I 13E jil-IARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN o . :e'0"'a “‘ QWFVN .,,,o,,s9$2se..o..~., “PEERLESS” FliX mums Galvanized before and after weaving. Large stock on hand‘. Heavy shipment en route from England. We have everything for the rancher, FOOD CHOPPERS, ENAMEL and ALUMINUM l FOX PANS, ~ WATERING PANS FOX TONGS, FOX STAPLESQ LACING WIRE, HINGES and HASPS The Rogers Hardware Company, Limited Phone 105. Charlottetown y VCPOWS. (‘For the fiscal year contrary, with no decrease in the C ONSER MADBIIIIID. s wanna: oouimi or rniicricsi. orimous on vmu. ISSUES srrzcriso rm: uses mo ABUSBS or nsruasi. usouncns n in. Lunww Jmxins, breeding stock. The example 01' birds propagated on game farms is even more convincing. E88 Dro- duction is forced until it is from iive to ten-fold the normal, and a _ very high proportion oi the eggsl are shipped away; yet the small number retained suffices for main~ tenance oi the foundation stock. The reduction of the breeding stock by a. hunter's killing one pair oi adult birds can do more harm VA TI ON ‘XIII MAN'S FRIEND: THE CROW y In n. newly sown field dead crows dangling from poles may often be seen -a warning to their brethren not to trespass. In an- other, perhaps an adjoining field of land being prepared for plant- ms. a flock of crows is following the plow. uhmolested. The farmer does not drive them away, because he knows they are aiding him by devouring cutworms. wlrewornis, i white grubs. and other pests that I might later ravage his crop. Thus. iside by side, are presented two very different pictures: crows pro‘ tected because they are beneficial, and crows slain to save n few sralns oi seed corn. These con- trasted pictures well exemplify the absurdity of our trcament oi _natural allies- Dead crows cannot 65l- ClIlWOIIII-s. Pests it is economic- ally impracticable for the farmer to combat; "scarecrows ’cannot "Mlle V! life. and consume the Kfll-Wlmllilers that may strip the fields in summer. For every crow he Bibbets in secdtlme. the farmer may pay dearly through the year in QYODS dllmilllfid by insects that liv- mg crows would devour in quant- 1 Y. 72 tvireworms. 85 May beetles (or , Julie bugs, the adults of white 1 grabs), 123 grasshoppers, ' or 434 caterpillars lFarmers‘ Bin. 1102, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1920) are meals that scientific stomach fllllllysis has proved crows to eat. By what other agency can ‘farms be rid so cheaply of thcsc pests? Bluntly, the answer is, by none. Crows destroy insects in every month; they have voracious ap- petities; they feed from early morning to late afternoon; they fiflllrCll the whole farm for insects; they find and attack infestations i l. than the taking by crows of almost , any number oi first clutches of eggs. Killing adults. which hunters always do. can quickly reduce rc- productive capacity; taking toll of can be controlled by the applica- tion. of deterrents to the seed, and l the second by ‘rearing poultry in ‘enclosed runs, a system desirable _ . on various other grounds as well the 088s may 11°‘ “new 1L B‘ all- ‘Damagdto standing corn occurs If Dffllllfl chlClwlls- 5H2? hens. ; with the crow population, swollen! and other upland game birds now i by acogjlon; o1 young, l5 gt its fscarce, suffered no more than the : peak oi adundance, and some re- ‘- clwlollfll 10S’ l0 l1 CFOW 0f l Sol- l duction may then be justiniire. tins o! ears: if wild ducks had no i , A little aggressive action gives a more serious handicap than crow-‘ igreat deal of protection; for crows! Dllfeflllg J 011° 0W °l “We 0P , are pfqyefbjgllywflfygndavold311235‘ more of their first clutches, there z where companions have come tel would be no problem oi the restora- I grief. Considering the availability , film 0f the-fie blrds- Tllfill‘ llvfllllfl- I and the superiority oi methods that i H0118 WDllld Hill/Cl‘ have been d9- prevent damage, farmers in most! Dlelfil t0 all EXIOM fvrl-‘lwdlllg EX- ¢|15e3 have little excuse 1o;- regort- l tinction. No, the basic reasons ior X in; to protective measures that in- [game bird disappearance are man, volve the killing of crows, liis works, and his deeds. Hc has If systematic destruction of l taken the upland game bird? crows ls unnecessary and undersir- l range for his own use. he had l able so far as the farmer's interests, drained Wild fowl hOmES . 50m" are concerned, then the sports-l parts Of Whlih he had bGGil able man's pica of aiding the farmer by l to use, others not; and above all killing (grows falls flat. It l5 Speci- l 110 killed and killed, WlillDllt mercy ous anyway, for it is plain to sec and without sense that every calm of the sportsman ‘ Having soghlelfld some SDEClES NOVEMBER 1. 1937 PA VILION SCENE OF 1100c making common cause with the almost to the Doll“ of disappear- fnrmer he; relation only to some‘ niice. he then kills natural enemies ggme gpecles, on n11 other eefioi those species. thinking to thrive y casions, a vast majority, the farm- la few more head of some for im- , er ls forgotten. If there is the lself. If}all the gatural ciéemliczs were slightest suspicion of crop damage 20116- ll‘- Wfllll llslllll 91H? 0 ally by a. game species; the sportsman I and all kinds of game; tllQpq would I’ {‘;§‘;“,‘..f,‘.’,.f2f.§"i$?°t§§f-"‘f§ ti’. “£335. l ‘€f...’.‘°.l’f’l‘£t2%'l‘ Halli. i hgrbgrg any creature’ that em- sist vith all their might the dc-' preys upon a game species. the vesting advance ofthc killers. The isportsman wanlts totkiil inhregarcg hunteisd gfalitiunothing but a iletilt- esg Qf any v3 ug j may ave lilg an C 1 OHS l) Pillllff‘. W1 E the former, public at large loses valuable and, Groups are condemned and enlled interesting creatures that all of us by all of the opprobrious names Call H1103’- thelr reviiers can recall, black ras- What the hunter wants is to kill. International Fox and Animal Foods Ltd. Summerside, IF YOUR AIM IS GOOD PEIJIYS, then you are not aiming to (cad CHEAP, BUT to feed the BEST. S-unglo. The Original Seasonal Fox Feed. ~ U-nique Coupon Selling Plan on all Sunglo Iiations N-oihing but the Best ingredients by icst used. G-iving Ranchers more Service than any other Feed House. L-ongci‘ Feeding Experiments Back oi’ SUNGLO than any other Fox Feed O-nly One Aim-To Manufacture 'l‘lii<i DESI‘ Feed possible with WhlCh to produce the required Results. Write for SUNGLO SERVICE SI..~\N'I‘S for practical feeding and Ranching information. Published monthly, l-‘REE to FOX 8; MINK Ranchers. 33,15, pirates, gangsters, and murd- ln season li’ he mllSt, bllt at all erers, because they sometimes cat the eggs and young of game birds. The fact that this results ‘in no diminution of game bird popua- the anti-crow emotic- is riuc to tlic opportunity it gives for killing at any time. Crow-killing has been before the farmer is aware of the danger; and they do it all for a’ modest fee in grain, chiefly corn, the worth of which is reckoned in often disappointingly few cents a‘ bushel. Services must always be] llflld for. and there is certainly no , ciomsctic animals that serve the’ farmer at so low a cost as the , iii-cct-dcstroyliiig birds, especially 1935 Congress made a special appropria- l tion of $2,354,893 for a grasshopper- |control campaign in co-operation with aficcted strtcs. Iii the same states anti-crow campaigns are ‘carried on by “sportsmcn" and R.E., "conservation" departments. ed ) The Biological Survey. has made two exhaustive studies of the crow, FOX RANCHERS! ' WE WILL HE PLEASED TO HAVE YOU CALL AT THE liyiig Silver Fox Gompanys llancli MT. EDWARD ROAD if you are in the market to buy, we can offer Medium lo ilxtrii Pulc stock from some of our best bred sires and dams. ' "01. 30-H” sired Champion Female Pup Amherst Show, and also produced pelt which sold at London Auctions for $160.00, the highest priced pelt in 80,000. This statement can be verified by communicating uiih the Secretary of the C.N.S.l~‘.B. Association, Huiumcrsidc, P. E. island. 'I'Iiis- strain may be sci-n all llirougli our ranch. Our f oxcs arc pricrtl right. E. S. COFF-IN a GRAFTON S'l'IU'.E'l‘ I H ' ' _ I hlillld Produced hix Foods Assure Success 5 Imperial Fox Biscuits —- AND - Peerless Fox Biscuits -- ARE - 1 Outstanding Fox Foods That Get Results ‘In well-developed, vlgllmus ffies- Highest quality pelts, full)’ Tuned’ thick‘ skinned, diamond sheened. ' Production of regular and large "Hers- MAN UFA CITURFRS “IMPERIALS ” “PEERLES " Imperial Biscuit P. E. I. Fox Biscuit lliiii-‘IN a c0.» , I separated by a. long enough inter- val to have revealed any decided change in economic tendencies, if such had occurred. The verdicts from these investigations arc much the same. In i895 (Bul. 6. Division of Ornithology and Mainmalogy) the conclusion was: "In summing up the benefits and losses result- ing from the food habits of this bird, it is clchr that the good ex- , coeds the bad, and that the crow is a friend rather than an enemy of the farmer.” Twenty-three years later. in 1918. we are informed (Bul- 621. U. s. Dent. of Agricul- ture) that, “The attitude oi the individual farmer toward the crow shou'd be one of toleration when no serious losses are suffered, ratlicr t h a n uncompromising antagonism, resulting in the un_ warranted destruction of these birds which at times are most valuable aid.- to man." HE"? again. be it noted. de- struction of the birds is not the course advised. The most evident misdemeanors or crows on the farm are pulling of seed corn. dBl/Ollllllll the eggs and young oi poultry. and piliering corn in the milk- The first of these offences Bring All Your TIRE TRCIIBLE T0 US 0R PHONE _ 909 We patch, repair, and vulcanize- ALL MAKES AND ALL SIZES r TIRES and Tunas. Free tire-changing service with nil jobs Inside city limits WHITLICO-CK TIRE SERVICE tions under natural conditions, and Rfiwmlllillled by the fact that the depletion of game now apparent has undoubtedly been caused by wholesale killing by hunters are ignored. Evidence against the crow has been exag- pled crows used for decoys. times young birds prodded kicked into squzuvkiiig gcrated, perverted, and invented. A $116 Slfllllihlflf ilfvfl- Fmlll photograph widely reproduced to fihflflllns. W211‘ 1100B CFOWS 119$ Show me enormity of egg ole- progressed to mass murder by structiori by crows not only was "faked" by the piling up .under a tree, containing a single crou nest, oi eggs from a large area, but the eggs were mostly those of the clapper rail or marsh hen that had been washed out oi the nests by an unusually high tide, and of which there were literally wind- rows about the edges of the marsh and .of openings therein, available to any creature inclined to eat them. These eggs were wholly waste, and consumption of them by crows or any other scavengers was, if anything, beneficial. Admittedly, crows eat the cggs and young of other birds, but there is nothing to be gained by distort- ing the evidence either for or a- gfgaf-tgef g2: ‘;§ml’,§;d“‘,§’§fl:§ iziwfi; 57'} oi sleeping birds. Rather deeds oi intelligent and human beings, tlic c form of madness, an irrcsponfl-l bility and ruthless fury comparable crows devour some eggs and young of game birds; that is. (IYCW; tres- pafs on the killing privileges that,‘ the houiitcrs tvish rcscrvecl for themselves alone. It is killing to in- sure further killing. a disgusting exhibition of one of the un- worth test act; of inan~killing for pleasure. If man would give up the, slaughter o‘ game.‘ a pastime. without any acceptable excuse in- a civilizcd country. his whole rea- their own nesting season when there are clamorous young crow ‘ Make YOUR mouths to fill, and food in wor h while sizes and in abundance is in AT great demand. Crows nest early, . and then depredations come at the beginning of the nesting season of , other birds, giving time, if the first clutch of egg; is consumed, for the laying and the successful incuba- tion of another. Egg-eating by crows at other seasons is sporadic, even aecidentla‘; for immediately v+wO after their breeding seasons, crows RESTAURANT band in flocks. seek open country where grasshoppers are easily ob- and TEA ROOM tainable, and in general change their mode .oi life and feeding ,, :4, habits. _. .- l . The taking oi an early-season toll of eggs is not piejudicalto the welfare of the birds concerned. This is proved by man's applylns the same process to certain wild birds, the stock of which he desires to maintain, and does mnintain unimpaired. In northwestern Europe the first clutches oi lapwings eggs are taken, and in Iceland those oi the elder duck. Both of these species arc game birds. so the case i; exactly comparable to the e88 consumption by crows that is so loudly condemned. Yet the practice oi using the sass of the laPll/llls and elder has gonc on since the mcmo oi man runneth 1101i W jot STEAKS Get acquainted with one oi these sizzling hot, ten- der streaks! You'll enjoy 50c pm- ; Five Course Dinner MENU Soup or Cocktail Our Special Steak Vegetable Coffee Ten Milk Choice of Dessert urination rox nincnrns Before ordering winter meats see us. Cars will be placed at Albany. Kensing- 1| ton, Nberlun and Summer side at lowest wholesal prices. POND e DELANEY, Suinmerside. -'- 141 Great Goon!!! 9"" opposite Capitol Theatre OOFQ¥Q§OQ-O-O-OOOOOOO§OOOGOOOOOOOOOOQOOQOO-OO O§§OO§O§4fOOOF§OO400-QQOOQ5OQOOO0000000004 of your c condition. ped to service and repair Storage Batteries. Company Ltd. llolllllfllll W- OW is the tim‘: to have the ignition and cooling systems We carry a complete stock of Exide and Prest-O-Lite Batteries, and are equip- vall makes of Charlottetown 0400-046004 0-000: s oroyoftoflo- k §-@&40-Q o¢+4§-§&0§0 0004 voo<oo _ rjizizgio-aolzi. V_i_____ __ 0X SHOW ar thoroughly overhauled and put in A-l i Bring your car to uls for Radiator Flushing and Repairs, Washing, Polishing, Greasing, Oil, Gas. Phone 980. MALLETT’S BATTERY SERVICE times if he can. The popularity of son for crow-killing would be gone. Under natural conditions. the crov." is no menace to the existent-c oi any bird, game or otherwise. Thc unspeakable crow kiils do meet thc necessities o. Cfllellles l.“ llle use of live but ci-ip- 5 itself and young; man under cou- Svlllv- lclitions of civilization ha: no actual 01 I nccd for the flesh of game, but kills ‘ t0 fllllflfll- I Wfllllfillly. If man their parents and other crows toim-actlec lhnt exists W611 'problcui. no “vcriiiin" problem at ‘shame ,thci'c would .:ill. By so simple and coinnicmialilc cannonading and dyiiaiuiting roasts in plgi) could peace in, ’ lllfl" lstorcd to the world of nature. and‘, Wflsflllllll; lour brctlircn oi ihc \vi'cl a?“ all! “their just due appreciation and protection. '99 the [Ynchmll 0! huma" belllgeV ‘Audubon iocielic; still defends the And w ’y such ivarfare? Because l, right o; [to push toward extinction vnnish- Roosevelt is President. RE. rd. ting birds and animals of "game | would only to iii> curl a bc no crow largely re- reccive l in a. sylinpatlicticl, ideal; 0i‘ tlilllll‘ protection it timcd- ly lags behind the bflri, opinions of its time. The N A.A S , Ml‘. KfTilllt has (lccply offended many members by his May, 1937, to hunt the usually iu- l R0“ offensive and Brown y Mr. Roosevellis right as ‘ to hunt the [Vaska Bcar; but his, lack of sportsmanship and lack oi’ good taste in hunting, ivhilc presi-l, dent of the Association. members of llic Board of Directors, - I’. E. Island species The Association's ricl. MIMODELUSCHOOLi f‘ll(lO‘.\'l"l1<‘lli and l "c lllUOiI’ . uh ll 1k. ‘t f '1. ' S mu- m‘ o l cm c but m hinrlcl School honor roll: (trade VIII-l. Doris Boisner. of ma, Grade Vii-l. Inez Marie Mc- Rnosmcyml Donald. ‘ (ii-ado vi-l. Elmer Blanchard; Alaska in ‘ 2. Alfrrvl McDonald; 3. Garfield President ircciit trip in Mask“; Grade V~l. Bill Thompson; I questing», ; Sybil Power. a citizen, Gradc IV-i. Joyce Gay: 2. Kil- iucr Aft-Killian; 3. Shirley Dun- - uinsr. Grade III (Al-l. Doris K575i l 2. Stepliannic McDonald; 3. Betty l Lou Howatt. hnrinlcs Bear. No one including ‘The National Association oil ere striving to preserve, has‘ Grade III -Bl-i. Phyllis Coffin brought grcai embarrassment to Gradc II-l. Sally McDonald A =lie spoitinan, sir-called. the Associaainu of which Mr. i Ivan ‘tfitclicl! (cqunli; g, 51mm“ kKoi-rci‘; 3. him-rel Pleurd. _f-_/_ RANFHER OF TRIPE HORSEMEAT HEARTS FOX. MEATS WE SPECIALIZE IN 'A FULL LINE OF PROPER TEMPER ‘rTURES, FRESH .131‘ AT ALL TIMES BONELESS BEEF l PREPARED UNDER STRICT GOVERNMENT l l EAT is the natural iood l for FOXES. i lRST common-sense, and now extensive research work reveals that sound incat is absoliitcLv essential for the profitable raising of foxes in capiivitv. \ CARRIED AT THE FOX M EATS. ASSURING ' WEASANI) illlfiAT- REEF (‘HEEKS BEE“ LIVER LIP MEAT are. _=_- INSPECTION JUBILEE FOX FOOD —:— BALANCED RATION No. 1 Prince Street Charlottetown, P. E. I. anada Packers Ltd. 1272 - PHONES 1274 i275