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Livestock Show Poultry Featured BUYING H0739 M€m0if3 ' NEWSY NUTFS
(Canadian Press)
CHICAGO, Ill., NOV. li-One 0!
0ntario's leadihg breeders of Short-
horn cattle will again exhibit at
the International Live Stock Expo~
sit on which will celebrate its 33rd
anniversary at the Chicago Stock
Yards Nov. 26 to Dec. 3.
According to _the Exposition man-
agement, T. A.. Russell, proprietor
oi Brae Lodge Farms, of Downs-
view, Ontario, enters a show herd
of six head of th's popular breed
of British beef cattle. A veteran
exhibitor at the Chicago Stock
Stock show the largest exposit on
of its kind on the continent, Rus-
sell has won many of the important
awards in the shorthorn competit-
ion of the Exposition in recent
years.
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Another' succesful Ontario ex-
hib tor of this breed at the Chicago
ppsitfon is F. I-I. Deacon of Un-
onville, who last year in a con-
nent-wide competit'on, received
the Shorthom female grand cham-
picnship.
Walter Biggar, internationally
known beef cattle judge, will cross
the Atlantic to pass upon the steer
classes of the Chicago show for the
e'ghth year. He served in this im-'
portant capacity in 1920 and again
in 1924. and has placed this fam-
ous show of top quality steers every
year from 1927 to the present.
An early entry into the sheep
breeding class is Charles J. Shore,
of Glanwoxth, who will exhibit a
chow flock of 35 head consisting
of 23 Cotswolds and 12 grade and
cross bred wethers.
In recent years this well known
Ontario flock has wen some of the
h'ghest honors awarded in the
Cotswold competition at this larg-
est of _the contlnent's livestock
shows. At the 1931 Chicago Expo-
sition, Shore's Cotswolds received
six out of nine possible blue ribbons
as well as the breed championship
on ewes. Both the blue ribbon
Cotswold yearling and wether la.mb
were. members of the Shore flock
last year, the championship going
to the lamb; and the champion
wether in the long wool grade and
cross bred competition was also ex-
hibited by this m8.Si»€!' OMB-I‘i0
shepherd.
First entry from Ontario receiv-
ed for the Intemational Grain and
Hay show, to be held in con_iunct~
ion with the Live Stock Exposition.
comes from Wesley Wilson of Omg-
mee, Ontario. I-fe will exhibit
samples of oats and hard red
spring wheat in this largest of _the
world's farm crops shows. Practi-
cally every province in Canada.
state in the Union, and several far
off countries will be represented in
the 1932 Chicago Grain Show.
.samples of wheat have already
been received from Australia which
will be matched with the best Am-
briom grown entries of this crop.
I. phase of the competition in which
Canadian farmers have always
been prominent winners.
Saskatchewan farmers who have
been successful contenders for
man! years will be well represent-
,ed in the 1990 International Grain
and my show. s. H. visor. Field
Crops Commissioner, Regina, will
again attend the Chica8° Show as
the official representative of this
province and will take charge 0! the
display of Saskatchewan samples.
.According to B. H. I-Ieide, secre-
tary-manager of the International`
Live tock Exposition, entries for the
Grain snow win be accepted ur 12°
Nov. 10. Samples will be returned to
the exhibitor if requested, he says.
A total of more than 5,000 samples,
the pick of the finest harvests of
the past year will be on view at the
chicago Exposition this year. All
railroads entering Chicago all
granting attractive reduced round
trip fares for the week of the 'lx-
position, Nov. 26 to Dec. 3.
Gold Old Car
Hulio wheer have you been?
To the station to see my wife off
lor a month's holiday.
But how black your hands are!
Yes, I patted the engine.
Spinning and Weaving
Send me your wool to be spun
into yarn and wove into Blankets.
l'he charges are: Single yarn I3
cents. doubled 28 cents per pound.
Blankets $2.00 and if unlaundered
ll-85. It takes live lin. of wool per
Blanket. Wool must be well wash-
ed and all dirt and bum picked
out. The also of ulngls yarn ls med-
‘lm and doubled yarn fine. medium
Ind coarse. Put ahippen name on
lll lilreela and owners name. ad-
dress and Instructions Inside. Send
by mu or might. might wiu he
‘lid on 100 lb. lots.
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es Queen su-est,
cacrmueen.
A feature of outstanding interest
at the forthcoming Royal Winter
Fair in Toronto, particularly to the
poultrymen of Canada, will be the
exhibit of registered birds put on
by the Canadian National Poultry
Record Association of Canada. The
exhibit will be staged at the en-
trance of the poultry floor by the
stairs, in a prominent place,
adjacent to the C. N. P. R. A.
booth. This is the same space as
was used for the exhibit last season.
The exhibit will be larger than it
was in 1931, and from all indic-
ations will be of birds of even bet-
ter quality.
The Canadian National Poultry
Registration Programme, which in-
cludes the registration of birds
under the Live Stock Pedigree Act,
has been in operation for ten years.
The Canadian National Poultry
Record Association is the only As-
sociation in 'Canada carrying on
breeding work under a Registra-
tion Programme, and which issues
certificates purposing to be certi-
the certincate issued by this As-
sociation is recognized internation-
ally as doing breeding work of the
very highest type.
While it is generally recognized
under the direction of the Poultry
Division of the Dominion Experi-
mental Farms, at Ottawa, has been
of outstanding importance in the
development of egg production for
some time, as shown by the in-
crease in production from year to
year in Egg Laying Contests, more
attention has been given during
recent years to the development of
egg size and breed type, with the
result that one finds in prese'nt day
registered birds poultry of the very
finest type and quality for the
breed, and the display at the Royal
this year will further demonstrate
that registered poultry has not only
production ability but conforms to
the Standard of Perfection as well.
The display will feature the more
try, such as the Barred and White
Plymouth Rocks, White -Leghoms.
White Wyandottes and Rhode Is-
land Red, and the display, itself
will be made up largely of Regis-
tered cockerels, birds suitable for
the heading of farmers' breeding
i'locks to improve both production
and egg size. Poultrymen desirous
of improving the ,production of
their pullets should not fail to see
this exhibit, where they can select
for themselves breeding male birds
of the very highest quality at pric-
es within reaeh of everyone. This is
an outstanding opportunity for the
poultrymen visiting the Royal to
see for themselves just what they
are buying, and to discuss the Can-
adian National Poultry Registration
Programme with those who have
charge of the exhibit.
Fall Flowers
fade. This may be corrected by no-
(Experimen-tol Farms Note)
Is honey worth buying?-Most
decidedly, yes. And in these times
of depression perhaps the best ar-
gument for buying honey lies in its
cheapness. ‘
Honey, from the standpoint 0!
food value, and at present price le-
vels, is cheaper than almost any of
the everyday articles of dict. As
well as being Nature's_ choice-st
sweet, honey is one of Nature's
carbohydrates in the form of sugar.
salts of lime, iron, magnesium and
potash and a certain amount of
protein, all of which are necessary
for the nourishment of the body.
Honey is a. food that requires no
digestion. Its sugars are already in-
verted and are directly available
for assimilation by the body tis-
sues. Thus honey is a quic* source
of energy. ` V
Professor Hawk of Jefferson Me-
dical College, U. S. A., a leading au-
ncaues of bredmg_ The Worth of thority on foods, found through
careful experimentation that bread
color during that otherwise barren
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My good friend the author of
“Down the Back Stretch" 15 to he
commended for his- interesting
notes of the present day feats and
accomplishments of the harness
horse world.
The thought has often occurred
to the writer that we have had no
real history of the grand old sires
used in bygone days on Prince Ed.
ward Island that did so much for
our horse industry and were in
m°St °°mP1°if¢ f0°d5- It contains many cases the real backing of a
large number of our present day
star performers.
Owing to the advent of the
automobile, interest in real drivers
and recreation speed horses has
waned but I feel safe in saying
that one gets more thrill manipu-
lating the lines over a real speed
prospect than we do when knock-
ing off fifty_mi1es an hour in our
cars.
It is the purpose of the writer
in this article to give the readers
of the Guardian at least a partial
history of the horse breeding in-
As early as 1826 we have a. re-
and a Mr. Woodman. TW°W°fth‘
Both these horses were useful 4”
the stud and sired many real
horses.
As I am writing more particu-
larly of thoroughbreds and trotting
horses in this article I will 11°*
speak of the forebears Of 0111'
splendid draft horses of today hilt
hope that in some future article
to give the names and descriptions
of our early dr!-ft H0119!-
Possibly the two most outstand-
ing sires imported from the mother
country in the earlier days were
Saladin and Samba. The former
was brought out in 1845. The trip
lof course was made in a callin!
5 vessel and was of forty day! dum'
tion_ The man in charge was B
rn-_ osbome and it is stated that
»Saladin never once laid down dur-
fing the voyage which gives one
some slight idea of the endurance
,of this horse. He was sired by the
great “Bay Middleton,” whose de-
scendants have been perhaps the
reatest winners at the English
eaten with h0uey digests as quick- Idustry in our province in early ` ;;3erby_
lv as bread eaten aluue although days. A great amount of the mat- suiuuiu was buy in color, sixteen
the food value is doubled. With C0- erial matter of this article has hands high and weighed in g00d
nadian honey selling as it is today. been gleaned from conversationicondmon over twelve hundred
that_R.egistration, as carried out ut`f1'0m Six if0 ten Cent* WT P°““d» With Older People during the ear-ipounds. This horse was possibly
that is a fact to be borne in mind. lier life of the writer and I feeli the greatest sire ever imported to
Honey can be used as a sweeten- that some record of breeding ac- f Prince Edward Island and many
ing agent in practically every in- tivities of those earlier duys wouidl of our real good Island bred trot-
stance Where can sugar °’_ °h°°p` be °f interest |30 5111' I1l`€S€I\i1 day L ters trace back to Saladan through
er syrups are used. It is an excel- horsemen and should be madcysuch sueg ag Noble Morning Glory
lent sweet for raw or preserved public. Previous to the year 1825 and many others.
fruits. be!veraE@S» icecream, cakes, we have no record of importations sambo, who was imported about
candies and salads. Try it-1t's de* of horses to Prince Edward Island the same time as Saladan, was a
licious. and the horses owned at that time black horse of wonderful confor-
An0th€r argument in favor Of were what was known as “Old Is- mation, superby _bred, and his
buying honey lies in the value oi' land Bred," some of whose ances- daughters produced a grand lot of
the honey industry to Canada. In`tors no doubt were brought out by road and farm horses that could
thi? 185* eishi- YGBTS Cfmiidil-H 110- immigrants while others were de- pull a carriage all day at a twelve
U91’ D1'0dUGi-1011 T185 been pi’Hcii08»1~,scended from horses owned by the mile gait.
ly d0\\bi°d despite the 511111181 lm- former French inhabitants, but About the year eighteen fifty-
rwrtetivn into Canada of train- notwithstanding the fact that we five the Roya1Agracuiturai society
l°Bd-S 01 fvfeigh CHM BUSH' *md do not know their breeding we do ' purchased in the United States
SYYUPH- Thi* hmey 5“d“5'f!'Y 15 5 know that they were a splendid'three horses for breeding purposes
E1`°Wm8 0"* und merit-5 the S\llYP°l't class of horses of medium size that I namely “Sam Slick," named for the
Of BU CB-““diu“5~ when mated with later thorou h-' en name of the noted writer
important birds M pmducmm mul' In M135 M°l'1€Y'5 b°°\< "The H°‘ bred importations produced a win- gudge Halliburton; “Tel€E1'HPh
“ey Make”-" m°ni'i°“ 15 mme °f derful class of road and work Morgan" and “Ecllpse." These
an old Hindu legend which claims ho,-ses, horses proved good Sire! When
that 110116? bl‘|“8’S Strength Wealth In those earlier days Prince Ed- crossed with the daughters of those
80011 f°l'flm¢. kH°W10dBe *md 0"' ward Island with the other colonies | thoroughbred sires mentioned
spring to muu--What m°f° °°u1d traded more directly with the above. »
one 8-Sk Of 0111' f0°d7 Mother Country, hence for quite a Some time in the fiftys a trade
-F~ R. Al’1'l18if1'0i1§» Celltfill Exllefi' long time our importation of sires in horses was started with the
mental F"m» °M'“W"'~ Ont* was from England. other colonies and as a result Is-
landers became the owners of such
this Pile 0509 in 9 While- and “dd” cord of Governor Ready importing noted sires as “Mclnnis Pony,"
in! 5 lime 5°u Wm Speed “P the the noted thoroughbred sire Ron- "Flying Frenchman" and "Gull,"
W°\°k Uf WSCBY- The” thmgs- h°W' cesyvalles, who I am lead to be- The former came to Prince Edward
¢Vel`» “W T9-the' ““5iBh“Y and cfm lieve was the real founder of our Island in eighteen fifty-four lm-
only be hidden where the E8-l‘d’2H splendid breed of race horses. This ported by Dr. H. B. Hillcote, who
iS 8. full' Size. Ill the Smaller P15605 horse and his sons produced a then owned Keppoch Farm. Here
it is S0W‘2ifim€S D°SSib10 "»° di! lm' wonderful class of stock crossed he made his home for about two
der this refuse, especially in the Wm, the old Island bred mares years when he was purchased by
fall, but in some else! it must be and many of our trotters of latter 9, Hugh Maclnnis from whom he
burnt. However, fire should be used yea,-5 traced then- ancestry tofhls was namei As to his breeding
sparingly m the g"“'d°“' with dis' “Med Sim there is no record but judging from
95525 Pltmi-5 i»h¢\'° 15 “me Ch°iC€ One year later another thorough- his pluck and endurance hecur.
1101' is thefd imyihlllg el-Se 110551516 bred named “Wanto" was import- 1-led u large amount of thorough..
with old raspberry °uu¢'-S und 1'°@= ed- This sire while producing good urea blood in his veins. "Pony"
mmmmgxf but R 5h°“ld always be smck is mt 5° Wen k“°Wl\ 9/5 was a handsome seal'brown horse
borne in mind that ordinary flower Roncesyvailes of spyendid sl-,yye although under-
F511 ’““Y bi’ made GUM fm Mt" and vegetable tops, leaves and In the year 1833 another. thor- sized, with great style action und
uve °°“5°“ in the “Yds” but “n” weeds make splendid fertilizer when oughbred, "Stag," came out from Speed, all of which he transmitted
like the spring jobs many Of these dug under and also excellent winter England. This horse was the sire to his progeny in a, very marked
may bc Put 0” until after the Wm' protection. of the grand dam of "Fairy Queen" d¢g,»ee_
te’ ff im °WYl°1’ d¢5i\‘¢S- H°i`bH¢`°°“5 It is a good thing to diig or plow who was queen of the Island turf 1-uymg Frenchman was 9, ruth.
Pefenllliill 5\l°h F-9 Iris- DCIPYHH' as much of the garden as possible for many years. 9,. small horse’ chestnut in mlm-
illm “N1 P1\1°X.mi‘~¥ be divided und at this time. But there should be About thc same time a horse and B pace, that wuld uf, that
l'C-Pluliiéli Sl”-i’ubS. ,01`€'2D€\‘-‘- P0-<0 no raking or other cultivating. The named “Neptune” was imported. time reel my reauy fuss mugs,
bush” and "H5 may be Pilniedi- idea is to leave the soil ridged up, He too has the honor of being the H15 sous* --pre,-,Ch ]_,10n_" "French
TNS 15 515° 8 Bfiiehiiid time 90 11% so that it will, catch snow and oth- sire of the Hayes Horse. who was T1ge,-_-- aug "Double Frenchman"
in grass seed. But all these _ioos er winter moisture and will also be the maternal grand sire of that sired useful stock and on uwuunt
can also be done in the spring. tel- moisture und will ulm bc megh. 'noted son of All Right Neptune of the amount of thoroughbred
Typical fall work consists of uuifgally improved by the winte,-‘S Lee. In the some ycar two very blood in their veins when crossed
¢l€lI11I\B UP the garden for another frosts. fine thoroughbred horses were with draft mares pmduceu 9, type
year and of studying the results al- rm plumgd |3u||,, brought here from the United of gene,-al pm-pose horse that
ready achieved in order to improve States. They were Revenge and would be dlmwlt tg duplicate ¢_°.
those of the years ahead. By the A good garden is not really com- Rainbow, both being sons of the d,,y_
middle °f August bloom in the av- plete without tulips, hyat-iuihs and Bfeut American sire Imi><>rted Bush -.Gulp C,,m,,_ lo um pmvluce
erase garden. particularly where other full piuntea bulbs. These are Messenger- In the year 1836 Gov- about eighteen s,,,,y_c,gh, ,md was
there are few annuals, begins to easily grown and provide brilliant em" F““°5' 1mp°’°°d "A“r°u““'" owned by a Mr. Perry, Miscouche.
This was a large dappled grey
ting what is flowering in the garden period from the time the snow goes 1,0,-se with piemy buns of the
next door. Perennial Phlox which away in the spring until the per- a dozen or more of one vm-iety and right, quality. His colts were real
may be secured in as great a var- enn_lals commence to bloom late in they should be set from four to horses that could fill the bm ul.
My 0! color almost as the Iris, is June. These bulbs can be secured eight inches apart. As the Dar- mos; any place,
at W’ best in lite Aukust and early in a great variety of cdiors and a wins and Breeders will bloom right While I am afraid that this ar..
5=Ptember. Second bloom can be few dollar's worth 'of them will up until the middle of June and the ticie is too long drawn out I can-
°°°“"°d f\‘°m th! D¢lPhinium, if all |make a wonderful show. foliage will last much later, it is nu; dose without referring to the
the flower bearing stalks are cut In tulips, there ate" early single important to arrange so that the importation of "Bush Messenger,”
awpy right to the bottom after the and double type which come into shrubbery or other flowers will u h-Oster who it is suld sired three
“ut b|°°m in Jilly- Many daisies flower three or four weeks after screen the dying leaves during curly ,very valuable 110,-sus, namely "Dean
of varying heights flower in August the snow has gone. These are fol- summer. ,J Swift," out of the noted “Fairy
“Nd Selltembel' -und the hardy lowgd by the Darwins and Breed- Practically nil of the fail bulbs Queen," "Messenger Boy" and
°h"Y°““"h°m“m° bl‘i8hf¢n things ers. Tlve former are later than the can also be planted an pots indoors "Bagna11'5 sam," nor would the
in °°"°b°"- BW 9° 40018 .1011 there early types and taller and bigger. and they will produce an abundance article be complete without men-
must be annuals. With dwarf and They come in various showy,-solid of blocm from the first of Decem- tioning the activities of the late
mfdium héicht Pftilllili. N.“»l'ii!0ldB, colors. The Breeders are also later ber almost unul the flowers are Dr. J. T. Jenkins, who at this time
‘md C“!'9“d“|“ 1" "Ont, Zlnnias, and bigger and in addition to beau- rcruiy outside. Plmit in ordinary imported several splendid sires
Siiiilififugons. Asters and Giadloiue, tifui straight colors they may also flower pots or fancy bowls in soil, from Kentucky. From these horses
further back and Cosmos.'0oiden be secured in blended shades show- fibre or pebbles. Do not set near- came "Royal Honey," who carried
Glow and Dahlias in the rear, until ing a touch of bronze, brown, tan, ly as deej-ily as outside, simply cov- off premier honors in his class at
Jack Frost intrudes himself. ihe buff, and yellow. ' crng the bulb io about the tip. Wa- the Great Intemational Exhibition
September and October garden can Fall bulbs should be planted to ter well and store in a cold, dark at Philadelphia in 1875.
be made to rival that of June andn depth of about three times their place (teniperature from 30 to 50 As this brings us down to the
July. diameter, setting themalittle deep- degrees) until the root system is close of the first chapter of our
Cleunillx U1! er in the light soil than in the,we11devcloped when they should be earlier breeding activities of the
If it is convenient it is a goodheavy. It is important that the renroved gradually to full sunlight harness horse I will in a future
thing to gather up all weeds, fad- 'later and bigger varieties of tulips and a temperature of between six- article give other facts relating to
ing flowers, vegetable tops and sim- -be planted deep so that the root tynnd seventy degrc~:>-1. In the case our importation of American
liar refuse and pile on a heap system will bc entrenched secure of Narcissus the cold, clark period standard bred horses and their
where the whole thing in the course ‘enough to support the long stems will be about six weeks but from value when crossed on the progeny
of a few weeks to a month will rqt and big, heavy blooms. It ls a good two to three months with hyacinths, of many of the above named hors-
down into valuable soil. Watering ‘thing toplant in clumps of half daffodils and tulips. ee
(C. E. Mackenzie) -I Annum*
THE YBAR.'S LAST FLOWERS
hours
bowers:
To himself he talks;-
stalks
Of the mouldering l'1owers;-
Heavily hangs the broad sun-
- flower
Over its grave; the earth so chil-
lv:
Heavily hangs the hollyhock,
Heavily hangs the tiger-lily."
As I gave a. look round the gar-
den on Nov. 3rd, I was greatly in-
terested to observe the number of
plants that were doin gtheir best
to "carry on." A pretty polyantha
rose (called "Rodhatte"-which I
-take to mean "red-cap") displayed
two brilliant clusters, A belated
stalk cf Rudbeckia "Golden Glow"
fiaunted in the background. The
pansies, Scottish Marigolds (Prince
of Orange-here called orange
King-the best of all the calendu-
las), white candytuft. Er-yaimum
Peroffskianum, a glorious orange
yellow annual hardly to be distin-
Euished from the Siberian wall-
flower, Statice annerica, (pink Sea
thrift), and three species of Cam-
Panula, viz., O. carpatica, C. persic-
aefolia, and C. rotundfolia, made
up a floral display that I have ne-
,ver before seen in November, in
i these latitudes. The clump of night-
scented stock was the most colorful
of all and contrary to its habit, was
i°D€n all day long. In the vegetable
'patch radish, Chinese cabbage,
and the "suckers" from the broad
beans, were in bloom. A survey of
the weeds on the same day, showed
the following still in flower: Barn-
Ybfd dui-Sy, Bladder campion, But-
tercup, clover (species), Fall dan-
d°u°n» EVHUUE Primrose (Oe. bien-
nis), Shepherds-purse, yarrow, and
yellow alfalfa <Medicago falcata).
But alas, that very night there
came "a frost, a killing frost" and
“nipped their roots." The Tycos re-
gistered 28 deg. F., during the dark
hours, and when morn came most
ol the flowers were hanging their
heads. So passed the glory of the
THE LEONEDS
One of my juvenile recollections
is that of a picture that hung on
my bedroom wall. Below it repre-
sented tiie silhouette of a. little
village, darkling against an intense-
ly blue sky. The sky itself was
crossed by hundreds of fine yellow
lines, and the legend underneath
was “The November M-ctecrs, 1866."
Curiosity is one of the predominant
traits of childhood, and it wasn't
,long before I'd gleaned all the old
ifoik could tell me about the mc-
mcteor slioiver wice; in 1833, and
in 1866. The heavens were full of
racing meteors or shooting stars on
Nov. 13, 1833, and the-largest ap-
a point near Regulus the constella-
and strange scenes were enacted.
poor fellows but remembered them
Leonids, was witnessed in 1779.
Early in 1866 a comet was "pick
erer "Temple 1866 I." On Nov. 1
of the same ear another remark
“A Spirit haunts the year'5 last
Dwelling amid these yellowing
Earthward he bowcih the heavy
earth. ` ~ I -
i
Y , P -
able rhower of Lconlds occutred, W-ming to me address “Agricol
and this time their position was care of Charlottetown Guardian
carefully noted. In 1867 it was an- HUNGARIAN PARTRIDGES
`nounced that the "swarm" from A correspondent who does no
which the Leonids were drawn by write as often as I could Wish- but Side Of Ui? wild
the attraction of the earth, was always has something good when seriDt'0i\
tTavelling in an orbit identical with he does, sends me the following ob- life"-a f|\1C'»i\if’m fl`~“"l Joh"
that of Templc‘s comet. As the servatlon:-Perhaps the readers of kin' '
shower lastezl eight hoirs during your "Notes" will be wonder’ng the thought to pm il fliers."
which the earth moved 540 000‘liow the impnrtations ci' Hungarian S? chris ml' f‘1i"`-‘itll
miles, it was evident mat the puruiag, have iurned out- Remus pleasant ifuiff- uud "S -‘il-lf” l
"swarm" was a very considerable from numerous districts indie
body. In summing up astronomers that there has been a splendid ment! till neil*
concluded that them particular me- hatch and le-me flocks of tum 118115-
teors are derived from u msgs of
debris following the cibit of the
comet, that its orbit intersects that
of the earth, and that its period of
revoution is 33.25 years.
Naturally we were all agog to see
the Leonids in 1899, bug, they fail-
ed to show up. It was then thought
that the swarm had been dispersed.
but this was looking on the black
side. Perhaps the shower took
place in unfavorable circumstances
-overcast weather in the hemis-
phere where they should have been
visible. And now the time has
come again for the display but as
the date slowly alters, we may ex-
pect the Leonid shower on the
night of the 13th or 14th.
Thirty-three years! 'Iempora la-
buntur. twitisque senescimus an-
nis, et fugiuvunt france non remor-
ante dies-as Ovid says. How few
see the Leonids thrice!
The story of Biela’s comet would
appear to -'bear out the theory of
the cometary origin of some mete-
ors. This comet was discovered in
1826 and was found to have a per-
iod of 6.6 years. In 1845-6 “a re-
markable separation into two dis-
tinct nebulonties took place under
the eyes oi’ astronomers." On its re-
tum in 1853, the two components
had greatly widened their distance
apart. The comet as not favorably
situated for dbservvatioai in 1859.
but in 1866 and again in 1872, ds-
pite the most ca/reful search no
trace of it could be seen. Now the
orbit of the comet nearly intersect-
ed that of the earth at the point
occupied by the earth on Nov. 27th
and this led Prof. Herschel to fore-
teli a meteor shower-from the re-
mains of the disintegrated comet-
during the last week of Nov. 1872
The shower dctually took pla/ce on
Nov. 27th, and the metors radiat-
ed from a point in the track of the
lost comet.
AN INTERESTING LETTER.
A letter has reached me-afiter a
devious route-from Master Ivan
Roberts of Highfield, who, it will be
remembered, was winner of a First
Prize in the "Feed the Birds Con-
test" last winter. The promoters of
the contest will appreciate the fact
'that here is an instance of en-
thusiasm in the study of bird life
which is directly due to their ef-
forts.
“Dear Agricola:-The biuejays
are once more beginningio haul
away the fat from the feeding sta-
tion and the little chickadees and
juncoes are once more showing up.
I am getting along splendid with
the "Feed the Birds Contest" and
have many interesting stories alrea-
dy. This year I studied up the Hun-
garian partridge and have found
out many of their habits.
In this letter I am describing u
| tears, Grundfugher had seen the bird which I canot identify. I have
looked the “Bird'Guidc" over, and
many other books bes`des, but I
canot find anything like him. This
bird is about the size of a robin
peared about the size of Venus or only very, very plump; it has feet
Jup’ter. The shower radiated from like a pigeon, and walks like a pi-
geon, but flies like a robin. The
tion Leo (hence "Leonids") and w`ngs look like this-ia .sketch
was very brilliant. The display was showing a wing with black barsi.
repeated in the years 1834 to 1837, The top of ihe head is of a yellow-
but in lessening degrees, and al- ish cast, and also around where the
ways on Nov. 12 o: 13. As may be tail feathers begin. All ihc rest of
supposed, the 1833 display caused the plumage is of a lcaden g'ey oo-
a good deal of excitement among lor, and the beak is black. I first
the supertitious: the negroes in the saw these birds on October 18th;
souihem Uni-ted States were sure there are only three of them. They
it betokened the end of all things. are very tame, so tame that you
could nearly put a hat over thcm.
There had been other displuys. 'All that I have seen them eat is
however, from which no untoward dogbei-zies. 1 think I have told all
effects were €XDeI'i91\C@d~ had me I can about this bird. Yours truly
. ivan Roberts."
“In Florida" says a Mr. Ellicott, well, Ivan, you have given u.
"the disniev of Nov. 12, 1799, was very lucid description or the female
more remarkable and extensive. pine grosbeak, and if you turn up
The scene was gzand and awful: your hh-rl guide again you will be
the meteors flow in all directions convinced of this from the des-
except from the earth io which ¢;1pti0n of me birds fearlem, not
they all inclined more or less." The 10 _-,ey stupid habit of letting one
displays then took place every 33 approach it closely. “Dogben'y'
years usually about thc 12 to the u vague popular name for berries
14th of November. It is on record. which grow on trees, but I lh’n
however that a remarkable shower you mean rowan-berries: I on
'which was presumed to be ihc saw a flock of gfosbcaks frequent-
iug a huge oak-leaved rowan tree trust li’xn_
' for the sake of the berries. but the 1 might also
ed up" and named from its discov- birds happened to be all youu
3 males, and pretty they were wii
- their lumage flushed purple I
' 15 cess vvhich sh
K who would cn]
ce pleasure Mr.
mte available, 1 must
WE ARE BUYING.
SEED and FEED
WHEAT
SEED and FEED
BUCKWHEAT
SEED and FEED
BARLEY
WE SELL
All kinds oi'
FEEDS
at ,
VERY LOW PRICES
CARTER & G0.
LIMITED
birds gre spreading so fast
they have now reached the ees
cout of the Island; so that at
sent they are -in eastern Pr
County, almost all of Queen`s
a large part of King's Counties,
it is expected that when at last
shooting season opens they
provide splendid sport.
In your Notes on the eel-gras
recent isue, you mention thi
is still abundant in Covehead _
Re from oyster fishermen
pa
B.
ports
to the effect that there are a
tches of it starting up in
"rivers" running into Gharlc
town Harbor. one patch of ai
two acres in extent, with g
about six inches long where a s'
time ago not a blade was t
seen, is showing up quite g
near Appletree Wharf. Does
grass spread from the roots or .
‘it flower and go to seed as li
plan-ts do? I wonder at wha; 1
it blooms and if it grows in
weather? An old resident tells
that the eel-grass disappearec
exactly the same way, thirty-c
years ago.
Wishing -to see a bird sanct
we recently visited the beau
home of William Nelson Mc
liams, of West Capo Mr. Mc”
liams maintains a. piivai-c sa
uary, the water part of which
mill-pond, fairly narrow, with
little marsh or swamp arounc
But in it Mr. McWilliams
planted wild rice and wild ce
both of which have done well
fact the birds are taking to l
feeding so much, since these
planted.
The dry land of ills sanctua
just ordinary farm and wood i
where can be seen some of
finest lumber to be seen on thi
land today, and especially c
which was something new to
visitors. Pine and spruce of
mense size, as well as ihe l
woods were there in abund:
The whole comp‘ising between
and six hundred acrrs. fog:
with a nice mill, house and b.
fiowers, trecs and bird‘=, iii
mention a. good-looking wife
family, makes a conib’-xtrition
dom seen, and of wiiirh :mv
might be proud.
At the time oi' our visit. not 1
birds were io bg soon but ni
the number wozc six riiifi
kinds: two inallards, o.v<liicl< sf'
seen in this Province, bring um'
them. Mos: of the bird: u-eve
ing in the stubble folds ini:
Mr. McWilliams lids been fc'
them on oats, and they ily ar
and light in the s'.\1bbl, field:
much like flocks of piSi“C!l-"'-
Mr. McWilliams c iiinnios
number of ducks making ihc ~
tuary tiioiv headqimrifrs. ii:
. tween four and five hundred:
expects ic hrivc som; <i<~nw'1fl=
Canada geese shortly, _anal he
see, in his mind‘_-= cy:-_ n .Sf
"Jack Mincr`_~; saiict\1ai~_\"' \‘
birds of every drfcripiion may
a sais refuge, He is cortuir.l_v '
congratulated on the success lv
attained in so shori u iiznr, si
ow.; \\'li:\'_ mul
nioro of our p
ny ilif sriinfr kli
Mc\Villi:\i:1f= uc!
ld irriilirtncl ir
done by many
having our \\'i
say il\:i` this
8 irlct is the homo Oi iilc ii`
h and for .several iuilos in c-:ici
n rccticn every farm had :ri
R, f1¢¢;¢ of f_on\ n dorm :n‘.<r
.” hundred birds.
Something else ihui di'-‘w vu
i _
t teniion was a large .‘\Ef`-1 Yi
_ bruring ih'
“There is no woulili
_ and I wondered what ir:
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