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Another Look Needed AI Island AROA Plan?

Within a very short time nat- portant but for practical purpos- ure will provide the landscape es real value lies in grass as a with one of its attractive attircs- means of providing food for man- green grass. This beauty is im-. '

ACROSS THE ISLAND

TI'IaII Thresher Storyls Told

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A RECENT chat with Summerside businessman George Key brought some interesting facts on the history of the Hall Manufacturing and Cold Storage Company which he owns and Key Jr. The Hall thresher was a household word in our community when I was I boy. and 1 was interested to learn something of its history. which re than 100 years, I found, to the time Thomas Hall founded the business in 1861.

Th made up to 150 machines a year and shipped them by carioad to Western Canada in the period 1914-25. when they were able to get in on the business that developed for this type thresher as the western grain farmer turned away from the old caboose-type steam t er to something more in keep- mg with the current need. Lincoln Dewar told me last year he saw a ‘ r in a museum on the Prairies. so they came to be known there. apparently. almost as well as here

at home.

EARLY MACHINES handled 40 bushels per hour and the basic design never changed much although they were enlarged to handle 125 bushels per hour. as self feeders were add . and blowers were built for the machines after the First Great War ended in 1918.

Mr. Key couldn't give me detail on prices over the years I;

but recalls that the farmers Raised H—once when the price was hilced to $105 from the previous tag of $90. Nobody e did have I complaint about he Hall Thresher. he told me. un- til some operators started using heavy tractors for power a 1 feeding the machines too heavily for them to handle the grain. efficiently.

He travelled over Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia servicing the machines—he went as far as Grand Falls in New Brunswick later on selling missions—and recalls one unusual in- cident at Y A farmer complained his threw-MmeJialf horse power stationary engine would not handle the thresher. Mr. Key visited the farm. adjusted the machine. started the engine and1 found the threshcr handled the grain perfectly as he fed it into the drum. He found the owner had throwing the sheaves into the thresher from the edge of the platform. Apparently he had seen spike teeth being thrown c an -t wooden drum. and feared the Hall machine might do the same thing.

The Hall people also built horse-power machines and sold for about $60. I was told.

Apprentice Paid Six Cents Per Hour

MR. KEY was 16 when he came to Hall‘s in 1916 to take charge of their wood working shop after serving an apprenticeship at Schuman’s where he started at six cents per hour. He bought the business in 1949 and they stopped making threshers in 1951 “just in time". They sold every one of the 61 machines they turn- ed nut that year. “but we couldn't have sold five the following year" he recalled as combine harvesters came into use.

made every part of the thresher in the shop". he said although in later years the teeth for the drum were made in a foundry. though the company had its own dies. A blacksmith made them in he shop in earlier years ;

.llen worked ion urs in those years that are done. "We worked all day assembling machines. loaded them on the boat at night and a couple of men went with them to load them standard gauge railway can at Point du Cliche.” The and only narrow gauge railway service at the time. ed las year—they sell

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ness—and businessman had a few to show me. 1

A sharp pointed instrument had been fashioned from a round will now be slanted more of

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wor Boston Common

' heel of a boot and the front portion ricultural" Icrewmail was twisted Into the a program. Further the

relic of a fonner employee who had used it to get around the shop. suggests that such emphasis has

was held by leather straps. A very old home-made crutch is

No Train 61 days-~Flour Ran Short

A NATIVE of Freeland. Mr. Key recalled the year that them' wasn’t a through train from Charlottetown to 'l‘ignish for 61 days— It woud be January-February of 190405 he believes—and mother had been able to supply many nei wth . flour to see them through. A businessman had given the famaly live barrels of flour after a cheque of his bounced.

The Keys had flour from their home grown wheat. but extra supply was a lifesaver for many. Mrs. Key came to the rescue as one neighbour after another kept running out of flour. She divided the last 25 pounds among a few of them the day be- fore the train finally broke through. But her kindly act must have been appreciated. for every pound was returned. he told me. e out deeds and other documents.

t His au ht school a . g twice a year-it would be

tramped the 75 miles to Charlottetown 150 miles round trip—to record documents. .

School teaching didn’t. pay much in those days. Peoplebeef didn't have the cash. so they gave the teacher a piece of . 0r some 0 food roduced on the farm. Each would board the teacher for a couple of weeks to help fill 1t 3 share of the expenses of getting their children educated, according stories that have been handed down.

Skunk ’Runching Is Recalled

ONE STORY recalled the boom days of. the fox industry whai the firm sold fox feed by the carload. He also remember the Hubert Ramsay. who had It a with Hall's for a time. started to ranch skunks on the Agnew farm in Wilmot: Val- “’1'- Pf‘lfs never were worth much, perhaps two or three dollars “9 fuggestcd. but the animals were fed cheaply, bad eggs and bodies of dead birds were two of the unusual things recalled.

The independent little animals were brought to the Island to much. 1 have been told. and then turned when ranching was found unprofitable. And we have had the posts ever since.

Triple National Win Acclaimed all.family d Norman 1 LI!

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HOW ABOUT the triple win by the George Bost F‘renchfort in the All Canadian A shire H60!!- Ind Klaflileen 10 came throu with pertleot scores to top national competition in the 4-H Club class and their dad scored ' perfect 00. to tle with several others for first place in the open class. I cannot recall that three members of one family ,Wa' made such a sweep of top places before in nut-loom competition. thumb my memory could be .

Lanlz Angus Herd Is Pictured

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Informed late last that do I Diary for Call- “ Newspapers As- dc

I about! . published by the Canadian Dally on the potential of the beef tobacco velapmentsi was keeping a sharp eye ed for a colorful picture Wile could use on its cover that would be in keep- “! story. as I travelled over many parts of the prov.

believe. 1 and cod- pictnre I‘d been seeking. shot of the beautiful. Hack shim Icahn fly lop when

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[,1 . t a m merit for turnip pests s. ular line of farm machinery now. in addition to their cold storage ARDA AND AGRICULTURE ' many of the old souvenirs are gone. But the gems! A recent

used on the and away from a long to the extent of removing "ag-

to exists and to suggest that the

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that it should be from the pro sident of the Dairymen‘s Asso-

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conscious farmers of the value

providing a demonstration of improved methods for other far- mers. I

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Dairymen's Association Box 546-I entry forms are on

DAIRY POLICY I

Changes in the price support policy for dairy products are not 0 radical nature and the effects while likely beneficial will not be startling. They may be summarized as follows: (1‘ Continuation of the 12 cent cor- Iumer subsidy on butter will encourage the trend towards in- creased consumption -— I mat- ter of vital importance It the Ipresent time. (2) The extra five er cent per hundredweight for ‘ heese milk will encourage d1. version from but 1‘ and skim milk powder to cheese which can either be stored satisfac-I torily or exported. (3) Manufac- turers of evaporated milk will be in a poorer competitive pos- ition as a result of the dropping of the 25 cent per weight sub- sidy on milk for manufacturing purposes. (4) As in the past sur- plus milk produced by fluid milk shippers will not be eligible for subsidy payment. TURNIP PROBLEMS

We have recently received a letter from I gentleman in I position to speak with authority who point; out that at least I portion of decline our tur industry can be attributed to in- different quality. Further he points out that much of this im- paired quality Is the result of insect damage much of which could be prevented at planting time by the proper treatment. For this reason it is suggested that all growers of turnips for commercial purposes I h o u without delay obtain the neces- sary information on the latest methods of treating their crops. So why not today keep in touch with the department of agricul- ture and the experimental farm vegetable inspectors and find out what the latest trealr

ciation Dan MacPherson of 0y-‘ I. I ‘ ' " This is a reminder to grass 111;.

of entering this competition.‘ gaining experience and know-‘ ~' . ledge thereby: and. in addition. ’ \L'

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ture to a minor position in the

ARDA scheme of things. It is not our intention at the moment to discuss the implications of the situation other than to al

our readers to the fact that it

need appears to be urgent for farm people to take stock of

Tentative plans are now being made for the holding of a meet- ing of the management of I11 dairy plants in the province for the purpose of discussing mIt- ters- related to the new dairy promotion effort.

It is hoped that this meeting will serve th pu of more fully acquainting plant opera‘ n with the program. help to ob- tain their cooperation, and work 9km the collection in as uniform I manner as possible. On Monday the direch of the Datrymcn'l Association met and on a number of steps necessary for the'carrying out of the collec- tion and following that the dev- elopment plans for local and regional promotion of dairy products.

STAGE SITTING

With I few fine days the stage will be set for I spectacular release of energy on the part of

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the farm people.

April was certainly no prise. it provided more than the usual amount . rain, mud. frost. and discouraging situations generally. Even yet snow banks lie in many fields and will keep m wet for so me come. However. conditions change with great rapidity and the farmer who re-

han all the MN should not be used in the spring. some could for

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