- NEWSY NOTES - B! AGIIICOLA CAPTAIN IIOEPENICK When I was living in the 01d Country there occurred _ln Germany an inc dent that created much amusement and at the same time sin: d up the unique national dccilify of pre-War Germany, In 1903 there lived at Potsdam, near Berlin. a cobb er of convivial tastes and criminal habits: I forget his real name but that doesn't. matter, One day this man tcok it into his head to g0 to tlie little town of Koeiz-enick for a cruise. and on t‘ie wry he acquired (probably by tlzeft) the uniform of a captain in the Grrman Army. The posses- sion of the military habihments set his "HWY nutter” working at sperti. and he hatched out a plot which, it must be admitted, rival‘- ed the best of the comic operas then in vogue. CJrL-cd 1'1 tlic Captains uniform. he ('i‘.["'f-‘C1 the iowii. anti seeing some soldiers at. drill. he authorita- tively crmtrardcd them to follow ivin to the Town Hall. The sight of the tuiifoim was sufficient; they followed him fike sheen. On arriv- iri; at ti“ Town Hall. he summon- ed the li/Iayor‘ and City treasurer: tiiid those functionaries that they must produce the "cocks of account , llic lvys cf the safe. because ti had b'en ccmnloiirs of in: racticx which the Berlin gov- f“.’lllll"‘l‘.t hnd determined to clear up. The two officias were astound- cd: and more so when he ordered the soldiers to arrest them and take firm to l3=rlin under guard. Thenf iiic coast being clear. the woiflhy 'ii walked off with the City's C f". ". Of ceiirs" when thy" Mayor nzxi liis companion arrived at Ber- li". i'ic .c came to light and "Ciyziiiu Koepenick was famous; ris nicturc appeared in the Tage- i\i--" t‘"c Times. and all the chief lli'.\ “."l‘.§ of Eurorc, Tlic Kaiser lli‘\‘(I tlic story inirl liuiglicd: and s) l\l"\'ll (lid lhc Caiitiiints ncl np- |I"_'.| Ii) ii 67118111 type of min that in four (lays tlilrigy-onc ineu falsely c: N's-Pd 1.0 It. Ylncii Illf‘ rczil “CapP-in KOPD- -k" finally Illl'l1f‘(I up n a police . llf‘ gni. off br-ilcr than lie i'~ r-rvcrl; llf‘ was givcii a bottle of wiii an liiiirrri-al pardon. and a iilssllCfl~ for immediate travel a- brcad. Whether the city got back any of its funds. and what be- f'.llllf‘ of the gallant “ca-ptaln," lii~‘rr,v saith not But llic story sliowcti a litilc of t t‘ .~pil'il of Grriniiii militarism to thc outside world. and how the ticz-iiiaii pcoplc everywhere were rltzuiiiiated by the office caste. The Zabcvii incident was another story 1i iiiosc cld days: ivlieii a Gcvinan din-vi" l'21l1 his sword ihrougli an /\l~.lll1lll ilCiiFdllt liccausc tlic lilt- tcr flKl iioi get out of his path quickly cnough. This was a litter in!) iiiucli ior the Germans them- solves (Alsace was Elsass those MUS] and tliei-c was a flutter in i‘. nriiuspniicrs, ‘out it was soon .u| c~'.~c(| L ‘iii:- younger generation of Ger-l nhiiis today are just as infintuatetl willi aJiiiy life, as obedient to ord- rrs. and as ruthless when the op- portunity comes, If thc Allies were ti) \\'ill llic war tomorrow, there liiilltl siill r4. fin ihc (terrific. pro- iiirzu oi dealing with i1 people whose iiiriitnliiy morally, and ctiiics, are so immeasurably different from ours. GOOD PAY lii f1 finiiily magazine 1 rcad that -‘ii~ Prc - 111 of Lcvcr Brothers (I “y ill Miissuchwcit-s, got as 5.11 lllI bonus iii 1938, the sum of $160,713. The inagitzine does not s.i_v what the L B. Co.. is cirgagel ill, iirr what. llic President does icr his hali-inillion. but it must be fiil important. Tiic head of llif‘ Air. . an Tobacco ls not so wcll off! his income is only $331.- 3-18. Now. dear reader. if you are "not c.:~1_v affected by nausea procure a crpv of "Tobacco Road" and see 511w ili..- grovccr.» 0i llic piivgcvil. urstl c . l will notice 1 don't ii c t“ livc 1L may be said in.i: .ii.s .~. tciinn: but. it is only too true that the plight of the producers has been put by writers who depend r. more Illllll on inngln- Rvad" says a . st "n3; inciitr" and _ iitlil "hl_.. us well! But it shows without niincing matters. the depths of degradation to which IIi/IJ~_I(SS poverty can sink a p80- i‘ i‘ ‘llic "S,*.1.ti'y and bonus“ dodge f: cizinc to my uoticc 0.1 read- ii _, Rgport of the Stevens C41 ~I¢4 ion. iTheie is a copy 1n i119 Pii-lllit Llornrjy), A certain em- poycr got 60 or 7D thousands dol- l-ufi annually as "salary llld bfiIllFi" thus" who didn't know all the forts could find liltlc fault \\"‘rn tclrl t'.i't his saary was $12.- 030 1151‘ aiimim. Nature Notes lluiigarinr Partridge. Thcrc ‘are at least two flocks of these birds No writinq, No money ozders. No bother. Just phone, o1 drop in. Arthur ll. Bryenton. Kenalngtiin. J- ll. Campbell. Alllstnn. .1. llarry Green, Central Bedcqur. George Mulrhcal. st. Eleanor’; Francis B. ‘lralnor. Vernon lllvrr T- Taylor, gprlngflcld. r11 {h}; m‘ he district. on n diur "011 0f a bird brought ion I Ina the shooting m. miéu with “d ‘t °°'“"'°‘°‘Y Imppers I the remain. or grasp- that for n tum My u is “idem the bird pi‘; 9t me "m? “t 1"“ _ ie farmers frienqp Pwbably arm»; this there m3 be balanced the fact that it lsyalso f- kraln eater as ts shown by its ‘fugitive the vicinity of sat stacks consue If“ winter’ and by n“ f“ ml? 0H of grain laid out by Jlzleasa when other food is scarce. Calegd ry Thaw. The Naturalists Jam“ Br mtells us to expect tm and 201?}! aw between the 10th u“ h 0f the month. This Jan- resye Ls-rbeen exceptional in some V D c out the weatherman did 1y f0 5188c the thaw midway be- lézlcernnthe two dates, not very 5pc- [his lusty however. On the night of will mh after a rather cloudy day m r e wind in the SE. rain set- ms Orba short time, as the g1“, t e a ove freezing point. 1mm it tanned to what we call a “sliver fir". by the golrning of the 16th. “"1191? n rlaln. As a rule grltain has a milder winter than hm?“ m" Germany. the latter av ng a winter comparable to our Wn- Every once in a. while. how- "1911 England Bets a real taste oi Fluffy weather that ties up ti-ar. c for two or three days at a 11mm and Provides work for snow- shovellers for two or three weeks in country districts. I remember that ",1 Newcastle. in 1896 the snow was lliied up in the streets just as it is in Charlottetown after a heavy 5'14"" 5WD"; and gangs of men shovell~d it into carts whence it “'55 dUml-IQU down "manholes" into the drains. Snow-"loughs al.- tached to engine: ran all night to keel! the lines open in the hilly dlstri ts but did not always suc- ceed, rains got stuck in the deep 9117311185 f0!‘ two days on the lines Yllmllllll to Scotland and had to be dug out by hand labor. while the passengers had- hot coffee and food sent in by the country peo- Dle. There were twevc local trains stalled iii ihc snow that. time and the passengers were without. food for several hours. That. storm was on March’ 1st and 2nd. 1886, On New Years night. i875. a new snowstorm blew up and the railway cuttings filled, so that more than a score of trains. local for the most port. were staked till tlic next afternoon. During the block in the Derwent Valley (a fcw miles from Newcastle) a woman was delivered 0f l Child in a third class com- partment. Mother and babe were transferred to a first-class com- partment and made as comfortable as circumstances permitted. He had a mighty rough start! It‘! an lll wind etc. On Jan. 17th as a Tynemouth man was walking along the cliffs. he saw the beach covered with hundreds oi’ live fish. The news spread. and people from the seaside villages and the town of Tynemcuth, were soon on hand collecting this harvest of the sea into boxes and baskets. They were at work for hours. and some, who took their "catch" to the North Shields fish market (where it was shipped inland). had to use trucks. There the cod, "W1. hurl-lock. con- ger eels. and other fish brought. flood brices 1t wts believed that t.‘ ~ fish had been spurned by ex- plosions at sea. forced to the sur- face. and driven ashore by the craves before they could recover A spectator told my informant that most of them were alive when picked up WATERPROOF LIMEWASII When I lived in Newcastle on hie. I took over an allotment gar- den from an od gardner who had. by reason of age, to retire from business. In it was a good gieen- house. l4 to 20 feet, from which I derived both pleasure and pro-’ fit. Now the heat and moisture. so necessary to plant life. would have been most destructive to the woodwork of the greenhouse tor glamhcuse. as some called it) had it. no? been protected bv a coat- ing of a special whitewash. in which fallow was one of the lu- credieiits It was Just as sound on the day I sold it. to come to Can- ada, as on the day I bought it — several years having elapsed be- tween. Outside pallngs, said to have been painted with the mixture fif- teen years before. were still white a1"! bright. examin- Recently I took the notion to write to a relative in Eialand. asking her to get the recipe for this whitewash from some news- raoer. as I thouoht it would inter- est my readers. Instead. she wrote to the Institute of Park Administr- ation, Northern Branch. and had a reply from the Secretary. which I subjoinr- "Dear Madam: The quantities reouircd for whltewashing posts or ralli-igs (that. is. pallngs and etc) outdoors, which wll! stand the weather for a considerable time. are: from 7 to i0 lbs, fallow. ac- cording to quality. melted and mixed with 112 lbs fl cwtl 0f staked lime. not whitening. 1 have fovrri that mixture to stand about as well as paint and oiilv a fraction of the cost. Yours faithfully." As a postscript he adds: "For shading greenhouses in the Suin- mertime from the strong rays of the sun. a handful of iommon salt to three lbs sliiked lline. mixed in a nail and put on with a wliitc- wash brush wifl stand a whole sea- son.“ The whitening or whiting ment- loiv-d Above. is finely around chalk. and must not be used. It will be no'lced that he does not give thc amount of water to be used: which must therefore be determined by experiment. I hope to get this and other points cleared up before en- rricg the recipe into my scarp- book. NOTES 0N ISLAND PLANTS THE OXALIDACEAE The pretty little Wood Sorrel] (Oxalla Aoetolellll is. I f-bluk- rare on the Island: I remember t have seen it but once. and that was many years ago. It prefers the deep hardwood groves, where iwizaiuv tiviasrocxi MARKET neroin i Ottawa. February 1. SUMMARY The catle trade was character- ized by its dullness during the past week. Prices failed to respond to moderate receipts and, with dc- mand mostly of a local character at all major centres, certain cusses dropped 15c to 25c. notably at To- ronto and on Alberta markets. With a very limited outlet to the United States. heavy steers at present are among the poorest sellers. lost. $1 at Toronto. gained 25c to 50c at Montreal and elsewhere l~el.1 . about steady. The hog market was ' ciine at Toronto. Lambs also lost. 25c at Toronto but other markets held last week's levels. Eastern Cattle Markets l A dull cattle market left. abgui. 200 cattle unsold at TORONTO after prices had dropped 15c to 25c on steers and heifers. weighty steers dosed up to $7.50. and but- cher steers and heifers mostly up to $7.35 with a few tops $7.50. Other L 0185565 of cattle held about steady. All prices remained unchanged at MONTREAL, where steers sold no to $7.75 with one top load at $8. and cows made as high as" $5.50, A scarcity of choice and good cattle l in the MARITIMES served to ad- vance prlces on ton quality hut. ,others held just steady. Steers ranged up to a top of $7.50. l Western Cattle Markets With a sharp curtailment of out- side orders enquiry at WTNNIPEG was pr"'n.cipally' of a local charac- ter and, while prices were not greatly disturbed. they failed to show any improvement. All heavy steers were sefing under pressure and practically iicnc ivere taken above $6.75. with iiicst sale; at $6 5.’) and below. Mcdiuin to eocti honclywcizbt sixmrs ratcd $6 in $0,751 and a few tops uncle s7. CALGARY was slow with biitci:ci' steers. liravv cows and hulls 25c lower. Medium to good steers brought $5.75 to $6 35 and some tops $6.50. At. EDMON- TON good lo clioicc slccrs vcrc about. siczidv but lioifcrs wcrc 15c to 25c lower and cows iverc down 25c. The ton of tlic stccr division was $8.75. Other Western markets were mostly draggy. afthough un- changed in price with the high at. PRINCE ALBERT at $6.25. MOOSE JAW and REGINA $6.50. and SASKATOON, where some classes dropped 25c Cl‘ more, the lop ivzis $7. VANCOUVER was active and steady up to $7.25. The United Slates Market c dccliiic ion stccvs at it send up a Eiiile cluster of trifoliate leaves. and short stems with a single white-Detailed ffower Calves I undisturbed except, for a small de- f | partridges. on each. 'I'liis plant. is abundant in Great. Britain nntl Efurop“ as ‘is several ziaincs intiicuic: in Eng- land it is called Wood Sorrcll, anti Alfeluie- llic old inonkisii chi-on- iclers and herbalists rcfcr to ii. as I-Ialleluyah; and in Wales it is “Fairy Bells." In Fraipc it is the Surcl c, Ossillc. or Poi d" coucru. (' choc-bread.) 1t c "izfifics the title of "Sbamroclfl with cuc of the clovcrs in Island. The leaves of the Wood Sorrel are sensitive to cold. darkness. or blows: under these conditions the leaflets hang down, back to back, for protection. Thc clovcrs are sensitive too. but act diffcrentfy: when night falls i\v0 of ilic 12:11- lefs rise face lo facc. and iiic third rises and encloses them The ob- ject 1n each case is to present less surface to ilic cold air, Lastly the Wood Sorrcl produces peculiar small cleistogainiir nwcrs "pre- MABSIIFIILD. I CONSERVATION I A WEEKLY COLUMN OI? PRACTICAL OPINIONS 0F THI; VITAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE USES AND ABUSES OI‘ NATURAL RESOURCES BY MB. LUDLOW JENKINS. L More than 250.000 up and game ‘birds were distributed in Wiscon- sin in 1939 by the slate experiment- al game and fur farms here as Wisconsin for the second successive year, established an all-time record in game-bird production. The 1938 record, which previously stood as the largest achievement in the world. was 192,668 birds. The 1939 increase of 57.633. making a total of 250,301, included preasants Chukar, Hungarian. and Valley and wlid turkeys. the Conservation department announ- ce . In the 250,301 flgureare included] ton for 1940 will be siglitly iii- creased over the past year. He est- irnuaa a minimum 01' 125.000 day- old pheasant chicks and 15.000 day- old Chukar chicks will be distribu- ted The estimate of total distri- bution of birds in all species and ages for 1940 is 275.000. Of particular interest in experi- mmta. plantings, said MacKsiizie. will be the sticking this spring of 2.000 mature Chukar partridgt-s in early June. 800 mature Reeves , pheasants in mid May. and 100i Nepal Kaleegs pheasants in early ay. ‘rue experimental farinfls fur these; .section in 1939 produced for liier- PHEASANTS, 38,963 estimatedlatlon 1.020 gray, black and cross ch.cks from 45,954 has, cinajor- raccoon and 33 back, cross, and‘ ity of these eggs distributed red foxes. January 1 inventory; throughout the state in early May to cooperating sportsmens groups; 108,504 day-oud ringneck, mongol- ian, Formosan, and mutant chicks. distributed ln the same manner; 50,812 four-to-five-weeks-old cnicks (ringnecks, blacknecks, Mongolians Formosans. mutants) groups and clubs and held in delivered to l showed 990 fur-bearing and game animals on hand. In the farm's pathological laboratory. 16.276 spe- cimens were treated and examined and a determination was made on 1,019 samples and specimens ln the chemistry laboratory. 11B. Kellogg Jr., manager of the I farm. reported that 70.000 persons‘ broader units until of stocking age: from 45 states and eleven foreign, ‘$1.359 birds liberated; 17,003 mature birds liberated; 110 mature Reeves pheas- ants liberated. PARTRIDGES. 1,827 Chukars liberated; 1.762 mature Valley partridge. WIL-D TURKEYE, 912.- During the past year breeding stock on the farm produced 450.628 game-bird eggs. The January; 1. 1940 inventory showed 24.521 irds held for breeding and spring stock- ill , announcing that the farm's in- cubator capacity has been increas- pd to total 163.000 eggs. single ruu. Wisconsin's Conservation Director" 11W. MacKenzie said tlreAprQcIuc; ‘Foroiiio, Buffalo prices looked a llltli-i iwtlev this week, Some sales of Canadian steers were imide at $8.50 and a few others down to $7.75, Quotations at St. Paul on medium to good Canadian steers were $7.25 to $8. ton cows $6.50. and bulls $5.50 to $6.50. Exports to the United States dur- ing tlic week totaled 965 beef cat- tlc. 164 dairy and 839 calves. Sinn- iucnts to date this year total 6,314 beef. 919 dairy, and 3.370 calves. In the same period last year ex- ports w re 32,746 beef, 978 dairy, and 3.63 calves. . Calf Market Uneven Calves dropped $1 all told at. Toronto. choice veals closing at $12 to $12.50. while. on the other hand. Montreal calnrd 50c cm vcals. good kinds making $12 to $12.50. In fllf‘ west. there was no change and winning-g topped at. $11. Calgnrv and Regina $9. Edmonton $9.50. Privce Albert. $8.50, Moose Jaw $8. sqskatoon $10.50. and Vancouver I). $7.2 II/g Prices Mostly Unchanged With the exception of TOFOIIIO- wliere live sacs were down 10c and dressed sales 25c, hog markets maintained last week's rates. Bacon-s r-lcsed at $8.90 to $9 off trucks at Toronto and $12 dressed. Montreal paid $9.40 for bacons f. & w.. while . Calzary was $8.45 off trucks, Ed- monton $8.50. Prince Albert and sggkgfcQn $830. and Moose Jaw and Rezri-ia $8.35. Vancouver was a little higher. slaughter hogs c‘os- iug n0 to $9.15, cociously fertilized in t'.*e bud and particularly fruitful" ("Asa Giziv t I Our other species is the Ycllow Wood Sorrel (0. cornlculata strica.) Unlike the other, this Sorrel is everywhere. a very com-' mcn need in both flcld and gar-l deli. As its naiuc implies the flow ers arc _ye.‘low, In ‘xidia llic leaves are used as a trot-herb, The Piw- ness say that the buffaloes used to be very fond of the plant. | THE GERANIACI-IAE On visiting l-luiitci‘ Rivcr a fow years ago the vrriter was zigiemby ’ srrprised to find the Meadow Cranesblll (Geranium p r a t c ll s c) growing by the waterside. The Crancsbllls or Geraniuins require. a rich soil. not a sandy one, and i as most soils of that quality are itaken up by cultivated CFOfJS, the Cranesbills- have litte change of making themselyzs at home in the Island. It is probable. too, that the i severe cold of our winters is too‘ much for these plants, for I have tried on several occasions to grow other Brtlsli species but. without success. At. present 1 ltavc under trial in the rockery. thc Shining Cranesbill (G. lucldum) which grows on old walls as for North as the Shetland Islands, and om awaiting with interest to sec whe- ther it will HIPVlVL‘ our ivintcr. The Cranesbllls take their iiainn from a long bcak-‘ikc structure to which she seeds are attached. When the fruit is ripe. the beak splits, curls. and disuers-rs the seed, The house "Geranlums“—\vliich arc scientifi- cally Pelaroonluins hnvc the siimc gpngrhils for dispersion, The Meadow Crniirsbill has ra- ther showy flowczs. about an inch ‘across. and of n biuc-puriile cifor. boriic in loos:- clustcrs. The lcavcs_ are coarse, and deeply divided. in thc sty of tlic "sccnicd acr- nviiums" grown as linisr-pmfiiis. There is a rarer wlilie-flo\vcr"d ‘qrlptv, The Geranium grandi- florum. advertised by iiurscrymcn. is cavcelv ti) be distinguished from this sncclcs, I like to hollcvc that "the mean- cst flown that blows" has virtucs that. will some dull 91111081‘ l? l0 medical science. 1n this connection it is worthy of note that ruatics of Northern England used to aooly' the Juice of the house Geranium (Pelarflonivm) to their barked knuc'r'es. It soeedilv coaaulatcd and ‘hardened the serum, formlnr. a ski-y over the wound, P:rhap= the wlri Grraiilums (or some of _1_ them) have t.lie same property. a § Lambs Steady to Lower The Toronto lamb market W85 down 25c. good westerns making $10.50. The few lambs offered at Montreal sold generally around $8.5’), and Winnipeg ruled steady uudcr vcrv light receipts with wncd ‘ninbs waiting a high of $925,721" top at Calgary was $8.85. while Ed- monton was firm and unchanged also up to $8 85. with no choice quality offered. Saskatoon remain- rri study and had a few ‘Z0017 lambs at $8.40, Ps-gina paid $8.50 for a fcw top lambs. CATTLE I-IARKETS TORONTO experienced a dull cattle tratie and about 200 head re- mained unsold at the close. Steer c1111 heifer prices tirecineri 15c to c Wsichty steers closerl at $46.50 to $7.50. with butcher steers and heifers from $6 to $735 and a few tops up to $7.50. Butcher cows held steady at $4 to $5.25 and cawvrs and cutters had a range of $3.25 to $3.75. Bulls were also steady nt $5 to $6. ‘out fed calves clowd weak at $7.75 to $8.75. {flier making an earlier ton of $9. Th" fcyv stmkers offered moved out n‘ so to $6.75. Good milkevs a-nrl snriiigers held steady at $80 t0 $90 cach but the murc common kinds yvcrc iict in demand. MONTE-EAL cnioyed a good de- mand for all cusses of stock and crittlc nrices ivcre steady through- oiit.. Steers sold from $5 o $7.75 with one load of ton duality at $8. ""1 s‘"=rs were taken at $7.50 to 97.75 and mediums mostly from $7 in s725.1-1"lfcrs were a smvce com- modity and ranged from $4 to $6.75. The few good cows on sale made $5.50. mediums from $4 so tn $5.25 and common $3.75 to $4.25. Canners and cutters were $3 to $3.60. Good bulls mode $5 50 to $8, and com- mcn N50 to $5.25. MARITIMES-Thcrc was a dc- Nded lock cf choice and gcod oat- t'c on Maritime markets. the gen- eral rurs ccnslstln’! of only fa" to crmmon Foiitwelahi cattle, Tops aclvnvioarl 25c but oth_ers held just needy. T'~n rang" on steers urns $4.25 in £7.50, rw-ifnrs $4, to 86.7.5.1 cows $350 to $5.50. canners and‘ cvPers $2 to $3. and bulls $3 to .25. a p CALF MARKETS TORONTO calves (inched 5'“ 10"" R"(I (IFTTDDZO a further 50: or elmt-to-four'een-week s-olo‘ l countries visited Chukar l chicks; 108 mature Hungarians; 150 [work necesmiy to the success of the farm in 1939 ‘which. i_ii addition to its produc- iton facilities. has an extensive ‘Outdoor zoo of native birds and animafs. To carry on the educational the game-propagation program. Kellogg and his staff members ini .1039 traveled 22 789 iiiiles around‘ Wisconsin to address or conferi with 238 conservation clubs and 82 civic groups. W F. Grimmer. superintendent of game management. for the Cm‘.- sgrvatiou department. again vc scat credit to lllf‘ (‘0ll“f‘l‘\' ll -clubs. sportsmcivs groups. 4-H clubs Future Farmers. Boy Scouts. and individual sports-minded farmers. “Despite the cwargcmcnt and lin- for provcinent. of our facilities hatching and laroodiiig". lic said, "wc could not Lave rcalivmd our program ivltliout. tlic lVllfJlb-llf‘! ed cooperation of these groups. Relating the propagation of game birds to the other phases of a con- servation program directed toward TIMELY NOTES ON TOPICS CONNECTED WITH Silver Fox Far ming Q1! Compilcd results of C. M. Lamp- soii 8a Co. Ltd. public sale of sil- ver fox pelts which took place in Lonon 15th to -18th of January has been forwarded by them. There was a total of 32.599 skins cata- cgued. of which about 20 D81‘ cent were Canadian and about 80 per cent Scandinavian. There was a good attendance of buyers and competition was keen through- out. The bulk of the goods sold was purchased for the home trade but a moderate portion was pur- chased to fill overseas orders. Only a small percentage was bought for the continent. Of the total collec- tion 80 per cent was sold. The following are the detailed re- sults for the different colorings: Black and slightly silvery, 85 skins sold at an average £1-14s-6d. One- quarter silvery, 275 skins sold at an average of fz-4s-3d. One-half sil- very 7,970 skins soid at an aver- age of ;2-15s-6d. Three-quarter silvery, 7,454 skins sold at an aver- age of 123-35. Full silvery, 6.857 skins sold. average {3-113. In- ferior 9,512 skins sold at an aver- age of £2-6s. ‘The highest price re- ceived for a three-quarter silvery was [15-10s and for a full silvery £11. We figured the total amount re- ceived for the skins sold with the pound at $5 and they averaged $14. However. the pound is not worth $5 In Canadian money it is equal to $4.47 and in American money to about $4, There ls also to be de- ducted Lainosoirs charge of 6 per cent for selling and a further charge of about one dollar for ex- pressage, war risk insurance, etc, (inductions would reduce the aver- agc nrice per nclt to a Canadian consignor to $10.75, t-iic lowest fig- ure that we have ever had cognizance of. Aiiotlici" point in Lainpsoirs re- port. that interests us is 1'1" fact Illltlt oiiy 20 per cent or about 5.- pioo skins were of Canadian origin. the other 21.000 sold being Nor- wcgiair or Swedish. The fact that our Scandinavian friends would re- ceivean average of aroundjll. maximum utilization of Wisconsin's outdoor resources. Dircctoi- Mac- Kciizle said. “We are trying Lo iii- crease our supply of game birds to a point where limiters will find bet- ter sport year after year, and where they wi'l be able to harvest a rcasonaolc cron of ganic and still lcave thousands of birds. tn supply natural breeding stock for the years to ccinc. i0 $12.50 and common lights down- ward to $7. MONTREAL vculs wcrc up 50c with good ones at $12 to $1250, mediums $11 to $11.50 and common flights as low as $9. Drinkers were ‘$6.50 to $8.50. Grassers were up 25c at $5.25 to $6, but mostly $5.50 to 5.75. IlOG Hog marketings for the Dominion were 98.332, compared with 67.752. in the same week 1"" year. Totals to date, this year 303,198, last yea? y 288.433. MA RK ETS TORONTO bacoiis opened ziiiil Iclosctl at $12 drcsscd, whilc off i struck bacors opened at $9 and closed at $8.90 to $9. Feeders were L ‘slow at $4 to $5 each. ; Cfosing prices for direct dellvcr- | ies to tracking uiauis at. IIAMIL- l TOIN were $11.50 for baccns drcss- , ed plus transportation. iind $12 to $12.25 delivered and MONCTON $12. MONTREAL bacons brought $9.40 f. 8e w.. odd sales $9.35 and trucks . up to $9.50. The rail grade pricc was $12.40 hot weight. SHEEP & LAMB DIAIIKETXS‘ 5 TORONTO lambs included 1800‘ westerns. Prices were down 25c with i good westerns at $10.50. Common‘ to medium locals made $8 to $10 l and sheen $3 f0 $6 anti $6.50, MONTREAL had a few lambs around $8.50 and slieci) $3 to $5‘. but 1 mostly $5 to $6. I EXPORTS f"? TIACTIN R: II TO UNITED KINGDOM U} At Sf‘°“Cl'll‘t‘l ‘~- "ucri wool: ended January 27. 1940, 7.035.776; pounds. i SEA-GOING SCAR!” i VARIED IN COLOR I I OTTAWA. Feb. 7 “(CW 458119115 at 595 aren't fussy about their c010!‘ , scheme. officials of the Royal Can- adian Navy headquarters lierc e . so long as they have warm warvcf, sweaters and mittens. ii docsnt matter what color the)’ are. Its on- ly the officcr= and mcn on duty a- shorc who must pcnfnc Ihmi‘ ac- cessories to navy blue or wlufc. Cnracul coats are worn with c0l- | cred vclvct. turbrins and gloves I l JUMBO CABBAG LARGEST VARIETY GROWN ’ 30—40 LBS, IMIII cvltcaIflIIrg’ Unaurlglnflgdm: unique. Verylnwwtlnl c y o develop. Our mu of Jumbo abbuu Ian neunn Mallet-halo. Pl 12 . wanton c. Fill-OUR BIG I940 SKID AND NUIQIIY BOOK-lath! Ilton Ivor l Tuesday. Choice veals closed at $12 , m", mmsmmum-siv-fimncl-IWII-om- ‘for their pelts must be very de- iprcssing lo them because their cost |cf production is higher than ours. .It will certainly mean that a great lmany of them will decide to fur- ther out down their breeding fox- es. The Canadian Fur Auction Sales Couipuirws room was ctowded to ,overflowing last Tuesday for the first general sale of sundry furs for the season. Reports say it was one of the most successful auc- liions ever held and characterized by slifll']il_v advancing prices. Beaver was 06 per cent sold. advancing 50 per cciit; otter 100 per cent ~olcl. advancing 40 per cent; skunk. 7i per cent sold advancing 35 per lcent; badger 73 per cent sold. un- changed: white fox 88 per cent sold advancing 10 per cent: blue fox. 49 per cent sold. advancing 10 per cent; muskrat. 92 per cent soId, ad- vancing 50 per cent New York buyers were prominent iii the bidding and at least two London buyers were present. Some New York bitycrs were thought to. be buying for a German account, particularly in the case of otter which was thought to be destined for Europe. Europe, United Stat- es and Canada shared the buying of beaver and wolf. New York and Canadian buyers took the rac- coon. skunk. white fox. blue fox. ezmiue and muskrat, Top prices for beaver was from $42 to $43.. ermine. 90c to $1.14. muskrat $1.70 to $1.80 Imitations of platinum fox pelt-s are being developed in Europe and Aincrlca. An American corporation claims to have perfected what 1t calls a irlatina dyed on white fox. while London firms of dyers also make similar claims. In New York a firm of furriers is featuring jackets of silver fox. white fox and iviiitc fox dyed to look like blue fox, grey fox and platina fox, The total silver fox imports inf-o the United States for the season of 1939 was 133,251 compared with 16,469 skins for 1938 The total value for ditty was $2,468,000 as compared with $463.00‘) the irzevious year. Canada ship-sl 85- 437 skins with a value oi $1.- 466,000, Norway shipped 35.293 skins with a value of $770,000, the United Kingdom shipped 9,510 skins with a value of 5178.000, Finland 950 skins with a value of $17,685. Soviet Russia 943 skins valued at $12,994. France 811 skins valued at $14,553, The average value per skin of the years imports from the different countries was as follows: Canada, $17.17: Norway. $21.83; Uiiitrd Kingdom, $18.73; Sweden, $26.88: Newfoundland and Labra- dor. $22 10: Soviet Russia $14. Ap- parcntly the silver fox pelts shipp- cd from Soviet Russia were not of ‘very desirable quality as their aver- age was the lowest in the list with the exception of Iccland which was $8.29. Last Mondayhs Women's Wear Daily shows a picture of Revlllovrs London England store during the recent closing out sale. Hundreds of people are waiting to gain ad- mission. The stock of nearly ha'f I1 million dollars worth of furs which were to be sold at bargain . prices was the magnet that brought ,ilic people. These are typical prlc cs: Persian lamb coats. $135; Can- iies. $18 50: sliver fox ties. $40: Nutrla coats, $140; Kolinsky coa.s $285: Black Seal Skin coat. $220 and plaiina dyed Russian Fox wirs quoted made up at $140. Fromm Bros. will offer 32.000 liver foxes for tale at Hamburg. Winconstn, February 27th, 12,000 of these will be Fromm pelts and 20.000 Federal skins consigned b"; other ranchers In addition there will be over 7,000 ranched mink on pclis sent from Canatk‘. These i some pla.ir.um blue 1010a. ire-ts. ied foxes blue foxes, cross foxes, and ranched fisher. A dcspatch to Women's Wear Daily. New York. dated Washing- ton. February 2nd is: ‘It is gen- erally understood that fur people are buying a lot of tails and paws with the hope that such action will have a tendency to keep out just that many sliver fox pelts; but this is something the Treasury De- partment is not concerned about. therefore it has no comment to make. A New York llrm of furrier: are offering for sale a number of Am- erican ratsed platinum silver fox pelts similar to those of Swedish origin. Saskatoon fur breeders met at the King George Hotel, Saskatoon. last December and set the prices of horse meat for the season sis follows: F. O. B. Saskatoon, bone- less horsemeat 2 cents. quarters 1- 1-4 cents and live weight 50 cents per hundred. They also passed a resolution that the shooting of guns be prohibited within one-hall a mile of a fur farm during the months of March, April and May. At a meeting of British Colum- bia fox and mink breeders Janu- ary ldth an address was given by J. J, Forbes, Dominion Gov- ernment fur adviser. His principal business was to explain the cs- tablishment of a fur agency which was to cover the territory west of Winnipeg. Altogether there were six agencies in Canada. At these agencies skins would be graded. When the grading was approvctl by a government grading inspector tlic skins would be valued. Fur farin- eis would then be paid 50 per cent of the valuation. When the skins had satisfied inspectors they would be given a. government metal tag. thus grading would standardize llic product and give buyers grcatci- confidence, said Mr, Forbes. It would also aid farmers as for the first time they would be getting ac- curate and prompt information cn quality of their furs. He spoke a- bout his recent tour of Norway where he had found radios blar- ing in fur farms. This was to ac- custom the anlinals to noise so that they would not be disturbed during the whelping season. Frank Tuplin. formerly of New Arman, P E. 1., but now a resi- dent of Clovcrdalc, B, C., was in- troduced by the chairman as the oldest living fur farmer in the world. Frank told how his late friend. Charlie Dalton, tcok home a. litter of fox puns in 1885 and istaried the great fur farming in- I dustry. At the Alberta fur lirccdcrs‘ pelt I show, Calgary. December 18th to 20th, among the principal winners we notice Colpltts Bros, Calgary. and Montgomery Bros. Wetaskawln. The Montgomery's wc"c former residents of Bedcquc. Frank, seri- ior partner iii the firm. dicd about a year ago. He had resided in this Province until 191B when he mov- ed West. Wilfred L. Todd. who was a vis- itor at the Provincial Fox Show. Charlottetown. last Novciiihci", made a trip to Denver Colorado. about the last of December and purchas- ed nine white face foxes to add to his ranch near Boston. At the Inter-Mountain Fox and Fur Breeders‘ annual fox show field at Blackfoot, Idaho. in November there were classes for medium to full sliver foxes, also white fox. silver, platinum blue, red, blue foxes and Arctic blue foxes. The recent sale of platinum fox- es ln London by Lampsoirs and Hudsons Bay Company at an aver- age of about £63, or in our moncv $284. recalls that in January, 1928. Edgar Milligan for Milligan and Morrison. Northam. consigned 50 silver fox pelts to the Hudson's Bay Company's sale and these averaged E67-10s. Tho pound was then worth $4.86 3-4 so that the pelts averaged over $300, Nothing comparabfe to this has been ob- tained for silver fox pelts in the aggregate since Walter Grant. mar- keted some 50 pelts in the Spring of 1920 in London for ar average of around $600. ‘Those good old days appear "gone with the wind" due to ovar- production of silver foxes which caused their distribution among a large number of people. This mitigated against selcctivilv and fashion is always strong for the select. so pricfs declined. Now it is the platinum fox which holds trc stage because they arc rela- tively few in number, but. when quantities go on the markci they. too. will take a tumble Will sil- ver fox ever come back, is tlic question? Your opinion is just. as good as mine on that, but i-ca"iv beautiful skins will certainly im- prove in price provided ilicrc is a great decrease in quantities of relts marketed. At present. in Lon- don it appears that. they do not. know the difference lwtyvccii an in- ferior sll.'er fox and a good ‘skin because we note irlicw‘ infcriors ‘If. Lampsons brought l2-6s average. while the full silvcrics so'd for an erage of only £3-lls. At a meéf-lllgzffqtlléflflllfiillfllt Na- tional Fox Breeders Association held in Charlottetown in January a coin- adian squirrel coats. $90; Silver fox mittec was appoint-xi to interview the Dominion Government and ini- press on them the necessity oi pre- venting the dumping of silver fox pelts from Norwegian countries iii- to Canada. Re:eiitly the following- gentiemen waited on the Govern- ment at Ottawa: George A. Call- .beck. Don Stewart and Peter G. Clark of Summerstde and J. J_ Mc-‘ Oague. president of the Canadian National Association from Ontario. The result of their interviews ap- Loom to be very successful. Today Sure DEATH EXTERNAL PARASITES with IIlIl-llll CDOPER'S FARM INSECT POWDER FOR ALL LIVESTOCK and POULTRY__ 0.3.. 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CANADIAN CD-OPERATIVE WOOL GRDWERS LIMITED Qurirrk Ami min-mi- aunts Lrllflulvilll, Q.“ i the foilowin teie ram w get; (an M. 1.. rgnswafiffiia awn‘ . nlsver 0t Finance, Ob- mgOlrder i; 801111611 - 1111301‘ on of silver 10x , A. from February 8. 1940 andpeufr: til such time as o. system of pa“. 1H8 is set up and control is astaim "m" 0v" We export of silver q black fox furs or skins from Oar;- ada or until June 30. 1940, if a. cys- tem of grading and control over ex; pagans not e fubirhea before thal passed, prohibit- The above sh-CIIII-d tax the "Cutie scheme" heatclcrae? t; Mme unscrupulous United Staten foxrnen to ship thousands oi’ {o1 tails, paws and pieces of cheap silver fox into the Uintcci Stata iirom Canada in order to ca; m“, tour quota of 58,300 pelts about 50,- 000 of which is already taken As a matter of fact we axe reliably informed that a shipment of 5000 WW5. tails and yizcccs or spy” '10,; pelts is cvcn now awaiting per- mission b0 ciitcr customs iii New York lroni Canada ‘Fncy Will by Olll-Zuescd by the above order-in. council. we believe. Scientific Research Key to Agriculture In a recent addres on “Scicnfiflg Research. tiic Key to Prngrcs in Agricuturc", Dr. J.M. Swuiiie, D1. rector, Science Service, Dominion Department of Agriculture, said that down through ifhe history at the human race. until very recent times, man has had an intermittent fear of a food shortage, of fuming and 0f starvation. Iii most land‘, with the exception oi’ a lcw favor“; sections like the Nile Valley ard Mesopotamia. the leaders of people and the fat-her of the (any lly have so often expressed th dread in tiic ancient. priivci- ‘Loi- give us food to cat and clothing m wear." “As recently a5 thg 131a 1M0‘; prominent scientific men were en- lpressing the view that the world! population was increasing so rap- |l<lly that. by the 1930's. or there- nbouts. there would be a world 18110118118 of food. ’I‘1icy appear to have been very much concerned about the fate of humanity. Actu- ally, in the 1030's. men were some- times saying that there was m ‘imuch wheat and fruit and meat. too much cotton and wool and rayon being produced. Tlic reason ch65; prophecies failed is not far to seek‘. I During the last fifty years. scientific research has opened many doors to increased production. The anuleri hope had been to make two btadcu grow where one grew before. Now many blades rim made to grow wlicre one grciv before and what is more important. it is now s- sible in many cases {.0 gavc 1'18! one blade of grass from swift and merciless destruction by pests and disease. “Scientific agriculture is still en- deavouring to increase those blade: oi‘ grass. but the intent is now more clearly directed toward reducing the costs of production and improv- ing the quaiity of the product: larger crops, finer quality. lower costs. great-er profits the pro- duccr. and a lower price to the consumer-Alicsc arc benefits which can be obtained only through t-ha result oi’ scientific research and its gvilse application to practical af- a rs." Apple juice in addition to being a delightful beverage. has all the food anti health giving qualities of the anplc. Apple Juice made in Canada is the _iiiice of the fruit: onlty with no additions or adulter- an s. In glittcicng shccr fashions — sequins and rhinestones and bugle! all m‘ (‘YYYPP-"EPG, llllfl metal threads and gold braids and colored stones also-there is approval for the separate dross, also the dress with jacket, Often the jacket 0on- tumc is dc=igncd to look exactly llkf‘ a long-slccvcd dress. 1.110 (111355 itsclf having a very ultra dccollem all!‘ .._?,.,._.. ,1_.--__. , ll LARGE PIIP DROP Insure a large crop ol healthy. vlgnrous pups lhla year ny feeding ROYAL FDX FEED Results during former susoul shows that the use of Royal Mth n good meat ration ls the most pos- five way known for the rancher I secure best breeding rcsulta. Insist on Royal. Ask your dealer today or writ! direct to the St. John Milling Company Ltd. New Brunswick l saint John , ‘l, <.-.