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ACROSS THE ISLAND

Historic 1864 Talks

l N.S. Hog Developments ' Give Food For Thought

it will adhere and cause burn- ing. While it is never possible to guarantee results we belich that farmers who use a fertiliz- cr later in the season will‘bc impressed.

There is. of course. at any- time of the season a good place for barnyard manure. In fact. pastures can be rotated quite successfully by applying man-

ed. The three rivers Cardigan. Brudenell and ontzague are all named after the same per- son. he who ordered the charg of the Light Brigade at the Bat tle of Balaklava. Finally the very attractive provincial Biti- denell Park is near by with its excellent facilities for camping and tra' ers

CROP REPORT

Education Dept. l j Reorganization Proceeds In Que.

QUEBEC (0P) — Education Paul Gerin-Lajoie has announced organization of the new Quebec government de-

soclate deputy ministers. seph L. Page and Howard 5. . Gerin-Lajole said

‘their role is to help ensure the

respect of the principle of " n. fessionality"—the rights am In. terests of Catholics and Protes- tants in their respective schools

Q ‘ public schools re. main divided into Catholic and Protestant sectors but. for the first time in nearly. a century,

r ""3 :t “term” 3‘“: been“ In spite of the fact that the ﬁuﬁenﬁmﬁaﬁem" comlmd are administered under the m. ' This province and its swine on weanling pigs these cattlemen are not happy ovcr gousdgti§;o:; a :gianyagmg Slob: Liagnlsf": liiigggzlgngoa‘: cgg' Gustav Poisson thorny 0‘ a cabinetrmlnﬁmer

r_ By NEIL A MA’I'IIESON

. Provincial-Farm Editor

. MY TRANKS go this week to Glut MiacLatretn. New Perch

r whohas loanedmeaocpyofa ottetownnewspap

‘~ er dated September 3, 1864 with the ﬁery of the ‘ ' n-

; federation conference the Centennial of which we are cele-

, brating here t' ’ year.

I There are several interesng things about the story. ﬁrst

,~ of all it confirms a suspicion I have long held that the news- papers of that day would know little about what was going on in the conference. The newspaper Mir. MacLaren loaned me “The Protestant and Evangelical WitMS" was owned

1v edited by David Latde who later edited The Patriot, and it

‘ states the sessions were being held behind closed doors and

T little was known of what was b ‘ ‘ Though one of

Press Story Is Foundnte:

have always taken with respect to hog quality. This quality wasn't the result of accident but the outcome of planning and the application of good management.

Now that we have for a time lost the quality crown to a sis- ter province-even if by only a very narrow margin-it would appear to be good policy for swine people and those officials who are interested in hogs to examine the background of the improvement which has taken place in Nova Scotia.

animals will be put into effect by the buyers. This would ap- practical means of rewarding the people who produce the better animals and of also encouraging the wider use of superior sires. The recent Hog Conference in Montreal didn't overlook the there are swine di- seases that must not be disre- garded and that every effort should be made to clear them appears to

pear o be

fact that

up. While P.E.I,

have been quite fortunate yet we shouldn't

this respect.

take it for granted that we have

most

the importation from other countries and Canadian cattle- men are becoming slightly ner- vous- about their own price structure due to the fact that} American cattle can move in-, - - to Canada and pay the various! though It 15 Mt very greal‘ jPLOWlNG PROGRESS cattlemen are be- The reference here

With chemical fertilizer it is

the cattle shut out of the field

charges. I _ American tsnt tie at lighter weights in order‘ to save the extra expense of putting on cattle gain and to cut back the total volume mur- keted. With Canadian prices usually bearing a relationship to those in the United States“

pion Plowing Match planned

plowman's standpoint. but

has, in addition. other attrac

l'Obany a Wise caution to have

: when fertilizer is applied, there is a possibility of trouble even

to lng advised to market their ('aI- , the spring time operation but rather to the Canadian Cham-

for September in the Brudeneli Park. Reports indicate that the site chosen is suitable from the it

the impression that progress is being held back by lack a warmth and the type of condi- tion which really produces en- thusiasm for putting in long hours with the tractor. No great amount of planting or seeding seems to have been carried out but the next ten days should produce a marked change. Cat- tle are now being turned out to pasture, the prospects for hay and clover are excellent. In fact, clover shows great pro- mise in both new meadows and to an unusual degree in the 01-

I ucation, a post similar to the

assistant deputy minister of ed-

one he held in the now defunct youth department. and six divi- sion heads were mi

The department's six divi- sions are: Planning, curricula. school organization, finance. equipment, and higher educa-

Planning director. provision. ally, will be Arthur Tremblay. the deputy minister of educa-

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Jean - lMarie Joly, former chairman of Laval University's education department. i of curri-

Liberals Won; Sask. Election By 752 Votes

REGINA (CP) — D, J. Van- sickle, chief Saskatchewan eleci toral officer, said here that official figures show the Liberal party won the April 22 Saskatchewan election by 752

v 3.

His figures for the official count completed last Saturday are: Liberals. 269,325 votes. or

emg .

tihc first ra hs nt' t " ‘ ml . . . . . . ~ _ . union ofthza pgggcesyewa’sme: hat- . leﬂlﬁvimqufﬁich If a 12 per cent improvement any guaraniec‘j Immumty- Tile present indications are for is; 110115 (ff Imporlance; Within a der me§q°ws'tgwen “3° prop new director-general 40.4 per cent of the total 666,. l “mowed gave no inning 0‘ what pm, my being , was brought about in that pt} control of disease is usually the much stronger hog market 12‘ few minutes drive Will be found er conditions 5 years grass cum and examinations. 547: can 268,573. or 403 per d ‘ vince in one yeah how was A result of posnive action on the against ‘ such tourist items as the Har- and hay CPOP COU'ld be i record The education department. es_ cent; progressive Conserva_

ma e.

The story didn't nmikie the front page, but was canried on

page three, but W.H. Kesteirton, assistant professor of jour- -

| ism at Carleton University in Ottawa hold me this week that

t it was not unusual for newspapers to carry imporbant sitm‘ies on inside pages at the time.

STORIES 0F the great victories at 'I‘nafalg‘ar and Waterloo

101' a number of things ‘then it would appear lsmart to find out.

done? If they are doing any- thing different, anything new better to be

part of a number of people and this would include the feeders and livestock people who un- derstand the nature of the dis-

vey Moore Wildlife Sanctuary, the Montague Museum, Point DeRoma. Brudenell Island, in dustrial developments and the museum in Georgetown, the Log Cabin Park in the Royal-

MAXIMUM PASTURE

For those cattlemen interest, ed in maximum graSS produc- tion we repeat what is being recommended by experts inl

O :1 5‘

INTERESTING VISITORS Recent visitors to the Feder- ation office were Miss Pinpra- sert of Thailand and Miss Ka- guah of Ghana. Both young wo-

tablished as a result of the par- ent commission’s first report last year, began functioning of- ficially May 13.

Under Mr. Gerin-Laioie and Mr. Tremblay there are two as-

tives, 125,950, 0 .9 per cent. and other parties, 2,699, or .4 per cent.

(Through an error in compil- ation, The Canadian Press er- roneously reported Tuesday

)- _ .. . . . . We have noted in the Past HOG AND BEEF ithis connection. . . (rue gagilegvgquyggde d anngnslgibeh: it?“ me~ that a large number of the male This season is producing tnj First at least one field shou'iui l?" dill" “Sh Nan” ponds at men have spent the winter at I _ that the Liberals Won With 368 dam”, and imﬂam'ne‘adews would Md just as smlymmm lanimals used here havent had the United States rather mark- ’be fertilized early with a com- l Larllg?” ' the Coady inteljnatlonal IﬂSli- 0_n¢ Of the" happier E00119” fewer "ﬁes than the COP-l page three for ex ‘8' a it would on the from Page. gthe best background and in Ihlaied contrasts in beef and pork. plete fertilizer, this will give? ‘WIIhln a few miles of thL‘ tube in Antigonish and until tions were the. beautiful au- The Liberals under Ross The mes dudwnl’pot headline the “an and the story was ‘connection .we ceryamly c0111.} First of a" that country seems June 15th and July ist iel‘llliz- , sue the provmces first farin- their arrival in Canada had tumn colors. This IS a specta- Thatcher won 33 seats in the told with a uhmg and leisuva preamble" before it mend the idea behind the oer-j to be coming up with one of er other fields with a complciel or owned cheese factory was never seen snow. Here it may cle which tropical countries do 59.seat legislature. The CCF, in

. got armmd i to telling what happened, Mr, Keste'rton said. Modern journalism demands that the punch of a story be carried in the first par-

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tfficate Issued for the litters by bonus boars. Recently we have heard a rumor to the effect that

i the

same

smallest hog crops for a great many ycars and is at the time bothered with a great flood of cattle. American

fertilizer. Then at the last of July and the last of August m-l trogen fertilizer should be ap-

dustry and Just a few away the Island's first

the foundation of the dairy iii-

‘ miles certi- plied when the grass is dry clse' fled secd potatoes were produc-

be remarked that the past win- ter's supply was ample. While this country is very much dif— ferent from their native land,

not The Visitor from Ghana is a teacher while the

other young lady is a worker with land cooperatives.

power Since 1944, got 25 and the Progressive Conservatives 1. The Liberals will take office Friday.

ed. roducinig the text of the newspaper story of I a system of priving differential note the c tint in t

authomty

greeted the visiting del hen they arrived at the wharf. But after pouring through several year! at old editions, 1883 to 1888. and noting their extreme, almost unlimited political boas, I'm inclined to soft pedal se awaits.

The paper from which I am quoting here was Liberal and it Conservative government was in power — Col. John Hamilton Greywaspremieo—sonothingbutillamidbe saldaboutthe government, mamyotfitsmembers. Nywlmdﬁieopportunr ibyofreadingasmaoydtheseoldmaslhave,lam lure you would agree.

Hospitality Developed later

IF'I'IIERE wasanybatsisforthedlargeolalackoflios- pitality, it could probably be charged to the fact that Prince Edward Island was a reluctant party at the conference. The suggestion is that diher Maritime Provinces had to come here the Islanders to attend, —- the original idea was ‘ of course John A. McDonald and his . re on their own conference itself indicated that there was plenty of hospitality. cotwivi'ality and gaiety before the dele- gates ed. Incidentally I have an interesting column to do on the aftermath of the conference, just as soon as I gWIJ'ha'

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one or two additional details_ THE . of 3, 1&4 was as hollows; “The St Heather Belle proceeded to Ernie. N.S., on Wednesday in rung last and brought over to this city the fol the ovaSootia. to

9 subject of a legislative or Federal union :—-Hlon. Clh-arrles 'f‘upper. Hon. . , ent-y, s G. Archibald, Eon. M'PP: on. James McCully, - Hon. R. B. Dickie. havi am-

rived previously.

“On Wednesday night the following gentlemen. delegation from the province of New Brunswick, arrived in the steamer Ptnince of Wales, from Shediact-ﬁon. Messrs Tilley. Johnson. Steeves. Gray and Chandler.

"On Thursday mo ' the steamer Victoria arrived in this

Canada. having on board the following 3 delegates from Cane b:-Hon_ J.A. mm, Attorney-General. U r Canada; Hon. G.E. Cartier, ditto, Canada: Hon. George Brown, esident of the Council; Hon. AJ. Gait, Finance Minister; Hon. D'Arcy McGee. Minister of Agriculture; Hon. Mr, ltIcDougiall. Provincial Secretary: Hon Solicitor General. anada: Hon. . Campbell, ‘ ' ner Crown Lands: Mr. W.H. Lea, Clerk of Executive Owned; Mr H. Bernard. Secretary to Attorney Geneml; Mr. Charles Wok-

”Public Knows Nothing"

“IT WILL be seen tihat (that the-re is the fill complement of delegates from the other provinces and we are to db- serve that other distinguidhed gentlemen mom canada naive sewed the opportunity of the steamer den's trip to Chair- lottetovm, to visit our Is an

“We understand that the delegates in conference for the first time yesterday, ' ' being held in the Coun- cil mber (The old Iem'eiative Cataract! chamber is what .we at; he “Confederation chamber" in the Provmce Burild-

intgl of the Colonial Building. _ V

“As they sit with closed doorsthe public know nothing“ regards the order of their proceedmgs. nor the progress which

vc made.

"The delegates move around not a little and appear de- termined to know something of our city and coun , ‘IlhD we have no opportunity of knowing or beeﬁng them, We are proud to learn that they are m p Milli the of our Island, and we hope, if a Union on. the representatives of the whole wall meet here atnmrallly.

“WE F AR, however, that the Delegates.le leave our

' 'dea ' giov-

hmbe-nmone oase,at1ead:,ifndrmre,nda gov t being on the spot to receive the strangers, or all them who-re all the great Intel: (the reference here is ap- t statement as it m

parently a slap at a previous positc side of politics to

the Protestant and Evange'm n time of

] Witness. and that wafdbad far f days) are of hioh we have lately hen. so In . .

"Surely some of our own delegates 1 lead," the castigat-

g reference continues "might have made the effort to meet

eir brother delegates 'at the landing piece.” Federal Union Idea Denounced

: THERE was no editorial coan in the paper from which Wa- denomcing solidly

eidoa a . "Our esarelesstihantlnacdmyoftheodiermkm- ourpublticddbtisonly ;._ widowed!” howweshouldbeinawwayadvm aboutuiils agr “Icanseehowwecmld . elect- ;our reprmentattves to tin federal new; hwshareofkeqsi-ngupav-lce-rcgd :thepayt- ofourmenterwmamers Governor al‘s cab' . mid etonﬂeuthecapual, most likeiy Montreal the whole 4! wuﬂ. without responding mammalian Wmm m"

expenditt . ‘lit Iamonlyusingapara «automates-erth am he «I-

,ettter I . - “The question bean we aﬂordsovety expansive a ol'dtohlv

lame said here rc- tlc to. In due White Bay and other was extentk 5) miles onward and is to to so feet (a’)— thick it places. to plague ‘hro were having diff!- m mitten getting thrth the ice- Idd of! Doom.

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