~ TIIIELY IOTES" OI TOPIOS OOIIEOTEO VII“ Silver Fox and Mink Farming 1e gurlindustry an. the tes and Canada it ex- its first serious trouble rs. Retailers ‘in the have cut the prices mink coats no much an; and muskrat and The WM Uniwd l Si! Frlclv-‘lllii I goml! Ye“ - lied 50"“ t expenslvfi an made up furs. have decline an?! "l: illeilll" , re ecte n our Wm‘ “'0 dlléttillbrliarketa if it has °““‘"““,,',',.,y gone into effect. Note iwl zlltrwnetown and Sumnierside Laguiits of 33 1-8 [tr cant are ad- itfllffll- re fill‘ a variety of Irauses that oduccd this state of affalrl. them is the encouragement given importers to from outside coun- far away as ttunil. China and Japan- with the large catch ids brought about by i nigh prices. an from mink practically uttered B The have Pl Qrnw, OI Ind assismnre was In furs tries-Wi- “5 Afghanistan. These 0"" _ m" lhn ivi tlie stimulation o ‘Marga-i production I t t’ “d,” and a steady oJtpu om him fox ranches has caused n lint lii a market ‘hot is now suf- hing from n prtnonged Dublin gpnflmg gprvP. You will know in lllll’ own r-pfif! and vou will notice l ,, others that there Is no‘. the mdpnm. n. gplllrgfi that there was a ,-,,,' flf two aim. Perhaps tins‘ doe: not apply very ,,,,,',r, to our own Province. but in the United States and U999’ Canada “incl? manufacturing plants, 1mg o-nt enormous amounts,’ their cmployecs. the recipients! very freely_ were pa)’ n, most rascs 511+“? “C1,, rvfQflt IlO-Il of the monev from ,§,,, Md nrivly rich was invested in furs. From catty Spring strikes have, M." the rrrlor of the dav and they M... gffeclod the mentality o! ,,,,,,,v poopl" and tirve oauscd tre- mmhnus ]n=scs in the stock mar- ket, ves, losses tho‘. would total mp0,}; anti billions of dollars, and ll" losses diic to swppfllle 05 W°Tk tin to strikes would run into tail-I, 113m more, A very unhealthy pub-' iic slate has thus been created. tkol John L. Lewis. liavlour has catiscd the 8'05"‘? strike of all and the most poten- rialiy doncorhns -ine that threat- sns thr- livelihood of live iflllllifli workers and the comfort of over ill] millions more. Another factor that we touched on last wook and one that has a vary sr-rinus offer-l. its the tllspos- ing of 100000 silver fox and new type pelts hy a Norwegian gsnlzstlon to a European setup which has connections in the Unit- ul States and South Ame-rice. The price was $10.50 per pelt. The pelts were not of good quality 0'1 the tit-rage. in fact rne might say most of them were interiors. for they had been kr-‘pt in cold stor- nae or in caves or plum lecrefed from the occupying Germans. ‘Their like-off dates back to ‘.044 Many ti then- phlIS are arriving m the llifted Stall-s and ore being sold dill." paid onti at a profit to the ilmrtlcfs for less than S25. per pelt The principal bed thing about it Irr us is limf they 51-9 being in- lrodncotl to South Amt-siren and Mexican markets as wcil and are therefore in direct competition with l“ llflilrd lo these troubles ls the l“? "W ti“ mink breeders have l" lllfi BM three years very clev- f-‘li’ Played up the beauty and other find qiialillcs of mink and have m- ‘l-‘lrli lira helicf in the minds of iytianv that in» volziie of long-haired m‘ l‘ llasscr‘. Manufacturers who ll-‘e quinlilles n! k°l:"§ky_ J“, "f- Ulilrics-i mink native mink. Wrlrl mink. muskrat and Ilmrt-hnlrod furs. have playcd this 1"’ l" lwrfcctlon. ‘JV:- were fco slow “ "lill "ii but now an effort is w"! mdrie to amount of money which wc -_._.-__ IT'S 5:55??? i iii l gm xii" i: ‘ii - l-ldno U1 mt mm’ -' . wee-toms! u F38: of furs have been vilified B, much as 33 1-2 pov- cent.‘ now made more Su b)’ ‘he 93°51!‘- whose be-, or- - other can raise quickly is small and therefore while the idea ls excel» lent 1t cynnot go over Julckly. cw in regard to auction sales of silver fox, and that Includes mutation-l. these were good, in January and fair-iv good in all vendues including June Then 1r. September the percentage sold in both the United States-o. Janada was small and prl-ccs declined very materially. Since then there has been practically nothing doing and the Canadian market still has a hangover of some 80 to 40 thousand pelts and the American market also has many thousands of pelts unsold, This ls in direct variance with lasuyear when the market was practically cleaned out in the late fail and the Dc- cember sales consrstcd almost en- tirely of fresh pelrries, which were eagerly bought up. Now, having given you the pre-k view we are going to slan- what you will. we bellcvc agree. is that an emergency elliblgffil tho. fox ‘fI-PIIIQI‘ and only nulck ramcdiail action be, you wi-li r-sk’? The very first thing that has to re uo-nc lsi the removal of the processing tax and the 8 per cent sales tax hath! of which accrue to she government of Canada. The next step is to place.‘ r. floor on the price of silver fox and allied type pelts Perhaps you will say-Can this be none? and we say-why not? The xovemment cf Canada has reaped a rich har- vest from the 25 per cent process- ing tax which it collccte-l for years from silver fox farmers and also the income tax. and they can very, well afford in these perious times] for us-to forego the collection o-f. the taxes mentioned above in order to give an nppoflunily for tho publicizing and marketing of a large part of our production in Canada. which ls a fur-ivcarlng country or should be The matter of a floor is also due us because it has been granted in some way to practically every other farmer producer in this great, Do- minion. You know. friends. we classify as farmers an; as such c we are as much entitled to assist- ance as other farmers such as the wheat farmers of the west who ,have been helped in every way, |and other farmers ‘n the west by irrigation schemes. and just re- cently by the remission of mil- lions of dollars owing "o the Do- ‘minlon Gotvernmcnl. The apple igrowers of Nova Scotla have beer. tenderly cared for and all these things havrbeen wise, far sighted policies by our overnment and no one has found nult with them. For that reason lt ts perfectly just that we ln this predicament . which threatens the very existence lof an industry which was firs: established in tho Province of Prince Edward Island tvves- fifty [years ego and has spread to Nova =Scotia. New Brunswick, Ontario. Quebec and the western provinces and has been on‘: of our izreat wealth producers, should ask for remedial measures prompt and effective enough to prevent a wholesale killing of all breeding stock. The Hon. .7. L. Ilslcv. Min- ister of Finance. is no we ll know, a Marltlmer. He has on. ried an immense t c! responsibility and has been accorded lust praise for his handling of the ‘lnances of Canada during the critical period we have pwssed through. We bo- lleve Mr. Iisley if he became cog- nizant that matters are in such a serious sfntg for us would be only too glad to help us by removing the processing tax and the sales l I l act-ion will help. What =hould that‘ Our receiving station et F. l. Mchiiiie’: is new open fer the sees furs for shipment to iii Eleven years of successful selling and mur- kefing for Ranchers in assurance of good returns. We believe I'Ill Fur Market is going to be strong throughout the season so this should be e good year to ship to MARITIME FIIII POOI. L"- F. R. McLAlilE Local Representative MINK and MUSKRAT Skins are high. BRING THIM ' Fox ' Meat Jllet arrived, car load ol horse meat. Order your requirements immvdinfnly. W. B. JENKINS £00 Great George 8t. taken up through our provinciab organizations and it is a matter that will have to be studied out very carefully in order to present a workable plan. Every fox farmerl who reeds t-his page should act‘ quickly! If Mr. Ilslry will remove‘ the processing tax and sales tax. quickly it will meanian advance or‘ from l5 to 25 per cent on Silver Fox and Mutations over the lows of September. ' . The December sale of the Cana- dian Fur Auction Sales Company. Ltd. will be held December 18th. Mlnk..December 17th. 18th and filth, Silver I-‘ox and new types-f We understand there is a large of prices and demand. The Prince Edward Island Silvcrl Fox Pelt Show will he held at Summerside. Januurv 6th to 8th i947. Tuesday, December 31st will be closing date for entries and all, pelts must be in ti" hands of the pelt show committee at the Cans-I dien National Silver Fox Brcedersl Association. Summt-rsirie. on that d-J-te. Thursday and Friday, Jan- uary Znd and 3rd will be given: over to the classifying of pelts and, judging wi1l' commence on Mon-i day. Jsnusrvdth and continue the‘ 7th and 8th. Douglas Bell. chlef| fur grader for the Province will‘ be the judge. The Prince Edward, Island Fox Breeders‘ and Exhibl-l tors’ Association Invites ranchers. to reserve ‘their pelts for this show. Pelt: for show pwposes may be left at any of the local fur houses and the usual advance sec- ured. Last season's pelts, per- tlcularly the new types, met with a splendid FEOQPOIOT‘ and nsallzed excellent prices for theyonsignors. Practically all the nenriy 1.000 pelts have been deposed of, the only ones remaining unsold are some silvers. The past week has been e busy one for fox farmers all over the Island and thousands of pelts have been taken off. As far us we can learn they are all fairly good qual- {iix and thereby afford us an op- portunl-ty to. advert-so to the Can-l adian public the fact that sliver fox furs which they have wanted‘ counteract their i— lllr'lllllfll'lfl!i with advertising feutur- WlIl-‘Ii you road this. Mr. Ran- u our furs. The trouble is that chem-and we can assure you that the facts are as you to write a letter or telephone Watson McNaught, R, Bum- J I». Iltlley. Minister of Finance. Ottawa. The floor rm prices of silver fox pelts will have to be v . l l l l l O-‘qpgsu sung-sq I l for years. are within their reach.‘ types from lee; season. Some mnchers are cutting down on their-l breeding stock and a few are so- ing out of business, preferring to devote their energies to the other occupations they are engaged in. This is not good news of course stated-we ask we all IIIIQIO see our ranks belng~ ‘thinned but with the very high to your representative; m_ 111m cost of feed and the lowered price, Grant. M.P.. Montague, J L. Doug- of pelts l~t is not to be Wofldérflll Ian. M. P.. and. W. Chester B. Mc-l at. Al a matter of fact the cont ofl Lure. M.P., Charlofletowvn, and J. producing s, pelt today runs be-i tweeh $25 and $32. according to the] mersirle. uskinr: thom to lake the amount charged up as labor cools‘ matter of remission of processing It takes n mighty good ranch to m.’ volume‘ and sales tax up at t-ncc with Hon be able to break even let alone; Quintin-s "w" u “mum. to make a profit at such fllilres. 151i It is expected that Fritz Weiss- lei’, well known Sliver Fox and Mink buyer of Montreal will pay lhis mull visit to the Province about; the middle of December and will have his headquarters at W. Chester B. McLuraK-i office. Kent Street. Mr. Welnles- has been com- ing hero for the past five your: and’ has been the principal buyer of Island pelts io-celly. Through his connect! with Canadian. United States and South American buyers hlhlspmy outlafs for the dibponl of furl ’ - Mes llo linw About Stylus ion smiths. . ‘libov have Men taught t st c in; msdo o! vml h onteinnd m several points: “It ATTENTION! rox nancmsns ity with a great increase OLDQYLI THE UIARIDTTETOWN GUARDIAN on. We are receiving e leading markets. the Maritime: is your the IN AT ONCI. lwith perspiration: ti; has natural wrinkle-resisting qualities; it re. slats heat and cold to provide ex- cellent health protection bl every ‘season and climate; and no fabric ‘vet discovered equals wool for ser. vice and long wear. - ,Fall shows changes First, there is grounds for suit and coat fabrics. This is an attempt to colonsnd variety in all clothing. New blends of grays. blues and! browns are being introduced fol offer relief from solid color back. new men's grounds set off by various klndsllng more or less distinct physio- of stripes. Two tendencies are evident. in fabric shares: (i) Light and dark threads are mixed its new ways to Produce tones suitable for daytime 1111-5111658 W811i‘. t2) Ali-over darker affects have barn made up for use m garments that wit. serve for clay-time as well as evening wear lfor business, the theatre. and other affairs. Blue is the topJankitig color for Fall. Gray. iimiudtng Oxford, and rich brown shades follow next wlthl strong su port l Bx-servoe men have shown ai growing interest in comfortable‘ clothing with an accent on ln-| creased roomlncss and soft tailor. i I offering and this sale wlll give a lug, clothing designers have made “Pd °"l°yme"l' °f a lwme‘ par" pretty clear indication o.’ the trend o long bid to meet this want and llclll-"ly durlllg ill" Willi" "Will's- lul: produced innovations in busi- r s suits as well as casual clothes lat accomplish this end without sacrificing the hang or drape of the garments. Summerland Jerseys illake llniquo liecorii I may be Many dairy farmers familiar with Calgarth Starlight‘: one-tune world's record for life- time butter-fat production. Few ealize. however. that this Jersey‘ cow is responsible for another re-, mnrkable near record. that is. dam and two daughters‘ life-time but- terfot production. Wllh tli.e com- pletlon of her nine year old rec- rd of 10.817 pounds of milk and 1 pounds o! fat. at the Domini-I ion Experimental Station. Sum-l merland, B. C.. summed-and Stan- dard Glow moved into the elite 4.000 pound fat class. She is a daughter of Calgnrffi Starlight and sired by Oxford Sultan Stan- dard. Oxford sultan Standard is o. grandson of the 3 star Standard‘ of Oakland; and sired by the 3, star imported-trc-dam Wonderful Standard. The dam of Oxford Sultan Standard was the import- ed cow. Oxford Sultan Spangle-I who've: sired by the one star rOxfoxd Sultan of Oxford. Another daughter of Oalgarth’ Starlight. Sunmtierland Hamletl Starlight, is also in the 4.000‘ pound clue. with the comple-l tion of her lest record at the ago of fbimeen years. Hamlet, Starlight has a‘ lifetime butter-fat‘ production total of 0.125 pounds] Her records are especially inter-, cstlng as nearly all of them have been produced on three team Summerl-tid Hamlet starlight was‘, sired by Hamlet's You'll D0. a‘ grandson of the 3 star Jersey] v-lauiteer, and a son of You'll‘ l inearly everyone. that is 7.7M ' pounds of fat. Thus the Dominion‘ llllxperimentsl Station at Bummer- lland. 8.0.. has the following darn, and tvvo daughters‘ butter-fat pm- duotlon record: Oalsarth stsr-, light 73157 pounds. Summerland, Hsvnlet Starlight 6.15 potmds. iand Billllllfiflllld Standard Glow 4.200 pounds. The men's fashion scene for this areas in Part8 0i’ several significant These two outbreaks. says the Re- an ln-i port. |creased use of mixtures as back- “mch reeds l ‘Begonias of the Indy Mac and Puzzle of Tusmli White-Market ifoth ‘Ihe survey of the white-mark- ed tussock moth in the Maritime Provinces has presented a new problem to forest In i946 there was an increase in the numbers of this insect but without an outbreak. In 101d. a further large increase in nunbers resulted in considerable defolia- tion over extensive areas of Southern New Brunswick and Northwestern Nova &:otia. In the defollatcd areas so lar ex- sn-ilned. the unusual fact has been demonstrated that the white- marked tussock moth has made a concerted attack on birch trees particularly white birch, as the preferred food. At the some time. larvae migrating from defollated trees or blowin on silk threads by ‘fie wind have defollsted many other species of trees. plants. un- aprsyed apple orchards and caus- ed annoyance in summer cottage gardens. The outbreak is of particular interest as it appears to be the first recorded lnforested areas on birch. states the Bl-Monthly Progress Report. Evbeet Insect m- veetlgations. Division of Entom- ology. Dominion Detpartmezvt oi Agriculture. The white-market‘ tussock mot-h has generally been considered to be a pest on broad- ieaved shade freq only. thrivin? particularly in towns where its natural enemies were insufficient ‘tn keep it under control. l About ten years ago. a mild ioutbreak occurred on balsam and spruce over considerable forest Nova Scotla. illustrate how an insect on a considerable number of tree species may vary in its food preferences from time to time and place to place. Its future behaviour cannot be pre- dicted with any certainty as it seems to be capable of develop- ic-glcal races adapted to different forest conditions. In the process. its status as a. forest pest may be considerably changed. The sur- vey should eventually provide more accurate information on the phenomenon. liow to llava Good Home Plants House plants add to the comfort The tough old Aspidlstras and Sanserverias can stand a great deal of neglect in dry or draughty had- ed comers but most. plants respond quickly either to good care or im- sul-table environment, states R.W- Oiivcr. Division of Horticulture, Central Experimental Farm, Ot- tawa. Most flowering plants, like Ger- aniums, Cineraria. and Primula like plenty of sunshine, but cool 1cm- pens-turc. The hot. dry winter at- mosphere of most Canadian homes ruins most; attempts at indoor gardening. This is the usual cause of fine Cyclamen plants. obtained from the florists at Christmas. being a wreck in a week or two. Christmas Cheer type, African Vio- lets and Achemenes are the most satisfactory flowering plants for the average home where heat is plentiful and sunlight scarce. Ferns, and most foliage plants. as well as African Violets, are the most suitable plants for bright north o-r east windows. Ivy, Wan- dering Jew. and Angel's Iiears grow in even less light; but Coleus are more brightly coloured in sunlight. Soil varies foimdifferenl. plants from the mixture of gritty sand and, leaf mould suitable to cacti and, succulents to the heavy clay loam‘ preferred by thetfieranlum. In general, an open loam soil with plenty of decaying root fibre l5 best as a basis. Sand 0!‘ i981 mflllld can then be added to suit individ- ual requirements. Wafer for house plants is best supplied from the bottom. by stand- ing the pot in shallow pans 1"-l 1-2" deep until the moisture reaches the surface of the soil. This will only need to be done once or twice a week. Plants grow- ing“rapldiy in sunshine at high temperature wlll need water more often than those under oPPOFlIL‘ circumstances. Hot. dry air is not only detri- mental to the growth of house plants but encourages the develop- ment of white fly, red spider and aphids. which are annoying pests. The best method of controlling such pests is to stand the pots, where possible. on a trayful of moist. gravel and to syringe the foliage occasionally with a fine spray of cool water. COSTLY QUAKE Lord Louis Mountbatten is the cntomologists _ ilissG House Lounging Quilted Satin: in plain from our fine collection. 6.50 to 1W; Glamorous Bath a Robes practical chenilles and figure molding jerseys. For that Christmas gift that can't miss, select Price Range to Suit Everyone The Greeniial 00., Ltd. LADIES’ STORE ' 99 QUEEN sraeer Coats Pyjamas and floral designs, 27.50 Opening Business Am open for business, selling J. R. WATKINS Products, HOUSEHOLD and FARM NECESSITIES, etc. JAMES L. MocKINNION, Springfon New Styles Are Scintiilating . ) -__. PARIS. Oct. 2 —Jacques Faith's "W wllwl-lon 1s Yinlthful and sclflllllfl-ilflfl Bud Sponsors a new flared skirt shown on a white brocade lame shlrtmaiker frock. It buttons down the front and has icing tight sleeves with marten cuffs and is worn with a little marten toque. He has a glamorous line for evening. which he calls the Return 0! Esypl. and this has been dc. vllggned fully through his collec- Fath has devised the loosely hanging sweater top in shepherd's plaid worn over long tight imus- ers of plain color with matching boots and swinging plaid cape on a reefer lacket. for lounging tn the country. ~ shoulders are wide and rounded with skirts resembling the hobblo type but really “portfolio" to facilitate walking. ‘There are many false lengths; skirts are four- teen inches from the ground and with these go barrel ooats four- flfths in lengto. The Dolmen line jacket has drapery in the back that swings from~ the shoulders Most of his sleeves are raglan and he has developed the scven-eights dolm coats as a protection agai 1st the cold rather than as a definitely taJlorcd coat. There i; plenty of variety. One short. sack jacket ls fastened at the hem line with one large button. Fur is used in new and amusing ways. etimes in vertical bands on a jacket or as a deep hem to a skirt. There an pieniv of fur toques and matching muffs. A new theme that has been played up With a bird cage veil, covering the face and caught up on top of the head. The figure is revealed and the bilst shown to advantage either by drapery or straight bodlces: the waistline is high and slightly stressed while a certain amount, of hip inteiost is provided by clever drapery. All Shades All eludes o‘. green, mouse gray. parma violet and fuchsia are used extensively for day and evening although there ls a good deal of black for formal wear. Evening dresses are sophisticated and graceful. Based on Egyptian dra- pery. They envelop the entire body and yet mold to the figure. In many cases the'"drapery ls aroumu the back of the skirt and has to be carried over the arm. Decolletes tire low and straight great-grandson of Queen Victoria. with wide smrves attached to the i . 0 ‘ "wfww g l/ n» Vlfllfl-hmfifi TO R EMOVI FRI! IT STAINS from ubiedmllla napkins or other washable material, lpeeileobissedputeovera sh fl i“ t ‘llama I: soc we : .. ss nn does not all: m llfllflffil I It's the kind of coffee Ion-always mhdbsppesr. I“. | 4a6 31...‘! RIKIQHQN serve . .- . ridi, Iiavourfui, satisfying. Pock- od only In vcctmm-seuiod tins and gloss SAVI 'l'l'll CQIIPONS FOR ‘LORI d IIOOEB" Ofllk-Shy ll! you'll be proud to ~'~ $.77?‘ Notice to ilouse Holders Insurance that was ado quate in 1930 most likely does not cover 1946 values. Per- IIIILIFIIX IEW GLASGOW "M! o-m. Lv. Chu- iotte 4:306:12? "Ev. New mit us to check your coveri- “5 p_m_“"Ar_ m“ flketo ensure desired pro- lfax tection in the event of a lose. 55-” "no WI! h New Phone No. 540 or 541 ‘no Glasgow . one w Halifax. w” w. K. Pllls Tn: A . d I l O Pweervations-Tickela ge n c l I n °‘,’.°,,'§,,,“§§},'°" Life _ Fire _ Casualty _ Airport Marine Insurance Phone 2061 - 206$ MARITIME CENTRAL AIRWAYS Every Risk - Every Kind Large or Small Queen St., Charlottetown bodice and worn either over the head or swathed afouiar‘. the body as in a lovely model culled "tena- gra" qt rich robacco brown. The empire style is outstanding He and his wife. the former Leona Fear. are from Springhlll. Nova Scotla. They will have three with the bust moulded in flat dra- other paraTyzed veterans living in PerY- l-lle Wilma‘ Emilie“ Jilsepll‘ their two-storey homc. They are inc waist line and the circular can Hurlber, Kenwme N s flared skirt swlngir-g from it Bernard Ma ten Darunéuul‘ Other evening gowns have oorse- s , rd ‘ lets of velvet 111th close fitting " ‘ind Harm, Q1195" 5 camel‘ sleeves forming scarves. Several "imbclm Amemml wll° 59"“ l" the Canadian Army. Tom Sommilie. wounded while serving with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry. will live with hi! wife a short distance from Ward. Don't Forget- Your Christmas Dry Cleaning EJEIIEI SEND 1'1‘ EARLY T0 models show only one sleeve, the other side of the bodice being off the shoulder. The outstanding evening gown in the entire collection. entitled "Con- stellation" is oi orchid satin with one shoulder strap studded with dlamon clips representing birds and wkigs while more clips are strewn across the bodice. In all there are eleven of these clips of exquisite design and a pair matching earrings. SPECIAL HOUSES FOR. 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