P I r

1 is no doubt due tn the strong pos-

'!ap1o riuadumiiui suumy. Ap1'llM.l955

I lTimiely Notes On Fur Farming If

Mink and fox breeders in Can- In the Fur Trade Journal ofl ada were given a tax break iniCanada's "'1lwenly-1""'9 Y0!" A80. the Canadian budget recently-,April 1930" is the following:- Des- laaued. Whale meat ”for feeding-pite the depression John A.V Lea of fur bearing animals" and chem-'Summerside continued ihll fuU lcjlg "of a kind not produced inlpage ad on theviinside f;0l'II:ec(l)Ve;

' nimal food-lfcaturintl his BER In 530 anrlednigvedeitzmarttl from the foxes . . . . In the main the ar- 1O per cent Federal sales tax. The ticles iicre ENIFWIIYV deV0l9d V10 rising cost of foodstuffs has been I the FRISIHK "f TOXPS With I spccinl a major complaint of breerlersiarticle on blue foxes by McVtcar.V located in areas far from plentl-Vand on silvegr foxes bYlJ- M-1M0 ml 3" ll" of natural feed, It Gillivary. T in issue an con atn-' w" 11:15, problem which at leastled a good deal of information uni partially iulpired the Newloimd-Vthe raisnig of minki with the land Government to encourage It-adinti article h)'V In D.V MCUHP mink breeders to set up ranch.-s.tm-k At this particular time con- In that Ialandprovince. close to sidecaialed otf awVcVcVinhti'oPversVy rasedl plenum wpph" of (mi waste in icgar .o c rov nceu 0 nd whale men V (anada produced the best mink.V

Howeven that am."-n,,,..,.l5 L It. tlcflintock had Just return-l

earlier plan to prmide exceedirlgly cd from a trip through the Mari-' lnw cost mink feed appears to ttntc llriiitnccs and some of thel have men c,,n,.,d(.ml,ly mmllligd, New England States, and wrote us! following a United States threat a lPlIE'l' which we published at the to regard such mink as subsid- Hm? c0lVY1mV8lldll1S Dr. V lzed pelts if they were to be fed Truro, .'x. 5.. for the very fine on what amounted lo 3-laid,-uhsl. I!) pp of mink which he was pro- duced mink fed. Ixonelhclcss. the (Ul'll1fl. Newfoundland plan to attract a mink breeding industtVi. iilicrv climatic as well as feed CTIIIKIIIIOIH are favorable. seems to he T1100!- lnll with success. A numbcr of western Canadian ranchers haic recently transferred there

the sci-rclni1v reported 6.5 regis-f ll'aVll'Ill5. Ii-t niciriberships. 32- LIEIISIPFSV one name registered; and one tattnii registered for the- mouth of February. and 32 regis- iratimis. 9 memberships and one lratislcr for the month of March.

Quantities of ravi fur -trim to he offered at the next c,cncraI auc non of Hudsrints Bay (iriiitnany In 4 and S will in-

;-Iudp M33 3000 ranrlt niink A rlicck of 5800 had heen sent cnnprlglnn -ianrlurvl niini.-. in tho ilnriitine Winter Fair. 7.000 silverbiu. AV000 Pastel L000 Anihcrst. N. 8.. as a grant for:

5apphlruV1Vr)ri(lyl,5l-gllang-nits mu. their 19.7-1 live fox show. A let- tatloug. A separate catalogue of ler ll as read from the convention 750 Royal Canadian fox comprisiiig he-Vflflllalllflist F111" TFBCIE ABDOM- Onyx. Opaline and Palladiiim pelts Iinn of Fanada. inviting George A. for the account of ('anarllan .'X:t- tlillln-wk to attend their 1955 Fur tinnal Silver Fox Breeders .-issot-ia- Fasliimt Allard Previews. at the mm will also he put up for salc Royal York Hotel. April 25th-27th. May 5 A quantity of 4200 siiinr A letter Has read from W. M. gnx", lncludlng glandardgl pIat- RIIPIIIP requesting that the fox mum and pearl platinum will also garments now being shown at be offered on that date. Milan and Paris be sent to the Fashion Show in Brussels which takes place on June 6th and 7th.

(icorgc A. Callbr-ck reported that he had attended the New V1'orlt Auction Co.'s sale of foxes lon March 11th and the American Fur Auction sale on the 14th. The sales contained approximately 20.- skins to the United States in Fcb- 000 rolls. a very larse percent of ruary, the largest monthly totalVlhP Offering bellli the Previous on record. It is said that shipper-slyear'I merchandise. There was are more anxious to export tolU- 5- -4- and European buyinl. the the United States at present ln.1aYl8l' bellll quite ICNVE - . . view of the substantial rise IniFrom the above it will be seen prices since a year ago. Current "ml the ('-anarllan National Silver second prices are 30 to 40 DPT cent Vliox Breeders Association is doing above a year ago The .laDr'-llU!sPl'.'S utmost to continue and revive mink map in now gnfngwherp interest. LII silver fox furl. It is around 400,000 annually. ilargely through their efforts in

V promoting styles and new types of

A Collslllllmenl DI 702 male -fur wear in silver fox and its mu- mink: supplied by firms in thelrations that the present stronger United States and Canada

V V a”"lV9dln1arket has been brought about. by plane in Buanos Aires. Argen- m-m.&eng1. tum. dlisttingieelgr 'l'Vli:V:e Aarr-gneignianlg ANGLO-RUSTICO w. t. a a e . mink breeding farms and will The April meeting 4;! Anglo. servo to increase mlnk Vgrowingikusticn W. 1.. was held at the in that country. The furring sea-lhom. of Mrs. Exton Bulman. In son in the Argentine would be just Ville absence of the president, Mrs. opposite to that in this country. at,Danny Anderson V vice-pr ” , least that is our impression form- lprestded. The meeting opened with ed from correspondence we had 010 0d?-Vl0"'lW9d IIY the Creed. "'.";.:..",”i1”?”;,:.i;"”"i'l" in ...I.":.:';:"::.:. 1: 'i: l”"""E ws n esa is a siver ox - DP We - Eran breeding farm there. They sent arg :2-51; Awe? 'l'"'”iV9d f""" "'9 man up to learn the business and 9-Eh " EMS” '""- V he remained at the McLure and m:;1)3:dI';5V'r;:)l:)';t:20:I; tag? 5115' Macxlnnon Silver Fox Farms for 9 l"- I 50 several years, the idea of setting "" Insmu” New” . up the farm having been given tip R W" d"'id”d .”"i "00 5' W”

, . s , an for membership to C. A. C. when the prices of silver fox pr-its Th 1.in.m d ." V M I declined so greatly in those years. 9 L 1' '1'" M” 59 ”y'

oil and admired by all.

All the different fur papers that 3”” 9""""""9" W9" 3PP0lm9d come into our hands show a con- a5 '”""”V'”' . schmli Ml" J9" Ilstently hopeful tone for hlgherlCh:1'"lIUI”" Sswg; m'- C""l”9" prices and greater popularity oflza” '3" 'Ch Sr" 5"-dPIia5"";v all types of mink. All the sales.'(.rMwl(,”, rung? f; "N Hr" ' have been exceedingly good wiIh,ia'ndl MN" 6 Tmi)mb?' ' MP"

A sharp increase in tlic quan- tity of Japanese mink sliioped in the United States during l-lchruary does not signify an increase in the crop but rathe the willintlncss of the Japanese ship earlier this season. A Tokyo report last wcek showed that Japan shipped H7.-104

Wwkshop Patterns '

by luth Wyeth Spoon T

PATTERN 323 '

If you have kitchen floor spar-cl V V V vacant that is two feet square it iChl”C19”3”CV 0' (-"Md! Via doubtful if you can find a niorelwhen mllFllll13- l0 Wrm I d0"bl9

with stoi e. sink.

the

drawer with N'IlfIIlIE tray for sil-T31 A"l9riC'V" 59059 mm nests in ver. Use the lower part for table h0"”W 17"” "I9 5"”w 30”" and

postpaid. Home The Guardian. I.

Il'orks'liop

e'I'he April tine (me W I.

read and approved.

Cross work girls nightgmrns. one and panties. two pr. tunic and two passed in. Reports of heard and new ones Sick and Program. Peters and Mrs. R Lunch. Mrs.

Ivan Wadrnan Clarke. Mrs.

and a

Meetins closed with

chief justice who the age

sister. Anne Isabella

SWERIEFS

ciiiiitiiillt-es

Leaman liams, Mrs. Willard Wadman. Mrs.

Lorne Carrtilhers invited members to her home for the next meeting. Roll call to be answered with an article for a grab bag. Collection 75 cents.

-useful way to use it than for thislW9dB9 5h'P9d ""5 hemed by cabinet. The recommended heigmlslnsle sanden r

is 36-in'hes but this ay vary in lord" (in. my ...,l,i,,9,m,o be level of geese throughout the world. sula lndlclted that it bad a num- table or . . ever is on either side. Note lheiclude many l"l9F9-Vin! f0l"m5 19'

what-

double-dcck

Gm lmats and napkins. This piece was ""15! 0r the . designed for the weekend cabiiiet-595'-i195 "W "est ”' the "V Pom" maker with only hand saw hani-lib? laughing 30959 M Br"a”" the mer and st-rcndrivei-. This pattern Wylie 50059 remrdad 3': "”f"'y EKyp' At a niocliitg ill the directors of 32.3 may M ”rde':pd ("F 336 Or "lg!-dnlhem(g'rueTke:ls(he sepurox Rouse the (';iiiarlian National Silver Foxiw'V” be '"H"d9d '" the packet on ' llrcctlcrs Association held in themye slamard mp pauems . head office Suniiiicrside recently,ikm'he'.' "Fnwdphnx "W MI-V sl'O0

fo r

Deparlnient.

Lilla,-l.,"elmmV p menls. are only a few of the not-

AL'GL'STl.VE COVE W. I.

nice-ling of Angus was held at tin.-.fine soft feathers. In recent times school on Thiirsday the 21st. Thelthe K00-W "35 d9lTl0ll51l'3Wd V meeting opciicd with the Ode fol-iU5em1"e55 35 3 labm" 53”" "1 lowed by the Creed Nine menihcrs answered roll call with something for a grab bag. Minutes of last meeting were

in unison.

Correspond-

ence was read and discussed. Redlpurpase consisting of

two childis dress overalls. one were UITE appointed

lllrs. .'tlVvrtle ay Cutcliffe; MacWil- ivlrs. Bryce

kindly

the tQueen'.

Ltinch was then served by the committee in charge. ....m.g.g.ggg

QUEEN SENDS SYMPATHY

OTTAWA lCP---The Queen has expressed ltcr appreciation for the outstanding service rendered Can- ada by Sir Lyman Duff. former died Tuesday at of 90. ln a cablegram to Governor - General Massey. the Queen has asked him to convey her sincere sympathies to Sir Lyman's

Iluff.

1 ,:'T:f.',e birds domesticated by man. It: Ix -'

NEWSY NOTES

Ir J. A. Club. on. .

-i-an cook:

1 The goose lAnser) a genius of Pilgrim Father: In 161) . . . It lweb-footed birds that are lnclud- has the unique dlatlnctlon of ex- Ved in the duck family (Anatldae). hiblting a pronounced difference was problbly 0'19 of "10 ""3 ll coloration between the male V and the female . . The goose is beak is adapted to” cropping grass alive or greenish-grey and the and herbage which is the chief under a er-nmy wliltg, V-food of wlld geese. Its legs are "It was realized that for the lfurther forward than those on molt successful carrying out of any ducks, this enables them to be less breeding program ll wu dull-. awkward in their movements on able to have a large number of land. They never dive and rarely birds available from which to swim any great distance. It is make selections. Therefore the teeae. decision was made to any one breed only for 1952 and thereby a utilize all the facilities available for that breed. The pilgrim breed There are a great many genera was selected as the first year's ra-

The

varietiesf In- her of advantages."

Many details concerning the Poultry Dlvlslons recent work with geese is given by Mr, Fraser in an -article In the Family Herald and Weekly Star of January Itla. 1955 entitled "The Well Fed Goose". This presents a chart prepared by Dr. J. R. Aill-ren, senior poultry nutritionist. that illustrates the rapid economical gains of young geese compared with those of White Pekln ducks. Broad breasted Bronze Turkeys and New Hampshires crossed on Barred Rock chickens. able forms. V Following the average growth V The domesticated goose has al-Vcurves in the chart of these four .ways been considered of great types of domestic fowl we note; .value because of the quality of its that at three weeks of age the meat for the table. and for its turkey poults lead the broilers by about 1.. lb.. both being nearly in lb. each while the duckling; were about 1 1.3 lb. when the goslings weighed 3 lb. At six weeks of age the broiler: were about 1 U3 1b., the poults were almost 1 1b.. the ducklings over 3 la lb. and the gos- lings about 8 an lb. At nine weeks of age the chart showed the broiler chickens well over 1 lb, the young turkeys over 4 lb.. the ducklings had reached a finished weight of 5 lb. but the goslinga had almost reached 10- lb. From 5 the tenth week the growth rate of the goslings slowed down but they reached lllb. at thirteen weeks and about ll la lb. when finished for market at sixteen weeks. The chicken broilers slowed down as they reached a finish weight of about 4 1.3 lb. at twelve weeks but the turkey poults continued to

species and

cluding the ”tree-ducks” a tropi-

North American

winged African goose. having a strong spur at the wing corner; the Cape Breton goose of Australia With its llhick bill and sluggish heavy move-

4 l

its

lweeding strawberries and as- paragus. They are also used ex- ltcnsively in the Southern United States to control weeds in the cotton fields. When used for this they "work" better when

hungry.

In coneclion with the manage-l .ment. breeding and feeding of: geese during the last five years. ithe Central Experimental Farm lat Ottawa have carried on some very interesting experiments Some of their findings were re-.- ported in an article by Ralph Purser on ”Bringing the Goose Up-to-Date" that was published three years ago.

The project undertaken under the direction of the Dominion

growing plant is from moving dormant shrubs. lt administers a shock to the plant which is a fairly compared to the effect of a serious surgical opera- tion.

though the operator is unskilled, but there are a few simple pre- cautions which will increase the percentage of success.

plants. prepare them for the ex- perlence by "giving them an extra feeding a week before the opera- tion. gallonst hang a cloth bag contain- ing l0 ounces of your regular plant gallon. then water the flat with the solu- tion. This will build up the en- ergy of your plants. for the or- deal to come.

prepare another bucket of water the same way;

the instructions for a ssarter so- lution. along with the plants.

roots of the plants as possible. If they are in pots, the soil will come out in a ball with little disturbance. they can be lifted with small in-

VlTa Move -Plants Safely

Avoid Surgical Shock

UR STARTSR SOLUTI OJER -. P ANT

ROOT

Latest transplanting methods arproved by experiment stations.

green and far different

Transplanting a jury, by taking care. Transplants which have been purchased with- out soil should nott be allowed to dry out, and be kept in the shade.

Dig a hole large enough to hold the plant roots with room to spare. and deeper than neces- sary. Mlx a teaspoonful of plant food with soil at the bollom Of the hole; and throw on an inch of fresh soil. Now hold the plant where It is to stand. and pour into the hole, over the plant roots. half a pint of the plant food solution in the bucket. While the water remains in the hole and around the plant root. drlw in soil to fill the hole completely.

Do not prune the roots of HIE plant in any way. not Well '-0 remove broken roots.

Do not cut back the leaves and stem, although this was formerly the accepted practice. Experi- ment statlona who have studied needs all the roots and leaves it has. and will recover faster If you leave them intact.

Pouring water into the hole and drawing earth into the water ex- cludes air pockets. and insures good contact between root: and soil. Do not pack the wet IOII;

Most plants will recover. even

If you are growing your own

in a bucket of water (295

food. four ounces to the Let it soak overnight,

The night before the operation.

or by using a oluble plant food according to Take it to the garden

It is important to disturb the little as

shrinkage.

If in a flat.

make steady gains until 9 ' T ” at fourteen weeks weighting about 7 2x3 lb.

In a group of Pilgrim geese with 15 males and 15 females the gan- ders ate less per lb. gain. They averaged 11.8 lb. at sixteen weeks of age against 10.3 for the fe- males, The genders required 4.9 lb. of feed per lb. gain. compa ed with 5.1 lb. of feed per lb. gain for the females.

These Pilgrim geese not only put on weight very rapidly but compared with other domestic meat fowl they showed that If properly cared for and fitted for economically Ind QUICHY - - market they can be one of the The Pilgrim goose is a medium bpgt pgyiylg sources of poultry weight variety. said to have been meal today. 3 brought over to America by the

Poultry Husbandman in 1950 was designed to study methods where- by geese could be used to pro- duce domestic poultry meat eco- nomically. Five leading breeds of domestic geese and some cross bred birds were first tested for several production characteristics, From this preliminary test the Toulouse and Pilgrim breeds were chosen for further tests. We quote from. the article mentioned: "The Toulouse. a popular heavy weight variety of the United States and Canada. is the largest of all domestic geese. well adapted to furnishing a great amount of flesh

FAIAILV SIZE PNGVNE BALEI

the very largest. quantities readily . .

absorbed and fur stores throughout :,h;:p,::,m':ef,;1"154rL' (t:ovrilr1-,:::,b:.t the United States particlarlv, are m” can ,0 M anwuted with hub); "Wmng 300d 53'95- "' f3" 1'" pictures of rnemherii and slips of best sales in years Part of this ,,lam,V bulb, or seed,

The meeting closed by singing V the Queen. and Mrs, D. Anderson has been consistently booming mole chgrgp ql ill; pmgl-nmy A l-la. Iince the advent of the Eisenhower lir-inns lnncll was 59,-wd by the administration. We look to see all VCnmlTllIlPP in charge. assisted by type: of furs good for at least a the hostess. couple of years. LOW

ltion of the stock market which

DOG CRIPPLED

We have uist unlit-ed where Trooper Donald Riilhven of To-

over to attend the finicral. 'l'rooper l-pl...-nod lmmp wllh bums on its Riithven was 25 years old and back after being oltt only a short Joined the army two and a lialf'wliilc . sears ago and was serving in Gcr- J - r -- N - ww- many with the Lord Strathconal

Horse. He was a son of W H, C. i Tluthven. pioneer fnv rancher of (lntartn. who is now rclired Fox ranchers iihn cxhiiiitcd at thz Royal Winter Fair yo;-it's ago tllli remember with kindcsl feeling- ”BllI" Rnthvr-n. prohablv lhi most popular fox ranchcr in On lario. He was an excellent judgr of foxes and in a few years placer! himself at the top among prirr winners and pelt producers Our sympathy and that of other fur breeders here will go out to Mr. and Mrs. Ruthven in their veryi and l '

AT - MOLT:-E nrsn-.m.m -in

llt Yllllll STORE or llllll6GlST

"CREAM ROUTE"

Commencing Monday. May 2nd. ALBERT MACHON will resume his regular cream route for tho

HAZELIROOK DAIRY co.

Tb further our service to our many customers we have 9;. Plnded our facilities for receiving cream. We kindly solicit your continued patronage.

ICE CAPACITY TWINE BALE!

no Ffllillfii imavrsiu wiiu, DIRECT cut

ENGINE "WAKE IIIRVFSTER wllll CORN HEAD

(IGIIE IMAGE

"CREAM ROUTE"

Commencing Tuesday, May 3rd, GEORGE MacKTN- NON will resume his regular cream route for the

HAZIMOOK DAIRY CO.

if .V

was satin,

how

land

as You Attained "NEW HOLLAND HEADQUARTERS

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New Holland silage equipment is limit with the same know-

Nesv Holland mowers, rakes, manure sprcadcrs and other equip- ment and you have the outstanding lane of farm-engineered grass-

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ATTENTION FARMERS!

WE HAVE ON DISPLAY AT OUR SHUWROOMS AT VICTORIA:

The famous M.H. No. 44 Diesel Special. also the No. II Diesel a fully equipped with many special features. that will really appeal to you. Such as the Independent power take-off, by this we mean INDEPENDENT, as it has no con- nection with clutch. shift lever or throttle. This means your power lake-off speed is not affected in any way at full throt- lle. To control ground speed in any gear, simply touch a lever at steering wheel height, atop or slow down. .

Also check thla important feature. Massey Harris Tractors throughout their entire line hold the world's record for fuel economy. These diesels give you an overall average of less than one gallon per hour for all work. Amazing! Yes. it is true. and we shall be hoping to meet you soon and discuss every featura much more complete.

L. D. MICLEOD E SONS. Victoria. P. E. I.