1 i | FOR 5 FARMERS, STOCK BR EEDERS AND GARDENERS Jack Miner And The Birds B’_“*|m,¢,-mm¢lg_,gBilAryo(TbisNotahloBirdl.m€U IX OILPIHXVIII BOW WILD DUCK! OONCEAL THEII. NESTS Possibly there isnone of our birds £0 WNW 9885 "9 “'14 ll” Dllul do that can conceal its nest better than the will-i auch. This may N duetothefactthutSll€ll85l0 he futher and mother both. ‘ In the nrst place she selects a spot whe-re the foliage. dry sticks or as herself. I once found a_ black ducks nest right beside an oak stump that was chared black Ui' being partly burned away. and real- ly if you werent careful you might look at her all day and not see her, as she was exactly the some color- Yes. I know theie are a lot of people who will say "Oh, that _lust happened that way." I tell you right hers it did not happen that way. This ls a. gift to help these creat- ures out. and there is no maxi on earth can conceal anything better than a wild duck can her nest. An intelligent. man once asked me howlhldwhen Ihuntcd wild ge-se. 1 told him I covered myself um xtiysury' 1;B°t;:wnmk:;s we one erm un o y re- turns; you." the but of her body the spring cf 191s she paired ot! 89 ._ ` ’ lan with a blanket. and in I. few weeks I nw hini :eturnuig from a hunt arrying a red horse blanket. After the duck has the spot sel- ected shs gathers a few twigs and .0 forth’ but she lays the ewxngm holdsu:-hethvlurmth there. She then on the bare ground. going to her nest late at night and leaving long before the at-urs disaippear in the momlns. As soon as the crows scart scouring the country, she flies buck to the vicinity of her nest. I have seen s duck give s claw an serial battle three or four times But or course two crows are one too many for her. From the time she sts.r'ts laying t :hs covers the eggs very carefully with mm and sticks heron she got two photogrnplis. After I took mtl: ‘ ovsi-thsd0w°ns.ndal1is0.K.,ror she _ ,M "` rm: ¢muu.o'rrsrovv'N ousncxm ascmssn - me l¢ave|thcnsst.th¢cf¢¢\l»\ll!lN u:»c1ct»1ycctoui¢btandp1°°0°t~ °‘U'°'“‘°“¥“H’°‘°-“‘°"“'° cismfamion byhydrccymie add. sometimes hsve after the wild ducks ¢yglmgen or cyanide gas must be have started laying. When the sight wn off her breast and oovan them. Now comes the question. how can she pack these eggs in that down, and cover them with stlds and grass, and not leave a sign of down to indicate that there is A duok‘s nest within smile? This is certainly s. piece of 'shrewd work. Wlld__ducks seldom ever leave their nests in the daytime nfttl' they start to set. I often go back to the north pond and watch them come home to feed, just at dusk. arid they are usually there at twi- light in the morning. This compels me to believe they sometimes stay of! all night. However I found this ducks nest, All-d one extremely hot day I saw her in the pond, so I slipped away with the kodak and .lromovedthedownandgot one l!10th€!'. which of course revealed A ’ Y' me we y is the ground good and wi;-1, then she packs the down can-fully Q, d firmly around thc eggs. which c ich od' gran and sticks can stay away twenty four hours she “ °°°‘“"' thuoiicxhmhhefyouhgiiwmsc Yes, we human being invented A meat mm h ' a few' days previous to their hatch- g w en vie produced the he bottle ° "“°“ "’"°°°"‘°’°"‘°’imseraccc»¢iorowi.siwhsi=ch¢c §§§§5§e iiiiiii gee ES E, iarigi fmtlrio. indeed, provincial regulations lwililv tbl* carried out cniy by onervton llwl- sed by the Ontario Department of Health. Moreover. the Dominion Entomological Branch points out. hydrocyanic acid ges.1psrt from its extremely dangerous character, is not very satisfactory for treatin! gum in bulk as it is lighter uhm air snd does not penetrate very d¢¢Ply into masses of Brain. single filo toward horgg. where she knows she will be hel d ln rollin! Her feathers are slightly ruffled. but this is a wild ducks way when caring for its young. To me it is I beautiful sight, knowing she ll on her way to the perk where she will receive food and protection in time of need. MY LAST DISTINGUISHED FAMILY OF PFI' DUCK! t the ii I h onl one grey duck of my own. She ls piniohed and lives in the park. In- with one of the wild drnkes that came here built a nest and lsid oven eggs. I have a. pair of lxyptian geese in the park, and of s.ll the web- iboted devils I know of on earth. these kyptian geese are the worst. Iknowfullywelllmustnotlet inglwcletheeggsandputthem her family. _ _ i",,, TBI 0lDll»l 0|’ UIBIUII (I) ...___ _ The second Order on that ut the Cclsopten. or beetles. is a very extensive Order, with about 75 families divided into numerous genera, which roeelveogdr emm- 'itlon in Blatchleyb “ lcbptcra of Indiana." s compendium work pim- iuheacicwyeusnswrhsbecuu have .been studied more than any other group, because a great many of them in both the larval Ind par- fect stages, feed on vegetation. and- often become a menloc to the being of mankind. A IW. like "lady-birds" are benenclel, and keep down the numbers of other insects. The primeval insects, which flgw over the steaming swamps in the § E ur it acaudauts have become modified in dincraut dincticna. The Hymmop- tan an still four-wlnlsd. but her- illl thrown all the labor involved in flight on thc fore-wings the hind Wind In Iwticedrly lnaller. The g;;¢;pter\ul:.svsithxown the wmk of 00 hindwwinga, with the result that the Ml-UIQ hav. 4;- lenenwd into men wing cove s- the had and horny “¢lytra." on the other hand the Dipters-the house-flies. for instance-typiry thc Pall-ble of the Talents, for they have lost thdi- hind-'wing entirey. i-hmush asaeof dum. AW'l'Yshurtdmript4cn :fabeetlc is all that is usoedsry; for the fs- iullies are unlvezsnll recognised noowitlistsndlng A gget diversity days when the wolld was young, were all four-fwlngcd, but their @- *' "rr r rrrrririlg later each took her hmily rkht out into the water. Whether tlly knew I had killed the turtle, gr if it was the calmness and nfety brought about by the ual* of the ‘rifle the two previous times that gave them oonndence logo out into the water, I do not know: only this, that they did go out with the lp- pearanoe of perfect safety. lloreover Iha.dnolN°°1l-hatlhsdkillcd 'the turtle, But time told that tile; the weather was very hot ind on ‘the second day and about the cllv- enth hour he arose, but minus a head. Well. to return to the ibn lime ducks, I was trying to unks than grow as fast as the old dum: did their broods. In other words I was ziacingwith theoldduohbittllls like Dad's fast horse, just mst sn- ough to lose. Fortimstely one &y mine .followed me towards the house and found the mulierries. These of detail. Notice thot the horny wing covers lie bark horlyonialiy over the thorax and abdomen of 'the insect. ans when sions ns divided by a lips or “suture” run- hills centrally down the beetle's back. (Beetles an often culled "bugs" but the true bugs show the wings apparently embed on the back.) In some few elses the elytra are united end thc second pair of Wlllils is absent; and mon rarely both flvtrs and wings an wanting. and those departuxm from the nor- mi render the insects incapable of flight. The mouth i-1 filrnilhld with mundibles for biting. It would ba imvpoxblc here to notice the various families cf the Coleoptera in ary lyltemntio clas- slficstion, sin-es ur territory prob- ably contains s couple oi thouggnd species The but tint can bc st- tempted is to note sung of thc species likely to bs encountered by the student, and to give intaestlng facts in their life history. ne For a short time in July or Aug- ust, when the dsys uc hottest, an active grayilb beetle y be ob- served on our ahead, and w taking to l it several yatds ward the performance .§§§§e if.; csc Lands for- . d_|_y_ 2:# lil' ths invention fs ss old and ed . sweet ncwuthubuuwm ‘thowiholc eleven sndin about earth Wm by four hours I moved mem all The” wh" th’ ’°“”‘ "° “"‘°" tc the north mi, shutting the "ld °id efwveh in catch inseeu, W °nwu'hh"um° irwofeet square whlohlrnsds in he mtmr nu” eleven pets in a playground about hurts "°°'m°"'“"”°" ”’rron¢catheirown|ispmoeher.rhe _ '- - L- =’s@h1!ddvl1Il‘lVOU'iE'mf»hBi1'uiity H as Proven by Act AT THIS SHOW 36 lst prime champion pup. the champion flmlk PUD. reserve champion Fi ln their diet. THESE All A FEW 0|' THE Sunglo Fall Furring No. i V Lff1~“or Information On Charlottetown Dealers: BUltl>l0E`S GROCEBY . CARTER. A C0. LTD. \ . . RIX8 GROCERY _ “gust 1-10 _ Sunglc rox Feeds are Manufactured by ‘Split the roof of his house, cans- Qh10_ Mg, Holggsin pl-W; th, Q-gg » _ . ing lt to leak, letting in the water mg ¢ , 4 J nd, ‘i International Fox & Animal Foods Limited ti... .......... ...Mi in ir. wi. T335, .J °.`..’$"...‘.’L’...‘“.lT'Z'.....~ sumnsnslnli. r. s. ismwn leavin: him lust simirth enoush iestown. south carolina, iuuss au- ‘___._...__...._. _._____ *_ W “lk '0 5319"- bg] Mulberry nsgr glut city, 111 th; sumii ip; iii? E thethree bos.rds,butofoouras`leftthchen ntcocpllatlor cndwahohsdthem baforthe nm tly lined up 3 FOX FEEDS Stand Supreme Recent 1933 Fox Show Held at Charlottetown ers exhibited foxes. Six ranch lo exhibitors fed their foxes exclusivfelly gi SUNpgLA§e:‘f>x°il‘erc%: as the cereal part of their ration. 'lhese six exhibitors » l`€'Pl‘B5€lltlll¥ 10 D01' cent of the foxes shown, won 25 per rent or 9 of the 36 lst prize ribbons awarded. 30 of the 38 lst. prize winning foxes received either 100 per cent or part. Sunglo Fwd; in their diet the past summer md fall. The female, reserve champion female and the grand champion fox of the Show all received g per cm; gf QUNGLQ pgx ` Start Using SUN GLO Fox Feeds and Supplies On Your Ranch Now Bunglo Breeding Ration No. 1 Sunglo Flea and Louse Killer Bunglo Dried Fox Breads Sunglo Ear Mite Lotion ual Test at the wars awarded. 60 odd ranch. male Pup. and the chnmpion li'l81e 10X. the champion ' LINES WE MANUFACFUBI its Mineral Request By Mailia W. W. MUTCH. Esrnlclllle, P. E. I. l 5 E bank or the pond. looking and peering sidewise as they slowly .advanced to the edge of the wdter. where all stood still for a few seconds, then as suddenly as anything could possibly be, they dove into the water, just like eleven frogs, And equally as quick, some of them oomiru up fully ten feet from shore. Tho MZ week I fed them s little custard. then gradually tapered ol! to oatmeal. throwing the feed in the shallow water so they would have to eip up in get ii. They grew quite raipidly, but the thirteenth was their unlucky day for a snapping turtle took one. Por- tuhately three other wild ducks were raising their families there. and these old ducks gave the a.ls.x-m and I arrived just in time to see this little duok's finish; but the other ten got along O.K. for that was the last meal that old m0Sbwk ever led back and shortened the career of another mapping turtle, but this time my nerve was not very steady und I mi-sled his head, but the ball nquued' tario, shot Theodom Mlibeiiry on I” ‘f"’°“‘ ‘ "°"‘ I "°‘““ ‘-“°°¢ °‘ temper’ ist. at oecu creek. ducks alarming cries again. I hust- Lum, on’ in ocwbq.. .even of them trees were only five years old and therefore hadnt much fruit. but the ducks etc every berry almost before it touched the ground. Now I had the old ducks a-going lime. for than Mulaerry duoh outgrow theirs my rhtres weeks they ignored me, but as the weather was dry und hot the bulk of their fruit gave out and the Mulasny family, as wc called them, were glad to cams beck to their old ltephthst. They were hatched eu May ith The day they were eight weeks old they arose and flew the full length of the pond. bwc hundred and forty me Atnii»wv»ir.|ci4th¢ywem‘ going over the top cf the wiholei promises including the seventy-five foot chimney at the dltain-tile fac- tory. On July 14th we osight, tagged and na.mcdeschons.I.putuwotags on each duck lo I could ses how many rUt\|11\|cd in the cpri@ with- Fut catching them, the one being he usualtagthstlputonsny duck; the other was .a little narrow- er and contained just the initials of thc duclrs name. Their names weiie as follows: Agnss Mulberry; Ruth Mulacrry; Mabel Mulberry: Flossis Mulberry; Nellie Muberity: Joseph Mulberry; Woodrow Mulberry; John Muberry; Theodore Mulberry: Pet/er Mulberry. In August the pond dried up and most all of my ducks went away. Mr. William Scratch, Kingvville. were home again, and all migrated on December md. On Dccanbsr 13th, Jocspb Mulasrry was shot by Mr A lstsin of Colunbus spot end commence ted. tbs insect Mwillg to the contre of the road. This is tba tiger-beetle, a ruthles hunter of thc denizens oi' the underworld This commonest tiger-beetle hen is Cicendela vul- garis. a species of a metsllii: dark green beneath. and with several ornauientsl marks (always of one pattern) on the eLvtl'l». The tiger beetle an dilmml in their hhbits. a trait by no means usual ig the Coleoptera. _wc imc a scour mums or what are hairwn as ground-bsctlss in our Province. These an scientifically called, as a family. the Carabidae; Some of its members _are quit/e large foverh millimetres long.) all havelcng legs and are fast ninners. seldom flying. They hunt about the ground mostly in the evening, for the larvae and insects upon which they pray, In color the larger ground beetles are mostly vlolsoeous, but Carabus maednder is a brassy- bronss color, .and Chlaenlus serio- epl a bright grassy-grem which howcvsr. fades when the beetle il mcunfsd for preservation. Biatchley says ‘ln the quiet deep pools of streams and in ponds of stagnsnt water may often be seen large oval, flattened beetles. hang- ing heed dow-nw_s'd with the tips of the abdomen at or slightly above the surface of the wafer." These bsetlq belong to the genus Dytis- cul. mel-ning "s diver." They are more or les aquatic and an strong lwinlners. I kept one In s amsll aquarium for inwards of two years, but was obliged to pen him of! from the other inmates. on account of his savsge nature; bc killed two "sticklehA¢" fish by biting out their stomachs. The larvae of the diving beetles are just as predecious and have earned the name of wstsr- tigers. They do not resemble the adult beetle. Dytiscus ve-rticadis is our commonest large diving beetle. Now we come to a rather repub- ive groip known as the csrriou beatles. When a. bird, a nn mal (es a mouse). or thus beetles quickly §5§§' "5 J* .ileérig sesvsngers. Their egg; on the body, which is This the bsetlss do by exeava Prrisrxvilirmiec =’ ‘ ‘”° ‘ '=-- * === =i= I-' ur Receiving Station 135 KBIIC sf»!'O\f, Charlottetown. P. I. I. 'Address for Goods (Bonded Warehouse): General Supsrinundeai Cc. Ltd, M Rue is Pynnfldls. Paris. I Nqr rgcnaue Q SIIPITS *dll sun monthly by pina tmiy ` ' 7 " 5"* hfff ll Wliat ll llltrrlllitlnili spring at least thi-ec of them return- ""` ' A ` "` " " '-' "L"'*"'*.’ -- ' -' i i = 7 of these three on cum i. | "° "'" ec but stccngeiy 1 havent any proof tlgued in 1916. and have migrated of 'Mt hwpmsd to my of an nt; and returned three times to my possibly some may be alive get PARIS FUR sixuzs »~-»-1 -»-»» - »~~ i -Y - -- » »» - doubtcdly been shot st. time and 1 mjoy kwpins ‘ hungry 0( dgq. again; one has put of her foot shot . ehtumi1i»crbird».hnt ifycc C0., sway. Yet when this rifls cranked. were todothellmellnnneyou right above the three, not ous at- would cn.kfyitfe.rhef-tar thlntruo- flu'0hdtof1y.b\lall.ru»hcdrightirigycm'ownfamllyhistory.torin uptothsmullccftheg\m.Thistrloirlf.hchilhory0ftl\chlIQIl. waaonlyastarterofthemexposihg arcnotscwttc nmcut UIQ Mail addrenz 2, Place Charles Fllllon “Mir knvwleikez f°r in minuim we Wllh we hid llfwf knvvll. - -»-_-Q-,-.»--_ - the soil beneath it. and carrying away. Sometimes the bod! ml! bs buried I foot in the gl'0\md. The larvse, on hatching from the egg. proceed to devour the putrid flesh. Several qacciss of Ncerophurus and silpha have been taken hers. Neo- mphlwlll ll a. loaf this*-bodild beetle with glossy block elytrs or- nementsd reddish muh: N. iliili iii iiii sl I .;.. ‘ri......f°“ ~°.-:ro ar un er th S. Robertson and W. F. for the bslaaes of the scans casters ahlppsu’ wh boi lelbsrs all be ac::;;rimc|Il_§d». is rua csnmisu iuiriounf vas rox °""""'~ Dnmprzns' ‘ ' run iuaxmhe nmssnlaur. ltii; iliii ‘ < We repair def why have dc! wha vnpclt _ Wclcrht e`"~ Diuaatgnnqt tcwawlll slvaaequi Fvrmnion 3 ' A Dangerous ' l ii”.i....."""‘7...."".i;a"£“'+..¥§‘.? c.‘I'“.‘.f""'.... ' i cinui-bac it emu th .bounce , Fimiwi NEWSY NOTES 3...... .........i......... ' of course it cannot do. TM pct Ili; lletlahadbyaomemelnscrother aqiunssgn ill-rlputstimilthl North ct liglmd, when it was called the “daviib coach W; to twenty millimstns, by rar tbl groan;-niacin-bslngminuts.Tbsy arc bsnsncial insects. feeding on dscsyingmimalandvcgetablsmat- ter, and even “reducing menurc in- tosmoxeavallablcformofplmt food." THE GDOANS OF TBI BIFIONS n pointed out that thc man Britain contain no the sppesl for help ad- iksssed to a. "powerful Roman citi- lcn"inaletterentii.led“thsgmsns of the Biitons." This account sp- pesrs in a number of books purport- lngtogivetbohistoryofthstimes 5 ».= ii. &§§- a writer who is understood to have lived between the years 516 and 510. The tractats hearing his name is. unfortunately, vague and obscure on every point he touches: so much so that it may be clused as a col- lection of °‘fab1es". His writings sre. hczzver, vivid in character. and m excellent reading. “And now litiill' hs says, “the Eitons sent suppliaut amblssdors. with their ggi-ments, rent and their heads cov- ered with ashes implorinl assistance fum the Roman! and like timorous chickens. crowding under the pro- tecting vinci of their wwf-1. thri- their wietched country misht not altogether be diss!-Nycd. and that the Ramen name, which now was butsnemptyeoundfoiillthsear. might not become a rvploach even to distant nations. Upon this. the Romans, moved with °°lBlll8i°l\. as far sl human nature could be. at the relation of ucb horrors. send folwuird. like e .R10 111 91911' flight, their une bsndl of cavalry by land. !Dll'1!l¢l‘! DY sea, end planting their teiri-ble swords upon the ulders of their enemies, they mow down HKS leaves which flll f-11° d¢lUll°d preiod." Then, before withdrawing. the Romans helped their lupplisuta tobuildsstonewallfromscsto sea. (thc wall ot Huirisn. built about three centuries bcforel) and forhsssu on the south-cut ooai. when the Romans had gone, back cs.rricthssoors_andPictsandmst- ters were worse than before. Then. according to Gildu. the fl-mm!! groans of the Briton!-” H619. ¢|1°\l8l1 implored in the most piteoue tmns, 'gg M lungs; forthcoming. and thc Britons were loft to inteznecinl wsrl, and ba.i‘baris.n invasions The narrative which follows is loo lengthy to quote here, but displays |. profound ignozanoe of the per- iod io which it refers. BAD POLICY . There is a story current here that a considerable quantity oi' foun turnips has been shipped to mar- ket, s.ud if this rumor is true. it is sfacttobedcplm-ed'I’herccanbc little doibt that deslers are makinl s great deal mvre DIUM tlilll *N price paid to the farmer warrants. but that il no justification for whl-t the Brtlish would cull A sham practice. Two blacks, as the old folks used co say. never make s white. Besides thc blemirfh loft on Wh6I\ 0111' ln the pioneer days-chiploads' of grain were exported, and for a time all went well. Theo 'wmwody init- iated a get-rich-quick scheme by putting stones in the grain sacks as mlkswclghts. Thet trick lust the British market. While Iamon thelimject of markets let me. point out that the Danish famrer pockets 'N cents out of every dollar that the consumer peys for farm produce. Thct is as itshouldbe for the fu-m»:rl'u|"ths heavy and of the This ddrlblc result is secured by putting out (006 stuff to in-011'! his markets in ths first place. and secondly lu.: system of so-cpu-ation in which be liakss tha kveneet tnfnrelt. P'llD'I’lllllDl! This vim! is ping to bs on such birds are hen your round. it is to bc thbt tra lrlinttl' 0( lawn accordingly. myself, can time our IW!! The When we pslt your foxes- ` They are pelted right. ` Win wseloen your lis- milk ig; wld! and is on the mthority cr Quan: In moimr mc it I rn if it vii a iiiééigitiiill g 1 siiqg sr; ,_P§_;§i$ SEE' i€;§E§¥§§§H°§ 2% if E Eng," °. fa gg' is = infill* :nfl .i. .biz _nitrite varieties with vers shapes. Used to I len cxtmnc climate-that of Bur- rsy. llnglmd-thx did not thrive so well under e All-too-sunny skies hers. They spindeld, and the leaves were small. Now they mend a Nod putt of the twenty-four hours in the cellar. when iii? §rr§§§ §§l§§t 1-.; an cxpcrlmen an ivy ln s shady sn ivy in a. shady ,wherb ferns delight to next spring will settle the question |as to whethsrthts plant can be grown outdoors ell the year round. i Thu experience led me to con- sider the eifeot of climate on liv- ing things. It is perhaps easbst to recognise in plant life. The cow- ,slips and primmsss have A hard stYll8l’le for life in our dry summon. and the old leaves an ‘1:umt" up *Sig 8;'8€“§_§€ £855 Q3 igiiéigléfiiii Eglin i- i= 1° tl 5' 5 in § . .. S 2 .5 ii;;ifr.ili*i~iii,i.i§; iiiisiiiégiiiliféti iiiliiirzigilgié winter. Bcotlahq' fuss mg lr bloom tha the south af Ziillcratiomi 0.( the same families uid nndng that equipment which suited the grandfather is too limp for the grandson. Whether this lg of good omcn h pmblsmstical: in geologic ales an increase in the .rig of any raos of beings was aim” tba prelude to its disappearance, In 'lbpins.rd‘s 'Anthropology' . most interesting work. it is nom that the Aust-rsliaus have devehmd very limi: lean. especially 1 :hurl from the knees downwuds-iwhehoe they fthe Aumiesi are called --com. Stdlks." A34 when you Dome go think of it the national a.nimal_th¢ Kangaroo-has extra develqnd hindlsg and short forelegs. H" climate anything to ao with inn phenomenon. and if so, how? '-'W = i i E- m - | _:i _FREDK HUTH 69° Co. 58/60 CANNON STREET E. C. 4 London, England Announce their '/ COMING letter- was sent tc “Asltlus EL'r vswss r 1 '_ . \ .1 llflllll IIUBIIIT ,. /11'” , . _ 90.. LTI. llilr