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1 Among The Farmers

Federation Of Agriculture News

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kin lingers this year in .,.l,”.l,";'o4 the harvest and weath- ir conditions for the past weeks have certainly been dfficult. for the farmer. Progress in lisymaklnz depend, on lengthy periods of yme weather. one or two fine day: does not enable the farmer to cure and more any substantial quantity of h6Y- - Harvesting is now getting under uav and early grain appears to be quite ii satisfactory crop with heads and well filled kernels. Later varieties of oats such as victory and Banner are showing mme evidence of rust and are Q.-ich more likely to suffer dam- age from storms. The superiority of tile earlier maturing rust resis- wn, variety such as abegweit and Eriban will likely be quite marked this year . p The next few weeks Will be a critical period for the potato crop and will decide whether yields and quality will be impaired by 1;... ravages of blight: weather con- d,-mns have been favourable for the development of the great ;..-aatz. destroyer and the grower ..-an has sprayed consistently wiil qigte likely benefit by his labor.

who Wants A Scholarship?

For the third year Maritime Co- operative Services Ltd. is offer- in: eight scholarships to farm boys Wlf-hing to take the farm course ;' the Nova Scotia Agricultural (jnllcge. Those scholarships are to the value of 550.00 each and in ad- rlztzon thoscwhocanqualify under t'-..- provisions of the Dominion P,-m-incial Youth training program ran not 50 cents per day board aiinwance with one round trip transportation paid to t-he-College.

These Scholarships are design- ui to assist in the training of boys for active farming and who may 5- planning to take positions uxvh Co-operative organizations. Applicants should preferably have Grade X certificate but. lack offer- mal education may be made up hv leadership qualities and ability in community activities.

Those who are interested in these scholarships should write zvnmediiately to the Federation of Agriculture, Box 99 Charlottetown and application forms will be for- u-arded.

The Farm Course at. Truro is hnfd in high regard and offers a splendid background for farm and community life to those who avail themselves of the oppor- tunit-v.

Nuffleld Foundation

For the second year the Nuffieid Foundation is offering through the C.F.A. two scholarships. one for eastern and one for western Canada to young farmers with out- standing farm background and Icadership qualifications. Thesc scholarships provide the winner 'A'.'-ll the opportunity of studying English Agriculture and becoming

wriiintted with English farm or- ganizations. Those interested 5.'20llld contact this office for

further inrformation. Butter Btnlnesl

A recent announcement by the Hon. Mr. Gardiner indicates that the Cansdzlan consumer will buy ti-itter next. winter at. about '70 cents per pound. Imported butter will be sold by the government to :-e trade at 63 cents per pound hasls Montreal. The government is r.-tru' prepared to purchase Cann- :l:an butter at. so cents. a substan- .'ia! adjustment over the 53 cents thriuzht. to be adequate in official Lrrles lsat April.

The 63 cent flpor suggested by the Dairy Farmers of Canada last min; now appears to have been mrh more realistic then the fire tale ideas of government officials.

if the Canadian consumer wants Canadian butter the dairy farmers must have returns which will en- sole the-rn to attract labor and

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following prices:

GOLD LEAF. 600 ft. 1'

Bi-antford Twine II of

compete with other branches of agriculture.

Illustration Stations

The Illustration Stations scatter- ed throughout the province are a project of the Dominion Depart- ment of Agriculture designed to bring me Experimental Farm System out. to the farmer and closer to the community.

The Illustration Stations are ty- pical of the farms in the area and the esperirnents oarrled on are of practical value and can be dup- licated on the average farm.

Farmers who attended the sta- tion field days will enjoy a pro- fitable and pleasant afternoon and can hardly fail to acquire know. ledge and information of value,

Plowing Matches And Exhibitions

Competition in the Plowing Match at Dundee will assume more of a provincial nature with the- declsion of the Queens County Efotrp to assist their winners in competing at Dundas.

County Exhiibitions offer our farmers an opportunity or 4-xhrh. ing his livestock in a show where protfesslonal showmanship is not 50 important a factor as at. our Provincial Exhibition.

County. Exhibitions provide s Sl1IOW window for t-he average farmer to exhibit his livestock snd

compare his quality with that of his neighbor.

Those, whose efforts and tin- ancial assistance makes possible County Exhibitions and Plowing Matches made real contribution to agricultural progress.

Quebec Potato Growing

While Prince Edward Island was in on the ground floor in seed potato growing other provinces have been taking dcfiniie steps to improve quality and promote in- terest.

The Quebec Department of Agri-

production and use of Foundation and Foundation A seed potatoes has been offering a subsidy of 5300.00 per carload to farmers who make group purchases through the Co-operative Federee. Such a policy promotes the production of seed and also encourages the tamer to use seed grown within the province.

Dairy Production

in the week ending August llth this year. Prince Edward Island produced 20.000 pounds more but- ter then in the same period last year. Albundant pastures will help to maintain production but as the

less time to graze.

ln the long days of June and Jul.V- after the evening milking. cattle have time to fill up before dark. In the latter part of August andpin Set-ptemlber the evening grazing period is greatly curtailed or eliminated and production suffers.

Beef And Pork

Beef and Pork have always com- peted with one another for the consumer's dollar and it is inter- eating to note the change which has taken place in the proportion of each consumed. From 1936 to 1909 per captin consumption of beef in Canada was about 55 pounds and that of pork to pounds. In 1943 beef was N pounds and pork 61. but by 19l9 beef dropped to 56 and pork took the lead at 59. For M50 consumption was 50 pounds of beef and 80 pounds of pork. s v

This change does not neces- arily indicate a perference by the public for pork as agalnse beef. This trend is the result of rela- tively higher beef prices and is also due to the fact that hog rais- ing lends itself more readily to mass production techndques and has made great progress in breed- ing. feeding and management.

Beef cattle raising does not lend itself so readily to improvement in productive efficiency and also explains in part why during the last 50 years the ratio of hogs to human population has been in- creasing while that of cattle has been declining.

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Scarcity of labor is forcing fann- era to the greater use of machin- ery snd to explore every possible labor saving technique. Last year in Onrtni-lo 1 small number of farmers in harvesting their grain cmp swuthed the grain on the field. left it to dry for s few days. then used the forage harvester to chop the crop and blow it. into wagons. The chopped material was then put through the thresher and the grain separated from the chop- ped straw. .

Those who tried the system were enthusiastic about it and sin- purently a greatly increased num- ber of farmers are trying the me- thod this year. Many Ontario gfarniers have forage harvesters and thvrahera and feel they can

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We have in stock Br-nntford Binder Twine at the

SILVER LEAF. 550 fhpeper lb.

and will give perfect satisfnc on

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. 315.75 Bale unllty. very in any

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farm products and enables him to I

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nights get longer cattle will have.

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Vlmy. Shown by Oswald Newson and Son. Kingston.

Jr. Champion Female.

General view of show many classes.

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in milk.

Seen At Cattle Show Durin g Recent Provincial Exhibition

ufs means of control.

A great many tests have been conducted with insecticides but those that promised some control produced very objectionable flav- on in the turnips or were dan- gerous to the lives of the opera- i tors. A few years r.";o a promising insecticide had to be rejected when it was discovered that it was readi- lytaken up by plants in sufficent

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proved to be fertile; than 511 mg the ohxomooona number of ac, and were highly uniform in onward stance. i

At Charlottetown. Bangholin and wllllunsbergui, clubroot ruistad turnips. were grown for years These both have lost much on their resistance. or maybe not strains of the clubroot discuss

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Arthur MacDonald. Wil- North River. G. E. Raithhy (Judge). and George MacMillan. President of P. E. 1. Jersey Club. Cattle shown are Grand Champ- ion Bull and Grand Champion Cow.

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l i The Hudson's Bay Company have released dates for their suc- l tions as follows: General furs in- cluding Silver Fox and Blue Fox. 1.'7th September; special mink sales. 18th December and Silver Fox, Plntina and Blue Fox sale 8th January. 1960.

Fairly good interest was dis- played for standard ranch and mutation minik at Lampson, Fras- er and Hut.h's auction in New York last week. Lampoon's re- ported that 20.542 ranch mink brought a see top for a lot. of extra dark and dark. with 40 per cent sold and 2.1777 seconds and low grades brought a 822 top for a lot of skins; 9 per cent were sold. These oilferings were an end of the season collection and de- clined in average to per cent with the males sold to better advant- age than the females as compar- ed with the sale of June lzth. A collection of 6.000 Scandinavian min-lr was withdrawn the limits being above the market.

Dressed EMBA mutation mink: 6.181 Royal Pastels, top 354 for light and medium. 3'! per cent sold. males unchanged. females down 10 per cent: 1.&t'1 Aleutians. C52 top for a lot of dark. good colors. 5'1 per cent sold. firm; 1.116 Breath of Spring and Stewart silver blue. top M9 for a lot of Breath of Spring light mediums. 76 per cent sold, firm: 3.0m dress- ed silver blue, 536 top for light medium, '70 per cent sold. un- changed. with females slightly easier; 219 white mink. miscel- I eous types. '18 per cent sold. firm. Raw EMBA mutations: 1.; 58

658 ROYGI Pastels. 349 top:

silver blue raw. 328 top. For these offerings all color phases smell late season collection. best

goods sold at values similar to the dressed offering compared to May.

There was A wide variance of opinion in the silesroom. which was well attended. regarding prices of goods that were sold in the morning sale of standard skins. Quite I, few dealers said that female appeared to be cheaper. some stating that they felt females were off to to 15 per cent. Other: said that considerlns comparable quality. females when sold. were not much cheaper than the most recent sale. Males appeared to show more strength. egpecially in comparison to fe- males. Some of the few better late drew fairly spirited bidding. One of the reasons why males were in better demand was lack lack of European interest in fe- males. In addition. males. be- cause of their use in stolen. have been in better demand all sea- son. .

Then is quite a. controveray going on-in the United States as to whether mink should be after- ed at auction raw or dressed. The Mutation Mink Breeders As- sodatlon at their meeting did not adopt a suggestion by the Mink Traders Anoclatimi that the bulk of tatlon mink drins be of- fered NW. The reason being that they wished to permit each breederto sell his goods as he

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Harold W. Reed. Elkhorrn. Wis. promjenrt. mink breeder. was of the opinion that mutations should be oflfered dressed because qual- ity is more evident than when presented in the new state. Those who were present at. the meet- ing of th International Fur Con- ference held here will remember Mr. Reed. He is a very forceful individual and his opinions carried a lot. of weight.

Through the kindness of D. 0- Stewart. Executive Secretary. Canadian Fur Farm Advertising Committee, we have received a copy of a report submitted by W. M. Ritchie. Ottawa. on the Lille Internationall-lair which took place in that city. opening April 28th and ending May 20th. These are extracts A. . . "The Canadian fur exhibit was a comparative

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Swede turnips. known also as rutabagss. are the second largest cash crop grown on Prince Edward Island. The acreage. yield and Val-

ue of this is listed as "turnips- etc." in "Canadian Agricultural Statistics" and has averaged in

recent years about 12.000 acres with a crop value of about two and a half million dollars per yeah

There has been an increase in acreage in i961 and the crap Pl'05' pects at present indicate a yield above average. PrlnCe'EdW81'd 15" land with its moist maritime cli- mate is particularly suited for the xrowlng of "Canada No". 1" tur- nips. The long open autumn. Wllll its bright sunshine. adds to the sugar content and flavor SD mill "P. E. 1'5" as they are known to the trade. are very favorably known to Central Canada. Bntll throughout the eastern. C9"l" and the southern. United states-

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ecfort. While the arr for the display. including space. backgrounds. stands and furnish- ings were made by the Depart- ment of Trade and Commerce. the entire fur exhibit was loan- ed by the fur organizations and members of the indutry . . .

"The Exhibition Commission sent out an invitation to mem- bers of the fur trade in the Un- ited Kingdom. Italy. France. Nor- way, Holland and Belgium. to attend our exhibit. The majority of the trade came from Paris. Belgium and Germany. and in my opinion the contacts made were far greater and more in- tereoting than at previous trade fairs. especially those from Bel- gium. The number of enquiries received about all kinds of fur wera far greater than in previous years and l felt that they were more genuine. especially A5 ""3 seemed to indicate a desire to do business with Canada. parti- cularly the members of the trade from Belgium . . .

"Local members of the trade kom bringing their custome .. to our stand where we would model tllie garrrients. This in it- sclt was evidence of the interest created by the quality and de- sign of our garments. Every day hundreds of people would ask the price of our fur garments and when they were infbrmed that they were not for sale they would ask if we had an agent in France. or where they could be

. I met quite a num- ber of the trade who have been dealing either direct with ,Can- sda or through American brok- en. The majority seemed satis- fled with their purchases. On summing up the Fair is I whole I candidly feel that the. contacts made wen more genuine than at any of the previous trade fairs which I have attended . . .

"At the conclusion of the Fair I visited Brussels which is only

two hours Lille. getting in touch with members of the trade. Siodrs of fur on hand

were lnlll but the prices they were asking were I good so per cent higher than Canadian levels. From Brussels I .... J c to Here. I visited the suc- tion house and members of the Business in London dur- ing my visit was extremely quiet. I secured on loan for the Ini-

Ru . .. Ind u, -rm regulations and standards for "Canada No. l" tumllls We"

set up by the Canadian Govern- ment. on the recommendation of the Canadian Horticultural Coun- cil and the representatives of the Provincial Growers' Association These were included in the Fruit. Vegetables and Honey Act (Chap- ter 62 of the Statutes of 1965). This act was revised in 1947. and amended in 1948 and low. It states that turnips shall be pack- ed to one or another of the" fol- lowing size ranges: small. 2 -4 1 small Medium 3 1-2" -5 : Med-

gnd up: (except that until August an. inclusive in each crop year a size range of 3 inches to 5 1-2 inches is permitted). .

It. describes "Canada No. 1' turnips as those with similar var- ietal chnractcrlstlcs: firm, fairly smooth: fairly well shaped and well t.rimmcd:and are free from soft, rot and practically free from damage caused by freezing. pithl- ness: water core; black rot. dry rot; disease; insects, growth cracks; dirt: cuts mechanical or other means: and shall be proper- ly packed.” "Similar varietal characteristics" means that the turnips in any package are of similar colour and shape; i. e.: bronze top not. mixed with purple top. nor long type with globe type.

Trade Requirements In order to comply with the

perrlsl Institute. a quantity of furs and the display was quite attractive. I also visited the fur exhibit. at. the Festival of Britain held in Beaver House. the pre- mises of the Hudson's Bay Com- PIE? 0 . .

"Although there were only four other exhibits of fur and these were by French dealers, it Save many members of the trade an opportunity to discuss first hand with a representative of Canada the prospects of doing future buslnem. There is un- doihtedly s splendid opportunity for Canada to obtain a greater slum of the world's markets and I believe this can be accom- plished only through personal

A with T 8 N10 trade and participation at trade him and display of this kind which show the quality and

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I above regulations. the growers have to contend with a number of; difficult pi blerns. They must comply in grading with the size ranges as stated for each pack- age. and the tendency to Dick! oversize roots for the tirade one! in shipping is one of the common- causes of rejcction. The problem of plthlness and water core caused by brown heart has been quite generally overcome by the appll-i cation of boron. This is usually; mixed with the fertilizer used on the crop.

The trade requires as little trim- ming as possible.

The Act defines "well-t.rlm- med" to mean: "That the top is trimmed to not more than a maxi- mum of 3-4 inch in length, that unattractive. secondary rootlets have been removed and that any objecllonably long or course tall- like part. of the root has been cut. off except that for the waxed product. the stalk and root only may be out back and the lower half of the turnip smoothly but not deeply trimmed to remove surface blemishes." Mechanical turnip trimmers have been devis- ed. but. have proved unsatisfac- tory. .

In pulling and trimming table turnips in the field when harvest- ing. a sharp well-balanced butcher knife or root trimmer will cut off with one stroke the tail end of the root, one to one and one-half inches below the butt: then rub off any small side roots with the hack of the blade. cut off the top with another single stroke. leav- ing 1-4 to 1-2 inch of neck. but do not cut into the body of the tur-

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Pull and trim two rows at n time. For waxing. these turnips would require further trimming as defined in the Act. but any that require deep trimming to remove surface blemishes, etc. should be discarded. The most difficult problem in growing table turnips is caused by root maggots, that have been responsible for most of the rejection of shipments in re- cent years.