MARCI-Ifll, IP40 TIMELY NOTES ON . New Yo k. are uf- lchiig at $_ .00 a skin pedigreed natural piairnuni SBIVEI‘ foxes cross ml in sii-cden for three genera- uan; to produce that gray and sli- rcr sheen. The unoercoat is deep plitiril.‘ grev. the suface gleams were rushed to them so _ are still unmounted. They late th i- will mount them as mlgie skins or twin-skin scar-is at m glttra cliage within three days. 11.; final results of the Stock- mlm, sircdcn, sales whlch took vim l.~=i wrek show that 20.000 sliver fox were offered. of which g5 per cont sold. 12.000 b.ue fox were half sn‘cl while mink was 55 er cent sold at prices slightly wler than inst sale. The Ger- inans were large buyers of silver lrr towards the close of the above rile ard caused quite a jump in prices Thrv are expected to oper- ate in a bit: way at O.='o sa'c when was to have started yester- m". - es from London state that l... l'l'l\'lt1S of Norwegian fox furs s. iniiliit-d activity in the fur trade tl I "t week. One whole- t. said that owing to til.- Noun-Tans fcar of a possible lrivaslm the fur farmers have sold iiargc part of their c.o in Lon- dcn and his has enable the big- |;,~r bin with available capital l‘) [ZUIEHHSF at an extremey low figure. l-le also stated that silver foxes which would normally sell for $55.00 to $55.00 made up as uarfs were being offered for $30.00. Results of the New York auc- ilczi salr of silver fox which end- wrck ago Wednesday r ...\cd 90 nor cent of the three day colection sold Prices were main- iflltd on the last day the finish icing as strong as the opening. The better full silvers were up 20 Fr cent while the rest of the col- action was up from ten to fif- isen per cent. The total offering averaged s26 54 and excluding the lcw grades $39.75. The entire col- lection of full silvers was 90 per cent sold. averaging $34 02 with a I top of $104.00. Three-quarters we 85 per cent sold averaging $24.94 with a top of $34 00. Half illi-ers W019 92 per cent sold, aver- aging $19.12. with a top of $25.00. Quarter silvers were 94 or cent sold. averaging $16.64 wit a top oi $19.00. _A fox rancher who travels the lsaiid gave us some particulars regarding the spread of interest in white face foxes. He quoted iiiimerous ranchers who were us- irig freaks. such- as Roy Woodsidc, 80b Humphrey, George Callback, Sewarl. 8r Lewis, Gordon McMil- llll- P91)". Clark. lowell Hancock, l. A. and Clifford MacDonald. Ar- thur Mulch. Frank I-lamm, a syndi- fate iii Summerslde who were ex- hibitors at the Provincial Fox Show 1t Charlottetown, Raoul Raymond. and last but largest of all and the real fathers of the industry here, Wei and son Alfred McNeil], Bvwhuort. who added to their herd bv the importation of 6 males tmciitli ago ilow many white faces do you think will be produced here this lesson. was our query. To which he replied between 300 and 500, with "If 0o~=1biiity the ion figure ‘being exceeded. ‘The Treasury Deoarmtment at wlSllilli-UOl] have not made their lly/JISICH as to whether Norwegian a .llll1 foxcs are dullabie or not, ‘fl lllfl‘ are expected to do so Mt work. If dutiable they wiil 5o Hillier the same regulations as s - l.’ s. namely, 35 per cent. and Ill: f l‘|1 part of the quota regu- ‘gigvns governing Norwegian sli- Rlrllfltc is a ve.y g cut. of Basset G Snillett and William slroii._c.1rctr-.k:r of Diion and pplllciis ranch. which appears in fllbrllillll‘ Canadian Silver Fox and b‘); in an ad_for Purina Fox Feeds. “~10 1k Sol lctt counted 220 pups ‘Al’: $11107 of 1939 from 58 vixens. bl Plilll! time they lost three pups "l ‘rd the remaining 21 o ll‘ .. " "P". m~d-. their ran-ch Dnlfl-rjif for last season 3.7 pups rE-‘rlml That is a mighty good "fir. and W8 further understand “mine rial‘: finished splendidy sold urn v all full silvers and were m" 800d r"'t"‘s raTllirc hrs bani quite a demand pit...- loxes for breeding pur- OS-s anti it was noted in these ilniii. c.3119 months ago Fromm ‘Hf-- bmlght a pair from a West- mmflflllflda rancher with the in- m in of developing blues as l mfg"? to silvers. or perhaps “$6.”? B 718w type of fox by mg "is silvezs to blues or vice ‘he lL-l Frcni what we can leazn "me lies are very prolific. but “ugh-Wu buy the rigs; kind of m“ “lzlillgrlggs geliiaiheg for their Plilduction in this lgrvgvlnczfolt o! 100k Palmer who operates a ""01 at wi listen. North Dakota. yher Other natural platlnnm ithlg were $99.50 t0 $15900. - TOPICS CONNECTED wnn , Silver Fox Farming ' llmfllfln .l"ur Breeder for Febru. . £31111: extracts from it may be quote 4r. Palmer in part: "About. ten w mm" YEN‘! a o most all; {gllndigllgonblstock on. l’! uc foxes you must ha th d b r ~ I mvgoure maul‘: s1 De embedded moment you see it ou kn the real thing. For tance a blue Ito‘: that has a soft silky fui- ,W h Vefyvdenso guard hair and s. ;cle_a.r blue color that ls so soft you Wi-l Just 10W! to stroke it, that. is one of the very, things that has made blue fox fur so popular m; ..v'."."il..ifii“i..°’.l.°.°iit“ifl“°"“.li rui- jackets. p“ ' The f fin feel thismltfit e Jglslbultovethetil’) hacks and a good blue fox jacket w l match any garment, you we“ with!‘ it. For instance. silver fox rec ers l cl _lzet the oiiiriihcfgiqiontoytiforyrlfkfiof? fur of their silvers, and force; 9g 18 type are in great demgnd, Here in Dakota. we raise our blues on wire floors. The pens arc 15 feet long, 8 feet wide. 3 feet high at the back and 4 feet 1n from, The ends. back and roof are made of 12 inch boards. The front is left open. covered with l‘ 1-2 inch 15 gauge wire. For pelters we cover the front side wlfch (aces south about September 1st. 5.3!? 2.3.“ ‘d’ "‘“§.'.J"‘i° “f; il‘ ‘ . any no w ave tried to raise blue foxes have had a hard time controlling parasites such as round worms and all the others that make up the parasite family. I had that trouble back in the o‘d clays but I found that if you get them on wire floors you will not have any trouble unless vou feed thorn something that will infest them again. My average production this year was around seven puns. counting every female on the place, and our loss about 1 per cent date. I have heard people say t at blues or silvers will not breed on wire floors. know this is a lot o,f bunk, for blue foxes here on my ranch have never lived on the ground in all their lives and I get. as good or better production than anybody that is raising them on the ground. The worst drawback with wire floors for peiters ls that blues seem to mat and rub on the hips, especi- ally if the weather is not. very cod during the fun-trig months. but there is one sure timing-you "l! hold the clear color on the wire floored shod. c» B‘ I think that one of the mis- takes made with blue foxes is in _not allowing the females to Bel fat during the winter months. We try to feed our blue females enoush feed so that the!‘ will 89$ Tell m‘ and go ofrthe feed about the middle of January. I find that females like this most alv.\'§ come through with good large hr.- ters of pups. We find that pups ‘born the middle of May make lthe best breeders and also the best pelts. Blues are noted for their gentleness. For instance. I have shipped bred females two thousand mi‘es and they have come through with fine litters of ten and twelve. In fact I think bred females are the best bet to start out with. be- cause a. female 111-. {his ill ac- quaint herself qulcrvr wth her new surroundings and after her nups are born she more con- tented than ever and will stay with them eve'y minute until they are old enough to eat. then she will just ‘cave them for a short time. ‘Then you wll have a fine litter ‘of pups that are native to the country you live ln." FURIIIER. FAVE PROSPECTS FOOD A London furriei- writing in the February "issue of an important English fur magarim exozceses his optmisiic views on silver Fox prospects in these words: " is my considered opinion that in spite of the apparent glut of Silver Foxes, prices will dou- ble themsoyes before the year has passed. Furthermore, Si ver Foxes will be sold out much quick- er this year: and there will be a shortage before we receive the new season's‘ goods. The reason ls not difficult to see. Prices are so attractive that they will tempt hundreds of thousands of young ladies to reallas their dream of be- ing the proud possessor of a lovely Silver Fox tic or Silver Foxes. The prices are within the every business young lady; and as soon as the fin.- weather is about. .the stocks in the shops will just lmelt away. Silver Foxes are not only cheap to stock. but there is absolutely no risk in stocking them, which cannot ‘be said of many furs today " SHOW PLITS ‘The 170 Prince Edward Island Show Potts which were for some %tl\fi-:1l§__Q_I1_Oi_Il_€' liege _in_i.he da s on exhibition at the "Char- m to 05:12.: "mi s:.'"~i."“l"”‘ " "‘ EfiEVIIEPUL " ll - our Wlmv JIIIIIIIOII ‘ ~ 0H K to our ranchers. wo reachof‘ PULVEX llrlllully kills all fleas instead oi inc-rely‘ stupeiyiiig them, ___ _ —~_. oar APPLICAIIUN. ours mi ioa I SAFE. ODDRLESS EASY IO llSf ‘ l aairlsii mam ' FULIV cuaiiarnrro . ilillVfX mslilitifil 0..i.-. PiJLl/hx 4......‘ H..-.l>~.'i/¢, f, . in...“ r».-.-.;",.,,,-,- ,- su-a 51...“, t... w....- CANADIAN CO-OPERATIVE W001 GRDWERS LlM|T_E_D_ Qn-nr-t .....i Mo... rrru nun-chi. 1...... ...ii.»'Q.... = , lottetow-n Hotel" hem in December, were later consigned to the Ful- Marketlng Department of the Can- adian National Silver Fox Breed- 'ers Association. These pelts a- Jona with 114 Alberta Show Peits hi h e .. ‘w c were for ‘wmmme ‘m ex lheifers closed within a range of fhibition at the “Palliser Hotel" in ‘CUBE-Ty and which were also con- lsigned to the Association Fur Mar-. ketlng Department, are now at, the Sa.es House of the Canadian Fur [Auction Sales Company, Montreal. where they will be on Show for iiméiflil“ £33m“ ilféheolfl“ “l” . w March 12th. c g” m‘ ‘These 384 pelts are catalogued in avseparate section of the Com- Dfmys catalogue under the heading of “Show Pelts," are being adver- tised as Show Pelts. and will of course be sold as Show Felts. Prepare For Spring Hatches (Experimental Farms News) Over the past. several years, at least one fundamental change has taken place in what might be term- Gd farm poultry keeprig." Whereas‘ flocks renewals formerly were made] by methods of natural and Feflln much of the present- dliy renew is made through the medium of incubator-hatched and brooder- reared chick states B. R. ‘rlnney Dominion Experimental Sta- ' tlon. Charlottetown. P. E, I. flowing this trend, most of the available information relates to- chlcks hatched and reared in in- cubators and brooders. For the bench. fit 0f Dvlllllymen who continue to] use natural methods of incubatioml use following suggestions are offer-I c See that ample nesting space is provided for sitting hens. Nests mould measure at least one foot in length, width and depth, and pre- ferably should be somewhat, longer. The? may be built in batteries or. stacked one upon another. should be 1 draft-free at bottom and sides, butl should have adequate ventilation at front and top. Nests should be plac-l ecl in a slightly darkened area. where the sitter; will be quiet, and slatted doors should be fitted to t.lie nest.- so that other hens will not enicr and‘ disturb them. i Eggs selected for hatching should welgn 25 to 27 ounces per dozen and be uniform in size, shape, coi- one and have good sound shelf text- incubation ill’ . Do not place more eggs in the nest that can be conveniently covci‘-~ 6d by the hen, generally l2 to 15.1 Too many eggs frequently result in poor hatches. l Feeding, should receive attention- in the evening as birds will then return to the nests promptly. Hens fed in the morning will sometimes stay off the nest until eggs bccohie chilled. Set a number of hens at one time. - There are several good reasons for this. Some hens do not sit as vicli as others. Eggs .~hould be tested at the end of the first week and un-i fertile eggs and dead germs remov- ed. Witn a. fewer number of eggs foi- lowing the test. it lsnniu- nossiole to remllve the poor sitter and dstrioute her eggs to other birds. The same procedure can be followed at the end of the second week when eggs are tested and dead chicks removed. Finally, when chicks are hatchcti, they can be placed in fairly large EOUDS with fewer heirs, or 1t may oe e intention to rear the entire lot. g1 a’ brooder house with artificial‘ ea . If a considerable number of birds are being set at one time try and give them a room to themselves where they will not be disturbed byl other birds. See that this room is thoroughly cleaned disinfected and freed from vermin before any birds ~are set. Between hatches. dean nests and a was up . unchanged. Lambs dro ‘r WEEKLY LIVESTOCK MARKET IIEPORT Ottawa. February 22. SUMMARY The cattle market benefittcd through light receipts during the past week and conAierably better action was noted, particularly in Western Canada. While Toronto eased down 15c on weighty steers and butchers on Monday, other kinds heid steady. Montreal, on the other hand. was a shade stronger on some classes, while Winnipeg 25c or more on all except weighty steers. Handywcight kinds of cattle were the best sellers in the West. Calves were strong to 50c higher at Toronto but elsewhere przces were weaker and gave ground. The hog market remained 25c at Toronto, were a little stronger at Montreal and elsewhere were mostly unchanged. Eastern Cattld Markets The cattle run was light at ‘IO- RONTO but prices were down 15c on Monday on weighty steers and butchers and others held last week's closing levels. weighty steers 010586 ht $7 to $7.25 for good choice, while butcher steers and $6 to $7.25. At MONTREAL cows were a. shade higher selling up to $5.75. MARITIME markets contin- ued to feel a decided lack of good nualitv cattle and these remained firm but a. plentiful supplv of fair and common types had a depressing influence on prices. Steers topped at $7.60 and cows $5.15. Western Cattle Markets A further curtailment of country loadings made for improved ac- tion on all western markets. All killing classes at WINNIPEG ad- vanced fully 25c and some trans- actions showed a larger upturn duo to a more lenient attitude ori the part of buyers in sorting purchases Best weighty steers sold at $6.50 to $6.75. and the better end of the handyweights at $6.50 to $7. The price advance was attributed lo the light supply rather than to any broadening of demand. CALGARY was a shade stronger on handy- weight cattle with good light steers making $6 to $6.25 and some choice $6.50, EDMONTON was mostly un- changed with good steers mostly at $6.25. Taps at MOOSE JAW made $6.50. REGINA $6.35, SASK- ATOON $6.25, and VANCOUVER wéisfla little easier with top steers a . The United States Market There was little change in Amer- ican markets. Salcs of Canadians at Buffa'o were reported as 223 head. Weighty steers made up the bulk selling at $7.75 to $8.25 at the close of last week and at $7.50 to $7.75 on Monday. Four loads were sold on February 17th on off car rates at $8.50 to $8.60. Bulls brought $6.25 to $6.75. At St. Paul. Canadian steers were quoted at $8.25 to $8.75 and heavy heifers at $7. Exports to the south during the week were 847 beef cattle, 93 dairy and 715 calves. Exports to date this year total 8.877 beef, 1,320 dairy‘ and 5,867 calves, compared with 35.073 beef, 1,476 dairy and 5.984 calves in the corresponding period of 1939. Calf Prices Continue Variable Calves opened strong to 50c high- THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN NATURAL RESOURCES IEARSBFIELD. I CONSERVATION I A WHEEL! COLUMN OI‘ PRACTICAL OPINIONS OP ‘III VITAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE USES AND ABUSES OI‘ B! MIL LUDLOW JENKINS. l LIVE AND LET LIVE By Charles Hoops in The National Humane Review Without. wishing to welsh ‘the roe and cons of conservation in e United States, compared with the Union of South Africa, it must nevertheless be admitted. and ‘freely, that the British Dominion lhas given conservationists a splen- ‘did example of restoring to unfret- icred freedom its multitudinous varieties of wild gune. South Africa's five million acre Kruger National Park is today the world's foremost game sanctuary. But it was not always thus. Situa- ted in what was at one time known as tho Sable Game Reserve, in tho lsouth-eastcrn part of the country between the Olifants and Sabi Riv- ers, this vast domain of wildlife as short as three decades ago seem- ed doomed to virtual extinction. From time immemorial, elephant, leopards, cheetahs, giraffe, indeed, every variet of the antelope family from the ittla twelve inch high dikdik antelope to the majestic eland, had roam- ed in their thousands across roll- ing veld country and grazed by the lush river banks of the re- nerve. Then come the white man. Very soon, in as short a. time as thirty years, the balance of nature was destroyed. Indiscriminate slaugh- ter was the order of the day. Tho territory twas too vast to be patrol- led by the few game wardens in command. More wardens were not available, due to lack of Govern- ment appropriation. Then, with the World War, and with its after- math fortunately there came sane reason. For a long time a number of far- sighted and public spirited men had urged the Government of the .Union of South Africa to purchase privately owned land in the rc- serve and add it to gove-nment land to form a. great national park. Of course, there was, as there is in any country, a considerable section of people that. considered the entire undertaking crazy. What? Appropriate thousands of square miles so that wild animals could roam at large? Leaders of the movement to found the Kruger National Park (named in honor of President "Oom” Paul Kruger, President of the old Transvaal Republic) were assailed on all sides by the unthinking, Unjust criti- cism was hurled at their heads on the score that the reserve would only end up as the private shooting preserve of a. few privileged poli- ticians and their friends. Let it "not be thought for a mom- prtscnt Warden of the Kruger Na.- tional Park, Lieutenant-Colonel J. Stevenson Hamilton, L., LD., FJ-‘t. GS, CM.Z.S. Incidentaliyh if. might be added that the present warden has held his iricumbcncy since i902. He probably knows more about wlldlife( its habits and requirements, than any other au- thority in South Africa. A concerted publicity campaign followed. Artists and writers, news- papermen and public bodies gave their support to reveal to South Africans what a paradise for tour- ists lay within the country's bound- aries but—only if something dras- i-ic was done, and that immediately, to protect what game remained from the depredations of was‘ years. Railroads aided materially, by stopping trains for a while on the outskirts o1 the reserve, so that the South African traveling pub- lics might view game close at hand. An Act, known as the National Parks Act, was eventuall passed in the Union's Houses o Parlia- ment. A board of trustees, selected for its knowledge of wild-life. was appointed by the Minister of lands Special financial grants went to- ward buying up privately owned land, and further grants were set aside to make tho Kruger National after nun- yin l0 cents s dozen be So, to make the moot from you pullotl. you need you can have flu-m in nlco pro ducflou by Lulmr Diiy. right kind. general good miinagcm their real value on hundreds of f IMO-sec, phone or wrlio one of Park a sancutary for animals the like tho world has never seen. Rest ‘ camps situated at strategic points now afford tourists all the pleas- ures of living in the wilds without any of its inconveniences. No hand or gun is raised against the Kruger Nationadl Park's deni- zens. So strict are the lawl now against hunting in any manner or form, that sucn an offense would bring not only a. fine but imprison; ment. And that law goes for the white man as well as the blackl man. foreword to his most interesting descriptive booklet. on his domain should be the leitmotlf of every game sancutary in the world. For‘ beauty of expression I know of none more adequatc and noble. It‘ reads as follows: We, the Animals 0f the K1118" National Park, Appeal for Your Have Been Our Bitter Enemies for so Long That It Takes Time to Make Us Understand That a New and Happier Era. Has Begun for Us-Do Not Betray Our Trust in You. And what has been the result of what so marry of the opposition, toward the conservation project termed as a. crazy harebralned idea? Well, for one thing, today you can motor through tho Kruger National Park and see lions and ent that the project wasn't beset with the utmost difficulties. The. World War had not hoped any in i stopping poaching, for most of the game wardens had been called to, the colors. However. around 1920 - the Chief Warden returned and‘ resumed duty. As an innate lover of wildlife. he found to his intense sorrow. indeed, to his fury, that the game laws of the reserves wild- life had become a. mockery.. Raid- ing bands of native tribes trapped er at Toronto and remained firm with good to choice veals at $11 to = $12. On the other hand, Montreal lost 25c to 50c closing with top. sales at $11. Winnipeg also report- I ed a further loss with good to choice veals selling at. $8.50 to $9.50 Top prices at Calgary, Edmonton and’ Regina were $9.50, Saskatoon $9.25 and Moose Jaw $8. Rog Market Unchanged Most of Toronto's hog offering was handled on the dressed weight rail grade basis at $12 for the baa- ic grade. with live sales at $9 off trucks for bacons. Montreal paid $0.25 to $9.40 for baoons f. 8r w. Winnipeg was unchanged at $8.60 f. 8: w.. while Calgary closed at $8.35 for bar-ons off trucks, Edmun- ton at $8.50. Prince Albert and Saskatoon at $8.30. and Moose Jaw and Regina at $8.35. Vancouver had slaughter hogs at $9. Lamb Market Unsettled Lambs dropped 25c at Toronto. good westerns selling at $10 and the market showed a further weak- er feeling toward the close. when on»:- carload of westerns sold at $9.50. Montreal lambs showed some improvement in both duality and ‘dmmecl caremny- lnrice and ranged up to $10 for irood Dry feeds are preferable. and grain. grit and hell should be in clean pans readily available. Birds should have ready access to a plenti- ful supply of clean. fresh water. iKeep premises clean at all times and if weather is warm. the room nua‘iiy with an odd lamb s~ll'r\g at an extreme hlgh of $11. Meaizre arrivals featured the trade in the west. Winnipeg was about steady with good lambs up to $9.25. while tons at. Calgary were quoted at ‘should be well ventilated. ‘$8 50. Edmonton $8.75. Moose Jaw Ago Today (By The Guardian Press) MARoH 2. IBIS-Russians forced 9001118118 io retreat in 0:nt.ral Po- land and held off strcng Austro- Gerrnan attacks in the Carpathian ‘Mountains. In the west the Alles consolidatcd gains in Champagne. Allied warships resumed attacks on Dardanelles forts. MARCH 3. l9l5-—Fleurb'ilx sec- tor on the Western Front taken ‘over by the Farsi. Canadian Di- vision w.th headquarters at Baflly-sur-la-ws. French reached dominating heights north of per. thesin Champagne. FIRE DEBTIIOYH SOUND STAGES PARIS. F"? 29 —(AP)— Ffe today destroyed seven sound stages hi the Pathe Movie Studios south- east of Paris where a f|'m version of "Hitler Told Me." by Hermann Rauschnlgg. former Nazi Chieftain in Danzfg. was being made. Damage was estimate" at $500,. y‘. dleathedofféhs said the fire ue un ou y "a tmlml. cal aocidcm.‘ _ _ $825, and Saskatoon had offer. 501118 lsales up to $8.35. with no tops on War- 25 Years ........ ‘IY RONTO had a light run of 4.309 cattle. Prices. however. droo- ped 15c on Monday on weighty steers and butchers and then re- mained unchanged for the balance of the week. Other cusses maln- ‘aired lest. week's closing prices. Around 100 head remained unsold snared and slaughtered everything at hand, from the sma'lest ante- lope to eland, koodoo and buffalo. The most amazing part of it all was that predatory animals such as lions, leopards and wild dogs managed to exist at all, so great had been the slaughter of their natural source of food. While men and their guns had. lf possible, been even more reckless in their inse-nsate hunt for game. Perhaps the lead set to the world. bv the Yellowstone National Park gave fruition to the desire of the nationally-minded South Africans to have just such a park in their own country. At all events, principal credit must be given Colonel Deneys Reltz, at that time South, Africa's Minister for Lands. Mr. J. Sommerville, O.B.E.. Secretary for the Department of Landsgiidthg tlnued lack of good cattle and prices on these remained firm. but fair and common kinds contributed plentiful with a corresponding lock of demand. Steers sold ftom $4.40 to $7.60, heifers $4.15 to $6.85, cows $3.50 to $5.15. canners and cutters $2 to $3, and bulls from $3 to $4.25 CALF MARKETS TORONTO calves opened strong to 50c higher and held firm with best veals at $11 to $12 and com- mon down to $7 MONTREAL calves dropped 25c to 50c. Good veals topped early at. $11.50 but closed at $11. The bulk of the calves sold in mixed lots at $9.25 to $10.50. Drinkers sold from $5 to $8 and grassers from $4 to $4.50. IIOG MARKETS The Dominion hog run was 94,- 015, compared with 65.594 in the same week last year. Totals to date this year 671350. last year 473.366. TORONTO paid $12 for the bosci grade dressed and $9 for bacons on the live weight basis off tnicks. Closing prices for direct deliver- ies to packing plants at HAMILTON bv Wednesday's close. weighty aleers closed at $7 to 57.25 for wood to choice w'th the bulk making from $7 down to $6.50. Butcher steers and heifers had a closing range of M to $7.25. Butcher cows brought $3.75 to M25. couriers and cutters $3.75 to $8.75., and bui's void un to M25 for Mod butch-rs. “"1 calves closed at $7.50 to $8 75. ‘The stacker 0f'=‘ln¢ was light and was token at $5 50 to $6.50. Good "rumors 9"" sorlngers sold steady 1t. No to s00 each. MONTREAL had 1.354 cattle. flows sod a shade higher but other "let's were no better than =‘=.ar‘v. "“'""'l steers sold from $725 to $7.75. mediums from $6.50 h $7.10 “ml common M downward. Heifers had a lrn of $6 *0 and’ cows iauird from $375 to $5.75 with mediums mostly a4 50 to an. fi-nners and ~~~"-i-- w~r~ ca to eaao owl lw'ls M. to $8. w“ comncn kinds mak- ing un to $5.25. MARITIME: Time was a con- were $12 to $12.15 for bacms off grgcks delivered. and MONCTON i . MONTREAL bacons were $9.25 to $9.40 f. d: w.. $9.40 off trucks. and $12.30 to $12.40 dressed hot weight. SHEEP AND LAMB MARKETS TORONTO lamb run included 1.003 westerns. Prices dYODIY-ld 25c. with good westerns at $10 and dosing weaker with one car al $9.50 and two carloacs unsold. Good inc- als opened at $10 and closed with one truck load at $990. Common to medium locals made $7 to $9 and sheen from $3 to M. Sheep $35040. T0 IINITED KINGDOM At seaboard for export, lmderLRbnie-ry 17, 1940, 4,715,438 u ..._ ..... llones lazily lounging by the road- I side. They regard you with bored look, At times, mirabile dlctu. they'll precede an automobile, and the driver is forced to go into sec- ond gear until King Ico deigns to move from the rciadl You may see herds of adores‘ drinking by the river banks, or great schools of hippos, or ele- phants lazily flapping their great ears, the bulls standing quietly by the cow elephants and their calves. They shamble oflf unconcelrnediy when a car passes. Eland, almost as big as a steer, koodoo. tessebe. zoan and sable antelope, bushbuck. sieenbluck, duiker-all these and many more of the antelope family graze placidly beside the highway, undisturbed by the passing presence of man. The Park's warden explains why the park's lions and other wildlife are so tame, Lions are numerous throughout. and are constantly seen by visitors. They betray no fear of motorcars, which at. present they. in common with the other animals have not learned to associate with the pres- once of man. Lions realize that a motorcar is of no interest to them from a culinary point of view. 1t has no scent to appeal to them g while it is probable that the smell of perol. (gasoline) overcomes all else. Therefore. a motorcar is a strange object which at first may arouse a certain amount of curios- ity. but. later becomes a thing of no intewsi. not to be feared, as in their experience it is harmless. and at the some time an object which there is no point in attacking. The lion. when not frightened, angry or in pursuit of. its natural prev. is ‘a lazy good-natured animal. liking to go through life easfy and to take as little out of himself as pos- slbie—much like other cats, in fact. Accordingly. he regards a motor- car in much the same light as the domestic cat looks upon a child's automatic icy. The Warden states that his staff of assistants have often encounter- ed lions by the roadside. from which they refused to budge. In every case, when the car is distant lazily rise, walk a few yards away and then lie down. He has even from them only a few yards, they noticed young llun cubs and other young wfdllfe walk up close and smell a car from a few yards away. Those living skyscrapers, the gir- affea. can often be seen-and close at hand, stretching their graceful legs into an inverted V, as they drink peacefully beside the African buffalo. Here and there mav be seen herds of salfe antelope. These an- t-rlovpe. cornered by either man or beast. can be most. dangerous under ordirarv circumstances. Years ago in Northern Rhodesia, I recollect having seen a sable antelope at bav disembowel a dog with one single sweep of its needle sharp horns. However. in the Kruger Na- tlonal Park. they mere‘y gaze at Frchmotorist with little or no cur- os y. i if prosaic black and white can ade- LLOYD H. McEIVEN, MRS, GEORGE MYE Colonel Sttcverisori Hamilton's ‘Win00!’ Briifidlllg‘ of Dairy Cattle (Experimental Farms News) Dairymen en aged in all-year- round milk arctlon require that most of the cows freshen during the fall and winter months. This means that most of the cows have l0 be bred during the late fall and winter. Since this is an unnatural breeding season some difficulties are often experienced in getting tho cows to come in season or getting them settled, states Alan in. Division of Animal Central Experimental Flann. Ottawa. The first assurance against breed- ing failure is that of an adequate supply of well- cured alfalfa, or clov- er hay. Not only do hays form the feedin , but they supply the orotec in minerals and Is a Good Month to Start Chicks When You Start the Right Kind Experience tells us that the highest e g prices o: 1940 will ho realised in September, October. Novcm our, thmo are the month: you make your h! host profits from yen-provided you have them laying. I m" ‘a big eggs, you make that much more p1'0fll.—fur those a" the I! to start your chick: early enough to have thorn laying by Srnlemller. And if you Itnrt the rlkhf kllid of chlrkl In Milrrh—chlcka that grow font and lay early-wand riilno them rlizlif, Murry Bray customers report their pullers loy- lng it d 1-2 tn 5 rnnntliv-snms oven loll. And they any than h no doubt about Bray chick! hclnl tho Isn't. that the kind you want in YOUR broader house, this ycarf The kind that have consistent breeding, selection blood-testing and f. behind fhem—thc kin Take the first step now along the of these good Bray chick; for March or early ARTHUR H. BRYENTDN, Kenslngwn, J. II. CAMPBELL, Alliston. J. IIARRY GREEN, Central Bedequo. GEORGE MUIRIIEAD, St. Eleanofl. FRANCIS B. TRAINOR, Vermin River. T. TAYLOR, Springfield, W. L BOWMAN, Huntnr River. W. K. Crafer, Kcnsington. FRANCIS GARDINER, Launching Place MRS. BASIL MflcDONALD, Tracadle 01-050. WALDO MacDONALD, Bothlwcll EARL DIAMOND, Wlnllmv O. C. JOHNSON, North Tfyml. ak Husban . 0°55 these legume basis of economical "£11 01 ‘my W0 1011 health- meals may be fed: bran. mins r and December. Year you have them s when the spread in favor of big eggs ls widPSt (up to ween A-Largc and A-Pullcts, last Frill.) ' "I must toll you about tho wou- dcrful luck I had with my Bray chicks," any: lira. O. W. 110b,". aon of Dunlfhffnngg, P, 3, L "I marketed the monfcrl at b montlin, and they averaged 5 I-i pnundl ouch. I huvo I wonderful hunch of pulletl. Ivory chance I [at I will give III] uhlokl l boon for tho fnlr way you ul- wuya need me." that have proved arms, under all sorts of conditions? ' lit track to poultry profi‘ n us ght awn‘ to reserve you .- .o pril delivery. souris. RS. Hillier Itfvl! to eat. Thereiore, if Lhey have a large reserve of fat and nutrients in their bodies before ireihening. they can maintain a 118 er level of roduct‘ lactation, D Ion durum As the period between lactation; may be considered a recovery per- iod. it is necessary that. a rcasonablo length of time be allowed to insure tho greatest economical milk pro- duction and a strong healthy calf. Experimental evidence and actio- al experience have shown till. g Dfiiod of six weeks is the most cc- 01101111681 length of time for the cow to remain dry. Ipnger cl Periods will rsult in a higher vie d or tho succeeding lactation but at a hlghot Dry 00w! on good posture need very‘ little Supplemental g5, Duringtedry riodonpoo-rpu. turo sup lemon roughage; or a grain rat on compostectlhof two parts o e oats, ground barley; gill; one ta substitut ons for which are difficult 0M8. ground barley; plus one and expensive to obtain. 600d sil- , if the corn were not badly b cached. provides some of the vita- mines, as does roots particularly yel- low carrots and yellow corn products Naturally ,the condtion of the cows is very important in determining good breeding efficiency. The good milking cows frequently g0 down in flesh soon after freshcning, par- llwllifly 1f not well fed. and at the time they should come in season are in poor breeding condition. In- creasing the hay. if it is good hay, and feeding a little more and rich- er ooncentrate mixture, and reduc- ing the amount of silage might he p by reducing the mik flow and he..plng the cow to put on some flesh. secondly, keeping the cows coin- fmtable at a nearly uniform stable Fahrenheit with no drafts and yet good ventilation ls important. Thirdly, cows are not so easily noticed during winter. especially since they are usuallv turned out only once daily and not even that in stormy weather. The strength of the heat period is not s0 great in win- . ter, and only when it is at its height does a cow show signs of being l.n season. This may occur in the even- oilcake meal, To the thin cow eed 4 to 7 pounds daily. In winter feed- ing if the cow is in good flesh feed good roughage as needed and 1 pounds daily of the above i mixture. Lf tho cow is fat d the grain. but be sure to main a thrifty condition. A pound _of rnea a day during the dry i-iod 1g worth as much as 2 to 8 DQ111101 of meal fed after the cow has fresh- ened. Good quality legume hay aldl 1h building up the depleted miner- al reserve. The "drying off" process will . with the cow. A poor-producing oo% , Presents no problem as she dries of 1 n spite of anything that can ‘ 00110. In the case of persistent milk- iers. the Iced should be gradually reduced and the period betwee mllkings increased until the flo is reduced to the point. where milk- ing ma be discontinued altogether except or a. final stripping out. WEST KENT SCHOOL Honor Roll for February. Grade X:—1. Margaret Fry. 1 Graham Batt. 3. Bill largo. l or at night and hence, pass un- Grads Ixz-l ilnlle Bmirko. l nlléiced. In stormy vitcather some Joan Williams. Ll lcutli Tarbush. breeders test their cows with a young bull in the stable. Fourthiyt, there is the problem of temporary sterility. Inflammation of the reproductive organs is often the cause of this. Secrctions from a cow should be s. clean, colorless, sticky _ season. When inflammation occurs the se- fliiid when normally in cretions are of a pussy nature, and cows affected should not be bred until they have become normal eith- douching. er through time or by Douching. Breeding cows with ab- normal discharges are likclv spread the dlcase. Certain tyloes of. over- massnlzinlz ‘ dim- certoin ‘ sterility can sometimes be come bv a veterinarian the ovaries or inlecting products. For economical winter mikl pro- ductlon good feeding and good core are essential to keep the most of the Grade vlTlz-l. Albert Sinclair, 3, Roland MacEaclicrn. 3. molest Mao- Klrmon. Grade Vtlifz-l. Marion Peako. I Merle Luck 8. Phillip Hardy. Grade Vflz-l, George MacDon- ald. 2. Bill Shcrren. 3. Allison Jewel. Grade VTI:- 1. George Brown. B. 131cm Cruikshank. 3. Georgina Pat- e a Grade Vfz- 1. Stewart. Brenton. 2. Melvin Jenkins. 3. Kendcrlck Gor- Grado VI:—1. Barbara Pirkard. 2. Joan Large. 3. Donnie hfacLe-od. Grade V:—1. Marilyn Rupert and Kenneth Yeo (equal). 2. Solomon herd freshenirig in fail and wlnwr. Tahweel- 3~ 31mm" Qlllglft- Feeding and Gare l of The Dairy 00W (Drpei-imcntal Farms News) All too frequently l“"0l'yf‘l‘ durin the drv nor-loci of the dair cow neglected by dairy farfgcrés. u.- bandi-y Division, Central Experi- ttates V. S. Logan. Animal mental Farm Ottawa. T1“s is ba Cliff! Grade IV:—-1. Harold lvlcPhci-son. 2. Gertie McRae 3. Jnnot Scott. Grade Illz- 1. Hilda Pickrird and Adele (Tark. (chiral) 2. ‘Mary Ram.- say. 3. John Holmes. Grade 1I:--l. Heaths-i- lnnifl. i. Phyllis Tait. 3. Jean Millar Grade I:— l. Karl Real-don l. ‘Bobhie Nclsc‘ . 3 Elaine Gill. Grade 1':—Jo_vcr l.\‘l‘l"h ‘J Betty Y Bruce. 3. Marv ‘Beth Harris and Jimmy Garrett. (equal). ii d practice lwcause the interval pro- vides an opportunity for the da‘ry cow to rebuild her depleted stores for the succeeding lactation period. During the height of lactation. high their milk, by drawing on their reserves. more nutrients than they can as- similate from the fccd they are able l producing rowe give off in I Farmers Attention l This is but part of ilie story of We are bUVNO-kfi d I the Kruger National Park. I doubt ' z m.“ e 0 fowl and chicken flirflielv express its many wondersiprlces are 300d. FOKFIVPAL lambs ranged from. ‘is supremely beautiful scenes of. $850 to s10. with an odd sale $11. i wildfire thriving under conditions not imposed upon them, but given 016k to them without restriction EXPMITQ nu- nArvw s- IIAMS bv those fniuslglited south Africans 1 who have been instrumental i-n de- week string natural. humane conditions ‘not for the sake of hunters, but ,1 m: wiuiim ma. J. 1). JENKINS, Proprietor. daily. 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