poogreu in the wrong direction.

cost at Ilarheting Potatoes ting of areas more

!or the iniounation oi those who may not have seen Mr. Reid's letter in The Guardian. we set lorih the costs involved in marketing '15 lbs. of Island potatoes in G t

ifet M Jack Idle, 3; nguuggg. 9f the lat-so Saint John, N.B.. branch and Brad Porter to none. mg, Falls as manage of the char. lotteiown store.

elds (min the wind

til id it 1 9 up mm 0 retrigerator charges

g sac: rm: . Aenew-Sums: shoe Stores Ltd. are pleased to announce the tram.

Promotional 0

BIAD POITII Mr. Falls has been .manager or the Charlottetown brand: to: the past nine years and leave a host of 1.:-lends who , hula him on his new appointment. managed several stores in the ritimea and comes -to Charlottetown beret. N.S.. branch which he has

K cent in the number of em

I d this-urine would wool:-mic b:'w':il Justiiied.

cm Guide News

law! . Wholesalers commission Retailers markup

Therefore. without allowing any- thing tor the potatoes or any proiit to the dealer here, it cost tl.0l'.4 to land Lbdibs. of potatoes in Tran.

The nutter Mystery Msny readers. are. no doubt, puzz- isct that on January der establishing control import oi butter into Can- sed and three days later

ed. When the order was the cabinet. a number of the senior members were absent. Mr. Gardiner proceeded to the west to attend a number o! iarm meetings and en- nounced the order-in-eomcil. Three aye later, with Mr. Gardiner still absent from Ottawa. but with the prime Minister and other senior cabinet members back at their post. the order was cancelled.

Mr. Howe. in anawelringys quea- tion on the matter in the House oi! commons, stated that the order had been cancelled when it was iound there was no possibility of butter being exported in the foreseeable iuture. shouidiliis be the case, we no still wondering why the haste in cancelling the order. Mr. Gardin- or can hardly ieei complimented

Toronto Saturday Night and Better In 2. recent editorial. Toronto sat- urday Night criticized MI. Gardin- t tenient re the possible et-

iect that monkeylng with butter may have on elections The Toronto paper Gardiner for boosting that the Canadian price for pork and but r is shove the world level and e- scribes this as an

ear.

Surely Saturday it that the present price! of those two products is established by a strong domestic demand and not by Gov-

warble Fly Campaign The Federation Livestock com.

pain to control the cattle warble fly. '1'he elimination ed the warble say would save our cattiernen sub- stantial losses in meat hides and milk. Concerted eiiort on the part oi school districts throughout the province could. in a couple oi years and at a moderate practically eliminate this pest. The

I-l'b10' Cy probably cost the Can. sdian farmer close to s3o,ooo,ooo

Between November. . 1&0. the index of farm mice! dropped eisht points. but in Wt same period the index or food costs to the consumer rose 16 points.-

The consumer who does not look too deeply into the qestlon is in- clined to hold the farmer respon- sible for high food costs. The lig- ures quoted would indicate that the W"'5l"n" 83011.10 look in other dir-

zion Church held a meeting that amply demonstrated that Guiding can be run. The Field Secretary conducted Inspection at the'open- ing at the meeting and reported a smart group. For the enrollment of Lucy smith; Mary Vesaey and Bemita smith the guides formed a Horseshoe with Colors marched on by Joan K108. Christine-Dem ar and Paula. Faruuharaon and the forms were enrolled by the Field 511! secretary. A second class Badge was presented to Eileen Craaweli.

ections for an explanation. Wide: and costly services are a gag.

tor and the small number of v 1-1119 Wmmnies that dominate the M0993”!!! 0! lood in this country why mlKht.'Al00..h0 worthy of-attention.

The profits or such companies are. gcaoiine. added into the consumers

Saturday Night is not concerned over the price or Oanadisn automo- . Vinachinery. and shirts also. in reTation to world prices.

'mle Toronto publication either cannot or does not wish to realize that Axriculture is an industry and as such. its workers. so long protection is the polio country. are entitled to their share.

Debating Competition

The Junior rarinei-s Federation is i no I n n Prod iai gob ting :n.rlgl:titi:sw iF which learns ircm Junior runners, Junior clubs. and rerun Forums are eiisible provided the debato are WVW-'9 under thirty years of age.

This Little Bull Went To Market

Keen demand and strong prices "it! of all kind. are resulting e movements to packing plants ty dairy sires that should be retained icr turther ser-

w9 BUY be unduly .pcsslmi..tlc but. there is evidence to indicate next summer there will be a scarciy at good quality sires, tact oi sires or any kind in this

The cattle business is one that requires more looking into the lut- ure than other types or livestock bi'eedim- An our..eattle breeders looking for enough ahead?

port in term organizations

Aimlicatians. which do not need to state the names of those on the Wm. should be sent on or baton to "Box 9. Depart- '''i''"7 0f Azrieulture, Charlottetown."

on production. which has

declining for some Canada, picks up within the next couple of months. pmqiects are for an an ahcrtage in Canada by the tail of 1961. surveys do not indicate that poultrymen are going to in.

.Kes-oaevne e fires and fat- alities occur as a result of that dan- lemus practice, the use oi here- im to start or Iieiuvenate a tire. is hardly ponible to overanply aaize the risk involved in this prac- ”"- Miliit we suggest that when '0 Wupicir unlheoiicanandgoto ;-he stove that you count at least to 0.000 before lifting the atovecover .

The poultry industry has not recoversd ii-om the shock it receiv- ed in December, 1040 and we may be headed for mother period of ex- tremely high egg suiting lowering 0 consumption. An increase of irom ten to iiiieen per

by Ken Reynolds '

rises and the re-

Pot Levy in the press. on anony- from

W potato levy as a tar-

managed for the put 10 years.

Farm Prices &

On Tuesday evening Guides oi

Lieut. Joan Large conducted a signalling game that other Lead- ers may like to use. Chain were placed with letters or the alphabet at a distance from a line or girls. Joan signalled a letter and the girls had to race to the chair with that letter. Points were awarded it correct.

Another game that,was iota oi tun,: Girls sit on chairs in a circle and are numbered in pairs, two: and threes, eto., two old each: one girl blindfolded is in the. centre. another acts as caller and calls the numbers at a pair, who have to change aeatlxwhiie thelone who

guess the girls too. Leader sus-

anne Macxinnon also hadvto take succeutul. '

her turn and VII

Now leaders. it you;wailt” some 1

new Iaineai here are two lot you: try them out. At camp Fire Mar- ion Langille talked on the mean- ing of Pancake day and Lent. The Field Secretary spoke brieily on Loyalty to Leaders and the impor- tance oi regular attendance :at all meetings.

some "Who am I" verses prov- ed interesting to. the girls with Florence Douglas proving herself the smartest at guessing, "who". ratroi corners were visited during instruction period and girlsi were

working with maps on -the Local etadu

knowledge test. Songs and Tape qlcsed the meeting. I All the girls working on first

It

me neidinc. Th will study. the wot: become tainioilar with throne of compass and be ready to take the test in a law weeks. i

ooarxwsu. iiienofeeun

wail Mission Band was held in the adiool Jan. N. under idle leader- diip or Mrs. I-lanai Howard and Mrs. Herbert Scott. The ninth! oi "Hear me PelilIK'Dl'0WllII" opmed the meeting. . The ottlcera In .1051 were in- Iialledlt: Mrs. H. Scott. Preli- dant. dis-lathe MeGPbail: . treas-

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.1-eiary was absent, Cu-i Willis was : iamoiniad to take lie minutes for . m .

Market Report

i-spared by Mr. S. C. Wright, of the Rrovimlsl Department or

During the past week livestock prices have changed somewlhnt. A1. hogs are up 50c, while

Cattle and calf prices also show some increase from last week's quotations. At Charlottetown hog gpi-lees advanced 50c. All

livestock prices showed substantial '1lha iolicrwing are the de-

5.

At. Moncton-Hogs: Grade A 33.50: 131 33.10. No. l sows 28.00; No. 2 27.00 hot dsemed weight de-

At Charlottetown - Hogs: !'.o.b. country points. Grade A 32.50; B1

8.00. At Monacton - Cattle: F.o.b.

28.50: good 27.00; medium 25.00; common 22.00 to 23.00. Heiiers:

24.50: common 21.50 to 22.50. Cows: Good 22.00; medium 20.00; csnners and cutters

Bulls: Good 23.00; medium 21.00; common 20.00.

At Charlottetown - Cattle: De- livered to plant. vsteersz Choice good 27.00; medium 25.11); common 20.00 to 22.00. Heller-s: good 28.50; medium 2450; common 20.00 to 21.00. Cows: Good 22.00; med-luim 20.00;- com- mon 18.00: "camera and eutius

medllum 21.00: common 19.00. At Moncton - Calves: country points. Choice 28.00; good veal 20.00: medium 25.00'

22.00; pi-more 20.00 to 22.00.

At Charlottetown - Calves: De- liver-ed. Ohoice veal 20.00; medium 24.00; grassers 18.00. '

At Mansion - Sheep: Good 15.00; down to 8.00 for com- mon. Raii Grade 30.00 for A

is blindioldedtriea to gain a seat Cr and .Cho e 15.00 alive.

Al. -

At Ohamlotieto-wn - Lambs: De- good and dhoice lalive. all Grade 06.00.61-ade A.

At Montreal cattle prlceal cori- tlnue to advance with good to dhoiee steerssellingat 31.50 to Good cows were 25.00 to Good bulls 27.00 to 28.50. prices were also strong. with Grade A's quoted at 33.75, with a few a.r.h;ig!h as 34.00. sows. were 28.00 on iilhia market.

etion. here k increasing

. neceupis g 'and the product is inyiair The market is inclined to be unsteady making ior quick dinngea in paying pa-ices. Pouring prices advanced during the week l and operatou od grading stations one quoting ya0du0C'l'S for ungraded

a delivered A Large .38. A Me-

yers an qll0lll'lI.9iJtl(l'I operators lot the grededtpaclr: Ayisedimn .41. A Pulict 8: n .85. G-.-M..'and quoting retailers tor the . reek. 5: 3- 37a Cl -35, The monthly rneetinl of 0m- .

rein ing , to con- .50-2." A Medium

'was no -Clllllle in the prices origins Nova See during .

Claarlottatownyprices are also unchanged with rwllioieeale one and two pound prieitagl.o.b. &a.itotie- imm. 50 i-2c..1ocai jabbing die.

The amount od";butier beinl

Feed prices have remained strong duringthepaltweekwiihnoaw preciable change in any or the prices. Miilfeeds are maintaining tlhesiir high levels with no siyi at the present time of any slacken- ing in price. , rotatoes if

The iollowing ..'. the details on potatoes at various centers in the

'Lcamy:

seed and taiblestodr. Sebago and Mountain seed 50c per bus. at car. Tsubiestock 55c-58c per 75 lb. bag at car. -

Wellington: Cobbler, sebago. and

- Mountain seed 500 per bus. M the

car. Movement slow. Tableaiock 55c per 75 lb. bag at car.

l-' : Sebsgo seed 50c per bus. delivered. Cobbler seed 55c per bus. delivered. Fair move- ment. 'Tsbleetock 00c per 75 lib. bag at car. Movement slow.

Boinde-n Line: Selbago and :Mou.uta.in seed 60c pee bus. at car. Good movement and good demand in seed. Taabileeiock 00c per '15 lb. bag at car.

Keeislng-ion: Seed -- all variet- lles 501: per bus. alt car. Taublestock 00c per 75 lb. bag at car. Heavy movement in boiih seed and table-

stock.

Charlottetown: All varieties seed 50c per bus. at car. Table- stock 55c-00c per 75 lb. bag at car. Fair movement in both seed and iablestock. Turnipa 40c per bus. to grower. Movement iairly light.

Montague: Coibiblelr seed 50c per -bus. at car. other varieties seed 44c per bus. at car. Not much moving. No tablestock moving.

Vernon River: sebago seed 451: per bus. at ianner's yard..Dems.nd slowing up. Tablestook 55c per 75 lb. bag at car. Moving tastes cars arvailelble. No in-mirps moving as cars are being used for potatoes.

Cardigan: Seibago and Mountain seed 48c per bus. at car. Cobbler seed 50:: per bus. at car. Fair movement. Tavblestock 00c per 75 lb. bag at car. Fair mov t

Morcll: Cobbler seed 50c per line. at car. Sebago and Kstalhdin seed 45c per bus. at car. No table- atock moving. Cars scarce.

Souris: No report.

Elmira: Car shortage. 'Ilhree cars loaded this week. Foundation A Katahdina No. l 44c per bus. de- livered. Katalhdln Smalls 55c per Ibua. delivered. Foundation A Cob- blers No. l and No. 2-50c per bus. at car.-

Murray Harbour: Car shortage.

Only one car moved this week. Tublesiock Mountain and Sebsgoes 55c per 75 lb. bag at car. i The total movement or potatoes during the first week in February wu 237 cars. and 21 cars of turn- ips. Total movement to date is slightly over 5,000 cars. All re- ports ind-lcate our holdings con- siderably less than at same date last year. The movement tor ex- port is still heavy but will be less risk week. Growers would be well advised to check with deal- era before bagging heavily In "hundreds" as it looks as though the demand will be mainly for We heneedorih.

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