T IM_E has reaped a harvest of blood and tears during the year just past, but there have been good things, too. There has been the conviction that the effort, the material goods, the precious human lives that have

been sacriﬁced have been given for a pro-

foundly worthy cause. There has been the feeling 0f brotherhood in working together. toward a common aim — the disappear- ance of much petty selﬁshness — the growing realization of the meaning of a large view, a world view. It is our privilege, in 1944, to strive to bring these good things into even greater prominence. to ﬁght a hard. fight with a goal in sight that is richer, ﬁner, because of knowledge that the struggle has given us.

DeBLOIS BROS.

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The root crop was oi approxi- mately the same acreage as in 1W and the yield was oi a satisfactory nature. Tho hay yield vnis also very favourable. and although thc cutting period was wet and brok- en tho crop was generally houscd iii very fair condition. There was a strong tendency an the part of farmer: to increase the promotion oi mixed grains and barley and good yield; were secured. Evidently _ the upward swing in live stock

production was the motive in this ‘lrespect. Excellent pasturage was l experienced until : late date in the tfall and assisted materially in ﬂceepi-e: up the fipw of milk and

in the general condition oi thc l field live stock.

l Production Figures . The following figures. which are not iini-l. will indicate the produc- ‘tion during the season:

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Dairy Supplies

The over all picture of thc dairy .situation has been satisfactory. In .creamery butter production the i increase over the previous year will ‘be approximately 26 per cent with

a corresponding decrease in cheese production This was to be expect- ‘ ed in the latter case, in view of thc price level on cheese. which was announced in the early part of thc season. A thorough investigation of both cheese and butter factories was carried on by the officials oi the Provincial Department of Az- riculttire. A close examination of creameries was also made by Mr. W. C. Cameron oi the Federal iDairy Division. and reports ceal- ing with the condition in each has ‘been presented to the respective; :l.ioards of Directors. As ii result 0i | irccommacndations made. substaii» tinl improvements have taken place in equipment and services. l One of the notable features in sgard to cheese manufactured .-..l= been an almost complete turn ..';r from larger sized cheese to not of thc triplet form. Since sizzle have been .: ~ ccn a very serious reduction ‘in lﬁrlliiwiléifltii oi bcgalry proiducts. ,_ _ g; ‘Vi c t 5 to expcute lli\ _ __ 7 "_ ., - . _ W Mme‘ t“ “m” i" ""- -.'~°;2»‘.<.zli..;‘“il‘“é;€‘Z;°.?3.é2.“’Z§l.li%. tiuction during the present season batwecn ‘he Federal and Provincial

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in this respect niov be due to the _ _ . _, . .. . - . ._ shortage of protein feeds. which!9MP““‘l*e“}:'_i§"ilﬁctozgﬁiéiishﬁgze has been experienced by the aver- l g“; M,‘ "L11 i“ cadence Egg mm axe dairyman Dairy cattle hovel can “m? yh“, d ‘d a la c been in keen demand and laroeldmitw“ ‘f5 “meg”. i“? e m ‘numbers of the cream of our dairy l ‘mum ° l‘ ‘iifﬁgc av“ “ﬁne stock have been shipped to unit-ll“ l‘) ‘rm 35.11?“ 1.. "115 Fds fr‘. lgcd States, Canadian. and New- lgbmkb "f. . ‘mllb “hi: of.) m. llﬂlllldiiifid points. The shortage. ,‘,"“"l,_‘,‘“;_§. 3C1‘. “f3 . Th mm‘ 10f farm labour has impelled fnriii- l I.“ 71')’ flliijlllba ., . | c “u” lPI: in many instances lo dispose "mfhé-‘q D Pl?“ °g:-*tv“.“‘e")° lof a portion of their herds mhdbftmugle, vedmcam “lllzdaxv, 31w ‘ That Prince ELlVJillTi island offers ltiusl’ 1y gm ., 5.4g a . ‘unusual opportunities for ii. live ‘aw- lec“.ullll,.gnlccll,tfqgg f?“ cattle trade. has bccn (l'¢mQilSll'2\l.- “In lmb lmd‘ excfugcrl ‘a; Igd through the largo influr: oi P 1e fimDcr 1 ' t‘ If“ 1.i_u1_ i buyers that are now flocking to our r,“ mud "Sm" mill, l)‘, H ‘i. ‘shores. It is questionable if any “P? ha“ gdmbxrmdnf“ d’; ‘area thc world over can present a “Lin?! ‘£51m Draw?” stunning; finev picture of Bovine health than Fcem 9.5 ‘ Ann import...“ Se.“ .we have here in the Island prov-. ‘H: t9 g “ O22‘ d w“ ‘me ‘A ‘lace. The fifth general test for Bo- {lit 1° , e Se. e501 a)... n‘, vine Tuberculosis, has lust been Plnvhxlldivel, t?‘ 1 81.‘; l d worrpleted. and out of a total pop- . m, “an “f” ~’B. 3"‘ i“ ‘_ ulation cl over 100.000 cat- mfqfliiul.‘ .118 foxfed 3S“;P‘.L“tIiO€L .tlc. n1 that could be fiTJld to be L?‘ mi) “l?” $15 m Luge linfectcd was ll aziiiiiills. A most .18 0P1“ P“)? ‘as £1113 ‘ notable record. In addition. it may “T. j‘ flabmmcély d“ Dr‘ 1 If‘)? ‘safely be stated that our record in i?“ TL ‘ilwm n 0° an?” c?“ c‘ ‘thc matter of contagious abortion to“ 9mm n “may ‘rm ‘lnvcé- m‘ is equally BSOllVlllblC.ISll. any won- " illml lfrnnbmm‘ (ilntod its.“ nlxrg‘ dcl- then. that we have so inaiiv :3??? "I dc {Yloflpufcl ﬂog]; r‘ buyers OOlllllL‘! to thc province. and t “fox imn, " mvdmmd “noon: such a demand for our live stock. 0n!‘ TiMTJXnWtS all-HI“ c. F)‘ This situation presents a rare op- 191m“ he L f??? Dushxbe 59991;’; vportunity for Prince Edward Isl-Him tmk S? “s mncmmet" w aiiders in the way of development vc S 0c 593505‘ o! a srlcct anc itompcnsnliriz iii- ‘ dustiv.

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l’ As n result oi increased demands - for food production. l;_ll.‘l‘f‘iii15f3d sup; In swine producumh we have e» I plies oi commercial cit zcr our lperienced a definite upward swing. | “$991k! lf"ile_sll°.n,e 319g” bee“ us?‘ The total hot: population for tiic.‘~_’j“"“:‘ “ ‘"““,“Y clmnenc°uu ' Island \vill be from 10 tn l5 per cent‘ ‘"9 l“ “um” l ‘° f‘ e." °°’"' higher than thc record level nf 19- - mmm-l- ‘m “Ccfmm ‘if °\°§"551v° dc‘ 42 A much larger nmnbel, M gm“ I iiiitiirl zlilr. incor conditions, Ar-

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To the

l Prince Edward Island

There is ii new spirit abroad on the eve of this New Year's Day, 1944. as we ring out the old and ring in the new. it is ‘the spirit of Victory!

_ We look forward with hope and confidence t o t h e achievement o f t h i a Sfeﬂt Objective in the coming months, realizing nevertheless that many sacrifices also lie ahead.

C°"ti"-"a"Y W9 a" reminded 0f ti" part played not only by our gallant fight- ing forces overseas, but by our farmers and fishermen on the food production front. Their achievement, too, has been magnificent.

But there is still much strife and toil ahead. Let us bend every effort to our tasks, in whatever line of duty they may be, and help make 1944. in very truth. VICTORY YEAR.

__COVERNMENT OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

ies, which will insure an adequate

supply oi ground limestone for fu- ture. use. A decrease iii the cost

has been more pronounced. At . - i - ~ .1; m _ 4 ‘. _ a ._ g _ l ; ice "sp nsiblc fol lull ilppli- .01 ground limestone since ADi 1st lb!“ L‘ Demon of mo Lulmdclhhh lltsiofl lIllIIlkNJIllJZlPS common to botlllni ‘J0 cents lirr toil has been pru-

vicled. Approximately 20 thousand tone were imported into the prov-

ince in the calendar year, Importation of Feeds

Large quantities of raw feeds have been imported into Prince Eduard Island during the season In take care of increased livestock commitments. From October i941 to October i943. 62.668 grain mils were delivered on Prince Edward Island oil which $513,795 was paid in freight bv the Dominion Gov- erlimciit. We may fully expect an increased supply for the next cai- endar year, providing the live stock population keeps up to its present level. It is rather surprising to know that we are so dependent in this province upon imported grains and the amount of money which has been saved to farmers on grain costs a< a result of the policy re- ferred to.

Educational and organizational work was carried on on practically the same basis as in former years. Youth Training courses were con- ducted in Charlottetown in prac- tical fzlnn crafts and household |scicilce. In the men's division a dc- .cided falling oif in applications was experienced. Nevertheless. val- uablg training has been given.

In looking forward to the New Year. hopes arc entertained that tlic end oi the war is in siuht. Whenever peace may come. farm- ers can look back upon this great conflict and feel a surge of pride regarding the service; they have rendered in the realm oi food production. Msny. on account oi the strain of the work they have nil- dertaken. have broken and in many cases the supreme sacrifice has

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People of

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J. WALTER JONES, Premier.

the intszre of tie Nation. Th9 task iS still a difficult one and the load ahead will be hard until the ivar ends. I have every 181th. 110W‘ cvcr, that the same fine courage and extended service that llhs been rendered thus far. will be‘. continued anc. that the product- ive processes of Prince Edward Isi- and farms will be maintained ev- en though it requires over Wink and sacrifice. in order that the fullest possible contribution V may be iilade iii providing a nation at war with a vital war commodity. In conclusion. I would like tn extend to my farm friends through out this province and the farmers generally. my very bcsi. wishes ior_ a 200d and happy New Year.

LONDON-(Uf-l- J. B. Priestly has written a. new play w N W0- duced and staged only by the army-l It is called ‘Desert Highway. thei story of six tankmen stranded in‘ the desert.

LQNDQN- (GP) - The notablef collection of books on London foimx“ ing part of the late John Burns library has been bﬂughi b)’ m“. Southwoozi fur presentation to the city oi London. .

This War—l-ourl _ y‘ g S. Marine Corps engineers III

thc south Pacific until match T"? hi Gremlins with lose o any (BY Tl" ‘-“'“'“"“ “"51 tithe:- uuiflt. and offer the hotu DEC. 3i. 1939—Finiis announce Show as "root Thh h 8|.“ Russian division mostly destroyed, ﬂying "Grenmn" is a bu“ m“ in two-day battle at Lake Kianta‘. ﬂaw...“ bclwm." camu-a “m; and on Easwrn Front R inn bombers‘ rnnl wlicii 111L010 of nneiirivel- was raid six Finnish c western snnppcd. (Marine Ctlrp] photo.) Front remains quiet. _ _ __ _ _ __,

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' fluence quality production. Prac-

were bred and a consistent effort l madevwm"lmcjroguctlp“W“uarl_hgeg_magevon_tyle_lyqnle__frontal“

has been exercised in order to in- l titanic rifiis up -i_i\i._ Youii. Airlrclsiiiilii a f

advancing swiftly toward next tically all the boars in service in Thur"! mnp shows the province arc now under inset-c» , tioli. and this is rcihcicd in that]

Clark's troops are Nazi stronghold on road in Rm": closeup area in relation to whole of Italy

f‘ The capture; of San Pietro, in one of ihv bittercst battles of World War II ihrsws ivrcii the LlYl-SnCcfi Valley to Rome-bound American trcops. Gen Mark

records evidenced at packing;

Dlililtssl which show the Island in

ti” - t a. position as far as our ‘ ‘ . ._ ' ' ' . percentage of “select" hogs is con- ‘ » » _ .. , v , . . .. ~ --~---;¢~- corned. Hog inarketings in the _ ‘ " f " ~ » " - » » ' I province through inspected plants l . ‘ . . . . _ . ’_ _ , increased from 56.000 in 1942 to '. ' ' v ‘ _‘ SUN MON

approximately 61.000 in 1943. There i’ TUE WED THU FRI SAT PRESERVE COUPON VALUES ("D" Coupons in New loci!) l fluid ounce: lum-

has been a substantial export of

sucker pigs to Nova Scotia and lolly. Marmalade. Apple Butter. Mdple Butter. l-loniry Butter: or i2 ﬂuid ounce: g Extracted Honey. Maple Syrup or ‘K1 lb. Maple Sugar: or i0 lluld ounces Canned g

Newfoundland. A quota system applied during the season in the latter market oi- Fruit or l4 ounces Corn Syrup. Cane Syrup. Blended Tobie Syrup: or i lb. Comb Honey: or 2|) iluid ounces Molasses or "f; lb. Sugar. Coupon: l5: die valid. z 2 ‘foo-Colic Coupons 2B and 29: and Moot Cou- pon: II; die volld.

fercd some discouragement to our

shippers and producers. Some colli- UNRATIONED MIMI All: Heart. tongue. liver. sweet- breuds. cooked eousoje. boioqno. vreineis. more ribs. ox-

sidcrablc clsccurngcmcnt was also offered in the export of beef cat- tdile. pig’: knuckles. and other ineoi: not iieied in the Chorl displayed in butcher ehope.

tic to Newfoundland through a rearrangement in trade conditions between Canada and that colony. Pressure is being brought to bear in order to have the previous satis- iacitvry l\l‘i‘iillP-'0l'|l(‘.ll|.$ rc-cstablish- ed. Temporarily. however. consid- ciuble set back was iziveii to the ilvc beef cattle trade an a result of

thc regulations refcrrcd to. and the situation is not yet satisfactorily

cleared as far as demand and

market levels arc concerned. The sheep industry has also been on the up grade. A large number 0n d: aft" W593’ one meat colliw" equals 1-4 "I u“

of new flocks have been establish- ed under the Provincial Sheep p0- 16 of Salmon-

llcy. and definite expansion has lulled Cou- pon: H. 4i. u end Iii Meal Coupons I0. 3i. 11. i! Ind Ill expire today.

taken place in sheep flocks. 1t is (‘ompliml-rirl; o!

llliTlllN 300K N0. Z lliiS NOW EXPIRED

Suoor Coupons N. 1i; Preserve: Cou- pons Dill. Dlli Too-Coffee Cou- pon: 2i. 171 Iuiler Coupon: l4.

"Wk" D" 4s.- Meal Coupon: a: arc valid.

in Public Idling lucee \

Meatless Day in Public toting Place:

Meullel: Day in Public liulinq Place:

Mention: Dal in Public Iotinq loco:

Meal Coupon: 34 are voiid.

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estimated that this increase will ‘range lmtwccii l5 and 20 per rent 1n our sheep population In this branch of thc live stock industry. too, there has been keener interest in the use of improved sires. and over 80 inspected rams have been distributed within thc province. Occasional impnrtations add new‘ blood and vigour to the industry. - ‘During thc year a new Federal- Provincial wool bonusimz policy V"‘s

‘ii-ought into effect. which will undoubtedly influence better care and feeding and handling of this byo Product

Poultry

Remarkable interest has been evidenced in the poultcy industry. There has been a substantial in~ creasc in chick distribution from l-cristercd hatclicrlcs. the total lila- trlbutlon being almost 500.000 this

RRTIONED MEATS ARE: Ieel. veol. pork. mutton. and lamb. The weekly ration voile: from one pound to two-ond-onedidli pounds. depending on lite type oi ineol putchoeed.

I I l Notice to Farmers so - __

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GOOD CANDY

Louis Ochoa. of Laredo. m. w give medical WALTE“ s" WEEK“-

w L in; t. it,- .....i:- l In no. ltaly. he w to}; to "4 to he: husband on the stretcher. Bhllillly m e us. field holpitlel 1:: unions u m ie-nei-ei-et. "Mm _