "power-sprayer"; the old barrel- sprayer, so much in use for poison- ing “bugs" is quite inadequate a- galrist blight. To make a good job of it, the farmers here. have gone over every row twice in the one operation, and the labor required to work the pump all day is excessive. What Is this blight? asked a lady the other day. I tried to explain it this way: "You've seen mildew or mould on jam? well, it starts from g, very small spore, which we may liken to a seed, fine as dust. When it starts to grow, the "roots" run through the jam, feeding on it and spoiling what it feeds on. On the surface of the mildew millions of other spores grow, and if one of them got into snoth jar, then you'd have two spoilt jars! It's pretty near the same with the blight, which is n forty-second cou- sin of the mildew. It's spore lights on a potato leaf and sends “roots" into is, destroying its su stance which goes to feed the blight. If you examine the leaf (particularly the under side) you will see the spores as a grey mould ready to strike the next leaf: and so it goes on. 'I‘l'iai.'s a rough and ready sketch of thg way blight works. The spraying is to kill the spores before they get in their dirty worki" They gossip in Devon too. "S0 'e's got a tractor now, ‘as ‘e? well. 'e'll 'B.Ve to put suthin‘ in its inside or it 'on't, goo. Not like the ole black mare o‘ ’ad so long, what ‘ud work on air and bad language!" Fsots and Figures from the Farms. Farmers are in eternal con- flict with pests of all sorts before they harvest their produce; and with another kind of pest if ihey can. by labor and expense, prepare it for market. If the farmer pro- tosta he is a much- if he save ABANDONED FARMS IN EASTERN CANADA I-‘aazns News) are between (experimental In “Si”? Waiaailms oovermg 12,000 Ml r afnd one-halt million which have been abandoned and have been idle for some time- This condition exists despite the fact that many thousands of acre! of new wooded Cuds have been cleared and settled 1n some W?" of Eastern Canada durlilg the l!" ten years, states P. C. WW6. Central Experimental Farm. Ottawa. Should this abandoned land. which to a large extent has already been cleared of its forest, be used for land settlement purposes in- stead of clearing new land of its original forest cover? In order 00 answer this question satisfactorily a very careful survey of each tri- dividual piece of abandoned prop- erty must be made and the reasons why it was abandoned studied. Many farms were abandoned be- cause) the land was originally sub- margmal for agricultural purposes and no farmer could be expected io make a satisfactory living on such land after the forest resources were exhausted. 0n other farms the land. although originally of fair quality, has been gradually exhausted by unsound farm practices. Some farms had to be vacated because the ac- reage of suitable farm land was too small to provide a livelihood for the farmer. The farms which have been abandoned for the reasons given are almost invarlalbly poor prospects for fu-ilure settlers. Such land, in most cases, if of greater value to the state and the individual of it ls left to revert to forest. In some cases it may even be advisable to assist nature by planting young tree seed- gs. It should be observed that many farms located on good soils have been abandoned for various person- al, social and economic reasons. The right tylpe of settler could make a good home and build up a sound, economic enterprise on such land 2f he had the opportunity and so t would be very much easier to become established on some of these farms than to clear new forest land arid bring it under cultivation. 5 TIIE WEANING 0F LAMBS (Experimental Farms News) Lambs are usually weaned at approximately-five months of age. that is about in late August or in Seplember depending upon condit- ions. The lambs should be separat- ed from the main flock and pasture or a feed lot provided, preferably ax. some distance from i-he ewe flock. Wether lambs and owe lambs iri- gended for market should be separat- ed from the lambs to be held for breeding purposes. Those intended for market may be placed on rape or alfalfa pasture, and grodually started on grain so that as the past- ure becomes less luxuriant they will be approaching a full grain ration. In a test at the Dominion Iixper- lmental Station at Scott, Sash, says E. Van Nice. Aslstant in Animal Husbandry at the Station, ilwo lots of weaning lambs were placed on good rape pasture. one lot was fed grain and the other no grain. At. the end of a 30-day iod the gains were practically nderitical that so long as a good rape pasture is avail- able, grain is unnecessary, but grain may well be started before the rape pasture becomes short. Another test showed greater gains by 6 1-2 pounds per head 1n 30 days of weaning the lambs at t 1-2 months and placing them on rape pasture as compared with a similar lot of lambs left with the dams on native prairie pasture for 30 days longer. The stubble field, quite satisfast- oiry for breeding stock, provides too much exercise for market lambs and makes for growth rather than fatt- ening. The most desirable weight for market l is from 80 to 90 pounds, and this should be kept in mind when considering the age of weaning and fattening for market as some breeds tend to become too large before getting the desired flri 5h. along and forgets him. I-Iere is a Slouch from the western fanner: the ceiling for wheat ls 90 cts er bushel, which looks all right iii’. isn't. After freight, commission, in. surance. etc, is taken off he gets '15 cts. at thc local elevator, That is. as nearly as possible, 17 per cent off, a nice little deducationi The same farmer sold his 1941 crop at $23 a ton, while the bran and shone after thc flour was taken out sold for $32 and $34 per ton, "just double the price of bran and shorts li few years previously." Three farmers have expressed doubts as to the profit in pigs to me, lately. To ihe first I was sympathetic but not al- together convinced, but on hearing others. at different times, say the same thing, I am beginning to think there may be something in it. Who has records enough to throw light on the subject? The trouble seems to be in the price of feed which be bought to give the proper ns _ nothing the world goes smoothly ately while a supply is We are prepared to in tember, after which it accept orders. DRA Bonaventure fu'b'u'h'h'a'h'ffvHls'U'ia'ls'n'h'k'h'i GROUND LIMESTONE Due to the difficulty of getting supplies ground limestone we would strongly advise the farmers to secure their requirements immedi- of available. ake immediate shipment in bulk, delivered to any station in the Province in minimum carloarl lots at a cost of not over $2.00 per ion, your station. Guaranteed analysis 94-98 per cent calcium carbonate. This offer is good only up to the end of Sep- wlll not be possible to J. J. LeCLERC PEAU County, P.Q.