in min: 3:141. J-. I ma CHARLOTTEPOWNA oiiiinnmii TES SIL Fox FARMING :Being tan itlutlligoiétiveéjllepor d‘0l'r;i,Silnt&er gox Forging: Stand‘:- n'a?h1g'§r'5l§?i)ife.r9u':’ivt§r keging lll.epa$°?‘r¥¢fnt (if The Ceacn-’ - fldian National Silver Fox Breeders’ Association, With In- troduction By Lt.-‘Colonel D. A. MacKinnon, D. S. 0. I ozv Prom our earliest acquaintance with silver fox furs we have con- sisigntly heard of the superiority of .Canadlq.n polls. in fact for lnlay years the only pelts sold were ' . of Canadian origin; first from the wilds such as the forests of Labra- dalf, the wooded parts of Quebec an Ontario, Alaska and northern & of Alberta with some few from other regions of the North American continent. Then came the domestication of La Rernard Argentc in our own Prince Edward Island and the pro- duction, first in small quantities by the pioneers Dalton, oulton. the Rayners. Tuplins and Gordons, then in constantly increasing vol- ume until recent years when many thousands were marketed. In the meantime the industry had spread far afield through sales of live foxes to breeders in the United States where it was augmented by the gigantic opera- tions of such concerns as the F'rDmm‘s and Ncimarrs with the domesticated type of Alaska-Wis- oonsin fox; to Quebec. Ontario and western Canada and more partic- ularly go Norway, whose large im- portations of breeding stock--the last in 19a0—are too recent to be forgotten by even the most casual breeder. European Competition Today that country peopled with the same Nordic strain of hard)’ warrior; that landed on the coasts of kitaln and France ma.ny cen- turiu ago and left their imipress, ‘have so lmiproved what they re- ceived from us and developed it that they are today being acclaim- ed among the best sources of fins silver fox furs. True, Canadian skins were at I disadvantage on this season's mar- kets, due to the very unfavorable weather of the summer and fall of 1935 for fur develop .t. The ex- trcmely dry summer and the very wet fall laid a train of conditions one only the most exceptional could cope with. The result was the mnxketing of many thousands of inferior skins. brown or off-color guard fur and poor colored under- fur even when the guard for was not so badly off-color. There were a great many skins pelted too early with consequent lack of underfur; in fact lack of underfur was one of the most serious defects of the 1935 Canadian silver fox skins. so many complaints reached Canada from consignment houses regarding the quality of the akins and so much favorable comment on the Norwegian skins, that insist- ence was placed on the necessity of Mr. George A. Callback, Manag- er of the Fur Marketing Depart- merit of the Canadian National Silver Fox Breeders‘ Association, goim to Europe. making a thor- ough study of conditions and bringing back a report of the fur auctions and our competitors’ ac- tivities. Today The Guardian submits to its readers his observations in de- tail, and we are confident that every fur farmer in Prince Edward Island will do well to glv them careful thought. ‘ Housing Pups ‘Perhaps the most revolutionary part of it is the change which the Ncrweglans have made in the housing of pups and the adults they are preparing for pelting Here we have been accustomed to meeting the menace of hookworm and lungworm and also guarding Iaainst the effect of sun and, rain on pelts by placing oirflfoges in sheds or ooops on board floors which we cover with straw. Last fall on account of mists and rain‘ the straw would be damp and the ‘ vrxau AN-D-M’ purer srsnran Id 3% no 10 days old and ,1: ‘week past, and use: BUNGLO V I X 11‘. N STAR 1/a Till‘. O V I IIIISK. ~ 3,.PUPI“slotlld be fed to Viirqul after uutii waned. Increase rod 'lDIll Altar wholping data is AND -_,. i/i':.*'::.‘:.t acacia.“ thin to show- ovfifll i ammonia from the fox excreta would ca wiring of the be ,4. 3... . frequent clen.nix‘~ ‘ V dnli‘l‘,‘-..'abo of the back cf‘, “;.;.' ' The Nofwe have torn out their; rd; (‘and replaced itlrom‘ 1-’, _ h wire. The pups’ in the sheds in a nest \3§_}:~ _he‘.ghothet fox at pink; -'.W_ Hthe pups are '3Sid the new box is removed. large open pens are i'a\'ore<l for breeding purposes. the most popularbcfng fen by forty feet, the ‘extra length being con- sidercd as more conducive to exer- else than a square pen would. Fish and Whale Meat . Other points which we note in reading Mr. Cal‘.-bock's report are the value they place on fish and whale meat in tho growth and dc- vclopment of large puips. By the way. you will find that they have not only improved their foxes in size. but have secured olearncss of coior. two factors which add very considerably to the increase in value of a pelt. The Norwegian fox farmers aver- gge cost, of production with all charges put. on his marketable pro- duct, the pelt, is in the vicinity of 323, which is probably higher than ours because of larger feed costs and more thorough attention to details of sanitation. Our fur farm- ers can no doubt with great benc- flt take a leaf out of the Northern- ers‘ book in dealing with DETE- sites. There. vigilant and unrelenting warfare is carried on. Here we are prone to take a 12115 ez faire at- titude and assume that all is well, when in reality these infinitesimal but none the less deadly enema:-s of the fox are carrying on their ravages, which mani"est them- selvese in small. runty foxes with rough, brownish or low grade fur. These prelimlnnrvy reniziri:-is form my observations on what I would term is one of the most outstand- ing contributions in recent years to our silver fox fftfllllllg know- ledge here. We now introduce Mr. George A. Callbcck's article. from Norway. It was bought at £37.‘ It was a half silvery skin of very fine quality, clear in color having dark neck and shoulders. with deep sides and heavily furred through- .out. It was in fact_, one of the finest skins it has been my Privil- ege to examine. Norwegian skins had a some- what better color than Canadian skins—they had better colored under fur. The brown under fur of the majority of Canadian skins had the effect of giving the gen- eral appearance of the skins a dull or brownish color. Colour and Volume It is plain that Canadian ranch- ers must pay more attention to color and to volume of fur, which I may state cannot be obtained by too early pe1tins- With some im- provement in these two desirable ieatures, color and volume, the quality and character which Can- adian sklns have would give them it preference with the fur trade. while discussing with fur men and dealers in silver fox the ques- tion of the interest taken in the industry by European countries such as’Norway. Britain, Russia and others, I learned that Russia is going afur the silver fax busin- es in real earnest. Among other things I gathered the Iollowing in- formation: The Experimental Fox Ranch some distance outside of Moscow is run under Government auspices and control. It is a well managed institution with a thor- oughly capable and fully qualified director in charge. silver fox breed- ing is making wonderful strides In that country, and it is believed that by 1940 Russia will be mark- eting as many silver fox pelts as Norway. One of the methods adopted by the Russian Government is to place pairs of foxes in charge of farm- crs. villagers and others for the pul'|')06e of breeding and raising stock to increase the fox popula- tion. Pelts of the animals raised by the farmers and others are to be taken by the Gcwemment De- partment in charge of fur skins at a fixed market price. which price is calculated to pay the ranchers the cost of breeding and bringing the animals to maturity. No in- formation was gained re the suc- I MR. GEORGE A. CALLBEOK In company with we genial sum- meulde doctors, J. C. Simpson and W. B. Howatt prooedine 190 L0“- don to take a. post graduate course in medicine and surgery. I em- barked at Halifax, Feb. 22nd on board the s._ 5. Antonio of the Cunard line bound for Liverpool, England. We arrived at Liverpool on March 2nd which allowed some days for examination of the shipper-‘s furs previous to the opening of the sale on March lath. Almost 84.000 silvers were this year offered on the London March sales. Hudson's Bay. Lampoon. An- ning sr Cobb. Kuhn and London Fur Sales sold in the order named. The sale finished on March 26th. There‘ was only A. moderate at- tendance of buyers throughout the sale——tho smallest in fact that I have seen at any London aunt-ions. bung, no doubt, a result of the un- settled European‘ ituation. which became increaslnfilii [TWO Jill'- “previous” to the sale. Yr-ouch on 139: mm buying was small. Hence. ‘mt Italy and cioi-t_mmy not nur- tici ting,‘ the mat bulk of coods so “was for the horns trade with United PM more us co . Two ‘dlyl low can or otherwise of these meth- ods. Russian Enterprise Russia has likewise an Experi- menal Mink Farm as well as sec- tion; set aside for the raising of sable. Baum, Marten and Stone Marten. About. 1.000 animals are kept on the Mink farm. The Sable and Marten sections am said to be very interesting. The families of them animals are small. usually Of only two or three young and as they produce only one litter per year considerable difficulty is ex- perienced in raising lar;e num: bers of them. . The Russian Government is of wonderful benefit to the fur in- dmtry in the great support ll» 15 giving to experimental work. Vis- itors aie much surprised wlienl they observe the immense enthus-l iasm displayed by the controllers and guporivlsors oi’ this section of the Russian fur industry. The Russians expect that the fur industry of the future will de- pend mainly upon the skins of domestic and ranch raised animals, and they are going after the bus- iness enthusiastically. ‘I might here add that the Rus- sian Silver Fox Furs that I saw in London were furs of poor guard -but with plenty of underfur. Their quality was not good. a condition that might be explained by the fact that the Russian Government in its ambition to increase and im- prove its foxes is petting only the poorest animals. France, Gcrmlny & Norway In Paris I learned that fur deal- ers had fairly large stocks of Bil- ver I-‘ox still on hand. This fact. in connection with the German menace. and France's anticipated further trouble with her next, door neighbour mllltaled against the good attendance of French buyers at the auctions of silver Fox; and in addition to those circumfi‘ now the unsettled conditions which ‘us- ually precede a French °1°¢"'"", especllll with so many rfllfls iii‘ the fiel as in the room lllootldi 0a.mpaign,—tend to restrain the participation in the sales.‘ In lerlln two days sitar ihl 0106 lion which returned mm: with ,_ 90 per cent vote OVCPWNDI nem- , nonlly beliond to-exist. time of my arrival in Norway on and tho vnatlisr ~'-,.°*°'~....°~°°.i+.:.° can employ’ i' an noun- 1.’... ‘aguiticmiation waso in‘ Basra: s 8" PW‘! out on mm-acting itiner- . . He sooompanicd me to in. rancliim outfits when buyers from anything like keo'n;’: n ..."Zio.u. and pm our-KIL V Kills lice, miioiand um guy Prevents immediate rclnlon. stion. Full Information from your local Cooper dollar, or druulst. Cundiur Dlstflbulollz CANADIAN C0-OPEEATIVE WOOL GROWEES LIMITED Tnrunio-Westun-licglnn-Lannoxvillc - IDIDI 300!) When the Norman king: pmo. duoed new law: into linuiaiui. it was felt. that the forest laws were more tyrannical than any which tho gun- Ject race had been .called upon to hear. The penalty for shooting deer in the royal forests without tho king's pmrnission. wag terribly lov- are: the archer was punished by emascuiation and loss of sight. At t.he' same time the yeomanry of the Kingdom were everywhere trained to the use of the long bow. in the her of good ranchers. This move me a chance to get first hand knowledge of ranching oonditions. Silver Fox Ranching is already in this country a great industry, At, this time the exports of silver mix Furs are more valuable than the export; of any other commodity produced in Norway. Dr. Roch. mann's part. in this rapid advance- ment. of the Industry has been 5 most important one. He has for a number of years been in charge use of which they speedily excelled all ozher nations. There was thug a IINBL temptation to those marks- men. who lived near the king‘: for- cats. to break the law; and after so dolng they quite naturally fled to the woods for shelter. They be- came outlaws. and “forming them- selves into troops, endeavored to protect themselves from the dread- ful penalties of their delinquency." (Port-y.) Their extensive knowledce of the recesses of the forests which then covered England, made it easy for them to elude the civil power. The antiquarian writer stow. to of the Experimental Fox Ranch under the guidance of the Nut. wegian silver Fox Breeders’ A.ss'n., and we get some idea of the re- sults of his service by the progress made by the Norwegian silver llbx Ranchers. I wish here publicly to give expression of my thanks to Dr. Rochmann for his many com-.. testes and for the avenues of in- formation he opened up that I might get. a fair idea of how the Silver FOX Indllstry 15 carried, on in Norway. Norweslan Breeders During my eight days visit in this County. I met some directors of the Norwegian Silver Fox Breed- ers’ Association. and visited a number of pa minent ranchers, The President. Lt. H. Dalsaune and other officers of the Association in- vited me to luncheon prepared’ for my entertainment on Tuesday, April 7th and the reception sc- corded me was a real one. The Norwegian silver Fox Breed- ers’ Association is opemting nine- ly with a membership of about 4,000. Each member pays an an- nual fee which is approximately equivalent to $1.00 of our money. Inspection for registration was dropped in 1931 and the holding of tax shows has been substituted. Each year 48 to 50 shows are held in different parts of the country from November 15th to December 15th. These are conducted by the Association proper or by the gffu- iated Association. The judges are mppzilnted by the parent Associa- tion. At the first show of the sea- son the judges meet, discuss, and decide cn the standards that would cntitle foxes. pups and adults, to championship hcnors—-to first, nec- ond and third prises, etc. Al] {axes to be shown must bear Agsocia- ton identification marks on being entered. as an Association regula- tion is that all foxes must, be tat- too marked by September i5th 0! the year of birth. A fox exhibited that does not qualify for the stand- ard agreed upon cannot win any prize. even if the class it be shown in be quite smau. foxes that win prizes must subsequently be regis- tercd. Norwegians feel that the policy they adopted in 1931 in dropping "inspection for registration" and substituting numerous fox shows has been very beneficial to the In. dustry. Ranches and Pens Althouzh Norwegian fox ranch- es are not so very much different from those wo have in Canada I ilarticularly admired the much cleanliness that was everywhere fimlarcrit. One ranch visited had 200 female foxes and no fewer than 6 man were employed the year around to keep the ranch as clean and sanitary as pomblc. such safe guards no the supplying of a pair of clods or wooden anoes for the caretaker to step into be- fore entering the pen so as to pre- cludc his carrying of outside infec- tion into the pen in an instance of i.he sanitary precautions taken in the Norwegian ranches, In cues where I found that the caretaker donned the wooden shoes, there was also for each pen a. small whom we are indebted for light on many of the incidents of former ages. has this to say of the out- laws: - "In this time (about the year ll90. in the reign of Richard I) were many robbers. and outlaws. among the which Robin Hood, and Little John. renowned theeves, con- tiiumi in woods. despoyling and rob'.~mg the goods of the rich. They klli“\ llfllle but such as would in- vade them, or by resistance for their own defence." “The salde Robert entertained an hundred tall men and good or- chcrs with suche spolles and thefts as he got, upon whom four hundred (were they ever so strong) durst not give the onset. (In modern language. four hundred men dared not tackle them.) He suffered no woman to ‘.12 oppres=ed, or otherwise molested; poore mens goods he spared. abundantlie relieving them with that which by theft he got from abbeys and the houses of rich old caries; whom Major (the his- torian) blnmeth for his rapine and theft, but of all the thecves he at- flrmeth him to be the prince, and the most gentle theefef’ Stukeley. another antiquary. says that his true name was Robert Fitz-ooth, and in his “Ps.lacogi'a- phin" gives a pedigree of the out- law, “which. if genuine, shows that he had real pretensions to the earl- dom of I-luntingion.“ But it is a sig- nificant fact. that the oldest bal- lads expressly assert him to have been a yeoman or freehold farmer; and a very old manmript, premrv- ed in the public library at Cam- bridge. begins: “Llthe and lysien. gcntylmcn That be of frc-bore blode: I shall you tell of a good Yaman, His name was Robyn hode." It in not impossible. says Bishop Percy, who wro:e about the middle of the eighteen century, that our hero to gain the more respect from his followers, or they to derive the more credit to their profession, may scl‘s at. 16 to 20 cents per pound, pork hearts 9 to 10 cents per pound, and whale meat at 4 1-2 to 6 cents. Beef for fox feed costs or- dinarily from 12 to l5 cents per pound. tripe 7 cents while beef liver is out of the question for fox food as it cells at 30 to 40 cents per pound. The following are some reading schedules to give a more definite idea of how the feeding on some good ranches is being done. The feeding of 550 pups in ranch No. 1. for the morning meal, on July 5th. 1935, as follows: Whale mcat—46 pounds. Green Eonc—l3 pounds. Pork Liver—'.l2 pounds. l..ettuce—7 pounds. Buttermllk—37 pounds. Porridge (2 parts oatmeal. 1 part rice and 1 part Soya Bean——l05 pounds (cooked) Breod—5 pounds (dry.) Total-235 pounds. For the evening meal: Fresh fish—88 pounds. T 33 pounds. Pork heal-ts—:i3 pounds. Ground Green Bone—'l pounds. Buttermllk—33 pounds. Porrid¢e—105 pounds (oookcd.) Brsad—-5 pounds (dry.) Total—-304 Dolinds. . A total of 639 pounds was fed to shovel which was used only in that particular pen to gather the fox droprpinlll When the work of cleaning is done the shoes and shovel employed in the pen clean- ed remain at the door of the pen to which that certain pair of shoes and shovel are assigned. An important feature in the nearly . - absence of para- slteg extomal as well as internal. This condition is largely the re- _lHl of‘ e sanitation in vogue in V ' , so. on enquiry I loam- flffliatino lmir worm is found in -Norway-_ Then is really no mug. ‘worms. other than the _treatm¢_mt o_f pups for netting. The for broader: feed quite a lot of fish though on the ballet ranches fish farms not more than noperosnttolopor cent, of the fora food allowance. This includes whats most and cod !lsb—orv|tietiecoffisho!tbc nod many. Nearly 5 per cent is ooroal bepg about ‘I0 pi!‘ cent 0 (title or ostrneslyi mm. was one and soy: bean 1 part) and 5 per cent bread (dry.) ‘With the high prices paid for most meats it costs mm ui food Norwegian ranchers in general to 550 pups on July 5th when the pups would be roughly three months old. which would be about 15 3-4 ounces per day. In this connection it should be noted that this does not represent the dry weight of the feed. Note the 70 pounds of buttermilk and that the weight of the not-ridge is given as cooked. Here 1,3 a schedule for the same ranch of 250 adult foxes as fed on April ut. 1000: Boot--la pounds. In-och" frozen whale—-11 pounds. Pork :heIrts—22 pounds. Ti-ipo--12 pounds. . Pork livor-20 pounds. Shim milk—29 pounds. Br-ud—7 pounds (dry.) ' Porridlk-38 bounds (cooked) or-sngos—2s. . cod liver oil—i-2 bar it. vitakslk—i tsupoonful pt fox. This would man 200 pound: of feed per day for no foazgbut to of ‘ Ito .- M QIMOII G‘ M! 5 ii 2:s:.: 2 J2 . ..°‘ '>°«!**'-‘U Wt‘. foxes in Norway than it (hull . mm town oomph to bosom on‘ it tombstone at Kirkless in York- shim. which relieved of its archaic spelling. ran thus: "Hon underneath this little stone Lies Robert lint! oi Hunt-inlwll. Nouohorwuiunaaozood. And people called him Robin Heud Such outlaws as he and his men Will England never see again. our; 24 kal dekem-bris 1247." Antiquariea. it must be stated. 1001: “D031 this epitaph with suspi- along and as tin stone is not now in existence, we cannot form any judgment of its authenticity. The story goes on to any that Robin. feeling ill, went to Kirklees nun- nery, when his cousin wu abbess. and asked her to “bleed" him. was a. common remedy for any fev- erish trouble in those times, and women often acted as “lseohes" or surgeons as we now say. The aib-: beaa was treacherous and opened; the vain so excessively that the out- ‘ law “bled to death." ' Robin was "the favorite subject oi’ popular songs" as early as this time of Edward III; in the “Vision of Piers Plowman“ (1550) the com- plaint is made: "I can (hear) rimes of Ruben Hod and Randal of Chester, But of our Lord and our Lady I lerne nothing at all." In an old book whose title is “A Memoir on the Armour and weap- ons of the Irish," we find some curious particulars of the fate of Little John. who. it seems. was ex- ecuted for a robbery on Arbor-hill. Dublin. In this book. which was published in Dublin in 1788, full Justice is done to the outlaw’.s skill in archery. The ballad of “Robin Hood and Guy of Clisborne" is given in Bishop Percy's "Rsliques." from which much of the above notes is taken. There are several other sources of Robin Hood literature; as for example. the Pepyslan Lib- rary at Cambridge. The present- day vogue is to dramatize the story without any great attention to ver- sci]; and doubtless there will, scrim day, be a film version which will, in paint of invention, rival the famous picture of "The Mutiny on the Bounty." GARDEN NOTES The crocuses have come and gone. and the “Glory of the Snow,“ (Qhionodoxa Luciliae) ii Uoing; another “Glory." Chionodoxa Tmoli. is taking up the running, as the saying goes. C. Tmoli was procur- ed from Holland last year and is in every way superior to the type. being larger and a bright blue with a white eye. The English iris (I. angllca xiph- ioides) came through the winter better than the Spanish Iris (1. his- panlcc xiphium.) Some of the lat- ter rotted in the ground, while the anglica group are thrusting up stout. stems. As these bulboug Iris (Continued on Page is) regarded as the better one is: SYSTEM A Meats—6 ounces. I<"ish—4 ounces. Bonc—i-2 ounce. Vegetable l-2 ounce. Porridge—5 ounces (cooked) Skim mi1k—2 ounces. Total—l8 ounces. The other system is: SYSTEM B Prepared fish food—'! ounces. Potatoes-4 ounces (cooked) Milk—-6 ounces. Vagstaibleo—l-2 ounce. Total—l7 1-2 ounces. In both these systems the foxes are fed twice per day. and as in the previous schedule the weight is not all of dry feeds. system B is not satisfactory. Ruwhes No. 4, 5, 8. and '1 feed practically the same way. which may be briefly expressed as: Mcets—50 per cent. —-Cereal—25 per cent. Fish—26 per cent. A good deal of butterrnik is fed to foxes in Norway. Skim milk is preferred to whole milk. as fats are fed sparingly. FM: is even re- moved from the trips that is for fox feed. , Norwly has made wonderful DFOBTMI in silver fox ranching in Just A few years. The Norwegian Government is 801118 about this branch of the countries I-fflirs in real earnest, and I spirit of enthus- llfim pervades the industry. It is now pmpaflflg to take over the Norwegian Experimental fox farm. enlarge it and extend it to ‘ ‘ ‘ in its Experimental work not only silver tax but also many other fur -bearing animals. The Norwegian silver lbx Breeders‘ ' ‘ n may well be proud of its aocam. pllshments which have been brought about chiefly thlvugh ng. istrstion, the mmerirriontal pox Station and to: shows. 'I‘IIaI'Ili.Il'l¢ll'IxII with tho Norwuian and nuuinn Government going after the silver lmr businlu inmuoh A whole- hoartod and ostuuivo way. we can only Anticipate what the Nsulu will likely be. It does seem um these I ffilllltlill hgvg ng immediate fear of the saturation Point in silver lb: fur which con. dltton of the indushy in occasional. Iv Mmd to u I» imbsbie outcome of tiiemgoar future. In connection. I mu-it m . lion that tho drain: of silver :3: fiu-incnumbcrofst-tnotivoool. 01'. ivh0lUtv0|I1¥ In in tho smut. mentll clue. is o won: that 1. in. the bus on with some Of I “)0 for guy" ff fox. Brit-Ish.dyeia¢ and droning octablishliglll no largo and their Bowm! 0' iswire ll Beware ii i an. Hour: Thu-c is no doubt, about Itimr door. times In mun; harder.‘ ‘Hath : ' m “f nowi'('u_wun Wu“. Ml. Moth: I've bop]; looun; uouudsnilltueomtanethsisir the woman in town are [willing their for oasis in the Island For- C. summer first ‘ We call. A. 6. HOGAN. MF- work is wonderful. Nearly all kinds of furs are now being dyed in a great variety of colors. DIVBHETI and dyers are of the opinion that the dying of silver foxes will in- crease uses to which it may be adapted and thus utilize to a larg- er extent the cheap and medium priced skin,-eripeclally the off-ool- oled ones. In our own country. the raising of animals for fur purposes has been a very profitable business in the past and there docs not ap- pear to be any reason why it should not be equally so in the future. The best success will not be achieved if fox breeders use in- dlvidual and haphazard methods in the operation and care of their ranches. There is yet much important work to be done by our Govern- ment in furnishing ranches with prompt and proper assistance with their problems. Fox shows are beneficial, the Association is doinl 3, part and the Experimental Fox Farm is in operation. but much more is neoeusry. I mean these as constructive ra- marks, trusting that they may lead to discussions of what has been and is beieng done with a view to getting more and better service for Canadian Silver Fox ranchers. If during my trip if there was one thing that imprused itself upon me more than anything else that claimed my attention, it was the importance of protective mark- eting by Organlzations including the Norwegian Association as well as Canadian marketing establishments, which place reasonable reserves on the goods they offer for sale either at public auctions or by private treaty. I-lad there been no reason- able limits assigned to goods offer- ing by such organizations during the March sale of this year more pelts would have been sold but the prioes received would doubtless have been much less. Buyers. few in number with the pelt offering large, planned on a considerable cut in prices which if realised would have had a demoralizing af- fcct upon the Silver Fox Industry. The demand is yet good and it is likely to continue good. and when European international troubles disappear. which desired outcome may not be distant. and the world . gets back to near nomial again. we will likely find an increasing de- mand for Silver Fox Furs. (S(Il.) GEORGE A. OALLBEUK FOX NOTES The New York Auction Oom- l78-l1Y's wring fur sale was marked by firmness. Full and half silvers were in greatest demand with be- tween ninety and ninety-five per cent of those varieties sold. The attendance was large and buying was keen. Top prices for fans was $235. and for halves $76. The three-quarters won also strong with A we of In being registered. Prices on all three of those col- oring: ranged on an average of from ten to fifteen per tent high-- or than the previous saloiz The demand for other fun; in New Yoxik is on the contrary rather routine. There is considerable me going on. This is con- fine principally to the furs most advantageous for trimming late summer and fall garments and al- so for the mslrlngor such wraps. At an important meeting batman “*0 '°P|’usentativoI of the fur u-ion Stu-an Vault. Minnie Moth: You I know: but I also know of n {g' cont; purging In warm oloiota tint will ptovillc III with plenty of food and make lovely homes for the raontlu; it the Inland Flrtlors don't got them scientific Fur. storage’ Yonr Pun stored and insured against. rlrc. Theft and Moths until wanted in the Fall.‘ mat of your own nluuon, Plume ill why. ‘. N ISLAND FIJBRIERS I65 Rout strut Charlottetown %$r* FOX 1-‘oops... POULTRY Fooos--. Wc are now issuing our latest l’i'icc_ Lisl‘:.No. 17, mnliiiuing lowest prices on fox cubu, fox biscuits,.,bread‘ mcfnt. W m¢3.i5- ‘OX Supplies. poultry feeds, mink feedsfetco CW wnrra non vouns AT of5ca_ w i‘ 1' I d ' ...: .'.‘::'.l‘...'t.‘i.“:.' é2:.'.'.'F°ii.7:i1'i.l.3.'.'«if.‘.°:.1:3 animal foods are specially mixed and prepared in our lllllllll food factor-y,'.tbo most modern ' Canada. * Our policy in one of continuous improvement. . ._ Wtiu pl . 7; i ' SILVII TIP- IISGIIIT 00. l.Tli. ‘ MONCTON. N. B; i We -Iluilvu. Phone “'1'! coat and trimming manufacture" and C10“. suit and skirt manufac- turers, a discussion took place re. garding the high price for raw furs. Many complained of the high prices and various causes were as. signed. among the most inrpoi-lam being shortage. It was the genera] opinion that with the stroll; tie. mand which exists for fur prices will naturally rise considerably. The report of the Hudson's Bay Company's fur sale (other than silver fox) the latter part of April, indicated a large attedance of buy- ers. American and Paris were the chief buyers of beaver. which ad- vanced about twenty per cent. Top price for beaver was $25. Otter did not seem to interest either Paris or New York but almost the entire lot sold to Poland and Czccho-sin. vakia at an advance of about twenty-five per cent. some few lots averaged an advance of ab.-u: fifty per cent. Top price was $75 ilor Fort George Nn. 1'5 and 2‘; extra dark. Cross fox were very strong and registered an advance. The Montreal 59,16 showed a kooz; interest in foxes. parlicllluriv hr the American traders who \\'(‘ll‘ present. Cross fox was up film‘. to twenty per cent and all . .1 Red fox seemed to be ii0'.l‘i.’ principally for s. New Yr) , . count. Prices were mm W‘ few withdrawals. London .- were also ready to pick lip of red fox. A silver fox farmer in the u em part of the province h~..l rather unique experience recc". He looked at two litter. of iv .v and counted seven in one and M‘: in the other. A few days after he decided to pill them, took the !.hii'- tecn little ones out in two baskets. Billed them and later returned them to their respective dons-—«s ho thought. A few days after he wont to see how they were getting along. looked into den number one and lo and behold it was un- occupied save for the mother. He then visited number two and count- ed the largest litter of silver foxes ever known in this pr‘ovinL‘(\—- thirteen! i i I-Io scratched his head and woflled his thinkpiece quite a bit, then came to the conclusion that he would leave them where they Were rather than try to divide them up between their parents watch your to; pups for \\-arms. They seem to be present in arm!- er numbers this year than am’ (Previous year we can rcmcnxbcr. probably due to the ground twin: bate so early. Many prim -illlilid be dosed at twelve days old and re-dosed again ten days litter- Burrougha ag wplmme r'iill»"'”"5 are but for very small pun-» -"W pllling use Ftronchs second. Ths second highest prirrd Mt at the London Auction where iii’? was obtained for the Noi'wci=:inn skin referred to by Mr. caiiiwk was £5 for a three quarter siiwr from Mobure and Maclclnnnn sil- ver Fox Farms Ltd. . Mcbure and Mncxiim u lrox Farms Ltd. have ma 1 H pm). f,-om 500 pairs of l)z'cc:l~..< Thor-1 are ltill quite Ii fvw 'i_tllrs to count or arrive. This is .1 .\}ii~'m‘ ly batter uction than in i \'i‘.ir. They fin the late li|iI‘l‘s l|l'i rm‘- sidembly bothered Willi wnrui.-. Jllld are pilllng them at 12 in 14_r_i-_i_VA _.._...I in -Eastern '9 I