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Summerside Mdyor Stresses Value of Fur Auction

Mr, P \'.'. Roliluol‘. lvilyol‘ of‘ has bran placed. As a wit! YOX Fnzrlllvl :(it- Hlltl n <lll'L’Lll‘l' of- the} ranchers lvisililii: t0 Purim“? 80W t. -..,,. hhhusl 1:4,“; 3,1,“. Fox] breeding stock have great difiicillty

lll Tlldklllg a suitable choice whl-n pmllg from ranch to ranch. with an auction sale such as this, lhcv

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i . 1'~_ with luxmen the world over) l" U"; stressing llic importance of producW illlg only Lllt‘ best silver fox pelts. In lilv vklllvlllvll- frills mctliod of purchase will do ‘ i‘ "11 1\\>"""“‘1‘ “'11P lllort- than anything that has yet m‘ boon suggested to eliminate UK‘ 1O 10X. poor pvlt and raise the standard of‘ ‘llliFiiS tic. our Island foxes.

A THE PURE MILK co.

WELCOMES

The Exhibitors and Visitors Attending

THE

FOX SHOW

Just its “c zlrc llll very proud of our An- nllgll Show of Silver l‘v().\££‘.~‘»—-Th9 Industry illitl llrilvls us Wraith. so should we be just- l_\. prnull oi‘ our Pure Alilk Plant — The ll;lil'_v' that brings us Health.

"HARIJIJN (‘l'l‘i"" Dairy is the only Milk

Pizllll in (‘hurlottettni-n. It wag also (he lbliry to guarantee our citizens safe g {'21s desira- of the Company has been, ; ..=l.-~ that met} hanle in the city should .- '\r' rt ‘HT BULK.

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V. . .\l;ll‘l.l,i_f‘t‘llll‘nl invites you to visit their ‘Yr Hi1. >~zlrlltal1v Plant and see how “Gain. rlrn t lh" Flnrifivd. and Pnsatcurized Pro- duct~ ﬁrzfccllzlrll

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(By G. Ennis Smith. Superinten- dent, Experimental Fox Ranch. summcrsidr. T‘. h‘. I.)

1,, previous years many fox broader» contended that the narrow silver band was preferable to the “qdg band while others look the exact opposite viewpoint. Al. the time when half silver furs were ill demand it might have been debat- able whether there- was not H large number of wcluvrs who might. prefer a llcrkpivcc with a narrow’ silver band, other colloi- tiolls being favourable, bill for a wisefux breeders it was llC\'(‘l‘ cven questionable from tl lJFCNlHlg stand- point. Silica the luarkct in rccclit years has swung l0 pale silver fox furs it has become very Ztppafcnt that, the narrow .~ll\'€'l‘ baud can be considered as one of tlic curses of the industry. Wllilc some fox breeders have TPCDQlTlZECl this and by JUClIClUKIS selection of the wldr- band and a ruthless elim- ination nf the narrow band have developed ll typo of foxes showing a. decided improvement ill the width and clarity of the silver band, yet other fox breeders by indif» forent and haphazard muting have fEﬂChCd a stage where their ranches are ovcrrun- with foxes having narrow silver bands of a more or loss muddy ilppcnl-zlnce, with tiic rrsllll. that tll: FIHIJOFlIY of the pelts that are being placed upon the market lack proter silver characteristics

(‘itrs Experiments

Ill arranging the matings at the Exprrllzirlitnl Fbx Ranch I have given duo ccllsidciatzoii to the dil- fen-lit types of silver bonds that we had in the ranch and some very interesting and crucial informa- tioxl has been obtained. 'I‘!:is de- finite lins- of experimental work is still bring ilivcbtiglitml so that it should be lIIldPHLOOCl than. a dc~ finite conclusion has not. yct been

arrived at. The results obtained so far would indicator-- tll 1n the first cutcross rvllll

inbred foxes having Slnlllﬂl‘ types o! silver in the offspring the silver band was rill improvement oll the means of those of their pzlrcnts.

llll in the first outcross with two dllfcronl typos of silvers in the offspring the silver band was sonic- where 110211‘ the mcan of those of their parclits

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Snaps, Locks

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F ox Wire

Highest Quality, All Sizes Stock Staples, Hinges, Hasps,

“PROTEGTO” Prescrvative PAINT

13' In tllc srcollrl and llllrcl out- rross of different types of silver

bonds rvrro narrow and in lnlsos lilllrlcilx Ill In ally different groups of

many

j foxes sclccting tho widcr bzillrls ulld

tilltcrcssillg lllcnl in lllc offspring

r Lllerc was r. (‘lUCfCtlSC in tllc widtli 1 of the silvrr build. but in lllC srlmc ‘ thr‘ - ulirrolvcr bands \\'6"l't! sclrctcd and ' Jibrcd tllcrc was am improvement;

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"r-wnuc of fﬂXPs wvcn wlirvc

both in tho width and‘ clarity tho sllvcl". 1.11 Outxgrosslliu in

tllc second

and Lllird generations lvltll tlltfcr- cnt. typos ol silvcd bands the off-i

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Inheritance, Of t Silver Band In ¢ A Silver 153x Furs

dcsirable type 0t‘ sllvcl" in thr‘ 0W spring there was a decided lln- provenielit. in the silver charactcr as the foxes grew older and each year it. was very noticeable that the band was not only wider but. had u bright/er and more rilelullic appcar- ance. i - Results of inbreeding

A microscopic examinatioliwof,‘ tllc silver baud shows that when! the taxes have been inbred and a favourable type of silver has been. produced there is no diffusion of‘ the black pigment ‘into the silverl nrea. On the other hand. wliercl tllorc has been a crossing of dif-i fercnt typos of silver the microﬁ scopic examination shows that there is a marked diffusion of the block pigment into both extre- mities of’ the silver band which I varies both in area and intensity g with different foxes, and in gen- \ (‘ml is directly proportional to tllc muddy appearance of the silver.

A vast. amolult of work 1S involv- rd in the study of the inheritance of the silver band. It is not. only a (luestin of carrying out. a vast' llrrny oi‘ breeding experiments un- du‘ various wndltiolis but it. also ulvolvcs recording the exact meas- luements of the silver band during different. times in their llfo hls-‘ tory. Pox breeders have been‘ lnvarr- for minty years that. the foxes from olic rxlricli will not blend with foxes from other ranches and there arc many cases on record where pale silver foxes from out-Li‘ side ranches when mated to medium or pale silver foxes produccd lit-i tors. the majority of’ them being r-lther black or vcrv dark SllVEfS-l Tins was undoubtedly a case of try- ing to breed two distinct and dif- ferent types nf silvers together; in- dependent of the fact. that. both of them had wide bands they failed to blend. On the other hand. tlierci arc very notable cases where foxes that were in no way related from lmparatc and distinct ranches were mated together and produced off-b springs with all inlprovcmcllt in the silver character. This was un- doubtcdly a case where even though the foxes were outcrosscd "it was blmdlﬁg tossthcl- the same t_vpcs of silver. fox grow older there was an iin- nrovcmcnt in the silver character. l Tllvrc is abundant. evidence to in- _ dirate that if as the foxes growl ‘. older tlicrc is an improvement in I the character of thc- silver from

l bands in the oilspriligs the silvcrt ycar w year that the‘ ofisprings

N "Y? Droduccd by a workable mat- ‘ ting system. On tlic other lizmd if

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Ill those cases as the -

the sllvcr band should dbcrcase Ill ‘

93"“ succﬁldillﬁ your that can bc ‘ taken as evidence or ml uﬂwlgg I method of mating. gcncrally il'l(ll.$_ 1 crlminatc olltcrossilig.

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. \ I Ewn today. after many years of

s riri ﬂl)("\l'(‘(l to lvvc fwvourahlc .- _ . p 5 l) ‘ “ ‘ >ll\‘['X‘ fox brcadlng. many preempt

silver cllaractcrs. a fairly WlKlQ band

of a fairly clclir colour. but ll\ rllclt

Succeeding year lhc bzllld btcomc narrower and acquired a muddy uppetlrancr.

more ,

loontinue tho old nlctllods with no . thought. of civfperllnclilillg or chang- 1 mg.

‘ Mot brcedcrs lnatc their foxes ifor lift‘. 1f these matings produce

(6) With foxes inbrnll with a ‘lpups m“. n". mt-lfﬂpd mm l. m"

"'""*““—“‘ l m" ll quarto‘ o! 1hr littrlas arc blacks.

l A good brccdcr is llcvcl" riltlsfitf]. |lle l3 alwny-s trying to prcdugc lbotlcr results. I believe there arc a good many male and fomnlc com- binations on ranches that. can lir- matlr- to produce good sllrcrs.

Why not try some nlalillg ox- pcrimcnls ovcry year and s00 ll‘ you cannot make combinations that will produce sllvcrs

To produce pool-l silver foxes you must have a starting point. that is, one good pair ofroxes. Now if you are lllcky enough lo get this pair to produce lay. 5 pups. all silvers and not 2 silvers and 3 dank-s‘ you arc

as well slop right thorr. If you not. all good silver pups ill

mine whether the lnnlo or flnalc side is responsible. To do this you must ln-bred. mother to IO" or father to daughter. Then select the pups front the first: combination. that ls. silvers, if you are fortunate enough to produce all good silvers out of one of these combinations. You are then on the right. road and your foxes should produce slivers. Try nnd got. these mm- blnatlons that will produce silvers and thrn mate together and you can soon build up a good herd. Be careful however to see to it that the

slivers are good quality before in- breowlincz ‘

lill sot. If you got darks yoll might l

.1 litter the next. step is to detrr- -

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"mi SILVER lllx tlllllllsl EVENT!

r At Charlottetown P. E. l. NOVEMBER 16th t0 20th _

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’24 cllllttsllcl: curs and

many of them magniﬁcent specimens of the silversmitlvs art, and

BEAUTIFUL ROSETTE RIBBONS

SECTIONS TOTALLING

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This Classic of the

FOX World Offers "X

TROPNIES"

VALUED AT $1500

CASH PRIZES FOR 43

UPWARDS OF $2ﬂQg

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industry.

ifyillg entries $4 each.

Show.

tion ﬁxing the price.

JONN B. ROPER, President.

Nowhere else in the world are such beautiful premiums and valu- able cash prizes awarded. fox meet here and an opportunity is a fforded to silver fox ranchers and the public generally t0 see the progress that is being made in this great

The result is that the ﬁnest specimens of silver

This Exhibition is the talk 0f the silver fox world and will be visited by many prominent fur men, fox ranchers and others interested. You cali- not afford to miss this show either as an exhibitor 0r spectator. '

There are Classiﬁcations for darks up to 25 per cent, dark med- iums, mediums, pale silvers and extra pale silvers, subdivided into adults, yearlings and pups, males and females. Classes for herds, senior yearl- ing, junior sire and three of his get", dam matched pair male and female, adults, female, pups. Nine Championships and (lrand Championship for best fox in show. Prizes awarded on the basis of number of entries, one t0 _slX entries three prizes, eleven to twelve entries six prizes, over twenty-five entries twelve prizes. First prize $12, second $9, third $6, remaining qual-

alld two of her progeny, best best matched pair male and

A unique feature 0f the Exhibition this year will bethe awarding 0f a silver cup to the exhibitor winning the greatest number of points in the Many other features not off ercd by other exhibitions. _0pclt to foxes registered in Canadian National Silver Fox Breeders’ Association.

GRAND BANOIIET OANAOIAN NATIONAL NOTEL

Big foxmeifs banquet the Canadian National Hotel and will be the highlight of the season. Only 140 tickctslwill be sold so as to avoid crowding and assure every guest 0f a pleasant and highly entertaining evening. Music, mirth and an uuexccllcd rep ast. _ given by leading men and prominent authorities on Silver Fox ranching.

SILVER FOX AUOTION

Requests have been made for the Executive Committee to hold a silver fox auction in connection with the fox show. railgcd for and providing the exhibitors are willing will g0 through. a “step, ill the right direction and should lead to great things in the future- Hundreds of ranchers are anxious t0 improve their breeding ‘stock. T_hey are looking for opportunities to purchase quality animals. This sale Si"? a chalice t0 both buyer and seller to come together with public compel!‘

will be held on Tuesday, November 17th 8t l)on’t overlook this event-

Sliort, snappy speeches will b6

This has been ar- It is

WRITE FOR PRIZE LIST GIVING FULL PARTICULARS TO

' WALTER R. SNAW, Socretaf! ~ cuancorrnrowu, B. E. l;

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