solitaire-rep wml . Silver Fox Farming mm arrival should be f. '0 s butotber mlltslti . entirely neglected?!“ we" u The next auctions take place in Montreal beginning April 29th and in London on June 24th. ‘m! Purina Mflls. St. Louis. Mo., great advertisers for their prod- . particularly Purina Fox Gho d Meat Chow. The back‘ a mafnif icent full silver. one of thg fms have ever seen. With this foundation fox they bred high m‘! when h cover of American Fur magazines carry their adds which Kerty"wa%ctiyc“:rldmwellillustl~at:u<1.,or watering can apply a G8 . ere was a g picture of the late ton addressing a of 10x] ran at Weusau. Wisconsin, and telling them of his early trials in the hiv In the bringin e breeding of silver giants?‘ to rea- inch. his ambition of securing top market prices for .his silvers, and the manager was a former employ- ee of mine who on his visits to ttctowrl it a i W!“ W 1M m1 1w and W11 ms the lollowlns day was eliminated. The new colonies should be fed liberally until they are well estsJb- llshed and are able to secure enough I18 flowers. Where all foundation is t’ used. more food will be required as the bees need sugar for the manu- about what was going on. It seemed fantastic at theltilne- w breed foxes with born of man's nature asserted m everyone more or less who the Mnmrsaie inllontrcai... MmWEMhMZ“ Altos over 80.000 silvers (in- lnutotions) were offered. and other pioneers such as the ions. never for one minute the extentcflr magnitude of their mall ventures. Rom the production of cits in 000 the i ded so that on the mar- the world over a million laced in 10% Far aflflwpeltswasficmc N100 $33 e same sales one year am:- rwl th lamest producer over 320.000. Nelvt came the .S.A. with Canada in third place. Now the world's production is very much lees than 3:10-11!“ t Home, so eorganised countries that it is be ficult to sell the countries. were popularity of lnutatio ever. mutations do not " e y have doney at salm. The ‘it SPLENDID cuss men m 30% Flt-STEIN. Amo-lFMs/ll. run or Corn Gluten. Lip- id .__. Tsar-v. noulusmnc - - - over Canada iFasd Package Boer a llnce nlflrrival Importers of be sure to have all the bees destination. says C. A. Bee Farm. Ottawa. The cages on th set in shady place and thin the screening. The bees wil e ‘ until la rnoon in Special Pamphlet No. 8: a Experimental Far-tn. Ottawa. then shake most of on the combs. With e bee should e necessary equipment ready to house and feed when they arrive from the Southern States because the vision Central Elxperilrlental e1,- annual ban on trucks in sonle a cool. honey or sugar synvp brushed or sprayed on soon cm‘ becom quiet and may be trans- ferred to their hives immediately if the weather is dull; or, if warm and brightkfiecstpone the transfer te or .evening, thus reducing the danger from driftin g. A method for transferring peck- age bees to their hives is described Y of which can be obtained by w t- ing to Dominion Department of Agriculture. Ottawa. Another sat- isfactory method. not described in the pamphlet. which has been test- ed in the Apiary at the CCHCXE] Wherl everything is in readiness B. spray DUIHD smut Markets l In Review orrswn, Canada - April 4. 1m smnsamr shi supplies only eno h food _HOGRMA cattle receipts coupled for he bees to carry them their with a. good demand brought about Jamiesorl, advances of 15 cents to 50 cents on meios- markets this week. The 0d the country contributed to the smaller supply. Hog prices advanc- edanywhcrefromilzfimflper cwt. Lambs gained 25 cents at ‘inr- onto and-Calgary, were unchanged elsewhere. an veal calves continu- ed to sell at finrrprices. Cattle receipts at stock yards and as plants were approxi- ma y 28,000 head for the week. brin in: the total to date this year to .800. compared with. 4511.700 in the same period last Calf arrivals were 19.700 for he week. Since January 1st. receipts are 137,- 000 as against 152.700 in the cor- respqtl ing period a year ago. Sheep and lamb arrivals. at 9,050, tinue above the previous year. Flor the fillet 14 weeks this year. total sales are 176,200 and in the same period last year were 156,718. Hog gradings in the week ended March for installing the bees. remove the feeder can and the queen cage. ganaagzmtsmtfie i1" be“ W” and first three last year in the rnonths cf the year they were 1,906.- tit f nbeifl?‘ 44' uan _ o. sugar syru over e |3l50Tg81Ylized bees. ‘Fhgn remove Eauwm Cattle Market e.As should be , for at least a. week. In every case where this method used. the queen was found to |start egg laying much earlier and the necessity of opening the colony ‘was for their needs from the spri facture of wax. to be queenless, unite them with out delay to a queenright colony. Apiarist of his province to to arrive. USA. and Canada want. the plat- inunjls and white marked. first the swlck and PILL. strain than. cri Will Macllhchefrfs the opinion they would of pearl cured, a1. realized has not beenas and where produced from good ver strains have been very profit- able for breeders. The glaciers. which is a mutation developed from the pearl plaitinums and platinums, had their baptism b° recently itlal offering secured an average Thev are VQEV o in Montreal and the of around $71. beautiful under tile lights and not have as long guard ful- as the therefore l to ladies who shy pug-haired furs. It seems has been promote the disparagelnexlt of sliver fox and allied types by friends of the mink chef's 1m flat silver fox far- ir organisatl lg the ons is by pointing out that longaaired furs flater a woman no ma. she is. and en- "11 while flat furs definitely drab and severe on is certainly a very un- ads and one we cannot pin any faith to. lust s matter of clever It may be of the line hema direct- ue to n. en caused by w Bros. producing. processing of the United States produ on of platinums or silvers. should a clear of to us that the propaganda used very insldinusy to rs of what. type hence her beauty. have a effect. mm stable _ Dliblflotsfin and becki that some ed towards silver fox is d war betwe retailers Frullm and retailing at least on ll . silver fox. w , P)— The 4 troops u iili nfioto mung? u? ht‘us."$°"“° the queen from the cage and after wetting her withthsyrup k220i) her e psc e cage will still contain some bees. place Iit side diown over the hive. Next those days seem give the bees a pail of food. set an wri empty super on the hive and put ye. Sir Charles on the cover. The hive entrance reduced to about one not examine the colony A beekeeper entitled to obtain sugar should write to the Provincial~ secure the special pemlit well in advance of the time the packagesare due It was an Islander. "Ollie" Mc- Neill. and the Colpltts Brothers. who featured the wdliic marked foxes. McNeilTs foxes were the des- cendants of a pair purchased from cLlura and MncKinnon Sil- ver Fox Famls. Ltd, while the Col- uitts foxes were bred from white marked foxes bought in New Brun- the latter from a Kinally came from ranch. Mer- maid. Wie all knew that Fired Coi- pitlts was around picking up the white marked types but we were of not make any headway. Nbw we find that they are very necessary to keep up a ranch average price. The future latinmns seems to be as- ough the average price blah as for platinum: or platinum silvers, but they do have a certain glamouf s lil- , England —(O _ Orient liner Orontes. which arrived here recently with owings’ to a casepfmallpox on board. A moderate supply of cattle sold 16 cents to 25 cents higher on the TORONTO market. Steers and heifers moved up 15 cents and cows and bulls showed the greater ad- vance of 25 celnts. weighty steers were bought up to a. top of $1350. butcher steers mostly $11 to $12.50, with some choice $13. Stock- er marterial scarce. with prices at $10 to $11. and some good feeding steers were taken at $11.50 to $12. MONTREAL continued firm. ‘There were a few more loads of fairly good steers offered. with the best ringing up to $13.50 and mediums $11.76 to 812.50. Butcher cows of good quality changed hands $9.50. to $10. In the MARITIWIEZS, receipts were mostly a cleanup of the stall-fed calttle and were of an ‘urlproved quality. To grades were quoted from $11.75 f. o. b. country points. Established beekeepers will have 1 sgare combs containing pollen and t ese should be used in the package‘ colonles. 1f any colonies are found Western Cattle Markets Lively trading was experienced on most western markets under light to moderate receipts and WINNTLP was anywhere from 25 cents to 50 cents higher. with the better grades of slaughter steers in demand at $12.75 to $13.25 and good cows mt $9 50 to $10. The best of the light stockers moved out at $10 to $10 50 Trading was active and prices steady to 25 cents stronger at CALGARY, with good to choice butcher steers going at $12 to $12.75. EDMONTON also ilad good action and was strong. with grading lenient. and had a prac- ical top on steers at $12.50. al- though one choice load of weighty steers brought $12.75. a new high for this season. The best of the EIRT ranged JAW $12 to $12.25. $12.50 to $13 and an odd $13.25. REGINA up to $13. . Exports w United Stake Shipments of dairy cattle to the United States totalled 1,867 for the week as against 806 in the same week last year. Exports since Jim- uary lst are 11.130 and in the same period last year totalled 6,- 635. Firm Calf Market Firmlness was evident all throuffh the trading session on veal calves. Toronto $16 to $1.7. on best veals, Montreal up to 814.50, Win- nipeg $18.50 to $15, Calgary $12 to $13. Edmonton $12.50 to $13-50 with Moose Jaw.$12.50, Saskatoon $13 to $14.50. and Rosina up to $14- liigher Hog Market Hog ‘rlces advanced all the wav from 31,15 to f) irla $17.95 to $18.05. Albert. Moose Sasha $18.70. and $18.06. won Vancouver $18.00 to» Monctml $19-10 .. °°1€l?“‘°“" e on e A fir! gld lips-n Grade Bl. Further Gain In lamb Prices Another advance of 25 cents was recorded on lambs at ‘ml-onto and Calgary. Toronto paid $16-50 t0 $15.75 for western imllts and a load was held at the close at $10. mmpgg hm a few good ambs up to l1 , while Calsary paid $12.50 fc $12.76. n/ton up to 81.2.76. undMoose awhada few 181i‘ quality lambs at $10-50- the Dominion o-oo-o»-o+o++o+»o++o-o+o Farmer’: {Attention We i...“ largo nunntitisl pqlll, andwill bu! 1i" I! .. . . ken jlallyuPronpf returns- rut: ‘floral. lixclnnc c’... J.‘ IEWNS. Prop. at Friesians by photograph and chart. Favours Tattooing to Identify Live Stuck ‘lntiooing as a permanent Ileana oi.’ identifying purebred live stock was described at the recent annual meeting of the Canadian Nation Live Stock Records Board by 0.11. Allen, associate chemist. Science Service, Dominion Department of Agriculture. Ottawa. Reporting the results of tattooing experiments begun by the Deparmlent six year! ago. Mr. Allen outlz. in suited to different k and said that of l2 horses tattooed in 1940, the identification of eight was still legible. For uniform Der- marlence of tattooing. he recom- mended tattooing the inside of the horse's lower lip, using dies closely spaced with short. sharp needles apply the black pigment paste de- veloped by the Dcpartmerli/s Science ce. All sheep tattooed on the ear five years ago with green or blue pix- ments are still easily identifiable. he said. If lambs are to be marked lvhile young, the size cf the dies should be carefully chosen so that the growth of ear in the mature animal will not distort the tattooed symbol. Best results in tattooing cattle with black pigment are obtained bv applying it in concentrated form with dies whose needles resemble long. tapering chisels. Ear tattoo- ing of several breeds of cattle is on a secure basis. but lf consideration is to be given to this method of identification for Holstein Fkiesian cattle. the newly developed green tttoo mixture is likely to be more suitable than‘ the black dgment. The new tattoo mixtures prepar- ed by Departmental chemists are nonpolsonous, easy to apply. and give a good contrast with the colour of the animal. At present. Canadian pure-bred live-stock breeders are required to provide the following identification of each individual animal before it can be registered. Cattle: tattoo. except Ayrshires which may be identified by either tattoo or photograph. and Holstein Horses: description of colour and white markings. Sheep: choice of tattoo or ear tags. Swine: tattoo obligatory for York- shires and Chester Whites: choice of tag or tattoo for other breeds. Foxes: Dogs: description of colour and white markings. Permanent identification of pure- bred live stock benefits their buyer and seller and assists in tracing stolen animals. Tattooing has much to recom- - NEWSY NOTE - the ruse of burying a dead man along with pimtss’ treasure. Had the treasure been b broken ground might have the cache away. The corpse, how- ever, vvas inferred over the chest containing the gold, and anybody investigating would naturally con- clude that he had come across some poor fellow? grave. and would leave it alone. It was not hard to get the e: usually one of the bearers The notorious Captain Kidd, pir- ate, did quite a business on Atlantic coast. according to tradi tion. and he is said to have buried his ill-gotten gains at several points in the Maritimes. I lee by the pap- ers that a search was undertaken mg s t where Kidd's treasure ute ly buried, but ion/gt of rusty chain rewarded the When I first came to the Island I was told as a matter of interest, that Kidd was supposed to have buried treasure in the "Round B111" far up the Brackley Point Road. A» far as I could learn, there had never been a search for the treas- w ure so presumably it's there stilll irlier generations appear have been much more creduous and several tales of treasure-hunts on the Island were still in circula- tion. The writer regrets now that he treated such tales with levity, did not. put them on record. The late John C. MacKinnon took the right view of the subject and left us in his “Island Sketches," a lively ‘tale of a treasure hunt of id. As introduction Mr. MacKinnon tells a little about Captain William Kidd himself. Hired by a company as captain of a prlvnleer to put down the numerous pirates infest- ing the trade routes, found it more profitable to turn pirate himself, so he hoisted black flag “and for several years he was the vllest sinner abroad." He became so bold by long Immun- ity that he appeared In Boston, was romptly arrested and sent to Eng- nd. There he was tri ed and executed in 170 . you 911115113)’ trouble with III! “No sil-oe. 1 frcaiul ull my seed with Cercsun. Had a wonderful crop. There's nothing like Cereals r L ' a l I ..n° 1' II killed for the purpose. The propos- al to kill a man when flle treasure was recovered ought to have ex- Next morning Huaket [Bi/g of his friends an account of his interview with Kidd and endeav- ored to interest them in a syndi- cate to recover the gold, At first they laughed and called him but he continued firm that one after another gave way, and believed his story.» The syndicate was formed: Husker, as promoter was to get half of spoil, the other moiety to be divi- ded amon the company. No time was lost in getting under way. A boat was loaded with shovels and crowbars, and, most important. a sounding- rod-—a long iron bar with n steel point. Then ‘the company embark- p. m. on a pleasant July night with the moon in its first quarter. The course was set for two miles across the bay, to the spot indicated by Kidd as a On the way acrom one of the party asked Husker if he would accept $1M!) in hand for his share of the venture? Husket flared up and replied savagely: ‘Tom Han- berry, you were always a fool and your lmpudent question may dear this very night!" -mesn- that Tom would be sacrificed when the gold was found! The im- aginary box containlng bushels of coins, "was as real our "author. "as the pipe in gob. In the hast; of important item ha ed -eome means of conveying the treasure to the boat. as, owing to its enormous weight the box could never be carried. The promoter was greatly annoyed at this omis- sion; but was quickly relieved when one of the comps man.) held up two large sacks. with the defiant remark: "Do I come on foo errand with two hand on my pocket?" At this dis- play of preparedness Husket was 5nd Dlllnfltlnnl Ion . w EAT - oars ~ FLAX fBARLEY .- .. .-. h-q-m-i-u-nnne-Q-a-“iw-awe-m- -.. Controls Smut, lint, Seedling Blight, Seed when a blood-curdling noise, as 11' some creature were parting with, life, came from the thicket that sheltered the beach. 1t must. be the‘ ghost of the unfortunate guardian cf the treasure, strangled when the money was hidden! It was mo with the wildest dismay they rushed to the boat, hauled lff down and launched it on the tide., Not all of the party rasn; there.‘ was one man with sufficient cour-.- age to learn what stampede. He climbed a fence into the thicket, and commenced exam- ining it: in the darlmess he could do nothing but feel, the noise all.‘ the while becoming fainter. last he felt. wool and discovered. an old ram choking and nearly dead: he had been running with‘ a cord and block. which had he- come tangled in the brush. cord was at once severed and the Then legends began to round his name: current that during his piracy he had buried boxes and pots of gold in many localities. Peopl large share of credulity think that, with a "mineral rod" one might become rich overnight. instead of toiling for years. Dreams of finding gold became common; if the dream was repeated the "stuff" was sure! There was a singular condition attached: the search must take place at nigillltt and in silence. The return trip was slow and,’ monotonous; the bravo fellow who‘ found the ram relieved the scaredl and dispirited company b relating the facts; and they a k ep mum" on everything. Such- things, however do not remain 1 in dark: next day rho excavator: was discovered; also a munber of shov- els, ttowbars, a winding-rod. and- two sacks. The parties had to taco a lot of ridicule at first but u us- tales concerns an Islander named Heeney who, in response to several dreams. began digging alone stead of getting up a company to share the prize. This man carried on a business of some sort and it was well known that he was hold- ing back a sum of money which a widow in the district maintain- ny (a French- mend ‘it and when properly per- of registration. llrge llsle Certified Seed Potatoes Although tit-Ti? a good sup of certified seed potatoes in moment. potato growers in Can- ada are urged to order without delay their certified seed for 1040 planting‘. The demand is increas- n quickly. Also there the power of potato growers, growing the greatest amount they possibly can. to assist in the release of food to the serving peoples of the world. The best yield of potatoes and those of the highest food value seed. otherwise there is a few $14. Prince Albert up to $150., The above prices do not include] fowl and chic- 90 8 antce that the potatoes planted free from disease. There are three classes of certified seed tatoes namely: Certified, Fcundaiofl A, and Foundation. Certified seed producers. by the way. must plant Foundation or Foundation A to en- s c asses, there is a Small Size Grade containing tubers of 1 1-2 to 3 oz. size. Any of these classes or grades will give satisfaction. Certified seed potatoes, like certi- -fied or registered wed of other crops, are identified by official tags issued by the Dominion De- partment of Agriculture. The tags are attached to every container of 50 pounds or more. If the official tag is not attached, the potatoes seed. Th details issued on the lags give a escription of the class of seed. that is. Certified Seed Pota- toes; Certified Foundation ‘Pota- toes: the name of the variety; the date of the official inspection, and a copy of the official seal. heal-in the words —-De artment of culture — Can a - Plant Pm tlon Division — Science Service. the Potato certifica- tion Service, aim of the Plant Protection Di on to make available to the whole Potato industry 0d’ Canada a sill’ icient quantity of practically disease-free seed annually to meet all ive demands. This Service is con- sidered the most, practical and ee- onomical method of dealing with the many types of diseases carried in the tuber. In pmvidin GHOST CAMP NOW HAMILTON. rll 1i - (C?) - Carrol. on the enzle River in the Northwest ‘Ilerritofk. ills be- come a "ghost 11W. flcer for Operation Muakox. in a letter written from the EC. ail; base camp ,nee.r. Norman e s. Canoi was‘ during the war when Kenzie River oil wells project was in o6: From "if a -four-inch pipe e ran tbrou Crcalng a short distance south of Whlthorse, Y.T., on the Highway, KINGSVIIII, Ont, (OP) - The bird sanctuary of the late fleck’ Klilsktcdly w‘: viailm‘ un reds rking e dzfe of the wiil- own naturalist and bird r. e can Ooimty Tourist Alsaelationpo which Ir. Miner was president. came n a \ ual it died away. parties." lays on‘ narrator, "hi-W Years ago gone to the shades, except he who released the sheep and related the incident. Another "pirates treasure" fig- ures in the P. E. I. Magazine, but this must welt for rmrt week!’ m. e i ed was due her. A Practical joker, formed tends to improve the system who knew the story. attired himself , Qlerebv assisting in white and set: out towards materially ln raising Canadian llve- gpo[ when. goon stock standards to a higher level. nlghny task, Arr-i nf the digger, the joker shouted. "as in a voice from the tomb." that unless Heeney paid the -wldow‘s ‘demand and also gave her a cow. he would never mach the gold. The ghost then disappeared by simply dropping the white sheet. Th next day the widow was more than surprised when Heeney came in "Here's your money. y ma'am. and a good he out at the gate." Needless to say that though Heerley dug a hole "big enough for an elephant.” never reached gold. “About sixty years ago" saysnthe author of the Sketch Book. the is still a;bulldi_ng of wooden sh cr tical need for the maximum pro-gtive at Summerside." an duction of food, and it is within builders, by name H by» profound visionary w mineral rod and a th E . bed in the subiect that he fancied the pirate paid hi visit and informed him that mense wealth was buried lr. that If at dusk the following ef would he there, he (Kidd) would point out the spot and give all particulars. The spot indicated was about six miles away and l-‘fusket, after his day's work was done, made way to it. Kidd. too. was exactly on time, and pointed out the spot to have their fields in-i lo dig. while» Huskei. planted a three stake as a marker. 0n 1h!‘ follflw- ing night, said Kidd. Husket rnuat be there with six others, No word must be the search; no light with red lights in her rig- a black flag at her maln- mast. would sail into the harbor. The anchor would be dropped. boat lowered and Kidd and a dozen companions would come ashore. It was further explained that when the treasure was buried a dead man was laid to guard the gold. and on the cash being recovered. one of the seven must be sacrificed and blifléitl in the saéne piling‘! b h nde arts ."sa s certificate number of the seed; the gnaw? p y The rest of the voyage was occu- pied in thinking of the futur 15 the change from 1 “n; with“, h5g1 in single night; all decided for could buy, to "astpnish the na- tives." As fo their future careers- but here the keel touched the sand and all must disembark. Before leaving the boat a timekeeper was appoints‘ whose duty it was to give a dozen taps cn the crewbar ex- on with receipts now at oonaspo Huskefls marker stake was found. TV") “Tiara-jg, 115W? and just then the dozen tops sound- ed distinctly. but neith vessel nor , is to schedule. so Husket, standing on the treasure spot. drew round him a circle nine feet diameter. and baring ills head, ex- filmed in ringing tones: "William Kidd, I command thee in the name Maritime Provinces at the present! one carot of A's wont to and lcl flllpmerldls t0 NW! land. Demand from Maritime pol slow. Dealers floors are filled capacity with indioaMcns that ex- port shipments will be increased. "" "es unchanged from last quot- l" E I. stations are quoting for lgngraded 888s delivered liver the treasure!’ lar order there was no but a dull echo. ' of course, but there was still t e planted on the au- thorlty of Kidd himself. At a sign from Husket the party began excavate, tlmfdly at first, but as there was no spiritual interference, they soon threw off their jackets "and made the dirt fly." didn't dig; he had the onerous task of wat hing for the ship with the can be grown by using certified section. C ug; ‘ evening Husk Graded shipments ‘f When the diggers; had got down t to flow like water-an state of things, for be it remem- bered, all were bound to silence and could giv¢ no advice. The min- rod was resorted to, but with- née; the sounding-rod was deeply into the sand but no treasure-chest resisted its prob- whlch had seem- ed within their grasp, was a delu- sion! "The revulsion was and every face fell." _ It was long after midnight; "in moon had set and all was shroud- These adventurers had come on an unholy quest un- der the aegis of a murderous pir- ate’s spirit. They had been reared ghosts and lzobllns filled the air o’ ndrbts. What else cmlld it he 23 Specialized producers rgciev ing should not be accepted as certified, (At this pofntuh; reader must pardon my dlgresslhg to explain a of the Stallion Enrolment and over. standing for serv- led in the records of the Horses offering for service d, and carry an inspection cer- r enrolment and inspect tlficate. Applications fo l be made immediately. Applications for en with the required fee of Two Doll include name of horse, breed, age, colour, " ‘mmn ‘g2 flft Registration Number, if horse is registered. Stallion owners who use horses for service n ades not authorized by lty provisions of the above men- graded and author-lad Agriculture will be permitted to All horses that have graded tted to stand or travel for service. DEPARTMENT OF 'AGRICULTURE, I Charlottetown, P. ll I} According t9 the provision Act all stallions two years old ice in this Province, must Department.‘ of Agriculture. must be inspecicd and grade camp," . l n il . ai t- . cum] M m to“ r u. m‘ '€..- rolrnent should be accompanied ars ($2.00) and should description and I'll-M miles of led, or inspected or in gr will be subject to the pens Alum tioned Act. Only be - by the Department of April ii --. travel for public “out” wilfaoi. be pernli mountainous country ‘to Johnston's. rses enrolled,