AUGUST 20, 1949 f s; ~ I w This week we present the m. nntl in-Silillment, 0f Dr, Roeh. lllzlimis (Norway) Review of Ex. perimcntal Work in Fur Breeding, carried on in the Scandlngvlgn countries. It is entitled Bub. stitute Feed Stuffs ...... .. whale Meat DExpel-iments have shown that whale meat is fully able to “b. slltute for the same quantity of live stock meat for silver (ox tltochmann 1932). The old pellet that silver fox fed on whale meat produced a brown fur Wilt! not con- iirnlcd by the experiments, Later uhnle meat has had a god repuuh tion as fox feed and has now for llillTly years been a considerable ft-cd stuff reserve for the fur pro- ducing farms in Norway, along uil050 coast whales are caught 1a 1110M, numbers. Whale Meat Meal - It llXlS becll shown by expel-l. ztetlts that in properly balanced luliions up to 30 per cent of the f-ix's daily protein requirements lllsy be covered by whale meat meal of god quality (75 per cent J-qvstlble protein and maximum 5 pal‘ ccllt flit) (Rncllmann 1989i. \\lii‘ll nil protein is conveyed ta zile ration through dehydrated ant. llliil frcd stuffs, such as whale .- rrtt meal and fish meat, the ell. vvr fox nftcn shows a fol-mam,“ ti! scllrf on the skin and the (u,- llWKJTllCS more or less grey. A5 irlllonstrated by Ender and Helge- ‘iwisiiid (i947). these feeding llllemailes can be prevented when, in addition to the stockiisll, coll Hi6 is utilized and the animals f till‘ some time are fed some wll lilfili. flour. Ellder and Halo, llliSLflll are of the opinion that eflati loo contains a factor whlch pmj touts the fur against a grey tone, willie the wholemeal flour can. min: an anti-scarf factor. Moatbone Mcal of good quglfly has in Danish experiments been ll-“Pd an a substitute for 50 per rent of the fresh meat and has “"9" 11151 HS 800d results as to Srowth and development of fur as ‘he vrilm-iry control ration with lilcat according to Haagen Peter- sen illH-i). Fresh Fish -- The types n! fish most generally used ln tho Scandinavian countries are lwrrlniz- Wlllllnil. roalflsh and cod "timber with fillet residue of the "Y" latter kinds of fish. 1n two Flu" "Xricrimcnts iRochmllnn 1932) ullcre respectively 100 pel- cent “ml 70 licr cont of all the meat in a well-balanced ration to Ill- \i"r foxes were substituted by iirsh fish. the rcsult was unsatis- T-lflflri’. Tile animals became thin, "l" f" Md s lirilt and dull shade of l-oior and the breeding result W" honr. In expcrimcnt group; where fish fillet offal made up for one-third flfld two-thirds of the nun-it the silver fox pups develop- Nl good size and satisfactory fur qllzlllty (llrinitcn Petersen 1944). Tn lnfcr experiments Ender and liclgcivnstild (1944) have ascertgla. cd in “'l’lili way fur quality of all. vcr foxcs was affected by the use of rations mndeulp predominantly of mcht llnd fish. They found that tho fur of foxes being fed on fish (coillfisil and herring) showed various nliomallcs which did not fllipcilr in those receiving meat in- stcild of fish. The fish-fed animals had conspicuous formation of scurf on the skin and in the fur and in n larger or smaller degree. a ten. dcncy to moult the fur during the autumn. Compared with the meat- fcd foxes the fish-fell hild a grey- ish. dllll color in tho fur, while the lnttcr had the thickest inner fur. Tllc addition of minerals, panto- thcilc acid and carbohydrates to thc fish dirt hlld no appreciable effect on tllc fur quality. Similar Onc-sidctl fish fending has not been trlcd on blue fnxcs, but practical experience indicates that this ani- fll-"ll manages better on fish handl- iiii! than the sllvcr fox. Folks Jnrk (1943), showed in an experi- mcnt of one year's duration, that mink in the course of this period could he fcd on only fresh frozen fish without any (llsildvimtageous cffr-ct. on the animal's condition or hcnlth. Tile experiments were-car- ricd nut on mnlc foxes, and it is espcclnlly stressed that it is not certain thc some result would be ohtnincd with female breeders. Canned Fish - Feeding experi- ments with cnrlncd herring, mack- erl-l and conlfish, in rations both with and wdihout moat, showed that those fccd stuffs have a good growth, cxccllcnt fur quality nml n satisfactory result as re- Silver Fox and Mink Farming .l tion of cod-ll (Lands and Mgteillllelfiill fir’? ‘Ilfl-rllinfifw). Fish Meal and Stock- slnT ele feed stuffs have-either ‘ml’: or in feed stuff mixtures- u. lily Wars been in extensive F °n PFBCi-lfillly all fox farms l“ scmdlnlvlfl. and for two res. ggm- "Pliny. it has been necessary wh elm!) 0y this feed stuffs as a a :9 0T‘ Dirt substitute for meflt n - ‘Ecmldly. when storing them °n° ll dfllendent of refrigerating Plants or ice-boxes. Even though fish meal may be said to be a Popular feed stuff, one-sided use of it has in practice led to several dlnldvflnlimes in the form of poor Ervwtli in the puns. grey, dull fur and low production. l" feeding experiments with si]. ver foxes (Rochmnrln 1933 and i1939), in which fish meal was util- ized as a substitute for all meat, n otherwise well balanced rations n" grilwlh °l' ‘he Pulls was poor, n" f"? Slflgnated in growth and Meme dry. eras and dull had a 197156110? to mouii and hall a ztrong formation of dandruff, The recding result from the female Pups was poor. Adult foxes re. “Win! this feeding managed bet. ter, but their Pups had greatly reduced vitality. Endcr and Helga. bosfad (I947) have had the same experiences as regards the {up quality with one-sided fish feeding. and have observed an improve- mcnt when the fish meal or sfock- fish was replaced by meat, n, l; “parent from these two research- ‘s work that the abnormal fur characteristics nro “at caused by ll reduced tolerance of fish pro- tcln but are founded on deficien- cies in the fish. As previously memlimfll llley made the valuable observation that cod roe contains n factor which protects the ani- "lfil! lgainst grey-colored fur. and that wholemeal flour contains an anil-scurf factor. Their conclusion is that it is possible to produce silver fox fur with normal fur color and without Slims of dandruff formation, when fish roe and whole wheat flour are used in combination with the siockflsh. It has not yet been tested whether this addition of cod roe also will have the same advantageous effect on the ani- mals‘ breeding abilities. "Practical experiences indicate that it is not fortunate to use dried flsh pro- ducts for fox whelps before they are 10-12 weeks old, and that mink does not attain a good condition on being fed with such producih. Milk and Milk Producta - In the 1930s the output of milk was so large and the price of milk products so low that it was of im- portance to take advantage of the surplus as feed stuff for fur-bear- ing animals. The dairies manu- factured a special cheese of skim- med mllk, so-called fox cheese, with 35 per cent protein. In feed- ing experiments where this cheese replaced S0 per cent of the meat in the control ration, the growth of the pups was even and good. the fur qualify satisfactory and the breeding result very good (Rochmann i939). In another ex- periment lasting two years (Roch- mann 41939) 60 per cent of the meat was substituted with milk on a dry matter basis, and the sil- ver fox pups therefore received is considerable quantity of milk in- creasing from 195 gramme a day in July to 280 grammes from 0c- tober until two weeks after whelp- lng. The development on this milk ration was exceptionally good and the animals became larger than on any other feed stuff, the fur was thick and elastic and took on a good color and lustre, The ani- mals which had been kept on this feeding for a year gave a good breeding result. Blood-In an experiment lasting three years (Rochmanrl 1939) 60 per cent of the meat in the usual control ration was replaced by a porridge cooked from a mixture made up of 1000 grammes blood and 200 grammes wheat-bran, with the supplement of 1 per cent com- mon salt. Apart from the usual quantities of cereals, milk. fish. vegetables and cod-liver oil, a daily addition of 5-10 grammes her- ring melll and fed to each animal during the last two periods. This blood-bran mixture proved itself to be an excellent substitute feed stuff for the mentioned 60 P" cent of the.meat. ilrowlll. 1i" quality and pup productionbeing gnrds pups when glvcn an addi- Celsbrltlng the twentieth Bronx Zoo. this New Guinea. 1i- tlnction of living The best previous record to dlio cstsslumue "rwsunnu AN-NTVBRSARY ' anniversary of its arrival at New York's wired bird of paradise claims longer in captivity than any other bird of ll species. most satisfactory. the dis was l‘! your: The Audion flyliltohar In. the "Teacher's Bulletin" of 1916, the Acadlsn or Green-crest- ed Flycatcher is listed as one of the birds of Prince Edward Is- land. Furthermore, two well- known bird watchers have rc- ilorted it on several occasions; ciiflieqilefllly ihis Flycatcher whs included in a revised list pub- lished in 1947, Nevertheless there remained a lurkl"! doubt of the occurrence scr Flycatchers, both of which re- semble it in size and coloration. "It is very rare in Canada, and new records should be accepted Only 0n the authority of experts," Dr. Tnvcrner concludes. In Peter- son's excellent "Field Guide to the Blrd$"-a hook which no bird- wotcher should be without—ihe Acndian Flycatcher is listed as a bird of the South, preferring dc- ciduous trees, to those of the coniferous woods. These matters Acadian or Green-crested Fly- catcher, AOU. 465. Plumage: up- pcr parts olive-green; lower man- dible light-colored; crest green- ish; eye-rings conspicuous, light. Wings each with two yellowish wing-bars. Throat always white; rcst of the underpilrts white, gen- erally tinged pale yellow. Length of ndult bird 5.75 inches. Song, "spit-choc" or "peat". Na turo Notes o rch- other who A raven, flying over the ilrd, got a big surprise the day. A pair of Kingblrds think the orchard belongs to them, rose to intercept him. One flash- ed past him, banked and attacked from the front. The other who had hung back purposely, now made a dash and landed on the raven‘; back just behind his head. That was excellent strategy: the poor raven tried to reach its new foe but could not screw its neck round sufficiently. The Klngblrd kept jabbing away at the back of the raven’! head iill the tide of battle rolled away into the back fields. Then the triumphant King- birds returned to their headquar- ters in the orchard. I noticed the cat playing with something, which investigation showed to be a Wood Frog. T rescued it and afterwards set it free where it was not likely to be molested. It was quite live- Py. The Wood Frog (Rana syl- vatlca) does not appear to be plentiful in these parts; at any rate it is just ten years since T saw the last, I took a good look tit this one and wrote e descrip- tion. The hind legs are consplcu ously long. A black band or patch on each side of the head encloses the eye and ear; and there is a whitish line on the edge of the upper Jaw. Back dull flesh-color. bordered by longitudinal folds of black dots. l-Tind legs obscurely barred. This is conslder=d to be a variety of the European Bani tomporsrl... For the past six weeks, the planet Jupiter has been a strik- lng object in the southern sky. rising just before sundown. A magnificent spike of Purple Loose-strife (I-ylllflllll sluufl") wa brought in to me. along with the jestinlz remark——“You haven't anything like this in your gar- den!" “That's trtfe; the plant is rather rare on the Island. Where did you get it "At the mouth of the Creek."—-meanlng Smelt Creek, opening into Rustlco Bay. The spike measured eleven inches l“ length, and had three smaller- gplkeg growing from its base. The flowers are not llllrllle despite ll"? name; there is more red or crim- son than blue in the coloration. which might properly be describ- ed as magenta. Linnaeus, the great Swedish ‘lo- tanlst. decreed that every plant should have two names: the first that of its genus. and the second that of its species. This We! agreed on, and furthermore, only the first name was to have a capital letter. Linnaeus made this exception. If the 599cm‘? name had previously been used as the name of the genus, the capital letter was allowed to stand. Some older herbalist ordaotanlst had cal- led the plant Sallcarla 0h BCCOUM of its willow-like leaves, and Lin- nseus took the name over. cupltll and all! Farmers’ Receipts Show increase Pmliminfl‘! figures issued b! the Dominion Bureau of Statistics in July indicate that dull!!! m! 11m three nlonths of 19$. limi- ers’ receipt; from the vi’ 14.00.996.030 la o 3005110900 in 104B and OEIFN-Nil in llwi. a sun of 0.9 per wit and 21.1 pa: can: mpegtgfiéli- an Compare I Q cash income from the sale d field quarter o! m0. was up more ihln 90 per cent. 1m, increase can b0 ilflfl! attributed to the incl-mes in t-hv marketing; of the five wlneipll grains and a niche: P1409 1°? wheat. Income from the Isle of “livestock pnd livestock produot, at ‘$4370.00! fu- ihe January-March period of this you is relatively unchanged from that of the some period of i940. With the until“! of cattle 0nd calves. the i940 mafsotlngs of livestock wore down this you u against int. Price! exception higher than o year am. indicating an overall increase more than I0 per cent. line of Britain furnishes examples crops at tlsamoooo for the first ~ on the other hand were. without with the index of livestock price: o This Lythrum has extraordinary precautions to avoid self-fertiliza- llbfl. but these would scarcely in- terest the general reader. Among certain plants the phen- omenon of "alteration of gener- ations" is well marked, and has been known for is long time. There l! lflmellllhg 0f the sort in the human race but the cause, or law’, of it is difficult to estab- lish. Chamisso, philosopher and naturalist of old, once slated that a woman does not resemble her of this bird. It d n t 1h l, b in any of the Mo‘; aid BIBINQHS‘: Erllsteresnor‘ Tftlreflgsglildllfillfllgz: (Twill? Jul, l. ‘M7’ m Dec‘ lists, and in Tavernerh "Birds of we may suppose menns'n re: ' ' 1.; t C n _ ' 1. Daniel MaoLeazl Milton; 2. lung! elrlrilill ailiadilll ‘ltowrlirlg- Latent?‘Th‘uphyhliquemlfldlullisyhalragglg Harrison Cireen. Clyde River; 3. llhzulsh from Trnilfs and the lles- remarked that daughters "take Wilfred wood‘ Npw wmsmre; 4’ after" the male parent in features and general build. On the male side, the Royal Edward II had not the ability of Edward I or Edward III. The third Edward resembled his grand- father, and was a King indeed. In one's own observation there nre often more cordial relations be- magazlncs, there is a picture of Queen Juliana and Prince Bern- arlses: why are scme families of daughters only, and others of sons only? And is there any "law of heredity" in these cases? A curl- ous happening occurred under my own observation. I once knew a family of brothers, numbering four individuals; there were no sisters. In course of time the brothers married, and strange to say, all their children. with one exception, were daughters! Was this merely a coincidence, or something in the way of alternation of genera- tions? It came to pass, sooner or later, that the old English "County fa- milies" ran to helresses and their lands consequently changed own- ers. The village wiseacres used to consider the plentltude of daughters as due to a higher stan- dard of living! But that. as I observed, did not fit every case. At any rate, the subject is an in- tercsting one and well dcservlniZ of study. The First Year 0f Saunders Wheat Saunders wheat was liven-wed in i947 and first distributed for commercial use in i048. It mime from a cross made in Ottawa between a Hope x Reward hybrid and ‘Thatcher. Saunders is m early maturing, stern rust. and loose smut resistant variety, devel- oped for areas where early maturity is hnportanl. , At the time of licensing only 225 bushels of seed were avail- able. 'I‘.hls quantity was increased that slimmer under contract at Beaverlodge and Ilacombe. A owl) oi 5.700 bushels of seed was harvested and distributed to 88'! farmers and growers in Central and Northern Alberta. Many bun: dreds of farmers were disalp, tou as the demand was far in excess of the supply. To make the seed stocks go as far as r Sslble n0! more than six bushels per gmwvr were allowed, It will be recalled that the sprint: of i948 was very late. In m“!!! areas the season remained cold and wet until June. Farmers were unable to seed until late in May and some did not get any will?!“ seeded that season. In spite of these thwwbacks, it is ell-lmilifid that approximately 100,000 bushels of Saunders were harvested. says J. G. O. Fraser, Cereal Division. Ottawa. Reports received from over 00 per cent of the glrowers of Saunders wheat indicated that they were well pleased with their first. year's experience with this new variety. They were impressed with enrliness arid yielding ability under rather adverse conditions, and coin- sidered it s very promising variety. A number remarked upon its ability to resist drought. shattering, and frost. and its suitability for combine harvesting. A further distribution of about JUST A SPAT-MAIIB. the Ill- ten. dodges a left hook thrown h! Dilly. theilllli. ls they begin their dolly workout. Dally, une- yeor eltlt and Marie, ego two months. live next door to each other in New York. and though hard, and their family of four section 12 _ Junk“. yml-llnm daughters, one of whom may be “male, Mm Jam l‘ 1945 m June Queen some day, The question 3o. “ML its 1 GUERNSEY! Clue ll Section 1 —- Junior Calf, Male. Born flier Dec. 31, 1948 and be- fore May 10, i949. 1. J. Eric Hurry. Winsloe, Harrison Green, Clyde Riiver. Section 2 -.. glenior Calf, Male, Born July 1. 1948 to Dec. 3i, i948. 1. Myron B. Holmes, Clyde Riv- er; 2. Daniel MacLean, Milton; 3. J. Eric Hurry. Winsloe Section 4 -— Senior Yearling d; 2. W14. Horne, Milton. Section 5 — Two Year Old Male, Bom July l, 1946 to Juno 30. 1947. 1. Ernest F. Coles, Milton; 2. 1, J. Eric Hurry. Winsloe. Section l0 — Junior Calf, Fe- male, born after Dec. 31. i948 and before May l0, i949. 1. Mr. Owen Younkeir, King- ston; 2. Ernest F. Colt-s do Sons, Hurry. Winsioe; 6. J. Eric Hurry. Winsloe. 1. Ernest Ooles dz Sons. Milton; 2. Ernest Coles 8t Sons, Milton; 3. Daniel MacLean. lviilton; 4. ‘Pym-S Holmes. Kingston. Section 13 -— Senior yvilrllns. Female. born July l, 1947 to Dec- 31, 1941. J. Eric Hurry. Wlnsloe; 1. 3. Daniel MacLean, Milton; Eric Hurry, Winsloe. Section l4 — Two year nlll Fe- male, dry, born July l, 1946 in June 30. I947. 1. Ernest Coles d: Sons, Milton; g_ J, Erin Huirry, Winsloc; 3. Mr. Owen Younker. Kingston: 4- J- Eric Hurry. Wiinsloe. _ Section l5 -— Female, in Milk. born July 1, 1946, to June 30. 1947- i, J. Eric Hurry, Winsloe: 2- Darllel MacLcan, Milton. Section i8 - Female. ilry- 5°" July l, I945 to June 30, T946. l. Daniel McLean, Milton. Soction l'l — Female in Milk. born July 1, 1945, ks June 30, I946 l. Owen Youn-kcr. Kingston; Z Harrison Green. Glyiie River; 3- J. Eric Hurry, Winsloe. Section l8 - Female. Dry. before July l. 1945- l, Daniel Mario-on, Milton? ‘i- f-Iat-rlson Green. Clyde Bil/Bil 9- J. Eric Hurry. Winsloc; 4. Daniel MacLean, Milton; 5. Daniel lilac- Lean, Milton. r Section i9 — Female in Mllli- born before July 1- 1945 _ 1. Mr. Wilbur Younkcr. Km!‘ sum: 2_ J_.Brl¢ Hurry, Winsloe; 3, Mr, Owen Younker, Kingston. Section Z0 — Juninr champion female born after June 30. I947. ,1, Eric Hurry; Resarvc, Ernest Coiec and Sons. Section 21 — Scnlnr Chaomlfl" Female born before Jilly l. 1947- Daniel MacLean. Mlllim} m?‘ woe, wuhur Younkcr, muss-im- scotlon 22 — Grand Champion 2. J. born l . Mlazniniol Maclkan. Milton: Fe- eerve, .1, Eric Hurry, Winsloc. J unlnir llerd. one 3 _. Section 2 u“ hm“ male and three female! after June 30. 1947-, J. Eric Hurry. Wind“- Scotion 24 — Senior herd. one lltooo bushels to iéioo sroveri took place in i949 from the Dominion Experimental Stations at Beaver- lodge, Llacombe, and Melfort. Saunders is not being ‘recom- mended for the "Open Plains areas of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, but male and four funnies. two yearn old and over. l. J. Eric Hurry, Wlnsloe; 2. Daniel MacLean, Milton. Section 25—Progemy of Dam, two animals previously shown In in- dividual classes. i. Mr, Owen Younkelr. King- ston; 2. Ernest Coies and Sons; ll. J. lilric Hurry, Wlnsloe; 4. J. Eric Hurry Vvinsloe; 5. J. Eric Hurry, Winsioe; 6 Harrison Green, Clyde River. Section 26 Four Females qualified in 11.0.1’. tWO years Ind over. 1. Daniel MJCLQQII, Milton. P.- .1. Section 27 — Junior Get of Sire. three animals by one sire prev- iously shown ln individual lec- tions all born after June 80, I947, The practice of using bags in competition with be charged to you. Then \ digging time must stop. Not only is the Province los- ing huge sums of money annually by this practice but we are also losing our markets by shipping in old, dirty where all harvesting is done in barrels. Arrange now to procure fccd or second hand bags for your digging operations as all bags dclivcrcd will we plan on paying for them at a bag included price, discontinuing the old custom 0f buying by the bushel. . We Positively Refuse To Accept Potatoes Packed ‘ ‘e Soileii Bags SIMMONS AND MacFARLAN ' JOSEPH READ AND COMPA T MACFARLANE PRODUCE CO. not more than one to be a male, not necessarily brcd or owned by wmch go to prove n,“ the" , a Everett Holmes, Clyde River. exhibitors. Unsexed animals not law or at lellst n tendency, sre- gnu“ 6 _‘ MN’ Mm hem” "uglble- , vealed p, Chemissn-s s‘a‘ement‘ July 1, 1946. J. Eric Hurry, Wlnsloe. Section 2B — Senior Get of Sire. Three animals-by one sire, prev- sec- tions born before July l, 1947 not more than one of which may be l. necessarily bred or lousiy shown in individual do not strengthen the belief that tween grandparents and grand- Milton. owned by nhlbftlr. this Flycatcher visits the Island! children than betlveen parents and Section ll — Senior Calf, Fc- 1, ,]_ Erie flum-y, wjngloe; 2, J, Perhaps the best guide in this children: this is the effect of male, born July 1, 1948 to Dccem- pyl-lc llurry, “Ilnsloe; 3, Ray Case is the range as already stat- likeness of taste and temperu- ber 30, 1948. Younkcr. ed, and the voice, or song as it merit. l. J. Eric Hurry, Winsloe; 2, J. _ may be termed. As, however, the There is another "alternation of Erie Hurry, Winsloe; 34 J. Eric bird is listed the description is of generations" about which little is Hurry, Winsloe; 4, Mr. Owen interest. known, Tn one of the current younger, Kingston; 5. J. Eric Science Service Department of Agriculture, Ottawa to determine the feasibility of adding the required amount of lye directly to water to malts the “soak solution". ‘illness studies have indicated the kntpotl-nloe of thocitrlsghiy mixing Judi editions before use. Unless this was done. different portions of the solution, showed marked variations in strength. An excep- tlon was noted in the case of one make of solution rack which uses Able dhickm fountain principle; here the air bubbling in to lreplaoc the solution withdrawn mixed the con- tents adequately. Apples First _ i. The storage life of apples can be prolonged by good orchard man- agement. Such things as the application of fertilizer and prun- ing, for example, may be the determining factors between goodf keeping and poor keeping fruit. What i5 desired for long storage life is a. stllllld well-coloured apple of medium size, harvested at the proper stage of maturity, says W. H. Phillips. Division of Horticulture, Central Experimental Farm Ottawa. Ontario. Such apples are usually produced on healthy trees of normal vigour. and not too dense foliage. Ordltiardiets can accomplish such conditions through careful obsevation and the appli- cation oi.’ knowledge gained thlrougis experience. Producing good stowage applies is not always within the control of the grower, however. Such things as weather, the age 0d the tree, and other factors may influence storage behaviour. Young tines, because of their normal excessive fruit than older olnd more stab- lishcd treixs. Irregular-ides in rain- fall and sunlight may also inter- fere with maturity progress. whidi in turn, shortens storage life. In spite of these uncontrollable factors, a properly managed orchard will usunly produce s- large pro- portion of good keeping apples. ‘The important operation at harvest is to segregate the “poor storage" from the "good storage" fruit. The foimer category would include immature fruit low in colour, those grown on young trees and fruit which is over-mature. The second category would include the re- mnlnder-llile sound. well-coloured, properly matured nipples. i: the apples in the "poor storage" category are consumed during tlhe first moniih 0n‘ two of storage life. the better apples can be marketed in prime condition, LYE SOLUTION FOB. MI LKING MACHINE S solution too A weak lye per civil) has pmved to be most effective in maintaining milking machine rubber parts iln good sanitary condition. Since its intro- duction in i960, this method has spread widely and is probably the one most commonly used on tlhls continent. However, one objection a limited distribution or some 3-600 buahels to 625 farmers was made in the northern sections o! three two provinces in i940. The Domlnhn Iilxperimcntal Stations were unable to supply 0V" 5-30“ persons who oplllivd i0!‘ “ed but lt l; expected that LLTIOSB who 8T9“ Saunders in i948. arid those who will grow it in i949 should be able to meet. all demand; l" 9919i» results to date indicate that Saunders is definitely well adapted in the Peace River area. Its silli- ability for the Edmonton-ImcOmbB mm, and {or pal-ts of northom Saskatchewan is indicated. hut fuiriiher trinls are reqillrfll i-O (‘stalk 11m phi, with certainty. Step3 no now under way i0 produce lbundation and Elite Stock Seed of Qslmderr at Ottawa. when aivsdlablc. the distribution of r- undatlon Stock Seed will be hmalad by E. c. Stacey. Superin- tendent, Dominion Experimental gtetlen, Benverlodtge. Alberta. for seed. BIO ITEIYS WINNING! Man 0' War's total winnings dur- has been that the mlglnal direc- tions required the preparation of a "stock solution" by dissolving the contents of three coins of flake lye in n. gallon of water. This had to be done with care, for not "infrequently the heat generated b! the dissolving lye brokie the glass jnr. To nvoid this, studies have been conducted by the Division of J. LORNE DRISCOLL W“ g- . - ___ __ THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN __ _ __ _ _ _ eAGE stsvm _ - -~ ,I,|MELYIENESENMG“”4”MN“”" -~ ‘ o -oo¢oo¢-ooooo=¢-eo¢-ooQ-to<@¢@o<se t ....i'..'.'.‘.°'l.ii"°’ - NEWSY NOTES . ‘kdging. Res“? f“? italics e s a, “fled, rovlnClal ExhlbltlOn To nun FARMER cus-[OMERS new potato bags in fields at New Brunswick and Maine when potatoes are delivered The method ircconlmcvnded. make the soak solution is to two heaping teaspcoilfuls of flak lye to a pint of cold water in tbl supply jar. 'lYh.is is rotatedl d stirred until dis-sovcd, when it ll diluted with cold waiter to make one gallon of solution. One pind of this i5 then drained from thd supply jalr andpoured back 1m With this method the solution h uniform in strangti-l and givel excellent results. However, on“ must he take-n to keep the can of lye tightly closcci when not fl use; otherwise the lye will absorb miosture from the air and "oabfq s p.m. sharp—rain or shine. gust 23rd. Clay. Speakers: Farm of Zenon Gallant, Speakers: MacLaren. Speakers: grass seed mixtures for hay tion Station will be discussed 5 p.m., sandwiches, cake and Urbalnville. converse with Departmental work that is in progress. Speakers: F. A. Drlscoll, R. C. Parent, Henry L. MacLaren, H. Mrs. R. C. Parent, the Hon. W. F. Stewart, R. C. Parent, S. C. Wright, Managed woodlots will be visited. The work of the Illuegsl Immediately following the conclusion of the pm be the Women's Institute of Knutsford and the Altar, Society, Take this as an opportunity to meet your W. N. BLACK, Supervisor of Illustration Sinflofll v- 4E ILLUSTRATION STATIUN FIELD DAYS The Dominion Department of Agriculture in co-operw tion with the Provincial Department of Agriculture will hold Illustration Station Field Days on the following dates at 2 Farm of Thomas and Walter Noonan, Richmond, A8- the Hon. W. F. Allan St Farm of Robert Woodside, Knutsford, August 24th. Mrs. Harry W. Cudmore, the Hon. W. Allan Stewart, W. R. Shaw, M.B.E., R. _ Parent, R. B. MacLaren. Urbainville, August 25th. i?! i Farm of I. W. MncKeuIe, Rose Valley, Augmi ‘ ‘- Mrs. R. C. Parent, the Hon. W. F. Stewart, Austin A. Scales, R. B. MacLaren. A tour will be made of the station fields and pastures, meadows, grain, root, potato projects and Rikki-edu- J and pasture will be o by the Supervisor. .- refreshments will H ,- Ml l - i representatives and new - For P. E. I. Bacteriology and Dairy Research. lng 1919 and 1920 amounted to $249,465. EDMONTON onows When the Second World War ended Edmonton had n population of 111,745. Today it is estimated at, 135,000. Drive oui ACHES >- still the but of frlendl. \ they spur all the time they are A Boar's Lita is llot So Bro After, Alli Whewi It's hoti swimming pool. That's the continues to plaguQ humans. wealhcr is just right. for them. Lucky. aren't they? comment going around these They spcnd all their leisure HAPPY FEEDS QUALITY — ECONOMY —- SATISFACTION > BALANCED RATIONS For Cattle, Hogs and Poultry S00 LINES MILLS LTD. R. E. MIITON 8i G0. LTD. PROVINCIAL REPRESENTATIVE days as clear. hot and humid wen But. for brown bears on display in 1.00s throughout the country, t hours cooling of! in their own prlvl