gill Jsiersl line quite arched above llspeetol-al fin (1) Common Hall- flmnlsnd Halibut. surly straight: (3) Canadian Plllice. Pith left-handed: lateral line srdlsd over l:-- hoot part of dorsal (back) fin - Front part of dorsal fine not fea- ilery. Rare. (5) Summer Flounder. lllllls: under side of tail-base edgrd stiles between eyes (9) Winter flounder. . NEWSY DAGIWOIA 73“U‘N rpzfrriansté of U113 Year Bill m Januuyhe Guardian an u" ‘W181i ufllartflsh caught- e11 WW“ ‘1;..h..<ilah' shores Th“ tern e dlfierent species, said the gave the P0911191‘ — ncs of each- lgwly interested. f0!‘ als flatfish had been Rustico Bay and I them. 1 slithered they WEIB T10 8.5 psevervafigé for food as they Wm England, where Brill, "m mrs Halibut. Plaice, Soles, mundehél; were 6118911)’ “"81" “P- sllll7lfn5h' without exception, are All l“ 105d, though some are beb- l0!‘ yllllllmfwgéi}, m” swim like 12mg with their eyes nor- er laced‘. but, as the flatflsh “my ",,,.,'h. flat on the sand. “unfit-Ki; on the 0112MB side. and _ 1m oes om, ill" °“ mfigbtthtlcrslae" mlmtell" lll°'y£n,°§ely boll. eyes are on one "ll U... head. rt u. said that “l” "l. “their: ave "n13: (llletlgejii-Ilght” side, while sllflwma, mhablt warmer areas u and color 0n the “left" l“ Z3... Halibut the largest fish a“, Flounder family. h" ll‘ W“ ll c010,. on me "right" side. m ‘uucluml peculiarity has mm,“ use of in clasillylnl m? s. om- lcs have the otolor onmat was 0118B!- m gldQ as the fish but two. the hiriil aélld _ ~ F‘ under. v0 8 fill ilgnfilsllormer left. side. u?” ‘in of the mouth also Dlsyi m in the classification as. well the capture of the Flatfishea. M, will. small mouths are sel- w caught with hook Mid line, “(might be supposed absent un- m ,, drag-net, spear. or trap. ll ‘Till! usual, there is a 00111911011 u“ u... popular names: one species may be known by different m“ in different localities, or m different species may have the m... name on different parts o_t “c0581.. In the subjolned "key‘ usofficial names are used- “ y; relative abundance in thl mamas, the Canadian Plsioe and hgwllllfl‘ Flounder greatly excel “ml; the Greenland Halibut and mlirill are much soarcer. Wlllle tllslilmmer Flounder has only been molded once. It: s most informative 96ml)!!- 3g his subject, the reader is glared to No. 2i of the ‘Progress Mm]; of the Atlantic Biological “limit. Andrews, N. B.“ issued q the Atlantic fisheries E!!!)ell- ugl station at. Halifax, N. S. ~flli0ltlllflfflmTflilg (A) MouthIA-rgo (i a) Tail more or less forked. 1 W55 lmm W“ “mitt... muglll in mum not; name llilllsllt IEVQIId c Ill ff; the us “m; awfly. 11ml u... mil-iv might: (s) (Ab) Tail rounded: fish righi-lsanded: lateral line leathery in appearance (4) Brill (B) Mouth lmallt (Bu) Tall rounded: Back with many rusty brown llllow (t) Yellow-tail. Under side of fish greyish in color: mun iln almost black: 7 Witch. Colored surface ("back") smooth lllllillvllell’ to the touch: No scales tstween the eyes: (8) smooth flounder. Colored surface quite rough: ‘llle lateral line is the line along lllell-liddle of the upper surface. ‘lllesmllll fin just behind the head hi? upper surface, is the pector- rlll’ llle strut-er part of the infor- Istlon in this article, I am in- ltd to R. A McKenzie, mo, of lltitlantic Fisheries Experimental Blltlqn lit l-lalifa u. s. Mr. Mc- Klillle l/ery kindly checked over the ‘We lltl‘ to our flatfishes. I01‘ ‘llill the present writer takes this wlllllly of expressing his grazi- -It ls also hoped that all who mlllllgfisted in our Maritime l ' se “mm ore m this key for fllolmlc HOLLAND BULBS hi") reply has yet appeared tn alklllmlllfs letter about the “l? 0f growing tulips, etc. NOTES - “We llBht on the subject. Holland formerly sent hyacinth, ngrolggug, Ind til-ill) bulbs all over the WOhd, and was enabled to do so very pro- lllallly is the climate and soil were ellmmely suitable. and labor was 9119911 The Dllllflll. l0‘). were very Ingenious In breeding new, high- class varieties of existing specaes, which sold at high prices for a year 0r We. till they became common. All this profitable commerce was brought to an end b; the German cogquest of ll-Ilosllanlgl. Owevel‘. t st lpoesible to t 800d bulbs from England. thouggah not to the same extent. The clim- ate and soil of Cornwall and the Scllly Islands have been utilized for Wfllel)! fifty years in growing bul- bous flowers for the London Ina:- ket. and latterly East Arlglia has taken up bulb culture. These are the districts that bulb importers are relying upon now. My observation tells me that aH the outdoor classes of bulbs, with the possible exception of hyacinths, will flourish and multiply here. I am not prepared to say what gar- den hyacinths (I-Iyacintlius orien- talis) will do, since I have never Brown them here. The grape- hyacinths and the English Wild Hyacint-hs (H. nutans) increase rapidly both by seeds and offsets. As Mr. Hamming says, bulbs rilllst be planted in the fall: and it is usual to order them in June or July, for September or October planting. Personally I believe that none but the best and newest var- lQtlM. and unnamed mixed stock are in the same category as scrub cat- C. ; The bulb-grower must be prepar- ed to wait a year or two. before ex- pecting any returns from his ven- ture. I-le plants the bulb say (it the end of September. and it will flow- er the next spring. The leaves will mature and die down later, and when this occurs he may harvest. his bulbs. If the season has been favorable and the soil suitable the original bulb should be as large as at first and there should be a crowd of bul-blets to be transferred to a nursery bed and grown on for sale. 'I‘his will take two years, but with proper management there should be a saleable crop annually afterwards. It is not the growing of the bulbs but the marketing of them that is likely to test the worth of the pro- Ject. At this point my lack of ex- perience keeps me silent. The only one perhaps who can enlighten us as to the commercial value of bulb- growirlg is, I think, Mrs. Gordon MacMillazl of Cornwall, P. E. I., who has for s number of years dealt in high-class gladloll, etc. British Columbia has been ex- pel-imentaing on this very subject, sillce 1928, and the reader who is interested, will find Bulletin No. 95——New Series‘, entitled "Some Flowering Bulbs" very helpful as a record of progress. It is published for gratuitous distribution, by the Dominion Department of Agricul- ture, Ottawa. Tilere is another branch of horti- culture which would be worth con- sidering-if it were not for the prevailing prices: I mean the grow- ing of vegetable and root seeds. Many such seeds came from Scot- land, France and some other of the European countries, but that source of supply is now closed down and will remain so for a considerable time even when peace is restored, British Columbia will be able to supply a portion of the amount required, since seed-grow;- irlg has been pursued in that Prov- ince for some years. Most. kinds of garden seeds can be grown here. without trouble: but. as far as my experience goes. the trouble was to get an adequate price for the pro- duct. Agriculture In the North (5) ev I must quote again from the 1779 edition of De Bosh; "Tour through Great Britain," in which thcsc ob- servations occur: “Before I take my leave of Northunlbcrland, I must remark that a spirit of improve- ment. in agriculture has extended itself greatly over the northern part. of it in particular. A few years ago little else was to be seen but barren wastes, now largo tracts of the country arc enclosed, and the land so well cultivated as to produce very good crops of corn (that is, grain) and grass. The turnip husbandry is ll good deal practised. which is certainly one of the best, preparations for poor land. especially for corn. Neither is llle grass of this country to be despised: for that sweetest species of pasture, white clover, abounds among the natural grass, even on the highway little beyond Berwlck. I sluv and examined a field of lucern, (that ll. alfalfa) sown in drills, which flourished in a superior degree to most I have seen before in Eng- land. and the barley in that neigh- g GUARDIAN Weekly Live Cattle buyers ing down on pl- 50 cents Oat/tie TORJONTQ) drld butcher about steady cows were f choice cattle. fed calves. to stronger with now to some extent. monks bearing the her cows. a. sculpture on the depicted in stone, modern “Shortllorn" the north country. Mucll nt‘ the independence. and through the bourhood was as fillc and strong as could possibly 23v." I have sometimes heard folks on “Q1 endeavor to throw a. OThl dorsed cation cllnadian Nature, 175 that is making nature e0 P" "l"- Its fascinating articles an tures about birds, mammals, flowers, trees, and other nature subjects, and four-color reproduc- tions of eminent nature pnllltlllfi‘! make an ideal gift and a clean and wholesome mnllfllllle “(lllcll l‘ needed in every home. Five num- bers yearly. O Canadian Nature has been en- tho Girl Guides and Boy Scout!- su l; “d”! ce ted Money’ year. ummcy ac_ - refunded if not satls ed after I0- eeiving the first issue. s is the beautiful magazine pic- b the Dqipr-tmenta of Edu- o every rovince, also b7 Only $1.00 n Jarvis St, Toronto |s:l\v were the Market Report lioes opened stead but the trade sowed down and all steers were 15 cents _ cents lower by Welghty steers sold at $8 $7.25 to men had di ficulty in maintaining prices on steers at MONTREAL and two loads or more were left unsold. Plices on steers were down 25 cents or more with other Stock SUMMARY nerally were bear- fcfls dmng m u, IAIIBHFIILD. week and. under slow trading. rom 15 cents to 25 cents was shaved off values at major markets. Most oi.’ "l9 Pressure W35 on steer prices. Winnipeg proved an exception and. Sl-flllled a good comeback from recent: declines, all killers gaining 25 cent-s . ‘llle calf market sus- tained futther losses. notelbly in the are: "it": "l" oen . og prcea were un- changed to a little stronger and sheep and lambs sold steady. EASTER-N CATTLE PRICES LOWER at. the close. to $9.25 $8.60. Sales cattle steers moved out at $9 t a top of $9.50. while with good kinds at- it C to $7. in the MARITUMFS. 300d to choice steers were quoted at $9.- 35 to $9.50 but there continues to be a decided shortage of good and VATTLE PRICES VARIABLE IN WEST Recent 105893 in the WIINNIPEG market were regained under sl htly reduced deliveries and all klling classes advanced 25 cents 50 cents- under a keen local demand. The better grades of steers rated $8.75 to $9 and cows reached the highest point of the current season. better grades selling at $8 to 0 and odd sales a little higher. Sult- able stockers were in demand at $6.50 to $7. CALGARY was slow and 25 cents lower on steers and $6.5 toher steers made $8 to 58-50 and tops $8.75. While EDMONTON was slow order buyers cleaned the pens at about steady prices, best steers ‘baking g8 llo $8.25 and the high at $8.5 . Other western markets were steady top sales at PRJENCE AIEBERT "reaching $7.50 and $7.75 on steers, ASKAIOON and 5 $3.50 and VANCOUVER. $8.50 to Odd $9.25. MOOSE JAW 9B. REGINA l!) UNITED STATES MARKET Recent ealas on United States markets have been few. During the past week a few lots of Ca-na- dian steers sold at Buffalo between $10.50 and $11.50, with one small lot. at. $9.50. The only recent quot- ation from St. Paul was for medium to good bulls at $7 to $7 50, with no other Canadians quoted. Exports to the United States dur- ‘ilhte past week consisted of 1.539 beef cattle, 190 dairy and 690 calv- es. Shipments from January 1st this side talking of the British far- mer being "behind the times”; but here we have the testimony of an observant man of letters, that the Norihumbriarls knew the value of rotations, used root-crops, and grew alfalfa just 162 years ago. We are only getting the last under way The northern farmer is essentially a stockman, and has been so from prehistoric times. There is a curi- ous old legend which says that the body 0f St. Cutllbert from the fury of the Dan- iall invaders, were directed to Dur- ham by a woman who was seeking That was in the year 995. When Durham Cathedral was built this legend was alluded to by north side. where a cow and two women are Perhaps, as Darwin and others thought, these ancient cattle were the tamed des- cendants of the Boa Urus, a great Wild Ox that once roamed the for- ests of Northern Europe. 'I‘llcy were the progenitors of the Ox" of th eighteenth century; all animal of largo size and high milk yield, but coarse-boned and with in- ferior meat even for those days. But the breeders were even then at. work and the development of the “Dill-Elam come as the msult of careful select-ion and in- breeding: now the breed has ai- tnined an unchallenged position in Border Country lends itself not to the production of beef and milk. but to the breed- ing and grazing of vast numbers of sheep, Hardly a book Oll this dis- trict fnils to mention the hill farm- ers and shepherds whose hardiness, COUIBQB, S“! worthy of their gallant ancestors who once live by spear and sword. It was only ill holiday rambles wilder parts of the country that tile writer was brought into contact with this great indus- try. The best-looking sheep that I origin was obscure. "Chevlots" but was be- lieved io be indigenous: they were tvlllie-laced. prick-cared. and of quite aristocratic appearance! They lead. it was said, been improved, a- bout 1756. by the introduction of a main from Lincolnsh ire. Another Northumbrian sheep, of mixed blood, Lcicestersllire," W85 which the “Border you pro- nounce LES-ter-shir! It was a cross between the old long-wooled Tees- shire. fllvnter sheep and the true Leicester- The Black-faced sheep sometflnca seen, are generally regarded as "Scotch" sheep. and are often given lllfll. name: though their country oi‘ origin is open to dispute. Before leaving the subject I must notice the picturesque and tough _ little Hcrdwlck sheep that Iilld a lhomc on the mountains of Cum- lberland Tile story goes that forty small sheep managed to save them- selves. from a wrecked Spanish Armada whic ashore on the sandy beach at Dlgg. ‘gaucon of the had run (i588). They were claimed by the lord of the manor a1 flotsam’ Ind lll" °ll°’l“l= “l Mmllmll gefsam. while the Spanish sailors were allowed to perish, because of a superstition that n rescued brings bad luck to the rescuer. The l-lerdwicks are the descendants of =tho Spanish sh!!!)- DCPSOII down 50 whose | led ke lWinnipeg mid a top Calgary til. lMoose Jaw $9 l 2 CONSERVATION I l WQKLI COLUMN OI PBAUHOAI. OPINIONS OI ‘l’!!! VITAL ISSUES AFTICTING THE USE! AND LBUSIS OP NATURAL RESOURCES BI Ml. LUDLOW JENKINS. wuhuuo AND run wan (ahu-steel-mp League News) How soon will it. be before we shall see the Last of the mall fill-Hm“ o1 the we, _ the ponderous dark creature which rears its bulk out of the depths of the ocean and d15- ports itself in sight of trans-Atlantic slfps to the delight and wonder o! all who may be lucky elloushuto ell- swer to title call of “WHAl-El Todary. due to increased demand for oils and fats for ammunition making. for use in substitute foods etc. whale oil now sells for much more than double the price that ll did s short time ago; while increas- ing lack of faith in and respect for international agreements a5 wen 5,5 the exigences of the WM‘ make the world-wide coolwmlvn in reg-lusting whaling, which is the only hope for the whales. seem more and more impossibly remote- ‘Iihe following extract from an em in the Decemlber 1939 number of the (British) Journal 0f the 3°6- t iety for the Protection of the Fauna uation for the whales. whose alm0st lete ‘ lination seems like- ly. to be one more of the cflmfifi of which those who have forced the “It. has not been pcssibfe to plete information as to number of expeditions which have been fitted out in each country. no, German expedition will be fill- gaged. It mav also be assumed fit/ted out everfy factory ship and catcher that is it to make the jour- hand lances in action. The oil PN- duced in 1946 by American crew-S from twenty-seven pozts, accordng to Starbucks tables of the year 1878. totaled 302.918 barteis of th-lllY-Qne and one-half gallons. Taking inw account the average yield 0! l-lle species forming the prey._this might indicate a kill of approximately 7 - 530 whales by ships under our flas- “Such figures pale into insignific- ance when compared with those f0:- the recent world catch as issued by the committee for International Whaling Statistics. appointed by the NOYWB- gian government. and published an- nually at Oslo. ‘The columns for 1937-38 alone show a slaughter 0f 54-664 whales. the largest number ever killed; 46.039 of these were lak- en in Antractic waters within a sunrmer period extending from Def!- ember into March. the remaining 8.625 during part of all of a twelve- month season in the Arctic, the North Pazfliic. the North Atlantic. along the African coast and off the sores of South America and Algal- ralia. The number o1 whales killed in all waters between the seasons of 1919 and 1939. inclusive reaches the sta ring total of 543.622, De- tails o oil production. in barrels_ of the modem fifty-gallon capacity. are available for a longer period; between 1909 and 1938 it summed up to 40.257370!) barrels. . . . "More than 11.000 men are 110W engaged in Antarctic whaling the oil from Antarctic waters totaled during the latest season of record more than half a million tons. lMlllCIl fetched an average price of $65 a ton. 01‘ only 50 per cent of the lowest mean of the Empire clearly 8110175 llle ‘ll- comp world into this war are guilty. t m. fie It seenls reasonable to assume that that the Norwegian whalem have ney to the Antarctic Ocean and l0 Japanese propose to send more eX- peditions than ever before. There is some reason to think that they eX- this smlson to have the mvn ly 0f Antarctic. whaling. As to Ht. they will certalny be disappointed. “We know that ellzht British ex- peditions are on their way (it should perhaps. be explained that an ex- pedition consists of a factory ship with it; attendant catchers — hall a dozen or more). and two from South Africa. ‘Ilhere is no informs.- tion available as to the intention of American or ‘Argentine companies; but, it seems improbable that they will forego so valuable an opiwrl- un‘tv. _ ‘lNormarllfly. the higher the price of oil the greater I5 the danger to the whale population and it is ob- vious that the present danaer l8 great. Unfortunately also the war [prevented the confirmation of the ents reached at the whaling lconferenoe held in London in the summer of this year. With so many expeditions (even with Germany out of the hunt) on their way the outlook for the whales is nflne too hopeful . . . the British expeditions will observe all the regulations of the Convention ing size limits and sanctuar- ies and the same may be ex of all the others who are 10s l0 the Convention. It is honed that the Japanese also, though not yet definitely bound. will observe these regulations. "It will be remembered that, un- der the international agreement of i936. the Humpback Whales were given albsolute protection in the Antarctic for one reason. It W98 then contemplated that this protec- tion would be extended at the Con- ference to be held in 1939, and in fact, the extension was agreed among the representatives who met on that occasion. Unfortunately the failure to confirm the agreements then reached has left the Humpback without protection, and in the cir- cumstances of todav it would be too much to expect that any cf the Whalers would, bv self-denying or- dinance pass them by." A glance at, figures given bv Ro- belt Cushman Murphy concerning the rapid decline of whales must. rob anyone of lhp s‘ig'ltest. com- placellcv about their future: "In 1846- 736 American. whale- sllips and 230 croft of other nations were crulsm . New Berford- the last stronghod reached its ton in 1857. when 329 vessels and 10.030 seartncn called that c‘ty their home po , "It, is possible that in the heyday of oldtime whaling as manv as 12.- 000 great "fish." cnmplsnlg sperm '\"ll3l(‘". rfizllt lvlvlrr and llllmbacks. may have fallen with a single cal- endar year to all the harpnp" and to March 13, inclusive were 20.492 beef 2,479 dairy and 8,451 calves. compared with 14-670 beef. 1.705 dairy and 8.085 calves 1n the same period last year. EASTERN CALF MARKETS LOWER Calf plices in Eastern Canada deflnitclv lower but the west showed little chan c. Toronto dropped 50 lcents to gel veals at a top of $12- while Montreal was down on . common calves and 50 cents or more i on good quality. Good veals were at. l $12 to $12 50. Winnipeg also tullled easier, best veals selling at $9.50 to 19.50. Top prices at Calgary . and Vancouver were 911- 1361110111011 ‘and Moose Jaw I10. Saskatoon and Begins. $10.50 and Prince Albert 9. "OGS STEADY '1‘) STRONGER Hog prices at Toronto were steady to strong. closing with gzade B-l on the dressed basis at $1150 to $11.65. Montreal was also film at |$1l 60 to 811.70 and closing at the latter figure. Winnipeg held un- changed at $10.25 o $10.45 for de B-l and Calgary paid $10 to m 35. Edmonton $10.10 1o $10.25. y Prince Alhflft $9.90 to $10.10 Moose Jaw $9.90. Regina $9.90 to $10.06, Saskatoon $9.85 to $10 and Van- , couver $10.9) to $11 35. LAMB PRICES UNVIIANGED Toronto continued to pav $11 to $11.25 for good western lambs and ain ccn- sisted mostly of buck lrm . Mix- lots sold at $8 to $9 Other mar- had very scant offerings and pice w live in that inhospitable Sea. ‘Ihelof whales being slain is at least ted ' 05. Edmonton and Regina $0.50. l amlual value for an earlier thirty- year term (1970-1929). The number fourfold what the oceans can en- dure on a, long-term basis, yet the goal of reasonable. and hence per- petual utilization seems farther of han ever." ' Senator Hastings has come into prominence at Albany by making s. strong denunciation against the use of the steel-trap. He pdnts out that the common steel trap is a brutal device. which inflicts excruci- ating pain. He is absolutely right in calling 1t "one of the most (Le.- bolical devices ever invented for the use of man.” Some human beings have a. cruel, mean streak in their natures. They derive a sadistic pleasure from cal-IS- ing pain and suffering. A fa;- great- er number, however. are merely thoughless. It is certainly true that many a man who oould be enraged at the mistreatment of a domestic animal. such a a. dog or horse. never Stops to think of the suffering brought each year upon our wood- land creatures by brutal trapping methods. Yet the denizens of the woods are fully as sensitive to pain as any houshold pet. and to inflict needless agony on them is as indefensible as the inflict cruel treatment on their domestic cousins. SEVEN VITAL POINTS IN I POULTRY The conditions which produce coc- cldiosls are these: (l) Unsuitable mating, diS~i85flCl and/or too ancient stock, produc- ing in consequence chicks low in vitality and, therefore liaDir. to succumb to any disease with which they come in contact. (2) Incubation errors which have the same effect. - (3) Brooding errors such as over- heating and/or chilling coupled with over-crowding. wet litter or litter not changed frequently. Ull- less chicks are very few in number or upon free range, litter must be changed completely twice weekly. (4) Unsanltary feeding and water arrangements, which permit either to be fouled with droppings. (5) Long grass and sour grass. tired and unhealthy rllns or land. (6) Attempting to rear on some land as that used by adult birds. (7) Incorrect feeding by llle use of low-fibred, too easily digested foods, which cause chicks to grow with abnormal rapidity, and under- mine Llleir stamina. Take care to avoid all the fore- going errors and avoid breeding from broken-down old male bids and old hens with tired. chairmen‘ and ancent ovaries, or the reverse —lmmature pullets ——pI‘01(‘.l‘l‘llllZ al- ways vigorous young male birds and fully matured pullets of lrllow and well-tried parentage. then roc- cldiosls and most other diseases. loo. Will almost entirely disappear from your farm. GRIN AND BEAR. IT RABAUL, New Britain -(CP) -- Experts decided the landslides and earthquakes that afflict this New Guinea Isl-sud come from incpient volcanoes ill the harbor. Nothing can be dom- about it. REUNION IN TAXI SYDNEY. N.S.W. --(CP) —Wllen a new-arrival in Australia got into a taxi here as a passenger he dis- covered the driver was his long-lost brother from Glasgow. 1t was re- TIMELY NOTES ON TOPICS CONNECTED WITH Silver Fox Farming ' fSAllE THE soil. Prince Edward Island is covered it-lth a blanket of snow that lslfffi- ("rill feet. deep. There is very ~_ ° if any. frost in the llllllllld- slmflg will soon come llllllP-‘F lellllwrilm“ and tiuws that may melt the 500W, 1 morg rapidly than the Wlll-tl‘ w“ r The Canadian National Silver 190x Breeders’ Association have made some more sales of show pelts in New York. Just a few days ago 14 were disposed of at prices from $130 S, to $100 each. t e average being $71.71. This ma es the total num- bersold 199 at. an average price of around $71.00 in American funds. This is highly creditable to George A. Callbeck who planned the sale. and Lamp on, Fraser 8c Huth, New York, who carried it out. ‘Thinking abdut the above the writer's mind harks back to last September when a committee which I was a member, waited on the Provincial Government request- lnlz that they would vote a sum of illoney for a Provincial Fox Show and Provincial Pelt Show, We ex- plained that the industry was at a low ebb and that the morale of the fox ranchers needed stimulation as manv of them were prepared t0 abandon ship. Our arguments were well received and the Executive who with the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Dennis. have been most favorable at all times to the fox ranchers, voted the necessary funds. O bu The show was held. and it was a great success, and while onlv a small - proportion of the fox farmers were represented by exhibits, yet the fact that it could be carried on with an almost record number of entries seemed to nut new life: into every- body. We predicted a pelt short- age after getting figures from all over Canada and stated definitely that higher prices. perhaps 50 pet cent, higher. could be looked for. We were correct. and then along in January the belt show was held at Summerside with the largest num- ber of belts on exhibit in the history of belt thows in the Maritimes. Not onlv was the number large but the quality was good and pronounced so gv Ill/fr. Mayer, expert from New or . We sulzfieested to Mr Callbeck that it would a good idea to advertise in the fur trade journals and. pub- lications of New York City this unique selection of furs from the Garden of the Gulf. the home of the industry. He was quick to agree. The advertising was well planned. and must have made a. strong ap- peal. because the average obtained is far and away above the averages for the best pelts of other organiza- tions sold in New York City, which corresponds to London as the Am- erican emporium of the fur trade. Now, pictures of Island fox ranches. Island foxes and pelts are being made up in New York to circulate among the principal stores of the United States and this will not only have an effect in disposing of the remaining show pelts but also a con derable number of Canadian pelts that have been shipped by the Fox Breeders‘ Association. A new B vitamin which is expect- ed to produce black mink fur was described a few days ago in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. ‘Ihe process fol- synthesizing was Just recentlv discovered and that makes it readily available for vari- ous uses. It is claimed by Dr. Ans- bacher of the International Vita- mins Corporation that the new vita- min is able to turn certain classes of gray llflll‘ dark and to darken llair in general. It is the third Vitamin B eomuex substance found to af- fect gray hair. A short time a o Dr, Agnes Fay Morgan. of t e University of California, discovered another B complex vitamin which took onlv two weeks to restore black llalr to mice whose coats had turn- ed gray because of vitamin defici- ency. Dr. Ansbacher vaid further that this aelcl should produce the highly prized black color in mink fur. The above is not vcry interesting to fox ranchers. because what we are tl‘y-' mg to produce is silver. not black. so we will have to be careful not toin- clude too much of the B vitamins in our fox diets. These are found yeast and col-lain parts of . 'I'llosc referred to in the article above were produced synthetically. _ We received a. letter from a party lll the United States last evening in which he mentioned that a. man ar- rived in the United States last month from Sweden with l5 mae ulallnunl: and he very quickly sold. l2 of tllcm, and lllree of them are in a ranch in the Nelv Eilglmld Slates. Foul" of llle l2 were smug- lzlcd from Norway at lllgllt into Finland. then to Sweden two years ago and the others are pups from them. No doubt quite a number-of nlatiuunls will find their way to the United States in some way or another. probably as imports from Sweden. C C. Holman. Secretary-Treasur- cl- of the Canadian Platinum Fox Encoders’ Association. has written us regarding recent sales of white face silvers. The collection offered by Lampson. Fra er 8r. Huth in New York was approximately 350. and was largely composed of culls from Canadian ranches, although there were a few fairly good skins mixed soak into the earth. or hBS-ly 1111115 may start water mOVlIlZ the Sllrlac‘ gods down all sloloes 8nd Emil“- large, well furred, brlgllt. silvers with ‘ light underfur and wiry slightly: marked with white mar lngs oil . u faster 111s face and chest only. The low Drive , glfzmhelegrsfllpr (hg was $20.00 for a 10901 five. veiy ; flungum of vahmble so“ i, “.111 can“ lghtiy marked medllun silvers. , mm n , . l ».-. I .l ld This collection was perhaps aJIIer- ' USE-lac}; figllflpmtfélbnflnéelfllént ed M’ Em unforwnam nme an may‘ til surface water 11111 off from all seem to re-act as a slight setback. _ c“? 1 Hem; A 1,“, mum,“ for the new type foxcu. Tile sltua- {ll l lei V 1 Lin? ‘hm nwnzen, tion. however. is not to be COllSldCT-, “llll fllfillllc fl i,‘ '13‘, (‘Hm a: ecl 8l3l'll1lIlR._ The new l.\'l)0_l0‘.’€$ 1151112 ell?“ “l 5°~,,“_‘Tun_,),-f will find their proper place ln lllE, small stlcanl andxnll’ I l, {at [mm world's markets and those ranchers down lesser slppcs m 11.0 hulfr vein producing the proper types will no‘ the water spans lllto ‘tie . _ nation doubt continue to do so very protil- soil, prevent m; b°lll $21- Me P1?“ l‘ ably for marl; yegrishtc; come. but l: gory}; cuitértlg of géllllexsullrlolz, i uite event aaoxmus es. Qr-l’ 5- l» 1:854? something more than White be used to lend (hn Wat“: along markings to command ii favorable contours lessening llu- . (l oi lne price. flow and rcguCltlz 111110 ‘vtldilgllj ——~— capacity o smzl rlvuir s 1i At the same sale in New York! sgrcamg V‘ there were a few Norwegian plan, Prince Edward Island sons have lllum foxes which were said to have‘ lost and are losing. by surface ‘cro- l laion. their most vzllutlb-o l‘<>ll‘l~~l' originated from Sweden. They were verv nice skins and while some, ems; nmnolv their llll“ t-Yhv l<_l .wel'e bid ill at $325 each, other.‘ s,“ Damp“, and “n.1,. g _-. =,->ll were actually sold at: $250 each. mflinlj.‘ This 1.1.; l)."(‘ll on so "The future for Canadian white-l face foxes looks verv bright," writes Mr. Holman. “providing we can give‘ the market the type of fox they want and while this mav takeallttle the anq“loll L; that, the 5mg; lime n“ can be accomplished yer-y‘ which is rrluch richer in plan. successfully and our Associntlonfeclsl “m, volf‘. n.1,,“ bpnm. m Sm. that we have a good understanding. ‘r ma,‘ tile’ subsoil, h,“ of the requirements and can do gee“ carried awm. b‘. s,,,,1,_,u , much for Canadian breeders if they .9 Eve, , fir"; [hé sweamc and will give us an opportunity to c0- 510” ‘l d flex, a {Mn valuable raw Wm, them” brooks run re a ‘ . _ f_ I ope soil particles are being losl 1011 our forms. Some fill'l'fl< ll’ "o already’ lot all of the orilZlYl-‘ll surface Pall anti only subsoil 1's loll in \\'h (‘ll l0 c-yv c!‘ s. gNow. 0311811 every "7"" ‘Shmlm be made to save and mnsrrve rul. wealth, our labour and olll‘ mlilellal possessions to ivln this waf- lfit U-S also start to sflve our soils Frill’? owner of land should do ullnt, he raclilallv that few huvc ll(. -c<l if»- though the question 15 oil . "d: “Whv can we not ' ll we used to groivil". The American National Fox and Fur Breeders’ Association will offer, approximately 50.000 ranch mink on; April 7th ai; LlinlD50ll,Fl‘Z1€1‘ 15.: Ruth's. New York. and approximate-l ly 30.000 silver fox April 14th with the same firm. The Greenland “FJTtlHlEElTfiEQFlaT Col 5f "r-i- can to prevent ezuiou bv icicle- trltfon or sq-etiinz lo urn-ls all sire]! hill-sides or slotles- VW-"ll fill “F597 slopes along the CODIOlF-"s or nczosl the 510113, Use winter rvv and other plents to hold cultivlitd l:t“.(l fr/fm fuln< washing during the autunlil. to" and spring, Stop wot-e.- flovving directlv, dorm over t‘ "vatc-tl fields by making dril; and rows across all slopes. In other lands- contour and strip farming l5 replacing older methods where the slope 1s only 3 Del" ccllll or three feet in one lluncltrd fort. PYIUCO, Fxltvnrd lslnnti sofs are more subject i0 los» from . water than any others in F Canada Application; of f used to replace manure hrs b re- ducing humus. tended to increase soil erosion. Let us use our head: nn sumo rur DOES THE rnlclt/ Y7} Ask your neiqhbors who! Bray Chicks did for them. Then phone, or drop in. , q ils. ‘Ow rvinn Flxperiltlclwtal a. Stafford, Bayside 11.1fm. ‘Nv\,__,<]1 _ ‘,_ A_ CW,“ Waldo MacDonald, Bothwcll sum, ,.- Raymond Doucel. Hunter River ,-"- ' ' W. K. Crafer, R, R. 5, Kensington COYI‘. NA (lREEN J. J. Stewart. Montague WIIISLOII w. Currie. n. n. 2. EDlNBURGdA-(Cll) 4mm Pft- 011,93“. nlrlll- rcillsorl llld“\" o.’ srssirllls. and ' “"""l lleriff of C,1"lln0,<_ who vagtgetilllrlacxay’ Bloomfield ”"""'E‘flll'l(’(l Gretna G111 Yul?!‘ He! - pfrcp of humbug“ is (lead ‘at . ‘I7. Canadian Garden Service-AMT LAWN WORK NOW Because grass is a. cool- "cather “Qnce again way 15 bringing t0 plant, any uni-k wlill law should: Cullfldl-Jns the vital ValllC oi v02?- bt‘ filflllfil ill-bl H5 lllllllill‘ lll lll9 tablrs. So important are 111053 in Spring HSDOflslDlf’, (txpvlts liCllll out. the average diet. that. besieged GreatWTnls (ices not lllcall. oi course, that BY GORDON LINSAY SMITH Britain is now strssing hcmevgrown the Vsoll should be worked willie it flesh vegetables above almost any , is still wez. That sort of thing never other locd. Tlley "are essential in . helps in any kllld cl sllrlllfllllla- B119 any dict. and when poperly- grown l once one can walk ovct the ground are me mogy, flgvcygbla 0f our forxis without, getting shoes mudrlv (non as well The secret oi high-quality‘; the l'zlke_cnil bc brought into play. vegctablfsv we king 1.1m; will lake Ill botll new l(l\\'ll.~ m: lldbCillllg, must, of u; back 1,9 (he supper de-l the soil should be m. (l fine and “gum of our childhmxp 15 quick, un- l lcvcl. Authorities aclvl-c slzxvlnlz checked growth, and gro5l1nr,~s. louly the lllgllcst qllnlllv oi seed 1f we can keep cal-rots. beets, , mixtutes and as thick its fllliflCliiJhS l3 btans peas and such things grovv-l-lll‘<1il.y- To col. oven r illg quir-klv and steadily. thou there l, bc-sl to make a clout l is no ChflJlCf‘. for woody fbvo to tlc- , HCYO-“s ltlld (lilac ll‘ ‘ velop. Having d0ll= this llle on ‘ l>-\l§ll<‘$ Cllll _l>l-‘ ll?"- other thing necessary i; to mu llilrfie by blllfill _ sure that no time is lost. bellvtcn] Boll) ll?“ llllll "Kl lllllllfi lmllellt picking and the table Gordon bras i front rollmc \\hllc_ tllv m‘ llld is and corn, for example, fresh plck-ifllll soft. Glam-s, llkf“ filly Qllli‘? ed have o. flavor tllnl is inlpnss lo , plant, hcncflts frnnl l‘l('ll soil and lp gel when lllosc some wgotll ,:lll_zllllill.ll llppllv ltzll o: i“ (hirer. l):ck‘\d mm day and ‘ls-d l)". 11px ‘This llnlllwlvts l-tlC mulll lllltl also Bv t-llrlt time lllf‘ llzltulxll slvcetllcss, tllc colour nl‘ lllf‘ L‘ =1» ll"l‘ll. has disanpcatctl. l BUILDING vn sunk MOST Fm: Tin; MONLjY f P(‘l‘l4‘(“l garden ,<."ll ll.- ll llllll. rich For sllecl- volume prlr square _\‘.ll‘(l , loam. \\'ll!("ll lrltnlns a llll.‘lllll'l" of of 5011 cmplnyvod, \l{u(_lfablc5 “w. the S1illd,(‘lll\' and roticti vegetable mul- biggesi Ylblfllllll c on one cull grow. 11911 Tho lntl-cr 1h ivcllnlcnll, » Not onlv can most lines bt- gv-fllvn , as hllllllls Uulvss onv l» in, closp together but will. some ‘lllllllS not llsllzll m, t-utl such 1i like lettuce and carrots, for instance, wllilllllrltltiti m ollvs own - a second crop can be llnzvcslrd in u Bill “jllll ll lll-lt‘ (ll l‘. singye 5Qns°n_ ,\‘crv slmllzll‘ can b: t- c Small vegetable,- like lettuce ancllrluvnl cultivation 1n mclisll require rows l5 inches nnarLllllY lmljllllle‘ cwflllllfl ll Bet-ts, beans. carrots, peas and Hlllll- , 5°“, Plolllllll Ill Fllllll‘ acll need 18 inches brttvczn. u ' tlllllllll! f‘? ‘ llllllf- W11‘ potatoes. C0lll and sfilkrrl (mun llmll-‘lwfil '- _ must. have a couple cl for‘ to llurtv , .l'<‘fll'-\' ll l5 llllltlllllz h inches. Spare mnv be snvvd lvlllllllx‘ ll‘ m“ b" l" .§‘ the latter typt- if srnlcihlnu qlll(‘l(—‘5ll'lll7ll'\ (‘0l'l‘(‘(‘il\'(‘ xvi. ,» m~ incor- mnturing such as lcttuco and sp}11-|S'lllll)l{\ t‘f‘l‘l‘(‘f‘ili't" \\l.l l)!‘ Till‘ incor- llS ll l. in. 'I‘ile majority was verv slightly nlnrkcd and of course. was not a fflll‘ sample of Canadian white face silvers. The result was that less than one-third. or approximately: 100 skins. :old for an average of, around $55.00, with a top price oft $120, paid for two separate lots of. union after 31 years. Fox Puppies Need Purina Tetsules You will be interested to one skin each. which were know that we have just. re- ceived a stock of PURINA TETSIILES. sizes 2 minim and Ii minim retailing at $1.15 per hnx of 100. 'l‘hesc ieisules are of the highest quality and will meet with your satisfaction. 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