JANUARY 18. 1941 / CONSERVATION I I waaxu COLUMN or rune-non. onmo VITAL ISSUES uncrnm "m: uszs ANDNABBgSIISTIa: unrumf. ruisotmcls n! iim. ummw JINIUNS ](_LLING FOR. FUN uspgfl", "suarismolrifi" and “Sports- n e mief prev of theLh fiihudcs the squnrel, raibcii. oposa fox. The hunting o cach of these ruiimnls is character. W; by BDLLCS and cruelti-es that would no; be permitted if man were “filly civilized. or as the dIction- m quaintly puts it mm iii-e savage state." it is custcmary in some regions lo sec-k the \vin.e." nests o. squnrci. gin-r the leaves are cu the trees. “m cttsy matter rcqu ring no ex- eillon ci" acumen), and thz-ti t: blast dgchmge oi a. shctgun. The nest i, a lalgc target that cannot well b: IIIlSSQJ, and its occupants yicinis that have no chance of 85- oape. Sp:..'? Perhaps so. i.i the cat - motion of hcpzicssly defisient 11w!‘- Qns, For appraisal. however. con- this method wilh that of tho old time rifleman. Il-le secu-ed the Sq needed for an occasional 5m- will) the ad of mmuzzlc-load- m; ri.l1'; he never though of shoot- ins-up rt s-quiiacl ncst, and he prid- oo himself upcn a. slcli that avoid- ed niiitila ion of the animal. stunned or killed lt by placing the! giggle bull-st on which success de- p5nd€d in the bark close squirrel n pactlce so widely ini- lowcd as to call for 1h; addition “birkiig squirrels." i-Iow fallen 110m my Klillitlflfd of skill and sports- manship is tlhe present day hllnlbl‘ who uses a scattergun to massacre unsupfclifig squirrels — vet it is the mcdcrn gunner who has the effrciitcijv to prate of the man- lliicss cf "Short." _ ii "sport" were confined to pract- lm that test the courage. endur- once or any other worthwhile qual- ny, mo common rabbit. Molly Cot- tcntail, would, not be elevated t0 the No. i position among our gun- ners‘ game. This animal. so confid- in; that it will live in the dcoryaixi ll permitted. is under circumstances very prolific. A ei- who confined seven does and two bucks in an acre pen had an increase of seventy-five in a year. ‘That an animal with such pOWers 0f reproduction should have been 5110i: down until eastern States, cater- iiig to large numbers of h lined dose that only the very hairy tail. tions it is the major social activity‘. gt such advantages as it has can trained to follow tlhe "drag", a. bag of mice seed or other scented ma- terial: and the chase may be as iOflg 0r short. as easv or difficult, as de- sired. Only barbarism on the part of fox ohasers prevents drag-hunt- by the thoisands many evidences that sport either ls incapable of regulating itself, or that. out of pure selfishness, it re- Nor is impcitation l. solution of the problem of game maintenance. of hunting activ ties either has fail- ed. or has no), even been atte on. whore hunting is not regulated. importation can at best be only a slop-gap. The importation of rab- bits is o. serious indication of tlhe depletion that must surelv be over- taking other species that have a._ IilllCh smaller reproductive capacity. Noi" will there always be "sucker" states that will permit their stocks to bo commercialized out of exist- ence. Ymrs ago. certain states al- lowed ih-e wholesale trapping and ta. Try now to find such o state; there is none. tifiough in i905 Mexico foolishly as to import 23.358 Bobwhl to twelve states. Soon the importation 1mm state to state rabbits as a sop lo mdaw will also halve to be locally. as above noted. experi- ments in rabbit propagation have been undertaken — a laudable ef- fort. for gime consumption should be based on game production. Pro- Dazauon and the improvemcnt of environment should be employed to the fullest extent. The logical re- medy for local game shortage, how. evfl, is reduction in the amount of shyllllhg- no matter how repugnant ths idea may be to the careless. Sclf-lltiltliyillg hunters and to the liuadless. fee-sesklng departments f“! iccnsletrytlaticn" 1b Vida Ir». simposs le to pm all the hunting th-‘L the hunting industry demztnzei. Why not frankly face ilie situation. and make the a- mount o.‘ hunting permuted assume some dcccnt relation to the suDD1y 0i genie available? If this had tween done in the past. ihcre would never have been a shortage in the num- lc a species as the must end in the horrible reading of the lfvo fox. example of the cruel w to which all sport pleased to call an ‘advanced slate of civilization." It has been snld that sprrt “S0me‘im‘_‘s rccom-s the the classes p essz-d of mrst lei- sure and wealth. It is n. esvere in- dictment of human nature that lei- sure and wealth. It L: a severe in- practiccs. No pvdmato, chattei~~ mm“ blithely than does the "sportsman" when he crate-s of his pagicnata his record mnitting cruelty. Weekly Live Stock Market Report markets. the export trade revived head, the heaviest since early, Dec- ember. Most calf markets were 53 unchanged except at Toronto where _, much. pxbably most. rabrt _l~iiii‘liig i: dun-e without dogs iycoiisideit ble amount is curried on with thr- ird cf sm"ll trailing breed: _ as beagles. Other forms ui.l_iiez lliklkg- the us. of (i025 a prominent feature, and SCH]: liivit- m assert tlirtmthrv would not hunt "Wilt fcFTiie plcaeu-"v- of. FQCHIK "Whig and working the dogs, If s nlta is SilICPPl’, 50"“ wav can be found to preserve this f out-of-docra recrealicn ‘Pd (ll the same time eliminate the Mintcnlv (“.1791 deeds that are now 305:’). of almost all hunting with The use of dogs in fhr- purairt of h? raccoon (rind of the oorssiim) X universal. and the Hrm “coon W .15 (‘Vflwwhsro iincerztoo’) In cl’ <n autumn nights. ‘com hum,- Pllllh and tumble chase. it; shout- " mrn and bny'ng nf hounds, S tlavciters for a. time to 8n- FOX MEAT Boneless Horse Meat 50’s 5c Lb. §'°'"ll| Moor 50's — - 5c lb CM Tun so". _ _ 4 l-Zc lb “ll Tu» so‘. - - 3 l-Zc lb ‘W! MEATS ALL NEW PACK. Island told Storage steers made l7- to $7.96 and a few up tn 87-75- VAN- COUVER was oteadv to firm wl‘|i and entitled to be ranked the better classes. rt is also thingy- Mite sum-i of the lowly black squat- ter of the South WhC53 waiicnring and half-starved cuii" dogs are earl- Oil-sly destuctlve t0 game and other wildlife. and whose law-ngnorlng, eaten. the need of food but who hunt lust i.| attended by gave abuses. Carrie-d 0n at night. and followed whim-l ever the chase may lead, the per- mtssinn of landowners is rarely ob- tained: if o. ’coon, or ‘ um is lulled up. a tree will b: cut into; and if tread”. the treo often is felled. This destruction '5 on ag- gravation of trespass, and i; some. thing the poipetrators would bitter- ly resent if done on their ropsrty. Caustic criticism has usly been Passed on th0se who w 1 cut down a. tree (not their own) wortn ten dollars. or more; in ozdc-i- to get a tuio-bit ‘possum, From a humane point of view, practices oi‘ ‘coon hunting are 8- BB-d throw-back to a/barbarous age. The treed victim is either shaken out. or dropped by felling of the tree. into a pack of eager yawning does. whore it 15 literally torn to pieces while yet alive. We gretend to regard with sccrn the “PUB-Tillie! 0f he arena as conduct- ed under the Roman Empire. but "why 01' the things we counten- ance today are Just as bad; and lb! lehdlhg of raccoons by dogs in order to provide amusement for ‘sportsmerf’. is a. deplorable exam- plemof ttiaribiaqrism. e n by fending is charac- teristic also of fox hunting, where the animal i; so mangled by the or brush. which is of no interest to the bloodthirsty hounds, remans 1'01- a. trophy, Flex hunting i5 parti- cipated in by both women and men, and is often an lm taut social mutt. Millions of do] are are spent 1111021 this “sportfi; and in some sec maintained withcut evc- hurting a fox. Hounds may be, and are ing from repladng the chase that m: hunting is o. highly developed tends under what we are almost distinctive employment of in such wasteful and inhumane fondness fo- all livin» cxcaturcs; in a manuestatioi: of un- SUMMARY The past week wtiiessed a lcries of rising live stock markets. The better pdoea paid for cattle were the result of moderate offerings and a, stiznuiated demand brought about‘ by buying On export account. With higher prices in effect on American somewhat and beef cattle expo.ts_ for the week were a little over 1.800 cents to $1.00 above the previous week and lambs. as a rule, sold 25, cents to 50 681105 h'gher. Hogs were the basic pioe was o. shade easier. EASTER-N CATTLE MARKETS THE _ CEARLOTTETOVKN _GUARQIAN B! AGILKOOLA - NEWSY NOTES - l l As I Look Back up the river. Lining the river above the Quayside were the great Aim- strong shipyards and munllion y/lorks, lléhfl? canndon rlay stacked . i e c0 wood. an w.ei"e [or the m“ °r klmng- @000 101011118 ‘ships were built, engined and arm- ed, ready to go on their appointed mission. Besides these two great industries (coal and ship-building). Newcastle had many other indus- tries of lesser moment; engineer- ing, such as iron-bridge building. electric machinery, rotary pumps. etc, and tanning. Great quantifies of white lead and much tinwzire were produced. There was a. “cattle market" with huuridreds of pens, not far from the Central Station. and I have often regictted that I never thought to make fl note of the number of beasts exposed for sale, every Tuesday. Readers will now be prepared to learn that. “foreigners" from all over the wofld were to be seen on the streets of Newcastle, and the immediate intention of this Note is to recall some of the strangers I have encouiiered, as a kind of free lance teacher, a "coach" as the pro- fessional is termed. who coaches candidates for examinations. Some of these strangers could be spotted gt once by their dress. For instance while going to work. ones eye would be attracted by the tall while turban and swui-thy, finely- cut face of a. I-lindoo. the rest of whose attire was essentially Eng- lish. I-Ie was in Newcastle t0 take a course of Engineering at the Armstrong College; and meeting him every morning, the effect of his oriental headgear soon _ woie off and one took more notice of the face below it. Now here was a strange thing: in a couple <11 years or so, that face began to ac- quire an almost English character. Thinking this over I was tempted to put it down as an _iliusion. prompted by familiarity with ihc sight of my I-Iin oo stranger. But I gave up this opinion later. when I took on, as a pupil for business training, a young lady whose father had been a missionary in Madagas- car. The poor girl had been born in that island and had lived there till she was eighteen; and she had acquired a color and expression re- sembling that of the natives. This similarity of facial attributes, I re- flected, is not unknown alimony, old married people in England. whfih the parties have eatcui tlic siiinc food. lived in the saiiie circum- stances, aiid been subjected to tiie- same climatic influences, for fifty or sixt years. Only we do not notice it so much, because the physicgnomy is British. Some years afterwards a Mi". Wilson, frzun Selangore, Straits Settlements, came for a furlough to Newcastle, and becaina one of my students for Mathematics: and he had. in the course of years, begun to look like the Malays he had lived among (Mr. Wilson will again be one of tlie characters before this Note closes). Altogether. I was pirpared to believe that environment leaves its mark on the spirit and the stronger this week and a number of loads of Canadian steers were sold between $11 and $11.50 for those in the 1200 and 1300 lb. range and $10 to $10.75 for lighter kinds. These sales would n-et back to Ontario country points around $8.90 to $9.- 50 on the weighty, steers or equival- ent to about $9.4) to $10 at Toronto About 300 cattle iiiciuding bulls, weighty steers and light butchers were take-n off the Toronto mike; by rail and truck for Buffalo, De- troit. New York and Jersey City. St. Paul quoted medium to good Canadian steers at $9.50 to $10.50. good COW5 at $7 to $7.50 and good bulls $7.75 t0 $8. Expats from January 1st to 9th Newcastle-on-Tyne, when I lived there, was a city of about 264,000 'people. It did im immense trade in other wo.ld. 1t has a. stong appeal coal» exporting close 1°!‘ wine men, otherwLse viclized, to 20,000,000 tons of coal and coke annually. At the Quayside (or as we would call it. the wharf) there was a forest of masts, with ships from all over ‘the world, often lying three and four deep, waiting their turn at the loading cranes. The loading of coal took place under the "spouts" "evaffisafllll! Dot-hunting works‘of special erections a little further cffectivelo toward the elmlnaticn‘ of every creature p‘; enough t, be: Among those who cannot pleadl battle- viliage caFcd Treguler: there lie giiew early potatoes and onions for the British market. Long before Newcastle had cast off its snowy mantle. the Breton fanner had stood his potatoes on end in shal- low boxes Whats") and sprouted them inside on everv window sill. At the earliest Oimcrtunity they were planted and what with this in- tensive cultivation and the south- erly climate he was able to sell his n1 cariv potatoes to the Newcastle housewives at 4 pence per lb. The onions were a later crop. and when harvested were made into "ropes"of a uniform weight by plaitlng the stalks. Then in company with a score of his fellows (all with their year's crops in the hold). he would take - for ilhigland. I gather- ed that these Breton farmers had a sort of headquarters in Newcastle: an old warehouse which they rent- ed-and slept in! Then all day fcniz they travelled the streets with ropes of onions dangling from a pole over the shoulder; and knock-I ing at every door. asked "Olknon. Madame? Ver‘ sheep (cheap)? The uflce asked was "plenty." for these Bretons ivere smart and allowed fcr a certain amount of bargaining. Bi t they got all that was in it: a real grower-consumer transaction. spirit reflects it on to the count- enanoe. In recalling the forelgnerslhave met I put the Frenchmen - cur nearest neighbors-Just. Mr. Sibli- leau was a Parisian who had come to England to get an acquaintance with business methods: and I judg- ed he had been well off. but had lost his money. He was a. nice fel- low. good-locking. dark. and like all Frenchmen of that day. had a magnificent beard. well trimmed into a circular “bush." _He dressed neaty and permitted himself but one ornament- a fine diamond riiiz. I used to think that if he'd lived in the days of the French Revolution he'd have been in danger as an "aristocrat." He had a good command of the English language. and was, like all Parisi- ans. verv witty: after we had got well acquainted I asked him if h beard was any trouble to his inam- orata when he saluted her. “Not if she gives her whole mind to the subject." said Mr. Sibilleau. I had hard work to keep him to a serious view of his lessons, for he always out iii some comic remark where it wasn't wanted. In the end I was able to do him a good turn: 1 heard that a. manufacturer of fancy French china-ware had come to townand intended to establish a traveling agency. but was not get- ting__along. because he didn't know English very well. I sought him out. and told him that I knew a good interpreter who had a fair know- ledm of accounts besides. We ar- ranlred for an interview. but to my surprise and after all my trouble. _Mr. S. didnt want to go. France. it appeared, was divided into pro- vinces with dia‘ects difficult for each other to understand. and he tlhought England was like that too. hat was rather the case with the ordinary folk, I told him. but he'd have no difficulty with the business men. The upshot was that lie got the job with good prospects of be- coming a permanent representative. and I think he would succeed, for he was a likeable fellow. Another Frenchman. Pierre Tre- Rcat. came from near St. Brieuc. in Brittany. I-le was quite different from Mons. S.. being a "small farm- er." Instead of being witty, he had. an engagingiv quiet humor. and we became great friends. while he was studying the English lan tinge and teaming to write! I new French fairly well. to read. but not, to speak: but even s0. it was an added bond between us. That is where Englishmen make a great mistake; they will not learn anoth- er Iahzuaue even when they are do- ing business with the nation which speaks it. It is a. kind of flattery, to know the other fellow! language. and that. is why the Germans got such a hold of the South American trade. Their commercial agents all speak Spanish, while the Eng'ish agents had to carry on by means of interpreters. The latter are doing better now, I hear: they have rele- gated the classics to special stu- dents and now teach modern lan- guages in option of Latin. Pierres little farm was near a Pierre. flood fellow. was extreme- ly superstitious; the spirits that walked the earth on the eve of A‘l Saints. were as real to him as I was. Witches and fairies were as com- mon as blackberries in Brittany. iind manv of their dark deeds did inclusive, totalled 1.803 bsef cattle, I Pierre ielnte. as we sat in the green- 341 dairy and 644 calves compo. ed A liberal cattle i"un cleared at demand that sciit bull prices up 2.‘: cents to 50 cents, butcher bulls sel.) l'ng at $6. w $6.50. A fair dmand‘ prevailed for all cattle at MONT-l REAL at steady priccs and medum steers sold between $7. and $6., with fairly good kinds up to $8.50. There) were no tops on hand. Most. of the gcod cows sold arcund $5.50 and up to to. MARITIME Lade was steady under light receipts and good choice 50 to $8. l WESTERN CATTLE MARKETS Liberal buying for the soutii was the principal factor in bi-lngngl about enhanced values in the West The general market advanccd 25 cents to 5) cents at WINNIPEG Mid some fox/ed sale; showed ev:ii a largcr uptun. Odd dralrabe srers tcuclicd $9. wh'le all suitable sh p-‘ ping kinds were taksu at £8. to $8.- 50. Very ordinary killing steer; sold from $7.50 down. Stcckrr demand improved this week also to the ox- tent of 25 cents o" mare and a tow good feeder steep rntzd $6.50 to, $6.75. CALGARY was 25 cents; stronger with 200d to choice stccra Pl. $7.50 to $3.25. wlfle ED"'ONTON was also up 25 cools with chocw, 529ml; up t1) $3. PRINCE ALBERT find n load of med'i'm hmvv steers at $0.10, ivhlln MCOSE JAW was slflifll’ to 25 cents hluhci" at $65?) to $6.75. REGINA was Q7081? to strong with rears and he fem f om‘ $6.50 down and SASKATOON was‘ hfghy- wmh grod gwers ‘rcm 6.50 a ~1 a E w D 4 u! =- J Q m gcorl birch . and some lmni cM-moo no to _ UNITED STATES MARKET Th lib Qtth strange" up l‘) Willh l, 3'78 beef, 113 diary and 166 TORONTO at. strong pricss fori calves in the same pcncd last scar. steers and heifers and at 25 cents The quota. on hca-vy Canadian cr moze higher for cows and bulls. _ cattle entering the Uiiitzd States Killing cattle were in keen ueiuflnd. has been flxcd on the same basis and top steep and heifers made up for 194i (is lust year, i. e., 193.95) to $8.25 with some choice lights up, hcad for the yciu" with ii:t more to $9.25, while weighty steers made mm 51,720 11mg yo be ‘mpgrfgd 9,3, a hlKh Oi’ $9.60. It Wis the 9X09"! the reduced rate of duty in anv no" calendar quarter of the you. CALVES 50c to Si HIGHER Prices foi" calves n1ov:d u 50 c to $1 at principal markets. pronto opened 50 cent; higher and held the gain with choice ve-als makin $11.50 to $12.50. Several loads o choice cnlvzs were stripped to inc United States. Montreal sold up t0 $12 but most vcals w;re $9.50 ta $11. Winnipeg was ti mrr with 30rd h ,cho'ce veals at $0.50 to. $11, while Calgary piid $8 to $8 50 and Edir on. ton $8.50 lo $9 and an cdd $9.50. Mozse Jaw had cad tops acund $8 or shade balm" and Regina calves l topped at. $9 and saskitoon had of Welsh. The Bretcns had theirovrn few to $1). Varicciivzi- paid $9 w $8.50 foi" gccd to choice vcals. IIOGS MOSTLY STEADY Hog prices were mt disfiiibod ex- cept at Toronto where the basic price was down i0 cents to 15 cents and most of the drcsi-Sd saks were made un to the c1053 at $085 for g adc B-i. Mcnrozl paid $11.35 for grade B-i drirsscd, Winnipeg $10.10 to $l".45. Calgni-v $9.73, Ed- monton $9.90. Prliic~ Abrrt $9.60 to $0 95. Moos~ Jaw $0.75 Regina $9.73 to $9.90 and Saskatorn $9.75 11ft’ lTUCki. Vrmrniivfr wit". s'ca:ly at $11.25 t9 $10.75. LAMB PRiCEi STRONGER Lamb- wzre up 50 cents nt Tor- onto. $11.25 to si'.50 for gacd qual- ity. while mixed liis sold in Mont- real at $8.75 to t‘) W""'r\" ‘rid up fteziiia 88.50. Si-kntccn $8. to $8.50 and in ire Mnihmcs choice lamb; were market Wll quoted at Q pecu far dress, mostly donned cn Sundays and l-iolv Days. and I still have p:stcnrds lseiitovei" by Pierre), illustrating it, On one of the tards Pierre wrote in a beautiful script that he expected me to come back "like a rich uncle of America." an expectation not in the least likely ".o be fulfilled) rather neglected this series latter- v. but will now make an effort to catch up, These Notes are the re- still. of manv vcars of observation and research. scattered in n dczrn iinicbwks. and here combined into what r hope Ls a harmonious and interesting whole. I have the se- ries, from the beginning. pasted into a scrap-book and am rather proud of it! Now to gel lo work. house (glasshouse) on the Sunday afternoons. Brittany is an ancient land. with vast tracts of desolated mmrland. "broken onlv by the mei- ancholv monuments of a forgotten time." At Carnac (Cairn-ac. “stcne people"). are two very long lines of upright stones. standing thice deep, in ranks. facing each other like ar- -miss: and at regular intervals the “aifi:crs" ataxid before the ranks. These must long ante-date the Bi"it- ish Stonehenge, and we can only conjecture that they are in com- memoration of an ancient battie. All over the country are similar pre- historic rcmains and the minds of the people have been influenced by the strangeness of their environ- ment mid these gigantic monuments the origin of which they cannot ex- plain. Thc Britons. except in the coast towns. do not speak French. though in 1532 the countrv was fcr- mallv annexed to France: from what I could learn the language sccmed to be rattler like the old Cornish (Armoric) or the modern Notes on Island Plants The Oleaccac From strcss cf ctlior work I have the l The White Ash lf-‘raxlnus Ameri- cana-L.) is a large and vafuablo forest tree. says Gray's "Manual", sawing in rich moist ground. I do TOPICS CONNECTED wm) Silver Fox Farming ' I TIMELY NOTES ON I A letter from C. C. Holman. sec- lretary-treasurer Canadian Platinum ‘Fox Breeders’ Association, who is now located at 100 McGill Street, Montreal. states: “We are receiving some Felts and have already receiv- ed ah laments oi‘ white-face silvela from five different provinces. but, of course. the quantity to be handl- led this year will not be large, and , ccmparativey few outstanding foxes lhave been pelted due to the con- -tinued demand for breeding stock. However. we have received a few very nice specimens and after these are marketed I will be glad to give you more detailed information. In the meantime. the experience in handling even a few pelts this year and associating ourselves with the fur trade will undoubtedly be ci’ much benefit to us in undertaking next yearis operations on a larger scale. Then. no doubt, a consider- iable volume of white-face silvers . will be available but I think it will l be a couple of years at least before vanv platinums will be pelted" As there is a tremendous interest in the ring neck. white faces or near piatinums all through this province. ‘ we are glad to know that Mr. Ho‘- ‘man will furnish us with the re- sults of pelt sales as these will have a great. bearing oh future opera- l where he went in ccmpany with ' Robert Mutch to market sl ver fox pe ts and size up the situation at the fur centre of the United States. There he met, among others. Frank Andrew. son of John B. Andrew. of East Royalty. who ranohed foxes here manv years alz0. but moved to Michigan about i923. and hasa very large farm and other interests there. Mr. Andrew was most kind. and in- troduced him to the president. manager and other officials of the New York Auction Company, larg- est concern of its kind in America. Mr. Andrew had a. consignment of pelts from his company, and these were inspected bv Mr. Roper with great interest. Thev were a splendid lot of skim. well furl-ed. good color and very marketable. Many of the best. pelts. however. were not included as these upwards of 1.000 had been reserved for future sales. superintending of feeding and care tions. Had a chat with W. Chester S. ‘Mchure yesterday. and he states that silver fox pelts are pretty well marketed in this vicinity. A fcw small shipments are coming in and a few are being offered for sale, but there is pretty nearly a 99 iaei" l cent. clean-up. We presume the situation is much the same all over the province. or. in fact. all over Canada, disposable pelts are in the hands of dealers or consignment houses. The Canadian Fur Auction Com- pany. Ltd. will hold their next auction sale of Furs commencing on Monday next. January 20. The sil- ver fox pelts—18,500 of them-were on show Thursday, Friday and to- day. The collection is said. to be an excellent one consisting almost en- tlrely of full furred skins with only a small proportion of interiors. Not- able among them will be the On- tarlo Silver Fox Breeders‘ Associa- tion show pelts consisting of 700 that were displayed and judged at Toronto in December, These are expected to reach a high average. It will be interesting to see how the prices paid for them will compare with the show pelts being marketed in New York by the New Bruns- wick Silver Fox Breeders’ Associa- tion and the Silver Fox Breeders dz Exhibitors‘ Association of P. E. 1.. Lampson, Fraser" 8a Huth. Inc. New York will handle both these con- signments. Further on in these notes will be found sales program and dates. Arthur H. Roper. Mouiii Edxvard Road ._ ha.s_r_et_u1r_1ed-_fLQm.N.ey York. . has been pretty well culled out by Indianmworkers for their handi- crafts. Formerly the wood was uni- versally used by the aborigines for making pipestems. It was the best wood for making their bows. and the young stems furnished shafts for the arrows. Now. “'1I€I‘|eV€l‘pl‘O- curable. it is prized for rustic fur- ture. etc. all of which has tended to make it scarce. The ash (and also the Cedar) had mystic powers; and the "Sacred Pole." used in tri- bal rites by the medicine men. was made half of ash and half of cot- ton-wood li.e.. ponar). The Black Ash (F. nigra Marsh) is found in swamps and wet banks over a wide section of the rican continent. It is given in Macswainels list, but I have never had the luck to corre acres it. There is a good colored picture of the, White Ash in Donald Culross Peatties little book on "Trees" (l5 cts). The onlv other member of the Oleaceae found here is the com- mon Lilac (Syringe. vuigaris L.) as Asa Gray says. "it has long been under cultivation and is not rarely fcund in a wild state." It was found. escaped from cultivation. by Professor Groh in 1926. It is nct necessary to describe this well- known and much-loved ffowerlng shrub. It is one of the oi-namentuls which has been much improved by the plant-breeders. and iii particul- ar by Miss Isabella Preston. of the Dominion Experimental Smticn. at Ottawa. In my own garden I have the white or Persian lilac. a double flowered purple. and two other lilac shades. The li'acs have no medi- ‘cinal or other properties as far as I know. The Gentianaceue. . . The Gentian family of plants is a large one, with about 600 widely dis- tributed species. mcstlv with bliter- . ionic Dronerties. We have but. one . species here. the Bog-bean. com-, mcnlv corrupted into Buckbean " (Menyanthes trifoliata L.) The leaves of the Buckbeaii have a great resemblance to tlicse of the Windsor or Broad Bean. onlv they an set in triplets at the ends of the leafstalks: hence the "trlfoiata." ’I‘he flowers are white. sometimes reddish. in a simple raceme loss than a foot highi: thev are said to be dimorphic. and this might be in- vestlllated. The ‘eaves are a bitter tonic, and are credited as helpful in liver trouble, rheumatism. scurvy and skin diseases. Soldiers‘ Huts A friend. who arrived from Britain not Yong ago. called in to sec me. and after talking of this and that. we arrived at a suggestion in the press. which called for rest and re- creation "Huts" for the soldiers. Haw did they do in England? was mv question. for I could see that they were up against it. with thou- sands of troops. both British and foreign. to care for. Mv friend so“ it was lmpsssible to build huts of that description on a large scale. as money and materials were ur- genfiv needed for other things: so the Parish (church) Hall and corr- murltv centres were made available for the purpose Tables. chairs. lights. writing. paper. etc. were nro- vided and everything was done to give n quiet. home-like appearance to the once. And who locks after. it. I asked. for some responsible PH‘- xtn mus-t be ONFEPL? Oh. the vora- ‘aker has all the say. he replied.’ aub'ect.. of course. to the authorities. clerical or other. who have made J available. pientifil III. for I up From time to time instructions are sent to each rancher such as dur- ing the whelping season. spring. mid-summer, early fall. late fall and petting season. ‘There is therefore no chance for the managers to be- come forgetful and neglectful: they are kept on their toes all the time and the best information available furnished. There ts also co-opera- tlon in regard to toe purchase of feeds and fox ranching material. Asked about the pelts. Mr. Roi)- Bl‘ said that they were a verv fine collection. particularly the full sil- vers. Some of them were really outstanding, heavily fumed. veiy large and with excellent color. ‘Ihey brought prices up to $100. We had almost forgotten that he mentioned meeting a Mr. Brown from New York State. who had particularly good full silvers on the sale. Queried as to where he got his breediriz stock he said that hey were bought from Milligan at Morrison: ranch. Surnmerside. They would therefore be pure Canadian strain. Many will remember the late Mr. Morri- son. associated with Mr. Clark and a verv fine man who produced veiy fine foxes. Just received a letter from E. M. Taylor, secretary New Brunswick Fur Farmers Association. Frederic- ton. N.B.. as follows: “I bell tosub- mit herewith report of the’ New Brunswick Pox Pelt Show. This was our third annual pelt show. and ll brought the largest entry to date. namely. 498 skins. These were about equeliv divided between standard silvers and new types. 242 stand- ard. silvers were shown. U"? malvrlty were 0r mo prve silver and full s1.- vci" character and thev were _an excellent offering. the best showing that we have had. The Grand Championship in the pale sllvei class was awarded to Samuel Col- pitts. Salisbury. on a large, full-fur- red full silver" our) Belt. Ml C01- pitts tvus the winner of the trophy awarded bv the Canadian Fur Auc- tion Sales Company. Montreal. f9! the Grand Champion silver fox pet. The Reserve Grand Championship in silver fox pelts was awarded t0 Elmer Burpee. Woodstock. ‘This was a fine quality full silver skin. but vms not as large a skin as the Grand | Champion skin. The Grand Championship in the white face silver c.a.ss was awarded to Oliver Colpitts. Salisbury.’ The Reserve Grand Championship in the white face silver class was awarded to Lucy Colpitts. Salisbury. The new types of foxes were judged by Geo. MacLeod. Provincial Fox Madman. and following the classification and judging which was done at Salis- bury, the pelts were placedon pub- lic display in the store of Manches- ter Robertson Allison Ltd. at Saint John. Excellent facilities were of- fered for the display of these pel s and they attracted a great deal of interest. They are to be offered at New York, in their March 3rd sale.’ Mr. Taylor has a‘so furnished us with the placiiigs in the different classes. particulars cf which were mosJy published iii last week's Time y Notes on Fox Farming. The British Fur Trade Export Years an, Group. backed by the Board 0f ‘ late Colonel W. B. Prowse. when we were estabishinaz the Vimy Ranch. we visited Mr. Rayner made most welcome. _ nianv of his eurlv experiences in kx ranching. particularly Trade. is starting a campaign to trap ten million Scotch and Eng-I .ish moles between now and March. These will replace former importa- tions and are required for shipments to American markets raw, dressed. dyed or manufactured. The Export Group says that moles were used in 30 per cent. of the fur coats it sold recentlv in Canada. Harry Binn. fur buyer for Arnold ‘Constabic Jt Company, was the chief speaker at the 7th annual trade meeting of the Milligan 8t Morrison Associated Fur Farms. d.ui1iiiz auction week in New York. His speech was. "What the Retail- ers Think." and his audience con- sisted of about 100 men and wcmen. ‘ most of whom were visiting ranch- ers and their wives. Here is what he says: “I want to look ahead with you and see how we can make the most of the silver fox and mink business. The eternal cry that we hear froin Miss or Mrs. Consumer is for something better. something] newer. something more luxurious; and voluminous, and. last. but not least important. something less costly. 1t u our mutual-Fob to find the‘ answer to this far-reaching cry. First. let us talk about silver fox. We need improvement in breed. Si‘- vei" fox quality strains should be richer than ever. women today dtrmaiid silver foxes be they in scarfs. capes or coats. that are bright with lustrous metallic-like silver markings with a color mn- trust against this bright silver that is b‘ue black. They want long- halred. silky-soft texture that wil give them a feeling of luxury when the fur touches their own skin rind it flutters them and greafy en- hances their beauty. 'I‘hi.~i is the perfection you must viidonvoi" ti) achieve.“ The Hudson's Bay Company. iii- rorporated the second of May, i670. Mvoladonuidcobioiuohlowlh I Tear Out This Ad l EAR out this ad, hand it to one of U5 with your order for 200 or more Bray Chicks before the end of January, and we will see that you get one of It's a might handy thing to have around your broader, the first few days-helps keep the chicks close to the warmth, prevents piling in corners, and breaks floor drafts. You don't have to take delivery of these 20f) Bray Chicks in January-just order them. But the way things are shaping in the poultry business, we be- lieve it would be good business (if you have the proper equipment to handle them) to fake delivery, these Chick G uards. He was also greatiy interested in the Milligan 8a Morrison Associated Ranches‘ pelts, This concern was originally established bv Geo. Moi"- riscn and Edgar Miliigan. who sold the foxes to parties in the United States mostlv in the Western States and George Mon-ison took on the All the ranches follow the shire method of feeding and routine. “One of the Firmest in Years" You don't have to fake our word for that. Look at what the of- Egg and Poultry Market Re- port say: about if: Y f the flrimesf experienced in Stocks of poultry storage on Dec. 1,500,000 lbs. less than a year o, with every prospect that e nhortnge will be increased That's a ltrong argument, it seem: to us, to order good chicks Chicks) EARLY. Usually. early chicks pay best. erels usually hit better markets; early pullets are fully developed and laying premium-sized eggs by the time the egg market begins climbing. Wh not start earlier this season‘! And for l. first step, tent out th a ad. mail or bring it in with your order for 200 Bray Chicks (before Jan. 3i) and get your Chick Guard, absolutely free. J. H. Campbell, Alllston. A. Stafford. Baynidc. G. Franklin Brown, New Loiiiloii. J. Harry Green. Central Bedeque. Charla! E. Worth. 226 Gt. George 52., Charlottetown. Tupper Taylor, Graham‘: Road. Mrs. Gen. Myers. R. R, l. Hunter Arthur H. Bryontrni, W. K. ffrnfer. 'R. R.‘ Kvnslnztnn. ‘v Bruce Puyntr-r. R. R. l. ]\'l*il.4|'l},' when January l stocks are published. "Storage eggs have now been retty well used up. It has not en unusual in recent years for n. rather considerable volume of storage eggs to be left over into December and even into January. and this has had a depressing influence on the whole egg market sit- uation. Thin year the situa- tion is considerably der." Francis Gardiiior, Launching Pliice J. J. Htmvurt, iloiitzigiie. U. C. Johnson, North ‘Iryon. Winston \V. Currie, ll. R. 1.. ULQBIY. Chariot S. McKay, Park Corner. Lloyd H. McEwen. R. R. 4. Sourll Geo. Muirhwatl, St. Eleonora (lurfli Alvin-oil, Ln). 10, Smith “Volt. A, .7. Aft-Donald, ‘fruuariie Gross. FFIIHCIM H, '.l'rniiiirr, Vi-rrinn Rlw-r. Elinor" “Hiugh, Wiliiini Valli-ft. liiirl l)l:|iiinii1l, “'lll<liv\. a concern which adopted the same name and did business in a gflfttléi They have finally secured a decision y restraining them from further use , of that name or the Beaver mark after January 1st. i942. Montreal. Jan. 10. _-—Canudiaii Fur Auction Sales’ Co. first genernlsale of the year will be held starting on 20 Approximate offerings and order Mondady. Jan. 20: 70,100 mus-knit: 5.260 raccoon: 3.550 dian squirrel; 44.000 ermine: wolf: 815 otter: 1.670 cross fox. Tuesday: 6.530 red fox: 260 lynx; 365 lynx cat; 625 fisher; 1,360 mar- ild k Wednesday: 32,000 mink. 1,200 white fox; 600 b‘ue fox Thursday: 9.400 silver fox. Friday: 9.200 silver fox. No general sale was It is with great regret that were- fer to the death of James Rayner. of Gheenmount. near Alberton, I-Ic , wins one of the pioneers of the silver fox industry. and an intimate eso- - glut/int)! Sir Glharlefs Dalton uh n re niz ofs ver oxes n cap v y. auction by Lampson, Fraser dzi-Iuth, , MI Dam“, Md ML Rayner wore sportsmen friends and manv hunts they had together and many hours happiness they enloyed in l others‘ company. Some of Bolton's best animals were ranched with Mr. Rayner and. Sir Charles always had great confidence in his friend "Jim." company with the whclping season when foxes were bringing fabulous nrioes. presed us as a very honorable man and in our dealings with him we found that to be true. Some fifteen years ago he gave up silver fox farming and two years ago took up residence in Summerside. He leaves a wife. three sons and five diaulllli- Rayner in Florida. Joseph Raynor in Grcenmount and B. I. Rilyhfl‘ ll) Summeraidc. and. three sisters. Mrs. A. P. Wells. Summersldc, Mrs. M. E. Pomeroy. Florida and Mrs. Herbert Platte. Charbttetown, to W110!!! WE extend our deepest sympathy. MANCHESTER. Jan. l4 ~10?)- Yes, it‘; all-out warvme in Eingland and plenty to emphasize it but the repcrt of the Manchester of the Scottish Country Dance Society says that despite its enthusiastic war meetings have bcen held‘: vigor by members anxious to find; relaxation fi-cm strenuous duty," The rcpo t conthiues: “Two outside evens are ifcvrdfd in the yrcar. one being th- response‘ monstrate the beauty tive culture of the Scotrsn dancrs. The Edinburgh Volunteers and the won the Irish appuause. “The branch will hold a lea dance dwiissetl and a i) taurani of dances ad" ‘wodmwd .27'49.'"§r"7 "m kn” aumcuvp uni-t hours (luring fh~ first elourii items as "Dashing Wh tr Scrzeani.',"1°‘m“ or 194.0 *‘“ c"“l”‘“’" “ml Tum“ Plume) md Lmwn plow, h.lll5.!‘7l.000 kilowatt. hours in tiic lq-p, oorroppndlng pried d i090 Feediiig- Breeding l Ewes Wlicii the Silfltvlilll is ligiii mosh farm flocks not tiaily oxccrcise in the open fields and are uiidorideal conditions. This year tin- riecd for)’ excezcise can bcst be met bv feeding the ewe flock. their alfalfa or clover hay some distance from the sheep barn . If the weather is frosty and then» is no lhrtuiiig. ill!‘ shcop will iclish their roughage spread on the snow. Carr should be tak- en to keep the sheep shut away Vlhlig the hay is being haiidhsl so that the hay is not t-hzoxrn on. their back as they iiiii under u. forkfiill While it is being carried to B- feedlnli rack 01' twine. .~'.l)l‘(‘:'i(i on the snow. Fbcding racks for sheep should be tight bcaixit-d at thr- top so that chaff and seeds do not fail down over the neck and shoulders Silage or turnips are excellent succulent feeds for brooding ewes at this season oi‘ tho y r, One to two lbs. ircsh clcun . re or two to four lbs. of turnips dill" will be relished and help to proviclo vaiicty at th's season of the year. In frosty weather brerding ours drink a lot of water and it should h:- supplied daily. When l)l‘£‘9(llll‘,: vwcs liilY-f‘ rc- ceived gncd can; during tho sum- mer and have been changed fzom one pasture to another as tlln slim- mer advances into fall. the‘. should l be in a. good condition at breeding ltlme especially if tho lamb: have been \\’€‘&ll."(i curly. Tho for-ding of ,somc grain -.it beading lime will ' bring them l0i‘\\'f\l‘d into wiiiicr in good condition so illlll giziin iced- iiig may be coiitiniicrl . Ragnar feedinrf °Y Rcocl hiiV prefcralily cloveij or alfalfa. night. and mom- in; Wilih at. ioasi on, reed (lnllv or n succulent feed such as silngp or roofs will kvri) iho CWO flock iii a. thrift-y healthy condition during tho oirlv wiiitci" months. 'I‘liis your many (‘WE lambs are bvlml kcnt to iiicoas- tho sire of’ th- (‘ireflock and many of ti-iosc have boon bmd. Ewe lambs thal- arp in lamb l'€qlill'(\ grain fcccfntl Oih0i'\\'i5(‘ ihcv will iirt lflllkl‘ pio- DPY dcvclopmrnt, and ill liiinbing time they will not. huvo siiffirlent milk. msiilting in n heavy loss of lambs. Iii-lamb rwo lambs should ‘we fed s~i=pariiicly from the mature ewe flock. A quarto" to a ha); pound of rrniii should b." fcd daily right. Uirruzh the I)f'f‘0d of prog- nancy. Thrzo iwiio clamor of owe lambs getting too fal from grain iccdiiiil i“ is the (‘are with other ewes. Whole oals-2 parts and bran-l part ITIRK€S an rxvr-llciit. grain ft-cd. If thc hilt‘ i: mlxcd hay or is badly ciircd 5 poi" cont of oil cake may bf‘ added in tho outs or brim. Regular cxccrrisc is cquolli- as important for own infill)‘: in; older (‘\\'f‘S. Tin-y should he RPM oulsdo as much as pnsstilc. RMllO receirciiig licences zs-iird ln Canada to lilf‘ (‘llfl nf Noveiiibcr. during the current fi.~cal ycai" ,iolalled 1.355.711 as against 1.34.’- 157 on March 31. the i-iid of ihc fis- cnl your 1939-40. Oentriil electric stations iii Can-