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George Sticets. ____... ABLE CARD PARTY —A fl-ijoyuble card party, auction “bridge, was held in tile Odd w hall last evening, sponsor-

on Kent and

mg?me odd Fellows and Re- g,” of Charlottetown in aid or my. o, Q, F. Spitfire fund. Re-

uents ivere served during ihe “w, Prizes were won as foi- . i455. ladies first, Mrs. E. C. In‘ ‘cond, Mrs. W. M. Beers; - first, G. R. Keefe; second,

:1“ it, Carson; Auction, ladies m‘ u“, Alex Ford: second, Mrs.

00111011; men's first, W. W111i» m. ‘mud, Finlcy M. MacKinnoi-i. “Igpetlill door prize, two bags

Mgpli Leaf Flour, donatcd by Mpg prothcrs, were drawn for fl won by hfis. GillLs and Mr. T.

word. Personals

capi. and Mrs. D. _J. Hielly of pie Rzver. PEI. who Spent the “ex-end in town. chests cf Mr. mi lfrs. N. H. Far-hell. returned We ills afternoon. - Amherst lim-

ied Gross in iullswingatnew Headquarters

flow that thi- Red cross is settled grew quarters the work 0f sort- iu, sizing, packing. etc., which m been consiticrab‘)! curtailed wing the past fcw weeks. due to “upset of moving, has been re- amed and tlic assistance of a. good may volunteers will be required. mwomens War Work Commit- ueyould be most grateful if those rm could volunteer" some time either morning or afternoon would

live their names at the Red Cross ‘

ilfioe. 62 Prince street. or tele- plaae 432. just as soon as possible.

local Branch ii institute for ilind elects slate

‘file annual meeting of the Char- ltitetoun branch of the C. N. I. ftr the Blind took place in the "Charlottetown" On Tuesday, March ii. The various reports for the urshoivccl that a great interest been taken in the activities of llriociety. haddi-cssing the meeting the Mimi. Mrs. McGuigan, thank- ldihc various committees for their ftaerous cooperation and assist- lme at all times, and her report liioved the number of blind people an the Island to be 125 and oi this iuiaiber a5 are receiving pensions. There are tikeflty-IWB of these peo- lie residing in Charlottetown, three ti Whom are not eligible for pen- "il i"? taken care of entirely by iile ladies of the auxiliary who rlili them regularly and purchase them such articles of clothing, . confectionery, etc, w111¢i1 “if think would bring a ray of s“??? ""0 fin otherwise dar en-

“Thfilfliixlllflry has a membership m: lty-one and wouid gladly

"me luv ladies who feel that W)’ have a couple of hours every ire months to spend devising ways

ioailevit tl lambs M18. he, 1e condition of these

u? Yale of thanks was tendered ._lllould for hi5 kindness in al- Mltle us the use of the hotel for meetings. wit» W. J. P. MaclMillan, Con- u’ of the Nomlnatin Commit- Mgiiixlgclcicld the elect on of of- ‘illhed as ‘Lmccciuing year which 0n. Pics. furs. B. W. LePage.

S?‘ Pl MYS- J. D. McGuigan. mi. M . J. E. R. McEwen. was» Mrs. Wm. Brehaut. =~lF__'l'.;M’F"_§-_Q-_Pevi>i1*- ,

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Milli-ac 0n February l5, ‘.941, m“ 3 RH. o. Carlyle Webster “not; ‘tlhclma MacArthur of out.‘ 0w“ 1° Mr. C. Freeman Ogillrmc me place.

-..\>~"F“1s D0NALD— At Si Peter's Bo. » Y- mldi ‘fll- Mary Evel e Mao- hd énlulyhllgogogiha. early be- ham Mhcnonnld. r. and Mrs

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hmN-At her home in Belle and,“ "ll ll. 1041. Mrs. John L. M,” i] “W! 55 years. Survived vmpunelifglbfatllrlil and eight c

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to investigate the price of chaining git?’ "m! respect to increase _prc-wa._r Prices. (Moved by E. - by R. Connolly.) The following were heard in shun, Ipewhes during the evening; Meg. gf-AW-l Rf‘ Bhaw. Deputy Minister Tfléllgmvée. R. A. Profitt, Prof. Jahn- H M u. Capt. John Read, - Wm. a former president °f "he hilt-Rule. .1. Walter 701-195 gnl-wmgnoally- Ehlw-gyiio Gib- Hgcie wgghh I - lkl’. I-fon. 1' I18 ti - D. Ross said lgefvagglnsxlc-gifgéyox communication from the Canadian Federation of Agriculture pcekln a, donation from the Institute Afgier some discus-sh" “UB8 Place-ft was litiill iféiiffiltlifif fir“ i" are Federation. u d to ‘he

Opening Session President Gibson opengd the “mm” "lee"!!! by welcoming the delegcfes, and remarking that there was never a, time when agriculture fagceci: so many serious difficulties." rotary W. D. Ross read the wllllilélfieswgielhétdgigégncllcg nceetiiiig. cufiixon.‘ cu d 5' e ollowing apfiomitedéi committees were om ha pg: n, c, McLeod ;_ l Dlnklvell. Herman Myers; Re olutions: Lincoln Dewar Alex Hamilton, J. Walter Jones. M:L.A. '

Province with a membership of about 1.000. This is the only real

Our Central Farmers’ Institute Shaun "Present the voice of agri- cu ure ln this Province, and should

used as the medium for further-

has a closer contact with the Gov-, ernment. Instead of using our Con. tral Farmers’ Institute to make contact with the Government. some of our agriculturists saw fit. to or-‘ mm" B CO-Operntlve Council and now we hear of another organiza- tion cailed the Federation of Agri- culture. This spitting up of our efforts will izet us nowhere. |

501116 Will's R80 ive planned to have directorscf different co-opcra- tlve organization: acting on the Board of the Central Farmers‘ In- stitute. so as to combine our efforts ‘in appealing for government aid. 1t

was learned we had a. Council cf Agriculture of which no one was aware. and which never functioned. We know a. house dsvided against itself cannot stand. Therefore we should preach and practice unity.

Report on Institutes .

l. Clyde River reports 29 mem- bers specializing beef cattle breeds. Membership fees amount- ing to $25. Total busine s expendi- ture $99.91. K. I). Young, secretary.

I. Abraham's Village. No report this year. Membership last year 25. Fees $25.20. Business done, $131.33, J. N. A. Gallant, secretary.

3. Cable Head. Last year's mem- bership l7. Business done $371.33. Joseph W. Lewis, secretary,

4. Coleman. Last year did bu f-

ness $81.42. Membership 54. R. C. McNaught, secretary 5 Cape Egmont. Last year did

business amounting to $90.50. 21 tngembers. Sylvafn Gallant. secre-

T)’.

6. Dromore and Watervale. Last year reports l5 members. Business amounted to $86.24. Seymour Hughes. secretary.

Dunk River. Handled 2.400 lbs. clover ecd, 3,300 lbs. timothy. Uses a pure bred boar. 43 mem- bers. Did business amounting to $341. E. Drummond. secretary.

B. East Point. Membership. 20. Business done last year was $1,- 980.28. J. A. Fraser. secretary.

9. Four Branch doe the largest business of any Institute, Handles seed, flour. biscuits. cemenbshingles, motor oil, spray and twine. Business done amounts to $6,127.09. 25 mem- bers. H. Myers. secretary. i

10. Hope River. Last year report- ed 20 member . Eric Bell. secretary.

ll. King George. Handles seed

and limestone. Business done. $402.90. Members 2'1. I, W Mc- Lean, secretary. Lot 1 and 2. Carries on busi- lness in co-operating in sale of Membership I00. Au. tin Handrahan. secretary.

l3. Lot 46. Membership 39. Business done last year. $1.145-17-_

R. S. lilac-Gregor. secretary. i tod

I 14. Maple Leaf. Membership 3'7. ‘Business seed and lime. $491.50. A1- so handled 4,000 lbs. of chickens,‘ valued at $220. Thomas McLean. secretory. I

15. Meadow Bank. 22 members. No busine s report. N. C. McFaclyen,

secretary‘. l6. Mt. Buchanan, l'l members. specializes in live stock. George

Doch t .secretary. 1'1. erNIYt. Carmel. Membership 81. Business done. $123.19. J. W. Arsen- ault, secretary. l . Mt. Ryan. Last year report-

ed 13 members. ‘

19. North Beaeque. Reports 50 members. Handed $6.000 wilful °§ business including ecd. Bpffiylllll ,material, flour mill feed. motor 011 iand fertilizer. Pay a rebate at the end of the yeflf- R- B- MMCWAL‘ ‘secretary.

20. Palmer Road. 59 rllembflls. Business docie 5109-34- William T- Pe . cre ary.

t Isfremier. IAlt Yell-T 199°"! .22 members.

y 22. Sour Ila-It. l3 members- Business done amounts to 8413-03- P-

i A. Mcfsaac. secretary.

‘ 23, Tryon, 120 members. Busi- ness done 84,904.79. C. l-I. 10rd. 890-.

etary. ' a4. King's Institute report-l 44 members. Business $53143- 1"‘ ‘eludes the handllnl of farm needs and the purchase of pure bred stock. W. D. Ross. secretary. 2s. Urbalnville. Reportsflmem- bers. specializes in pure bred awok-

Finanoial Repflrt

. The secretary al o submitted hglclfi following financial repflri- W was adopted without discussion. 939

Receipts: Govel ent Elimi- 1_ -

Expenditures: Directors’ expenses. $43.40; c-elegatea‘ fares. 836-30- 9°": age, stazcione . llocents. Secretary:

,sai . 016. Mi 895.05-

refiliftrftalll R085 read the following:

Twiihave in all about thirty In-l stitutes scattered throughout the‘ are pulling the same enthusiasm

province-wide farmers’ organization.‘ si.ted of only a spade and a, hoe,

ing the interests of agriculture a; it discouraging.

l are fightilitz ill u war for lustioa. for

thlt they would with a united voice.

Alter Hdoptio of th Se - Icport. the follgwing laeddregsretaig: Riven by President Gibson:

PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS

“It gives

clelcome thismfpiegixditfit ggllhgllrli: d? armers from almost every section of our Province. At our last animal meeting. hold in February, 1940, you V911’ Rtillefwslv elected me your president. and I assure ou. gentle- i“.fi“.“ili.i.f.‘é“ti‘f€£°“ ‘ ti‘. "m." cup. a -

flop for the past year. v Dos

‘As one who has followed with interest the leadership that this Oltlllrllzation has given in over fifty years service. I feel confident that the Central Farmer.’ Institute isre- cognized throughout this Province today as the voice of Agriculture. And realizing that if our organiza- tion was to produce worthy results, ue welcomed the invitation and be- came an active member of the Maritime Federation of Agriculture, an orllanization that is Dominion- wide. composed of farm leaders whose dutv it is to advise our people and our National leaders on ques- tions of economic importance to ,AEl'lCll1l.lll‘6 and has no political flavor. Our Central Farmers‘ In- stitute was ably represented on the Directorate by Mr. R. A. Profltt of Frcetown.

We are meeting here today as a. RTOHD of farmers to talk over our problem and to make plans for the

future, and our thoughts go back 324 years and. in our mind's eye we I see Canada's first real farmer, Louis Herbert. laying the foundation Canada's greatest industry’, Agricul- ture. and I sometimes doubt if we

into our work as

this courageous pioneer whose farm implements con-

Dlscouragfng Years

“Yes. the ‘past years have been We know from ex- perience that rve are not receiving the cost of production for many of our products. That nerve-wrack- ing thought that it is about impos- sible to make revenue and expendi- ture meet. unless we standard of living. which we are convinced is not. by any means tco liiizljl. _ In fact. we know that the maioritv of farmers and their fam- ilies are doing without conveniences that the average resident of the citie would call absolute necessities. While adding lo our burden is the fact that manufactured Hoods which we have to purchase. have been steadily moving upwards. and the farm labour problem is becoming a serious question, Benjamin Fhxank- lin once said that “He that by the plough must thrive. himself must’ either hold or drive."

"In spite of everything thatfarm

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cctlvitles. He would like to see cal/u; industry should be shut out al- arm organizations co-ordhiated so ~O$EUIBI, or a. least rigidly curtiul- . able to speak ed. ‘

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President Gibson stressed the Rteat value of soil analysis and in-

_ vlted discussion on this subject.

NLr. Ings said there was no ques- tion u-lo its value, but soil analy- ,sis clone was not sufficient. It was a. Job for m expert, who must ‘follow up each field from year to ‘year. It was a. mistake to regard Iilfiglnflnflly-sls u "a cure for all our Mr. Keith Morrow, who has been associated with the work at. the Drperimental Farm. referred to the system of soil survey and analysis in Ontario. lie suggested the ad- visability of this Province having its ‘own analyst, instead of having to send soll samples to Ottawa. He ex- plained the method of obtaining samples.

Mr. W. R. Shaw, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, said there was dif- ficulty in, getting prompt reply from Ottawa in regard to soil tests. He believed the service of a. soil expert to supervise the taking of '

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was even more important than the finfllysis. Th matter has been taken up at Ottawa, but the reply has been that other provinces pro- vicle their own officials for this service.

Mr. Shaw commended the work done in plant pathology by Mr. Hurst and his assistants at the Ex- perlmerltal Farm. He regretted that this work has been seriously cur- l tailed as a. result of the war. “more was nothing, after all, that would

°f be more likely to solve our soil prob-

lems than return to the use of

Hlamyard manure.

Mr. Murdock McLeod, Long Riv- er, suggested the possibility of working in with Nova Scotia. and getting our soil samples tested thc;'e'. He was "dead against" the 3PM fitment of any more officials.

Mr. J. Walter Jones, M.L.A., cit- ed successful old-time methods of farm fertilization, which involved the generous use of marsh mud mussel mud and seaweed. Fiertilimr companies have now made us "chemically minded." and so we wony about soil analysis. He a- greed with Mr. Maclteod that we "didn't want any more professors sitting in offices, testing samples." ’I‘hc old system of getting mussel mud seems to be foo laborious for the present generation. Perhaps we could get the use of government- dredges in the winter time, when U18)’ are not busy. to pump mud from oyster beds. This mud would provide immense quantities of ferti- lizer “which apparently we are too lazy to get in any other way." He cited the advice given by the late Premier bee. with regard to the importance of mixed farming

organizations can and will do. we as individual farmers must take, time to chart our course and do more and better planning than wel have evcr done before. Have we lnl our barns cattle tllatwve can take a pride in? Are we u ing methods of feeding that will develop our young stock info large thriving animals? Are we making use of high ciass registered sires. which are availabc in almost every district? Arc raising enough good draft colts to supply our own needs? Are ue producing hoes of good bacon tyre that will bring us a large percent- age of Selects?

“The proriuciion of larncr_ yields per acrt- l one of thc lllSSt import- ant methods of reducing tlic cost of production of field crops. ‘Herc again good farming practices will nlav an important part. usinu good. sced and tillage. Tile practice of llavlnz our soil analyzed is of vital IIIIDJIIBIKC to every farmer in tile Pl‘flv‘.ill€"._ ‘

“As we look f0l'\\'ill'(l into ihe criti- cal (luvs ahead, we are convinced that the production of abundant food supplies may well be a decid- ing factor in bringing this ivar to an early end. and with this thought in mind. lct us see that our farin olf- rznnizations are strengthened and improved so that in Agriculture we may pluv our proper part in this greatest cri is that the world hrs ever known. To do this we must‘ have immediate increase in farm inwme “mi a policy for Aizriculture including markctinu as ivell as pro- duction.

"In closing. I want io say HIM We

honor and for liberty. We are fifzht- ing against policies anti nrlnstp cs which are barbarous and brutal. Confident in tuciitzht of our cause. certain that iusticc will finally pic- voil. we should illctlixc ourselves licre av to do our duly by Canada and the Empire."

Potato Production

Called upon. Hon. W. H, Dennis. Minister of Agriculiurc, welcomed the delcgatcs on behalf of the De- partment and the Govcrnmcilt. Re- ferring t0 a resolution passed _at the last annual meeting regarding soil analyses, he said the Dcpflfl- ment had been trying for a 1on8 time to obtain a full-lime official to handle this prnblcili. 'I"licre was no assurance oi obtriiiiina this scr- vicc at present. It would in any case require expenditure for a labora- tory. In the meantime the use of ille facllitics iii llll‘ Fvmrimental T-‘arm was recommended.

Mr. Dcnnis \\‘.l‘.L on to discuss ilie potato situation, urclng all farmers to reduce. if possible. their potato acrcagc aicxt srrison. His remarks on this subject are re- ported elsewhere in today's Guard-

ian.

Mr. Lincoln Dewar. New Perth. said Island farmers wcvc peculiarly situated with regard to poato growing. Our soil is well suited to this production, but there is no doubt that extensive growing of po- i-atoes has been detrimental to the ~.oil, and the industry has become a speculative proposition. It is eas- ier to produce a cash crop than one which has to be processed through live stock, and this has fended to surplus potato production. Potatoes, however. are a valuable feed. es- pecially for hogs, and the surplus stock, mixed with fish meal, can be profitably utilized. He cited oth- cr benefits of using the potato crop at home.

legitimate farmers. Mr. Dewar believed, should be protected a- gainst those who cngnlft! l" V09 industry on a pirrcly speculative

, .90. ‘ élilaf‘.a%lollillill1la.nglaz‘l‘ebrtfi0k.léléed i was o- lvmn m‘ Dermal “Yngmbership throilzhout the Province. “We W811i- he said, "an organization t d ygach all our farm communities an repent their problems through "i-hQ

i rmers‘ Federation at Ottawa-

l secret”? agmdgfrgmunit; an Institute. co the Provin-

Agrfculture. The

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basis.

Mr. Earl Inga said production should be scientifically regulated. but he did not think the speculator should be mitirely shut out.

Mr. Allison Profltt. Freetown. said non-residents wore encased in the industry in his community on a speculative basis. Ho agreed that there should be some means of pegulating production. This was a matter in which the Government should provide protection.

Mr. Robert Connolly quoted the findings of leading British agricul- turists with regard to the adverse ieffect of exploiting fann produc-

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Farmers. Mr. Jones added. must. slay at home and work long hours if they mean to keep livestock and if they cannot keep livestock they need not expect to succeed as farmers in this Province.

Wood-Lot Cultivation

An interesting address was given 3 r. H. D. Long, provincial for- ester, on the proper method of growing woodlots in Prince Edward Island. He ivarned particularly a- Zamst the extravagance of clear- cuitlng. The Farmers Institute, he suggested, could achieve good re- suits by cc-operatlve marketing of wood products. It could also help in circularlzing individual farmers along educational and marketing lines.

Answering a number of questions. Mr. Long explained what was being done in providing demonstrational . ivoocllots, consisting of one-acre ' plots in various sections of the Pro- i vince. They averaged about 10 cords per acre, about five cords of which were fit for pitprops. Our present woodlands. if pro rly thinned out, would double the output in ten years. he said.

Deputy Minister Show commend- ccl Mr. Long's efforts ta promoting forestry. He cited the possibilities of Wellington swamp, near Mis- couche. which could be devoted per- manently togrowing valuable crops of cedar.

After further discussion on this subject, and complimentary re- marks from the chairman on the value of Mr. Long's suggestions, the meeting adjourned.

Evenlnx Session

Mr, W. R. Shaw, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, was the first peak- er of the evening session. "Importa- tion of Feeds" was the topic of his address. which was listened to with much attention. The speaker ex- plained in his opening remarks the negotiations that have taken place with the Federal Government in connection with the importation of western feed in this province. to supply the growing hon pvpulation with the neces arv feed.