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DECEMBER z4_,__1_9§2

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

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YFOR FARMERS, STUCK BREEDERS AND GARDNERS a

iE Grading _ Regulations

n i5 now approximately ten w,“ gjnce the 1-Iog Grading Regu- bums were first introduced and ipplied to the marketing of hogs p, prince Edward Island, as well as m the other provinces of Canada, m4 the benefit accruing to the industry throughout the interven- m‘ period cannot be gainsaid with my degree of sound argument.

The original terms of these Regu- lations as may be observed from perusal and comparison were but | good foundatio for later ad- vanced measures taken from time is time for improvement in pro- iuction practices and marketing

gipiifillllitifi.

The application of the Hog Grad- ing Regulations was, at first, as may be observed, left optional with the parties concerned in a market- ing transaction, but later, as the beneficial result became increasing- ly apparent, amendments. were made which insisted upon univer- sal adoption by buyer and seller. On January 80th, 1932, the Hog Grad- ing Regulations as they stand w- day, were announced in the Can- ada Gazette, and recently, by or- der-in-oouncii were made applic- able, and are now effective in this Province. For the benefit and in- formation of all parties concerned, extracts from these Regulations as they now stand are being hereunto attached, and it is advisable that all parties familiarize themselves with their terms,

2. “Hogs sold or offered for sale at stockyards or such other points as may be designated from time to time by the Minister, and hogs ar- riving at abattoirs and hogs for export, except pure bred hogs ex- ported for the improvement of stock and hogs entered for exhibi- tion at foreign. state or national exhibitions shall be graded as pro- vided by these Regulations."

8. “All hogs referred to in the above paragraph shall be bought and sold on the basis of the offi- cial grades with price differentials between the grades."

d. "All hogs falling within the provisions of paragraph 2 shall be graded, as follows (orlnto one of the following classifications) 1, Sel- ect Bacon. 2, Bacon. 3, Butcher. 4, 59"!’- 5, Extra Heavy, 8, Light and Feeders. 7, Roughs. 8, Bows (No. 1 and 2.) 9, Stags."

5. "At stockyards, abattoirs and such other points as may be des. ignated by the Minister, the Min- ister shall assign a. swine grader, together with such assistants as he may deem necessary to grade hogs in accordance with the Regulations under this Act and to inspect the grading of hogs in accordance with the grades established by these Rcguiatio ."

l2. (a) "All hogs falling within the provisions of paragraph 2 shall be graded by the shipper before shipment in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 4 and settlement shall be made to the farmer on the basis of such grades, with price differentials between ihe grades."

(b) "Where a shipper desires to do so, he may in lieu of the grad- ing required by the sub paragraph last preceding place a distinct and having the approval of the Minister on each hog of each farmer's lot of hogs in each and every carlot, truck load, or other shipment, and in such case settlement shnli be made to the farmer on the basis of the grades awarded to tho i108! by the grader with price dif- ferentials between the grades. In my case, the Minister may require a shipper to place such mark of identity m any hogs shipped by Illch shipper. i

(c) "The shipper shall make out Ind sign a certificaic of grading In Form 2 hereunder, showing each iI-rmerb name, address, number of i198! of each farmer and their "Milne 01’ mark of identity, and Ihall cause the said certificate to its delivered to the grader at the Wkvani or abattoir to which the

are shipped within twenty- iour hours after arrival cf the hogs Ii such stockyard or abattoir."

(d) "The shipper shall make out vr shall cause ‘to be made out at "m0 of settlement a st ‘ ent of ‘mlemtnt for each fanners lot of M" Which shall show:

(l) Name and address of the

er.

i?) Date of receipt.

"i Total umber of hogs.

(9 Number of hogs in each Bide.

iii Total weight or weight of "'3" Evade.

(5) Tho price paid per pound for ‘uh Bflde or price differential per 5°! for each grade.

mm’ lhiifper shall there and then

"fli-ih the farmer with one copy

From Mice

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Once again the Dominion Horti- culturist, Dr. W. '1‘. Macoun. re- minds orchardists of the imopr- tance of protecting fruit. trees from girdling by mice and rabbits dur- ing the winter months. heft un- proiccted trees may thus be injur- ed beyond recovery, or at least re- ceive a severe set-back. Mice us- ually work along the surface of the soil, attacking the bark close to the ground, while rabbits work on the top of the snow where theih activities can be easily seen. Newspapers white building paper and wire are three good mater- ials to use, and of these the gal- vanized wire protector, while more expensive at the outset, is the most effective and enduring.

iMarket in‘ Cuba For Gondsensed Milk

At the present time Cuba is buy- ing from abroad about 9,000 cases of condensed milk per month, a marked decrease from the figures for former years, when the month- ly average was 56,000 cases, writes E. L. McColl, Canadian Trade Com- missioner at Havana, 1n the forth- coming issue of the Commercial Intelligence Journal. Canadian sales have declined in about the same ratio as imports, having fall- en from 19,000 cases in 1929 to 2,300 cases for the twelve-month period ending March 3i, 1932. It 1s anticipated that imports into the lport of Havana in 1933 will be , about 200,000 cases of 48 tins of ! 14 ounces each, as compared with an average of 770,000 cases for the four years i927 w 1930. The decline in imports is attributed chiefly to the diminished buying power of the public. National production of con- ‘ densed milk satisfies a major part of the demand, and there has been an increase in customs duties, The

recently constructed central nation-i

a1 highway, running the length of the island, has facilitated the col- lection and distribution of fresh milk. Retail prices in Havana have fallen from 15 cent-s to 8 cents per quart, and refrigerator distribution stations are estimated to have in- creased during the past two years from 200 to 4,000.

of_ this statement and shall retain one copy of this statement of settlement available for official in- spection or reference for a period of 90 days from date of delivery."

14. "Any shipment containing hogs from more than one owner consigned to or offered for sale at n. stockyard shall be graded as pro- vided herein and in addition the grading inspector shall list. on the grading certificate the mark, weight and grade of each individu- al hog comprising such shipment and shall furnish a copy of such certificate to the owners or their agent provided that-

(a) A plan for the individual weighing and grading of hogs has been approved for use in stock- yards by the Minister:

(b) Stockyards have been proper- iy Pflllilllléd for the individual WPiBhIng and grading of hogs in accordance with such plan;

(c) Each hog in such shipment is marked with a mark of identifica- tion approved by the Minister."

15. "Hogs for export from Can- ada in carlots, part carlots or truckloads shall be graded as re- quired in paragraph 12, sub-para- graph (a) and shall be accompan- ied by a grading certificate as re- qllired in paragraph 12, sub-para- graph (c). The shipper of hogs for export shall prepare a grading oer- tificatc in triplicaic in the manner hereinbefore presa-ibed w b; ‘t. tached 00,1119 export entry. Form M- 13 which Ifldinl certificate on arrival at the frontier poi-t of exit, i! w b9 W!” "P by the customs officials, one copy to remain with the B. 13 on file at the poi-t, one copy to be forwarded to the De. partment with departmental copy of 13.13 and the third copy to be forwarded by mail to the Live Stock Branch, Department of Ag- riculture, Ottawa.

Inthecaeeofhogsforexport that have been graded officially at stockyards or abattoirs, the grad- er'.s certificate, in triplicate, as de- fined in paragraph 9 shall be at- tached by thc shipper to the ex- port antry form B. 13, which grad- ing certificate on arrival at the frontier port of exit is to be taken up by the customs officials, one copy to remain with the B. 13 on file at the port, one copy to be

And Rabbits .

iHorse Memoirs

(U. Irllilnll)

(Continued)

It would be inconsiderate indeed were I to close these memoin with- out making reference to our es- teemed townsmm Mi’. W. B. Mac- Kle who I am informed was eighty- nine years young on October 17th last.

Mr. MacKis still enjoys a drive behind a good horse and may be seen most any fine afternoon be- hind a nice little bay mare (a daughter of the British Soldier) treading his way along among the numerous autos on our streets and Judging from Mr. MacKiefls

flesh than does tbs average motor driver. ‘_ The harness horse industry of our province owes a great deal in -Mr. MacI-{ids activities during his long useful life in Charlottetown. As far back as 1892 we noic that Mr. MacKie imported Lakeland Wilkes a son of General Hancock, who in turn was sired by the re- nowned George Wilkes who aired

seventy-five two thirty performers. Lakeland’: dam Lagilfia being a idaughter of Iakeland Abdallah who was a son of I-fambletonian 10. ‘Lalreiand was a large horse and sired some good carriage horses. i In December 1903 Mir. MacKie hied him off to New York and as ‘u result of this tlip Beau Gallant, is. son of Bow Bells 2.19 l-4 came to this province: he is described as a dark bay with black points and one of the handsomest and best bred horses ever brought to the province.

Although Beau Gallant was not long in the stud lire, he sired s. number of sperdy horse; and his

daughters were all gOOd brood mares. . Again about 1908 Mr. MacKie

aver anxious to improve our race horses imported Oakley Baron a beautiful seal brown horse stand- ing 15-3 hands high and weighing almost twelve hundred pounds. Oakley was sired by Bron Oaks ‘and his dam was Kate King by Kingward 225 and through his dam Oakley traced directly to the renowned Goldsmiths Maid. ‘ While Oakley Baron‘ did not do stud service very long on Prince Edward Island, being sold to Nova Scotia parties, race fans will well remember the performance of his ‘colts Oakley H. owned and raced by H. H. Horne and Brenton H. that wonderful buckskin gelding who so frequently figured .1n our Mari- time tracks owned and piloted by the late Henry Hooper. Prominent sons of Oakley Baron were Oakslde and Baron Wood. Mr. MacKies lest importation was The British soldier so well known to the Island horse {rater- nity. The Soldier was a richly hued chestnut stallion, having a. mark of 2.19 i-4 at four years, being sired by the greatest son of Todd Cache.- fo 2.11 1-2 and whose dam was Miss Pratt 2.17 1-4 who was also

Report of the Prince Edward Is- land Egg Laying Contest for the week ending December 19, i932:

Stand Pen Ttl. pts. ing No. Owner todate 1. 7. Exp. Farm, Cntown .. 321.1 2. 9. Exp. Farm, Ch'town .. 251.8 3. 8. Exp. Farm, Giftown .. 250.8 4. i2. '1‘. D. Morrison 239.1 5. 2. Roland Easter . . . . 207.3 6. 4. John B. Poole . . . . . . .. 204.6 7. 10. William Bansom 203.8 l. 11. W. J. Reid .......... 1783 9. i3. Harold Laird .

10. l. John A. Lea . . . . . 184.0 11. 11. M11. J. I-l. McPhail .. 152.9 12. 1d. Walter Gregor 139.0 13 15. Wm. R. Brown .

5. J. l". Eaeton . 15. i0. Int. Pbx 6c An. Foods 125.0 16. 19. B. R. Pendleton 104.9

17. 17, Warren Dawson 100.7 18. 20. S. B. Pendleton 91.8 19. 1. Mrs. A. 1i.‘. Holland .. 73.3

genial smile he gets more kick‘ from driving this nice bit of horse--

dam of the Leading Lady 2.07 at three years. Besides being a real race horse himself, the Soldier 1W" vcd his ‘ eding. being the sin! 0i’ Major 8. 2.12, British Ginger, Elst- el-n Lady and others.

The above importation does not end Mr. MacKieb activities as he was owner of Provider 2.10 and Baron Wood as well as many other fasi; horses. Mr. Maclfiefli eve tide of life is being quietly passed at his home, Kent street, where one may find him as full of life and vim as many your-gel- men and he enjoys a chat on the horses of the past, having a fund of informa- 'tion that would inspire we young- [er horsemen go greater action. May Mr. MacKie yet enjoy years of happiness.

Still mother Charlottetown citi- aen that is an enthusiastic horse man is John M. Nicholson, who when the writer first remembers him owened Aimont Wilkes. John. made two additions ic the harness horse industry of the Garden of til! Gulf in the importation; of Kalol and Aquire; both of these horses besides being trotters themselves (sired many colts that figured in the ,summaries of many of our races? ‘from memo'y the writer recalls such horses as Kandol 2.30 at 3 ‘years, Miss‘ Kalol 2.2a. Kremnut 2.24 l-2, King Dodds 2.29 1-2 and

Keltie sired by Kalol 2 19 who I have omitted to say was a son of -Kremlin 2.07 3-4.

Aquiri who was a son of Aquliin

is mOnt Miller 2.17 1-2. A'coia 2.19 1-4 Dusty Miller 2.21, Miss Aquiri, Pic- itcn s. 2.2a. Onla 22c (-4. ' 5 Another horse that was a real addition to the Island harness hor- ses was Bronze Chief, famililriy known as the "man eater"; be ap- parently had a viciou- temper and was handled for seven years bv iihe veteran horseman Guas Mitchell. who by the way, made his debut to the horse wo'ld with his stallion Lord Mansfield, a. son of imported Blutcher from a Tornado mare: referlng back to Bmze Chief it was fund out sficr his death that the Eseat of the whole trouble in re- gards to his temper was an in- growing tooth which with proper horse dental care could have been avoided. Bronze Chief was a son of Monaco, who in tum was a son of the famed Belmont while Bronze‘s dsm was Brazy Jane, a daughter oi Iiotspur. Bronze Chief was owned by Mr. J. C. Mahon, Truro, who cam- paigned him through the Mari- times. He was a contender in one of the races at the opening meet of the Charlottetown driving park in, if I mistake not, 1890. his stock made real road horses and his daughters were good brood mares; his fastest colts were Betsy Cam- eron 2.29 1-4 owned and raced by our genial friend, J. A. Cameron, barber, Kent Street, Bronze C. 2.31 bred by the 15139 Murray Robertson. Cavendish, and campaigned by

Mr. J, C. Crabbe, Weymoutli street.

Experimental Farm Leads

2o. a. Everett l-lowatt ass

3270.1 Production 41.3% for 258 hens. Eggs laid for week 735.

Leading Pens for Week

Pen. Eggs, Pts 18 57 57.8 8 ' 57 50.0 7 58 58.0 2 49 49.8 5 48 (8.8 15 50 44.8

Leading liens to Date

Pen. Hen. Eggs. Pts. 8 4 37 38.3 7 8 42 38.4 ‘l 2 37 38.4 ‘i 8 38 35.5 12 8 38 35.3 l". A. Driscoll, Manager of Con-

test: Dr. J. A. Clark, Superintend-

ent.

departmental copy of Form B. 13 and the third copy to be forwarded by mail to the Dominion Live Stock Branch, Department of Agri- culture. Ottawa.

Each and every carlot, part oar- iot or truckload of bogs enroute for export shall be subject to inspec- tion by a hog grading inspector who, if not satisfied that the grading is correct, may so advise the Customs Officer when such hogs will be withheld from export until P1090111! traded and a satis- factory grading certificate is pro- vided." , '

10. "Officers of the Department of National Revenue are authorised

forwarded to the Department with

in decline to permit live hogs for

commercial purposes for export from Canada in cal-lots, part car- lots or truckloads to be exported when arriving at a frontier port of exit accompanied by a grading cretificate not properly completed or unaccompanied by any grading certificate as required in Para- graph 15 hereof, and that in respect of shipments in live hogs foi- coin- merciai purposes, the exportation of which is not permitted, notifi- cation shall be furnished by the officer of Customs to the nearest inspector of the Department of 1.;- riculture, and such shipments shall not be permitted to be exported until so authorised in writing by

best known as the sire of Bel-»

NEWS Y

IIlGlDOI-l

NOIES

A MISTLETOE ’

We 81'9- I think, familar with the legend of the mistletoe; how ii. out of all the plants, was instru- mental in the death of Baldu- the Beautiful in the old Norse mytho- logy. From this legend there comes a connection between the plant and the death of the old year, with Perhaps a reminescence of the Druidic mistletoe worship also,

The amount of mistletoe im- bolted into litngland when I was a lad, was astonishing. The sea-port iowns of the North displayed tiers of huge crates filled with ‘the pret- iy parasite, which found ready sale for ornamenting the stores (or shops) and homes, during hhrist- mas week. The mistletoe was most- ly from the north of prance. I dis- covered, and must have been as common there as it was rare with us. Generally it was attached to a piece of an apple tree, which it freely parasitizea; and it was quite interesting to see how the soft. spongy roots of the mistletoe had ranffied through the dense hard wood of the apple tree. Birds are very fond of the mistletoe berries which (it is said) will not germi- nate until they have passed through a bird's alimentary canal.

But that is not the kind of mist- letoe that I set out to tell cf. There were districts, twelly or liirty miles inland. that seldom (or never) saw the real plant. The children had head of it though, and knew that, it was hung up, so they had evolv- ed a rather gaudy contraption to ‘which they gave its name. In mak- ling their "mistletoe" they procured; two wooden hoops (from a barell and fixed one inside the other at right angles. and both vertical. Tile hoops were then covered wth frills of oolo'ed tissue paper, wound round the wood; and colored orna- ments of thin glass, usually repre- senting fruit, were attached. Irf some cases little colored candles were added, and were lighted up oni Christmas Day. Nearly every min- er's or farm laborers cottage had ‘one of these "mistletoes" hanging in a prominent position, ‘but I ne- ver heard of its befing used for the traditional oeculatol-y exercises as- sociated with the real mistletoe.

In those days Christmas trees were compar-tively rare, and were only to be found in the wealthier homes. For-one "thing ‘ IHEYTOURWIIY a great deal of room, and then again the. coniferous trees were not so plentiful with us, that we could afford to destroy them in an imma- ture stage.

111E "LAB."

I wonder how many of our farmer friends visit the Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Charlottetown? FAnd whether those who do, realize he great importance of the work that is carried on there? we give honorand rightly-to the highly trained ‘and skillful men who seek to remedy the“ "ills that flesh is heir to." But close to them. very cloce indeed, though not quits so much in the focus of the popular spotlight, are the men who, by ceaseless experiment and patient work, enable us to control, or at least mitigate, the innumerable blighis and mildews that threaten the crops by which we live. Our farmers pride themselves on being a practical people, always looking for good returns for value given; and they must admit their indebt-

' eiiness go the scientists at the La-

boratories when they review the advances made in the study and protection of our chief cash crop- the potato.

It is just eighteen years last No- vember since I forwarded to the Dominion Botanist the names of eleval diseases affecting the pota- to, and asked for information con- cerning them: which I may add. in p.- theses, was promptly and courteously given. Last year Dr. Guseow got out an excellent chart in colors, illustrating no less than twenty-three potato diseases. The list has grown, it will be seen, and this, I imagine, is due in part to the researches conducted here. It muz-t not be supposed. however. that the potato is the only object of study: there are a number of exper-‘menis in progress, I am told. which concern the well being of several other economic plants, as well as of some of the "ornamen- tals," grown in P. E. Island.