The recent agreement between the Minister of Agriculture and the Canadian National Silver Fox Breeders’ Association for the mar- keting of Silver Fox pelts has cre- ated a feeling of increased con- fidcnce among ranchers all over the Province. The Guardian through the courtesy of George A. Callbeck and D. 0. Stewart of the Canadian National Silver Fox Breeders’ Association, was m; first to give the news to the world and through their can. atiiflll yrs-so wire sent it forward tn abbreviated form to all the other papers of Canada. The agreement came at a most op- portune time as our ranchers had become thoroughly displritrd and ti.cp1't'.‘~.‘-t’(i seeing nu particular" rtttlt-nto of u strengthening inur- ‘ttct in the futurc.

"he change has been instant- aneous and inquiries are going cut from various parts of Can- adri and tho Emipirc and evon thc United States, for prices on sil- \ers and mutations. The fact that

the. government is paying the schedule of prices shown below will remove all uncertainty and cattso n tremendous robound in cunlidvncc among all sections of tho fur trade of Canada und rvcn countries far beyond the

boundaries of Canada.

SCHEDULE 0F PRICES PLATINUMS

Lg. Med. Small

made A. Light tLL-id 01.00 53.00 Grade B .. . 5i. 48. 35. 37. 3'2. 24. 62. 53. 4'7.

52. 4a. so.‘ . 38. 33. 40.

30. ' L’ . (l0. 20. .. . 16. iulcriurs . l3. 11.’. ll. Grade A. Silver 35. 30. 23. (lrndt- B S6. . LZ-I. l7. tlrndo C l8. l0. l4. iufcrtuls l2. ll. D.

SILVER-S Lirade A. Pulls .. 30. 2B. 22. Grade B 24. 22. l9. Grade C l8. iii. l? lnfcrlurs 11. 1t). . llrudc A. 78-1 .. 27. L‘. 2U. Grade B 1T2. l9. l6. Grade C .... .. l7. l5. l2. Inferiors-same ns falls.

Grade A. 34's 26. 23. 20. (iradv B 2i. i8. i5. tirade U l6. 14, 11. interiors .. 10. P. .0 tirade A. l-half 2i. 1Y2. i8. Grade B 20. l7. l4. Grade C l5. 13. 12. frtforiors 9. 3, 7,

‘llio above are the initial pay- monls. "If the furs do not real- ize sufficient to equal those pay- ments plus interest. handling 001F305. otc.. the government makes up the deficiency. As soon as tho shipper signs the receipt that he 1s willing to adopt the Dis" of marketing he will be bald tho sums mentioned based on the government gradrs and final settlomont will not no mndo until n11 pelts of a similar typo aro sold. ‘There is the chance that even higher figures may ‘be obtained for the pool and if so the shipper will benefit from the

t increase in prleeg.

Fox Ranchers Attention

LEAIIIIIO BREEOERS KIIOW

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TIMELY IIOTES OII TOPIOS OOIIIIEOTEII WITII

Silver Fox and Mink Farming

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YOUR RANCH .'I'OO CAN EXPERIENCE INCREASED PRO- FITS '— LESS BREEDING TROUBLE WITH REX WHEAT

if! Oil helps correct and prevent brooding failures of all kinds because it is a potent, stable and dependable source 0f the essential factors pmont in fresh feeding stuffs; foc- IWI which oro locking in uverogo feeds, duo to their loss

When Rbx ,OII is oddld to your food you know that the ro- "on contains sufficient Vitamin E and the other factors that ry to supplement your ration at this season to

: 4 oz. SIJS; 20 oz. $5.00; I40 oz. $8.00; Gol- rdu your requirements today.‘

W. R. JENKINS -

Grout George Strut

Now that we nave this aircp- ment for the nmrlretlng o; u“, Polts we must not forget that in 011191‘ to have a staple market for the future in Canada we must get rid o! the sales tax and the brocessinz lax and to ‘do this we m“! "PD 11p our pressure on the Minister of Finance, who g5 now the Hon. D. C. Abbott. Mr. Abbott some time ago expregggd himself as considering the re- moval of the processing tax but we also want the 8% sales tax to I0 by the board as well. If thes- taxes are removed we can be gut-e of a good market for many thousands of our pelts right her.» in Canada.

Svvcrlrl hundrod mink and ovcr 10'.) foxrs valued at $21000. oWn_ rd by Fromm Bros. and Federal 511v" Fox Farms. Theinsville. Wisconsin. also owned by I-‘romm Bros. escaped intn the nearby woods from their respective ranches b3’ trotting ovor the frinfpg when snnwdriits pilcd high ngttinst them acting ns a runway. Strange, m’! ‘msarlrs of tho woatfit-r. In Great Britain‘ they have been snowod in and 1n fact they novcr cXpct'ir-n<"‘d such wcrtthor ‘in fiflr vcnrs. and grout snow storms ltrivo plagued tho ticopit- in the trcstcrn states. while here the rancher has to put water pans out for his foxcs because of th' absence of snow.

Tailored Women Itit'.--n concclr VII-ILL] specializes in ihc- produc- tion of smart furs. fins :1 full mur- nd in the New York Journal which roaches trtnro than 670.000 families dzrilv. ‘Fltcrv is a phol" of rt bcnu lul girl with a Iinntr» S0‘1l"'.}’ fl"‘i','ncd rllvor fox cop which ihoy arc. not" offering at a new low of $195.00 nlus 20'.‘ federal tax. It is dcscribod us» “Unoxoolled for voar round dov-

iotn-nleht fl"tfrr\“'

diliumcrlrtg tfzr 2

from p-‘ltotl quwlJv Sliver Bu: fashioncd iillu jackets of tlusur-

passod liveliness-at a prico that reflects the now. deflated pol! costs.

The markets for Silver Fox and mutations are looking up a bit. In Seattle. Wush.. February 13th. Silver Fox sold in small quantities wihh selected slivers bringing $35 to $40; full silvers $28 to $33; three-quarters $22 to $27; ilfllirb‘ $14 to $16; platinum modituns brought $55 to $75; darks $40 to $45; and pales $35 to $40. yVhito fztccs pales brought ‘$40 to $601 modiums $30 to $35; some darks $20 to $115. Furthor firming of prices on mink was imizcatc-d. Ranch ntinl: being iu 8001i 0°" mand at 7% advance over prlcos paid in January. Fine ranch mink brought $20 to $29: 0rd nan $11 to $17.

A good indication of tho trend of Silver Fox and mutation pricos was givon at the Lampsrm. Prasov 8r Huth solo in Now York last week. Of tho 4B2 Platinum fox 78"» were sold with 1i I'll! DU" "I $73, or tho 48f Whlto fWfiFi-Illl pelts 69'? wore sold at a i011 Drlci‘ of $51 “m1 71C. of tho 320i Ill‘. silvers won» slid uiih o I'll" full"

nf $44; 3.0-3! Bill" lbw worn 2'1‘? sold at :1 ll]! prlrt- tvf $37. l\I'\l'l' in?! rrnsa for

lv svlnkxllntvu wct" 5nd 33313 rrifl. Thr ottrtiott l~.~-t|:~~ indicates that prior-s were firm‘ cmnnafgd with the January szilo in the cape of Platinum. Whir-

a rem MlSSEs

o BIGGER PROFITS

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The Klttiwako

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This bird. one of the smaller gulls, is in the i916 list. but is ad by Mr. Rulilie W. Tufts to be uu uncommon fall Visitor to

the Island. It is not easy to get any definite information as to \\hat gulls are present. for in

the main they are colored alike; and one does not often have the chance of examining speciments

for the finer points of distinc- tion. There is, I believe, a law against the shooting of gulls.

since they are natural scavengers of our harbors and beaches. Dee- pite these difficulties, It is still possible to draw out a hair des- cription of the bird:

Atlantic Kittlwake, Tlfller. A. O. U. 40. Uncommon Visitor. Summer pltn-nage uhite. except the back and the wings which are pearl-gray; and the primaries which have solid black ties. Win- tor plum-ago differs in that the sides and back of the head are tinged pearl-gray. like the back. Bill _vel1owE.=h in adults. black in noting blrd<. -F‘ovt. with rudiment- rtry, or else no hind toe: logs and fcct blackish in adults. yellowish in ymtng. Immature birds are like winter adults in plumage but have a dusky spot back of the eye, and the forward edge o1’ the wing is mostlv black. Total length of adult lfi inches.

This gull broods from tho Gulf of St. Lawrence to well into the Arctic. and spends the winter as 'or south as New Jersey. with oc-

~sionn1 strngglors reaching the at tudc nf Florida. ilwakc is a bird of the preferring for food Ihc rs that rtro driven to the uurlacc by undersoas r-rtemir-s. "other than the garbage and de- bt :~~ nnimnl matter cast up on tltu shore. T'hr_v m.‘ frloudltr birds and in ‘.‘"ir ncstir"! places hnvc been qtin: “w. mlirrrs. cormorztnts. and are often

fins. At sea they

-- dors. sonnets.

It/Inrked and Full Silver fox but ngt-d for blue fox. Cbsorv-

'.ll‘ iii

wcrc of the opinion that fox

~ a wore 202'. above the recent Nlihraukee auction figures.

A lead article in Women's Wear Daily by Frcdcri-ck Eichcllbaum. noted fur authority, is headed- ‘Tax Free ‘Trimmed Coats Would Boost Long Hair Fur Stock." This is the argument we have used right along in asking t-hat the ftlinlstor of Finance remove the processing tax and sales tax from Sllvrr Fax. Thon thcse wotdd be available for trimming purposes for cloth coats which are now lli supply. Mr. Eichelbaum states; "Tho Silver Fox family has been playing second fiddle for a long time. It would he n beneficiary should the bill cutting out these taxes be passed. As a matter of Trct tho prevailing opinion here < that the bill was introduced for express purpose 11f provont- ftirtthor losses to Silver Fox 'y,‘.'nd¢l‘5 by opening tin a market inr their products. Trado com- "nont and tho tenor of thofox breeders‘ publications indicate that they nrc indeed in narrow straits. Prices which were paid at recent Silvor Fox and mutation fox nuc- tlmts would tend to confirm tho '" IIVFS‘ nccrl for a roady and uufilulilr markr-t for thoir pro- tiucl.

trnlv In Ill!‘ ins! low 1111).’- II'i\'t' t“; n t-nrlnrg corn iticllnr prlcrtl al. w-llnn s-llos lit tb~ inst Mll- \\.'1\lI'i"r‘ swle accordion to "Drift! 4.19m“ hm pIRCFII no limits on in» gnnds that wero nfforod for mle. At yesterday's fox atrctlnn r-t fampson. Fraser A: Hut-It's. 1"n1t~. givon wcro heavily i" "Vi- donfo and varicos were described "s ffvn. Trade cbscrvrrs stated that they were in some instances as much as 20"» above Milwaukee lcvols. In some quarters tho firm position of’ Siivor Fox is takon as nn indication that tho trade In beginning to account for tho ox- uootod risc of S’lvor Fox. n great fnvorltc. In addition to the nat- ural adjustment accorded even to ‘ho loss desired furs so as to put ‘hcm in lino with tho rrrneral rlso ‘n the market."

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Y". 3d l bushel is mighty chenpinsuranccagainstsmus docksge. That's ‘it i; mm to protect your wheat against seed-borne bunt or stinking smut-to cut losses from rooc rot and smut docks . Disinfect seed when w th CERESAN. Use CERBSAN to control loose and covered lmuts of oats-barley stripe, covered sad blacl loosd smut: of barley. Take no chances. Treat all your seed gfain with CERB5AN.

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seen in the company of petrels and shear-waters.

Kittiwakes are found on the other side of the Atlantic also. A list o! native birds in Boyle's “History of Durham," says that Kittzwakcs are "residents, not un- common."

Australian Wild Lilo

1 take this opportunity of thanking a Summer-side reader for sending rne some numbers of the "Wild Life". Australian nature magazine. Australians generally are more interested in wild life of every kind, than are Canadians; and this is shown in Llie maga- zine, first by the number o! Soc- ieties, botanical, zoological, mic- roscopical, etc" flourishing in ev- ery part of the Island Contin- ent; and second. by the great number of enquiries sent in every month, about birds. beasts, fishcs lHSPCIS and plants. Many of these enquiries are sent in by school children. and are often accompanied by specimens ‘lllfltfi at-ruwtitn-r. 11nd thoir tvay‘ lu the State Musrums. Wt‘. too. have a Nature magazine. but good as it is. it does not‘ attract the atten- tion-nor the correspondence of young Canadians, as does its contemporary for young Aus- trallans.

Undoubtedly the Australian has much strurqt-r" spoclcs to takr: his attention. His land is the home of the mbrsupials or pauchod ani- mals. the largest and most fam- iliar bring of course the Kan- garoo. 'lhoro are many types and sizes of marsupials. the smallest being about tho size of a. rat. There is no doubt that this met- hod of nursing the young is of great advantage to any animal ivlng in a land subject to long droughts. The young are taken along by the mothor in mtcst o?

water. ‘ft is rctnarkublr. how- cvr-r. tlritt pout-lied altimals have not dr-voiopcd in liko manner. In

other arid regions of the earth.

Our “Blackfizfifl is found un- changed. namo and all. at the other side of tho world. There is a picture of 141 of thcso whales. lying on the Victorian coast at Mann's Bench. “Mass suicide" the magazine cttllsuit. and in the past yoars I have noticed the same phenomenon bore.

In the U. S. there is an insect called the Mantis, whiih has the two fore-legs strongly developed for grappling and holding its prey. I hear Lhat this insect is working northward and some readers may have soon it: all have seen its picture. Our Mantis belongs to the insect order Orthoptera, the Grasshopper tribe; but the Aus- tralians ltave the Mantlspa. a member of the Neuroptera (Lace- wlngsi. that looks like our insect nncl soizos its prey in the same fashion. Same form. same tastes, but. different life history.

The last two numbers of “Wild I.i.fo" have descriptions of two Australian birds. The Golden and tho Rufotrs Whistler. Nos. 1 and 2. R. A O. U. Tho initials monn the “Rotnl Australian Ornitholo- gisis’ Union".-u countotpart of our American O. U. The descrip- tions thomsclvos resemble those “which are nptponring in this col- st wookly. and the A. O. affords an t-nsr." way rcnco to tho standard foxt-

Tlw Island of Iona

or as ll um- .‘.tl11t‘lilll".‘$ vrlliwi i‘t>lilll{lil t“lfl»~ lsfo ul Col-l trtnbtzrs cclllis n lllll" island oil the coast of Argyle. Scotland. His- torically it was o! great import- once for from It as a ccntro. de- votcd men carried the Gospel message to the pagans of south- ern Scotland and Narttt: ‘aria. Its ancient namo was 11y. I171 or‘ I. (pron. "I-Ice") an Irish name meaning simply “tho Island." In t-h/e ancient M. S. “Life of Si. Col- umbo" tho island is callcd Toua. but somo transcriber. tnistnkittg a lotter. wrote Iona. and this has become the current titlr. _

Itvlul.

It was in tho ycnr 563 that O01- umba, a missionary from Ireland.

lauded uu 11}. rind having ob- ' ‘ ‘ u from lilo Pict- ish Ring, pr-\v(‘(1'-l‘ to found a monastery on lIlfT island. Later.

missionaries from Iona. 1rd by Aldrin. setltod at Lindisfnrne. (Holy Island) where they built a mflnllslery Similar to that at Iona, and In the course of a gencraflgn succoeded in converting the North- "mfiTllIfl-S to Christianity.

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Farnl Gash lnomno higher Last Year

UITAWA. Feb. 2i (OP) Canadian farmers received a cash income of 81.742.300.000 from the sale of their products in 1945 me DQmIIIIQ" Bllffliu of Stalls: tics disclosed today. Last _vcar's income “'11s 1W0 pct‘ C..,,t__0,. $§4.600.000—4llghct- than that of i915.

The 1046 rash ‘tncuino was Mtg. 300-000 i955 than that received in 1B“. the highest year on record. 3022a receipts totalled 51.821601),

Cash income from the sale of form products was higher in 1946 in Bil provinces with the excep- tlons of New Brunswick, Saskat. chewan and Alberta. The decline in New Brunswick was account.

ed for IBPSBIY by lower income from potatoes and livestock, In Saskatchewan and Alberta, lower marketings of grain and live- stock were responsible.

Provincial distribution or 19m

fami cash ncomc, including sup.

Dlementary payments 11945 totals in brackets):

Prlncc Edward Island. slfifffin, 000 ‘316-4600001: Novn Scnliti.’ 532.212.1300 l$26.745.00i)t1 N o n» Brunswick. $34,037.000 $35,995, 000». v 1

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Scotland rebuilt the monastery at Iona and it was enlarged in i203. Bit this time it had bccomo a. g_rcat rosort of pilgrims. and Scul- Llsli. Irish, Danish and Norwosian Kings. (in all so in number) “v8.61 laid to rest in its sacred soil. ' In these latter days. after rrtany ccnturlos of neglect. Torin is coming iliil.) its own nzain. Thrrc has arisen n religious gmun under the "Iona Movement" whizh seeks "to revitalize Christianity" In the British Isles. and has its headquarters in the old sixth century Afbbey of Iona. More-l over the members of this movo- men? nro hard at work rcbtllid- in; those portions of tho '\‘;t‘. which had fullcti. An arcltitrctr; dratritig slicning the structure when completed. was printrd in the Family Horald of Fob-Mary‘ 5th. The only portion not in‘; ruins has long sorvrd as Parish Church. l

Anticyclone Weather I From Fobrunry 12th tinclusivol to Fobrunry l5t.ll.\tboro was a u-otrdcrftll sIrof-ch of fine wonthr-r that old Admiral Abcrcromfaio would have characterized as “anticyclonc.” Aborcrombio wrote’ the first British book on "Meteor- ology". for the uso of tile navy nt~ob1b1y—some time n-bout the middle of’ Queen Victoria's reign} The Admiral was a rath-er exub- orant wfitor. sml nrroarcd an ab-i stract of his book for my ownl use. It takes un 34 pages of my.‘ notebook. and still proves infer-

rsfing.

“Anticycloncsf it says. "are areas of high (Barometric! pres- sure. so that they are just the

opposito of the cyiclones in wind. wcathor. otc. Thor are usually stationary for days (and some- ltmcs tuonthsi tonothor". (In;

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those Fobrtrory’ days mcntionod. the Barorncter scarcely moved). "The principal features of the, nnti-cvclono are: blue skv. drv| cold air. hot sunshine. and very. llitio wind. Tho dny character of clolids is not allot-rd during

tho night. In summor the hori- ron may bc hazy. The AC. is .'~‘l'\r1\iZI_\' nurk-"tl "radiation noo- ilior."

Abcloimrlitfal-“s hook um“. illu trnlo l»_\- .\I.\l*"'|| 111.1‘ t’ tir- Allnnlu: ontl its r"; t’ "I uhlcll T conlcri! Wn shall Illll-ill r , rnnsldrT Ihr bnnlr ln a futurr‘ Note.

imo-shdzras-vs 5...... Eight. eggs must‘ be rntrn to rc‘

the cmrgy value fourxl in a quart cu’ milk.

‘mt-d WINNIPEG moved down as

‘number of good steers went to

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NURSERIES aowuanvtu’. our.

Livestock

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IXIII. Canztl~ -n-.try ll, Ilfl. SUMMARY

Eastorrt cattle ‘prices "were strong to 50 t \, IlIgIl(1"CIl a moderate cttfrrn... Vveslcm price, opened strong und:r light arrivals due to continuation of the blocked road vonrltionr. but. as this situation umdcratui fFCElpls iicrann; heavier

cit-Ll lrsrc. urro fcrcrrl down ‘J5 tcnrs to 7.3 cents by the vie-c. nitn the uxralertone stilt weak. There was zome gain in hog prices in Toronto and Calgary and elsewhere all classes of lve stock sold gen- erally steady.

~OOOKERELS

ron sxrnn room!

DEMAND and prices for early broilers and roosters art usually good. Tlns year they promise to be extra-good. Other meats are short; pork prices are up; consumer in- Wmes 01¢ high; and the Wartime Prices 8t Trade Board '°¢°"_UY_ allowed o rise in purchases for export to Britain ‘ to wnthm I/zc of domestic ceiling. Britain is asking for I0,000,000 lbs. of dressed Canadian poultry. This should have a stabilizing effect on the Canadian market.

Favorable markets and Bray cockerel chicks make a profit- combinorion. Write or ask for ourDoily Special price

START YOUR CHICKS EARLY! Be lure to have your palleh pmqqgln; by‘ a“- y“ m“ and "PI! winter-the most profitable season. For! your chicks early! Order Bray Chicks early, ‘m-PPIOF" You want them-to ensure getting what. You want when you want it. I