jULYfl/gliJli §iwg i1“ gwwwwwpoon NEWS Y 909359 I! AGIEOIA R FAR NOTES ivoiuii: NEW ELANT m a , H“; 1p w the west o! 1,1111: All? u~ A’ Messervy’ ll15_ ‘ .,..- \‘_iil\‘(i my attention c111 5 ' ;.,,._.¢.~;1'ife that was m\'|,,,,.u,1<111 on the banks “nor-course. Mr. -..1.»1i-..11.-11 11 11$ Lvsimuvhifl “L. 15 5 1)., which i; the .4111 Ali. Britton gives .1r 11111110 "Bulb-bearlli8 5111f!‘ alter the follow- . Hm. .15 (\\'(‘l"- it oftenbears Lfng“... i,“ ~_.,- 111 the axlls of 1 hilfiCllllélls home . ,-1l.(l_\ unti am now able 111 111v Jle-iiliilcation and ~ lznd on record. l’ “m; ..~:n1aclua comes froml Tnérci-k uortls iticaning a T919558 l?“ qrm, 1,111 Yluur appkcation is obfiuljuiyn .\lsu~Sxvain's list of the of l‘. E. Island 1s to b8 ~ u 1, '1] 1n L., the TilftAd l""‘=‘f‘,f..,,‘_ 1.0a .=1 ghtly differ- y. ftiHli structure. I have a; {n 111.‘: llllll (his plant. ODDS AND ENDS ,§(vrivl' tho “ilk. The Mari- meP11-‘,11':111‘:' 1,: P-‘lfefillngly 800d w, mama, mu contains a couple fuiiclrs in which I mUSt Oil-l ° -. one or two occasions 0d the bacterium abortus," which is (‘oiltziglllils abortion , itll‘ undulant fever in 1w. says the m8!!- . i‘ is found thatmilk 11m} is also respon- ur-dcstroying brain ~ v11 as encephalitis. 1...! 1 . previously been rygpeetcti. Swat-u cases have been 10nd in 11inch mdulant fever was he a...“ <11 complications whereby up brain 1:1‘ mimatron sometimes yesultrii 111 ..>'.il blindness. severe . _ cvvcmc eXllfll-istlml ~11 and staggering and pmmanniit injury to the id. The writer of the mind the losses from <11‘, fox farms. one 0! w 111 per vent of the -. lu 111v view it islmuch .~ for the humans, and i-yplfliii those cases o! _ _ , vn" with which We ~10» ..nr.liar. The only safe 1 "rurizod milk. find .1» 1 preach, I always m:- household use. It "vrnnufls mthe tllble. ' KPPDS better in hot advantage not to be over just at this s. The other article. ur-ntal Causes 0f 1s from the pen of ..1. of the Laboratory duly, Charlottetown. ui a. plant disease as nformative article. i5 of structive plant, thereby threat» c. or lessening its A consideration of .11. or agents. of such 1 briefly indertakcn in a "n11 the knowledge 0f in; and in thi? 6889 1- diseases certain ensures are touched ..' would do well l0 article for reference. , i1- trip. Through the ‘iii .\11-. llurold Messervy I ~l a ‘rip to Black Banks. ‘ 't~ punt formation bOId- ‘iliiPibS COW, in LOB 11- .'..1\l the intention 0f Lli but like Nandand’; u~ 110cm of “Carcas- .111: always turned up . aims. Happening i0 to my mod friend. he 1 l1il\\~"fi that we go in com- 1 ill->,~i. enjoyable trip it .1 to hf‘. The Blind its best. and besides ' I‘ many indications of if irrutzc taste which ad- m» hcauty of theiland- .1» travels westward. the of ilic flora changes and 1'1 .151 nrc scare in my home .- yllllllfiillli, west of Sum- f illuck Banks the peat . .1 black wnll (from four to ....» m»: l1“lh\ right out of the 11d: (‘:1 H1111: the wall one sees sort n’ itillwill. several acres in tom. unwed with a unique car- tfil our l'.ll‘l'l‘ plfllitq. The cloud- lrv 11111 .- vhcmacmorusl, which llif‘ l Ill‘ Plfll‘ i‘: called the Bake- ‘. l.\ |lil1l"l ~nt hi. this spot, and lP-‘v ll" ll"li'fl of it at any other int on m» Island. There was a aniiu‘ of a pretty purple orchid. ‘ ("thi ""1 1n|lchcllus or Grass- llt 1 11111 hloom: the little "haw filifrllwi‘ dainty orchid, fl W’ l\l"~1l(i it<.blooming period. l t 1- h o r-pwnts. Crowberriec. "ihf‘“"1"">. ihr Round-leaved "flow. Suhacnum Moss. and ltvlccr :1l\(\r]_ “w;- ghe mQgt "Mari" r wants of the neat- : m u... qlthfl‘ near ‘JV were the rllwlre‘ toanilo,» Sea-side Ar- m lLllRGE Pill’ CRO? "if! a large crop of healthy. l°"°"§ Duns this year by feeding RUYAL FOX FEED Results during former lenonl "vs that the use of Royal with a id meat ration is the molt pod- f"! known for the rancher to film hrst lira-ding reaulll. \ Insist on Royal. ‘k Your dculrr today or wrlh direct to it St. John filling Company Ltd. h“ "Mi" New Bruuwlel row-grass (Tviglochin) and the usual Beach Grass or Marram. A mwhillcent Purple Beech was noticed. growing in a garden m, Kensincton. This is a tree which deserves more extensive planting‘ as an ocnamental. | Borcdaux Powder. The powder known a5 "prepared Bordeaux." has already 1 proved its worth in my garden. A groupof lilies showed signs of the botrytis disease, and it was 116095- sfl-rv to not quickly. tor this fungus is very destructive. Two heaped table-spoonfuls of the powder ill 11.111 a bucket, of water made an effec- tive spray mixture. It could not of course. cure the plants attacked. but it prevented the spread of the dis- ease and the flowers are opening in the normal manner instead of being distorted. The Bordeaux was applied with an ordinary "bucket pump." by Septoria pisl. which causes the and dry up.l and" have just been- sprayed. but it is too early yet to‘ report on the success or otherwise,‘ of the operation. Swallows at Black Banks. Seeingi a. number of Swallows busy on the shore. we went across to see what. the attraction was. It proved to be. a small uotcrop u!’ brick clay, just at the edge of the water. The swal- lows had found it out. and were‘ taking it away piecemeal to build. their nests with. Afterwards we went’ to the barn where the in-. lng their mud-flasks of nests under . the eaves of the building. They were nests to the face of cliffs, or 111111011 the eaves of barns. whence has arisen another popular name the “Eave Swallows." They. can be readily distinguished from the Barn Swallows by their square (not fork- ed) talls. and the lighter color of the underparts. 1 GERALD THE WVELSHMAN (4). Not less marvellous was the natural history of Wales in Gerald's day. Like other primitive races, the Ancient British inhabitants of the Principality set great store on stones: circles, monoliths, cromlechs, and so on. In the districts through which our historian travelled, were two miraculous stones whose doings he expatiates upon. Near st. David's was a stone a. beautiful piece of marble, ten feet in length six in breadth, and une foot thick, that. served as a. bridge over the little river Alun. It was caleld the Lechlavar, the talking stone; be- cause tradition said that at a time when a corpse was being carried over it to be interred at St. David's, it burst into speech and by the ef- fort it cracked in the middle. which fispure was visible in Gerald's time. As a sequel to this ancient supersti- tion, corpses were no longer brought over it. Gerald heard of the other stone while visiting the Island of Mona, the modem Angle-soy. "There is a. stone here." he says. "resembling a human thigh, which possesses this innate virtue. that whatever dist- ance it may be carried, it returns of its own accord, the following night. as has often been experienced by the inhabitants", Among other instances of its marvellous pOWPFS. it is related that Hugh _ Earl of Chester, in the reign of Henry I. having by force occupied the island, heard of the stone and determined to test its power. Accordingly he ordered it to be fastened to larger stone by means of strong chains, and both thrown into the sea. On the following morning, according to its custom." it was found in its orginal position; so the Earl issued a public edict that it was to remain unmolestéd in future. - The beaver was fairly plentiful in the River Teivy in those days “lid greatly took Gerald's attention. They were not to be found any- where else in the British Islesex- cept in an tinnamed Scottish, rnrer. and were scarce there. The ‘Inn-I erarlum" tells us a Emil (iftliii about, the habits of the castor or Amongst other appear; we are iication." strange proiienl’ dog and the ape. which the rustic keeper of the stables killed. to iii": great displeasure of his 11m louii when he heard of it. Anothvrl hybrid hem-gen a stag and a cowl resembled the stHK iu luv“- W‘; “Pd l‘ feet. skin and color. l.)f‘lli.". othetuisc like the 00w. Gerald tells of ‘many, other like happenings uilnch. 1i" not true, are certainly b?" "°"“i~‘g Very few of G€T8l(i'S>OhSl‘l‘Vflt-l(ll’léi were conoemed wit-h blld‘: bu" im say; somebody having told z- bishop Baldwin in that uienzlii-i ingale was never hoard mp1s country (Wales) the prcltitc, Winfilrfl significant smile. rcnlfli _H‘ff nightingale ibllowcd wise (‘flllflfli The Woodmen‘; pnqthor hird ca- led an aureolus (oriole? 1 the caulfl. and the falcon are brlvlli’ l1°ll°fi§l~ There 15 a charm and a "PIS" - fly about, Gerald's “Itinerary "Vii causes one t» retui .1 to it arzflln aggin. Gooffffi’ “i Mmlmmlgi History l’ found tiresome and Dating‘; besides. it required liltiir °°" l to sec that the history if" "m" l’ imaginary. Gerald's, "Dr-‘Pfllllo Kambrlae" is as diverting as ti?“ work I have-Just revivwrdr and “Yul be treated of next wreck in a fina note. AMER in any form or 0r a-t any stage in the on to chcclcthc outbreak. Experi- mflnts have indicated that the use of nicotine either spray or dust form is more effective when the ) lpmylng method is The garden nous are again attacked ‘application of nicotine sulphate, 1 (a fungous disease .pmt leaves to wither lapplied when the bud ups are Show. ilargor nrseuical plica iions ‘pillar stage are of some. Eraser. value. dustrloixs little birds were construct- larvae or as the result of migration "Cliff Swallows" which attach their same material, The l ing usually presents the best ap- thp moths to drop downward and dusting if’ the first blast of the dust is directed towards the base of the first be treated. therefore. having the tree t0 direct a blast of dust. towards the ground about the tyre in order that any moths drop- - 1 d b tWlllSt to use will vary greatly ac- amnfie‘ ‘flitting .l’,frfs‘,f.‘ta‘.fle“},l§ pull wording to conditions. Under favor- muc ° S nnhnnlslablc conditions. .il'i"(?S of average size will require grave“, told of hybrids between the l _ ANIMAL HUSBANBRY INJURIOUS INSECTS Special Bud-Moth . o! _It somtimes happens thgit p, com- bmation of conditions favorable to thq development of the bud moth unite to permit very serious out. birdies of the pest, that refuse i“ \'l(‘lCi)tO the ordinary methods Prrvolusly eiven- It has been found lLIl(i0I' sllCh conditions, that. the use of arsenical sprays or .4115“, at any strength insects de- velopment. cannot be depended up- Mrihods of Control followed an or mOre to 100 gals. of spray, lnF-{frreen and the first bud moths beam to emerge in numbers and " enter the buds. destroys a muchl Proportion of caterpillars than do HDDIiCRt-lons ef the regular Poisons. and on later ap- of nicotine sulphate while the insect is in the cater- though If later in the season, in spite of methods adopted in the spring. bud- moth adults are numerous either from partial failure to control the from other orchards. the adults‘ lllfli‘ be destroyed by the use of the l first‘ applica- llOIi should be made when the m_ sects first appear in number that is 111111112 the first or second week of July, followed by one or more ap- plication ‘at five to eight day in- tervals. It was discovered that an application of nicotine sulphate, 1 pint- to 100 gals. put on August 1st, unfilled to the underside of the leaves. destroyed the larvas of this insect as they emerged , even though the leaves were not; e11 out at the time the application was made. Needless to say. the problem 0i’ covering the lower surface of the lPavPs in very large trees is a. great. Qbfitfiflo to the successful applica- tion of this method. Where dependence is placed upon tile dusting method. the applica- tion of nicotine dust at any time Willie the insect is in the larval or caterpillar stage is not productive of satisfactory results. Light, up- iillCfltifms of standard nicotine dust fltrainst the adult applied at the same period as recommended for lilo spraying method. i. e. when the moths are flying was very effective in bringing down the moths. The work m11st be done when the air is still and preferably when the leaves are quite dry. Evening dust- portunities though advantage may be taken of any perfectly calm periods during the day, though it must be said that such periods rarely occur. In day time dusting, the adults will be found sheltening themselves about the lower part of the tree beneath the leaves and should thc first blast of dust be directed towards the upper part of the trcc there is a tendency for escape. On the other hand it will be found that during the night, the moths are more evenly distributed throughout the tree and in night THE (JHARLOTTTTFOWN GUARDIAN srocxs diva srfcy SCENT m avannva Th6!’ Need Soil Sich in Lime. Work ll 11140 Top Soil Now and Give Another Dose in a Month. The garden filing the evening air with spicy fragrance makes a doubfe appeal to the senses. A very handsome annual admirably adapted for bedding and producing a wealth of flowers for the house which gives off a rich fragrance, particularly in the evening, is the ten-weeks stock. Difficulty in growing stocks may be due to a lack of lime in the soil. When the stock bed gives th ck ' bunches of vigorous foliage but no blossoms. lime is being demanded by the plant. Spade the groundi thoroughly and when the stocks are ‘ set out give a good coating of hyd- rated lime and rake it into the lop- soll. A sufficient quantity to whiten the soil like a light snowfall wiIl do the trick. Give another dressing in a month or six weeks and the stocks will do their duty. The dwarf German ten-weeks stock. the Bismarck and the newer column stocks are favorites. It is alulays best to grow some reserve plant: for a small percentage are bound to come single and when poor plants appear they can be re- moved from the bed and double plants substituted from the reserve garden. ' Do not be deterred by past fail- .4 Botanical Notes For July One day in July is enough for memory to be enriched forever if only with the sight of summer flowers as seen in contrast with their natural surroundings of water. grass. foliage and sky. Everything, whatsoever. of beauty is seen at its best by virtue of contrasting surroundings. A precious gem is seen to perfection only in its setting. - At th‘s season of the year a most restful lull in nature appears to take place. Even the hills lie waiting to receive the shadows of the clouds chat slip like birds from shoulder to shoulde r. These clouds. like everything else have a great richness this month, so proudly filled with white light that they quiver with. intensity. throwing paths of ghostly radi- ance on the water that is blue. here and there ruffled darkly like tarnished silvcr—a perfection of contrast. superbly exquisite. The woods are in their prime. but before the end of the month- alasl there will be signs that Nature is on the wane. Several of the sprint: plan ts that had struggled after blossoming. soon wlltcr under the influence of a hot sunshine: but not those fortun- ate ones which bloom later and are borne in marshy places. ponds and streams. ures with the stocks. Lime the ground and they will respond nobly. They, like several other members o! their family. the cru- cifers, have a spicy fragrance which r011 Paoruse 00M STOCKS cocoa-concurrence l l i l l I l . I i I l Charles E. Kellogg of the Un- .1ted States Bilri-au of Biological Survey, at a talk on the Minnesota |F_'ox and Fur Breeder's Associa- "U011 summer school, reported fig- ures showing that male silver fox pelts bring more money on the fllrerage" than female pelts. IVLr. 1 1 Kellogg's figures were based on an .analysis of one of the ranches in the United States. He stated that mature silver males brought $9.42, or l8 per cent. more than mature females in the same color phase. Pup males brought $5 more than pup females. Another interesting observation was that on the ranch quoted 66 per cent. of the female pups run full silver. while only 55 per cent. of the male pups run full silver. Mr. Kellogg believes that the fox farmer who masters the art of polygamous mating 1's not easy and the breeds-r who practices it may suffer heartachcs. but it is the best method of quickly sprond- ing desirable characteristics through a herd of foxes. l\11nk breeders who have made remark- able strides in breed improvement in a short time attribute this ad- vancement to the judicious use of polygamous males. SHOULD HAVE PLENTY LIME. is strongest at night. A close rela- t.ve.the night-blooming stock. will scent up the evening from a. small group of plants. It is inslgllififlllit and weedy in appearance but at night it is a delightful plant. Garden Slugs ' Cause Damage Garden slugs are always most abundant in wet. seasons or in moist situations. They emerge at night, hiding during the day be- neath the soil, and they food chiefly on the under-surfaces of the leaves of beans, lettuce. cab- bage, cauiiflower and such like plants. They rasp off the epidermis or the leaves and where the infes- tation is heavy severe injury is oc- casioned. Like all other pests. these animals can be more easily con- trolled if remedial mea=ures are ap- plied when they are small and few in number. Accordingly, advises the Division of Field Crop and Garden Insects of the likitomolo- glcal Branch, Dominion Depart- ment of Agriculture, the amateur gardener and the commercial grow- ers whose crops are being attacked should give the matter immediate attention. In Eastern Canada, the slugs are controlled by dusting the infested plants with hydrated lime in the evening after the sun has gone down and the feeding commenced. Care should be taken to COVCI‘ the upper and lower surfaces of the leave; and the soil immediately surrounding the plants. Hydrated lime is effective only when in the form of a light dry powder. If it becomes hard whcn suhiected to moisture. it is non-injuriouv to the One of the most conspicuously beautiful of native water-plants is the piokerel weed. so-called be- cause-lt is said-that piekerels tree there is a tendency for the moths to move upwards and escape. It will be clear therefore that if dusting is done during the day the first blast of dust should be aimed at the lower part of the tree, where- ns nt- night the upper part should In both 0880s it is advisable before ping to the ground will drop into it and thus make doubly sure of their destruction. The amount of thirty year old from 25 to 35 lbs. per acre. If done m l-hc early morning when the tmrpt-rature is comparatively low or ivhcn the leaves are somewhat; damp it may need double the quantity to produce the same re- stilts. As ilin moths emerge over a p"1'i(‘d of several weeks. and corn- mcncc egg laying soon after lmerg- , cncc. it naturally follows that it is difficult to secure a complete clean up in n sinulc season. The method howmvr. Bppcflrs tn he the only practical onc of dealing with severe outbreaks of the hurl-moth by the (lVStlilR mwhorl. ~It should not be supposed that any method can ef- fcci n complete control in a single reason. AgrleullurPt m; iFarn Choppers tax/urns 11am Gill-F can: mwrr-toPwlirror "m" cent-ration far you. A doll" l"? ' in the rough-vliilr" ‘"1 ""”‘l m‘ . iron rhot in the green Mid imklll" i up dhcoverod he hnd cut tho hcnd 1 off an ill-inch snake. 1 BRADFORD. anoaawnt- i In spite of the wot W10" | ' difficulties in regard to ill" rm“ "l i Bradford Northern. the ground. fit of more than $5.000 at the end ofthcceuon Rugby league club. -=lif""~'"l i‘ m”! i.- ‘JV , . Nl l\ h. .6 tor large fox form. 352N111}. N?» a ilrhwr thin lb?" wnhnu‘ hum] lover f0!’ lhllll 0! farms. Procuruble from Ill Dill!"- F. \V. Lamplough 8i Co. Limltfd Montreal. QW- . when what cannot bc cured must lay their eggs among the leaves. It is found growing from Nova Scgtia to Ontario in mud. in the splay me phmts Wm‘ Bordeaux B-VSIO. shallows of still waters. The bright beauty of its long spikes of blueragged flowers. seen at a distance will, perhaps. suggest lnrkspur: close acquaintance. how- ever. will soon reveal the differ- ence. Another lover of clamp places ls the gorgeous purple loosestrik». of European origin. with its brilliant spikes of large magenta flowers. A very attractive and beautiful plant as well as most interesting. because through Darwin's study itl has assumed an important place in his theoretical origin of species. In July. cultivated plant life is‘ in its zenith or at the peak of. perfection. But hem again this galaxy of bloom is seen at its best only by virtue of contrasting sur- roundmgs whether they be well- kept grass, fence. wall or hedge. There is much to be sren and marvelled at in the introduction of choice now varieties of flows-rs especially when seen against o suitab‘e background or framework. At the Central Experimental Farm. Ottawa. there is the famous collection of hedges. Many species of trees. both deciduous and ever- green. also shrubs have been trained and clipped into row after row of infinitely trim hedges. Great forest trees such as the pine, hemlock. larch, spruce. oak. beech. birch. elm and hornbcam are ap- parently all quite contented tobe- come hedges in the merciful ad- justment which Nature makes be endured. Flowering shrubs are flourish- ing in the form of lilac. dogwood, vibumum. caragana. spiraeu. nine- sltigs. Consequently a few light ap- plications of the lime at intervals of three or four days is much more effective than one heavy dose. An- other method recommended fs to mixture. In the Prairie Provinces, slugs are controlled by the use of the regular cutwovm bait. made in the proportion of 25 pounds of bran. l-2 pound of Paris green, 1 quart of molasse‘ and about Ii 1-2 gallons of water. In market gardens, the growers usually irrigate the ground prior to applying the cutworm con- r . In British Columbia. the plants are dusted with dehydrated copper sulphate and hydrated lime in pro- portion of l part of the former to i 1o parts of the latter. This dust {We i° $127445 WP ‘lillzlfli l" 'must be applied after dark, using at. the rate of 50 pounds per acre. or 10 pounds per 2.500 lineal feet or row. The use of salt and lime (l-l0i dusted over the soil beneath the plants and along borders is also 7 recommended. p W” bark, currant. honeysuckle and hydrangea. so nre fruit trees, for the mulberry is also forced to bow to the topiarisfs art. A veritable example of perfection in horti- cultural craftsmanship; some of them tcn ieot high-the result of many year's perseverance in the quest of a noble and living trib- ute to topiary. PETTETFS LOSE PE¥TERS (By The Canadian Press) YEOVIL. England — Owing to advancing age Sir Ernest Potter and P. W. Potter have retired from Petters engineering workstr be strccceded by A. P. Good and T. B. Kemp as chairman and managing director respectively. FEE FOX. Pflill. S “ANIMAL Thonrron 11R D5 SLVER TIP BISCUIT Q ill) \ The American Fur Breeder has a page of notes on the Western fur Convention held at Winnipeg vecentlyg in which among other items appear the following: _- "A distinguished guest was J. Walter Jones of Prince Edward Island. In case you don't know. J. Walter Jones wrote the world's first book on fur farming. It was called Fur Farming in Canada and was writ- ten in 1914. The book will be re- membered by every pioneer fur breeder. I secured my copy in 1918 and keep it under lock and key. It is still a valuable tflxt book.... Dr. J. A. Alien presided over the Winnipeg meetings 1n fine style. The Doctor has an inimitable and humorous way of bringing out the little courtesies that help to make a meeting a success... Winnipeg has both daylight sav- ing and a long twilight. So twelve of us hietl out to the Elmhurst Golf Links at 6.00 p.m. Friday and played until nearly 10.00 p.m. The writer lived up to his reputation for being the worst left-handed- golfer in the U.S. If there ever was a Sultan of Sivat in golfing annals TIMELY NOTES OlN TOPICS CONNECTED WITH Silver Fox Farming BREEDERS AND C-ARDEN E as: oooocoa-o-an-oocooooocc oooooooooooooocoooooo. l have things to Wfllf‘ y about. to placi- iihelr ideas 0H pflpLT fillfl SCTlll lihem in. They will be most w:- lceptable and I am conficictit. widely read. Now for Graham! Regarding the feeding of llakr ‘I visited a ranch the other ca‘; containing approximately ‘.250 fnxu. young and old. The old foxes ari- being fed the same‘ way as zh.‘ young foxes, each morning 100 mounds of fresh bake 1s hilt-it'd lll the feed seven days a week, the ‘balance consists of some tripe, “ wheat-meat, ilCXJiC with some milk. ‘The pups 1n this ranch were large ‘for this time of the yrear. They ihave very straight legs. and in igeneral were of a very healthy ap- Ipearance. The liakc has been fed ..s1nce the latter part of ltiay. Fht-rv- jhas been no trouble up to dare . »- with bloating of pups, or any 0131.1 causes. 1 A large rancher wrh over 201i pups is feeding the old fashioned Bannock exclusively as the cereal , portion of the ration. Some years ‘ ago this particular rancher was noted for his clear color. and at‘ that time the old fashioned bun- nock was the only cereal used. He says the only danger he know of ls in the cooking. it must b4.- thoroughly cooked right through. He finds the cost. of the baunock to be some-what less than most o!‘ the commercial pH-pnraIiQnJs 011 PAGE ELEVEN oooocg films tOCnlvOCtflQ CERES and "REA [LUEAT Dillon 8; Spillggfl (ilflfifiiififlWfl 111g for fox fr-cd :0 sell at around a price of 5c . 'l‘i11-_v stinuld ' tonti of them. . .t.l11<l .\lr. Gai- ..<1. ,1.a1:.o11 r-antnng a vt-ry llllilh .11 ‘t r (111.11 tlfiy. A ru- oer of rant-hers this year have r-n lblfli! ex IlFIVE quanti- iu-s ot suoc’. biwrrnziik oath very mod \lit‘i"l’.\*. " 1.~ a prfitilicfi lltai n11 ‘ nizicl. more Qfilbflll.) wrrc it ' for 1hr: fayt that many ‘ilPfS seem to b9 illgllllliPfi of 1 . It ivoiiitl b» great- Iv 11}>i)"1‘('if1ll‘(l 1i ranriicrs u o are 11 - ‘ 1111'. the market. It. 1s made daily in liliill order to prevent any danger of ll "fl ' mould. (‘liC(‘.\ - A small rancher on the North side of the Island last year ivas very hard up for money with which 1 to buy feed for hi s foxes. however, had quite a number of ‘ potatoes left over not suitable for his foxes. Sometimes these clams were fed raw. but. mostly hr steam- ed them. mixed his potatoes and ‘l bread with the clams and the: juice. Many of his foods tirorcl simply steamed clams. Last fall this nian sold 1n Sun"- mersido two of his pup pelts for $62.50 each and thcsc two pelts were not quite half silvers. trial cembcr and the result was that in 1 that honor should go to J. Walter Jones. He has broad shoulders and an uncrring eye and when ne drives off that ball sure goes places." During the period January lat t0 March 31st. 1937. United Stzvcs Idcalcrs imported 17.114 silver fox skins valued at 8755.735. During the same period United Stairs fur farmers exported a total of 4,528; silver fox skins valued at $112,703. i There is one instance in which we have taken more from Uncle Sam than he has received-due balance appears to be some 5640.000. Of course Norway got considerable of _ that amount. E. Randall Bownoss. has been appointed servo the fur farms of Ontario by l the Department of Agriculture. He is a native of Summer-side. where he served two years on the Labor- atory staff with Dr. J. Cimning- v ham. also as an assistant yetcrin- l arlan on the staff of one of Chi- cago's animal hospitals. vs. i t0 . Thc Dominion Silver Fox Fur Sales Limited. Summersirlc. got a 3 nice price for a skin belonging to L. MacDougnll. Ellvrslic- £25 15s, which works out in our coin- k l Wright about thc poll. and m» said l I it in mo ca... o; “ml-kc; gardens it was a fox that won second prize l at the Borden show last. fnll as a .ycarling. a f11ll silver. richt to the lcars, large. heavily furrcd. "What {on earth." we asked “did .\fr. Mac- Dougall pelt a fox like that for?" “Ho didn't intentionally," said Jack. “it died in February but it (sired sixteen pups!" P. J. Drolet. well known fur‘ merchant of 211 St. Paul's Street l West. Montreal. died in hospital in i that city last Saturday He had recently undergone a serious op-l oration and did not have sufficient rocuperative strength to survive tho ordeal. Mr. Drolct will be rc- mombered by local silver fox mrn as one of the judges at tho Mon- trcai Fox Exhibition of i020. and again at the Royal Winter Fair in I922 and for several _vears after- vwards. He was a very honorable ‘ man and highly regarded by evr-ry- lOIlE who had dealings with him. iMany fox ranchers here forward- ed shlpments of pelts to him which were always disposed of to the best possible advantage. He vms a personal friend and associate Judge of W. Chester S. McLure at sevcrn-l shows. Mr. McLure and other friends and acquaintances are deeply grieved at his death. At last aftcr repeated requests. . I have received some notes from‘ B. Graham Rogers. Summcrsidr Graham for years was onv of tho most prolific wriirrs on fox tonic‘ in the whole fox world but he ticcd- ed some persuasion to get him in!" print again. I hope now that h" has started he will be n regular contributor. This is a hint also to the dozens of other fox ranch- era throughout the province who young ones. However, the thing; fed and got. by with it. whether I‘ this can be donr- permancntljv t-r ‘ l not is another question. ‘ it was turned ovcr the tmderncnth l‘ known rancher ho says. llrllll Scpfmnbcr 1st. but 1t is ‘be Wlff‘ 111.111 rhat. can art thvm ziloiig from good color." color was very sharp and clear and l “m” ‘low “hm “m”? m“! h" Elw" the depth and quality of the ftirlm“ "lm-“l C°n>lFlPIfihn1i by p“); was good. This man did not fer-d lmld “W” "amhw mill 1i ‘nmrlllle any meat until the end of Dc- ‘can only to“ "5 hm" i" fwd "U! 1937 he had a poor pi-udtictien of ““ “W” “Wm is the very chrap way in which he 1’ ..i who had their foxrs on Mord floors I r"ll"l"‘"~" illmk H17" of This year it would be a fine thing if some ranchers would conduct an oxpcrimcnt on the foe-ding of Hg . hako during the fall months. There seems to be some doubt still whe- ther hako fed during September, l shipping. and he cooked these lOctnber. November, and Deeem. potatoes and mixed (hi-m with i her n-ould cause any off-color. Wo some bread. and every day wont hour that. some ranrhers got by to the shore and dug clams for ‘ ‘Hill u. alright. 111s: _venr hut. ex- rlornnr-ivs so far conducted do not wcm in he nlr-oiurcly conclusive on his point. as yct I11 conversation ivith a. well the other morning, "Any fool can raise loves then to Junigary" lst with It is coming to the foxes after Scptr-mlwr lst in ordcr colored pelts it iuvluid 11 a ll‘l'll‘|l‘l'l!l!7ll:\ sum of no". vcrai haw: mp1 1» i111 1hr past. few days that their illlFllilflli to ktvp their s thin after ‘hr firs‘ nf Jiiigust . up m ill!‘ f..-.\* p1 Qwnhr-r and During tho 111"111i1 of June when l‘ "ll ‘i-"V- Tlilllll lllvm his nf good we had so 11111vl1 ivct wcathcr it "Wm" l‘ -""'""“ m“ ill-i" “v-"m was quit» cvirimit that tiic ranzrli- ifwllli: \\'Hi'l‘.(‘(l my a:1':'..‘actor:ly ers who had wirr- botlmn pour- ' ' ‘l? 5"" "'ii1""!“- “'11 had thczr lnxr: unrlcr much mnr" “' ll” qw-“mll” l3°“' “"‘ sanitary conditions than those W“ ii ilm‘ “Willi l"-"""Yl from the‘ ldih July to (hr firs‘ of Qwn- with straw. Several ranchers have ‘ ill‘ _ v mm u; ‘m. n. “mm m‘. “pa... bcr {not tho loxca should be tlnli, lookpd fair-A. d". on m" 5m Wm... ;l)11' 1i wont.- to 11.. ilia‘ 11 tlopI-nris -o1i:~i1't-1'n.i1l_\' on tlir ]lf‘l'l(‘lfl.\ 0i hot ‘ ivixitlirv part was found to be very wot. Several ranchers who have zvirc "**~* bottom ports Dut straw on the wirc , 1F <l Fli'-'1"~*‘l"ll if" '~\'1'i‘~"l'- bottoms and .plfl(‘(’(l pups in flu-so ‘ ' ill ill" lfil? mfllilll» '-l“l‘“l’1 pens at three wrecks of ago Willi . f-"ltlily A t Fl lilll. llS " (lcridcdly good results‘. Apparopl- , 1y tho use of wirr bottom pens is going to grow at a vr-rv rapid rate. .' Fill" if‘ ill" iii" ill-l‘ ' frm Til o Mr. hint C. Gallant of Village. who has boon in the loll- , Aliro 111's 1 ’stcr business for many vvars at ll. l‘. ‘ Pill Rjphmpnri Bai- nnd l-Tmnont Hay \\'-l'~'l ill‘? “l” found at limos fl‘ll‘l"'! 'l1P 1Y1“ lllf‘ ‘"1"! ‘i "P" l"‘1" ~ spasm.‘ on m‘. North gm. 1h.» ll'l k 11;» ilil!\>l 1111111» 1c. catty.“ “.011. vow mp1] Bflilifl fro“. ronfirivii‘ tho aka-d am- of an industrious turn of iiilllf’ hc of \‘.'.il(‘l‘ hr- v.11" lzicrn A's?- ‘thought of (in? idca Voffflcaniilnfflfli liofnrri them lllfl‘r‘fl.'illv. 7 Real Economy sist rust for the maintenance. moans in mode to 12ft. qluqos FROST FOX FABRIC 1s for the Fox Rancher Your pens are either on investment or an expense . . . it is o wise invest- ment to enclose them with a strong. flexible wire fabric that will re- possible time, with no FRO cuam 1.1m: FABRIC . . . galvanirod a/fcr woven, and tint is important. It oscuru an unbroken, heavy cent of zinc oil ovor, qivinq moisture no foothold. Front Fox Fabric information on Frost Fabric and Steel Porn free on roquost. STEEL & WIRE CO. LIMITED l.1~' iiillt‘ vnoueh llil‘ i311‘ 1111' ul in iil‘\'l.\l‘(l rcri ll‘ (111111 longest That ST in width: from l8 in. and in l2. H and l5'i . Sample: oi wire. with FROST HO! Nona DomO Br. 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