The Exeter Advocate, 1920-3-25, Page 7`HE SILVER -FOX FARMS
fl. OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
The description "silver -fox" is
somewhat misleading, because it tends
to foster the belief, except in initiated
circles, that the tun is either white. or
■liver grey in color, Asa matter of
fact a is the trade name for the skin
or the black rex, the term silver being
derived front the presence at glisten-
ing white and grey hairs amongst the
jet black. Moreover, in the case of a
Brat --class pelt the long silky brush has
a tip of pure white.
It is the lustre, silkiness, and gener-
al richness oe this fur which render
t such a prime, favorite he the Yeant-
nino world. For centuries it has
found royal favor, and, unlike many
other furs, it is not susceptible to the
whimsical caprice ot Madame Fashion.
The silver -fox is always fashionable.
Thirty years ago it seemed as if
this fur would beoome so scarce as to
be beyond acquisition by all but the
privileged few. The animal is ex
treniely timid and in its wild state
seeks to get aa far away from the
haunts of men as it can. Its home lies
withinthe belt which is subjected to
a prolonged wtuter such as that of
Canada and Siberia, but the choicest
volts have always been those derived
from the North American continent.
To the trapper the capture of a ail
vot=fox bas always been regarded as
the Prize tamoug frrizea. No gold -
seeker ever becomes more excited
over a "etrike" Mau does the venture,. some farmers prefer the one -meal a-
sonte nomad of the ice and anew
locicetl vastnesses upon finding one of
theft annuals in laic trap. No wonder,
when the pelts aro worth about $2,000!
After several years of experiment
ing by skilled trappers, it was found i boiled barley, oats, bey or a pro -
that the• silver -fox could be bred in prietary stock food is given because
these foods give that sheen and gloss'
to the fur which is Ste eminently de
hirable. The annual feeding chargee
vary from $40 to $60 a pair, though
large scale farming may enable this
chargeto be reduced. till, under the
esnditious prevailing, the food -costa
not occasion close attention.
watchtower sufficiently high to corn -
mend a view of -nee whole farm, not.
only to frustrate the nefarious iaten-
tions or light-fingered gentry, but also
to enable the animals to be observed
from a sate distance during the mat-
ing season.
The inner space is sub -divided into
pens. The wife netting enclosing the
pen must be at least ten feet in
height, supported by vertical posts.
Within the pen is a small yard or ruu
and a specially designed house or ken-
nel. It is commchThes, measuring ten
by eight feet, rectangular in plan and
provided with a ridge roof; A southera
aspect is desirable with the trout open
to the top of the side or angle posts.
The ranches for the most part are
electrically lighted throughout, and
are equipped with a complete electric
burglar alarm systeru. In the .case of
the large farms the personnel cone
prises a resident manager, a veterin-
ary surgeon, two watchmen for day
and night respectively, and last but
not least, a formidable pack of watch
dogs.
While the fox, like the dog, is not
fastidious in regard to its food, the
observance of certain dietetic prin-
ciples has proved eminently desirable
and. successful, Beat is suppfetnent-
d with biscuits, rough bread, vege-
tabies, oatmeal, berries, apples, milk
and eggs, as well es grass. The gen-
eral v?raetlse•• Is to feed twice a day --
day system --mud at regular hours,
To keep the animals in the pleat of
condition care naust.be observed to
use only clean dishes. I'reelous to
being killed a special diet comprising
captivity and, what was more to the
point, that the curs raleed under such
conditions were equal in every respect
to thole taken from animals caught in
the wilds. Prince Edward island was
fouud to be epeeially suited to to*
farming. This is not surerising. In
earlier days the Island was the ane -
HO1,R4NQ 1-I1M ttP.
GERMAN REVOLT
QUICKLY SUBSIDES
Ebert Government Re-estab-
Ii5hed Following Kapp's
Resignation.
A despatgh from Berlin says :• .rhe
Ebert Government is again in coutrol
in Berlin, Vice -Chancellor Sehnifter:,
In whose hands the sudden retirement
of Dr. Wolfgang Kapp tempararlly
Placed the adm{mistrative power, and
Gustav Nooks, Minister of Defense,
dare engaged at bringing about order
mar's bottle; the land in uticit it ' It has been found that foxes can he
flourished amazingly. The air and
G
v -it , to 1a to
moil re peculiarly � d d t the ant
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mai
p I'
mai and the development et a first-
eiass pelt. The air is congenial both
safely mated when about six months
old. Certainly young 'foxes will Ire -
c
tentl
breee at nine months. Inves-
tigation
tigation has revealed that a single fe-
in temperature and humidity, 'while 1
male will raise from eight to tau
the soil is almost completely, tree families during her life, each litter
from nll:aii or lanae, which has a ten- slanging from two to seven pups.
dency to burn. the fur and render the Waite in certain cases eight and nine
Pelt hard and dry as a result aP the may constitute a family, the averago
animal's 'burrowings. Thus the ileo- is nearer three or four.
logical formation of the island bas also To -day there are over 3,000 silver -
played a vital part is evolving the foxes on the Prince Edward Island
blackest fox in the world. terms, The enterprise bas flourished'
The ranch should range, in area so amazingly as to become regarded
from one to five acres, and caro should 'as t l[ '
•
as the foremost v4 stock rad ust rin
be taken to reproduce AS closely as
possible the natural habitat, The
ideal location is a stretch of thinned
busk of mixed hard and soft woods
providing sufficient shade for protec-
y
Prince Edward Island. The total sif-
vor fox population outnumbers that et
all other Iive stock combined, while
the estimated value and this asset,
bearing in mind the high prices which
tion from the beat in summer and yet are paid for stock, is incalculable.
sufficiently open to allow the early Certainly it must represent several
thaw of the snow and ice. .It should million dollars. From the economic
in the city and restoring activities to
their noruial basis.
,Regular troops, loyal to the Ebert
regime, are ,guarding the streets, and
detachments et them spent the day
in tearing down wire entanglements
and barr:cudes which the revolution-
ary soldiers had erected in protusion,
In this connection there was an no -
fortunate accident, where In the firing
of a mine to destroy a barricade at
Kottsbuser, in south-eastern Berlin,
the exploalon killed 12 persons and in•
lured 28,
Buy Thrift Stamps,
4
`eedy Market Report
Breadstufts
Toronto, Mar. 23, -Manitoba wheat
-No. 1 Northern, $2.80; No. 2 Nor-
thern, $2.77.
Manitoba oats -Na 2 C,W,, $1.00-;
• .W 7
.�, No. 3 C ,, 9 :se, extra XN
0.1.;
feed, 97?ae; No. 1 feed, 90%9 No, 2
feed, 95?ac, in store Fort William.
351anitoba barley-No.3 C.W., $1.76;
No. 4 C.W., $1.351A; rejected, $1.42, in
store Fort William.
American corn -No. 3 yellow, 31,96;
No. 4 yellow, 31.93, track Toronto;
prompt sh:pment.
Ontario oats -No. 3 -white, 31.00 to
31.02, aceordinf; to freights outside.,
Ontario wheat -No. 1. winter, per
car, $2.00 to 32.01; No, 2 do.,$1.98 10
32.01; No, 3 do•, 31.92 to 31.93,
f.o.b. shipping points, according to
freights.
Ontario'wheat-No. 1 spring, per
car lot, 32,02 to- $2.03 No. 2 do.,
31.98 to 32.07; No. 3 do., 31.95 to
32.01, f.o.b. shipaaing points accord-
ing to freights,
Peas No. 2, 33.00.
Barley -Malting, 31.80 to $1.82, ac-
cording to freights outside,
Busckwheat $1,65 to 31.70, accord -
less, 52e to 56c; breakfast bacon, 42c
to 46e; cottage rolls, 33c to 34c.
Barrelled meats --Pickled pork, $46;
meet. eerie, 345.
Green meats -Out of pickle le less
q
that reeked.
K@ .
I)ry suited meats --Long clears, in
tons, 321ac; in cases, 28c to 29e; clear
beliier, 27c to 28lic; fat backs, 32c to
33e.
Lard -Tierces, 30e to y0t e; tubs,.
301 _c to 31e; palls, 30 e'a c to 81c;
prints, 313ec to 32c. Compound lard,
tierces, 28%e to 29e; tubs, 29c to
29?jte; pails, 29?ie to 2914. c; -prints,
Sic to 31tie.
Montreal Markets
Montreal, March 23. -Cats -Can-
adian Western, No, 2, $1.18%; No. 3,
31.14te Flour --New standard grade,
313.25 to $13.55. Rolled oats --•-Bags,
90 lbs, 35,50 to 35.60,. Bran, $45.25,
Shorts, 352.25, Hay -No. 2, per ton,
car lots, $29.00 to 330.00. Cheese --
Finest eastern, 26% to 27c. Butter,
choicest creamery, 65 to 67c; seconds,
62 to 64c. Eggs, fresh, 62-e; seleeted,
be set on slightly raised ground to en- 54e. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, $8.60
point of view it represents potential to 38.65. Lard, pure, wood pails, 20
cure good air and effective drainage. wealth, and accordingly is now re- Ing o f eighto. s outside.
u sides 31.88, ib net, 31 to S114c.
accord-
ing to freights outside. Live Stock Markets
Maniroba hour -Government stand -
Toronto, Mar. 28, -•--Choice. heavy
axd, 313.25, Toronto.
Ontario flour ---Government stand -
steers,
ergs $13.50 to 314,25; good heavy
mrd, 310.80 to 311.00,Montreal; $11.00 steers, $12.50 to $13.25; butcher's cat-',
in Itoronto he jute bgs, prompt ship -
311.25° to $131.760 do. 318.25;to medido �$ good,
0'
ment. to 310,75; de., common $8.00 to 38.50;
Milifeed-Car lots -Delivered Mont- ,
real freight, bags included--BranBulls, choice, 310.50 to 311.50; den
per ton, $45; shorts, per ton. 352; medium, 39.50 to $10.00; do., rough,
go i 3$8,75.$7,50 to $8.00; Butchers cows choice
Above all the farm should be well re-
moved from highways and buildings
since the animal is readily suscept-
ible to disturbance by noise.
Tbie rpnch, as a rule, is enclosed
within a double wall of board and
'wire -netting, with the inner wall set
some distance from the outer boun-
dary.
As a rule the outer fence encloses
the whole farm, the quarters for the
animals and accommodation for the
caretaker and manager as well as
watchmen)., The facilities include a. there.
catering every assistance from the
Provincial Government.
Prince Edward Island fox furs are
now as famous throughout the -world
and au accepted trade mark through-
out the furfiers' industry as Califor-
nian peaches, Fraser River Salmon or
Tasmanian apples.
Buyers from every part of the globe
flocked to Montreal to the big auction
sale of furs which began, on March
22nd. Practically the entire ..Prince
Edward island output was marketed
I. Our Bacon "Snapped Up
At Once."
" 'Why don't you ship more Cana
-
than bacon?' This is a question asked
ine from one end of England, and Scot-
land to the other. It was a source of
great regret that I had to reply that
Canadian packers were not able to
ship more bacon because more hogs
-were not being produced in the come-
. try.", In these words, Brig- Gen. J. A.
Gunn, President of Gunns Limited,
Toronto, who has just returned from
Great Britain, where he spent three
m o'nt h s investigating conditions,
stated the position of the Canadian
bacon industry.
"Conclusive evidence of the value
of Canadian bacon on the English mar-
ket and a fact which the country will,
'1 am sure, be interested in," he went
on, "Is that while shipments of bacon
from other countries may be put luta
storage from time to time because of
, lack of demand, yet not one pound of
Canadian bacon goes late storage. in
England.. It is snapped up for im-
mediate consumption as fast as it er.
rives. Besides, for every case of Cana-
dian bacon sold, the buyer has to take
a few cases .. ot other brands. The
popularity at Canadian bacon makes it
possible to distribute with it grades
which are not so popular to fill orders,
"I explained to business men that
high R' prices tor grain feeds and the un -
pertain market conditions of the past
• 'aNn had -eeriouily curtailed' hog
`"Production In. Canada, But 1 !relieve
4fbe prospects for thea future are so
good •that- the preservation of our
.'breeding stocks is a vital national con-
cern which should engage the eaten-
tam of all classes, . . If there is one
thing which slloiild convince the Cana;
(Ilan farmer that, our bacon has:a, place
by itself on the Brlcish market it. is
that the price being, paid in, Canada
for hogs is far in excess of what the
American farmer is getting. PrevionS
to the war, Canadlau .bacon, found its.
way into certain parts of England only,
To -day, wherever you go, from Land's
End to John O'Groat's, you find the
consuming public farailiar with Cana-
dian bacon and asking for it. After
a close study of the markets of Great
Britain. and Europe, T consider that if
Canada is to reap the reward com-
mercially which was opened to her by
war service she must follow it up by
a national peace effort. The name of
`Canada' is the finest introduction to
European markets to -day. No one
class in Canada must endeavor to im-
pose upon this international trade
situation any conditions which will
jeopardise the position of -our country."
oft d dour, $ ,68 to 310.50 to 311.50; do., good, 39.50 to
Bay -No. Z, friar ton, $28.770 aa
380.00; mixed, per ton, 327.00 track, 310.00; do., medium, 38,75 to $9.25;
Toronto, do., common, '7.50 to 38.00; Stockers
Straw -Car lots, per ton, *16.00 to
317.00, track, Toronto.
Country Produce --Wholesale
Eggs --New laid, 59e to 60e; Butter
-Creamery prints, 65e to 66c; ehoiee
dairy prints, 55e to 57e; Ordinary
dairy prints,48a to 51e; Bakers, 43c
to 4.8c;Oiecunargarine (beset grade)
31e to 35c; Cheese -Large, 29%c c to
80c- twins, S0c to 80%e; Honey -
White; 60's, 25e; 10's, 26e; 5'e, 27c;
Churning Cream -Toronto butter -
makers are offering 68c per lb., f.o.b.
shipping points, for churning cream.
Provisianst---Wholesale
Smoked meats -Ribs, 30e to 31e;
hares, medium, -86c to 380; heavy, 38c
to 34c; cooked hams,. '50c to 53c;
backs, plain, 49c to 50c; becks, bone- to'321.00; sows, 317.00.
38.50 to 310.50; Feeders, 310,00 to
311.00; Canners and cutters, 35.25 to
36.00; Milkers, good to choice, 3100.00
to 3160.00• do., come and med. 365.00
to $75,00; Springers, 390.00 to 3160.00;
Lambs, per cwt., 318.00 to 322.00;
Sheep, 37.00 to 314.00; Hogs, fed and
watered, $20.25; do., weighed off ears,
320.50; do., f.o.b., 319.25; do., do,
country points, 319.00.
Montreal, Mar. 23. -Butcher steers,
common, 39.50 to 311.00; common. 37.-
00 to 39.50; butcher caws, medium,.
$7.00 to 39.00; canners, $5.50; cutters,
$6.00 to 37.00; butcher bulls, com-
mon, 38.00 to $9.50; good veal, $15.00
to $17.00; medivan, 310.00 to $15.00;
yeas, 37.00 to 37.50; ewes, 312.00 to
314,00; lambs, good, $17.00 to 318.00;
icammoni, 316.00 to 317.00; off oar
wei lits, selects, $21.00; lights, 320.00
CANADA'S TRADE
ON INCREASE
Growth Totals $103,926,832
in Eleven Months.
A despatchefrom Ottawa says -An
Increase of $103,926,832 in the grand
total of Canadiaes trade for the eleven
months of the ^decal year ending Feb•
ruary 29, aserem.paret1 with the same
period last year, is shown by the
monthly statement issued from the
Customs Departnient. For the eleven
months which ended on February 89
last the total of Canadian trade, both
imports and exports, was $2,110,640,504,
while for the same period in 1919 it
reached a total of $2,006,621,672. The
increase 'in imports during the eleven
months' period as compared with the
previous year i $77,324,941, and in e*
porta $29,987,794.
Great increases are shown by the
statement in the total value of dote
able agricultural products imported,
which .frons approxi;nately sixty
five millionrose dollars for the last fiscal -
year to ane handrail, and ten Wiltone
tor the present year. The value of
textiles and textile products imported
and subject to duty, et iron and steel
and their products, and of animal and
animal products during the eleven
month period thin year is greater than
it was during the saute period a year
ago.
In the export column increases are
Shown in the value ot domestic agri•
cultural products sent out of the come
try, as well as animals and animal
products, The export at wood, wood
products, paper, etc., was also mueb
greater this year than last.
CANADIAN CREDIT
FOR SERBIA'.
$20,000,000 to Purchase Ag-
ricultural and Other
Machinery.
A despatch from London saga:-..
credit of $20.000,000 bas been request-
ed of Canada by the Serbian Giver' -i
meat. The purpose of tbe credit will
be to finance the purchase of Cana
dian goods which Serbia requires for
the development of its petentittlities,
wlydch arosaid to be greeter than
those of any other Beltran nation.
D. M. Stewart, formerly member of
the Canadian Bankers' Association
and now representing Canadian in-
terests in Setbea,, bas approached the
Dominion authorities in London to en-
dorse the request. In a memorandum
which he has presented he states that
the Serbians are progressivo and in-
dustrious, but have been represented
otherwise by German propagandists,
that the natural resources of the coun-
try, including all the territories award-
ed to it in the dismemberment ot the
Austrian Empire, are very great, and
that its Government is staple and cap-
able. The goods it requires are chief-
ly mining machinery, rolling stock of
all kinds, structural material and agri-
cultural machinery, all of which Cana-
da. can supply,
It will be remembered that Serbia
was one of the countries originally re-
commended for accommodation by
Lloyd Harris, but it was refused,
Allenby Has Banned
All Soudan Meetings
A despatch from Cairo, Egypt, says:
-Field Marshal Allenby, British High
Commissioner in Egypt and the Sou-
dan, has issued a. proclamation which
sternly forbids any meetings, proceed-
ings or resolutions by the'Legtslative
Assembly or the Provincial Councils
or other elective bodies, or members
of them, outside their legal coal -
potence.
Violations of the proclamation are
to be dealt with by martial law,
“King,, of Syria
Not Recognized
A despatch from London says: -The
British and French Governments have
notified Prince Feisal, sou of the Ring
of the H�edjaz, that they cannot recog-
nize the validity of the decision of
the Damascus Congress which pro-
claimed him Ring of Syria.
The Prince has been invited to come
to Europe to state his case.
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the Pei lb*rtroodof eighteen e dollars. C
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pays si,million dollars: o,ito cent., urtd the tnunlclPuatlCa through which the highway physes 20 eex Cent. othe cost 01.cunstructionAaonea }QOapace ctattrgcavko,taorne by ittsA'rovluce and nunicivilttt„
. .O. V.F, V!' .O,
A just cause. This was dealt with
be our last letter -not fully, for there
are se many sides to this queatio?r--
butsualcientiy. to vindicate our claltn,
We shall confine the discussion, tale
week to the matter of organization.
'Why organize? Let tee clearly under•
stand that the. only Plat reason that
any bolustr'ia1. factor et national lit+a`
can give for organization is that it's
workers may thus do more effeetuali
work as national tactors.
It is very desirable, of course, that:
the industry tiourlshes for the persons`
al benefit of those interested be
But that is not enough. No class, bi
a democracy, has tbe right to a pros-'
perky out of proportion to its national
able, and attained at tbe expense of
other necessary national industries, •
That farming, as an. Industry, ha*
no national status,. needs no proof. We
have at the present tit's Provincial'
status, but examine the personnel of
any national Board, even the "Wheat.
Board," and notice the very limited
representation that agriculture tri
given. A town woman represents the
term women on au existing national
committee to -day. She is president of
the W. 1., and a very fine, capable wa*
man, but utterly unacquainted with
rural conditions. She could represenp
urban women thoroughly,
Now ninny tanners. were an rood
Boards, etc., during those years Q
stress. 1,'pon what products wens
prices set absolutely? Just ane---�•
wheat. A11 other set prices provided
for a stated profit, and the rate of
Profit on many manufactured articles
of absolute necessity, both of #nod and
clothing, was and is a standing dist
grace to C.ttaada. These profits were
shown by appointed Commissions to
range as high as 80% on sonie food
products, and from 79% to 312% on.
material for clothing.
It Is Interesting to note that the
profits of a co-operative company are
limited to 7%, while those of a private
individual or corporate (iris aro not
really limited at all, for the watered
stock which all such carry makes
evasion of the law a matter of no great
difficulty,
As units, the farming element e£ this
country has entirely filled to estate
dish for itselt any status, or to exert
anyinfluence either
e t ler for selt•a^• ran•
Pi�
disement or self-protection. Much less
has it been any safeguard for other
industries, even though the absolute
necessities for toed and clothing are
produced by it, Through organization
it has begun to make itself felt,,
The Grain Growers of the West
handled the wheat for the Allies dine
Ing the war. Their business last year
amounted to about $800,000,000, Our
Ontario company transacted about $8,-
000,000 Iast year,
If, and when, the farmer ,becomes.
so organized that, like the worl:ers of
ether industries, he can control his
business, farming will become finan-
cially sound. That it is not on a pay-
ing basis to -day is proven by four out,
standing facts: 1. The decrease of
rural population; 2. No farm can lee
rented tor interest on investment;
3. No farm can be sold for value of
land and buildings if the latter bo In
any degree modern; 4. Organized
capital is not investing in agriculture.
These must be overcome and can only
be done through organization. Rais-
ing strawberries, tobacco, sugar beets,
pure-bred cattle, is not going to de-
crease the cost of staple necessities of
food. These lines of farming, and
these alone, pray.
Through organization we must com-
pel our legislatures to give be agrieul•
tare, the basin industry of our coun-
try, the consideration its worth de-
mands. Sir John A. Macdonald used;
to say that the farmer never asked
anything and therefore never got any-
thing, and as a class we actually took
that 'remark as a compliment, though
probably the great statesman intend-
ed it to be a reproot to ue, tor if we
"got nothing" we could not prosper as
a. class and if the basic industry tailed
to prosper, what of those based upon
it? -Margery Mills.
Allies Warn Turks
Regarding Massacres
A despatch from Constantinople '
says: -The Allied High Commissioner
here has issued a statement declaring
that the Allies have no intention of
destroying the authority of the. Sul-
tan, but wish to strengthen his power,
it also says the Allies will adhere to
their intention not to deprive the
Turks of Constantinople, but that they
may be compelled to modify this de-
ctsion, if massacres and disorders con-
tinue.
The Allies have occupied the Minis-
tries of War and Navy and assumed
control of the posts, telegraphs and
telephones, which have been tem-
porarily suspended, Shipping also bas
been suspended.
Willie Had Hand +
.a >t Conspiracy
es3latch from I,appondoai sates: -'C
UtUtah h0
s Government .has ' received
strong evidence ' that the former
Crown Prince is implicated in the con-
spfracy' which brought about the mili-
tary coup- in Berlin. This explains
why the Dutch have doubled th e
guards and sent destroyers to watch
Wieringen island. 'rhe British are
satisfied the former. Raiser was not
connected with the roup.
The Asiatic' town of Malwatchl, ,on
the 'borders ot Russia, is peopled by
mon only. Women are forbidder, e en;
trance there,