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‘m 4 Prince County :W. B. McLean, J, A. 9 ,_,..,Thompson, J. N. A. Gallant. 4- 5"“ At a. directors’ meeting following l. ‘.3... the annual meeting, Mr. J. R. Munn was re-elected president and Mr. J‘. -m_._...,..J. McGillivray was re-elecied vice- “ N; president. w, 1,... A discussion on the wayl and m,“ DIIIBBIIS of enforcing measures design- " y. , .,.ed to bring about a. higher standard ‘ma, of sanitary conditions in the hen . .,houses of the members of the Egg

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- [Circles resulted in the nomination of § m”, g committee to bring in a resolution ‘ m, din this regard. i p,‘ u... Mr. l’, M. Nash, Poultry Promoter, . s‘ M _ [advocated the removal of male birds

_ . ,,____,,_from the flocks in early summer, as ‘ I I m; ,__soon as the mating season is over. my. _.... The leaving, of the males with the _,flocks in this province, he stated, af- a ‘feciedgthe quality of one million wk.“ ‘and a quarter eggs each year.

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“ grade of eggs known as "SpecialsW _, bwuln answer to the inquiry, Mr. J. J.’ h” Jielghtizci- stated that "Specials" are i; “V” a grade of eggs put up by the As- ,“ _ ,,socia!ion itself. not a. commercial w ', u A“, grade, classified by the Government. ‘ n“ __ .,ln reply to an inquiry regarding the rest difference in price betweenl a _:,_ Tl-Txtras" and "Seconds", Mr. Leighw ,J,,.,__-,‘.>tlzer stated that the spread in price‘ is governed by the supply and de- .‘ N, ‘manil. In early sunlmer when the M {market is well supplied. people pur- , w, ‘L, ‘chase the eggs of high quality, “Ex- ” v‘..,___tras," and consequently the price of ‘m; '._ ffseconrls" is low. ln the Fall, how- llqqhw. ever, the difference in price is usu- u wxplly much 1035-, f,“ if no -- . ‘t’ * Afternoon Session _ ‘ysrrin- » . ‘i: ‘ “"7 ‘K Premier Lea, file speaker of the af- m“i‘"" ternoon, in opening his address, out- '- a ..'..'

‘lined in general, the present ccrm- 'bnlic conditions, stressing the fact "that while the price of farm‘ com- ‘irlodit-ics is very low, the price of ‘farm machinery and necessities of “life is relatively high. If western rffarnlers had gone into liva stock or “poultry raising they would have been I n!" fable to tide themselves over the sit- “: “nation in which they at present find é" - flhemselves. The dairy business, the 3' i’ "hog buslness,_a.nd the poultry busi- ' ' “mess are the surest branches of farm- ‘tng. Flock culling is very important ‘W the poultry business. Island farm- "vzf “rrs are in a better condition to com- t“ "bwpete in the present period of depres- f sion than are the farmers of any other country in the world. The F“";"Premier believed that crops in this I i . Province are not put in early enough. _ He paid a tribute to the work of the 3,31‘: fie-operative Egg and Poultry Assoc- ’_'“ "iation. The value of co-operative It “Ptmarketlng ls only realized when tak- w “Hi. advantage of over a period of :‘:_‘_'v:'§'eai-s through the fluctuations of the

I ikznarket. he stated. ‘ l” ‘H A vote of thanks was “'2; ziiPremicr Lea for his address.

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With the vicw of gaining uniform- "'"_’ity of egg cases, and billing weights, a. resolution was passed, approving “the resolution of the Canadian Pro- . duce Association, in which it was re- n" commended that the Department of _Agriculture standardize egg cases for domestic use in Canada, and that the transportation companies be asked to Wlvucalcillate these all over Canada at a uniform estimated weight of 53 ___pounds. W y‘ The resolution was moved by Mr. ‘ I. J‘. Iiefghtizci- and seconded by Mr. Peter Brodie.

"by, A resolution was passed to the ef- ""' fect that all persons applying for membership in any Egg Circle afllli- ated with the Prince Edward Island Co-opcrativc Egg and Poultry Assoc- "M iation on or after February 1, i931, Q pay all entrance fee of $1.00, which ‘he must accompany application, and .Nul be incorporated in the secretary's ‘Juyljlexpenses, to be used for educational '_ purposes. The resolution was moved ‘ by Mr. J. A. Thompson and seconded

. _ by Mr. E. Howatt. . l, ' ‘The following resolution was also ‘hark; lpassed: Whereas our eggs are show- ‘ . _ ing groat deterioration and lack abil- ity to stand up for storage due to “nthe cleaning of dirty eggs, caused by unsanitary conditions of poultry mm,’ ‘houses throughout the Province. Be a‘ it resolved that the Egg and Poultry ‘ V, “Association require the Egg Circle ' pollectors to examine the poultry houses and report to the secretary . conditions existing. If condi- Wtions are not satisfactory and these 3g l 1 n. ‘conditions do not improve, then the

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" u‘: solved that a standard for unitary W‘ "Eonditioris of houses be drawn up b7 " ‘m (118 management of the Co-operative wailahominion Poultf! Dimieh.

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was introduced by Premier us, and seconded by Mr. l. B. Norton.

The Premier stated that oven If ., lost money, the produc- tion would be stimulated and Canada would thus gain.

The opinion was expressed that more dressed poultry could be ellip- pad thro , tho Association, and that it might be well to make It compulsory for members to ship their poultry through the organization. Mr. Leightiser thought that it would be better to await the further devel- opment of this industry before tak- ing such a step.

Mr. Iieightizer in his concluding remarks, stressed the danger of out- side coiii-etition with Island eggs. Quality is now the chief requisite, and the established reputation of Island eggs is slipping. The quality of the commodity is much more im- portant than the volume, he said.

The suggestion was made that a. round table conference of egg col- lectors be held with the manage- ment and directors of the Associa- tlon.

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-____________________ may not. look black, there is a pros- pect of a great increase in the hog population of Canada during the next year. Canadian packers have hoped from the expected situation to regain the former position enjoyed by Canada on the British market. There is a resolution drafted to come up on the encouragement of the in- dustry in the Maritimes. One item which affects the hog population of the Island is the annual hog sale. The sale of last Fall was undoubtedly thebest ever held. The top price of all sales was realized, $100 being paid for the first boar. Twelve ani- mals out of thirty-seven were sold to other provinces of the Maritimes. The sale seems to be a matter of consequence to the industry, and is an institution here to stay. It is a distributing centre for all parts of the Province, and marked improve- ments have resulted. Buyers can have confidence in the purchases which they make at the sale, as the animals have been passed on by a. competent judge. The Federal De- partment has now what is known as the R. 0. P. in swine. The ides. has been adopted by the Experimental

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several prominent breeders. At the Provincial Exhibition, there is not the accommodation for swine that there should be, when the import- ance of the industry is considered.

The practice of butchering hogs and selling them dressed tests sev- erely the co-operative policy at this season of the year. There has been of late amarked decline in the pat- ronage of the shipping club, the ar- ganization responsible for the stabil- ity of hog prices during the last year.

(Io-operative Marketing

Mr. H. 5_ Arkell, of the Canadian Live Stock Co-operative Association, stated in opening his address that he has studied co-operative market- ing in Denmark and Great Britain, and is in a position at last, to speak according to his convictions. ‘The successful sale of products marks the success of any industry. The farmer prefers to sell his own pro- duct himself. Tile principle of "horse trading," of individual sale, is no good in modern business. The strengths of capital and labour lie in union or co-operation. It is well to learn from those examples. Prince Edward Island is regarded by the re- mainder of Canada as a place “aold" to co-operation. Still the manner‘ of selling live stock is not as it should be. The grading of hogs and the co-operative marketing of hogs have brought about a continuity of price level. In 1930 when all other com- moditics slumped the hog prices were far above the level of the others, proportionately. If the Island was exporting hogs now the price would be about six cents a pound. Den- mark is receiving low prices on the British market, while the prices in Canada have been sustained. Cen- adian markets are paying more than the export market would oay, a re- markable development. A price level was maintained by the co-operatlve organization by the movement of hogs from places where there was a. surplus to places where there was s. shortage. Conditions are changing. Every farmer with s. sow in Western Canada has had the animal bred. The same is true of Eastern Canada. The speaker believed that as a re- sult of the increased i number of sows bred, there will be s. surplus of hogs for export.

During the last few years, there was a shortage of supply, but next nil, there will be no duplication. Organization to meet the situation when it comes would scam to be roa- sonable. Co-operntion is the only solution. , .

A half-hearted belief in oe-opers- tive marketing is not Iuflcient, llr. Arkell said. A eo-opmtive market-

l mlrymenh, Association advocating . fmghe reduction of domestic rates on grains to the level of the export rm

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oxistiniilflnemitmultnleebllllr ported in good than. Then mast be a complete eentiol of marketing. nollttledrlbbllag awoniftbepm- gramme is to be loeeBfnL ‘Item must be loyal support o! the pain- eiple. A ahipullll manages should be practically bees in his own ans. In moiiie m1 mime: nooauiiu. not only to himself and his community, but also to the organilatim- ‘The success of the business is dependent on the efficiency of the organisa- tlon.

Mr. 1i. M. Iiliott, Manager of the Marketing Board, Monoton, who next

“reused the meeting, stated that st the annual meeting of the Marl- time organization union with the Dominion body was accomplished. The selling of feeds was also under- taken, and this busineee has exceeded all cxpec ‘ions. The national body is composed of the boards existent in each province. Mr. Elliot gave an example of the manner in which the Maritime Board is able to maintain prices at s. satisfactory level. Prices in the hog market were last year, relatively high. The general impres- sion is that this year, hop will be very plentiful

The lamb market-last year was bad, he stated, and but for the or- giinization, might have been worse. In Maritime cities, the demand for lamb is very good and prices are as high u could be obtained in Mon- treal. A rumor, circulated lest year that there was to be a. reduction in price of two eenta on buck lambs, was contrary to fact. Last year a considerable qunntit of veal was sold. The quality of this commod- ity is most important.

The strengthening of the co-opera- tlve work may come from active work on the part of the directors and secretaries. -

Mr. Peter Brodie remarked that Mr. Arkell is reckoned u one of the best authorities Von co-operatlve marketing on this side of the Atlan- tic. He reported on the meeting at Regina of the Canadian Swine Breed- ers’ Associati at which he was del- egate representing Prince Edward Island. He behaved that next fall large quantities of American pork will be brought into the Maritime Provinces. ' '

RESOLUTIONS

Several important . lutiocu were passed, the first to tho following of- foet: Whereas the swine exhibit is of great importance at the Provincial Exhibition, and whereas tho present quarters for swine at the Ilxhibitfon an: inconvenient and inadequate, re- solved that the executive of the Ix- hibltion Association be approached with a view of having the moqmo- dation made xdequet .

Tho Association placed itself en record as expressing its appreciation of the manner in which the Can- adian National Railways has handled live etoekuhipmmh.

The appreciation c: the Association was reused in a resolution to the officials of the Federal and Provin- cial Departments of Agriculture for co-peration.

A resolution was passed petitioning the Dominion Minister of Agricul- ture and the Resident of the Cen- adisn National Railways in remove the unfair discrimination against the Maritime Provinces as compared with 10min countries ‘I as regards grain freight rntcs.

The following directors were ap- POinted to replace those retiring: Kings County, J. W. McLean; Queens County, Ashford Andrews; Prince County, John P. Wallace.

At a meeting of shippers subse- quent to the regular meeting, Mr. H. S. Arkell outlined a programme for the extension and re-organisetim of the shipping clubs in the Province, the plans for which are to be formu- lated in detail by an executive to be appointed shortly.

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Tho following review of the year's work was presented by Mn hrl Inge, president:

We meet together ones again to review the events of the put year, make l. survey of some things we see approaching, and discuss ll mom- bers of a greet family our problems as Ayrshire broaden.

Gentlemen, we are proud of our breed of cattle. not because, as in- dlviduxls we chose this brood, but because the Ayrshire cow comes up to a high standard under conditions when other breeds would fail, I do not need to mention before a group of breeders such u is here the mor- iix oftheAyrshirgeomll-ioepexka for herself as a commercial dairy animal.

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future recommend that a unit consider some way d BIN!!! before the public an ad- vancement of tho animals they have todispoeocfsotbosewiahingtobuy would have a list to choose from near at hmle. .

We had again lest summer as rloldmen, Mr. Retson, who was only too glad to be of assistance to us. Without a. fieldmsn I can hardly see how we can carry on any extra ec- tivitios lc no one seems to have timq to spare for much ell-operative work. We hope Mr. Retson will be able to help us outagain this year.

Lest spring we asked the Hon. Minister of Agriculture if he would send his livestock promoter, Mr. Shaw, to Newfoundland to ascertain if we could find a market for some surplus Ayrshire stock. Mr. Shaw, later on, will give us an account of hb trip and results.

On June 6th we called a special meeting to consider the advisability of holding a. consignment sale and field day. We decided to hold both on the same day-July 4th- Our ple- nio was largely attended and we can- not speak too highly of the manner in which Dr. Clarke and his effi- cient staff carried out the details of the same. We appreciate his efforts and hope that we can have similar gatherings every year. We were sor-

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Mr. J. l-I. Clow, 0 Park ‘lien-ace, who has gone up to Cambridge, Mass on a short business trip ia expected home shortly. Mr. Clow formerly resided in Cambridge where he was a. successful contractor and builder.

Black Hawks A OwnerSued By Rival Chieftan

(Canadian Press) CHICAGO. Ill., Jan. 2B.—_i\lij0l‘ Frederick McLaughlin, owner of the (thlcrgo Black lfuv ks, anl seventeen o:::i:.»; were n1“ defendants today in a 1750.000 su“ by Edward l. Liv- ingl-tuie, Tor into, Ont., former own- er of the Chicago Cardlnis, ll‘.’_ Anlerkan Assoi-Fation hock"v team.

ry that we could not caici- very much to the children and Junior members but hope in future that more will be arranged for their pleas- I ure.

Our sale was on the whole success- ‘ful. Some might think that the prices realized were not high enough but considering that i930 has been nhe hardest year since iihg war I think you can all agree that we real- ixed well on our consignment. some of our purchasers, we are sorry to say, had bad luck with their preg- nant cows aborting. No doubt much 0f this can be attributed to auto- trucks as they are a poor means of transportating cows when not prop- erly fitted up. Just the best way of disposing of our surplus stock co- operatively needs the very careful consideration of our directors and the hearty co-operation on the part of the members of our club.

The Department of Agriculture made a good sale of bulls to the gov- ernment of Newfoundland. we hope thatthis club will work in hearty co- operation with, our local government in sending good stuff and make this an annual sale. \

The Amherst Winter Fair gave prises-for oountyherdstoward which this club gave its share. I would ask you to consider this carefully to see if it is worthy of our contribution

Judging by the number of Ayrshire calf clubs that were organized this year it is evident that Ayrshire: are the popular breed.

We are sorry this yea-r to lose our mprsentative on the Directorate Board Mr. lcajor McRae. He served ill w the best of his ability and we hope that Mr. Blanchard will prove as good a. success. I will at this point refer to s. letter of appreciation which I received from him thanking all members on the Island who voted for him-

I attended the Amherst Winter Fair. The Island's entries were very small and I might also say the same of our local exhibition at Charlotte- town. We, as breeders, in future should try for the sake of advertis- ing our breed, make a larger shbw- ing at those fairs.

We have been given by the Pro- vincial and federal governments, two very competent, efficient, and prac- tical live stock representatives, and I can't speak too highly of those gentlemen for when I wished to have anything done for the club they have . both given their time freely and will- ' ingly. My sincere wish is that our club will continue to have their re- spect and confidence.

We have with 11s today some, who in the near future, will be, I hope, our outstanding Ayrshire breeders. We must as a club give all informa- tion and help to get them started right. If you have a. club in your community attend their meetings and try to be a guide. we appreciate their oo ' _ to this meeting and hope you will see fit to make them “ y members for the ensuing year, and that some day they will be full-fledged members.

Our futurity stake which is only in itli infancy has been very successful. I would draw your attention to the elausee governing this stake and make them the beet workable way.

In conclusion, I might say our sec- retary, Mr. Brown. has done his best this Dllt you and although a busy men he gave a lot of his time trying to mako the wheels of this club turn smoothly.

The following resolutions were un- enimoualy adopted:

Resolved: That u breeders, we petition the government to have all horde attending exhibitions inspect- ed before leaving their premises for a clean bill of health in regard to contesioul diseases, for we believe the way they are now conducted

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For Nova Scotia Eastern League

(Canadian Press)

HALIFAX, N. S., Jan. 28.--A state- ment received here today from H. C. Schryer, of Bathurst, N. B., presid- ent of the Maritime Amateur Hock- ey Association, said the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association had rein stated the Eastern Nova Bcotia. Leag- ue to full membership in the parent organization, but various players who were declared ineligible by the Do- minion registration committee will continue as associate players only, and must be dropped when the Eas- tern League championship has been declared. Therefore, no ineligible play era in the Eastern League will be a1- iowed to compete in Provincial, Mari- time or Allen Cup" playdowns. The Eastern League was suspended by the C. A. H. A. some weeks ago follow- ing the importation of s. number of players from llpper Canada.