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m,_ for Breath of 3ll1’in!m’;§; 0'" 91,50; rminum I - 3- k 0,0,, 312. and Blue cross At Lunpgon, MIMI and ‘”°'- sale in New York prices on hlmlnk standard and mutation. "'.‘.$,l..uea firm to stream mud nlished earlier In 9“ W9‘- "" ed goods Breath 2: - I-igrlns‘ r cen so a “"'§,“;‘.’35Ya§r:3a¥? Blu at a top of “'9 Ind "guru Silrerblus at a top ‘ M A feature of the rule WI: “ mm. realized for White Mink. W P M bginging sso. A ruse :u::.?,,- or miscellaneous mutations

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Mr,',.fi;' airylih is one of the 0,, imporblnt in.t.ne United suit- in muskrat extra large and large wt uniiiy brought $1.66. W131 “,9? qualities down to sixty cents. R‘¢goon still continues very weak 1,, price, some heavies brought 31-70-

of mink at L-amPs0n’s mIo‘:tee¢i iinrleeaiollowing quotes. Blue Bros. mp price $10. prices un- cmnged; dressed Aleutian top c, 549; dressed Breath of Spring Aleutian. COP P11“ “L M’ ‘he Do’ union sales Company auction in wmnipeit. mink were mostly sold 3 pl'it:(‘S very firm. Standard mink ‘I, mm to 5 per cent higher than recent sales in winniDé8- M05‘ mic; ran between 817. and 81350. females were generally sll. to .1225, with a very few at $9. to $10. Averages brought $13. to $34-75- suverblus were also st.ronil¢1'. best aisles brought $10 to 019. Ind 10' mgig. 313.75 to $13.75. Muskrats and reasonably. best prices run- ping from $1158 to 81¢!-

yn spite of blocked roads in many districts and 80 below zero weather. the Alberta foxmen held their pelt [row in the Massey Harris building at Edmonton. January 10th and 12th. In the list of prise winners for the fox show we noticed Mont- gomery Fur Farm, Wetaskawin, and Walter Craig as the big winners. in White l-‘aces the Grand Champ- [us was owned by Walter .cralg and in Platinum Sliver the Grand champion and Reserve Grand msmpion was owned by the Mont- gomery ‘Pur Farms In Platinums, tire Grand Champion was ovm- ed by Walter Craig and’ the Reserve Grand Champion by Mort- yomery mr Farms The letter also won Grand Championship with

Blu. Both II. J. Montgomey and Walter Crai are natives of this Province and‘ they are among the but for and mink ranchers in the Dominion. A fashion show was also held in connection with the above pelt show and the manager of the imdson's Bay Company Fur De- partment stated that he sold six coats as a direct result of the show. As the fashion show had not cost the Edmonton Association anything it was decided to hold another show next year as it apparently had great publicity value.

The Saskatchewan no Breeders Association also held a‘ fox and rain): show at Regina January (- |-6- Among the print: winners the standard silver c ' was the was the estate of the late Col. 11. H. Vwbomlid. and other winners ‘"9 500110 Mscfleiil, l'ort Qu'- Aopeile. me .1. cones of winni- Dts. The MacDonald estate was "50 I lime winner in the Pastel times Ind Aleutian mink. Ap- proximately so foxes and—25o mink were shown in the three days glrow and exhibitors came from all parts °‘ "I9 Province to attend. The 1’.f‘"m°m¢¢°r stewed as low as “I dtllfees below sero in places, but

a extreme cold did not stop the

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brave hearts that ventured out and weathered the storm to attend their favorite show. Walter Craig of W was the Judge of the show and he believed that the quality of the new and other west- ern shows was much better than any previous years. There were fewer animals exhibited and a good deal of this was due to the severe cold snap. I

lur Farming which was started in Denmark in the early 1030': in order to utitise certain by-products from agriculture and fishing, has made great progress although their numbers have been reduced because of smaller prices for furs the past few years. The principal reduction occurred in the raising of foxes and nutria but the num- ber of minks on farms have inu'eas- ed. Mlnks are thought to be the best fur animals in Denmark in competition with world trade, but cost or production is causing worry. There-is very little trouble caused by disease. No distemper has yet made its ppelrance. The principal foods used for fur animals are ofials and fish. -ding of grains is prohibited. The prices for ofiala are fixed and most of there are received from Germany.

Retail taxes on fur articles have been abolished and conse- quently there is a local demand. Most of the selling of the skins is at auction. The production of mink in 1946 totalled over 100.000 and the production of silver foxes about 10,000. Plaatinum foxes 1,500. White Faces 1,200 and Blue foxes 4,000. The Scandinavian countries. ren- mark, Norway and Sweden, plus Finland and Russia are estimated to have produced upwards . of 300.000 foxes of all types in 1969 and 150.000 mink. Their produc- tion of foxes is probably twice great as tho cornbtned production of the ‘rolled States. and Canada in 1949. '

The Danish government plans on developing Greenland as a centre for mink farming to give the Eskimo natives an occupation that will bring them a livelihood. Their old custom has been fox hunting and because of the intensive bunt- ing of wild native white loses the fox aupply has been sharply re- duced and prices have also large- ly declined, so the social status of the Eskimo has suffered grea’ly. A large mink farm is‘ being estab- lished in Nsrsaak in routhem Greenland where the climate is said to be excellent for the purpose and mink are being imported

. from Denmark for breeding p:r-

poses.

Quite a number of farms will be operated and only natives will be allowed to care for the mink or‘ re- ceive the money from their sale as pelts. No private investment will be permitted. The Greenland office assures the natives of certain prices for the skins. At present they get about in kroner.--equal in Ameri- can money to $.-- for a white or blue for skin. although the former is much lower now in price than the latter. The diet of the mink will be fish and animal offala. There will be no cereals used and the foods are easi obtainable without cost to the na ves other than the play- sical exertion of securing Thu shouidbe ableto ralsen-rink

them.-

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Till SAVANNAH IPAIIOW

"'I‘ha_SavannahQarnow."ws~ota in-aneisSaininlD¢.“iIthsblrd

clump of tangled has-ban. from thegrassfieldsinwarm Junedays. thaslender whispers of these tiny

tone to the general peal of mu-'s music. The load burst of tit Gr-ass Finch. (i.e.. Vesper sparrow). the clan‘ alnalns whistle of the white-throat sparrow. . Ind the

row, burst on the ear at pid in- tervals; but the gentle notes of the Savannah never cease. mingling with the rustling of the grasses. and the murmurs of the shrubbery the passing breeze: The birds will sometimes mount a fence for a. song, but on the lust alarm descend and run through‘ the grass, like mice. Savannahs leaves us early in September." ‘

These Sparrows are commoner than is generally supposed. but. are oftnn mistaken for other Spar- i rows. Theirvtimo of departure is later than that given by Bnin; all the specimens 1 have handled are dated October, one being dated Oct. 29. 1938. They spend the wiu- ' ter in the southern U. S. A., return- ing in late April.

Dr. Tavemer says that this spar- v r_ow consumes more insects than! most Sparrows. «pd more beetles and weevils than any other spar-' row. Its diet includes weed seedsi also. ‘

Eastern Savannah Sparrow. A00 64.2. a. Summer resident. Plum-I age: head blackish brown, with al whitish median stripe; a super-i ciliary line which is yellow ini front; and a darker patch below'; the eye. Throat whitish -with a' dark "whisker" on each side. wings ' and back d.ull brownish. with ex- temely narrow whitish marks; wings silvery beneath, a yellow patch under the "elbow joint". Tail short. notched. Breast grayish, mot- tled and barred, underpdrts white. Feathers downy. fluffy. Length of adult, about 6.5 inches. .

. CANADIAN SARDINE

Not long ago there appeared a news item stating that the sardines on our Pacific coast which dis- appeared in 1946, had not return- ed. and that their whereabouts was unknown. Possibly. like the Alantlc cod, they will be found in a more northerly location,

I have here a label taken from sardines packed at Fairhsven, N. B. This led me to enquire in- to the scientific name of the can- adalnsardine, which, by the way, is nowise inferior in flavor to the Mediterranean sardine. To my

,“'sardines"arsmadafrom

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Scilly Islands. near Land's End. Cornwall but in no other plsco on the coast of Britain.

The Browns pickled their sard- ines in jars in a red brine. and sold than under the name of "ancho- vies". The ordinary "sardines" were preserved thus: the fish were wash- ed in sea -water. beheaded and cleaned. then washed again. After drying in the sun and wind, they were steeped in boiling olive oil. drained, and packed into the small shallow tin boxes so well known to commerce, The boxes were filled up with oil, the lids 'soidered on, and the boxes were then exposed for a. short time to the action of steam or hot water. Properly the sardine was a kind of small pil- chard. but an informer told me that sprats, small her-rings and pilchards proper if in the young stage were sealed in as sardines.

SOME PROPER. NAMES

Proper names. Whether of persons or places, have a perennial interest and many books have been pub- lished, particularly in Britain, to deal with nomenclature, and its rise and progress.

Many names are derived from

the town or the locality where the person was born. Thus, one of our Island names—Bowness—takes us back to a cape (or ness) on the Solway Firth, situated at the end of the old Roman Wall. This was sometimes, in the old days, incor- rectly spelt Bonus. ‘ other names are derived from actions. 'I\irnbuli, for instance. was a "nickname" at first. given because the recipient had, or was supposed to have, baffled his tau- rine opponent. The name Hender- gast. I suppose to have a similar origin, referring to a supernatural being (cast, Old English for ghost) vhich the first prender-gast had subdued. This name is often spelt wrongly as Pendergast, etc. Here is a historic note: the first Prend- ergast that I read of, came to Eng- lan from Ireland and took the name Vereker. He was of a good strain. for his descendants rose to the peerage: one of them. the Hon. John _Prendergast Vex-eker. was on his father's decease. Viscount C-ort; and one of his sons. Lord Gort. was Governor of Malta, dur- ing the War.

The name Vessey is a very old

surprise I learned that Canadian

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...It has been announced by the United States Department of Agri- o lture that .106’ million pounds of sk milk powder will be shipped abroad within the mat few months to the United Nations Interns- tionsl Chil s Emergency Fund‘ The is part of the total storage quantity of mo million pounds of dry milk purchased in me under the price support program. Another so million pounds has alrestb been diverted to the School lunch Program and to foreign buyers. leaving us million

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The mdnbsrl of Avonlas VI. 1. met at the home of Ilsa. will Toombs for their regular meeting on the evening of library I. 1060 The president presided and meet- Inc opened by Ilnslns. ode and re- peating creed in unison. Minutes of last meeting were read and ap- proved and roll call was answered by 14 members. nustieo sick and school committee were so-appoint- ed. Cavendish sick committee Miss Mary Stewart and Mrs. Geo Ito- Coubrcy, Cavendish school. In-I. Ira Msccoubrey and Bernice Ax- worthy.

Owlng to road conditions the idea of a. sewing club was dinnin- ed for the present. Mrs. nigh Warren and Miss Jennie Moors were appointed to meet with mem- bers from other Institutes re the Mhlalcal Festival. It was moved and seconded that Avonles. W. I. pay

yegan to build a. castle at Ain- vvvick. England. in 1096. His des-

‘ ‘ became Barons. In the Church of St. Mary and St. Mich- ael, Alnwick, there is a recum- bent stone figure of Lady Isabella Vescy. widow of the last Baron of Alnwick.

I noticed the name Vipond in a newspaper lately. This family, an- ciently called Vetcripont. were nil- ers over a district of Cumberland in Norman times. How they came to have a Latin title always , ' “ me. The name means “at the old bridge". but why is it not in Nor- man French? in Cumberland it was always pronounced Vee-pond.

English "County Families". that is, those families who had great estates, often had names which arose from the local dialect, or else from a natural desire for abbrev- iation. We can scarcely blame the rustic who calls Cholmondeley, Chumleyi or Pennyoomequi ”, Pen- nychuirei In this favored circle Wymondham is Windham: Levison is Luson; Marjoribanks is March- banks; and in Scotland Colquhoun is pronounced Cohoon.

Wherefore alohn o' London per- petrated this: — '

A youngster named Cholrnondsley Colquhoun Once kept as a pet a babolquhoun. I-us mothe said. "Cholmondeley, Do you think it quite colmondeiey To feed your babolquhoun with’ a. spolquhoun"? Continued on pace is

NORTH IMIIICAN ‘III |.. S. STEVENSON leads I40 RICHMOND S1’.

' All Home forhlkyhoflsn

- 6,0i6 daily

woo towards Copenhagen Quilt road.

In. M.» .1. Doyle then submitted the following rwort on the pro- gram for the year. bruary Iiealtb. by line Olaf Stevenson with Irma Toombs and Mrs. will ‘bombs, Oontastl. March — Paper op lbdaration of Agriculture, by Mrs. M. J. Doyle, with Mrs. Geo. Gougls and Mrs.’ Oeolifccoubrey for fun and cantata. April —- Color I-Iarmony in ‘ decorating. Mrs Robert Woolner and Mrs. N. S. —.MacI.ure.. with Mrs. Ernest Mac- Ialro and Mrs. Olaf Stevenson for contests and fun. May — Garden- ing. Most successful varieties of vegetables and flowers, by Mrs. R. G. meaning and ‘in. Stirling Campbell. with Miss Bernice Ax- worthy and hire. in Macooubrcy for contests and fun. June - Typical Island recipes for serving fish also home methods of canning fish. by Mrs. Lorne MacNieil and Miss Mary Stewart, with Mrs. Geo. Clark and Mrs. Stirling Stewart, contest and fun. July — Ways and Means to combat the decreasing prices for farm produce, by Mrs. B. O. Woolner and MI’! Roy coin. or. August — Mrs. Townsen Mac- Nlall and we. Leigh Warren, to choose their own subject. Squar- her Demonstration. Oetobr - Conservation of our forest. Mrs. Alfred Moore and Mrs. J. Simp- son. November — Annual meeting. Mrs. Olaf Stevenson then gave 51 V91’! illfflelting paper on Health. Two contests were also enjoyed Institute News L25. Membership fees -50. Collection $1.60. The Institute is invited to meet with Mrs Geo. Gough. The Manse, Cavendish for our meeting on March ‘I, alter the serving of a delicious lunch the meeting closed with “The King."

HARRINGTON W. I.

The regular meeting of the Harrington W. l. was held at the home of Mrs. Vernon Hughes on Feb. 14, with an attendance of 17 members. The vice-president, Mrs. Auld, presided and opened the meeting in the usual manner. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved and roll call was answered with an ex- change of Valentines.

Reports were heard from the Sick and School committees and it was decided to buy stove enamel

and wax for the School seats. The secretary reported buying dust-bane for the school and

kettle. dish-pan and several small articles for the Hall. .

The * - voted by ballot for ills choice of a delegate to represent P.E.l. at the Coniference in Copenhagen. It was decided to form 'an Adult Sewing Class and Mrs. MacFar-lane volunteered to make further plans.

Mrs. Leigh Stewart kindly in- vited manbers to her home for March meeting. roll call to be answered with an Irish joke. At the close 01 the meeting a jolly sing-song was enjoyed and a dainty lunch was served.

MEADOW BANK W. I.

Mrs. Victor MacPhall enter-

. mined the ,meeting. The president presided

, report from the Hall meeting was

members of Meadow Bani: W. I. for their February

and 12 members answered roll call with their "first photo". A

read and ,discua_ed. .'i‘he mem- bers decided to co-operate with Cornwall-York Point. Institute to raise funds for the hall. $2.00

was voted to in Copenhagen .

quilt fund.

A vote by ballot was taken on a list of names presented as dele- gates to the Copenhagen confer- enca. The secretary was asked to purchase singing books for the school children. also flowers for a golden wedding in the com- munity. Tho ‘district was divided in1o two sections. each section to raise $10.00 for the Institute funds. Bills amounting to $3.80 for the school were presented and order- ed 'pai

Mrs. Stanley Hyde invited the members for the March meeting when Mrs. James Yco and Mrs. Colin M.acPhai1 will assist with lunch. The roll is to be answered with a “Get Well" or “Sympathy" mrd. Collection was taken and

miss stoves

swirrs snav CHIGKS‘

from pullos-umdisesse.

Prices are as follows Unsexed or Mixed 160 each

prices.

markets in C

why you missed the boat.

We have two phones

IIATCIIEBY DEPT.

THEY'RE HUSKY, HEALTHY AND HARDY’

Hatched trons Government have been TWICE blood tested

A vedl‘Iocksflsst' aslisflfzundtobefree

We have hatches off twlm weekly and can supply you with sll the popular breeds.

f.o.b. Charlottetown:

Pullets . Coekerals lilo 8c each

Orders of 500 or more chicks 1c less than above

Storage stocks of frozen chicken on the Island are almost cleaned up which indicates that our ISLAND grown product is still in ‘good demand on all principal

anadn. This also indicates a healthy posi- tion for future poultry operations on the ISLAND. Don't be late in ordering your chicks and then wonder

Remember it takes 21 days

to hatch a baby chick and it is now the first of March.

to take your orders-Call

elther 2192 (Hatchery) or 1027 (Egg at Poultry Plant).

SWIFT CANADIAN CO. LIMITED’

CHARIDTTEIOWN, P.E.I.

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ated to a 'flu victim. Secretary was advised to write Eaton’: and Simpson’; for remnants. It was moved and seconded that each member donate one flour sack and 10 cents towards the making of another quilt which is to be quilted at next meeting. It was decided to make further inquiries regarding autograph quilt. Correspondence was then read and ballot form filled in. It was de- cided to have old wooilens ready for shipment in 10 days, Mrs. Thomas Brazil to take charge of these. It was moved and seconded that school he scrubbed in near future. Sick committee reported making 3 sick calls.

Committees appointed: Sick, Mrs. Thomas Brazel, Mrs. Walter Walker; School, Mrs. Joseph Smith,

ed by a member for the mat which” is completed, but was decided to leave the matter until later for.,' discussion as to selling it.

It was decided when the organ comes up from Charlottetown that the committee in charge see about having it mode so as to stop the mice from entering, If needed. money is to be drawn from the bank to pay for having the organ fixed. .

It was moved and seconded that all bills be paid.

Roll call fines amounted to 40¢; collection $1.45; capsules $2.80; and $1.00 for rental of freezer; $2.75 was received from grab bags. After two’ enjoyable contests meeting ad- lourned. Hostess and committed served a dainty lunch.

Mrs. Thomas Brazil. Roll call for next meeting, an article for grab bag.

Meeting to be held at home of Mrs. Walter Walker,

A delicious luncheon was then served by Miss Marie Brasel and Miss Phyllis Higgins. Meeting ad- iourned.

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