THE D.ILY BXAMINER, CHARLUTTETUWN, JANUARY 10, 1960

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TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS IN ! CASH PRIZEY

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vieus year. Toe following table gives tbe results of the average of the yielde per acre. In tue weight of grain per measured bushel, the average is for six years; and in the yield of grain per acre the average is for five yeare.

girleio farm homes should etudy this enb jec!, and begin the selection of seed graim under the advice and supervision of their parents and teachers,

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nsion of the Macdonald Aloyd School Fund.

1. The competition in every province will be open to all boys and girls in it whe

to the conditions of that locality ; and

ae aa have not passed their eighteenth birthday aia : ai weight per fore the let Janwary, 1900, AN EF ‘ORY IN A NEW DIRECTION TO EDUCATE msiencied tesebal,.. eax uals be Let Jaowary, ae BOYS AND GIRLS, Lbs. Bashels; 9. There will be separate com petitions “a Sam $ ; : From large foreach provinee; and the MNorthwest R Pil .LS be kindness “ a genereas friend plump oais 33.038 58 Territories are to be considered as one o eee ' s® loves to ctimulate the activities of hak. | aateedl province for this purpose. 7 + 7 a ad oysandgirlein farm homes in such direc- lint ww ight-weigh “i , ; 4 de | eee yone as will lead them out (educate) into ‘ 3. The main competition will continue | % aap nd useful lives, 1 am able to offer eer Tn ite “1 for three years; and the prises wdl b- a SOK MEADA CHE ieand dollars in cash prises for the The d flerence between the average yield | awarded to those who obtain the largest | go.ect 1 Of seed giain On farms io ail the | per acre f.om large plump eeed, reelected number of marks 6n the following plan : Positive b - f provi.ces, ou a plan which will! lead tw | out of the protuct of selected seed for six 3 ian em great improvement in the erops through | years jo -uoces-iva, 18 practicaily 10 bus (a.) Any acre of oats, on the farm at 7 oS Sas oat the whole country. hels per acr+ more than the average yield whieh the csmpetitor liver, may be #e- They also relieve Distress from Dyspepsia: peracre from ermal “light -weigbing reed leeted for 1906 ; one mark will be eward- Badigestion and Toco Hearty Eatin z. A per OVEMENTS IN CROP GROWING. elecied out f he product of similar seed. | ¢d for every pound im weivhtof grain of = (xt reme ly fi Dizziness, Naus i, Drowsé r ollowing extracts from the evi- The increaxe is more than 20 per cent,” on quality obtained from’ the acre in a S : east, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Coz ed Tongug | dons: ich I gave last session t+ fore the Pata in the Sid:, TORPID LIVER. Thep ; How Commons Committee on Agricul- THE LARGE SEEDS FROM LARGE HEADS, (b.) Before the grain is harvested in Rryolate the P wvels. Purely Ve ctabie. ture ent Colonization, set forth some of “ T would select in two ways, I would — < erat of large heads shall be . the benef ts which I think would resul | select the largest heads from the most | Selected to viel enough heavy plump om ma Pid Sma Dvsey from sy tematic eontinued selection of } vigorous and early plants in a field until I | seeds to sow one acre in 1901; ana two on 8 reall Price, seeed-grain, had twe bushels of grain. That would | marke will be awarded for every wod MELDRUM WHEAT. give me seeds from the plants that have | i= "eight of grain of good quality obtain- Substitut on "Rah shi ib ic Raines tak obediid. a proven that they had adapted themselves | ¢¢ from the acre in 190). wo? oes : ¥ e

the fraud of the day, sak

advantage to be derived from the continu-~ ed selection of seed. Upin the Gasineasu Valley, over twnety years ago, there lived

then I would select the heaviest and larg- est seeds out of these. I would select only

(c.) Before the grain is harvested in 1901, quantity of large heads shal] be se- lected to yield enough heavy plump seeds

cut ofa heavy crop. I would choose the

best piece in a field or locality.” . = ”

amaonanied Meldrum. His farm wae iD DO way specially well odapted for grow

ing fine wheat. He had scyeral daughters, aod they went out into the fields and piek- ed out the big early heads of wheat from large vigorous plants. The seed from these Je cleaved throughly and sowed for whet >eain. He got exceptionally good vigorcus glants with large heads and fine wheat. The resnlt of his selection was that bis wheat took the gold medal at the

to aow one acre in 1992 ; and three marks . will be awarded for every pound in weight of grain of good quality obtained from the acre in 1902.

(d.) The competitor who obtains the Jargest number of marks in the total of the three years will receive the first prize in the P ovince ; the competitor who ob- | tains the second iargeat number of marks, | the eecond prize ; and so on for ten prizes

See you get Carter’ , We told the people the way

to be happy and prosperous was to trade with

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“Ifthe farmers in Cannda can be en- couraged to select out of their erops of each class of grain this year, enough heade from the vigorous plate, enough big heads from the largest plants, to yield two buehels of clean graia ot eaeh, they will have taken @ great step in advance. Let them follow that up ; aed clean that grain

Ask for Carter's, [Insist and demand Carter's Little Liver Pifig

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* e a Plime Aiaggg ot P thoroughly to get the additional value of | in every Province. a AT great £ aris exposition; and for years after- large heavy seeds outof these selected heads. ee . . 3 MASON’S — bie Fy sold as Meldrum Such selected seed should be sown ona (¢.) There will also be prizee for wheat | * STORE vr ; a0 at fine prices for seed seed-grain plot from which a clover crop | 9% t#c same plan. é ° , or green crop had been taken the year pre (f.) The following show the prizes for You can get the latest Canadian PRODUCT FROM LARGE AND SMALL OATS. vious. From that crop, seed for the gen one Province : ! A ani American newspapers received é “Moreover, when the selection of large eral crop of the farm the following year Oats. Wheat. , @ by mai! exch night. é seeds is coatinued from year to year out woald be obtained. A selection of honte awe $ Drop in if you, want a paper or of the crop grown from large seeds, there should be made from the seed-grain plot Ist Prine... ..-.....0+++- 8100 $100 i magazine or book toresad. Fruit, i@ an improvement in the quality of the sibiert year before it iscut. Those are for | ee Senensshaned 75 7 | s © Sonafectio ery, Tosacco, Cigers etc. crop as well as in the yield per acre. Mr. | *°°° for the seed grain plot of the following 3rd " 50 50 i : @ whee voe’re passing this wes. Zavitz, of the Ontario Agricultural Col. | Y@?- Every bit of evidence indicates that See ee 25 25 OXO ; @ : lege aud Experimental Farm, reports an | 42°" seed would be greatly more pioduc- Di ce senseen renee, - bb 15 = * . } | experiment in the selection of seed oats | “'*® than Sey #see they can get from any ee Tt. vies oe 10 2 $ an a ason & | for six years in succession. The experi- other source.” Tth v 5 5 The took our advice and © | ment was begua in 1893, by selecting seed } * ° * se Ce Cig og es Bee oe 5 5 7. d BOD B18080OSBS]B™ WH | from the general crop of Joanette oats of Sth *“ 5 5 r S - the previous year. Theselection in each | 7? STIMULYTE AND ~ENGOURAGE THE Pa So. cetnegc eis ee 5 6 have been happy an prosper = he following years was made fr tl AND GIRLS T of t owing } } rom the . 3 a ; zi TABLISHED 1887 product of tne selected seed of the pres It is highly desirable that the boys a1 $295 $290 OUS, O have we. 1 = Vl ; ; ° 3 LEITH HO USE Chart Showing Plan of Selections. =

+ . Now if you want to be = Felep hone 174 P. 0. Box 326 pais D Dials ee made happy and prosperous next , ‘Seed for | year trade with Having secured the agency of the fam ous “Bilver Spring Brewing Sherbrooke” one acre P. @.,T ae prepered to eupply ale and . porter of wneurpaseed quality at prices 4 that cannot fail to please. Write for ~ WS ease | lane sea seo “Aid | Prowse _A. MA CDONALD lat. Year. (a) Plot Was> lone acre | =

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——SELECTED Finest ef stock.

Im 14 and 28 Ib. boxes.

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{ > * Also all kinds of groceries ca ea EOE Year by giv.ng the best possible at the very lowest prices. 1 3rd Year on Farm ee ) PI , Seed for value in all lines of Dry Goods, \ ° . e 4 . 7 . . j } c 0 ° Come and be convinced, | I oe “— Hats, Caps, Carpets, Clothiag. | \Seed \ v. T. PEARDON aT You Start tk ' . | = — ‘Grain jw ae OU ag 6 , Cha i arm : <a bs A Bill fe ath Year iti 9? . ene - oe ! be vive ox 3) Illous Lett New wv yr: Sari : ew Year ,T; Ste ——— g af a 4 a —_ per = a gtaim per sere. sie ye oot “rseav Cveming we ropped a bill in wo mar per Oo grain per acre } Hilt the Pest Of\ce for a prominent gentleman (¢) Three warke per |b of grai me 10th cca a ana ak maa by buying every dollar's worth of $4 &; oe alt Fromptness. (Oh, that others | — y ouying every adoulars worth 0 BA rend w ik ise. nena een ° 1 pitentroppi goofy see? ei F omg EXAMIN- | after which he gave them some good ad- . » dry goods, clothing, ete, you can Y 5. sia the Post Office; and it- , vice, encouragi : epets a Se ; 3 ngeningyatonlys hav a an rT satis: eS tee) a eee US Sad YOR” + 6 DOGS ee give tae rleagure of receipti “s "ai. do aot all 3 cae semi-annual examination of the oe has to do, do it with C ‘aramels be happy. a Te aie acne come together; but if ao school was held on Thureday, | Things done + Vadiee ih willbe. W “b an ae gathering It C. 28th. It was conducted by Mr. Jona- right.” rer Te d ral ‘ ; ¢ beve + number of bills to | than Jay, Principal of Montague school, _ an, , chat shoul bo paid’ we." Rindly net | Braver. Judging “eee, ME ACRE Crest, g ug flake mn at, 1D r. udgio b “rutinisi /Orravilie, 6th, 1900. . ao re will be ina mabldlen vo ae Seaaiiene, tod the prompiaess with waiek Pibege gis | sno Ww ‘4 Be : if a | vwere ans ; : _ = Ours very truly excelleat order that hs. + A rw Te Cure a Celd in One Bay | Choc vlates ~<a §! sae J. F. GAY & SON, | motes eed is sparing ne panes eens | Take Uacacne Brows antes teria 4 | = ste tention reser | 196 the high standard of the school. The | 3* £ . Gcsrsavigattaes wae cee C ad at any of the 0 oy | N. — phy, history aja reading; grammar, ————. f il beh Grsi class store cuio. ees » Bistory, arit ic, Lati , ete, ; é . ‘10: f° SON NY SIDE ' be Slowing pupils are Siearvieg of 2 : The best place to buy Lad- . peg ; y _ , . KN TSTRY Wissce Fanatic aie. les Capes and Jackets is at D. J. Morn. a kr, Cua Tor, Mega shartooaay | PrOWE Bros weer es ae a . ard: : cs N? : Office in New Prowse Block | *ort!, Charles Sharkey, John Wilson ey The best place to buy Car.} W Ickard & ‘ni Cy | ¥l00, Son dot tothe Tighe op [Sate Ham la Sat | iat Prom Bc 3. Hehe THE PEOPLE'S BOYS 3] = tairs. — - Saree Present al] of whom Minard’s Liniment Reli W.F ‘Carter oa a rl tr, . ' : y P eased with the examination. eves New- ' - Ni} TL. ‘ Telephone connection, livered by oat ae Oe, dow alala. Stewart & Gates .s < accep DR AY wn congratulated the tescher' os the high be . puying * piano, buy the Sanderson & Co. = RP Boder, ; } standing of the school, and the pupils for | pe 8s that’s the kind we sel]_— J. D. McLeod é& €e rie p their promptnese in anaweri : Wer | : ' ering questions, er Bros, R. ul i | . e ason, ' 7%