AUhUSl‘ 14. 1937
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TIMELY NOTES ON TOPICS CONNECTED WITH
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A Silver Fox Club has been form- m in Tlgnish which meets month- w 3L eight dclock in 5t. Mary's l-lall. Valuable discussions on topics connected with silver fox farming take place and a whole lot of in- formation is distributed in that ‘my, The President is Joseph T. Arsenntllt and the Secretary Roy p, Clohossey.
Dr. Jules B. Loitus, a veter- inarian at Kodiak. Alaska. hes im- proved the pelt quality o1 his foxes my considerably by pwting single lcxes in small llslli four feet wide. ux feet long with wire floors and yjmplflfilfy’ covered with tin roofs. rm pens are raired off the ground \l:cut two feet.
In Alaska reindeer meat is the principal protein diet for fcxes md mink, but the reindeer are harassed a‘most constantly by wiolves. in order to cope with this menace the ranchers have en- {aged Ferguson Bros. — who also Jperiile ii llllllk ranch-to kill off are wolves. Fergusons use ii low- flving cabin arrnpl-itte and shoot the wolves from the air. Equipped that way they crn cover a wide ‘/.‘l‘l’ill'll‘_\'. There is a bonus of S20 on every wolf killed. The ranch- ers also give them t\vo carcasses of reindeer meat for every wolf shot.
A female mink shipped from Alaska to Seattle by boat and gym, to i-lobnken. N.J.. by aero- plane. gave birth to a litter of five iemale kits while en route by pine.
Harvey Schroeder, a very success- 'iii mink rancher. rend a paper at ilie Afzniivsota Summer School for fox and fur breeders cntilcd. "Here- ditvs Part. in Mink Prolificness." in which he placed great em- phasis on keeping mink from large litters. He sa_vs:-"As a general rule kits from large litters pro- duce large litters and kits from small litters produce small litters. This Spring I checked many ex- lmplcs of this and will give one.
A female born in 1934 from I litter of eight produced seven kits in i936. Of these five were fe- males and two were males. This tame female has seven kits again this season. Of her five 1936 Ze- male kits two have litters of eight. two have litters of seven. one has I litter of six kits. Three of her female kits saved from the i911.» ...- iers have 23 kits this season. One of the males kept. for breeding from the 1936 litter sired 49 kits from seven females.
By tfylilg to encourage competi- tion among the helpers during the ‘treedillg season better production is sure to result. When the help- m know that a report will be
. E made after whelping season for the mink each man handles as to m“? Bl/eflke, female average, number of losses, also high prg. dud“! males. more effort is pllt
forth. This in turn results in a better average per (malt
UDOII comparing average size of litter whelped each day ave;- . period of a few seasons we rind that it is not advisable to keep breeders from late born litters un- 1955 "WY are very outstanding in qllflllty. We made a comparison this season as to the difference between the female average where old males and young females were used. We found that the old males sired 4.87 kits for all fe- males bred. and young males 4.58. I do not believe females should be kept longer than five years an. less they are very outstanding. oe- cause after that age the females generally run small litters or are failumq,"
Discussing diet he says, "By studying our "Dfflduction and iced ration we have increased our pro- duction in the past five seasons from 3 1-4 to 4 3-4 kits for all females kept for breeders. I be- lieve I can bring out a few point- ers that will help anyone who is having trouble with reproduction. First of all gOOd reproduction can exist only when the mink are in a healthy condition. Healthy con- dition is a combination of balanc- ed ration. reasonable sanitation and dry. well ventilated nest boxes. The ration must be high in min- erai content, otherwise serious trouble is sure to develop at wltelp- ing season. Leaving fresh bone or bone meal out of the ration even for a few days during whelp-
ing season will result in litters disappearing at birth or a few; days later. -
However. if too much bone is‘ used trouble with bladder stones‘ is sure to appear. This trouble seems to strike about eight or ten days after the females whelp. For some reason unknown to me these bladder stones will pass into the bladder duct at this time. The milk flow will stop and the kits will have to be taken away or they will be lost. The females wilP do much running and very frequently try to pass urine. They generally do not last longer than 48 hours after the trouble starts.
For our diet we use principally about 55% meat or fish with bone;
'35% skim milk; balance of cereal.
eggs. yeast and salt. During the oold weather additional meat can replace some of the milk with good results."
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C. ‘ing on the above I would say that Mr. Schroeder is evidently a man of great intelli- gence and I know that he has made a great. success of mink farm- ing. His lecture is quite applic- able to our problems and it would be well to cut these notes out and read them over again next breed- ing season. Last, spring I know that. a. great many litters were lost because the ranchers were not feeding sufficient ground green bone. Of course where cold stor- age products are used almost ex- lusively it is a. difficult matter. gut it must be done and there- fore a proportion of fresh meat which brings with it its quantity of bone, will have to be utilized. oth- erwise we will hear as in the past the statement. "so-and-so had bad luck."
There is no such thing as bad luck as far far as reproduction is concerned. There is bad judgment in feeding. or wrong judgmmt in the selection of breeding stock. buying kinds that are deficient in prollficness and other desirable qualities. there is such a thing as lack of care in supplying drinking water where there is no snow on the ground. allowing the premises to become unsanitary. and many other things which are called bad luck but are in reality bad man- agement. However. there is such a thing as the destruction of lane's property by lightning. fire or some cause over which we have no control that can be called bad luck.
Look out for flies, give them no quarter. plan p, relentless war of extermination against them for the protection of your own health and that of your foxes or other animals. The other day an animal clinic in Toronto was asked to care for a sick puppy with some sort of skin disease. It was found to be the victim of a type of fly which selects the unbroken skin of babies and young animals on which to deposit live larvae. Just
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a few days prior to that a mink rancher lost a whole litter of mink due to infection of fly larvae.
This disease was practically un- known until about seventeen years ago. Since that time doctors and biologists have been busy collect- ing data on the fly. The type of fly which propagates the skin dis-
ease referred to above is called wohlfahrtla vigil. and is about twice the sire of the common
house fly and its abdomen is striped. We do not. know whether this fly has its habitat on Prince Edward Island. but if so it is well to be on the lookout for lt as it. can cause a. very high death rote in young animals. Children and young mink. dogs. cats. foxes and rabbits may become infected any time from the first of June until the end of September. Adult hu- mans or animals are seldom in- fected.
The fly deposits the larvae upon the unbroken skin. They develop rapidly in the subcutaneous tissue and give rise to boil-like lesions. The fly is not attracted by meat but will feed all day on sugar or anything sweet and delights in sucking ihc nectar of certain flow- crs’.
Plenty of water should be the
through the fall. It certainly has something "to do with the color of the pelts. because in certain ranches where they are very par- ticular to give their animals fresh water in plenty daily, those ranches are renowned for good colored pelts. It may be necessary in or- der to get your foxes to drink water in quantity to add a larger proportion of salt to their diet. Certain fox foods on the market have salt or other minerals in their composition which cause thirst, and foxes fed with them have an avidity for water.
Do not disturb your foxes any more than you possibly can during this hot spell. If you are grow- lng lettuce or Swiss Chard or can secure it in your vicinity. add from five to ten per cent. to the diet daily. Lettuce has a very sooth- ing effect on the nervous system. It is being widely prescribed by physicians in cases of high blood pressure and nervous diseases. It is also a great source of tiitnmin E. therefore valuable from a rc- productive standpoint.
Last but not least, do not fail to keep all premises clean and sanitary during the hot weather. using a one in eighty spray of coal tar disinfectant or hypo-Izal or any one of the good preparations on the market. You will find that the cost entailed is more than made
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A new appointment has been made to the Dominion Experi- .mental Fox Ranch at Summerslde. twhich we are confident will be of ,great value to our fox ranchers when the appointee has had time i to carry out his experimental work. We asked Dr. G. Ennis Smith, Superintendent. for particulars as to the qualifications of Dr. Gunn and this is his reply.
With respect to the appoint- ment of Dr. C. K. Gunn as As- sistant in Genetics at the Domin- ion Expcrimental Fox Ranch. Dr. Gunn received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science de- grees from the University of Mani- toba in the Department of Biology, where he carried out investiga- tions upon priming and pigmenta- tion phenomena ot muskrats and other fur pelts. For the past four years he has been working upon genetical problems in the Univer- sity of Toronto. where he receiv- ed his Doctor's degree. prior to ae- cepting his position with the Do- minion Experimental Fox Ranch.
For several years the Dominion Experimental Fox Ranch has been face to face with acute problems with respect to the inheritance of the different fur characteristics of silver foxes:— the area and densitv of the silver phase, the width of
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In Memoriam
JOHN JAMES CANTY
Friends will rcrzret to learn of the death’ of’ Mr. John James
band. tho black streak down thcj
centre of the back. the. width of the belly strip. the all important dense black colour. and the host
of " fur characteristics itiherited from generation to generation that tend towards producing character and quality in silver fox fill‘. Also problems regarding fecundity and fertility with male and female foxes that have a great hearing on the all important factor with rc- gard to the annual yield.
The experimental work has also demonstrated that ovulation in the different ovaries is in many cases not in step with each other. which leads to a variation in the size oi‘ litters from the some females.
It is very gratifying that the De- partment has yielded to the re- peated. requests of the Superin- tendent for an liter-eased number in the staff so that the Dominion Experimental Fax Ranch will be in a better position to make satis- factory prflgrcss with regard to the different problems that are being investigated.
Respv-ifuilv stihmiiied. G. ENNIS SMITH.
Canty, 158 Queen Street. which oc. curred Thursday at the Si. John General Hospital. lie was taken ill on Sunday.
Mr. Cant)" had been eiiiiiloy‘e»:i in the Bay of Filiuly service first on the former SS. Express and later
ion the Princess Helen as a elief. having been with the Canadian Pacific Railway since i925. HP
was born in Charlotieiotvn ill lllilll son of the late Joliti J. and Arnie
Cantv. Mr. Canty was a pas’ Noble Grand of the Oliver Ni». 9 I.0.0.F.. and a member of the
Trinity Church.
ilc leaves two dauchtcrs. Blanch C. and Beatrice R. of this eitv: one step-son. Walter C. Lamb o.‘
vi '.T .4 .'._.;.‘. I this city; two step-daughters, Mi!
Pauline C. Lamb and Miss Flor" (‘ll('(‘ V. Lamb of St. John.
Three sisters. Mrs. LR. Pound ot Charloitetoivti, P.E.l.: i\frs.Gar- field H. Stevens. and Miss A. B Cnntv, also of this city; and foul brothels fttssell P. Canty, of Win- lerport. Me; William D. Canty of .'\_1.\l0ll. Mass; J. Leslie Canty oi llehroii. NS: illlfl Richard Y. Canty of Roeklatid. Me.
Tho funeral was held on Sunday afternoon at 230 rfclock from the residence of Garfield H Stevens,
.119 Elliott Row. with Rev. Canon
C. Gordon Lawrence officiating.
Interment was made in Feriihili
cemetery.
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