2‘ 35.11549.

enmesaes as! o :-

lNEW PLANT LOOMS WHEN 1,000 ACRES REACHED

! Tobacco. the thrifty baby of ‘Prince Ed ard Island’s basic ’agricultuvrai industry. is due for 3 continued growth. Agriculture jM-inister Andrew MacRae said

recently it could go somewhere . close to 500 acres this year—and . the development is being watch- l' ed closely as it could greatly ex- ! pand the province's annual farm ' me.

{ Veteran tobacco men from 1 ‘ Ontario said several years ago. I when the tobacco crop we iin the experimental stage, that tune industry could double the : $40 million annual farm revenue. l Ernest Leitch who came from . tOntario to direct the provincial lgovermnent‘s first experiment!

uglas Releson who , m the fringe of the , Ontario tobacco belt to grow the icrop here. suggests the P.E.I. potential is as great as Ontario’s where the gross value runs to 13150 million or more irLANT NEEDED ' r. Norman MacRae, associate director for crop research, Gan- ;ada department of agriculture3 ‘ has predicted “a future devel - l ment far beyond the original hopes of these Who sponsor the experiment."

VAST POTATO FIELD UNIIERLINES BASIC AGRICULTURAL He foresees a full-scale de-

Fust beef development is evident in

ng plant and a big company has suggested already it is

terested in such a move when

ECONOMY

cat- ‘ . » '

Fri nce Edward island's

tlemen are rapidly llllllltll'lllg production reaches 1,000 mes.

and expanding lll€ll‘ bcct pl'u— The better growers produced

Iductlun, spur-red on by the moreilhiiili 119.62150 Pounds Per

. . 30% n 9. crop year and l l J l 1

cnalhnge of mdlclnn, qua l y they reported 8 production

elsewhere. and the knuulcdge of a hug: shortage ill the At- laullc area.

’lhc slightly lcss tliail tile per cent 01 lied and Blue brand carcasses compares with almost 50 per ccnl across the country—— 82..) per cent lied and 14.9 Bluc-

again last year, despite the wet- test growing season on record. Final figures on quantity were not available at the time of writing.

Farmers here are confident :tlhey can grow the cropaa con-4 iditions were unusually unfavor-

‘?

Expansion of tobacco to 500 acres thought likely this year—MacRoe

drought conditions being the [worst in many years. last year . was the wettest in living mem-

. with scarcely any heat and an even greater lack of sun- shine. two things that normally are most definitely considered necessities. July sunshine was an alltime low at 14 airs—the longtime average ts 245—Sept-

her was also an alltime low and August was below average. RAINFALL UP

The mean July tempera-lure was 7.2 degrees below the long- time average at 59.2 degrees and other months were well be- low normal. Rainfall seemed in- cressant as .wet and cloudy weather persisted through tJhc entire season

L.S. Vickery, superintendent] of the Ontario experimental to; 31 bacon farm at Delhi said the. "‘

ideal is to have no rainfall {oi-3 the final month, but lslzind growers took off the leaves mi 8 month that averaged Hirer to four days rain per week. They , rarely saw the sun. never in the viger which Island people nor-i mally experience.

Th province's average of 154 to 155 frost-free days annually c w the top Ontario district of Harrow, though P.E.I.

on not ha as many units of heat. After watching here last year, though, i research officer Keith Lrlacbeui l suggests tobacco people mayi have to take a new look at tho; importance they have been as- signing to the heat factor. .

WAY 'ro GO Most people are happy about tobacco results to date.

there's a realization ‘

than one half of the growers, have been hitting top production !

gures, and top people in the industry feel there‘s a long way to go before the full potential is .‘ m l

CROP INSURANCE AND ARVDA AGREEMENTS SIGNED IN (L-R) Stewart Wright, Andrew MncRne and Alvin Hamilton

’62

C' .

Mr. Rolosen. for cxanlblc. bc- _ Albcrl Paulcy “110 like Rclosen widcly used though there is some low up with purchases. Grow» lieves manure from a mzin fed is one of the better growers, sug-i Delenesl. but experiments are l era here now have organized I of of boat steers will supply i‘ gests it may not work so well,tcsting five other varieties in 1 marketing to central needed fertility. Nothing else is hcrr. 'l‘hcrc's more humus in the search for the best. Fer— l marketing-it will automatically 5 good. he insists. \lnnv ()nt- . Island soil than there is in ()nt- tility tests are squally important, 1. control production—so they can

though lislanxl producers are

shown; impt‘m‘cmt‘nt 800 at“ lame m the 939‘ two “eamns- It alrin farmers truck it him: (its ario, he explains. ftilitytests are equally important. l protect their industry if lutur?

gating slightly less than 25 twas much too dry in 1961 will! tanccs. he reports. A neighbour. The disagreement conllmls r and soil testing laboratories aircltdevelopments make that never Researcher Lelacheur's insis-a part of the

per cent in the Bran or stand. ard brand. It represents an im~ proveth that is encouraging. Lliestock Director L.W. note with appreciation.

The challenge to producc a top qualin product hits the Island beetmen hard as they strive to collie close with thcir pmcluct where quality has trail- ed other provinces, to the “best in Canada" rating held by hog- mcn hem- who last year achiev- ‘ 55.2 per-.

'f’ll' ' ‘ The function of the Experi- mental Farm with its research [branch, formerly known as the science service. is to conduct research leading to the solution of agricultural problems pecul- ,iar to Prince dward I sin n and the Atlantic region. and. in co-operation with other research stations to obtain research in- formation that has a national application.

The broad objective of the work at the farm her

centage of 1w other province matches it' and Canadian average is 4. ‘ 100,000 00A].

The (true for mogc and butter heel staridd several years ago. and Mr. Hopi-1' sccnis 0pllnllr>lir peiuaps, when he estimates that the goal of 100.000 niorc cattle _ 0 “ill be reached in two years. i _ I”.

There have always been some ' -

FL:

e is to m- prove the fertility of Prince Ed- ward Island soils, and to in- f.- -crease the production of protec- K- i live cover crops. Emphasis is

t 2"?“

, '59.

I o . Experimental farm!

d ferred to Kentville and will not a large proportion of plants on‘house and d‘jiming—Iwou‘ld 995‘

team developing l sary. a great deal of study islthe Island's newest cos crop ‘ ~ TRIED IN PAST

Many Ontario have , , ,

ishown a keen interest in the de- “50mg “"3000, People 3”“

far under the Research Branch 4 velopmcnt here. Mr. Rolosen w to ‘ go‘ﬂm‘nmema‘] Smlajlm 5113‘s Fl

Canada dcpnrtmcut of agricul- f moved here himsell. says there ‘ P-L'L may 39019“? l1111‘0lli-Tll l"-

turc, include temperature checks : are several reasons. One cauno. l PBCW PIWUCUW the WOW" 1'1""

at various levels—and this lraalproduce tobacco for a etreHt "35 mlssed “Trough 13“ “‘ - lindu-stries. It's the only farm

tcmc needed in the immediate. future.

tal need

not been ﬁlled. RD. Cra“{nrd proven to he most important—- ‘ unless he can buy a farm that .

will complete his postgradume and tests with varieties and ' is under the marketing scheme. Emit: “it; Coll'nlh'al‘e:1 ‘\\'i(tl:h in. -- ~ usry. eyl-aveavtse.asa

course for a Ph.D. degree at felmm' 'And 8 {mm m‘e he is develov ‘produccr of wealth.

Tests for calcium content were ‘ mg he” Which “m 9051 “’0‘” made from the l962 plots. “ll-(“Emmi meIUdes “‘9 land-

the University of Massachusetts A Soplomber 2-1 lrosl ruined 3 the mns' pa am' green

in February. He is bring trans-

Tobacco growtng has hern tricd several times in the pew -A tobacco manufacturer tried it half a century mo. Sir Andrew 5~MacPhaiL a PIEl. man Who was .wldrly known as a writer and

“tum to CharlOt‘NO‘m- J- H- lscvcrnl farms last fall—Mr. Vic- , "00"“) .m $ 0-000 Stems. plotman. died in July kel‘y told Lh‘owors here. The om- l he “(Plain-‘- and his posmon has not been ario crop had been killed off mi Tile desire here is to keep the M G,“ U _ ‘_ I

ﬂ"ch new research olfir ers days] cal-“i: ﬂhULfseveral “mac. new indusry fur the “ﬁnalise: [drew-nilimﬁgtfalllvmrr

- A r - (‘0 13115 tout oreincrimcn- . . - . ., ' - ‘ H . ~ "

were appointed duran the 2ill [nu-1,095 on sevmél fan-"5’ (“mm and um 1‘“ u mm “mm several years Former livestock

. Willis and .l A. hm... “m, 5, mg], “ovation were control of a syndicate or othert fieldlnuu llaruld Clay grew

Willis filled the my, [mum-de a month lam-I mcnicd interest. An Ontario his own s m n k i n g for >L‘\'

syndicate purchased options on era-l years. but this is the rim

in Ontario. 1

year, Dr. C.B Cutcliffe. Dr.

vacancy left by Dr. Robinson, ‘ and Mr, Cutcliffe that left by,WlDEl.Y l'SEl) several thousands of acres two, surcc:slul :iltclnpt. 1t grouui; G.C. Warren, horticulturist. ’l‘uc flu-ks vnricty is most ycars and but they did not [01- it coimucrr-iaily.

good beef cattle in prov-

ince. but there had never been

enough good animals betoie lot u

lplaced on soil and plant nutn'l. E 1 tion, ‘ make much of an impression o the mar all picture. Now that is being changed as Shorthorn. Hereford and Angus brccdcrs sup up their activity, \vith 1m- imitations of foundation stock from Ontario distributed among ' island cattlemen in the

stability, breeding and manage- ment of dairy cattle, breeding of cereal varieties for the At- lantic region. and control of in- “ v .. tsecfs and diseases of Prince .; ‘ Edward lsla d crops. Variety l and cultural trials are conduct- V .. ed with potato. cereal, tobacco, ‘forage, vegetable and small fruit crops.

‘2 lPREPABES PAPERS

..l in addition in conducting re- \ lsearch, the staff here has been (active in preparing research “‘i papers, special reports.

press articles. in assisting at :conferenccs and ommittee ____ _;_M_. 5“ .lmeetings. and in meeting many ‘farmers who visit the lam for

zed-~34- Frisian 'Iﬂ:§‘l):§nv l

haxe been the' most in- creased their _ almost 10 times since the beef “ drive started. But the Hereford men are almost equally active, although the traditionally strong Shorthoi'n association may not be making such an obvious effort to expand at the present time.

, , . . rmgg- CUT DAIRY PRODUCTION. TRY BEEF, EXPERTS SAY

Seeking a further incentive information and advice. in ad- ta production. caule- ditlion to the. many individual men organized lair last year a vrsrtors, 29 different farm or-

avcrage family of five people.

stable full of the llcrcford-liol- « also likes the hoof-Holstein cross i an imprc-sivc figure that stirr- ‘

‘ , , ganizations used the facilities stcln cross steers in his barn at . steers.

P.E.i. Beef Producers Associa- ~ “‘"ugh he 11““ the ‘at the Farm for meetings dur-

Hon with the idea of getting bet—

ter quality and better prices. ,ﬁlsilal'fvll'iflk‘"§‘ . l Kiefenliz‘ivjigmgmf‘11:39:” Angus sires in his combination. iing the year.

. v | . ' o '. . rigi oputy agricu- 3‘ .l ‘ ~ - . . a . I - ﬁght-lg lilieealrihsitritdiﬂid bte. tural minister: Says 019 Allan- ‘1"0m“ 0' “"‘m “"1! grade "’0' 1i", "WESL?E-fhis Wen- “r?” il‘EDOTELZlEILZE :ytmi fore a decision was made to tic Province People eat 69.2 I he added. Fulton Sanderson who ; $3119 ms: sigi‘tir'lf‘mrfy“ﬁshiwrs iHon. Viscount Amory, British m, . price formula. offered by million pounds more bccf an- i bivcds showing" Hcrcfnrds With - g ‘ yhigh commissioner. and R Ben

lbs sons at York Point. agrees ""‘pm5 "‘0’" pm‘mes to gmm ,assistant agricultural attache to

Canada packers. for up w one nudity than they produce. Other ‘ _ ' ‘ ‘ H ‘ M I. _ __

"3,. "-5 based 0,, mo Mum meat shortages in the Atlanth the but Heretnrd-limstmn more?“ pf“*‘;‘ﬂ“"é:{ 3°;f“"tfﬁ;l lthe US. Embassy.

"I pmceuwcsmm meal is arca include one and one-half ldkt‘ Rm bN‘l a‘nlmals thatliurf‘ Ln" 0 mt w “I l Superintendent R.C. Parent

brought .n in nu the Maritime nli!l:on pounds in mutton and l dcvolop rapidly. and hrlmz cx— £ng fuswﬂa‘? b: 2:; ‘reports the work is handicapped

“{Tgcnwmplus .ramwrmum ,amh, 53,1 mum,“ pork, 15,-) rcllent cash returns on tho: ‘ '3 51" ‘1.“ Id W I by inability to fill vacancies ' - llv -l ' ~k' ' d f wl and ark “"1 "mer 0”" 1"" 0‘” “'g"' lowing to the austerit ion of

costs to Halifax. less the cost ml 4'" t m U! A“ 0 (am, mmwd Damn.“ “dds. , Y P

of tranmoﬂtns mm? from Char- 5-2 ""“"’" "mm" Th“ '5"”‘d' risisnsn AT noun . island doom; ban" been mnv- Tm" Mm“ “mnmm' b“

l ' l u U \ , V ' . ‘ . . “new” .0 the Ham" market. 2::illl0vl‘l dnilmlil: 22:22: ‘ E'M'e Hark; nemmm [’0' 16 m“ ‘“ “Wm We" t” name ibe remedied at. an early date. MEETING YARD new”! ,()ntarlo fccdlets and the rar- HP", 8" some 9mm" Mr. 03"“ *‘h'l’pm hark H‘ 9 'Parent navez— G.B. Whiteside.

Apparently not satisfied that

EMacDonald Lid. fis busy center

Mamimf‘é '" mak“ “P 5m“? 0' 1soil specialist at the farm since

the hoof deficiency. which ileulv 1942, retired in June. His trrmcd an uneconomic develop- .ms'mon has not been filled. L.

t'l T PRUDl'tTllIN The emphasis on beef is also

the assocration directors ‘ H uuncd at rciplaculg llll‘llll'lt‘nl

agreed recently to work touard

. [Ataturk {um-39mm Yard dairy prulvuclion, agriculture ‘ nwnt. Mr. thl’tae suggests1w, Ramsay. poultryman' 1... program that mould offer cattle nnmslvr Andrew .V-acllae has, n. Alox Marnnn aid mt. the “PM hr finisth at home gsigned In June to accept a post- all a COmPNiLIVO bails 3" "38"" “awd' Th“ ‘5 m “‘9an mm Sumnlcrside ﬁrst headquart- O “W mmpmp" "we can get "0“ i" u" department 0’ n"

' ‘ ‘ the last dollar out of them. tional defence. Hll position ha!

an urge In em prmhu-liou across

3r auctions and, these people" an ever

feel. would be more likely to the host possible price " hcei‘ ammals.

“it doesn’t moan," president Daniel (lads explains. “that we, ahall have the yards night away, but it does mean that \H‘ .irr ﬁrmly resolved nou to work to want tha. objectite."

‘rrs for all Ford n n t n m ol vc 1prnducts. in one of the husicst during the dairy irtluencc n ccnlrm in Summcrmde supply- lh.s traditionally dairy provinne V mg m, demand {m "0“. a n d, would ab”- “Maé M“ moi-ease t uscd cars and trust including the quality of the average beef _ _ V _ .

NW“; Mam, “(mom “ke‘the l'alrlane. l‘Illl‘lﬂilP A00. int. slim-thorn breeder Ralph Adams, 1 con. Ford 300 (ialJlVlr‘ .300. (ml. library, maintain that it takr‘s ‘ :4le and Ford trucks.

the country nhcn lace increasing butter surplus. Re

1962 — another OUTSTANDING YEAR

Expectatmns are l-llHIl nb’Is at TH.“ iuo muses «3f hoot In W. “mlwmm. uh" ‘g a for ogram will come umcr tic pr-uuce a ('lll'l‘a“ ital \\l ‘ H H! , ‘ :rroviaions of the Agricultural brand. Lucstock graders M- ""th "f .Hw “H” (""m_”' v . . . . - .hl . u“ <l‘l‘lll't‘tl a turd rirnlvi'sliip in Walton and Development .Irlln that .1 lm or no (and. Act so that substantial tcdcrnl i~ .30 pcr l‘.‘l‘|l conformation and 1957 aftcr \t‘\(‘l'lll ycars as m provmmal financial aid will :30 [W‘l‘ Will “Ill-‘h: r'ur \Jtlf‘K'lllHll lie nud Hillllllﬁl‘i C f C N D k available. But there's >llll a strong llll’i‘ pxwrmnwd “dogma”. Mpmngl O. O A A A 1119 beef people point mm of dairy cattlt'mcn whose idea “(Two “in, M- .H“ “I”. 'hpl , , I envy to the island bolts that of .1 beef steer is'a beet-dairy mm (l(‘\l‘lllpp(| [hp fast gm“. "1 Prince Edward Island. 0 commanded ma ct pmcs ("Hus with many 'iiimg thr hit; “IE l)ll\llll‘\\ to its present staff equal to Montreal for maan l'ast-growing carcass from a (if if, mpmhm-3_

hm'lJlols'cin manna. And such \rlcran bccf prnduu-rs as llll‘ Samuel-Minn Ion: among thc

hcct in island and Mari- W can there is l'ht’ll‘ rf‘zlslt‘ri'd W M I “0 million boost in like the Hereford- m at the full “Olsflmﬂ cross as the best pay—

H. BENNETT CARR

years, but the cattle prices do out . . . District. Supemsor

compare. There i: plenty d incentive for increased pro- fll’ It agricultural

an cvor- expanding firm that k bruier in mud- m'u building ('nllsll'm'lt‘tl in “WI,

\ [mm drparlmnnl was arid» rd in the ntllr‘r clfr‘t‘nnt de , partnwnls during 100? in order" in hr‘ttr‘r imprmp the firm‘: of. from-i and sorvvrp to lb 9 I r

Nil Richmond St Charlottetown LIFE — AN‘ﬂllTlES -. onour. LIFE, mam AND onour mum.

TRAVEL BARGAINS

A Charlottetown to: Sackville, $2.10 Moncton, $2.80 Truro, $3.80 Saint John, $4.80 Halifax, $5.20

Antigonish, $5.60 Sydney, $9.20 Quebec, $11.25 Montreal, $12.50

.4 (.fi my Red Burnout how. i Niki c’ornplw:..-; ‘ .i, :'

li-I tx’od. Whilt‘ {it‘d Flinn Fm: Plait

Bel'vedere Store

Service Is our motto, and a friendly greeting for all. our policy. And. In order to best serve the needs of our customers we remain open from 8 mm. until 10 pm. every day.

SERVING ISLANDERS 14 HOURS of the DAY!

O CHILDREN‘S WEAR O INFANTS’ WEAR O LADIES' ACCESSORIES

0 03001131193 Open Seven Days a Week

143 St. Peter: Read I AM. — 10 PM. . A ' .

.large volume of customers. l

. men .1 ll ll deed. and this in; hrcf carcass. ‘ , Tom Sanderson who has on.

[2-4-19

“CH

3~;T.=1-1.