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SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE 



April, 1921. 



arc! l)red black foxes, but all breeders have not taken 

 advantage of the sj'stem. The work of registration has 

 now been taken over by the Canadian National Live 

 Stock Records, so that in future the domesticated black 

 fox will be recorded just like pure-bred horses, cattle, 

 sheep, etc. 



The qualifications for registration are as follows: (a) 

 An}' silver fox bred and held in captivity in Canada 

 prior to June 1st, 1915, sliall on passing inspection by 

 an officer of the Dominion Department of Agriculture, 

 be eligible for registration as foundation stock, provided 

 it has sired or produced a litter or litters which have 

 in no case shown am- i-ed or rust, provided also that each 

 parent was a true silver fox and tliat at least one of 

 them was a rancli bred fox whose parents were both 

 silvers. 



(b) Any silver fox born in captivity after 191.5 shall 

 on passing inspection by an officer of the Live Stock 

 Branch of the Dominion Department of Agriculture be 

 eligible for registration, provided it is proven to the sa- 

 tisfaction of the Board on appeals and applications to 

 be a full brother or sister of a fox the result of mating 

 prior to June 1st, 1915, registered as foundation stock 

 under rule (a). 



(c). Any silver fox shall on passing inspecti(jn by an 

 inspector of this Association be eligible for registry 

 whose ancestors for four generations were true silver 

 and whose sire or dam in each mating is a registered fox, 

 providing that either the sire or the dam in each mat- 

 ing in the second, third and fourth generations is a re- 

 gistered fox, and that fm- the four generations all mera- 

 bers in both tiie direct and collateral lines are true sil- 

 vers. This rule is applicable onlj- to foxes for which 

 applications for registration shall have been passed on 

 and accepted previous to the thirtieth day of September. 



(d). Any silver fox w-hose sire and dam are record- 

 ed shall be eligiiile to registry on passing iuspectiou by 

 an inspector of this association. 



(e). Any silver fox registered in the standard class 

 in the Record Book of the Silver Black Fox Breeders 

 Association of Prince Edward Island, prior to the first 

 day of May, A.D. 1920, shall on passing inspection by 

 an officer of the L^ve Stock Bi-anch of the Dominion 

 Department of Agriculture be accepted for registry bj' 

 the Canadian Silver Fox Breeders Association as found- 

 ation stock provided such fox bears the official mark of 

 the said Silver Black Fox Breeders Association of Prin- 

 ce Edward Island. 



(f). Any raucli bred silver fox born in Canada prev- 

 ious to 1920, whose ancestors for four generations were 

 true ranch bred silver foxes born in Canada and that 

 for four generations aU members in both the direct and 

 collateral lines were ;rue silvers .shall, on passing inspec- 

 tion by an officer of the Dominion Department of Agri- 

 culture be eligible for registration as foundation stock 

 under rules "a"' and ''e". 



(h). No fox shall be described as "silver" whose coat 

 shows red or rusty hairs. 



The Fox Research Station was established at Charlot- 

 tetown, P.E.I., in 19_'() for the purpose of studying some 

 of the problems outlined in this paper. The work is 

 under the supervision of Dr. F. Torrance and Dr. A. E. 

 Watson, and the writer is iii charge of the experimental 

 details. 



My thanks are dr.e to Mr. Chester McLure, Mr. B. 

 Graham Rogers, ]Mr. P. A. Far(|uharson, and Mr. Peter 

 Clarke for permission to publish tlie attached photo- 

 graphs. 



CANADIAN SOCIETY OF TECHNICAL AGRICUL- 

 TURISTS. 



First Annual Convention — June 15, 16 and 17, 1921, 

 Winnipeg, Manitoba. 



TENTATIVE PROGRAMME. 



Wednesday, June 15th. 



900 A.M. Registration of delegates and members. 

 10-00 " Address of retiring President. 

 10 -.30 " Report of General Secretary-Treasurer. 

 11 15 " Ratification of election of named officers 

 and other members of Dominion Execu- 

 tive. 

 11-30 " Appointment of Committees on Resolu- 

 tions, Nominations, Finance, Constitu- 

 tion and By-laws, etc. 

 1-00 P.M. Luncheon and welcome by Mayor of Win- 

 nipeg and Minister of Agriculture for 

 Manitoba. 

 2-30 " Business session. 



Selection of place for next convention. 

 Appointment of Auditors. 

 Amendments to constitution and by-laws. 

 Reports of Provincial Committees. 

 Reports of standing committees, etc. 

 fi-30 " Dinner and addresses by Pres. John 

 Bracken and Deputy Minister of Agri- 

 culture for Manitoba. 

 8-00 " Agricultural Research, facilities for work, 

 etc. 

 Dr. J. M. Swaine, Entomological Branch, 

 Ottawa. (Discussion). 

 9 00 " The C. S. T. A. and Scientific Agriculture. 

 J. J. Harpell, Pres. and Managing Director, 

 Industrial & Educational Pub. Co. (Dis- 

 cussion). 



Thursday, June 16th. 



9-30 A.M. Left over business. 

 10.00 " Report of committees on Finance.- and 



Nominations. (Discussion). 

 11-30 " Establishment of Bureau of Information. 

 (Discussion). 



1-00 P.JI. Luncheon and address by Lieut. -Governor 

 of jManitoba. 



2-30 " ]\Iotor tour of city and visit to Man. Agr. 

 College. 



8.00 " Symposium on Agricultural Policies. Lead- 

 ers in discussion to be arranged. 



Friday, June 17th. 



9-30 A.M. Business session. 



Reports of convention committees. 

 Editorial Board — personnel, duties, etc. 

 Statement of Auditors. 

 Appointment of new committees, other 



than standing committees. 

 Fellowships amd Honorary membershiiis. 

 Representation at Convention of American 

 Association for the Advancement of 

 Science, to be held at Toronto, Dec. 29th, 

 1921. 

 L'nfinishcd business. 

 Afternoon and evening prograinnio for June 17th to 

 be arranged. 



