JANUARY 14,. 1953 r4'I?'

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Approved Flock Meeting

on Friday last a. meeting of the P, E, 1, Approved Flock Associa- mm was held in the Agricultural mm the Vocational School. Many problems confronting the approved Flock owners and the poultry industry as a. whole were discussed. It was felt that in or- aer to obtain more stable mar- kct for our poultry products it viill be necessary to receive full cooperation on the part of all concerned. Considerable discuss- ions centered around the present gvstem of collecting, grading and ninirketing of eggs. that in order in obtain and hold the higher price levels it is essential that a mgr.-,i-m grade be put on the mar- pz at all times. Many other in- iriestlng and informative topics were discussed.

Membership

proved Flock Association is open to all those who are actively en- gaged. and are interested in the promiotlon of the poultry industry iii this Province, It is hoped that the people who are actively en- zaged in production, distributing. marketing. or in an-y other phase

' become active members of association.

National Poultry Council

Due to the fact that the Ap- proved Flock Association is the nnly active organized body deal- ing with poultry within the Pro- i.:icc, it has been decided that iii; body will represent the in- ier is of the industry in this Province at the meeting of our national organization, the Poul- iry Council of Canada. Mr. J. He- mr MacPhail of New Haven will reiirescnt the Approved Flock As- sociation and the poultry indus- try at the National Poultry Coun- i-.l meeting which is being held this week.

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Breeding Problems!

It should be emphasized at the onset that infertility is merely a symptom of disease and .may re- sult from one or more specific diseases of the gential tract. en- vironmental conditions. functional disorders or hereditary factors. The numerous causes do not always make a. diagnosis. easy the cause in some cases being de- termined only after several ox- aminations during one or more complete cycles.

Routine examinations of a group of infected cows will usually in- dicate whether the failure to re- produce is a herd problem or an individual cow problem. Herd infections as a. rule are in the minority and are more readily diagnosed because of the specific tests which have been developed for specific infectious disease. There are other cases of infertility which are caused by infectious ydiseases and have to be handled as

individual cases. However, the lsubject of specific diseases will be mentioned briefly as a cause of de- layed conception. .

Bruceliosis or Bang's disease is most always considered as a ma- jor cause of infertility in those herds where the infection is ac- tive. As far as can be determined the incidence of this disease is very low in the Province. However. it is a problem of which we must not lose sight. The fact that there is a low incidence of the disease in this area is not a comforting one, chiefly due to the fact that when the animals have not been exposed to the infection they have no natural immunity or resistance to the disease. If an active infec- tion were introduced accidehtly those animals without a natural or an accquired immunity would be highly susceptible and contract the disease.

Callhood Vaccination

Oalfhood vaccination is a me- thod of protecting animals against an active infection of Brucellosls.

' "riiis method of protection is wide- I -ly practiced

throughout other Provinces and in the United States ilt has afforded a protection to cattle owners against devastating and disastrous results of contag- ious abortion.

Frequently the question is rais- ed "Will the vaccination of calves cause the disease?" It has been prcvcn beyond any doubt that vaccination against Bruceliosis will not cause or transmit the disease. The calves are vaccinated between the age of six to nine months. The wise breeder will have all his calves vaccinated between these ages. There are many bene- fits derived from such a program The two main ones are protection against invasion of Brucellosis and a more ready sale in the ex- port market. Consult your district veterlnarion concerning this pro- ,gram.

.; Vaginltia I Vaginitis has been observed frequently as a. herd problem

but there is a great controversy to whether or not it is a problem of infertility. It often occurs in heifer calves, breeding heifers and mature cows. in the same herd, whhelre no apparent breeding d:1f- fic ty was experenced. On t e other hand more severe cases oc- cur which result in severe inflame.- igory reacfbilons thapt.”defl:i(1:itelyt in-X - er ere ow conce on. no ura !breeding is practiced. It intuit be fborne in mind that vagint it- self is not a specific condition but lonly a. symptom of some underly- iing cause. It is not always easy to fdetermino this underlying cause and therefore professional advice should be sought before attempt- iing any treatment. A very good ipractice to follow when breeding ynaturally is to use a soda douche Ltwo or three hours before breed- .liig. -this of course is good dairy

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Cannibalism

3'9!-thef D1-Iilins. vent picking of chickens by one another all come under the classification of Can- nibalism Losses may consist of actual death and destruction of birds which have been picked to death. others simply may be made unmarketable because of bare backs. bruises, torn skin and scabs on the picked areas.

Several conditions are said to cause Cannibalism. One of the difficulties is that you cannot al- ways put your finger on the ex- act cause. There is still a lot of guesswork as to the cause of Can- nibalism. Genetics or breeding, nutrition, weather and manage- ment are -blamed. From the nutri- tional standpoint a depraved ap- petite resulting from some defic- iency. in the ration is said to lead to Cannibalism. It is very difficult to decide what is the missing fac- tor. Lack of protein is said to en- courage the cannibalistic tenden- cies. but high level protein ra- tions offer no assurance that pick- ing will not start in a closely confined flock.

Management seems to be the main cause of Cannibalism. Here are a number of management fac- tors which seem to increase pick- ing tendency.

(1) Crowding. Close confinement with a limited amount of space per chicken or layer increases the picking tendency. Flocks that are allowed to range out doors rarely start picking.

In chickens allow one-half sq. ft. of floor space to six weeks of age. Increase this so that at twelve or sixteen weeks there is one sq. ft. floor space per bird.

Layers under the floor litter management should be given three sq. ft. of space per leghcrn and 4 sq. ft. for heavier birds.

(2) Lack of feeding and water- ing space. When chickens or lay- ers have to crowd at the hoppers and fountains picking may get started. Be sure that the eating and drinking space is increased as the birds grow.

(3) Too few nests and not e- nough privacy. When there are insufficient nests some of the birds will have to do their laying out- side, this often exposes a. portion of the fleshy mass of the oviduct right after the bird has layed. If another chicken picks at it and draws blood it may lead to a pickout. Often blowouts are mere- ly pickouts. If there are enough nests and they are darkened suf- ficiently. picking is not likely to get started at the nests.

(4) Feeders and waterers at such a height that chickens may pick at the vents of birds that are eating or drinking. This may be overcome by putting the feeders down at floor level or raising them sufficiently high so that the pick- ing of the vent cannot occur.

(5) Injuries that draw blood and cause others to pick at the blood. Injuries can be caused by sharp edged equipment, toes caught in wire floors, head parts bruised in feeder grills. and other conditions.

When birds show traces of blood on their feather either from in- jury or from broken feather quills. they should be removed before others have a chance to start pick- ing. Also check the equipment to see that it is not causing injuries.

(0) Over heating and poor ven- tilation.

('7) Too much light in broader houses.

Control

Various methods can be used to control outbreaks of Cannibalism. It is well first. however. to check all the possible causes for the pick- ing out-breaks and this will make it easier to institute control mea- sures. '

Here are some of the ways which outbreaks can be brought under control.

(1) Catch the chickens that are doing the picking and remove them from the flock. or use me- thods that will stop the picking

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ARRIVES FROM ENGLAND. - Mrs. Charles Vintcn cf Manches- ter. England, arrived in Charlotte- town Monday evenlng on an ex- tended visir to her daughter and son-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Mac- Arthur, City. Mrs. Vintcn came over on the Nova Scotla, and flew from Halifax to Charlottetown. On her first trip to Canada. Mrs. Vill- ton experienced a very rough passage.

Personals

Miss Beulah MacRae spent the week end in Kensington, guest of Miss Jean Maclieod.

Mr. Bill Stevenson of the staff oi Canada Packers has arrived home from a business trip to Toronto.

AC. 2 John E. Clarkin. R. C. A. F., left last week for Trenton, On- tario, after spending two weeks leave with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Clarkin, New Wilt- shire.

Miss Beulah 'MacR.-te left wed- nesday morning by plane to re- suma her duties as nurse at Mcase Factory, Indian Hospital. Ont. ai- ler spending her holidays with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Mac- Rae, New London.

jured birds from the flock. clean' off the blood, and apply an anti- picking salve. Usually, these salves are red and very unpalatable. This makes the rest of the flock lose its desire to pick at red. Some- times, it may be necessary to apply the salve to uninjured birds. so that the rest of the flock is not doing all of its tasting of the salve on just a few birds.

The salt treatment is used suc- cessfully by some poultrymen. It consists of one teaspoonful of salt dissolved lll one gallon of water. it is used in the drinking water for a half-day. If necessary, it is re- peated three days later for just a. half-day. Other devices have been used such as vent shields which were pinned to the lumps of the birds. The shield hung over the vent so that it was not exposed to picking. Another device is the use of colored glasses put on the birds nose. this pre- vents them from seeing the bright color of the blood.

Card Of Thanks

Kilbride wishes to thank those who sent Mass Cards, Spiritual Bou- quets, Messages of Sympathy and helped in many other ways during their recent and bereavement.

ICarcIFOf Thanks

Night watchman on the water frnnis wishes to thank Windsor &. Company. Carveli Brothersi and the Atlantic Wholesale Ltd, their gent-rmus gifts at Christmas,

Jack Vlsoey. Night Watchman.

Ethel MacDonald. Provincial San.

INFORMATION SOUGHT

Suitable compensation will he paid for information as to the whereabouts of relatives of James P. Tovvan. son of Phillipa Tnwan. brother of John Towan. Believed to have left Prince Edward Is- lsnd about 1910. Please comm Icste with John F. Rodgers. . W. Ilandulph St, Chicago 1. lil- Inois. -

THANKS

I wish to extend my sin- cere thanks to all those who so kindly remembered me at Christmas with Gifts and Cards.

Best wishes to you all for a Prosperous" New Year.

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TRYON EVENING W. M. S. -The evening Auxiliary of the W7 M. S. of the Trycn United Church held its regular meeting at the home of Mrs. Stirling Lord on Tuesday January 6th.

Following the business period.

rs. Robert Crawford led in the service of Worship.

The officers for the New Year were installed during a challenging service led by Mrs. Alexander Mac- Kay. Mrs. MacKay also led the study period.

The subject for the evenings thought and discussion was the work of the medical missionaries in Angola, Africa. She portrayed very vividly the work and the need of more workers among these responsive people.

A brief period of worship, in which the Auxiliaryls missionaries, Miss Elma Inman. Trinidad, and Miss Vodia MacKay. Japan, were remembered in prayer. brought the meeting to a close.

A social hour was enjoyed by all present.

The. GEI-Message

By Rev. K. R. MacFadyen, B. D.

Christ Jesus reigns at God's right hand.

Our Saviour, Prophet, Priest and King,

And His redeemed, in every land.

Their praises of the Gospel sing.

By I-lim, where'er His Gospel goes. Men seem illumed on life's dark way. ' As dew drops, on R. crimson i-osc, Are decked in light at dawn of day.

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That he arose and went above,

Where he prepares our homes in Heav'n.

For that loved world eifulgcnt bright. All souls set free in Christ can see The Gospel shows God's gift of light. From sin to joy and liberty.

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- We And Our. Neighbours

by Ruhamah Schelnfeld Frank

THE ODDx FEW

Mr. Doyle usually whistled while he fixed whatever had gone wrong about the house. This time he looked worried, and it wasn't the job. He soon had that under control, but said he would stay awhile, to see if everything worked as it should.

We persuaded him to have a cup of tea while he waited. and asked him about his family. We were particularly interested in his bright and winning nine-year-old son whom he had brought along once during the summer.

”I was going to tell you about him." said Mr. Doyle, and a sha- dow crorsed his face. "He is be- ginning to pick up again, but he

the wife and I blame ourselves for letting it go so far. You know all teachers aren't like your Miss Allen. and parents should watch out more what goes on in school,"

Although Mr. Doyle was not a talkative man, it was clear that he felt the need to unburden himself of thoughts and feelings he did not wish to express to immediate

friends and neiglibours. "Mr Doyle.” of course, is not his real name, and his home and the

school are in a distant part of the island.

Jimmie, Mir. Dayle told us, had taken to school like a duck to water. He always did well in his studies and liked his Then the new teacher came and Jimmie made a fuss every morn- ing about going io school. His head ached, he complained, or his stom- ach, or he had a toothache, or what not. To their lasting regret. said Mr. Doyle, he and his wife did not show hlrn any sympathy or try to fl d out the reason for his unwiiliiigness to go to school. They were afraid to baby him and told him flatly he was a big" boy now and if he behaved himself he would get to like the new teach- er, if that was the trouble.

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This went on for about a onth. said Mr. Doyle. and since Jimmie no longer complained about school. but looked peaked and acted list- less, they had about decided to take him to the doctor for a check up.

ported Mr. Doyle, a flushed and feverish Jimmie sobbed. "You can put me in jail. or anything, but I won't go back to school." To their dismay, the parents discovered that the new teacher had "given Jimmie a strapping every day of the week before!"

What had he done? Nothing much, but for some reason or other. she had picked on Jiinmlc to be the scape-goat. or literally, whipping the boy for her own oh-

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we asked Mr. Doyle.

”I went to school and told the teacher if she ever laid I. hand on Jimmie again, she'd be plenty sorry. I guess I should have done more than that.”

”Maybe I should have gone to the school authorities. But you know how it is. some of the neighbours lare related to the teacher and 'you don't like to make bad feel- pings, and we were afraid, even if Lshe didn't whip him, the teacher might get even with Jimmie some other way.

. . l "Aiiyway.” he continued. "the lteaciier left soon after that. There iwas a lot of talk, and it could he Ithat some one did tell on her. or Ilet's hope she got wise to herself and saw how unfit she was to be a 'icacher. It was a lucky thing that It':.e' new teacher is just as nice as 'she can be. it took .iimmi'e some Itime to get frieriiily wiili her, but ihe likes her it lot now. and is do-

ling fine. i ”The whole affair still bothers ymc,” said Mr. Doyle. "Because.

lthat teacher wasn't the only one.i iI've heard of tno or three others? Ialmost as bad of course teachersl have enough sometimes to make ,1hem cross, and we expect an awful I: for what. we pay them. But :15 r as I can see, beatings never lmrtde children lieliavc and can do iihem a lot of harm for a long, Itime. Why this new teacher is? half as big as the other, and has- n't struck a child yet. and is get- ting along with them just. great. itP'erliaps," t-oiisiriered M-r.l Doyle. "we should have a school strike 'chiidren. That wouldn't keep teachers from being mean and isarcastic. but it would help a lot. Do you think it could work out?" We assured him that corporal