, ‘W- NEWSY NOTES - l! AGI-IOOLA 1,“; award 1.1 LNGLAND ~- a matter oi some surprise wlinfi {jiat the grape has long been mvnved in England. 111 69116 cupo riltker cool climate. Yet vine- o‘ f; “y; mentioned in the 681116819 annn charters and in the British sayiphlll therc is a pictorial Saxon Mi“ glut‘ iii which for the month of F-b nl-y there are, rudely delineat- ed‘ laborers cutting or pruning vines. m’ William the Conilllefill"! 5e“ luicg Dcmestiay Book, vine- ‘, ._S nl-n noticed in several coun- 1." Bv tlle thirteenth and four- teenth centuries every large 655,19 mid monastery had its meynrd. At this period wine was mace ill considerable quantities in England, and yet the importation o; foreign wines also was very large. m“; vineyards were P10116517 6°11- tinued till the time of the Refor- nlzizioli when the eoclestical gar- dens were neglected or destroyed; and ill the end alt super seded the use of wine as a general beveraB6- Tm improvement of agriculture with its ciicouremerit of grain grow- 111g, and tlte introduction of hops, had given the P601319 9' bevemlle “yum was perhaps as exhilarating and certainly 01165961‘. flow long will a grape wine live? some authorities believe that with n fair chance it will live as 1on8 as ml oilk: Pliny speaks of a vine six lnlnIl-cd years old. Be‘ that as y, mny, the great vine at Hampton Qourl, Lnlldoll, which was planted in 1768. ivns bearing 2.900 bunches of grapes a year by i855; and each bunch nit-razed 1n welsht we pound- This famous vine. a “black Ham- biugn," occupies a. glasshouse, 70, n-st 1011i: and l4 feet wide. and its roots are believed to reach to the Tllanlcs. about a mile away. It was still going strong in 1939, with l.- bout the same number of bunches. which ivere cut off find sold to the public ill baskets made by disabled fX-Sflfiif)? men. Whether the old vine has escaped the bombs is not known to the writer, but the large expanse of glass will no doubt at- tract the attention of the enemy nlnlcii. A cutting of this vine was planted in the Royal Gardens at Windsor in 1775. and its size now greatly exceeds that of its parent. Tile Black Hamburgh has a. large- sized fruit about half as large again as the American out-door sold here: it was the kind usuag bought for invalids, hospitals. etc. Bllfl sold at about two shillings (50 cents) a. pound when I live in 13mg- land. other vines. less famous, were to be found rn other parts oif litm- don in those days. Against the iizndoiv of t-lle Girdlers Company's Court Rocm was growing a very lnige vine which never had fruit on it. Tlicn a miracle happened, three years ago. so the papers tell me It bore fruit for the first time! But there were only sufficient to enable each member of the Com- guncctiw have one grape each for (‘F-SGT . A better performer is a grape at Cambcrwell, belonging to a man ivhll the peculiar name of Blaver: its ziliiiuill yield is 1.000 bunches. In a popular garden is a vine which 60111.5 1'11 a bad third with 112 bunches. llincoin College. Oxford, has a vlrc which, almost five centuries use, did a good tum for that ancient ‘Stlltvfli learning. The College was in financial distress and when Tlionr Rolherham, Bishop of Lin- t 1 about to visit Oxford, the looked at the old vine, and 111k lil» ilispcratinn from Psalm 80: 139110111. and visit that vine" was 1H5 text at the Visitation Service lie drciv such a picture of the nuns of the College that the sym- -llc heart of the Bishop was :1 lle felt compelled to l. "- the College a charter cby it became a perpetual Cor- ililflllmfilld bestowed other privi- - ivhlcll settled it on a sure!‘ to ivcll-kc-pt diaries old books illli. hre most prized by his- lsr they Igesent aspects _ frcin an entirely differ- _ll't.i‘ Tile account books of l1 College show at least that lit “as not soon forgotten. ‘ g no time in 1529 is an item; 111 "t ~ill:ls_Poole for cuttyng the ‘ lll 1050, ‘For nay‘"s to niiyle 1"" Vilc in the Quadrangle." ‘\ _\'(’lti‘s later. 1670, is an an- llruiiiiig the Ville." and in lilo gurdcnel‘ for the Grape l l Axiizl-isi would of course. i‘ 11' d ivny tllc gardener got 18 lint the bookkeeper just J to our imagination. vine sill lives in the lee and bears fruit in due H l. cine years ngo an enter- In-m“ hscrvrnt mlthe College made] u,‘ inc frt i is grapes. but the i1.’ on of those who drnnk it was ‘H; 1t lliilS more curious than agree- l PROPHECY FROM VIRGIL ‘ eff mv hat to one signing 111,13‘, '1, '1_ll1<§!1ll8er_" in a recent ‘L o. Tile Gilflfiiiflli, for giving l, =1 short life of the Roman poet. hgllll-Tlll a Piece of very rinq writ- mh; m6 tlrr-pll-ecv he alludes to. b, ‘We _ f; the birth of Clrrist. is to win__-fillld ill the Fourth Eclogu-e, m h a tether lengthy poem of m“ his in ccgallt Latin. From it “m, j’ ifllbcred that the poet was HM lat-d Lint a Savlcufdf inan- ,.;,,,.,,, “ECW111118. and that the bone-w u.d be made happier and mm; _Y His advent. We must re- m! 2ft that. Virgil was a heathen °ll1¢l only use hpthen imig- ""~ but it is permimible to make 11,111; "translation. (short but covar- 11 1116 points) from our more 13'1"‘ kpowled e: rflllrpnld the Virgin. and behold (pic,- ll 1"!‘ as f."er.n high heaven m k119i)‘ progeny whom we do ,.‘,v“h°v“i The age cf iron shill m‘ m; P1115" generations shall Wk“; l‘; ‘Thus heaven's un- q “l 1"‘ . spoken. Come. then, ‘n1. '_‘,°l (1nd. God's Mighty Heir " lrlln iF-iili, the hour I:- nigh." Iviziis ro rozzu: oven "T134: i“‘,"’*‘ roll in Canada has in- lys. i "9 "r rent in Canada since vaa4su€$9 (geriacierxrit ad- cCost o; living has increaslértil-i anacia y .6 c, _ _ 1113111111" Hera-id)?!‘ can o“ and rce of t toes cl cent from gal? year's ogfibes? pa‘. 3$hi2€tnfiiit"i°§ d“ ‘i’ 5°":- angiDemand.” w o uppy Ice of butte pegge . l2 level. (Family: Hal-aide. “Q51; Supply and Demand repealed? Private importers have 750,000 lbs of Australian butter on the %ih ttlwufanaida. (Foggy Herald). l *5 "6 P68 . anyhow. Federal Minister of Agriculture to Ivilresentatives of agricultural de- partments and organizations at Saskatoon: "At the first war con- ference in the fall of 1939 it was 1101? Iumested that. methods should changed or production increased or cut down, rather Just s. normal 661M118 on of current practice, and 6° 5B1‘ B8 861161111 policy was con- cemed that was still the situation. The last year had been difficult gugphtlggeéleitawouldt blgawfirse, he .. or . . aid, Dec. 115L891] m y Her "What is needed now is a plan or policy for agriculture. The situ- ation is ridiculous . . .In fact the W11°16 Isficultural programme in Canada is bogged down in doubt, confusion and dismay . . . Farm organizations are going around in circles, and worst of all provincial department of agriculture officials are neutralized by the lack of de- finite gilicy." (Editorial, Farmer's Advoea , Dec. 20>. TI-IE NORTH COUNTRY (3) Ceneral History. King Charles I. as his hopes waned. sought ro- fllile with the Scottish army, ch lay before Newark. Lord Leven, their commander, immediately retired with his royal prisoner to New- castle. The story runs that the King attended service in the church of St. Nicholas where a fanatical Covenanter ave a discourse, af- terwards ca. ng outfor the sing. ing of the fifty-second Psalm:- Why dost thou, tyrant. boast abroad. Thy wicked works to praise?" Whatever the King's faults. slow- ness of wit was not one of them. for he stood up and called for the Fifty-sixth Psalm instead: "Have mercy. Lord on me I pray, _ For man would me devour." The townsfolk mowed their ap- preciation by singing e mon- archs choice. But Leven, whatever his intentions, could not take the King into Scotland against the wishes of the General Assembly, so he accepted £400,000 in discharge 0f all claims, handed Charles over to his enemies. and retired across the Border. How the King fared afterwards is too well known to be recited, and does not. come into Northern history. The Cromwellian regime, Eng- land's nearest approach to a. dicta- torship, did not endear itself to the conservative North by its destruc- tive tendercles; but out of the evil one good thing came; Cromwell gave the Northern Counties par- liamentary representation for the first time in history. The restoration of the Monarchy in 1660 was welcomed in the North with _ enthusiasm, the palatine Jurisdiction was revived and the pomp and dignity of the Prince Bishop restored. Under the able ad- ministration of Bishop Cosin the damage and destruction of the Civil War were speedily repaired. The Revolution of 1688-9 called out very little activity in the North 131d though there were doubtless many Jacobltes among the northern gentry they were in general much too cautious to be involved in the risings of 1715 or 1745. In the for- mer rising the unfortunate Earl of Uerwentwater was captured and executed, as has been told already in these columns. and his adher- ents (among them the De Hepples, from whom the present writer can claim descent) were stripped of their lands and reduced to poverty. Witli this sharp lesson before them the people of the North wisely kept out of the last hostile episode of i-iie BOIKZSI‘. the rising of 1745. Prince Charles Edward Stewart. the ‘Ben-- nie Prince Charlie" of the ballads. alter his success at Preston Pails, marched into Cumberland and 1n- vested Carlisle, then defended by a small, ill-equipped garrison. Gen- eral Wade and his army, lying at Newcastle, found it. impossible to reach the city over the tracklcss wastes bordering the Roman Wall, and the town surrendered to the Prince Nov. 14th, 1745. The inhab- itants were ordered to pay £2,000 to save the houses from being plundered. not a. very chivalrous action by the "young Chevalier." He advanced south as far as Darby, skilfully eluding Wade's forces, but for lack of help from a hostile pop- ulation began a disastrous retreat to Scotland again, closely pursued by the Duke of Cumberland. a gen- eral who had had much experience on the battle-field but is credited by historians with a cold, cruel lia- ture. The Prince left a small garri- son in Carlisle in the hope of de- laying the pursuit. On the 27th of December Cumberland himself put the match to the first of the six cannon trained on the “old hen- coop" as he termed the castle, "and nlrmwly escaped. a cannon ‘shot from the enemy falling within a yard of him." ‘rhree days latel- the garrison surrendered. and the armies moved on, over the Border and out of our history. MORE ABOUT MANUBE Now is the time when wood ashes are produced in great uantities in the rural districts, an it is well to put again on record the findings of the late Dr. Shutt. who was for many years the D- ‘ ' Chemist. He iecrognized the ashes of wood as a fertilizer of very considerable value, aspeclallv on sandy or light soils. for promoting the growth of clover. fruit trees and leafy crops. It was only on the introduction of the high-grade omsh salts that the use of wood a es fell off. but cc- W11‘. (Bank Report). TWeekIy Live Stock Market Report 19%1'1‘AWA, Canadar-Deoember 91. ' sumivrsiivi ‘The holiday lull continued in live stock markets and there was little of interest during the period up to December 31st. The small supply 0f cattle on hand at the year end was cleared at steady to firm rates. It is interesting to note that clos- ing prices for 1940 were between 50c and $1 above those prevailing at the end of 1089. Calves, hogs and lambs were little changed from the close of the previous week. Eastern Cattle Markets The moderate pre-Jioliday run of cattle at Toronto was cleared at unchanged prices with steers of medium to good q selling at $8 to l9 and nothing realy choice offered. Butcher stock sold up to $8.25. Prices were about steady in Montreal where steers were quoted at $8 to $9.50 and good cows at $5.50 to $6. The bulk of the receipts in the Mari- times were only fair and plain 1n quality and the market showed signs of easinesl. Best steers were quoted at $7 50 to $8. Western Cattle Markets Receipts were light in the west and prices held steady to firm with a fair clearance made. Winnipeg had few butcher steers good enough in quality to top at $8.50 and the bulk of the sales were made around £8. Stockei‘ trade was light with best grades at $5.50 to $6.50. Calgary was steady to stronger and had good to choice butcher steers up to $7.75, with one load of feedlot steers at $5. Prince‘ Albert had one butcher steer sale at $6.50. Saskatoon quoted best steers at $6.50 to $6.75, with odd heavy kinds up to $7.25. Vancouver was firm with good butcher steers at $7.50 to $8 and local feedlot ma- .erla.l at $8.10. United States Market There were no sales or Canadians at Buffalo. Recent quotations on medium to good Canadian steers at St. Paul ranged from $9 to $10.50 and medium to good cows $6.50 to $7. 50. Exports Ito the United States during tllle period December 26th to December 31st were 964 beef cat- tle, 244 dairy and 165 calves, making the totals for the year 1940 128,48! beer cattle, 15,014 dairy and 73,458 calves. The 1939 exports were 178,- 102 beef, 13,000 dairy and 80,173 calves. Exports of beef cattle from October 1st to December 31st, under the fourth quarterly quota totalled 39,731 heed, compared with 87.301 head in the corresponding period of 1939. ._i i-i Calf Market Steady There was no change in the calf market. Toronto solo choice veais up to $12 on a short run and Mont- rell was on a. basis of $11.50 to $12 for good veals with one individual at $12 50 Winnipeg was about steady with top veals at $10 to $10 50 and Calgary paid $7.50 to $8 for best veals. Edmonton was firm with the bulk of the good calves at $8 to $9 and od-d choice kinds at $9.50. There was some advance at Regina where top venlers sold up to $9. Saskatoon was film wi-t-ll most good veals at $8 to $9, and Vancouver had com- mon to medium vealers at $4.50 to $7.50 Hog Market Unchanged Hogs held a level of $11 for grade B-l dressed at Toronto and $11.25 alive, while Montreal continua at $11.35 dressed and $8.50 alive fed and watered and up to $8.75 off trucks. Winnipeg was unchanged at $10.10, with premiums paid on cer- tain shipments and Calgary was steady at; $9.75. Fdmontoil was firm at $9 80, while Prince Albert paid $9 75, Saskatoon 11.53 $9.75 and Vancouver $10 50 to $10.75. Lamb Prices Steady The Toronto lamb market con- tinued steady at $11 for gcod ewes mid ivetlttrs with small lots at $11.25. Those prices ilvere about 75c per c-wt , hifzliei- tlinn those in effect at the end of i939. Montreal sold lambs ungrndd at $8 50 ti» $9, with s:mc good lamb plckeil out up to $10. Winnipeg was about steady with tops at $9.25 and Cal- gary sold good lambs at $8.50 to $8.75 Edmonton ivos filmer ivitu most of the good lambs at $8.25 to $8 75. Prince Albert had one lot at $8. while there ilvcre no rllcrp or lambs offered at Regina. Only two lambs were on offer at Saskatoon and bf0il“.1l-L $7 5U and Vancouver had no offerings. Iii the Malhimes. choice lniilbs old at $0 alive or $19 on the dressed basis. 'on0mic reasons seem to D0111; to a revival of interest in this source of potash. Ashes of good qumity, un- mixed with sand. dry and un- leached. have an average content of 5.5 per cent potash. Dr diluti- found; azld in addition some 2 per cent of phosphoric acid mid from 20 to 30 p21‘ cent of carbonate of lime, making them lli a sense a complete fertilizer and useful for correcting soil acidity. a condition detrimental to most farm crops. It has scmeilmes been fifififl-"Pd that hardwood ashes are supewor to those from softwood. but Dr Sr.utt's analyses do. not bear out that statement. However, it. was found that the ashes of twigs and boughs were much richer in potash than ashes from trunk woods. From 25 to 60 bushels of wood ashes per acre, lie calculated, will furnish 60 to 1Z0 pounds of potash the latter an ample dressing for even very light soils (They are not needed on heavy cluv lo ms illl"i may even be harmful). ‘Their ap- plication is best 116121265 to i\ m- c» damp day in spring. on the plough- ed land w-liere they must be incor- porated by a thornuzh 1!1\.‘1‘0Vti'.1Z For turnips, when mixed with one- third to one-half their weight c bone meal. the." 1‘""Y6 "”“""5 satisfactory. says Dr. Shutt; an he concludes that there iize few crops on light and unveil)’ 5°11‘; or on roul- vegetable looms, iilll! will not be materially benefited flcui the application of wood italics.‘ A neighbor taught nle a lvrlziicle about weed ashes that I tit ovice out into operation oil my oelinlf. The ashes are stored iii a buct-et “I the back porch for a day or two. till the fire. u any. has died 011l- (IUARIYAN I CONSERVATION I a wean: COLUMN or rruicnosi. ormious or nu VITAL ISUEB AFFECTING rm: uses AND annals or NATURAL azsomrcla a! an. minnow Jaivirma anew FINISHING THE MAMMALS KILLING WHOLESALE Man the Destroyer es o, the re tile group do- miAniteduthe animaf world--on the earth. in the air, and in the sea. Ym this dominance came to an end; and the great reptiles were eliminated in a way we can never full_ understand. They were suc- cee ed as “lords of creation" by the mammals, once almost as widespread and dominant as the reptiles, and now clearly being ex- terminated—but in a way W6 61m understand. for it is we ourselves 211/110 are causing their extcnnina- on. scientists state that the fur trade is definitely bringing to a c105; the Age of Mamma s. If the fur trade alone is so powerful a menace, then the end must indeed be near, for the fur trade is only one of several mighty forces that are visibly combining to annihilate mamznalklnd. Occupation by man of more and more of the environ- ment available for mammals contributing heavily to their ex- termination. Hunt ng has reduc- ed big game species everywhere so greatly that they exist only as wards of government. Bounty payments slay their thousands, and "control” cornpai s their millions. while "vermin" estructlon has in view the absolute elimination of predators; and, carried on with- out cessation, in some CPIRCCS its object. is almost achieve . Trappers and hunters should be interested to conduct their activi- ties so as to ensure a. continued supply of the animals on which they depend for livelihood. or for "sport"; but ignorance, selfishness and greed among professional trappers .lnd ‘sportsmen’ prevent positive steps toward this end. men" against harmless creatures The false propaganda of "sports- men" against harmless creatures is instigated largely by the gun and ammunition manufacturers, and is abetted by the state game commissions. Hunters now pursue small animals that men a genera- tion ago would have scorned to call "game";.and are wiping out many of the small creatures of the woods and fields. "Vermin" control provides no in- centive for the perpetuation of species; its proponents would hail with great satisfaction the death of the last predator on earth: and “vermin" control is the most in- excusable of all the inimieal fac- tors now pushirig our small ani- mals into oblivion. The worst of- fender is the federal government. The US. Bureau of Biological Sur- vey, a bureau of the Department or Agriculture, has blackened the history of the United states with a stain of wastefulness of our rich fur resources. and of wan-ton cruelty toward our valuable wile" creatures that finds no parallel ti; the history of the relation of men and animals. This pamphlet discusses the im- pending fate of medium-sized ani- mals. those below the size of "big game”, concerning the destruction of which public conscience is at least partially awake, and those above the size of mice and the like, which are too small to inspire the savagery, or too cheap to ex- cite the reed of men. It deals largely wth fur animals, includ- 111g small game, as oppressed by trappers, hunters and game keep- ers. The plight of our fur-bearers is desperate. The little animals who are our friends are vanishing from our countryside. This pamph- let will serve a high purpose, in- deed. if by it any are induced to heed the cry of rapped and suf- fering wild creatures. KILLING FOR. PROFIT The Fur Trade and the Steel-Trap The fur business has been pur- sued so recklessly that the fur- bearers of every civilized country have been almost completely wip- ed out. The trapper has gone where he could most easily et the greatest money roturn; untl quite recently, he has trapped with lit- tle regard to season; and he has relentlessly tracked down the scarce survivors of high-class fur- bcarlng animals, re ardless of sen- timent. reason. or aw. Professor" H. Fairfleld Osborn. lute President of the American Mliscluii of Natural History. said: “Nothing in the history of crea- tion has paralleled the ravages of t-hc- fur trade." The United States kills more fur-bearing animals than anv other country in the world; Russia comes second. "Though furs are, or were. one of our richest natural resources, no accurate figures can be iven of the number of animals k led an- iiually. Only seven states require reports from trappers: and it must be remembered that licensed trap- ers are not the only ones who rap; the Biological Survey says that “the large majority of trap- pers are farm boys and farmers"; trapping ill its most cruel forms is a pastime of every rural section. The Department of Agriculture estimates that sixtv million ani- mals are killed yearly in the Unit- ed Stases. or tow animals every second. ‘Fills Department values the fur production of the United States at sixty million dollars yearly. And in addition to the eelmelaaruuhlellikt 11111111959175 then they are scattered on the floor of the hell-house. ‘They are thus protected from the weather. and will be in good. unleashed. condition in the spring. As any bones which have seen better day's. find their way into the firebox too. the resulting manure should be of fairly good quality. Soot is another good fcrttrzed derived from the burning o! coal: in some districts of Scotland 50 or 60 years a .vthe wide-awake tilrm- ers bough it from the chimney sweepers. ‘There must be a quailtity of this material produced in the City; whnt becomes of it? EIIRATUM The translation of .Ii|glans ruin i»: "the royal nut of Jove" (Jovia- zir-rsi: not "rough nut," as print- ed last week. (J. regia is the Wal- nut). are those other trapged creatures that are killed and is- cardecl because their its are not prime, or because in he days and nights of torture in the steel-trap they have so torn themselves as to be worthless for the market. Probably for every“ marketable pelt‘ two other anima are killed an left to rot. America was first explored by fur traders; their wilderness trails are new our great highways; their far-flung outposts have grown be our great cities; the romance of their names is written on the map of almost eve state. The profit on furs from ouislana and New France helped to build Ver- sailles. Beaver skins were cur- rency; and these riches fostered the eartless dis lay of the French Court which en ed in the Revolu- tion. But the extravagance of the fur trade of those days, when the wealth of the wilderness was bare- ly tapped, was as nothing to the killing of fur-bearers that goes on today. Stand at the door of any fash onable church any Sunday in winter (or even in summer), and count, if you can, the drlns of dead animals that come forth into the sunshine, often two hundred 01‘ more in one garment, on the backs‘ of the worshippers. When we con- sider the fur trade. we marvel at the shortsightedness of business men who have so looted their re- sources. In the United States and Canada few valuable fur-bearers remain. The trade seeks‘ its pelts fur-ther and further to the north- ward; and, unless restrained, its trappers will one day take the last fox that vainly tries w conceal its whiteness against the snow on the polar ice. Besides being wasteful, steel- trap ing is attended by torturing crue ties. It is universally re- cognized (ha/t the steel-trap. chief implement of the fur hunter, causes intense and long-drawn- out suffering to its intended vic- tims, and is besides a menace to small domestic animals. Dogs of- ten get into steel-traps, and lose a foot. or leg: a case is on record of a dog remaini in a tra?‘ fif-ty- five days; in when time thirst, starvation and torture re- duced its weight from sixty-five to fifteen pounds. Put the tra per in a. bear tra and leave him ere a week, and e will have a_ greater appreciation of what he is doing to his little brothers of the world. To leave traps uninspected. cer- tainly longer than twenty-four hours, should be an offense sub- Ject to severe punishment. The man who will set a. trap and leave it unvisited for a long period, or worse, even forget about it entire- ly, is too irresponsible to be allow- ed to trap at all. ‘The steep-trap should be abol- ished the world over; it brutalizes the trappers, men and young bo s, who use it; and no argument or _ .conomy, expediency, or any oth- er supposed interest of the trap- per, is of sufficient weight to over- rule the rights of animals to the greatest possible degree of humane treatmen. Practical traps that capture animals alive and unhurt are available and in use; and if trapping must be continued, only trapls of such a type should be use . The fur trade and its allies. the manufacturers of steel-traps, can- not plead ignorance of the situa- tion. By the trappers and furriers own admission the American fur crop is only a out 50 per cent of what it was some twenty years ago-and everyone knows it had vastly decreased even then. The Department of Agriculture has warned us that even "the remnants of our rich fur resources are fast dwindling”; the last (1935) report of the Bureau of Biological Sur- vey states: "The annual turnover in the retail fur trade has shrunk from $5,000,000 in 1929 to $1,500,- 000 the past year’! Take the musk- rat, for instance. It was once so plentiful, and is so prolific that he sup ly was thought to be in- exhausti 1e. The muskrat is Louis- iana's chief fur resource, and Louisiana has made research to determine how best to foster the muskrat, her most valuable asset; yet the catch of muskrats in Louisiana fell from six million in 1930 to two million in 1935; and the catch for the past season. 193G. is said to be 40 ei' cent or The American Troopers’ As- sociation has a pr ram enlbody- ing certain desira le principles such as the elimination of unnec- essary cruetly in trapping. It op- poses the use of poison alts, and unfair methods of capture. such "as smokin ‘l den-digging and tree- ‘l cutting; t advocates protective ;laws; and urges the protection and ‘improvement of envinrnment. This ‘program is. however, but a single “voice cr in; in the wilderness"; the trapp ng of fur animals is car- ried on by so many individuals scattered in remote districts that propaganda can reach only a lim- ited number; and an form of compulsion reaches ony a very few. The tone of the voice. more- over. lacks sincerity. threatening as it does any "fanaticism". such as the prohibition of the steel-trap. which might be detrimental to the interests of the trappcrs and trad- ers. lilxplloltation by the fur trade. toget cr with hunting for “sport" and "vermin control". llus either extirpatcd. or dangerously reduced in numbers. all the more valuable species 0t mammals indigenous to the eastern United States. The sea-mink and the fisher have been practically cxterminated in this territory; the marten has been brought to a state of reat rarity: and the otter and wil cats of two species persist only in small num- bers and very locally. The beaver. at one time prac- tically exterminated in our eastern states. has responded to a deter- mined effort to protect it. mainly by the reintroduction of colonies: so that there has resulted an en- couraging increase of beavers in some states. This shows that. the public (‘i111 be IIKHICHI to recognize tile plight of tlir fur-bearers. and can e persuaded to do bdlllriiiillg effective to remedy the situation. Strict regulations should protect such animals as skunks, rabbits raccoons nnd opossums; beavers and foxes should be given closed 1° ericton. including the Grand Cham- wil-ml“ We" TIMELY Norris on TOPICS CONNECTED WITH Silver Fox Farming ' Congratulations to Sam Kennedy able and the demand for this favor- and son. Sam, Junior on the pro- ,ed fur must, now depend entirely duction of over 100 high-class full upon native production, which. of silvers which were sold to Reg Jen- OOUIS6, 15 B11 67166116111» 1111118. for 1t kins. at one of the best average means that our export-e t0 the Unit- prices realized here this season. ed States will brinE 115 11,1016 01,1111“ .__._ American money which is so vitally The third Neg‘ Binltislwick needed today- iox show was el at e ox arm i- of Fred Colpitts. January 3 and ll. 14111195011. W186i‘. Hui-h 61 110-1116- Competitlon was particularly keen— 611110111106 l-h 806E101’! 59-16 <71 19-009 there were over 400 entries this year 5111/61‘ 10X. JBHlw-ry 20-21-22- T1115 %°§Zi’“'l°" “m”. "dill?" 1"‘ 1%‘ tilt-email??? Sh‘??? féiféi°tli°ilf r s or pear umsnearya - - On theo ning day all pages of the went to the Yer? Fur Farms, Fred 10W :01 d wlmm pntcgs plans-hip and Reserve Grand Cham- 55°11‘ P" W" - 11-1511" a“ e plenum, last sale. Lu Colfpitts, Salisbury. won first for w te- aced crosses. Oliver Col- Provinclal Pelt Show at de which wasopen to 1c . te n. ml- roi- light medium and pale whiie- 17°53 33115;, edmljjf {ooilvpeifts $1.1‘; faced silvers. Fred M. Colpitts won ta " ' gged by the féfiltc (gfligtzfiaijiiigt-ilglfi‘ 11181411111311“ and and were on e ran mpion near pa num -_ and marked class of‘ other types. }gggllh§hgg;d WW1‘: gougleitxegas g3; The Colpitts practically cleaned the stand-mg spécmem_ 1 me de_ 1115171" M PM?“ i“ ma” clams" tails of prize winners have already '11“ "m" °f r 1'11"’ Jwl- been published in paper 1t sumiel- Mel 011v“ ‘mil Russell °°" not necessary to refer to them ex- curring with consiste it regularity. oept w congratulate wmnfifge tkftlfie ' wards. Geo e A. Ca c. - In the silver 56611011 the Gland tlgpagd mum! per-glean and Stewart Championship went to Samuel Col- ,5, Lewis. who cermnly madeawon- pitts, Reserve Grand Champion to Ciel-ml sh0wjng_ Lowell Hancock Elmer Burphy; extra. pale 011158 was the spark plug as usual in such W118 W011 by 561111191 C°1P1l151 111° endeavors and deserves the thanks class. Lee Colpitts; léght med um. o: all exhibitors for the unselfish Samuel Colpitts; mat ed pair sil- interest he took for weeks before vers, Jean Cclpltts; group or four and all during the show, We under- silvers, Samuel Colpitts. At the 5mm] that the pelts are being pack- conclusion ot‘ the show the pelts ed and will be on their wav toNew were taken to Saint John to be dis- york early next week, where they layed at the premises of Manches- will be auctioned by L-ampson. er Robertson Allison. The exhibi- Fraser dz Huth. Inc., whose repre- tlon was put on by the New Bruns- sentative, George H. Meyers, was wick Fur Farmers Association in the Judge at the show. oo-operation with the DWBIY-lllfllli -—*' of Agriculture and Saint John Board of Trade. ‘Following their of the banquet has been received exhibition they will be sent to New from the Canadian National Silver York to benauctioigdéhprvibebly by nlixiésxggeeders Association. Sum- Lampson. aser. u . nc. -—- Alvin J. Walker. vice-president p“ pe*e"c.§"r.ei“ viltfnt- T“ “““°“" rew 0.. -. 0n 1'66- . ' en a splendid review of the fur in- 1112116 Pfiltmshgw 1311;511:1121 0 glwglgf dustry which was published in ‘The C °n ° .~ “mm n- twndea Gazette Special number of Jan. 6th. newly 111/6111118 W“ W6 a - Speaking o1’ the fact taint Canada's £1 was ,1 16511116 8556mm 6 °l B°§d f1" indie“ h" 11°“ 5155i“... ’§i’i‘i°§§°li'l§n“it§n°ins°€lil¢‘t”iv'é its own he states that in this couri- l” try furs are recognized as a neces- even-m - _ sity rather than a. luxury, and mo- L’ H’m°°°k' president °l the . E. I. Fox Breeders’ and Exhibit- dern merchandising methods en- o". Association‘ was Cha1nnan_ and abliiig women to Pllmhase m“ on a good one. too. After 50mg 1mm- extended payment terms have also ducwry remarks m the course o; 911W“ a" mlmrtant 9M1‘ m me which lie pleasingly referred to the demand for fur garments. estimation expressed by George H. ""1 m Meyers the Jud e of the showy/hen The M01111 15 We °1 “"5"”! _ ' he said the pel of the P. 15:. I. Fox 11616511-111111511111 because 11 “mica” Pelt show were among the very a condition not generally known. best 9 n ‘U b t h ple realize that n, g y, l e0 11nd the ifuwe (hzdnhagnfurpeflamls in Canada lvsery ggodogrlizesnhegain the birth- there would actually be a. serious lace of the Silver Fox ranching shortage of p0 ular furs in this ndus y) country. y6li h 5 15 811 19111591116516 Mayor Campbell spoke flttinszly 0f fact. For example.silver fox is now me Jovm] Bu; o; the bgylqugi, m. almost entirelyaprodllcfi 0f ill-l‘ 1611175 remarking that it was wise to have and it is estimated that 40 D61‘ 6611i- occasional en oyment and that this or the number of mink pelts and “good-tlme" quet seemed Justi- 50 D61‘ 66111?- Of mink D6111 VB1l16 16" fled from the success of the Show. present sales from ranch sources- In music the banquet was well to Iri the season of 1920-21 17116 961"" the fore with the “marvel pianist", centaze from f"! farms W115 1111"" Miss Beatrice Gallant. of summer- 3 D61‘ cent. By 1116 56115011 01 1937' side, rendering choice selections: 38 this percents e had film 6 1° Dr. C. K. Gunn and Ted Aheam 43 per cent. ere could I10 violinists. Jimmie Mclnnis‘ singing more eloquent testimonv t0 1-116 is always His songs were f f oduction. t b AlbetH tis. med {or ur Ln" m miitnliigi gel! exhortepcfseveryofwlb The war has interrupted the im- sing and be merry. If anyone didn't porgaglon to gammy, of peltry from hag/ll; a good time it wasn’t Doug's any countries as for instance. Scan- The ch _ called on W R. ian foxes are no lon86r flvflu- - dmav Shaw, Deputy Minister of 132116111- ture. W. R. is a clever talker. His speech well suited to the occasion. was both humorous and instructive. He bro ht from Hon. Dr. Thane Campbel, the Premier of our Pro- vince, and from Hon. W. H. Dennis expressions of their regrets at being unable to attend. and of their best wishes for the success of our en- deavors in producing better and better foxes, better and better belts. The Provincial Government. said Mr. Shaw, is substantially behind the fox industry which is a brifrllt spot in what P. E. 1. A riculture em- braces. Prices for o of our farms are much too low to be egecourfiaging. The fox business as en or m Edward Island. "History often re- m ' 1*“ “m” ’°“i‘é"‘t5“ Mltllsilifi" seasons that shall last over a ‘$3131:gfringgrdldnmaiiron out of period of years. uiiill the animals m “chm, and it h high“, llll— show encouraging 1110113856.- Mink, rfbgwe m“ i,‘ Wm durmg {his t2?§'€i‘anll§‘l;2"2t%nkiifiélélidpfé‘ 113- PM“ pretest“ c" "l" tection for an indefinite period. ‘wuragmi and Mpeful‘ The rare fur-bearers can be pre- served. if preserved at all. only by absolute protection requiring that. regardless of value, trappers stay their hands, and dealers forego tempting profits. Propagation 0f fur animals is a logica and legitimate means ‘i? lleward It will reward you to ship your finished poultry to the R0 al Packing Company who are pay g highest market prices, fair grad- ing and prompt returns. And remember there is always l cannery tn take care of birds ou are unable to finish properly. e buy the year round and pay ship- ping charges. The Royal Packing Co. J. D. Jenkins, P M13 glow appropriately concli_ld- cd his remarks with an exliortzitlon to all to do their best in Dcfcilce M}. Callbeck, the most successful exhibitor lat the Pelt Show. WI! education. He extended a welcome to all 10 visit his ranch except durinR 1111‘ breeding and wllelplna 861150119 <11 in the wi d of any species on which there is a considerable premium. The only real hope for the preser- vatlon of the rare fur animals is the end of the practice of wearing their ‘pelts. Giving up the wear- ing o the feathers of wild birds was all that prevented the exter- mination of many species by the mllllnery trade: and giving up t-ile wearing of valuable furs is all that will save the rare animals. To commercialize any wild cron- tiirc is the surest way to bring about its extennlilat n. times it is not considered judicious to have any unnecessary commotion in a ranch. His fecdina scheduleis an open secret. It is available if!‘ inspection at. all seasons 0f the year as changed from time to time. for the caretakers gilidancc. Speaking of what tllo fur tradi- wants. it is. he said, advisable that (To Be Continued) 'market requires. As fashions change g moooovooowm FOX FIIRS WANTED full silver fox pelts from one of the leading furriers in New York. We are prepared to pay a premium over market prices to fill this order. P. E. I. Fur Traders 182 QUEEN STREET g We have just received an order for three quarter and 1 o ‘£- 0 00 0000 0Q+§Q¥ ¥O0O4+O+F§O~Q4-O§ ummersi pitts first for extra pale white-fac- 111111110 °" Wednesdev- "1 P» 11°F" ed silvers and Samuel Colpitts first '5‘ (mmpany '5 buudmg‘ water st" 1 1 b ifladlelr. bt n, ar e as we" as largest number ever (exhibited at a. is guard enjoys ll The following well-written account , that he had ever seen any- Canada has an abundance of furs. when’ (wen anal. an 1s considered importance-dndeed. T0 11116 6$56Yl11l11'much appreciated. The accompani- F er products a boon to Prince . of the Empire and to help Win 1116 - W when the pups are younil. at 111111911 l 3t is kept posted in the feed house ‘ we endeavor to produce what. the l QQQQQOOOO .____ fist; PACE NINE though tomatoes (or the lvoraqn family THE NEW CLIMBING e-Suop r r Sued lfld r. urlery Book Better Than Ever Dominion Seed Homo Ctnfflefpwri, oat-m. one should make 0110's choice ol lJl‘i,\(‘.L‘l.t . proximately abreast o: market requirements. or not we attcfnpt to " changes in color phase, ell market rcqtiircnlclii. lose siulil of i-ortliii 1 have colllhllli-ll lnllilln- ,I‘€&S0l1tl1)(: lvllgtll o u fur W121 1011;; ' 0118's breeder.» equal the fox over the snort-bani greater loiltztll of . Before ctillctucilli: .- lllstriivtive remarks. Mr. Cillibl‘ ' t rl not 111i;- lect to remark on llli: Vltillt: oi color in a. silver fox pelt, Cullir, he stud is essential. It is n very lmportnilt factor in the retaining Of which he found ivlre-bottoril polls to be of much value. In connection with the production of tic-Yrs lllr- sllonkc id, that to obviate the bllliln or vli mg of their fur he fliVPli his fl 3 fodder corn during late summer and fall. lvfr. H. G. Muitart, another slic- cessful exhibitor. good-hlmlorcrllv seemed to quc. on Mr. Cnllbetuk’: ‘modlis opcrnllrli," ~; ' ‘cess ‘he had in llrodiit-iiig Dfl/(tu winning foxes and lrlls hi" did so on board bottoms-not on wire. Also that during the last fen’ years no has had rio trouble with his foxe in the matter of hlitt chpivirig. ml that ivitlintit lPfllilllil r _n ..."i " He finished \\‘l1-1l n lit fun for 0H by stating flint ncxl 3, 1r he decid- ed to try iviro bottoms. _ Mr. C. C. Baker spoke encourag mglv of the Pelt Show", but sat that he preferred. the Live Fox Show as the Cllanlpioll live fox may be used as a 1)l'(‘(‘.(1(‘l‘ in 1111 attempt: to uphold or lmprnvo h-“rci quality m some Ono's l‘1\li(,'11~—l1('t so with the Champion pot. Mr. Hancock then oilllcd Judge Shaw. tlilr geniiil Priliog Count-y Court Judge. In his own humorous wav i111? iiidec, after tell- mg sonic jokes narrate-ti a yam l0 exemplify i110 vltlsli l1"5.\‘ of Silver Fox and concluded with n conlio reading in wllicll ivns ilegicietl some iverv real fiulltull; (lone by sever; [Irishman-each One of whom had s, name as Irish ns "Pm. Alllrplly." . Dr. E, Rendle Btu less. it soil oi our esteemed towllsilizlli. ivns ilse ‘l10Xt snrakm‘ His li‘¢‘l'11 \vc it'll], summarize nt a Lin": (lsitv us we tx- pect to be privileged to hear ill continuation. The awarding 0t‘ the trophies nus an event in itself, one to which. we will give further consideration rii. a t-er date. Other gentlemen who nddod i0 the €1‘l_iO_‘.'l1'l€nt and icccss of the Banquet were H. C oi 17.1115, Wing Colrin ildt-l" Fullerton. R. B. Pelt: and it. L‘, gllljak gm last thrctr-inlull-d of the Blanket Of Snow Gardeiier’s Friend Snow may be fcunldi r1 as a grctwfl ' bu‘ l start of growth ill t-li - g. by greatly i'l(‘Ct1Ll'8£».(l. SHOW a s as a plnliuhiiv,» cover. Zlllti slid , i'l'll1lllg Q illtlv - (l-“n there- pears to ex the Qerlnlii plants which l 1'. 11 l1,» l‘! 1.112‘ m" r the i (1C’\ii‘ll illlri bPaiil-v nllti . $5011. afivl" r , galxlcilri" ’ Eilififlll bu" ‘ _ c v. l thickly covrrrd I thought for" 111.1 for when the "r0 °f alled on to relate some of his and hil i d .~ meeting the demand for furs, but 3331;“ or ranching m,“ have , ‘M1,, "m, - unless a system ls devised of con- brought mm Such qqntinued success. .,,,,,l 1,1,. n, , hing the marketing of rare furs v9 modestly he suggested tllnt 1,, ,,,;,,_s,.;_,. ,. , _ - to those actually reduced in cap- on?“ be given m his garetaker mid rno(llcss d“. m ,.. ,__,,_,_._, ltivitya anidd of exc udigig a.‘ bolot-j u, those from whom iii 11151 (travgls ; i g ' 6886 W fill-DP Y. U1‘ 8-1‘!!! T18 he 0t cons era e 1 -'l .. .- mo, will not revent the extermination “m” 0mm‘ “ 1 I‘ “*1 m“ 1"‘ ‘ ’° lcivc 11‘.(‘ll\ llh jmcnls (U111 < . m‘ - . - ‘I'd up. illlztilvillvti \\ iIl in \ I Dir"! sc-cds. 1 A displrii- of n-wv 3:1 10411111“ at nll lnv timl in New" Yrvl; ‘ .Ivminl'v. l l FOX MEAT lBoneless Horse Meat 50's 5c Lb. 1. lGround Meat 50's -- —- 5c lb. Beef Tripe 50's -- — 4 i-Zc lb. Calf Tripe 50's - - 3 i-Zc lb. 11ABOVE MEATS AlL NFW PACK. ‘Island Colii Storage Company