metesaniaieiaumsnaeaeaa naarrrzflflfléfltlitltlili‘? PAGE Iwicnvii "NEWSY BY AGBIOOLA NOTES A KEDIEDY FOR. POULTRY PESTS We have been told that there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt oi in our P111105‘ ophy, and here is one of them. VIn n. recent; number of the Candian Countryman a writer gives a rather singular remedy for mites and lice in the poultry house. We know that these creatures have always been a. probltuii. and that manY methods 0f control have been tried, ' the most successful being the ap- plication of nicotine sulphate ("Black mu 4o") to the perches- But tlie \\'l'ii0i‘ in th e "CC." says: "Get from any store that sells bananas the empty" stalk — or if your IIClIIiOilSE is large, two, three, or creii nio:e—.uiri hang them up ' .c the lirniiouse from the roof. , and other pests Zine lice, mil ‘ trill ilisiippciii Tilt‘! no explanation of this nappy result, but two instances are given. “In 1935, I hung a. banana. _ stalk iip in my lieriliouse at four o'clock iii the afternoon and next morning the lice had disappeared.- i bought a hcnhoiise this Spring; three or four weeks ago the lice were so tliicl: that one had just to step in the door and he would be covcreil. So I got a banana stalk, rum-i; it up, and next. day there were no .<>re lice." xvi-ll, i that's simple and cmts nothing. y it and let me know JW it EVOYKS. LOCATION OF CII,\III1OTTETO\VN A nonomers, geometers, and mariners. use Angular Measure in determining the position of a celestial m‘ terrestrial object. A wniplcle circ _ such as the iior- lzoii-J" (il\'i.(\"l iiiio 360 equal parts u ‘ tleurees, that number being '"‘li probably on ac- count 0i its numerous fac- tors. It is a nuiiibei" exactly divis- ible by ‘l, 3, 4. 5, 6, 8, i), etc; which helps tho niailicriiniiclan consider- ably under certain circumstances. Each degree l3 divided into 60 minutes, and eacli minute into 60 seconds; if tiesirabic the seconds aiay be coiuiiiueti as decimal parts. though on!“ - rily this may be con- iirlcred a I icineiit to be neglect- ed. The ti roe is shown by a very small circle to the right of the numeral and a little way up from the line; the minute is marked 1y a tick (like a single "quote") in (he same position to the right, and die second is marked by tivo ticks. Fiiere is sometimes a confusion at_ this point because carpenters use tingle and (louble ticks to denote the feet and inches oi Linea! Measure. it has been ascertained, by actual tiieusurciiient, that; a de- gree at tiie terrestrial equator la exactiy 355.184 English feet in ‘ength, or ti!) miles ‘.288 yards; and this muliipilcrl by 360 (the num- ier oi degrees in the circle) gives 25,000 miles nearly, iis the circum- ference of the earth. , Geographers reckon, on the ter- restrial globe, two kinds of (le- zrecs; v11. those of (l) latitude. and (2) ioiigii lo. "The degrees of latitude Wliliii] are measured from North to South, on the meridian, ire all oi Oil" ‘cnglhl’ as above. (‘E that pass round the iartli in ouch parallel of latitude, -coiitinuail_v diminish in proceed- n: fi"oiii iiie equator towards the i" but. at the equator they are those cur length as those of degree of longitude . liitit nf Charlottetown is ini; ztlnout 40.12 miles in lenmh. . uliitiiii; ‘Nnstsvartl from the Zorn Meridian of Git-cmvick (“o") w.- lJOilli.‘ to (i3 zleurcos 7 minutes, |.i niids West longitude on the iqii.ii./)i'. Running up the meri- pmi or in other words going llFTilVhi North, from that point, vc crse a liiStflilCC of 46 de- 1.; min. 53 seconds, which is latitude." These figures , the latiiiirle and longitude of 7h irlo,’ ti-ioivii. A STORY FROM TYNESIDE A prominent: Nortliiimbrian lxd; u.t had published n. book whose itlc. l; “Llfv Lilo Story". It be- yiii zvitli iii: village (lays in .1 mil iri _‘-‘ (Ii-ll if‘i, rind shows an Jiiimaic knowledge of, and sym- gailiyi for, the collicrs, miners, or Jlllhfli, as tlicv are variously call- all, A4 already related in these time ili(‘l‘i were divided into iups in their little cum- ir~;., the "Chapel men" who rum iiicii" lilmi tabernacle the duel iutcrori. iii their lives apart. rain ilirlr work: or else they xvere ‘rcqiiciitcir, oi the village “pub" mt! drinking men, gamblers, and mg racers. As a rule tlic miner, except when inrler the iiiilileiirn of liquor, was 1. quilt. llil(I(‘m0ll.3I.i'flI.I\'C sort of -.li,i;i and a characteristic story il- iiilraizs the attitude, ni‘ a husband n his wife, tlioirili there gener- illv was a (loop vein of affection retwceii (hem. Two miners were talking over their domestic Pfllblmll-“l- ca," de (do) notliiii' \\"i' me wife, said one of them: “She complains aal dgy lang. She's gettin’ worse and warse!" "Hev ye ever tried bein’ kind UV hor?" asked his mate. ‘ ~w1m way kind?" replied the other. "Well, hev ye evor given hor. a kiss or two?" said his friend. “No, A‘ve nlvvor tried that." re- plied Geordie. g "Well, ye dec it," said his friend. “it'll make aal the difference." Returning home that night. when his wife met him he threw his arms round her and kissed her soundly on both cheeks. She im- mediately burst into tears. “vi/hats the matter noo?” en- quired her husband. “Oh dear me,” she replied “every- things gyen (gone) wrang the day. The balms cuttin’ a tooth: breed (bread) has got bornt i’ the bakin’; and noo ye come hyem (home) drunktl‘ The humor in these Northern | stories is often unconscious, but even so, the miner enjoys them as much ls anybody 8156- In the next story the honors go to the wife. The minister of the local chapel was giving an address to a women's meeting. ' . "Some of you women," hesaid, "do not know how to manage your husbands. What you should do is to realize that they are only little boys grown up and ‘mother’ them. Now," he ma, "I am some w Mk this of you: those who will take my advice, and from now onward ‘mother’ your husbands, hold up your hand." A little middle-aged woman in the back seat, held her hand up. "Splendid," said the minister. “Here at least is one woman who, , from now onward, will ‘mother’ her l husband." "Mother him," she saidin a dis- gusted voice. "I though you said smother him!" FURTHER ISLAND PLANTS (5) These grasses were found by Pro- lessor Adams, at Brackiey Beach and Summerside: Agrostls maritima Lam, Seaside Bent-grass (B. Beach.) Deschampsia flexuosa (L) ‘Irln. Wavy Hair-grass. (B. Beach). Glycerin grandis S. Wats, Reed Meadow Grass. (Hitchcock's Man- ual). Panicuni boreale Nash, Northern Panic-grassl Found also at Char- lottetown by Profs, H. Groli and R. R. Hurst). Panicum capillare L., grass. (B. Beach). Panicum Lanugiiiosum Ell., Wool- ly Panicum. (B. Beach). Spartina alternlflora. Lois. Smooth Marsh-Grass. (A variety of S. strlcta, (Britten); of S. glabra (Gray). Spartina pectinata Link, Tall Marsh-grass. (B. Beach and Sum- merside). This is said to be the same as S. lviichauxiana Hitche. (To be continued). Witch- REMINISCENCES OF LONDON (8) The daughter of our landlord at Pratt St. was engaged to an of- ficia.1 in the Law Courts, and my friend (the Colliery clerk, if you remember) and I were duly made acquainted with him. He hurl, we thought, an enviable job, for he never got. to his office till 10 n.m., and most afternoons was finished at 4 pm. Seeing that we were strangers he took a day off to cs- cort us round the legal district oi‘ London. We commenced at. Tem- ple Gardena. The temple is the (Illi- trict: lying South of the junction of the Strand and Fleet Sfrcct; and it gets its name because it. formerly belonged to the order of Crusaders called the Knights Tem- plai-s. Their round church (there are not: many round churches iii England) had been incorporated into the present: Temple Church, and to some extent hail losi its roundness: but parts of it date back to Norman times, and it; contains not a few effigles of the Crusaders who fought in Palestine. (The Sculptors always made their statues cross-legged to show that they were Crusaders!) The actual “garden" at that date was a quiet, secluded. lawn with benches where the traveller" might rest and ponder on the strange vicissitudes of history. From the Temple we crossed tn the Royal Courts of Justice. I don't: remember much about their exterior except that it was near, and inside it. seemed to run to dull corridors leading to numerous dull chambers, ivlierc jucigesheld Court for civil (not criminal) actions. It. was all rather liumclrum, I thought, and then I thought of the Am- erican Fullalovc, in Chas. Rome's "Hard Cash.” who took his servant, tho tieuro Vespasiau, to those very precincts, to show him "where the British sold Justice, dear hilt. prime!" (Docs anybody read Renries stories nowi‘). Our guide collard a uniformed attendant, and no doubt something in the nu- the" FLOUR and FEED NOW IN STOCK AND TO ARRIVE BRAN SHORTS MIDDLINGS CORNMEAI. CRACKED CORN OIL CAKE MEAL r SUGAR BEET PULP SCI-IUMACHER FEED “FASTERFAT” While Fish Meal (JLUTPIN FEED HARLEY RIEAI. FEED WHEAT ROLLED OATS and Oi‘\TMEAI. And all the well known brands of Blend and Hard Wheat Flour. All of which we are selling at lowest prices. Don't fail i0 get our prices before buying. Order now and save money as prices have advanced recently and "Eil/lfiillirfifiz. riiviaty N0'i‘ES on Tories CONNECTED wrru g Silver Fox Farming w ' "weir/IN" " Congratulations to Hubert Hum- phrey, Kensington, who made the long trek to the Royal Winter Fair, Toronto. with his foxes, and was a leading prize winner. Also congratulations to Lowell Hancock and Mrs. Hancock on the arrival of a young daughter. They have actually started to breed white foxes at the Alaska Silver Fox Farm, Piattsburg, N.Y. A litter of eight was born on June 8th, comprising three blues and five whites, the litter being, so far as known, the first white fox pups raised in the Eastern United Stat- cs. The sire is a white fox from Nome, Alaska, and the mother a blue fox. The pups are being raised on tvire-bottonied pens and are healthy and vigorous. Summerside Silver Fbx Breeders’ Educational Demonstration Week opens Monday and continues until Friday. All over the Province fox breeders are talking about it and planning to attend one or more days. The idea is an excellent one .'ire likely to go higher. A. Horne & Co. Charlottetown ture of "backslieesli" passed, for presently we found ourselves in a zuid with the ability, energy and determination which characterizes those in charge we can look for- ward to its being a well planned and well executed affair. It is expected over five hundred foxes will be available for descrip- tion and comparison. Not the least important item will be the fox judging school conducted each morning. Then there will be pelt- ing demonstrations, educational chamber which seemed to be a treasury vault. A huge mediavel. oak chest was opened and we were allowed to handle the Sword of ' Justice which was carried before; the Lord Mayor of London on oi’- ‘ ficial occasions. The Mace, a kind of club. was there too. and many other articles of regalla; also much silverware. We next crossed Holborn to visit Grays Inn, another legal district. By this time I was getting rather fed UP with matters of law, and the only thin; I can remember‘ is, that. in the Grays Inn garden, was an aged caialpa tree which had been planted by the illustrious Sir Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam, who died in i626. b "STILL IS IT TIIOIVS DAY!" We live in a spate of new books and therefore much good but old literature is left to gather dust on the library shelves. There is not the delight that WES inspired by Tennyson, nor is Longfellow read as he used to be. This is to be deplored, for these poets were in a sense prophets. '1‘lie Challenge of Thor (in Loncclloivs “Sage of King Olaf") might have been irrit- tcn for the new-pagan Germany of today: Force rules the world still, IIas ruled it, shall rulc it; Meekness is weakness, Strength is triumphant, Over the whole ciirili Still is it Thurs Day! Thou art a God too. O Galilean! And thus siiiaic-liandczl Unto the combat. Gauntlet or Gospel, Here I (lefiy (lice! The answer is heard bi" (lic- Ab- lx-s Astrid -— tiic Nun of Nidaros -- iii the voizc of St. John. the be- loved disciple: "It is accepted, the itiiciy ((E- fiaiice, (he r"ii."allengc of brittle! It is accepted, bu). not. ivltli the WP!!- poiis of war that thou ivloldcst! "Cross afzanist corslcfr, love against. liaireci, peace-cry for war- cry! Patiehge is powerful; he that okriconietii iizitii power" rfcr the na- tions!" Tlic Challenge aril the Answer -—of which the above (no milv brief exirac-ts — live in ones nzr-nmry, while the rest 0f the Saga-is for- gotten. Fox Farm 0h OIIIICTS SCANDIA No. 6 for large fox farms. SCANDi/i No. 5 lighter than nbove without hand lever for small fox fanns. Procuraiile from all Dealers. F. W. Lamplnugh 8. Co. Limited Montreal. Que. L n..- Grand Champion Jim; Bail at the m1 1mm Winter rim. Fore- _ mot Ilighflycr,_also champion at the .1936 Royal and at the-Jani- twoNat- - lnniil “DaTry Shows. Ills slre has also been a champion at the Royal. Oakland; Ar Brednml awncdbyLll-Gol, J Th; IWIBW“ A LARGE POP CROP Insure a large crop of healthy. vigorous pups this year hy feeding ROYAL FOX FEED Results during terms: gugqm mom that the use at Royal with a good meat ration h the molt. posi- tive way known for the rancher to secure best breeding results. Insist on Royal. Ask your dealer today or write direct to The St. John tiiiiing Company Ltd. Saint John N_e3vBru__n_s_gLcl_ moving pictures, fur cutting dem- onstrations, lectures by leading ag- riculturists and furinen with die- cussions on all phases of the fox industry by prominent authorities. Wednesday will be a night of en- tertainment in the hall of the Siimmerside High School, with a. breezy program provided by Lowell Hancock and B. Graham Rogers. The Borden Silver Fox Show was as usual a great success with its large number of entries of high quality animals. All arrangements were most satisfactory and the fox- mcirs banquet gave an opportiui- ity for a great many guests to en- joy a pleasant evening together. Borden had wonderful weather on Wednesday and Thursday morning was O.K., so that most of the Judging was completed under quite favorable conditions. Already a great many pelts have been taken off and everywhere on the streets one notices parties carrying bundles around to the buyers or fur consignment houses, yet with very few exceptions the story is that they are compara- tively under-prime, that the fur is‘. soft and the-tilde blue. It is a pretty sure bet that foxes have to be kept until there has been some cold weather. So far this season it has been absonimis temperatures a few degrees below freezing can hardly be classified as cold in the. sense of making underfur._ Oui" own experience was that we had taken of‘! some pelts early in November, and although theyiook- ed very well on the animals yet; we found the hide blue. On Wednes. day last we pelted 100 pupa and although they were well fut-red they were not nearly prime, so we have decided not to pelt any more foxes until about the first of De- cember. We would prefer leaving the bulk oi‘ the pelting utitii at least the loth of December, of course there is the problem of holding color. So far it seems to be all right and we are hoping that it will be maintained as we have cimred iahc foxes of parasites and hare been most careful with the bedding. When we have fin- Pilflfkflflfufis Year's peiting and liavtrviewed the finished priirlugt; we will be able to tell for certain just how our method of feeding and care has turned out, that is in regard to color and density oi’ lll”. The first. National live mink show of the Mink Breeders’ Association oi‘ the United States, will be held in"tlie Masonic Temple, Elgin, 111, December 5th in 8th. The show: “"1" b" indeed by three of tho lmdlnirninl: experts aiid its op- y Mink Breeders [17 If you want the right 515cm with u... right iii sfock_ write for PLANS nd rmcas. i . ALI. STAR RANCH ;.; R. R. 1 — Winnipeg. L ii.‘ E n? ---=;='-: Successful F0 en Say- FE the Ross-Miller Way P. I. Illcnl Agents, Indium-Rim. w ,4“ p, , m. J. noun MUTCH “n”: "KL"; fiaiay Cooler‘: Icuhuu j QQ,’ lfp, WAII-WIITOWN. MI- mmmm r u. $0155, MILLER -1//*<'//// i (i. ..././/f'.>2./,'/¢>i).’ iii} i1’ Pi i‘ "\ N l. l. eraiioiis are iii tlic liziiitis oi iivcry strong committee. Mink Judging will be held on December 6th and 7th. with mink style snows two evenings and a banquet on the other evening. Elgin has been for three decades noted for its manu- facture of watches and is a centre of fur activity for the state of I1- ltnoi: and also in fairly close prox- imity to Wisconsin. The raising of angbra. rabbits which developed into considerable of an industry in recent years,-has been experiencing considerable du- ficulty due to the decline in prior of the wool. For many years w.- gora wool commanded a high and even after the depi" came along and prices dr p The Canadian Small Breeds Ass elation, Ltd, had an outlet’ with the firm oi’ Minchin 8a Matthew, Ltd, of England, to whom they sold the wool at as high at $7.0!) per pound for supers, is being used‘ for yarn and knitted goods. The English firm went; into liquidation and then the price dropped as HI!‘ regular commercial firms would only pay from three to four dollars per pound. Angora. rabbits are clipped for their wool-they are not killed for the hide as in the case of fur rab- bits. For that reimon angora rub- bit ralsing appeals to many people. Of course when the rabbits be- come too old for ‘profitable breed- ing or wool production, then they must be killed, but the carcasses can be utilized for fox or mink 100d. “ivooler” will produce anywhere from ten to six.- teen ounces oi’ raw wool annually in addition to the young they will raise. Angora wool is used foi" baby garments, scarves and berets, trlm-' ming, mitts, gloves and many otli- er garments for adults when first grade supers, that is the longest; clippings are spun into yarn. 'I‘l'iii~ shortei- clippings are made into less rturfy yarn and these in turn blended with botany, are used for sweaters. underwear, skirts, sport top coats, and about any purpose where the finest type of cloth is desired. A good angora sell raw angora wool remained llljlil.‘ ‘A CANADA'S FIRST OILVEN FOX BREEDERS’ EDUCATIONAL DEMONSTRATION WEEK SUMMERSIDE Nov. 29th to Dec. 3rd All Fox Ranchers of Prince Edward Island are inv ed to bring in a ‘ration of Silver F0 herds- Each fox will be Messrs- W- F. Burke, Fox merit of Agriculture of Prince Edward Island, and Mayers, Representative of Lampson-Fraser 8t Huth. |nc., New York- A description card the weak and strong characters of the animal included, will be TTEND . \- xes of alt types from their breeding examined in detail by the judges- Fieldman of the Provincial Depart. George showing full details of each fox, with plied free. Pelt shows are all the rage now, and the latest is a Karakul pelt show to be held in the Exchange Building, Union Stock Yards, Chi- cago, on Thursday, December 2nd. Karakul sheep raising is consider- able of an industry in certain of the central states of the USA. An enterprising fox and mink rancher has made arrangements with parties in Manitoba who farm muskrats, to freeze the carcasses after pelting and supply tlicm to him. It is said that niuskrats are a natural food for mink or foxes, providing themuskrats are prop- erly prepared, that is gutted and parts o_i' the liver that are black from congealed blood removed. George A. Callback. in address- ing tho Alberta Fur Breeders‘ As- sociation, last September. rci that; advertising had to son . - tent created a demand far the llkhter phases of silver fox, but that; there might be~a swing back to the darker halves and three- quarter slivers mid i‘. (could bi- well for a rancher to be ready to get back to that type when retiuired. Even at the present time half-sil- vers that are a good silver with a Jet black stripe down the back are setting as good prices in Europe as" the full, silvers. It is only by careful selections and elimi- nation at pelting time that; a man can hope to build up his ranch. This is what the Noiwveg- ian breeders are doing mid last year they obtained an average of 34-99 Pct‘ skin from the Canadian YB-"Chef- This $4.00 advantage of course is absorbed in their addi- ditional fqed costs in Norway, Maclflnnows Fox- Worm Capsules A" "B"! by Icllllln; breeders and prize winners such as George A. Calibcck. Stewart s. “WIS. Brenton llnwaft and others. They contain ram. cdies for IIOUI1Tnrm5 M,“ rmmd worms, lbgethtr wiili a laxative that expcls the dead matter within is hours, pm.- QLEO per box of 50 capsules. 3°"! by II. J. Malmn, Mon» tague _ Jenkins Pharmacy, Char- tte vm, Taylor's Drug Store, Kon- slngton, or by l/L-CODONEL D. A. MACKINNON Chlrldttehwvl, n. a. i. ED " , , (IHIARII) Ciihbuik graphs showing examples of fox pelts, pointing out that the fox pelt with the blah); stripe down the back and the veiling, is a. fox y) Mr. exhibit ed photo- that probably, in his opinion, in a few years’ time might be fashions demand, particularly fir neck- pieces. out; of 46,000 skins sold by the Association last year, only 160 skins of that total were classified as absolutely clear in color, and it is because the Norway pelts are better in color that they get abet- (er price. In Mr. Callbacks opin- ion the Canadian rancher produc- ts a. better and denser fur, but he falls down in color. given owner, together with remarks as to the advisability of using the fox as a breeder- No entry fee or charges for foxes, owners or attendants. Feeds of all kinds available during the week for foxes - free. Foxes insured at ap- praised pelt value against loss byifire. Foxes protected by watchmen continuously. _ Attendants and helpers sup- Not necessary that foxes remain until end of Demonstration Week. Eiii. Zes Close November 25th. Write for Entry Forms and other, Office G. R. MacQuarrie, Summerside 16-.) ww- < .;’ my prize winning parents. Have shipped eighty mink v i} “ii It. if; an astonishing fact. that & i ber left for sale. i Fox Judging School conduct- ed each morning. Petting Demonstrations. Educational Moving Pictures. Open Forum each day- Fox Educa- tional Booths. Fur Cutting Demonstrations. Foxmens’ Entertainment Night. Lec- tures by Leading Agricultur- ists and Fur Men- Discuss- ions on all phases of the Fox Industry by “ Prominent Authorities. Particulars to: Information Bureau MINK FOR SALE Start right with good Foundation Stock Mink from for found-ation stock to one ranch in Quebec and many 5» orders in Canada and Norway. Only a limited num- i FERGUSONS MINK RANCH Mt. Edward Road Opposite Experimental Farm, Charlottetown. i-186-1 -26-2i Also, ranch management has something to do with present faul- ty pelts, as over 25,000 pelts were rubbed and damaged pelts that were sold out of 48,000 marketed by the Association last year. This was from a hundred (IIITFJCHIJ causes including fleas, earmites, poor sanitation sucli as filthy pens and so on. Of course apart from that. unless a fox has the breed- ing in it to begin with we cannot; expect to get the pelt in the last analysis oven if we have a good feeding schedule and good sanitary conditions and ranch management. -——i'- w. Norway, said he, is swinging. over to wire-bottomed pens. and it is: estimated that '75 per cent of the foxes raised in Norway this year are on wire bottoms. ‘Their production is estimated at 300,000 skins. On the matter of fc r he (was inclined to think that most (Continued on page 15. 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