[JULY o. 1940 W

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NOTES -

B! AGRICOLA

HYBRID CORN

Through the kindness of a friend I have been enabled to plant a small trial patch of llfilfld corn. Having a large "bunrp of curiosity“ (according to tire‘ [)1ll‘(‘l"1l"f_!i.';i5) I was not content, with mci..y plant- ing this special kind of corn, but felt that I must know wlrv it was better than the orrlinarir kind. First I learned that it is the re- sult of inbreedinz various strains for several generatlciis, illld then gross-breeding l-llClll. This of course takes many years wcrk—-in fact me eimerlments commenced in 1905 and did not successfully ter- minate till i920; and no hybrid born was commercially distributed till i933. By 1939 there were sev- eral distinct strains available to growers.

Previous to. these experllflnfl most com ‘was "open polllnated " To understand the mcaninz of this term one must. know that the pollen or male element is produced at the top of the strflk. while lhc seeds (unfertilized at firsti ircs‘lc at the base of the "silk." Iii lhc ordin- gry course, the sperm-bearinl; pol- len is carried bv the u-ind to the silk and thereby the seed is made fertile. cpen pollination. For inbreeding the pollcn-tassels and the silk are protected by iraper bags till both nre mature. and then the plants are "scif-pnliuurtcd" by hand. Such inbred sirziins after a while become nlglilv uniform. Last- l_v, the most promising strains are "cross-pcllinntecl" icrossed, in ord- inary parlance) to produce varieties cgmbltiing special characteristics. such n5 long‘ ears, full-kcrnslcd cars. resistance to drought. heat, wind, insects, and so on. Yet the char- acters of the hybrid corn are “not easily predictable frcm those of the parents and hundreds cf experi- mental crosses must be made fcr one succcsriftil result."

The long scrlfs of experiments were begun and carried on by Dr. G. H Shull. now trroiessor of botany and genetics at Priiicetown University. The U. S Department. cf Agriculture was \'P1'\' FITW in takmz up the matter. urobablv de- terred by thoughts of the time that was bound to elapse before the re- sults could be seen. But last. year (i930) growers had become so con- vinced of the value of Dr. Shulls hybrids that in the U. S. alone 25.000000 acres were planted with his new strains. Dr. Shull. like a true botanist, gave the corn to the w:rld without, recompense: but he remarked that if he had re- served royally of only one cent per acre on last year's planting he would have reoeiv- ed the tidy sum nf $250.- (110! Yield-increases cf 10 to 40 per cent per acre have been reported from the use of the new seed. and we zroup of farm publications went so far as to Sflyi "Hybrid corn is the most spectacular and far-reaching agricultural develop- nisnt of this lzriieratltii. It ranks iii imllortriiice with the l1'i\'L‘lIL10l"l of the tEIS-phone and the internal combustion ermine .In the midst of eccnotmie transition. most people have overlooked the transition in food production technique. of which hybrid corn is the forerunner.“

Nature Notes

This week I have been privileg- ed n) see plants in bloom. which I saw last. half a century ago. I think I mcrvionrd last veer that I had raised some secdlinas 0f broom (Cytisus scopai-iii"). n Ill-ant (‘l1- shrliied in Scottish 5011:! and story. However. one only, stirvived the winter ad now it‘s in bloom The flower is like that of ll swectpea. with standard. wings. and keel. all fairly larzc, Sir J D 1190K". in his "Student's Flora of thc British Tsles." says that, the flowcrs are bright yellow, rarciv white; but my plant has the wings with a deep reddish-brown centre. shading t0 yellow at the margin. When I first saw it expanded. l thouzht of tire exotic vclluw orchids. MllSflcvllllifl. or Nanodesl This is probably the suh-sqoeciog c s andrcanus

Another plant in bloom is the London Pride (Saxifraga itmbrosai. Again I have but one plant, de- spite many attempts m raise it from seed. Said a friend. “It l-"lkvfi an expert to grow it in Canada," s0 I turned it into the rock-garden fall, sink or swiml Surprisingly it. came through the winter in flood shape. and has reared a neat spray 0i little white flowers with Dlnk stamens nnd pistll. I'd nut seen the bloom since I rambled round

mv grandfather's garden, nndthatis I

a 10m: time 880i

I had no idea that the Birds- foot 'l‘refoi1 (LOLLLs coririculatus) would prove such a gem far rock Il-lfiQn. It ls low-mowing and covered with a wonderful number of bright vcllow pea-like flowers. l shall most. likely be able to dis- rtrlibute seed of this plant in the a

By the side of the brosk today I found s single plRlit of "Ragged Robin" lLyCllllls Flcs-ouculll in bloom The flower is plriz, one and a half inches across. and its petals are deeply divided; in rather rRR- ized fashion. as its common name indicates The last time I saw the bratty little ivildiiu: Wfls at Gib- slde all. northern Durham. a fine old building bcloiiiziiir: to the father of l-Ier Maiesiv the Queen. S0. in another couiitrv I gm renew- iniz acquaintance with the nlflhls l’ loved 1'1 youthful davs

I keep what l mill n "weal-her 305k." l‘. is -. "Graphic Work Book” scholnstlcallir spcaizlnc. hut it is utilfred to show the graphic trend of the. hat-‘mrier. ‘he d:~'lv Mlwlmum and ' of the tlivvrwrrctrr. eff"'"f . and from o“=‘rvntier~- d‘r~~ inn and fort“ cf the ti-‘rrd end il1l“l‘ll'l1'b9l‘ of h“ll"s sivrshwie. cloud. m- n-lri. !“f‘"‘. f0". "T: the phases Pf the "icon. p-sitw- »~' ""- pl-rrrets. '"l"| 111"": c» c*rf‘1rvti~‘:.=~~ e-‘uciirps. ss "i ll- a rule "w b:r*'“c'"r at»... ¢nlw‘v :~'f'\r'v- 5f"! ifs ‘a P"“’i°’ "rvrht in lure or: 1.... this J-ms Hum; u‘ l1!" Men wing tin mg dew» in rvb-i- prirwfl» fqa-‘fl-rvi s-mkuwt-q Milk-m v\'"\v\-:l a.‘ t... f,‘ 'q1v!\v1‘v4 f'_"" H» “i... in; '\"l~1 t... ,,.. l“ rrrl r"y. fro. While I here nit-h- lnI but experience to guide me. I

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received in due course,

another treatment.

am inclined t0 bell

caloric quality of 1E’. “imp” is below par, u wail

ity. Q1 the 12th of! Jung m"; was an earthquake in 1tsly_ nwo 1135's before the moon was in Dcrigee (nearest to the earthy A great fall of the barometer took the 18th. There is some connection between muse phmm

mena.

Today, June 28th. the tall Yellow Flat: ilris rseuduronu) and m, blue Gladwyn Iris (l. fastidissima) both British

the

t

wild plant-s, are in bloom on the banks of the brook, and I noticed five young p153“ of the Flowering Rush flatworm.) "refugee!

in _ "B Edwardylrfiilizifo’! 115i’ gsazflfiifi martzinai notes this month. ‘They are:

W352)

Bold B41: ured Willie Miller (18) of Heme-g

ant, Murray River, in Fall of 193s. ivillie freed the bird (after it was banded) at "Pkirhsven," sunrmsg camp of Mr. A. J. D. Martin. Sunday. June 23, 1940."

"(i501 Ring-necked Duck. Three Sh“ by J- Spurgeon Jenkins, n. C M P , at Irazerb Beaver-dun, Avondale, Sept. i989. Twelve lrs £32510’ nestlnl in that sres, une,

The Bald E881! is s rare visitor, and I have had no authentic in. formation of its presence since 1016- 7'1"»: Rina-necked Duck was not known to cccur here prior to i939. Mr. Harold .5. Peter-s, o! tbs U. S biological survey, (who re- cently visited the writer, ln com- pany with Mr. Jenkins), stated that this duck was formerly coir- fined to the Mississippi Valley, but in 1933 they had ransed northward to Maine. 1937, to New Burris-wick, and 1039 to P. E. Island. 1' sug- gest that students copy the sbove I10 ES.

was 1t s Faith Cure?

Every winter the present writer has contracted that unpleasant disease known as-‘Flu. snd in the winter of 19118-9 I had it twice. Be- inz in the “scre and yellow leaf" it was a lone time before I got over its ill effects. In the summer of 39afriend ha. edto sends copy of an Engish paper that, re- lated the story ‘of o. Police surgeon in a, mldiand town. who treated 52

of his men with a preparation sup-

nosed to render them immune to influenza. For the previous six vears these men had been ill with the flu‘ an average of 11.1 days Der vesr. After immunization, 42 men had no illness st all, and the other six lost i 8 days on the over- R121?

This locked very satisfactory, so I wrote to the Police surgeon di- rflri. asking the niune of the pre- paration. and where it. might be procured. When I received his an- swer I wrote for further informa- tion to the proprietors, and when I got, their answer I out it before the readers of these Notes.

But faith without works is dead. we are told; so last Fall I sent the necessary (which was $1.25) and tablets which undertook to make me im- mime for three months. The only

direct effect was s very slight rise

in temperature on the first night

of taking the tablets. but u it was winter by their, I rat-her enjoyed

that. ‘the three months passed on without either ful' or comlmon cold. and as I reasoned that it was bad policy "to risk the ship for the sake of s napporth o’ tax," 1 sent for and took it. There was no re-oction in tem- perature this time. srid I never

0M0 snowed all lut winter. Being a kind of doubting Thomas as far ‘

as medicine is concerned, it was with no zrest faith that I took the treatment: but it. seems to do the work all rigiht.

Preserved ‘turnip?

‘There is a comic strip dealing with the adventures of a hillbilly family. whose son "L17 Abner." is often in difficulties. The ‘family i: supposed to ve on p011: c an preserved turnips. When m in- sects cleared out the turnips last year. the plight of the starving liiilblllies drew the s-ynrpathy of a ioo-credulous public and the ear- toonist was offered all kinds of food for transmission to "L11

Abner.” A Knoxville woman sent u!

in a jar of turnips. winch the cartoonist was amazed to find "darned good." That was one on mel I'd never heard of such a preserve. d 000k book which I brou hf. scross is l. mar- vellous collec on. and gives thirty ways of using turnips but they are all of a rather "solid" character suitablg t0 British taste, and 120 method of preserving turnips is given. However I 80919089 "B!!! might use turnips as a. ‘body M‘ s ‘lam, lust as pumpkins m used.

When I was a lad, the country folk used tumip-iuice ll s demul- cent in eases of "sore throat. The turnip was cut into very thin slices. dusted well with white sugar. and rte-assembled in a deep platter. In a few hours a surpflfillll lllllnm)’ of juice exitded, rot a very 011ml"- taste) of which the patient was t0 take n. tablespoon-fol ever so often. qmt was f. medicine any mall boy would take!

Geoffrey of Monmmlill

I am .iust going ever the "H"; tories of the lifting; of" Btrrlwlizh bv Geo! rey o 0h Oil - ecclesiastlc. who lived 1100-1154 ll is a oueer ffifrago. deslim WW1 the supposed settlement of Britain by fugitives rom Troy, under the command of Brut. ll Ifefll-flfllld" son cf Aeneas. Brut or Brute. 89W n1; nqme In the country he oe- cunfcd which thus became Rrit-alni and his followers were supposed ti) br- ibe original "Ancient Britons. From Brut descended the fPmW‘ Kin" ArW-ur. whose deeds fill _i\ rv-‘derebw portion cf Geoffery! frat; mm owes are taken i111 “y"\\ n» Dv-anhoflel m ‘(en's ‘h! Mavinian. who foretold I've deetllw n’ qfltein, in vev-v rereridite terms. w»... cpvifllfl rend.»- will r-ti s re-

i,..._.- ,.. ,\.,.\...\-, 1., n.- r-w-gry cf tbo P-fer-e 0' Via“! collage.

I Minn-d’: kills pain.

MARKET REPORT

OTTAWA, JUNE 27 SUMMARY

Moderate offerings from day toi

day and diminishing supplies of

dry-fed butcher cattle combined to create a brisk trading session during the past week. Prices at

stock yards were from 25c or more higher with late transactions recording the largest upturn. The calf market also showed up to better advantage with some slight gains made. The hog market was unchanged and lambs remained steady except at, Alberta and some Saskatchewan markets where t-here was s. definitely lower tendency.

Eastern Cattle Marketa

Cattle trade was active and wines higher right. from the start It TORONTO. Good killers of all classes sold 25c to 35c above last week's close. At the close, good weighty steers were bringing 5-3 to $9. , with a couple of loads at $9.35 and best butchers were worth $8.25 to $8.50. Supplies were WOii cleared except for a few common stockers. All grades sold steady to firm st MONTREAL vmere good steers were mostly $8.25 to $9 and s. top of $9.15 was reached. Good cows sold from $6 up to $6.25. Re- ceipts in the MARITIMES con- tinued below requirements and the

major 7

market took on a steadier tone with good to choice grain-fed steers quoted st $8 to $8.50. Western Cattle Markets

Dry-fed butcher cattle are be- coming scaroer in the west and

there was a brisk demand for any selected material offered st WIN- NIPDG. Prices scored a sharp ad- vance with some late sales 75c or more higrlwr. The present strength in the market for strictly good butchers was demonstrated on Thursda when s load of steers of mixedy weights established a new high for the current season of $9.25. The remainder of the suitable dry- feds sold frcm $8 to $8.75 and a few good kinds of grass killing steers brought $7.50 and above. Shippers were still being advised to hold light fleshed cattle for further finishing as such kinds are likely to prove better sellers as the sea- son advances. CALGARY ruled mostly steady up to a top price of $8 on dry-feds although trade was slow on plain grass kinds. ED- MONTON was also active with a load of choice steers at $8 and the bulk of this kind going at $7.75. A similar trend was in evidence at otiher markets where dry-fed cattle were strong sellers but grass s were inclined to be on the slow side. Tops at PRINCE ALBERT made $7. MOOSE JAW $7.35. SAS- KATOON $7.75, REGINA $8. and VANCOUVER $7.50.

United States Market

Bales of Canadian cattle con- tinued in light volume on Anrericzin markets. Buffalo had a. few Can- adisn steers at $9.25 and St. Paul quoted good 1500 lb. steers at $9.25 and common to good bulls from $5 to $6.75.

Exports to the United States for the week were 1,060 beef cattle, 453 dairy, and 2,538 calves. Shipments up to date this year total 57.336 beef, 5,769 dairy, and 39,189 calves. compared with 88,857 beef. 5.679 dairy, and 46,509 calves in the same period last year. Exports from April ist to June 27th under the second quarterly quota were 37.981, compared with 50.982 in the cor- responding time last year.

Calves Steady to Fir-mar

Good vesls were firmer at Tor- onto at $9 to $9.50 while Morn- treal also sold firm with good kinds at $8 to $8.50 and top qual- ity at $9. Inst Week's loss at Win- ripeg was regained with good handyweight veals selling at $7 to $7.50 and choice calves topping at $8. ‘The high point reached at Calgary and Edmonton was $8. Prince Albert $6.50, Moose Jaw and kskstoon $7. Regina $7.50 and Vancouver $7.75.

Hog Market Unchanged

Hogs sold at $8.35 for bacons li- ‘Toronto, with a few at $8.40 off trucks, while dresed sales were and s. few $11.10. Mon- treol paid $8.60 for bacons f.&w.. with small lots making $8.85. West- ern markeis were tmchangi-d. “lin- nipeg paying $7.75 for barons f.&'w. Calgary and Edmonton $7.25. Prince Albert and Saskatoon $7.85 and Moose Jaw and Rooms $7.50 off trucks. Vancouver had some slaughter hogs at $6 to $8.10.

Lambs Steady to Lower

The Toronto lamb market was steady with good quality at $11.50. Effective July 2nd there will be a differential of $1 per cwt., between the price paid for good ewes mid wether lambs and buck lambs. Montreal had some good lambs up t0 $11. while the high at Winni- peg was $9. Calgary closed as much as $1 after sellliw: lambs up to $9.25 and $9.50. Eri- monton was also lower with choice limbs from $8.50 down. Tops at Prince Albert wee $8. Moose Jaw $7.65, Saskatoon $7.50, Regina $8.25.

and Vanoouver had some good spring lambs at $10.50 to $11. CATTLE MARKETS TORONTO was active and sold

5,245 cattle with good killers 25: to 35c high-er. The offering can- sisted almost entirely

sale.‘ Good weighty steers (rlrsed between $9 and $9.25. with two loads at $9.35 and plain WOiQhfY steers sold downward to $8. B~=t butcher steers and heifers bouoiit $8.26 to $8.50 and common down- WIN to $7.25. Good butcher cows were $6 to $3.25, some $8.50. and

WEEKLY LIVESTOCK '

TIMELY NOTES ON TOPICS CONNECTED WITH

Silver Fox Farming

Congratulations to B. Gioatham

ilzogers, fellow fox ranoher and

Srupe-rvtsicr of the Tourist Bureau, on the honors won m‘ his son Pe-t- er Rogers, Governor-Generals gold medalist Stummerside High School.

.By the any. Graham is also show- ling his old time flair for pupilci ,formerly exercised in

the interest of fcx farming but now utilized to bring the txz-uiasis to our shores.

Dr. B. S. NClltting of the Donna- ion Health of Amnrals Bmsich, has notified W. Fred Burke, Provincial Fox Ineldman, Dep of A3- riculrture, that there are s, number of Czzgs in tihis city and country that are shoxv-ing syimmcms 51m- llar to canine distersipzr, and that it would be well for fox ranchers to ua-ke precautions to see tihst :10 5W3)’ (i085 EN bICillgh-l. in OGIIIAM with ‘tiheir own dc¢s or have access to premises in proximity to a fox ranch. Any information concerning canine (IISPFIYUDQT suspects should be given to Dr. Not-ting or lvftr. Burke

1t is about ten years since there has been an outbreak of among foxes here. It originated in Summersicie and devastated a mum- ber cf ran-sires before it could be Conquered As it occurred in the early ivlrrter months and travel was at e. minimum it did not spread over the Island. An oumbtresi: at this season of the year would be much more dangerous. Fromm Bros. claim to have perfemed a vacc me that Will immlitilze foxes against disitermper and also against encephalitis. the dead-Ly disease the/I. has kii .‘ d off thousands of ‘horses in the \V€.."ll'l'1 States and wesrtem Canada. Distemper and diseases of n. lfke nature are much more - traicnt south cf the btundizg-y n sn in Can. a

The first 10X field day 0f 1.110 season will be held at George A. Callbacks ranoh. Summer-side, c:-mm.enc'ng at one o'clock ‘pm. Standard Tme This ts lilldFf the the afueplres rt" the Silver Fox Breeder's and Exhibitors‘ Associa- tion and a good practical p10- gram has been made up and ad- dresses wil-l be delivered by George A. Calllbeck. J. C. Jack. L. W. Han- cock. G. Ennis Smith and others. Th" prrcrtam will include vists to l_-.'l\‘.'i‘ii Hancook and the Dominion FlxpcrWner-tril Fox Ranch. 'l"h's will be a great (‘DpFfPIllTllilY to see tthree famous rancihes and note the way they are conducted and see the pups in various sflages of growth. All toxrm-n who can pf§s'bl_a' do so sliculrl be 0n hand and make this Fwd Day a real snore-s An. cntlirr Field Day is planned for Morrt-Hitile the last week in August and their to Prince County, pro- bably O'Leai'y.

J. H. McPhail. New Haven. has been lllfl ‘n: his presence felt the lait few rears at the Provinro al Fox Show. Lam. wintrr he kept over thirteen frm-ales. Ten of these have 43 living pups. He is producing a very deirable three-charter and pale silvcr t-vpe of fox and can be (‘"lFF"(l as one c1’ our surcassiul ranchers.

The value of Canada's raw fur production in the twelve mlonmhs which ended June 30th. i929, was $l4.204.750. an increase of over

one nlllllCll dollar: frcm i938, The ccmpitscs

total production

ilS easing» t ~ m

A few common stockers remained unsold. Milkers and springer-s dull at $40 to $75 each.

MONTREAL was steady to firm on an offering of 1,205 cattle. Steers topped at $9.15, with good ones mostly $8.25 to $9 and others downward to $6. Butcher heifers were $5 to $7.25 and butcher cows $4.25 to $6.25 with good ones from $6 up. Canners and cutters sold at $3 to $4 and bulls were mostly $4 to $5.25 for bolognas and $5.50 to $5 for good kinds. Milkers made $45 to $85 each.

Q5!

from fur farms, the value of the approximately i

latter representing 40% of the whole.

in order of value, the num-

M 5.660.339. comparing wimh 275,- 541 pelts 9nd $6,183,522 in flhe 1rn- mediiately proceeding Next in order came mink, 219.186 skins being valued M. 821132.607

at $1,010,591.

Mudsrmt who 1:1 tram place vllue of on, numb skins ibeirig 2.80.356 valued M. ll,- 988508, 0mm with 1,748,239 skins valued at $1,%.509.

foxin tihelllrocims now reported onresislltedtnadecmflseinthe

pelts vailu-ed at $568,486 1811211317 was, M‘ as follows: Badger, - . .55; coyote or irio wolf, 38.900, amuse: guns (W880i). fifnfi fisher, 1&7, $166,502.‘ fiitch, 1K3. 83,36 - blue fox. 139, $32 or-css fox, 13,413, $185,113; red fox, 61,878,

.595: whine fox. 56.009, $678,611; ox unspecified, 194, $883: iv

907. 1291.248; marten, 21.0w, 54s.- 280: nuflrio, 2, $10, outer, 11,086 $107,066; m , 192.460, $23,133; rs.- coon, 18.658, $38,241; skunk, 160,- 708. $158,197: squirrel. 2,296,180, $245,312: wild oat, 1,126, 53.120; W011. 4,991, $36.73: Wolverine, 710,

' .356; domesbic oat. 213, 31$

Fur breeders from various Cari- itdtialn points meat in Saskatoon. sasic, recently and formed a new organization-the Canadian Plat- ‘iz-ium Fox Breeders‘ Association. Provisional CHNOION were named, a. 1.4113811791117101] was set and plans were made for an meeting wtthin six months iwhich officers will be elected. A- mong the provisional directors named were A. K. McNeil], Fort QtfAppelle, Saskatchewan. H. MacDonald, Saskatoon. Arthur -M. Doyle. Winnfiwfi, O. C. Holman. Jemima-all former Islanders-B. 5. Chaplain, Saskatche- wan, Dr. A. LaFor-cst, Quebec city. and Orval Griffin, Weybum. Sas- katchewan. ‘

Di‘. R.

smiley H. Mun-lay, formerly Di- rector and General lvlianager of ,0. (M. mmpson 6r 00., but, is to ‘be President of Lamrpson, Fraser 8a Huth. Inc., New York. Robert 1W Fraser will become chairman of the Board and Joeph M. Bos- ack will continue as General Man- ager and Executive Vice-President.

Prom most parts of the United ,Startes come reports that retail fur sales are up in volume in some ‘cases as muclh as 100'; r5;- the ,m0.n7tl'1 of iMiay and it is expected that J1me will register as gocd 11' ,not better gains, 11f this continues tilt will have n. glreevt bearing on fu- [ture prices for silver fcx as many furs imported to the United States will not be obtainable due to the war.

Last ‘Tuesday the Ssudac Fur Auction sales Ocmtpsny oi’ Winni- peg offered at auction 160,000 muik- rats. These are the product of MUSKTJE farms ‘established under the auspices of hte government. of Manitoba. mention of which was made in these notes recstnrtiy.

The Leader-Post of Regan-a. Tues. day, June 25th. has s, giood writ- up of A. K. "Ollie" McNeillXs home and Ranch at Fcrt QQFADjIEII-‘E, from which tih-fs quotation is

taken....“l!laming a rerptumaticn for_

1111c Valley is the McNeil] much, homo-cf the famous MioNeiLl herd of Canard-ion platinum and white face foxes. Associated with M:

iri Canada of high class foxes. The

MARITIMES cattle reoel ts con- W“ °' m" "m" "i" Y“ “"11

tinue light and the énarke had aim

nteadler tone. to choice grain-fed steers made $8 to $8.50, mediums $7.25 to $7.75 and lower

grades down to $5.50. Butcher cows 'p 0e m mm hishcry‘ Mm McNflui

were $5 to $6 and cmmers anwhras made the province loom large.

critters $3 to $4.

CALI‘ MARKETS TORONTO good veals were finn-

er at $9 to $0.50 and common sold down to $5.50. Grassers were most-

ly $5.25 to $5.50. vi-ith some breedy kinrls picked out at $6 to $7.

MONTREAL had good veals at $8 to $8.50. tops $9, mediums $7 to $7.50 and others down to $8. Most. nf the drinkers sold at $5 to $5.50.

IIOG

The hog run for the Dominion was 77.462, compared with 51.729 in the same wwk last year. Totals to date this year, 2.323.432; last year. 1,583,816.

TORONTO bacmis sold at $8.35 off tucks, a few at $8.40 and dressed sales were mostly $11, with a fcw at $11.10.

Closing prices for direct deliveries i0 packing plants at HAMILTON were $11 for the basic grade; dress- ed, delivered ntid $10.70 plus trans- portation: MONCTON $11 deliver-

MARKETS

|ed and CHARLOTTETIOWN $10.80

delivered.

MONTREAL paid $8.80 for bacons f.&w., with odd small sales $9.65- Tuck hogs sold up to $8.75. The rail grade price was mostly $11.40. with a rouse of $11.30 to an ndd

ltcp of $11.50. of grass‘ cattle except. for the fed calves on.

SHEEP AND LAMB MARKETS

rn-rtouro lambs steadY- zwd srrsn. culls so to $10. Sheep were strady m. $2.50 lo $5 Effective

‘Jlliv 2nd buck lambs will be dis- lcrunfed s1 pct- cwt.

MONTREAL sold good lambs up to $11, mixed lots $10 t0 $10.50 fillfl

csnners and cutters frcm $3.5’) to culls dorm to $9. sheep sold be-

$4.50. Good butcher weighed up at $5.75 to $8

a rd bologna: were taken st $5 to $5.59. Fed calves ware ready sellers up to $9 fer gcozl en's and w"h a few _ _ s! high as $9.50. Seve a1 hundrel leaving yrackinz plants for export. light western slackers and stock wreak ending June 21, 1940, nuns us 17.80. lb.

lhldilllfllflh

bulls w: re

,t6vccn $3 rind $5.50.

EXPORTS 0F‘ BACON AND IIAMS

Wr-‘eht n,’ Wiltshirrs and

cuts 0,771,-

tlme make its place with the

of the dogging out of fox cubs and no doubt, tlhe MoNeill or- ganization will take a prominent

in the development of the fox in- dustry. but! his interest is not con- fined solely to the whte faces and plartinumrs, on his ranch he has pearly platinums. Arotfc bfues and the old reliable standard siIvr-r."

Prioes generally held firm at the artwulon of the Dominion Fur Auc- tion Sales Lfnnited, Wnnipeg. Man- itoba. last week. There was a stmdry dermnd for all articles ox- cept wolves. timber wolves Arid squirrels. ‘The silver fox collection consisted of 608 skins. The collec- tlion was poor and prices on the a. e were 5'7» lower. Full sil- vers realized $19 to $8; off-colored fulls $12.50 to $10: threeouarter silvers $18 to $24.50; off-colored three-quarters $13 to $15.50: half silvers $10 to $19: oflf colored half

leotion consisted of 2.129 skins.

enlarged rices frcm 1 EI-Ii

Silver fox. as before, claims first er of pelts being 819,873 valued

12 months.

compared with 139,740 dons valued

croft

The low average price for silver

‘THO’? Lynxvilrle, Wisconsn, ‘that he had a litter of tivelve pups

stl

ceptsorial very oittsita ndflnr! pups

[consist c1’ thi= lit-fer of twe of ten. two of n‘nc. . eight and th‘r‘

..\ read the abcvc w ll ]‘l‘(‘bl'li)i\' to themselves American cousins can teach us a lot about silver lone in this cour‘ crss ill all cot nbovc. It locks ns iil(‘l‘fl‘ll 1t "s riuc to blTQfilllii! b"th sire and dam from large litters and srme o.’ us have hesitated to do this, prrVr-i-rirz to sacrifice quenri-iiv pim to quality. Partfcula-rw been true riurimz recent years when Delft prices have declined that it doesn't par to p:-

oasting any Ga-rvrivis fcxc: that 9\"(‘l"l“.'.\’ thcrrfore readily saleable. '

There was an excellent derrand aft ~

ild i p'm for protection.

PIILVEX

Actually kills all fleas instead of merely ‘stupeflying them. _

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r ‘ o BRITISH MADE - FUllY GUARANIIED

O1 0.11.. rutvcx . from Hhnlwarr, " Drug, Fred and Seed Snorer, u! ' w."

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$625 to $850,

______ e Results of the "Fourth Anriuaii ,Mllll( Week" prcmoticn at the sa- i

mums nunmm. of pens’ lion of Eat-her Dorothy, Boston, last. I

k YGHSODBDIQ "

week showed sales 2!)’. lac-t year. 1n addition to ozders tor

future delivery thLs establishment-

sold from stock three mink coats Bl $2.500. $2.800 and $3,500 and a

5' ‘Hudson sable at $11000. Gznerous

rieuispalpcr advertls. heZpId vcrv

rcofnslderabiy and a splendid win- _ ldow display attractrd much ‘tension.

Ill-

This was I grcup of

i l

. l pnrenlth‘ equality suitable when five montihern Manitoba mink averaged I om ‘ ,

aiizari of

i sabotage and the

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nvew/

NATURAL REBOUB$S HARSIIFIBLD,

I CONSERVATION I

A WEEKLY (JOLUMN 0F PRACTICAL OPINIONS OI‘ II! VITAL ISSUES AFFECTING Till USE! AND ABUSDS 0F

BY Ill LUDLOW IIIINS.

PROGRESS REPORT

PGPKSI The destruction of the Wainwright u-iid animals should certainly gave offiicaal Ottawa enough publicity to wbiafy the most; 8111171110115

Darrin-g the uiar only two icxeal rmepiii: appear for the destruc- tion of the wild animal herd M Wainwright:

Disease—Bwt fine Calgary Hamid.

on December 7th, re riled than. the Government is sel over one million pounds of this meat. Military Necessity — But there are hum-reds c-i’ square iruies in Alberto. and Sta: an 8-D-

thousarrd heed of valuable ani- mals would not have no be destroy- d

The New York Triilrimc expresses he CiILlilCII of many in saying ed- "The slaughter of seems utterly uri-

Wiien an attempt is made to de- strqv a munritzion factory it is called peflpetiittiol‘, ir taught. is severely punished. the WTa/tiinrrrgrht. herd is the dura-

When destroyed and not, for

jtioii cl the war, used as a meat

factory, the Federal orrtpioyees re-

mounted rniriks in s. szmtzlated ‘Slmnslbie wmid" we” mmu"

woodland settling. 1V.l’_'s§ Dorothy had ‘previously photographed liv- ing minks in a Canadian ranch and from tihese pictures the dis- Play poses

Frank A. Garvey. prcprietor of tihe Central Stat-es silver Fox Farm reports

born of a mlvcr fox vixen on h's ranch this past spring. This

581d i0 be the first time that I, lit- ter of twelve has been raised Ln west central United Stats-s. In one American Nation-a] Fur and Mar- ket- Jniirrial for July there is a

iphcrtrl r-f three rarvh fox hairdlers ‘holding the twelve

pups irhich appear to be quite well developed st ten weeks of age.

[should know, focd models were set. up Ln natural i

‘ sihipperl over-seas.

mentt of the people's property im-

mune frcm criticism. crtlizig to Napoleon, who

in a wm-paign as ntunlitloiw. Fresh merit is brought to Lon- don from Alsenttina and Australia, eigihm thousand and twelve thous- and miles respectively. Wlhy can

not Canadian fresh meat be ship-r ipctl to London only rchsl-ant when a boat itwo or three round trips to the one

2.719 miles oouid make

possible trip on the longer mules‘! The annual meat crop mt Waln- wrigilart would halve been wort-h about lift-iv thousand dollars. Why could not this meat have been or sold locally

or m the United Stakes and larger quantities of domestic moat prur- ohascd for over-seas mi-Ltary use with one proceeds? This would

M’; Garvey m 3.3mm n, cause "no considerable outlaw of phenomena as fol-long: "Each mar: i whim funds’ a‘ "he YEAW" wen‘ in our rrtnrh is ElVPh charge of n ‘WW1 0f Wfllllwfigllll 5 W

Rmuo 01' pens or a certain s"ct:r\n of the the ranch He is responsi- ble for mismanag-enrent and is also given credit for good man-

lsgetment. During the whelptirig time [there is a contest to see who can . bring in the largest. increase from

his section. Um to the rlav that. we frunrl the littrr cf twelve the top

litter vrrs nine. 'I'h‘s ltfei" of nine came from . ~ _ ‘Gllrvéi’. m3‘ younger s"n was car- ing for. It als . .1"

the very first l; . _ KHVPKS S." Ilfll “I93 ll llilll" THIS

bc-_v alI-n lmri thc trp ilff"? last year. The tiny we iciind the litter of twelve we also fcrnri a liter n1‘ ten 1n Berirarrlls scctiriv A: mm time John Prii (‘l‘l. foreman. mid a liirtrt-er cf nine. in his section and I also had one of ten, but. when Bernard ceme nu Will‘. litters o1’ feh and i-\\\"l\'(‘ }"“.l (‘in inrgittf‘ lac-u‘ happy he ' 7111s nrocunis

ifor the broad 5171111‘ on hzs face in the picture.

“About the prireirt=....Ji"st a word about the par-dis cf tltis record lifter Tire sr is a VET)’ larch fox .'i pair- siji r w:ili ex-

XVII lie h " srcd some

him to fcur f Zes t s year. He would not work poivorimctisjv so we just krpt mating him to a new female as sorn as 1r." had rratcd the one he “TS \\'2il’l. We have four litters frcm him. He hrnirclf urns from a. Hicr cf n :ic but I

ldonli. cove him crccltt f"r the lit-‘

(or of tweive. We thirk the ffmaie

|would have raised that many pups {from any male. Sire i". three ‘cars McNeill is his sch A. K. McNeill..old find has rnisrri In") who at twenty-one years of age 15.5mm!) 0;» ~11 nn rated otne of the kee-new breeders one of im-

lite of

. tits one of t\v*l\'c.

do" 1i ~ frcm last

yvora raised a ltter eglrt firs year. Our large litters t-‘iis year

c, two

Our ISiflTd 1'3llCll."l'.<

lVh O

FRY HS WP d9. lrllfli CUT

fox rrnrlrntz. No ry has had slic- r*b'c w'fh the

prrciuction has trhiS

o much . .(‘r' airy- tthinq but. a govt one. Ths is not mfccticns on Mr. are

large pale silvers and

TDNDON~ICPl —~ Willi drastic ccnnemi" measures brought in hear

silvers 811 to $12.50. The mink coi- r on pnpry mmumption. shopkeepers

are ivarrird they need not wriill Roads which do not require ivrap-

selllng at bargain prices,

posts.

57'!

For sale by, w R Jenkins 132 Queen sweet, Char, icessvc-fee plan and with lottetown and Jelley's Department Sim-e, 0‘l.eary.

G. R. SIacQUARRIFI.

Summer-side

m quick uu

Used Fox Wire. all sizes, in excellent condition, ideal, for hen coups, yard inclosuros, tennis couris,,fox pens &c. Price much less than poultry netting.

Also portable fox pens with largo houses, fox cages. SPECIAL: lnch and one halfrp mesh mat wire allsizesuincludingsmallmcslnpricc seventy increase: five per cent less than list price of new wire. Small filial"- ify slightly damaged wire at greatly reduced price. Cedar

‘cp-u-atinz c. ‘alone as (‘e i

and

irave caused.

Canaztnn buffalo meat, venison or moose meat available overseas svoul-d have served as mlendid tourist publicity.

"Someday, wmetisne, we'll under-

_ sit-anti ! "

The re-orgnnnm-tion of the De- partment oi the Intenor mlo the Depamncrrt. of Mines and Re- sources has brougihtt no benefn to our national parks.

The farmer Commissioner of Na- tional Parks was infiuen-ttal in the dctvcirpincnri. of Canada's greatest .. l)li“.i‘.0'5 — our tourist trade

__ t, lion dollars annually or over twenty- five per cent of c/ur entire export business.

der t-he new set-up this same the sn-calied Con-