MANY STRESSES BUT

Te-w Year Will See 2 New

( To mmonweaIi'i1Members .

By ROBERT RICE

(' --vii: an Press Staff Writer

Ll) HUN (CPI-The Common-' wlillllil iicars the close of an un-i 1-,. y ycar 'n one piece. in a per- ju:i of tests and trials, some eared lli: partiiersliio was breaking up; others .elt it was gi'owing up-

Tlic retilcnt. multi-racial asso- ('lllii'II will enter 1957 prepared to aomit two new members. the (laid Coast. to be the Dominion of Ala. in March. and Asia's rich aya federation in August. Af- . I "tins will then be in thc majority.

In the la-.l mouths of I956. how- cicr. the Commonwealth was dis- iiu-ucd by events in the Middle liust. The concept of consultation. I traditional tie among members. sccmcd injured by the lone An- glo-Frcnch amicd action in Egypt . an act that was "regretted" by l'aiiada, criticized gravely by 1n. dia. Pakistan and Ceylon. and supported by Aust"alia, New Zea- laiid and Rhodesia. GRAVE VIEW

At one point. said Canadian Ex-

NIGERIAN PROBLEM

A similar situation existed in Nigeria. Britain's largest depen- dency wliich is divided into three regions. cach with a chief ininis- ter. None seemed willing to sup- llort the wider interests of the federal government at the ex- pense of regional dcsires. The eastern region Prime Minister. Dr. Nnamdi4Azikiwe, was involved "1 3" inquiry Over his rclation- li . Wt" the Trio. - ll .l!ii Bank. This delayed plans to hold constitutional talks in London un- hi Eariyynext year.

Other items from the Cominon- wcalihls I956 calendar:

In June, Commcziwcnltit prime ministers met in London. discus- sing. among other issues. inter- national affairs in the hint of Russian developments. Ceyl0n's new premier, Solomon Bandaran-

aike. announced his country plan- ned a republican form of govern- ment on the Indian pattern, still rcniaming in the Commonwealth.

In Novcinber. Britain and Aus- tralia agreed on a new trade pact. replacing the 1932 agreement which established Imperial prel- erenccs. Some saw the agreement as the beginning of the end for prefer-s'ii'-es, a C o in m on wealth plan of mutual tariff concessions.

Lord Malvcrn, Rhodesia's vet- eran prime minister, resigned in October and was replaced by Sir Roy Wclensky who will represent the federation at the next Com- IIII 'IW('i:Iliil I'(ITlIOI'ETI('C.

A group of British MP5 advo- rated in a pamphlet their idea of an "expanding Commonwealth”- an association that could grow to include several European coun- tries and other nations.

NEW

The stlrllng suhmacntne gun. a army. The six-l.oiimi. cnnipact gun weapon is Guardsman Bob cial-ll

so

. .A...:..

-. Iideration.

IIGRICUITIIBAI NEWS

it-rnal Aftairs Minister Pearson. P E. I. Department M Agdwnu"

thc Commonwealth appeared on the "verge of dissolution." He

nine Millimetrc. fully automatic. is callable .01 tiring .350 rounds and single shot weapon. will re-: a minute with acriii-am up lo 2tl(ll place the Sten gtin in the Canadianl yards. llcrc. dcnnuistrating the,

of Quebec City.

CI' Photo

later made it clear that he did not think there ever was any danger of the older members of III(' Commonwealth breaking up;i but if the fighting had gone on ini lilgypt it might have been diffi- cult for India to remain in, India left, Pakistan and Ceylon might also have withdrawn. he Iaid.

DlIl'ihK the crisis. some observ- ers said Canada. because of her stand and actions in the United Nations, had assumed the moral l08dEl'ShiP of the Commonwealth. Cerihihiy. Canada's stature in- creased and more than ever her diplomats were middlemen be-

in teen Britain and the unlled States. Elsewhere in the Common.

wealth. the slow evolution of de. pcndencics continued.

The islands ( the British West indies. flung across 1.000,. 000 square miles of the Caribbean, agreed in February to form a fed- eral government. and earmarked early 1958 as target time for gen- eral elections. .

In March. I constitutional com- mission was established to pre- pare for Malayan independen in August. 1957, and as the year ended. it was at work in Rome.i. SINGAPORE TROUBLED

Progress was not no painless for' Singapore. In island port off lllaIayI's southern tip. in April. thief Minister David Marshall failed to agree on who should con- trol internal security during talks uith the British in London. Liml Yew Hock. a 42-year-old unioni lcader replaced mercurial Mar- shall and immediately faced. and ultimately queued. race riots in siitgapore. His chances of winning sci-government appeared better.

itl Cyprus. too. I glimmer of optimism was evident early in December. with signs of accord among Britain. Greece and Tur- ltcy giving hope to the terror- liardcned island. With a new con-

THE NEW YEAR I

As we look back over the year

'l956 the first thing that comes to

mind is the immense crop that

our farmers have harvested dur-

” ing the past year. I doubt if we

have ever before harvested a crop which approached the I956 crop in quality and quanlty. and this was accomplished by a farm labour force that has been reduc-

ed by over 25 per cent since 1941. A

We look back with pride on the prizes that our Island farmers have won at the Maritime Winter Fair and the Royal Winter Fair. and the continued progress of our young people in 4-H Club work is. a sourc" of great satisfactici. Uur regret is that prices for some oil

-our primary products have noti

been adequate u ”' the!

ing

prices our farmers have to may” -

for what they buy. l

Looking forward to 1957 we have '

the upmost confidence that our; farmers can and will produce thel very best. and we hope that they will receive prices for their pro-l ducts that will enable them to maintain a standard of living com-l parable to that of people employ-- ed in other industries. May we alli have a Happy and Prosperousi New Year.

SO GOOD - I0 BETTER

Cooling il one thing: cooling promptly is quite another whciil it comes to' effective cooling oil milk and cream. According to the Superintendent of the Dairy Divi- sion for the P.E.l. Department of Agriculture. the optimum termpcr- l attire for maintaining quality in! milk and cream is 40 F. Fifty, dc"rcc.i is good but forty is better. i

The most harmful bacteria do, their best work at temperatures from body temperature down to. 50 F- So prompt cooling down toj the lowest possible tempcraturei without freezing will keep qualityt

IIEWSY

TEA

Tea (Camellia tlica. Linn.) be- longs to the family Thcaceae. and

its closely related to the flower- i ing shrub Camellia that has such '1 beautiful symmetrical flower. where we saw it blooming about the homes of Altadc-na. California. Historically tea was first record- ed in Korea during the -ith cen- tury B.C, and was introduced into Japan during the 3rd century B.C. Tea was unknown in Europe until the 16th century. when it was men- tioned by thc Portuguese historian Maffel in bi swork tHistoriae in- . dicael as a product of Japan and China. A member of the East In- dia Company mentioned in 1615 that tea was sold in London. Eng- land at from is t- I'll st"rlinE. per pound. Tire American Ency- clopedia mentions that tea has bocn cultivated in China and India for two thousand years.

LOCATION

While there is sonic doubt cori- cerning the original hnmeof the tea plant. it is indigenous in Las- izcr for our calf crop, The calf, tern Asia and flourishes in all parts whose dam gives a good flow oil of the tropical and sub-tropical milk will do some better on creepl zones where the rainfall exceeds feeding: but the calf whose dam! 60 inches. and is distributed even- is a light milkcr will do a lot Iy throughout the year. This in- bcttcr if creep-fed. This tends. oficludcs the whole monsoon rcillon course, to make your calf crop and in particular the Assam-Yum much more uniform at wcaninglan area. in Ceylon it IZFOWS "Om ago. It also prevents calves shrink- sea-level to an altitude of 7.000 ing so much when weaned. as they . feet. Tea requires a warm sob- litive already learned to eat grain. tropical climate with daf 7110151

steaming atmosphere an rellhfhl WINTER FEEDING copious rams.

We are all faced with a portion'DESCR1p1il()x

IION. EUGENE CULLEN MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE

stilution in the offing. the localimilk and cream at a quality stan- of the year when no pasture is V , pop ula tio n - predominantlyldu-dl ll the mllk or cream is kept 3 next most economical iced for tbei Tca. as cultiiatctl in China and

iii"-'0kr5D99klhK hlll With I infill at this temperature until it reachcs' '”"”3b'9- Dumli "I55 llflliild lhe

Turltish minority - may be given ti-It government soon. with I promise of self - determinationi lalcr.

llut Malta. Mediterranean neigh-ithe point Mr. MacDonald stresse! Cake I” "i""" kedc

blur of Cyprus. faltered in its in-

tention to integrate fully wltnlly ner milking ll you are 3, is fortunate enough to have tht-'leaves are densely covered

the diary plant the produccr will get the grade and price his! product deserves.

Promptness in the cooling is!

Cooling should be done immediate-

i India. is a shrub from it to 5 feet

hl'80l'lllii herd is PIPDIY Oi good high. The stem has numerous very quality rougliagc. Most ranchers: leafy branches. The following is n and some purebred men dcpcnd on botanical (Iescrlptltin: "The leaves dry pasturc grass and cottonseed 3,-9 aIlprl1ai,E, lcathcry. elliptical. obstruscly serrated on short chan- The young

Undoubtedly this is good if onel nelled foot-stalks." ylh WI

ll.-llaln. Maltese pl-emler Domlmllk shipper and right gftgr or lavailable tlry grass and is willing. fine, soft. short hair: on the und-

lllintoff sqtiabbled with the United? Kingdom over economic aid. and the idca of Integration-three Mal- tc-c MP5 in the Commons nti Wcstniinster - seemed put asidei for the moment.

in Africa, regional difficulties, mirror! the movement to politlcal' maturity. The Gold Coast. due for .vIi-government and full indepen-. ticncc within the Commonwealth lllarcli 8, I957. as the Dominionl oi (ihana. saw the Ashanti. In in- land tribe. dispute (i)i't'rnl1lCnI. as advocated lxuarnc Nkruman'I all-African ad- nniiistration.

Coming E vents.

Fri-

Dancc Corran Bann Hall 1-1)” i)Pt'. 28th.

old time and modern dancing. South Rustico Hall. December 26.

Dance Millview Hall, Friday December 28.

Tluirsday. December 27th.

Dance Flat River Hall Decem- hcr 27. Sponsored by South Pin- ute w.t.

St. Andrews Hall. Mt. Stewart Jinzn cancelled for tonlsht Will 'iP held Thursday night.

Cherry Valley Y-P.U. Concert in Eldon Hall December 27th sP0h' mred by Eldon Ladiel Aid.

New Glasgow and district. Jun- ior Farmer-5 meeting New Glas- gow School Dec. 28.

Dance Flat River Hall Decem- Iier 27th Sponsored by 50"” PL nette W.I.

Dance Mt. llnll. Thursday. December Rollie MIcKenr.lo'I Orchestra.

snniii wimioe Pantry ule ll Moore and Maclaod Ltd.. on Dec. Ia at 2 o'clock.

Dance Flat ltlver Hall. Decem- ber 11. sponsored by South Pit" rue W. I.

Dance West IIoyllil.V "AI!- Viednesday. Rollie Mackenzie! hrcheatra. Canteen lcfVl"- '1” in I1tD

Stewart Memorial 27.

. uglonebgail Ovary 11";-g., night. W in Orchestra. P. A- system and 00'- teen service. Carlooda of wheat, bulk or N!- tcd. is our speclnltr AI” '" Other grain h utorted cm. The Inn Grain Iompent 30 W 3" I-at lino. Inmat-

durlng separation cream.

It Is important too, not to awr- do the cooling--freezing can hurt! grades as much as bacteria. Mr.) MacDonald points out that a good thermometer is it must on a dairy; farm. Cool--don't treezc; but do: cool promptly. i

FEEDING THE HERD Cattle fcctiing

if you ship 1

requires more p

centralized ”"”h"”i5 ii Um maxi','""" "'i”'"'5 feeding btit has some disadvant-l H bv "S Sxpccmdi Slime "me-53" 3"” tigcs. llnlcss prodticcd at home it A well condition cow cats vCl'.V

Coilicr in the bliotitiorii World wrote on the feeding of tlic llcrdi as he saw It from his own opcr-' E .

tion.

The first. and by far the most! important purpose or a breeding herd. is to reproduce. The second. but not the less important. purposc of the breeding herd. is to raiscg the calves to weaning ago iv ith' enough condition to mcct the rye well) and to givc them a start for ifurlher conditioning or adequate-

llrowul '0 Wim" well I" Md” mi hay which furnishes both ;..-ntcln Auction and dance. Vt'rn0Il Hall. make replacements In the breed-I and dry mm." 0, some l.,w pm.

ling hcrd. A third purpnsc is to

leave a pleasing impression with: me grospeciivt purchase: to look

upon. . The most natural food for catllci

and the most economical food to . mm, d(,,,.,,,Nr,,l..(l llml ca.-olenc lg Chillemhh Wm PIP" ahead "I" I”'5' an important factor in the gcncri-l

turc crops and P85llll'tf hhlll'0V9 ment as much as he will for crop production.

pastures are not the same and some pastures. although they may have an apparently lush iil'0Wlh of plants. will not condition cattle as readily as others. Your pasture plants cannot furnish the essential need for growth and development If those essentials are not found in

lam speaking now of mineral need for bone development and euestlal body function as well Is- for growth of the fetus and milk production for the calves.

CREE? FEEDING V

Most calves will develop slallf-5 faclorily on l00d plslm "i ' "fl gun is I good l'I'IIiRN'. To nailrep that all calves develop rabies; lltxuftfiiy ""9 "'""'d ""94 memg I like to use whole oat.-I In my creep Ind one can add up lo- onealurter shelled corn lll ”"i mixture. but it plenty of 08" '" IvIllIbie. ION! 0" "'9 "mi will find cont more economica o fatten livestock but too much "I" the reproduction of Y0"?

damaige Mm bra? av, l...,y..l our cmv INT, lg. to be u UM NW

.roughagc and must have a source

I maintain enough natural flesh toi be I joy for the owner and tnlaf me

.breeding herd. Carotene is found , iln higher concentration 0!! "Wit V999 I" mmd "mt migrt-cncr fceds such as pea-green lalfalfa bay.

. I l with the breeding herd. Given I so!

faupplement with some I ugliages.

"'9 30" ”" "hit" "my "9 "mm in few cows that are a little old or' Planned consisting of two teams

to tccd enough cake to supply the, erside. The ten leavcs have a mi- protcin need of the cow. A greatiiular structure that differentiates many of us, however, arc farmcrsithcm from other leaves. The flow- rathcr than rnnclicrs and do not ers are white. axilliary and slight- have more nntivc pasture than is ly sc.':nted- They are usually I"

needed for the summer grazing groups of two or three on separate season. iflowcr stalks.

One should estiate his mnxl- 7 mfg ., um winter fccdiiig and should3

slnrc enough hay and silage orl set Paimrn '0 M'N'hmPilSh ihi5- butt! other good-quality roughage fur the hcrdsman must be on the unto

his herd. If available. alfalfa is i constantlyyior Challiich "1 the ml" the one best roughage for winter. dition of his cattle anti-STIOIIIII PIO- vcnt any drastic reduction in Iicsh.

will prove too expensive many ilittlc more than a thin cow and ties. Also if for! as the only looks much better in the Vl5lltll- muglizigc to cows with young cal- CLUB NEWS

vcs. it soiiictimcs will cause a lot

to food alfalfa with some protein The St. Georgy. Junlm. Fannprg

of trouble with st-niirs It is hcllcrlhcld men, rcgulm. meclim. m me home of the president. Laura Mc-

raugliagc as part of the ration to avoid this latter lriiublc. .M"an. on Thursday night NW-3m. bcr 29.

Silage is the lilosl curt-ulcut and

most cconoinicnl of our rougliagcs , . , . TI prcsidcnt callctl thc uicctins but must hc f.d with sonic dry lo xdcr and met minmn M we last mcctlng and of an executive meetinll were read and lIl)llr0Vl'd- Business began with the incin- bcrs presenting their belated farm plans and a discussion about tlicm followed. The secretary then read I letter received from Mr. Keith Clay concerning material for and lasting. Papcrs with instructions on how to soil test and the neces- sary forms to be filled out were given to each mcmbcr. As there were not enough forms the sec- retary was asked to write to Mr. Clay for more and to invite him to I meeting nn'Decembcr .13. Members are to finish collecting their soil before the next meetintt. Due to the fact that groups are to plan their own winter projects this was the next discussion. It was decided that more stress lghould be put on public speaking land debating Two debates were

of protein addcd. Eithcr alfalfa

tcin roughage. such as prairie bay to furnish the dry matter and one nileals for the protein supply.

Also the carotene content of the winter ration should not be ovcr-T looked as recent experiments

health and I'('pl'0duCIiOl'i of the

in the

have no great use for grain

ficlent amount of pasture or good roughage the herd should need no- graln at all other than I protein

Of course you always will have

each. Topics are

As I further winter proiect the. secretary was asked to write for; Information about plays and to ask; for I list of plays I

AI there was no further Mist- oess the meeting was then adIourn-

' . t have milked rather of three spenkvrs their first or second to be Ielected at the next meetln!- calvea that will be I little thln.p These should be separated and fed somc (rain to get them back in condition for the next calf. Another part of the herd that can receive some grain is weanling calves and yearling heifers It is essential to get a itnod growth on those in order to start them into the hrccd ing herd with enough conrlillhll to stand the roulhlnii to which the mlill herd will be lubjected.

CONCLUSION!

To turn up tbe.feedlng of the herd. it II more rnlcal and practical to maintain the herd in a good strong condition coostanttv than to allow Ieeitonal gain and ion of condition. Then II no on!-

"Q 5.3:" MI Dairy Club mot .l thg home of Mr. Edward Love on December 12. I956. There were six members prtS9I'II-

The prize money from the Achievement Day WI! distfihtlitdi .to each of the different club mern-; here. After the business part of the meeting Mr. Keith Clay showed I film entitled. which was en.i0YGd by all

broiuht to I clout

NOTES

By J. A. Clark. D-56-

l There are four I.ll'lt'Ii('S of tcu. lbut commercial it'd is l)l'tI(ilI('l'(i from only tub of ihi--c l('amcl- lia viridiskand t'aim-llia holn-at

The C. viridis is again xul)-(iivid- ed into six raci-s &ll't'iII'liIII'..' to thc countries in wliicli ll has hccn grown for years. 'I'hc t' huhca is also grown in Cillllii, Japan. For- mosa and India Cro.s.a-brcctiing of these two has llI'()(illl'L'ti many by- brids that liavc iiiiprotcd tlic tons. and some havc (icvclolii-ti resis- tance to certain pcsts anti di case.- Some have increased thc .si1.c oi the leaves so that they are from -I to 9 inches long and from 2 to 351- inches wide when fully dcvcl- opcd. Commercial tea lcuics are only about half that size.

SOILS AND CULTIVATION

Tca does best on rich. light. fri- able soils. that havc plenty of hum- us. are well drained and have a

lgood dcpth. it can be grown. how- lsvcr. on many different tylics of soil. and is said to protliicc a more dclicate flavor on the poor- cr soils. Tea is propagated from seed. The young plants are rais- ed in nurscrics until tiicy are from 6 to 8 inclic-uhjgh. They are tlicn set out in the plantation at front 4 to 6 feet apart each way (icpcnti- ing upon the type of soil.

The rows or hcdgcs are culti- vatcd. wccdcd and pruned to in- cr-fase new lcaf production and ease in picking the leaves. in pruri- ing the two-ycar old plants are cut to within one foot of thr- grotind to form four latcral branch- cs. These are again cut back two years later to induce more branch- ing. Old buslics are cut lizick to fifteen inches in height. ihc stiinips pill forth niinirrtitis branches liii.sli- es 30 years old are generally rc- inomd.

HARVESTING AND YIELDS

' ('liiIdrcn do in grcat deal of tho picking of the lcav.'::- The inn- year old bushes yicld only small pickings. Three-ycar old bushes yield an average of about I50 pounds licr acre on the Indian plains. When the buslics arc in full bearing at from 6 to it yours old the annual yield per acre runs from 400 to L000 pounds of finish- . ed tea.

i in India pickings are made cv- lery seven to ten days, Iills a-

IITIDIIIIIS to lrom twenty to thiriv plurkings l)('l' scnson, The bc-.t quality of (ca is oblaincd by l"l k-

ing only the ill) of cat-h shoot fills" includcs the tcrminal bud and Illtl leavcs Final pickings its-i:i'Iv l'i'..c morc than two lrfart-s which lim-