" MARCH 27. 1937 1 161st 1111101111 nanny uonsr: HISTORY ' o. u. MACKENZIE ‘vhlle we have been BlVlllB 5 f sketch of earlier horse “lied.” 0,, prince Edward Island. "lifa; occurred to the writer that it l‘ uld be interesting to look up the wollgf equine history and recent- wrwhilg looking for material for léemom 1 found n, clipping from English writer that I am sure mum be interesthg to Guardian iédergé glue domestication of the horse. l1 so remote o, perlsxditthat [in tige m“; ancient I G38 B0 fine worid. the book o es ,iwe1 d mention of him as an an ma a1- ready trained to carry a. rider. "An addcr in the path that b teth the horses heel, so that his rider mirth backward. 1n the book of Job. too. a work n”; ln priority of time to Genesis. and written at o. p.riod antecedent go Abraham, there is a wonderful phic demription oi him as a wurhorse. and allusion 1 also made w the empiyoment oi hm in the chase of the ostrich. Aft/er a dis- grjptiOfiu of that bird. these words “an; what time she lifteth up herself on high she ecu-Ilia in horse 11nd his rider. 1i; the horse is represented in this ancient work as possessing all the high and noble qualitfes, the strength and courage that the mimal of the present day displays, ne doubtless had been domesticated long previously to the discovery of letters. His first subjection to the control of man probably took place in Central Asia during the pastoral epoch. before mankind began to congregate in cities. Thence the knowledge of his mefullness radiated, and the numerous carved Egyptian re. presentations of the Red in anci- mt Egypt prove. by their symmetry md beauty. that they were design- ed from high breed types develop- ed from a1 long course of unin- terrupted mproverncnts of stock through many generations. Under the influence of man's training and his adaptation of the horse to different uses and kinds oi service, not on‘y was the animal greatly improved with regard to size. form and intellegenco. but divergencies from the original stock were produced representing all the different breeds. from the swift 811d Smwllll. the fiery, fine-limbed oourser. to the ponderous, clumsy, llull. slow, heavy footed cart horse a bEOll?1ld and France. Is es there was an indigenous equino race still m. bra-tented by the Shetland and- Welsh ponies, the diminutive sine of which is not much above that of their priminativc ancestors. It was from this foundation 5.2km ma“ 1W1 m o an an 1cm ill“ the Dresent breed of Clydlifse-y dales originated. 1 ...?."°.S.f‘.‘.'.i%'..i’.§ iii .i"'°“ig°“°° °‘ n o man, w gave often heard of their 8.111105% uman intelligence in such stories g-tshglihe Arab and his Steed" and The writer noticed this further evidence of the horse to even glllglelgui-lzhiaonotrlgnlymwraat is said to u ers n conversa- tions. A horse named Flip owned by it Mr. Frank MacGfl liad been ridden by his owner to a village over ‘the mountain in one of the Eastern States and while convers- ing with a friend named Crockett, MacGill was told that he could save a. number of miles on his re- turn journey if he would turn off the Ferry Road at a. blazed three haéfh a mile up the mountain, e conversation took place in the stable where Flip was feeding and while on his way home m. MacGfl was giving his horse his llellil. letting him take the grade with a loocs rein. and on coming to the blazed tree Flip without Buidance turned around by the me and took the shorter moun- n road for home. 1t would therefore appear that this horse understood what Mr. Crockett said to his owner. No doubt there are many other in- stances of horse sense that would indicate the power of our horse friends to understand much of what is being said. Still another instance of horse- zcnse that the writer can vouch or. ._ . A nmnber. oLyears. ago.a.gentIe.-. "1811 was returning from his place 0f busincrs after a storm and not lumwlllfl that a certain portion oi the road had not been opened up l"? Guided his horse round a turn lhto the unopened road. After ‘lllll a short distance he d that the drifts were sqdecp that he could riot g '1 through. He then decided to i'i:o down the lance and c705". fl f'eld u. the "P911811 road. On getting his horse ‘"4 llslkh over the fence he Here's a modern / Moat of the firmer’; flu and uock I00 a such u this writer. Occurred at M, that .wiI| add qears to the life of uour Barn INDIAN FOOD PLANTS (6) The Bunchberry or as it is some. tmesycalled locally, the “Pigeon B811’? was a favorite all over Canada and the Nor-them States oi the Union. though the bgrfjgs accordhg to our taste, are rather mawkish. The fruit of another Cornus. the Red-ester Dogwgod, was eaten by some of the tribes, “ll/tlzgllfih the berries are said to be i The family Pllfolmceab 1,. well iepreselllei-‘l 111 this Province, and Several o! its members were used by the settlers in rustic mediczne. Only the Prince's Pine (Chemaphila) and the One-flowered Wintergregn (Mcnesesl were on the Indian’: menu.‘ The stems and roots of the Chemaphila were boiled to prepare a tea-like beverage. and the fruit oi the Moneses was eaten. This pretty Tittle plant (Moneses) is also known by the name of Wood. nymph: 11-. is not plentVul now. ' Now We come to the. very im- portant family, the Etricaceae, ml“ l8 l1 Beneric name for a. kind 0i’ Mai-her. so we may call this the “Heath Family" The Labrador m (Ledum) was used. in infuscn, as B bill/Hilde. and our pioneer lmnllles llllllflifid the custom from the Indians. The Leather Leaf (Chamaedaphne) was used m the slime WHY. as was the Crecp1ng Snmlbe"? (Clleflsshes). The spicy benleii °1 me flWl-lingwintcrgrecn (Gaultheria), known also as the 195-99117. were eaten fresh, and 011 a pinch the leaves were med n5 tea. The fruit of the Bearberry (Arctostaphyios) was used in a, variety of ways: it was eaten fresh. or cooked, or dried, ground and made into bread or mush; also used for seasoning mom, The 2111335)‘?! llll-i Plant made a. cooling ‘The remaining six membgrg o; lllls family were still more im- Wfifllll- The Bock, and the Blue Huckleberries (Gaylussacla) pro- vided an abundance _of sweet, edible fruit. Even more abundant was the fruit of the Blueberries: "16 Early Sweet B. the Low Black B» 11nd the Canadian B , were either eaten fresh or dried and "med I01 Meier use. the latter PT°°°55 lfilhil quite out of fashion now! When we add the two species °l cranberry growing in the Is_ land. we can imagine the value of the Heath Family to the aborigines. 511111186 W My they iappear to have eaten the cranberry” wmb out sweetening. We find a few of the Labiates made use oi. The leaves (,1 me Catnip were used for tea after it was introduced by the settlers: and so were those of the Self-heal ‘Pfllllellal. the latter being bruised into cold water. The seeds by me wm-lmlwml (sf-whys) were eaten while the rootstocks of the com.’ 111011 Buelcweed (LWODHS) were °°°li¢ll Mid eaten. The leaves of the American Wild Mint were eaten 11s salad. or boiled to make a beverage. A NATURALISTS CALENDAR June - and the world's a 5ylllph0ny in green! Myriads of flowers Peel) at us, from the road- sides, theyopen hardwood groves, and the marshy flats. We have been so long accustomed to the cold whiteness of the winter land- scape that the sprlngrng verdure appears miraculous-as indeed it is. But just as the British gardcn- er and orchardlst fears the frosts of the “9th of May," so here we dread the first weeks of J1me and delay panting our tcndercst vege- tables till they are past. At or about the end oi the second week. occurs the “Sheep Storm," which formerly used to destroy numbers of Sheep, when the thin. sheared anfma‘s were drruchcd b_v tlicpit- less East rain Ta wold tirs the pioneers chanced ihc date of shearing to J1111c 1st. so allowng the sheep to_bccon1e hardened The stumbled and the rcins slipped out of his hands. The steed kept 8°- ing and after getting throughmn open gate apparenty missed the driver and on ccmmg to the first house on the way turned into the yard. On hearing a slcivh come into the yard the farmer wont to see gwhg hadyorne to visit him. only to find a horse and sleigh, buifno" driver, and on recognizing the horse he jumped into the sleigh. Then the horse start/ed and on rcaclfng the lrghway turned back and lead the farmer across the field until they met tho owner coming. It therefore looks as though this horse thought his owner injured and went lor help. Many other inrtnnces oi horse knowledge might be given to prove this superiority over almost any other animal. durable ROOFING yearly profit is banked in his burn. Why no: rorecr your n inn mn. snow and wind with a norm-pros , galvanized PFDLARIB? The price of this ribbed roofing in no higher 111m or corruarcd iron and our hbcni Cub Discount in another furor to tonnider. PHD Bnheers come in lengthsu ro i0 fcet._ Each sheer hu n covcrin width 0H0 inc es when laid and it can also PEBLAI‘ beuse for pidin . Made in "Council Standard" cam (ASH DSC00141 huvily galvanize and 1n the ordi ivuilled grade. will Send dimensions of your building or free quoudcn magma]; “y” on cost of eurirc roofing job, ’ ' up. .r..".‘17‘..';l 11.. PEDLAR prone Limited M, m. luau-mu mi 3,, L,“ undone- - 0912!: onuro PEDL ROOFING‘ SIDINC NEWSY NOTES BY AGIIDOLA . air begins to electrify and some- times we have bad storms; m. wards the end of the month it also become very humid. June is the pieasantest month of the year, for the cold has gone, and the heat has not yet come: and all the summer lies before it. Here are divers notes on the first of June. A cold raiw day, Ju. 1st 1916. Panted onion sets, Ju. 1, 1917: they don't mind frost. Cotton grass (Eriophorum) flowering in swamps Ju. 1, 1919. Rain squalls all day. Ju. 1. 1924. All grain sown, Ju. 1, 1925. Very warm day, 76 de- grees in the shade at 5 p. m., Ju. 1, 1027. Dwarf raspberry (R. triflorus) in bloom, Ju. 2. 1918 Wild strawberry in bloom: thermometer stood at 46 deg. at 9 p. m. Ju. 2, 1926. Painted Trilleum flowers, Ju. 2, 1927. Edible Morels, (Morchrfla. conical abundant Ju. 3. i976. 15L; JPHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN / A WEEKLY COLUMN OF PRACTICAL OPINIONS ON l 1 CUNSER v.4 TION THE VITAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE USES ANDLABUSIE OF NATURAL RESOURCES BY MB. LUDLOW JENKINS. MARSIIFIELD. (Continued) that killing off the diseased and HAWKS ANI] OWLS MOSTLY enfeebied birds, and so preventing . BENEFICIAL. their interbreeding with Nearly two-thirds of the birds of prey inhabiting tho United States belong in the present class, which comprises such hawks and owls as are mainly beneficial. A few of the more useful and well-known species will be considered 1n de- tail. ‘The marsh hawk is one of the moot valuable on account of its abundance. wide distribution, and habits. It is more or Tess common throughout the United States and may be easily recognized by its white rump. slender form, and Planted Beans, cucumbers, long. narrow wings. as it beats Pumpkins. and Melons, Ju. a, ‘untiringly over the meadows, 1917. Brant going North Ju. a. marshes. and prairie lands in 192i. Juneber-ry or "Indian Pear" in bloom, Ju. 6, 1925. ’ Potato planting, Ju. 9. 1911i: sea- son three weeks late. The tempera- ture on this date was 45 degrees (inside) during the night. On the night of Ju. 8, 1919, there waas severe frost, Common Bat flying, Ju. 9. 1920. Bats should be protected as des- troyers Of Mosquitos. Frost at night Ju. l0. 1918. O11 this date set out Tomoto plants. A warm spell, 85 degrees at 5 p- m. on June l3. 1930. “Sheep Storm" on Ju. 14, i921 South-coast rain, high wind rsheep Storm) on Ju. 15. 1924. Drzzle from N. E.. with low temperature Ju. l6. 1934. Heat almost tropical, a1 in shade, 107 in sun, Ju. . 16. 1917. Ladys Siplper Orchls (C. acaule) in bloom Ju. 16. 1918; also on Ju. 27. 1917. She-op Storm. N. llJ. rain all day Ju. l6. i925. Swallow-tail Butterfly (P. turnus) flying on Ju. l6. 1926: (also on Ju. 5. 1920. and Ju. 5. 1921). Warm 90 deg. at 4 p. m. on Ju. 16,1930. rm: FULLERIS ransom. In the copes andhedges oi Bri- tain. from Perth and Dumber-ton southward. one comes upon a plant which clearly has affinities with the thlstles, but has the midribs, only of the leaves prickly. It is the wild teasel, of which the lmllers Teasel is a. cultivated form evolv- ed for a particular purpose. The thistle-like head of the wild variety has its spine-like uprlght, bracts but some unknown botanist in the distant past had developed a. plant which had hooked bracts and snakes. Below each hook on the head. is a. seed pod containing one seed,_and these seeds, I note, are on sale in a list issued by a British firm. Oin this side 0f the Atlantic, the Pullers Teasel is grown ass. special crop mostly in Central New York; and after coming to maturity the "burrs" (heads) are cut off by hand. dried, sorted as to size, and shipped to the woolen factories where they are used to raise the “knap" on cloth. The hooks are so strong that they have to be used under waterto Mel/mt them WM‘ lng the cloth. when the finwt needle prO- curable is examined under the the miscoscope it shows axblunt end for a point, but the hook on the Teasel is so Sharp that it shows no bunt end. A machine made from the finest steel wire was con- structed to take the plaice of the Teasel. but waas foundto be unsuit- able except on a. few kinds of coarse goods. Man did 110i; E99 ahead of Nature that time! rt is worth mentioning that when seed was sent to Oregon from New York. the climate and, soil made the "burrs" so hard andi firm that thcy could only be usedi, on blankets and coarse Koods- Broadcloth and finer goods must be treat/ed with the New York Tense]. The Wild Teasel is npsacus sylvestris, and the 111i ers Teasel is D. Fullonum. Tue names 11v THE woon. The English serio-eomic maga- zine Punch recently depicted Messrs. Hitler and Mussolini as the '.‘blbe5.m the, wood.‘.'_...l>ell.lil haled away by the “wicked ruf- fians strong." Baldwin and Blum. The legend below stated that the arming of the demonacies was not pleasing to the peaceful-minded Dictators. The bailed oi "The Babes in the Wood" whence the cartoonist got his idei. k1 a very old one. 111d I10 less a. person than the famous Samuel Pepys included it in his collection of ancient manuscripts, now in the Library of Magdalen 0011699. Cambridge. ‘Ilhe copy there is printed in black-letters, without date, and the title reads: "The Children in the Wood: or the Norfolk Gentleman's Last Will and TeLtammt. To the tune of Rogers. etc.’ Such ballads, printed on broadsheets. were sold at fairs and festivals. the vendor singing the words as an attraction. The original whence the ballad was taken, seems to have been an old ploy printed in quartobyoneflwb. seems to have been an o'd play printed in quarto one "Rob. Yarringtori. 160i." its full title was "Two lamentable ‘Tragedies; the one of the murder of Maister Beech. mchandicr in Thames- strcew. etc. The other of a young child murthered in a wood by two ruffians, with the consent of his unirle." The ballad-maker kept fairly well to thc lines of ‘the play. but ohmggs "the young child" t<>—- "The one a fins and pretty boy. Not parsing three years olde; The other a girl more young than he, And fram'd in bee. tyus molde." Both father and other were search of iood- It it were not that occasionally it bounces upon small birds. game, and poultry. its place in the first class would be insured, for it is an indefatigable mouser. Rodents, such as meadow mice, rabbits, arboreul squirrels, are its favorite quarry. In part of the West the last-named animals form Its chief subsistence. Lizards, Shake-i; frees: and birds also are taken. From its, abundance. wide dig- tribution, and striking appearance, the red-tailed havvk is probably the best known of all the large hawks. Since it is hadTapped by the misleading name "hen hawk," its habits should be carefully examin- ed. There is no denying that both it and the red-shouldered hawk. also known as "lien hawk." do oc- casionnYy eat poultry, but the quantity l5 so small in comparison with the vast numbers of des- tructive rodents consumed that it is hardly worth mentioning. While fully 66 per cent of the red-fall's food consists of injurious mammals not more than 7 per cent consists of poultry. and it is probable that a large proportion of the poultry and game captured by it and the other buzzard hawks is made up of old, diseased. nr otherwise disabled fow‘s It is well known to poulter- ers and owners of game preserves consigned the babes to their uncle's care. He promises to look after them, and docs so for a. year; but the estate which he holds in trust for them. undermines his prinollileit and he hires two ruffiuns to des- troy his wards while pretending to take them to school. He told his wife an artful tale, He would the children send To be brought up in faire Lon- on, With one that was his friend. The babes and their ‘conductors set oif. and on the way their inno- cent prattle touches the heart of the milder ruffian. On entering a wood the other proposes to kill the babes. whereupon he is attacked and slain by his companion. The children become hungry and their conductor tells them to remain there till he returns with bread- which he has no intention of do- l"g. "Thus wandered innocents. Till dcathc dd end their §Yl8f-— No burial thesc pretty babse Of any man receives, Till Robin-red-brcast piously Did cover them with leaves’. these poore Modern verisions of this nursery story end here; b11t such a finale did not appeal to our forefathers. who always liked a. moral to the tale. “And now the heavy wrathe oi’ God upon their uncle fell.‘ says the bn‘ldd-\v1~;t."r._ l-lis barns caught fire. his liilld became bar- ren. and his cattle died in the field. Two of his £0115 were lost while on a voyage to Portugal; and before seven ycdrs (the perfect number) were out he died in prison where he lay for debt. The ruffion who dcsrrted the babes was captured while staging a rob- bery. a capital offence in those dais; and before his executioncon- fessed his port in the tragedy of the “Children in the Wood." "You that executors be made. And oversccrs eke of children that be fuiherless. And infants mild and meek; Take you example by this thing. And yicld to ea-ch his right lest God with such like misery-e Your wicked minds requite." The complete text of this ba'lad may be seen in Bishop Percy's "Rflllqlies of Ancient English Poetry." h . atla, prnJwiIig 21.550 lbs. of milk, - tutu-Metro wn bred and owned aeised with mortal sickness, mo‘ the sound stock. keeps the yard and coveys in good condition and hind- ers the spread of fatal epidemics- It seems, therefore, that the birds of prey which catch aged, frost- bitten, and dtseaased poultry, to- gether with wounded and crippled game. are serving both farmer and sportsman. Abundant proof is at hand to show that ‘the red-tail xmatlv prefers the smaller mammals. N- ptiles, and batrachians, takln! little else when these can be ob- tained in sufficient numbers. If hard pressed by hunger, however. it will eat any form oi life and will not reject even offal and carrion; dead crows from about the roots, poultry which has been thrown on the compost heap, and fresh from the carcasses of goats, sheep, and the larger dometsicated animals are eaten at such times. Immature hawksare more apt to commit depredations than adults, the reason probably being that they lack skill to procur e a sufficient quantity of their staple food. A large proportion of the birds eaten consists of ground-dwelling species, which probably are matched up while half concealed in the grass or other vegetation. Among the mammals most often eaten and most injurious to mankind are the arboreal and ground squirrels, rab- bits. voles and other mice. The stomachs of the red-tailed hawks examined contained Abert squirrel, red squirrel. three species of gray squirrels two species of chipmunks, 58y ground squirrel, plateau ground squirrel. Franklin ground squirrel, striped ground squirrel, harvest mouse. common rat. house mouse. wlfte-footed mouse, Sonoran white-footed mouse, wood mt. meadow mouse, pine mouse. 0110M lemming mouse. Cotton rat. lllllllllllfl 11101189. porcupine, jack rabbit. three races of cottontalls, P01101195 301111131’. knngarOO rat. skunk. mole. and fOll!‘ kinds of shrews. .The larger insects also. such‘ as grasshoppers. crickets. and extensively The red-shouldered hawk. or as it is sometimes incorrectiy called the “hen-hawk," is rsoanmon, and very valuable to the farmer. It is more nearly omnivorous than most of our birds of prey, and is known to feed on mice. birds. snakes. 511188. fish. grasshoppers. centi- Pede-s. spiders. crawfish, earth- worms. 8nd snails. As about 90 per cent of its food consists of in- Jurious mammals and insects. and hardly 1 1-2 per cent of poultry B-lld 8111118. the reader may draw his own condusions as to the ap- Pmlllrlatensss of the title "hcn hawk," so often misapplied to this Emotes, A pair of these hawks bi-er! for successive years within o, few hundred Yards of a poultry farm Wlliiallllhs B00 young chickens and 400 ducks. and the owner never saw them attempt to catch g {own Besides mice. squirrels. shrews. and insects. which form their princi- Pal f°°d- 71088. snakes, and crawfish also are token, Such facts as these must con- vince intelligent persons not only that ll l5 fol-ll! to destroy r1115 valuable bird. but that everywhere legctselziould be fostered and pfQ_ (To Be Continued) A LARGE PlfP 0R0? "Fm" I lerzc crop of healthy, "9""! 1111B! this year by feeding RUYAL FOX FEED new!“ dllrlll! former seasons shows that the use of Royal with n good meat ration is the most pug]- ll" W“? known for the rancher to secure best breeding results. Insist on Royal. “l! Your dealer today or writ; dlrectto 111E Si. John isiiiiing Company Ltd. Saint John New Brunswick SIILDY LANE VIT..NAL 2.510- now chlllrplml milk producer for Cau- Lmlbaofiat in N36411:. A banquet was held in her honor at u local Hotel at Bnuttonl, 0n- ‘llhnr I Ill. byAlln TIMELY NOTES ON T0 CONNECTED WITH Silver Fox Farm PICS ing fii The next fur auctions in L011- don will be held early in May and a much better demand is antzcipawd , than during the March sale. An- 1 other factor that is said to be {favorable is the Paris Exposition. v which opens some time in May and runs through the whole Ybur. lt is [ a. tremendous affair and will draw - enormous crowds of wealthy people ' to it. Paris seems to be the ilvorld mart for Silver Foxes and if noth- 1 mg intervenes its Exposition shou d ' be a great help to us. ., The Fur Trade Review of New York in an editorial in its March issue says: “United States will ab- sorb the bulk of its own production of Silver Fox pelts and will draw on Canada and Europe to fulfill its re- quirements for the silver types of skins. Indeed it might be sad that since last December Silver Fox pelts have been the bread and butter or the fur trade, both here and abroad. There may be an easing of prices due to a. slacking up of demand during the summer months but we foresee a steady consumption of Silver Fox fur that will carry through until next December. It is all the result of improved consumer purchasing power in the principal states of the world, and a. general depletion of fur stocks. Further- more, other furs have advanced sharply in price. Silver Fox has no ." ‘The Colorado State Agricultural College, Fort Collins, Colorado, has established a. course of lectures on fur farming and fur animal brcvd- ing. The best authorities in the United States will deliver the lectures. It is expected that other agiiculturad colleges and schools will follow suit. The Colorado course of lectures was brought about mainly through the effort. of Milligari and Morrison Associat- ed Fox Ranchers. The London fur trade will hold a grand ball at the Trocadero on May is; in celebration of the Coronation of King George and Queen E iz- abeth, the proceeds to be donated to charitable purposes. Just at the present time the writer would not be at bit surprised if George A Callbeck is having dinner frequent- ly at the “Ti-oe" while visiting Lon- don. It is very popular with over- seas visitors. _ The twin, or matched two-skin Silver Fox scarf, is enjoying con- siderable popularity this spring and l: an appropriate addition to thc Spring suit ensemble. It can be uorn in the cool of the early suin- mer evenings and late fall even- ings. Macy's and Russicks two of New York's leading stores. recently offered it as part of a Spring suit outfit, quoting a flat price for suit and scarf of $194. Thieves broke a window of L-eup- part Fur Company's store, St. Louis, Mo, recently, and got away with a. rsilver Fox cape which was marked at $900. -' The mild weather in New York and the Eastern states the past few months, has been detrimental to the sale of furs and‘ fur coats to some uxient. On the other hand the cold weather has enabled furrlers on the Pacific coast to mzbkc a cleanup of their stock. although some of their custo ers who ivere in the orange and emon growing business suffered very heavily through the tremendous frosts which destroyed their crops. The following particulars regard- ing the whiie faced Silver Fox which brought $460. at the Feb- ruary auction in New York, istakenfrornthe Fur Trade Review. "The price was un- usual ancl was the top price paid at the New York Auction Company's saies this season. The pelt was of unusual full silver beauty and was distinctive because the four paws were white and around the hcnd of the skin was a deep, pure while band that gave a white race effect It was, of course. rm oddity or freak. b11t it was beautiful anditwus purchased by B. Wollman, and Brother, New York, which firm. by the way, specializes on odd and unusual fox skins. The fox was bred by the Black Forest Silver Fox Ranch nt ltloiiu- ment, Colorado, anditisstated that‘ this ranch has ninety pairs of foxrs similar to the one that was pelted .this season and- sold at the auction sale The breeders believe they arc rim... to fix or establish through tlirsr animals, a new type of fox tlhnt will be a. novelty cnd when produced in qtianiiiy. l) o-oi ‘ 11- v." manufacturing and ntcrchi" i: possibilities for the trade. l Don't you remember when tho Canadian Nationri Fox Breeder's registration rules to the effect that white up to the hock 011 a ffx dis- qualified said fcx for registration? It was just that kind of fox that finally produced the white banded animals which the Colpitts. Ollie fvlcNeill and others are using in their experiments to produce freak foxes. The writer always thousht i‘. wax. a foolrh rule because. I in- variably found that the foxes FOX BANCHEIIS ! l FREE practical information n; writing nu for SUNGLO SERVICE SLANTS Pllblllhed 6 time: u your. Let u: have your name and address. We do the rut. INTERNATIONAL FOX d; As ociation placed a clause in their ‘ ing white paws or white hind legs were of good pelt quality. The lifarch Black 11m Magazine has a leading article entitled "Causes and Cures for Tail Biting Habits of Minks." We quote in pari. "From mink breeders in Sweden. Germany, England, Canada. Alaska and almost all parts of the United States, come letters constantly re- porting the outbreak of this 101113’ terrifying habit. We say terrifying because in some cases the mmks have literally bitten themselves to death. In our own minkery we can often cure the sore tall by the ex- tenml application of a lotion made of one part of iodoform, one part other and one part olive Oil. This stops the mink from biting its fail temporarily, but when only a few minks out of many are affected it cannot be that the formula for the feeding ration is to blame. but rather because some particular animals cannot adjust thomselvesta the rations and conditions. Individ- ual animals are often cured by add- ing large doses of tomato or lemon juice to the food or more roughage. Freshly killed small animafs such as squabs chickens or sparrows, fed bones, feathers, fur and all, often prove effective." Percy V. Noble of lakeside Ranch. Shallow Lake, Ontario, has the following to say regarding i-lle trouble. “The largest percentage 0f cases of tip biting can be attribut- ed to an improper diet or one not properly balanced and most likely deficient in minerals. The mink may tlicn begin chewing up the‘ bedding and possibly chew wood from the nest box. and of course as neither of these supplies what the mink craves the resort is its fur. As the tail is the most convenient to work on so the fur begins to dis- appear from this member. Another major cause which takes quite a toll is parasitic infestation and in this case mink often keeps chewing until the tailis completely chewed off. with death usually, following. 1 have found that mink! penned together take up tail chew- ing as one of their favorite pas- times. They sometimes chase their tail as if it was for the mere en- tertainment ihey get from it. but as a. rule not much damage is done. In conclusion, I would suggest that mink be penned separately after fo11r months cf age, fed a. balanced ration, treated for parasites both in- tcrnal and external and kept t-‘crin. Tail chewing would then never scl- dom occur." . y. 1. -- .“.(.‘.-'.N1)1.\ Ho. n for large fox farlns. SCANDIA Nn. 5 lighter than above without hand lever for small for farms. Prucurahlc from all Dealers. F. W. Lampluugh 8. Co. Limited ltloiiii" r Fox ranchers, in 1cm brat tail biting as great 11s S‘ i" fact it would ls march mcru guiwriwl with mini than \\'i‘.ll $1.20: Foxes. Th6 writer lociicve. that fixes, both pups ‘ should have tips dipped . 1 of lzri! and Formaldy- hide two or ilirc-e iimes during tht summer and that the, tips of pups should br trmtrci 112111 iodine at the lllLL (12111 :01‘ 1111i worming , then latcr 111th the uni mixture- When tip biting becomes very pronounccd resort lmuld be made to the 11c cf bnklig soda orGlau- bertls salisrhssolvccl and addedtc O1. cure the trouble as clue to n hr-ziicri (rfindition of the rtomacli. ip biting can be set up in forty-sight hour. by feeding fat: such as Tl('ll milk or fat meats to pups during tho summer time, par» ticularly Aiiirul. and September. The NlfllTli Black Fox Magazine has an article 011 "l-"ish as Food for Silver Foxes," from the pen 0f Di‘ R. Rajctte, Qucbrl: It refers to a letter written by Lowell W. Han- cock, Summerrid", and published in the e unis: soznr- months agoon the 11x: of fish The Ontario Department of Agriculture has on the recomenda- tion of the Ontario Fur Farmers Association. appoint/ed Dr E. - Bownrxs. V S, B V. Sc; a native of Summersirlc. P E 1., and a. graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College‘. to serve the fur ranchers o! that province as Field Man. His headquarters will be at the Ontario Veterinary Colic-iv. Guelph, where the fur farmer- tiirciigh him have at their disposal the services of all of 1936. company each application. sriiiuoii OWNERS-ATTENTION All Registered horses grading A, l5. C. 11nd D and all Grades or Cross-Breds grading A, B and (J must be enrol- ed in the records of the Provincial Department of Agricul- ture under the provisions of the Stallion Enrolment Act All other stallions inspected in liltlfi and graded lower than the above grades are ineligible to stand for ser- vice or- to receive enrolment certificates. ported into the province. also young horses not yet inspect- ed will be entitled to a Provisional (‘i-viificaie nf Enrol- ment subject to inspection in 1937. All stallion owners having horses eligible for servico are asked to promptly apply for their grading and enrob mcnt certificates. A fee of two dollars ($2.00) must ac- Sinllions im- _ Lists 0f stallions inspected in liitlii giving official grad- lnil will hc supplied owners on written request. ' F01‘ further information apply to‘ ‘ ' ll.l_li_lTF_Q_"_l§_C_lAl* PEPABTNENT ill" ‘i-‘llilklllklllllll COUNTS. Be a Shrewd Buyer. " l&’:.. ass...» illlll WELLS STAND the TEST c? 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