Al’.13_lI.--1.2- 124.1 "_r_ij_l£ QBARLOTTEIOWN GUARDIAN - NEWSY NOTES - l! AGllOOl-A NOTES ON ISLAND PLANTS The Scrophularlaceao This large and rather important fnliilly takes its name from the genus Scropliularla. which was i unsrly had in repute as a cure 1 ill.‘ ills-ease called Scrofula. rncse particular plants have been found .n N. B and Quebec. but not in this Province as yet. l-low- sier we have several other mem- on of the family that will repay our consideration The first of these is the Com- mon Mullein, Verbascum Thapsus. prom n large basal rosette of pale- ui n velvety leaves there springs -,{ ll stem, adorned here and there with smaller leaves and terminat- 111g iii a long spike of yellow flow- r-rs. The spike is not as prett as it "hgiit lie, since only a few lowers open at a time; and often the “hole plant is covered witll wind- bloivn sand and looks very shabby. ‘inc seeds of the Mullein are said 1;. have medicinal properties, and are understood to be an emetic. The infusion of the dried leaves \\'l1S formerly used in co‘.ds and inozicliiai affections gcnsialiy". The iiullein is distasteful to cattle in stilllt‘ irianiicr; perhaps from the sand it generally carries, or from game peculiar taste. It is host to l. small clack thrips. which is com- mon among the "wool" of the l(‘1l\(‘S in the fall. S.r James Hook- ir remarks that the woolly leaves were once used for lamp wicks. ‘There is a good garden species, vi-rbascum Llbanl, which as its nclne shows, hails from the Lebanon Mountains. The spike is iong. the flowers are all open to- gether and are sweetly fragrant. ‘llie leaves are covered with a unite velvety "pile." This Mulleln is extremey long-lived; a plant in my flower border completed its fourteenth year in 1940! with regard to the Yellow Toad- flax. (Llllllflib vulgurls) it is a weed we could well do without. It is icry persistent in cultivated ground, ipreadiiig from the roots in hay- lzrlds and perfecting its seeds even ilier the liiiy has been cut. In shape the flower is ve like that oi iiic garden Snap ragon or Alilll'l'lllllllm, but the color is pale yillmv and orange which has gain- , w! lllf‘ p ant another popular name i -."B\lll1‘l‘_ and Eggs.” Such a flcivor, with two ltps and a spur, is said to be "personate“; but at nines, rarely perhaps, the Toudflax (llCs io getaway from this form an prlt ICPS "D'.‘lOl'll1"(l0W€l‘S with five rill llllg spurs and an individed. p shaped corolla. (I have found " ria ilcivers on other Linarls lt.llilC‘l_\' L. dalmatica and L. cyinbal- ii l both cultivated plants). The s] r ls a ncctary, holding a sweet ii .d for the dslectation of the big \..ld ii~ - - emit Edaxwort; and in the U. S. according to the “Treasury of ' "' it was called "Ramstead. ' .' ‘o is said to attract flies. ~ with milk it was for- iis a cosmetic, A yellow - i c obtained from this medically the Toadflax is re- l_v piirgative and duretic. In n (lays the monks cultivated it um plant. or Herbert Groh. of Of.- f . ., nd tiieLcsscr Toadflax (l.. ininoi-i here in 1923. and 1 have s.i.i-_- than found it growing in a bd c; carrots in a field. I sulllms‘ to‘ it lo have been introduced with ilic carrot seed. It is a smaller. c r plant an annual; and the. . 11113 purple with the low- p ivi .h and tile palate .Vl‘l' ioililiig is known of "5 Pm‘ > . can MaeSwains list of "ROW- ering Plants of Prince Edward Is- land“ (issued as a sllplllemenl m sprozioirs High School Botallyl. giro. Hi2 ‘ sard-Toilfllle’ we'll" iicirion piibescens) as lollllfl T1979» liis description is: Stcnl 1-2 ll- lirgli; leaves oblong to 18110901819- Z-i inches long, the radical (Will/em ovate or oblong corolla inflated. Lilli. Your government's llflflll" turiil department is strand! advocating tho use of lime this season. Consult 170"!‘ agricultural representative concerning the application of llmc to your soil, There are many Ifl~ sons fnr this; you ll ely know flu-m all and are. lannin to lime your farm t ls Sol‘ III- To avoid being disappointed in delivery. lace your 0rd" now while " rookvlllc" Illlll Grade Limestone ls selling at (he same low rice us last all Brookvlllc agr cultural Lime ll the finest manufactured and will glvl! early results. Consult lllly farmer who has used lt- Rcgnrdless of increased ll"!- aducilnn costs. there ls no ln- crease in prlce to you lhll spring. \ mucus $3.00 per ion ln Bulk $3.75 per ton In Bags Car lots of 30 Tons or more delivered to your nearest rail- wav station in P. E. f. Avoid the u uiii rush by blon- "llllz your requirements early. Send your order TODAY lbecifvlns shipping date to Brookville Mfg. Co. Limited llfoolivllle. Si. John C0,. NI. Mrs. H. G. S Adams, Prel- Plione 3-0242 or 3-2733 bell-shaped .11 ll-lobed. IUWCgrQ-fllefirgl] Q‘ violet °f Pllrilllsh or partly whitish. m. lfofghbéiiiad sterile) filament is yq]. confingd 3'31: Ilfobably yehnsalflw Y vs not e t h d 0- we coal-J.“ i.“3.‘.‘.il°.'.‘.°..ilt.li:l and well-known, at least to botan- ists. It prefers moist ground such "-5 m‘! blmllilde. 0r even wet woods The stem is four-sided —you m. member Wlllll I said in the closin Daffltlfllph of the Labiates? —an llllbfbllclled. but well supplied with opposite lanceolate leaves, '11“, white flowers, each curiously snap. ed like a turtles head, form a short W89 8D at the summot of the plant. This plant is worthy of quart- ers in the garden and may be Dro- Bfllsllted by seed. by division in the mer. Another name for this plant is ‘Balmonyfl’ for which 1 u“ find no explanation. In the her. bals the Chelone is credited with bein a. purgative, a vermifuge for ch11 fell. and a remedy for dyspepsia and jaundice. A close neighbor of the Turtle- head is the Square-stemmed Moli- Kel’ Flower. (Mlmuluo rlugens), It 70°. delight in the brookside, and‘ doesnt object to wet feet. The stem is slender, smooth and bronch- ed as o. rule; and the leaves l‘) opposite. The flower is of the Antirrhinum kind but is "ringent"; that is the lips are not closed like those 0f the Toadflax but are "gap- ing : also the flower is of a beau- tiful color between blue and lavend- er. Another Mimulus which is probably destined to become a troublesome weed in (file Province the creeping M. moschatus, known in England as the Musk Plant; which ls there grown in windows and conservatories. The stems and leaves are beset with loniyflno hairs, which secrete a stic fluid. The small yillow flow- ers are ringent, and s Iald smell of musk. but there is a. lamentation among botanists: they assert that the pant is losing its fragance. A few years ago, in the Appin Road district. I saw brooks literally chok- ' by the Mimulus. i Next we turn to the brackish river-banks and shores to find the udwort, (Llmosella aquatics l .Thls is a small creeping annual ‘with slender runners; the leaves lof our variety have, no "blade"~ and so are owl-shaped or else d thread-like. The flowers are smalLi oak; one and mm “arm. cords of white or purplish. Concerning Fruit Trees The mail has ust. brought me a | pamphlet heade o Tree Fruits on Prince Edward llsland." This booklet (which is the joint work of Dr. J. A. Clark, ;Superintendent, and Mr. G. C. l Warren, Assistant Horticulturist. of the Charlottetown Experimental ‘ Station) is the most practical and - timely exposition of the subject that ' I have read for o. long time. It. l helps the novice to select the pro- i per location for the orchard (it is surprising. runs m thoughts. to .find how many o us are really ' novices in tins important matter); then it names a few select vari- i ties of fruit trees and gives parti- lcular irections as to planting. Many trees are lost every year through ignorance of the rules laid down in this little treatise. Sod , mulch, the use of fertilizer, and the pruning of the orchard, all receive i adequate notice. Whether you al- l ready have an orchard or are only thinking-Of starting one, you need this practcai little work; and you will get it, I think. by f-lYOPDlYlE B line to the Experimental station, t . Ci f qlafllvh¢l1lll Winter Fuel." In the spring-time of other years one might see every day a. pro- cession of laden woodslleghs, tak- ing home the logs to be sawn up. split and dried for fuel for the following winter. There are very fow of such cavalcades this sprlnfi of 104i. because the woods are fu (of snow so deep that it is im- possible to work n them. This con- dition will remedy itself just when the roads get too bad for hauling. The Dominion authorities pub- lished (some time ago) a rather interesting comparison of the dif- ferent (woods as fuel. The best hardwood are beech, yellow brlch, "BY GORDON LHTDSA _ nouiuig ls m be rallied from: working soil before it is reedy~ 1n 'foct with heavy ground. accordins I m garden authorities. too early d18- gmg is about the worst possible thing one can do. Not only l4 ll ‘ mggv job, 1n the first PLUM» bl" the gticky clay is quite likely to lilo later into hard lumps. suit/able WI- haps for tItllpDfRTY puddles mat"- m_ but no; fur g.ow.ng flowers and l be . Wfib nlattei- of fact gardening ls not classed as heavy wvlll- N"! w’- tlanly lifting mud is. One would curb the natural impulse in be clll digging in earlv Sarina lllld "b" until the surface water has Wm‘ pletely aisapvvawl and °ll° w" ma; and work in the garden with- out getting the shoes muddy. When the sofl reaches this stage ll l8 lll to work, and not before. 000d ill-l‘- den soil in the iisbt Wllllllllll cm"- tion crumbles and breaks low "M tiny,- pieces; it does not lmll "W0 lumps. DON'T PLANT TOO SOUN- This warning against workingroll u» soon also applies to plant i15- Many more flowers and veseklblcs m oat flu-ouch bllll "l! l°° '°°“ than too late, and in War limo (8- poeioiiy we cannot afford such waste. ‘There are, it is true. a l0“ things that are not hurt by sowins Qgfly. plants that naturally TWP": due; tliemsclves ln_ Canada In lhls category will be onions. garden pcll8_ iyssum. All of the": m m more will stand moderate "m" ""5 throughout most of Canada can be gown just as soon as the soil can ‘b, worked. But (here are a Ilflll m,“ mm, flowers (m1 vegetalilis that will ‘not Sllflllvf. . s . .- ,... fl ._. »- . must nit e l M,’ d. plrlip . 0r by stem cuttings in sum-' "The Production i Canadian Garden $ervice-—l941 Y SMITH‘ l th cal turns warm. m geyrwilllymt make l-lly WWW‘ Points To Be l Noted About Package Bees The rich honey harvest of Ca-n- ada. is attractive w Soutlhein bred baa-smoke‘ 511113118 g them will smog tinmlsihvuriihayDoniini m Mn is year should ar- range for their arrival during the latter pant of Aprzl or the first two weeks of May. says C B. Gcoder. ham. Dominion Apiamt, central Eilpcfimental Farm. It should also’ mneuibered that Wféckage bees sire subject to the Ebfchange l“ 07 10 D01‘ 06m and arrange- ments should be made to pov this loll promptly so as w avoid dam- 8891M dole-v 1n delivery. All equip-l men/t necessary for the housing and i feed-m of the bees should be ready- wheuithey arrlvehssoonutihe 51's‘ d them in a cool shady Dlwe and sprinkle the screening of‘ the packages with cool water or tihin sugar syrup and‘ leave them until evening before‘ 4 .' ‘Ilieire are several methods of hlvna mousse bees but at One Central Experimental Farm. Ot/t- awa. preference is given the follow- 11181 1 Equip each hive with five drawn combs containing a good $110911’ 0f honey and pollen. Place . these combs to one side of the hive; .2. Remove feeder can from the P8016880 and l.ft out the queen ca e Remove the cover from the candy hole of this case and push a nail: through the candy. Suspend the 0889 between the two combs nearest the centre of thi- hive and shake _ a few bees from (he package on mp .of the combs immediately above the queen uige; 3. Place g, small pebble on the fioorboard of the’ hive and stand the package. upside 41W"- l-‘fl "he hive alongside the‘ Wllbfl- lflkllliif Cllre to rest one edge of the package on the pebble S.) that the bees may escape to the combs; 4. Cover the hive and re-~ duoo the entrance to one inch 'Next morning remove the empty lwse replica»: it with drawn El pac- Wmb- Twenty-four hours later see, that tlhe queen is released from her cage. Do not examine the colony for at least one week after install. ‘In: tfho bees as idle curiosity too often kills good queens. l Foo- furiher details writ to the iacvision of Publicity and Exien. sion Department of Afilltlllllllf, l for a copy of "Package Bees" Wm- iTfme Pamphlet No. 3. i rock elm, hickory, rock Ina/me and these are calculate to r - much heat as the bllfllllllz; idrufieifi: of anthracite coal. The next bggb hardwoods are ash, white birch, black cherry, red, and white elm_i lllld Silver mill-pie; it takes one and i one-half cords of these to give the same amount of heat, Then. bring. ing up the rear are the light hard- woods. alder, bkisswood, butternut and DOPIBI‘; it takes two cords of these to equal a ton of coal, l‘ The Story of Beowulf ‘ The story of Beowulf, an Anglq- Saxon saga of the seventh cen- tury. is well known to students of history as one of the oldest poems in the language. A summary of it would sound like one of Grimm's filly-tales. yet it has dignity and reality in spite of its fantastic character. There is no evidence that the hero. Beowulf the Great, ever existed, but many of the Scand- inavian Kings and chiefs mention- -ed in the poem, are actually his- torical figures. Among Beowulfs exploits are the maiming of the monster Grendal, and the slaying, of his ivitch-mother beneath the i Will-eff) 01’ R lake; the hero, grown ‘ old. is fatally wounded by a fiery, dragon which is quarding a hoard‘ of treasure in a tumiilus. The poem is in short lines. well supplied with alliteration. Here are five lines which will show how far the English language has advanced‘ since Beowii1f‘s day- n The woes on sande Sae geag naca I-lladen ere-woedum Hrlngcd Stefna Maerum and mathrum. 'I'lie translationz-"There was on the sand: That spacious ship: Lad- en with army-garments: The ring- rowed vessel: With horses and reasures." My comments are: Sande has two syllables; the final "e," (which is sounded) is found evolved a plain of wiping out all tho animsfs in the park. leaving it idle for ‘three years, then restocking it with wildlife from other parks. there were condemned and burned still says "Whats ta geapin’ at?" here, an army, akin to “viri" Latin I WIHLI 1 CONSERVATION I COLUMN OI‘ PRAUIIOAL OPINION! OI‘ I‘!!! VITAL ISSUES AFFECTING TH! USES AND ABUSIS OF NATURAL RESOURCES BY HFIELD LIB. LUDDOW IINKHS. CANADIAN SLAUGHTER. EXPLAINED Silence which has sin-rounded the reason for slaughter of animals at Wainwright National Park last autumn was broken as game en- thusiasts gathered in Oalgiory for the annual meeting of the Almeria. Fish and Game Asociation. The meeting was told that for years the animals have been suffer- mg from infwtod with 26 different types of parasites. and that the pasture in the park was not sufficient to feed the natural increase 0f animals there. Faced with the necessity of dru- tic action the Dominion government. “So many carcasses slaughtered in very many words right down to the time of Chancer. Gea is the same as gape and gap; it as the idea. of opeeniiess; the Cumbrian (What are you gaping atl). I have translated it as spacious, though it ma mean open. i. e.. without a. dec , Naca, a distant form of the Latin nauta, a sailor; applied to the ship itself. Here-waedum; for men, and waedum, garments; that is, corslets and armor. We still use the word "weeds" but have restricted it to the mourning ar- ments of a widow. The tiermiria ion “urlrtii; 151%‘ case-‘Fnldilrlg meanrilng "w " e Eng s anguage as thrown off all those troublesome endings, in favor of propositions - a change for the better; though it took man generations to accom- plish. The rlynged vessel is mention- ed elsewhere in Beowulf, without making it clear whether the Wings" kvfcre objects of lrérnamgnt‘ or utility. HPFlllll. l6 0 WOT Oi‘ 110F595, still survives in the word marshal, which originally meant horse-at- tendant or om, but has crept up the socia scale; while mare is restricted to the female of the species. ‘The "um" is the case end- ing again. Mathrum is gone from the language: it meant gifts or treasures. but sounded uncouth. These few lines are from the 28th chapter of Beowulf and are ra- ther easy in comparison with some others in the story. Earthquakes Fewer ‘There are seven or eight thous- and earthquakes annually but com- paratively few of them get into the news. ‘That is because most of them are of short. duration and of little effect on life and property. Those that get into the news (sometimes in the press, often over the radio) are those that have caused damage or casualties; and it is these that I have tabulated for the past few Ybars. By some law of nature as yet unknown. the viol. ent earthquakes are most frequent between the beginning of October and the end of March. though their frequency seems to vary (unna- countably- with the year. In that period 1939-40. there were 21 major earthquakes and two volcanic eruptions that made news; in 1940- 4l_. the number had fallen to 15, with no eruptions to speak of. There was evidence that lunar and planetary conjunctions had some- thing to do with these manifesta- tions, but there are not yet suffici- ent, data to build any generaliza- tion upon. tuberculosis. have been to In ,the state department of conserva- that friends told me they could smell the lmoke as far south as Didsbury," W. C. Fisher, president of the association, stated. One of the delegates said he had learned from a reliube source that ten per cent of the buffalo killed at Wainwright last autumn had been condemned and burned. All carcasses were inspected by Dominion inspectors and. only those fmuid fr“ from disease distributed dim reserves or sold to the o. Itwagncoessuyiowlpeout (he entire herd. even though many of l/hg animals were healthy, as any that might be removed to other re- serves might carry disease to des- troy the parasites. _ The Albertan was told by dele- soles that protests had been made to the federal government concern- ing tuberculosis among the animals at Wainwright. However. nothing was don at that time and the sit- uafion finafly bemme s0 bad that only drastic action would remedy it. Dr. William Rowan. uoologist of the University of Alberta when questioned. stalled three years would be sufficient to kill all parasites and disease in the park. He said it would then be possible to restock the area. with healthy animals from other game reserves. It was reported goverrment auth- orities were in no way responsible for the infestation of animals. and that the ‘park had been run in a. very excel ent manner. ft was said the animals contracted tuberculosis and parodies from domesticated cattle v/hioh had been allowed to graze off park postures. MINK FROM FARMS One of Vermonils newest indust- ries. mink raising. continues on the upgrade, according to propagation pennits already,- fsued tli‘s year by tion and development. A total oi 191 permits has been issued during the first three month, fir‘ illlgwriew year as compared to 147 This moi-ease 1n the number of rainches in the state has resulted despite the fact that, according to Director of Fsh and Game George George w. Davis, “The market for pe‘ts has suffered from the war and the dumping of Easwm furs 0n this market." ' The growth in the mink-raising blulness. lhoweveo‘, has not been confined to Vermont. Other parts of the United States. Canada and Alaska are competing in the field. Director Davis explained that "one reason for the munber of ranches is the abundant supply of fisheries by-lprodlucts at the Boston and fllortlland fish piers and the short 18.11 . "Refrigerator trucks." he continu- ed. “can-y away tons of frozen fish which is available for mink foorl at about two and one-half cents a Wllnd delivered." It costs about one and one-ha‘! cents a. day to feed one of these animals. ‘The mink industry,- has had a phenomenal growl-h in a decade. Ten years ago o, funier would not 100k twice at the pelt of a ranch lrfnk and min-k ranches were con- sidered a joke. To day. four out. 0f every five mink pfllls sold on the fur trader's “Ulla-NEE were born and bred on a mink ranch. figures show. The mink trapper is rapidly being supplanted by the rancher wllio breeds these animals with the aid of a microscope. feeds them a dieti- tian‘s menu of fish, cod liver oil, and (Experimental Farms News) Tile ideal garden, states R. D. L. Bligh. Assistant Superintendent. Do- minion Experimental Station, Kent- vile, N.S.. is large enough to both vegetables and small fruits. Small fruits, however, should only be attempted where the garden is to be of a permanent nature. Every farm garden should be laid out with a degree of permunencyto accommodate both fruits and vege- until the soil is arm. usually in mid- May or later. There is 110ml"! to be gained by rushing thin iii too s-‘oil. . SPREAD OUT SOWINGS mcperiericed gardeners nowadays} d their sowing over two m‘, woeh. Tlhe old habit of pul- tirig in the whole garden on tlw‘ Queen's Birthday was not a good one. Many things planted too soon and tihe entire gsadfll 831118 lll llli once resulted in the feast. or fresh, garden corn. carrots. beans, etc, last g ony a few weeks also. A properly planted garden. with r sowing spread from earlv Spflllg, to early Summer, should provide s steady supply of (he freshest gas-l (Originated by Experimental Farm, season's den vegetables from the first week in July until weeks after idling frost. Tlfs of course is a general statement and does not applv w, those extra balmy areas cf Smith-l crn British Columbia and Ontario, where the first vegetables org ready in June. T0 PREVENT JUNGLES 0119 can do wonders with (‘divers alone. but still more amez no re~iilts will follow where we comtfne floiies skilfuly with grass. wind rig walks. shrubbery and bi s of stone- work. In tlis combining. wuievcr. we must take care to not reproduce a jungle. A little preliminary plan- nlng and a rough skc rh drawn ap- pmxlinal0|v_‘0 scale wil halo won- derfully. l4 vers mid shriibei) must not b:~ so crowdwl that ‘liev bccoire eplndly and wcrk. ‘Illerc fhOllld be a Ktnerous forfslwllllll °l 2d l n. gobltilswflowers must not be hidden bv lall (lings "lke full 8P." motl- qplds, czsnlos n" fniiics. lletlv mils‘. be so arranged tho? we can keep down wccdl and remove fading foliage. .- .. l niurit. tables. But in small plot town gar- dens. small fruits should. not be at- tempted uiiless there is a suitable soil and ample unshaded space for their development. It is an advantage to have straw- berries in the farm garden. A new patch should be set each car, It fruits the yea: after planing lflCl will continue fruitful another year _if well cared for. but this practice is not advocated. Plant in early May, remove all blossoms from plants the year set. Keep thorough-l ly cultivated and allow riuiner plants} to develop, eight to ten oei mother, Mulch early in November for winter protection. | Varieties: (Early) Senator Dunlap; (Midseasoii) Catskill; (late) Laurier Ottawa). I These varieties are all self-fruit- fiil, of high quality and productive.‘ The Premier is not a prolific runner, plant producer and mav be set clos-i or in the row than the others. l Raspberries take about three years, to become established and remain. under oroDer care. fruitful for cl ht to ten years. planted in hills 4 eetl by 4 feet or preferably in rows 8 feet apart and the canes apart in row. Piant early May: he- fore planting cut canes back to ll inches from root. allow no blossoms or fruit to form during first. year. Thcrougli. shallow cultivation to Garden Small Fruits 2 feet! surface-feeding plants and do best in a cool. moist, heavy. rich soil in' a somewhat shaded position. Four to six plants each of gooseberries, red and black currents should give‘ sufficient fruit for the average fam- ily. Attention is called to the fact that most species of the genus Ribes 1 (currants and zooseberries) are hosis i of the Whiu Pine Blister Rust. A‘ destructive disease of the white and, all five-needle pines. It is there- fore advisabe when contemplating the growing of these fruits toknow to what extent five-needle pines are about the garden and if numerous the culture of these fruits should be discouraged. Even in districts comparatively free from such pineal black currents a prey to thisi disease The full . red curmrit varieties» Viking and Hanco-Gennan are re-| sistant to this disease. Plant strong. well-rooted, one-year-oldl plants in very early spring 4 feet? by 4 to 6 feet. allow the row in| bush form. cultivate sh low, but, LHOPOUfXI and frequent. Bushes be-| come ncreusinlllv Productive after: (bird year. Pruning is essential. Black curl-ants and gooseberries bear their fruit on wood of the previous growth (one-year wood). red currants on spurs from wood two to three years of age. There» fore. the objective in pruning is a, system of renewal, vigorous your.“ growth always coming on to replace the older branches. and as they become unproductive are pruned-vat, Prime in late autumn. The import- ant, point to remember is that the bestd fruit is produced on young . woo . Gooseben-y varieties include Clark. iPoorman. Sylvia. Careless. These are all hardy. vigorous-growing bushes with large. good quality fruit. iThe Poorman (a red izooseberiy) ‘ thrives best on heavier tvbes of soil. COME IN when You're in Charlottetown this week. uud SEE OUR BRAY CHICKS They on the biz. strong sturdy kind of chicks hat you can depend on lo live and grow fast. to develop Into early and heavy-laying pullcin and plump, meaty cockerelo that should bring premium urlou on any market. Our Bray Chicks no available for Immediate Delivery Toke o flock of than money- makers homo with you today. (lharles E. Worth 223 Euston Street Charlottetown 5W1‘. and gives them distemper vac- cinations. The ranches are scattered throughout Vermont. Washington county has the largest number of animals. according w the state do. pun-tment figures. No_ record eidsts of the number of mink in Vermont. The mink are bred m“? a will‘. in March. Less than ayear later the off-s irig, Belted. tanned and sewn be the mink fur coats which cost, on an average of $2.000. THE WAY OF A BIRD THE WAY 0F A BIRD The mystery of migration is as fascinating today as it ever was, arid as inscrutable. In the autumn when nature is being lulled into somnolence the great trek of birds begins. In order to take the long flights necessary to reach their predetermined destination each bird must be in fit condition and well equipped to make the fight llsalnst high winds sudden storms and possible lack of feeding Rrounds Changing into travelling garb and filling the avian knap- sack against hunger as well as strengthening win s arid enteri into community-hp ans for the tre are some of e important pre- parations of the travellers, A change of gumase takes place 51? flrfindllally at no time is the bird inconvlenced by it. Two feathers one in each wing are the first to go. These are replaced by others which grow to half their eventual length before two others, equally symmetrical are shed. 'I‘hls continues until a wholly new travel- ling‘ suit is (he result. ‘The new plumage is fitted to the exigencies of traval and is often quite differ- ent from the summer gaiety of the bird since it is designed to pro- tect its wearer from flying enemies. The next step in preparation is a well filled food basket accom- plished by storin up sufficient fat ito allow flight w ere food is lack- n g_ ._ Preparatory trial flights are made when, out of the tiny brains of this bird mass, is evolved a plan of action which carries it in a sem- blance of formation -at least, as a unit- many hundreds of miles to a known destination, I once came upon a host of robins concentrating for their flight on a miniature island in the midst of a. winding and protected waterway, As my canoe swung noislessly round a tum in the Run there arose a deafening sound startling, and unidentified because of its immediate nearness. Another stroke of the paddle brought me within sight of thousands and thousands, it seemed of robins ris- ing, as startled as I into the air. It is said that the pelican does and one-six- no more than one its teenth strokes a migratory flight, while the tiny hummingbird fastest of all migrants, does 200. The ruby- throat-ed hummingbird travels to Yucatan across the Gulf of Mexi- co, a distance of 500 miles, with- out a pailse, while the Golden Plover covers 2,000 miles from Alaska toal-fawail _1v_ithout rest. be selected. ‘Il-iese or new crowns are set in earlv May about 5 feet apart, the growing tip just below the surface. Cultivate frequentlv and keep clear of weeds. Mulch with strawv manure Late in autumn. re- i move in early spring and cultivate.. trong rapid growth of the leaves is the objective. Pull no stalks the first year and but few the second. After that never more than half the stalks that are developed. This r!- siilts in large. long tender stalks for the ta le. Three or four years is necessary to develop a really pro- ductive crown. The object in plant- ing rhubarb roots annually is to provide. after they have become es- tablished (which is about five years after planting) a number of plants, that mav be duo up annually for. winter forcing in the houseliaid cel- or. Among the varieties are Ruby, McDonald. Early Sunrise (the latter originated at the Dominion Experi- mentabstation,_Kefntvilie). __ Nicholson's Foxllealth (3 FEEDS FOB 1 CENT) Special Vixen and Pup Powder. control woods and moisture is eiisen-i Clark. an English variety. is lesist- ‘Nicholson's Fox Health fed to your Hal; allow sucker plants lo develcu at will. A little fruit may be uro- 'lll(‘C(| iii the second year but plantation wi'l not come into bro- riiiclloli before the third rear. Bosn- in-rrics produce fruit on one-year- old wood. therefore the removal of (he old canes after harvest and a thinning out of the canes. leaving iii the spring. is recommended. Viirlcllro: Plant onlv certified dia- riiiva-free canes. Vikinfl and NEW- urn. (he province. Currants and the‘ Herbert in the colder parts cf successful flowing of rhubarb. Win-n "l goosebcrrles an dull-up clumps, single crowns should j ant to mildew, ‘ Red Currant Varieties: and Franco-German are rust re- ‘sistnnt: Fay! Prolific and Diploma ‘ are not. ' Black Currant Varieties: Mnnnus. Black Victoria. Four or more roots of rhubarb. ac- . cording to size and needs of lhome fruit and ye tobie Rarden. A deep. rich. well- ruined and well- ioreuared soil ls necessary to fin- resetting crowns taken from o1 ° lf not more than two ber square fcot family. are recommended for every Me fox and mlnli females before and] Viking i after the Plllls are born assure youi stronger, larger and heulthleri pups. Keeps the females mlldl,v| ‘laxative. Used for years by some the leading . ncllcrs. This lrowder ls pul. up fresh as ordered. Price 8 1-2 lb. box 81.50 delivered on rnenllon this oper. Also union's Horse flea th, prlco 2 lb. box Ml cents delivered. l, Dr. .l. M. Nicholson Charlottetown, Ifll-LI. L-225-3-22-2i TIMELY sores on romcs couuecreo WITH Silver Fox Farming ' Senator Pepper of Florida is agi- tating for equalization of exeha-rlse between Canadian and American money. l-lis suggestions must have met with considerable backing as there has been quite a lot of ac- tivity hi (mmdlan exchange par- ticularly hl New York receritl. Whfl¢ this would ‘benefit Canada n purchases of war malaria from the United States, it would have a bad effect on exporterssuch as potatoes. sivcr fox and modlucts. They would receive l0 poo‘ cent lelg for their commodities. Now lt is the turn of the mink farmer to worry. ess has been built up on a one color type of fur. the principal us... of which is confined ‘w coats. and these if 0i‘ good quality must be retafied be- ween the $2.0m and $3.070 mark to give the mink rancher. dealer, manufacturer and retafer a decent profit. It takes a lot of salesman- ship to sell a lady a coat at that price and buyers are few and far between who have sufficient of the wherewithal to purchase. ‘This sea- son mink has had a. decline notwithstanding other furs have advanced and the reason is the same old st0ry~the law of supply and The mhik farmers are) trying guru ou some way cope with the difficulty. In tihe United States the breeders are fig- uring out an advertising campaign to make ladies mink conscious. and no doubt something will be done along the line of taxing the out- out of lunches in o. oo-Operative way. ma; Esther Irymon of Hail-per‘: " magazine gave a. talk at the 1941 convention of the Mink Breeders’ Association of the Unit- ed States he'd a, few weeks ago in Chicago, and among other things she said: "It stand to reason that women are not non-z to spend a thousand or two thousand dollars for a, mink coat when a similar coat-as smart a4 the new mnskrat -can be had for a half Or quart- er the price. Certainly she does not have to spend $1,000 or $1.500 to keep warm-end on way wamth 1.; not the question xi a woman buys a mink coat. What actually makes a. woman buy o. mink coat rather than anv other coat? The beauty of the skins, style. However. if through clever bending and working muskrat can be m so bea/utlful that it is hard t0 dis- tirig-ifsh between it and mink that reason does not hold.—.A mink skin l, not worth o, thing unless there is a, dcynand for it and the demand is created solely by fashion. The mink skin takes on value only as it is made into somethins someone wants badly enough ton-pend fier- fecflv good money for.’ Miss l’- mon then goes 0n to Ill" the I'll-ll- chers a thorough scolding on the fact that they have not . enough attention to the principles of advertising. designlnk and Ill every way publiclsing their product. What ls true of mLnk is equally true of silver fox although we are not in such a vulnerable 005N500 because We have all» kinds of col- ors of silver fox and because ll l5 a long-haired fur it is adaptable for trimmings and used in many ways that mink is not: but» We should reallv all be cooitributinglto some central advertising fund wh.ch wou"d at certain seasons of the year carry through (h! newspapers of Canada style cuts and adver- tising suggestions for slllver fox. nistead We leave it all to the rc- tailei- and often he advertises a very inferior product at a low ma» and llhat does ti... llldll-llly more harm than flood. It would pay us if we could buy up all the inferior skins. have them taken off the market and resold as other than silver fox. Perhaps this suggestion could be taken up by the Canadian National Silver Fbx Breeders‘ Association, the Prince Edward Island Fur Pool. Ltd. Dominion Fur Sales. Ltd.,_and other organizations, with Wilimi Ritchie, chief grader at Ottawa for the Department of Agriculture. so that low grades would really be eliminated. T. Lloyd Jones. Provincial Gov- ernment Pethoogist. was the lzllPfil speaker at the Ab:rta Silver Fox and Fur Breeders‘ Association March meeting. He gave ve:_v in-i fewest-lug date gathered from PX- neriments he had carried out. in‘. the use of hormones injected into. sexually sluggish foxes and mink . These injections. he sald- gave, definite results in penning up lhe, animals. His remarks created con- siderable interest and a discussion took place as lo whether or not it woud be advisable to R690 f0? breedhig pu poses the offspring of, artificially moved 1m marina-Y’ Some were of lhp opinion the stx- l, u-al sluggish trait,- of (he popped; up animals would be handed down; to their offspring. Dr. Jonesuvoiild; not commit himself dofin felv.i stating that (his can on v be dc-l rmin In this Province quite a hlllfh‘ ber of rancher,- who reoeved advice through Dr. Gunn cf the Evil-wi'l" mental Station. and D". Crokerna used sexual hormones ‘n the form, of injections made info tiie onus-i culor part. of the hind legs of (he male- and some used the honnone received consldera-bli- benefit. Foxes that had ceased matiniz were stim- ulated lo renewed efforts and oth- ers who had gone through most of the season showing camp-rte in- difference. ori treatment were c n- verted ‘nto normal males. ‘But a zest nilnber cf (hose treated or dosed did not respond. so we can say from expzrcnce that srx hrr- mono treatment is as vet only par- tially successful. In tlu- United suiu»... (licro is a breeder who claims to have great success treating female mink of ncn-miring pcpensWl-s with hcrinone made bv Upjohns on Am- erlcaii"c‘?l'ti6i~‘fli. H's methods are fiilv explained lll ieci-iii lsil lii American fox in ZllliS. FIOXIU“ policy with regard paid , by future experiments. lh in tablet forrn Some claim to haw- 1. "Vnlllw lw" lmllw-llll "T" "- to future disposal of their pedigreed fox pelts is given in a, recent ar- ticle which appears in several of the fox magazines. Briefly it i5 as f0llows.—'I‘h_e company has elim- inated auction selling of its higii- er gradcs of silver fox. N0 travel- sales staff will be employed. A collection including coats. jack- ets and scarfs designed by Omar Kicm will be slioivn and sold only in this New York show room. Sil- ver fox collars will be distributed through one 0r more cloth coat manufactures. A wisl of sixty stores through the United States will be licensed to distribute m garments as well as the fur trimmed coats containing Fromm slivers. Franclikse holders are being selected (m a one sloro in a city basis. except in the case of Los Arigeics. Pliiadclpiila and Cleveland where two retailers each have been appointed. and of New York where six establishments will carry the line. A "Bright With Silver" label medallion and ribbon with pedi- gree number will be attached to every om of the Fromm fur pro- ducts. As in the past consumers may exchange (he medallion for the pedigxzq ucriiiica-ie of czicii pelt in the garment by sending ths medallion to Fionunks. Wisconsin, headquarters. The firms original styles will be patented at Washing- ton. A cempaign of national adver- fslng has been instituted and the iirm will become a member of the Associated Fur Coat and Trimming Manufacturers, Inc. 1h disclosing h‘s firms reasons for the 90's handling of the Ere l finer quality S: of pedigreed s i pletion of the fn Mr Fromm said: "In an auction everybody has to examine. shake. ru-b merchandise. Fine silver fox pelts are as delicate as fine silk and cannot stand such treatment. The truth is that the |z"0tls own suffer a 10 per cent depreciation simply in illi; braves (ll ‘,; 3i; through U10 sale. ‘Finn loo, rho auction sale method makes it pus- sib‘, for our mercharid to get into ariyonefla hands and s mav lead to misrepresentation and rc- sultant loss of confidence in our product." Now the ranchers are starting to look over their product and the little ones are being counted all over the Garden of the G-iilf. We hoive heard of quite a niiiiber of ranchezs that are having a pretty fine turnout. Some litters cf eight are reported, a iciv sevens. plenty of sixes-also plenty of miss"s and or litters. We presume this has always beBri the way ever sin the first foxes were kept in capt vlty. But really and truly from what we can learn the sca- son 1s not going to show a big- as-usual increase. 'I'her¢ won. s0 many late matings and so many missed mating that a shoziagc ll bound to occur even in the best regulated ranches. If this is zen- eral throughout Canada, which iii may verv ivell b1». (lien it wi'l be all to the good, brcausc a short- age will mean enhanced prices right from lvhg word Go next fall when buying starts, By that. time every silver fox pet now in. dealers’ hands will be cleaned up and the season will itart oil with. s. clean slate. Everyone we tick to seems to have uppermost in their minds curiosity regarding their While fox matings. No doubt the‘, do give us a gambling chance and contain more speculatiwi sentiment thin the regular typrs wk have been. raising so long Tlifl‘. lhFlf’ uill ‘on Joy iri swne cascs—\vo hope in vcly many-is sure, and no (lozih we will also have to meet disopp int- ment. It cou'd hardly be othervrise when two such disfinct trpis are mated together. Anyhow \\'i‘ Cilfl. look forivard to on.» of the mos: interesting years in slfirtr fox farming since the boom days of 1908 to 1914. DRINKING “ViTElR-Jiisi be- cause they. is snow on (lir- ground do not think "hat (‘not makes it unnecessary’ lo prli- ' amm- io ilic i-lk which has been ilnoiich has been Cfilllafllllbllfil i and ff the fox thirst. particular it may have . feel. on iii.» pups required :0 draw a (on wiiicr and n ace it in rl _ will be wcll m-xizd in ir. lWiLllllPT, better grovriiig blips. A rancher call. d us up iliis morn- bi‘ "lie p. l"! . o fox cacti (lllV for thine days b .0 v ‘llLllP- and continue (iireo (lays aflcr wlie p- ing with the ObjiCi 0f pzcveiitiiig milk ICYQF. ll; sail ("=0 rancher friends had usrd it with cocci suc- cess We (Jlrl, liim i0 uo riuli‘ {lll(“.\.’l, ’liti' the e eciili: lzc no p a arm In using Humphrey's . it ux-s a hLmOTXlJLElif‘ medicine and vrxv :eliab‘r- and we had used if in our stable for mativ Wars. ll mav be that liie iibsvc TuDOGV will fill a COHSlGFYRDlQ irzini as many litters are los‘ through milk l“\'(‘.l and other causes wlfcli are pro- cniablc (lirciizh (he U50 0i a. cu‘?- rziiirs" BANANA (‘ARE 1-2 clip butter, l 1-2 clips sugar, 1 eggs. slightly bf“ll"ll, l (Jill) banana mashed, l (exsyiiwrzi \‘illllll.l or lzmon exlini i. (r ll 11w 3 clip- flour, l-2 (ciispiirn bakmg soda 0'. i teospozii (i sour milk i. iiwd. 1-4 l teaspoon salt. 1-2 \‘ll‘|) milk, swve‘ l, or s. iir. , Cream hllllf“,'_ iulrl tlllidl‘ uihidii Add pgg» Hllfl hon! (lor- Add hilfiilj Pllll’) and Silt dry inarodicliis io- l ally. '. oiigiili‘ i flavoring " , gather and add alternately wilh 1 milk. __ - , llilkl‘ lii lllfllllflllt‘ mun iliil (Lg F l ‘.10 ll! Illt in hi... ‘Keep Millard‘: In the home. L". ~< --.n-.- nllorzrnm‘ asap-Q“!