PAGEFOUR W THE GUARDIAN

Authorised as second Class Mail Post Office lleputmcut. Ottawa. The island Guardian Publishing Co.

President and Assoclnto Editor. In A. iluructt. Alsocinic Editor. lfrsnh Walker.

CIRCULATION "Covers l'rinco iidwani island like the dew"

f'TIio Strange: Memory is Weaker Yhon tho Weakest Ink".

i:nAlu.or'rl:'roii7x. wr.us'esn.u'. limit. 19. me

Packers Sound Warning

Timely in view of the farm meetings this week are the comments in the current letter of the Industrial and Development Council of Canadian Meat Packers. warn- ing against the production of hogs of ex- cess weight and fat. Requirements, it is emphasized. are considerably different now than during the war, when a world short- age of meat and animal fats minimized the problems of over-finished livestock.

Last autumn hog marketings in -both Canada and the United States were very heavy and in fact have since continued so. There were also substantial crops of oil- seeds such as cottonseed and soybeans. The result has been that North Ameridan. and in fact world stocks of fats and oils are large. Recently there has been a very

useful to examine the growth of various aspects of sovereignty in this country in order to gain a clearer idea of what we have been and what we are likely to be- colne.

This short-lived effort at description and analysis has again been undertaken by the Canadian Bar Review in its December num- ber which has just coins to hand. The or- gan of the Canadian Bar Association has drawn upon the learning of such constitu- tional authorities as Mr. Justice Vincent C. MacDonald, Professor Bora Laskln. Profes- sor F. R. Scott. Professor Louis-Philippe Pigeon, KC. and Mr. Paul Gerin-Lajoie to write on the various aspects of nationhood and the constitution.

Balancing expositions of the position of the Supreme Court of the United States and of the spirit of the British constitution are included by Professor Paul A. Freund and Lord Justice Sir Alfred Denning.

EDITORIAL NOTES

The Legislature resumes with a contin- uance of the debate on the Address. I I O The various agricultural groups meet at various hours during the day and evening. 0 O 0 Britain's two "atom ships" are on the way to Freemantle, Australia. where they will arrive about mid-April to unload equip-

sharp drop in the market demand for lard and consequent break in lard prices. ,

The present lard yield of Canadian hogs. has been running as high as. and in some cases in excess of 25 pounds per carcass.

ment for tests at the atomic weapon range at Woonlera in the Central Australian Des- ert. '

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Manitoba has frequently put out claims

THE - GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN W

Apple For The 'l:eacher

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Department of Agriculture).

The history of agricultural de- velopment in Prince Edward island covers a period of approxlm rely 200 years. beginning with the set- tlement in 1728 of Acaidian-French furmers from Nova Scolia. Following their traditional cus- tom of settling along the rivers and bays the Acadians reclaimed the salt marsh areas and cleared the adjacent forested uplands. Dur- ing the period of the French re- gime, between the years 1713 to 1763. approximately 10.900 acres of land were reclaimed or cleared and brought under cultivation. The type of agriculture practised was a. primitive mixed-farming type. concerned primarily with supply- ing thc needs of the settlers and of the French garrison: stationed H' "D 8and”'- The prlnclpsl crops grown were wheat and peas. Early records show that in 1739 about 699 bushels of wheat and 150 bushels of peas were planted which yielded 9 to 1. and the livestock population was 453 head of cattle and 190 sheep. After the Province was trans- ferred to British rule a second period in agricultural development begun with the arrival of settlers of British and United Empire Loy- alist stock. The progress of dc- velopmcnt during this period. ap- large extent influenced by the The Province had been divided into 67 lots. These lots had been

ln.Britaln on terms requiring them estates.

A system of

Rrantcd to a group of individuals gggdy btlwcen the

to settle and develop their several dl"'l"K "10 HEX! 10 years. with 1,,,e.y,o1d 1931 the peak year.

(From "Soil Survey of Prince Edward Island”. by G. 3.1 Whltoslde, issued by Experimental Farm Service. redo;-.1 partsncnt of Agriculture. in co-operation with the Provtneiui

nn.,

ant place. Many cheese factoring were. operating throughout. an Province. With the steady mi 1,. cheese prices since the 19201 cheese production has given pine; to cream and butter Production. crearncries have lepluced many an the cheese factories. and with the development of urban centres 1 local fluid-milk market has 119. veioped. The number of dairy pro. cessing plants In 1946. as given in the annual report of the Prowl". clsl Department of Agriculturr, were: butter factories 16. checu factories 8. and milk plants 8. 0 O 0

The change in type of farmin brought many changes in farmin: mel-1104!. I lrestcr increase in the improvement of livestock. the v...

- of the Scottish 7-year ro. tation with a 4- or 5yesr rotation to meet the requirements of mo" fodder for livestock. increased use of fertilizers and soil amendments and the growth of specialization. Since the turn of the century the acreage of wheat and oats has do. culled. the decrease in wheat br- inl sharp. Barley and mixed grains have increased rapidly, pm-. ticulnrly so in respect to mixed grains since 1931. which, lncidam, ally. coincides with the rapidvjn. crease in the number of swim

proximately 100 years. was to o ""1 Poultry during the lame per.

iod. Field roots and cultivated

system of land tenure in force. MY have shown a steady increase. 0 O

The potato acreage remainr-ll years 1900.

a rapid increase occurred

This was fol.

This has been due to a combination of fac- to be considered a Maritime Province and pugug FORUM t J-' land tenure was established the lowed by n lharp decrease an. 1,. . - -. - t A9 ' t 1 1 tors. First. despite the present relatli ely has now received a degree of Federal Gov- TIIC Jioliunii .!sh”fn.llii.":." p2: 3IG,(1ieePll':;:lo'l?I”::l ac ors. such as curtailed

high price of feed. the average carcass weight of hogs has remained in excess of 160 lbs. While grading figures do not re- veal any decided change in the percentage of A and B1 grades of carcasses. packers have observed that all carcasses generally carry closer to the maximum fat tolerances i'or each grade across the board. Now that all pork is being trimmed for the domestic trade, with no export Wiltshires processed. the over-all average lard yield is naturally greater.

ernment backing in its claim by being pro- claimed an Admiralty District for the pur- poses of the Admiralty Act.

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The workers in the Red Cross campaign are carrying on without benefit of campaign suppers but unless their efforts are met with a generous response there could be far more serious lacks in case of any one of a dozen types of emergency.

This column is open to the discussion by correspondents of questions of interest. The Guardian does not necessar- ily endorse the opinion of correspondents.

UNION ROAD ISOLATED

Sir.--Having done my best s.nd failed to interest members of the Government in the plight of the residents of Union Road who though only six mitts from Char- lottetown fare worse than people living at the Eastern and Western

egsticns to Ottawa as

com-out-e

is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear. though the earth be removed. and though the mountains be carried Into the midst of the son. -

substitutes for their Federal Members.

The site for the Public Building in Charlottetown has been pur- chased and the plans are ready.

extremities of

would like through the medium of

when steel and other building ma-

Province. I terials are available, construction

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FROM "lil0DEll.N LOVE” Not till the fire is dying in the grate. Look we for any kinship with the

stars. 0h.gu-isdom never comes when it is

g d.

And the great price we pay for it full worth:

We have it only when we are half

earth. . Little avails that coinage to the old!

(JCT!- s o o .

This system of land tenure can-

of the absentee landlords and re- sold ii: to the settlers. them to obtain freehold titlo their farms.

Although the system of

ment and development-for

export

market and tariffs.

Prior to 1913 practically all the

tinucd until 1875, three years af- PDNHOGI were lrown and market- ter Confederation, when, under the "I U "M519 lt0Ck-" authority of the Land -Act of 1375. about 50 acres were the Government bought the land ferslflegl seed and the first car- OI 0 ""5"". certified seed potatoes was ship- to pad. The seed potato industry has become a major factor hue. economy of the Province: in 1946 hold provgd unmusgugory and 1, approximately 2 3M million bushels onsidel-ed to have delayed settle- 9' "95 P015109! Wcre exported. in, The Island, with its high rcpuln. stance. in 1797 there were 23 lots. "W '3 A d'39ll9'1I'90 about 500,000 acres, without settlers ""7 P””'"' "d hwlnl I hill! and gnome, 13 you with . total standard of requirement for cort-

In that year lrown for

Prlnce Edward Island

in the

area for

MARCH 19. 195

Two Centuries Of.Farming 1. In Prince. Edward island ”

Present heavy stocks and output of lard Maritime Central Airways continue to your columns to am... the 3,. Wm be Mmed. and ,n the me”, population of 86 families--the ratc '"08"0"- MI become the principal

in relation to current demand have caused expand their fleet of aircraft and are tention of the publlctothis t.reai.- glglueld Lg: wiaolzrllciisagd goailernmtelrit Clsigiphgg laltlldeprgg-;1:sxed gang; Sgtnifilerili Csae::dupoi(a)i!o "Ii;l'o2(t)l0ci;iig) I

. - . . . V av e - . - -- ' -

the wholesale price of lard 10 decline 101955 bringing the northlands more closely Into '";'f,i;.e H... H... mm um. .,;.,.i.. laycpgyei-3' ,,,.,.,., 1... on...” ,,.... - If:-41-113.81,. tam; total acreage of gggiixrmgpteld Igmlgotntoea In 1946. ' - t t - - - - - . . d ' . cearc an ncreased300pcr cent 95' BC”! W0" than 8 cents per pound This means ha the commumcatmn area of this mmlon f:alf"3emre':;d yneorgaltialxfregvohzr W!" I am sh, em to do this work and insist that with 100 per cent increase in im- ”" ""”"9d 3995 8101": lhll 1! ' ' " they be ”traincd supervisors". as I proved land per farm, more than the total acreage in any

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for every hog processed into domestic cuts the packer is left with some 25 pounds of product worth 8 cents a pound or less.

turn for the whole hog. as well as lower its grade.

i

acre landing strip in the Gulf of St. Law-

rence. 0 0 o

Contamination of the atmosphere is a problem that has received but slight at- tention until now. but as it becomes real- ized that soot can disintegrate nylon hos-

ihrce times per week. This is not the fault of the courier who has done his best to give service. Nor

rons on the route we miikmen are forced to traverse.

It is a reflection on the entire Province that people such a short distance from the Capital city are

Tl-IOS. V. GRANT Senator for P.E.l.

MARKETING BOARDS

closely knit area, and at the ex- pense of tens of millions of dol- lars each year to the taxpayer, whereby milk is subsidized to the farmer and subsidized to the can-

feel that these ttrained supervis- ors" would demand large salaries. much more than this City could

this City are doing a grand and noble work. and dcservc the whole- hearted support of all our citizens. This goes for Mr. H S. McLean as chairman of the Playground

.While the new settlers of this period introduced improved live-

wheat, barley and potatoes.

As the land was cleared

year between 1900 and 1921. O O 0

Within the last 15 years there

031, dustry. also for seed production, und hay were grown ,,xi..nsh.e1y and more recently cucumbers for for export. Large quantities were "” l"9k""3 ""559- shlpped to Great Britain and Am- '1'-id crlcn, the trade with the Northern Veloped in some sections of Ihc

are special- typcs of farming being du-

. . .g . n ecdlc-sly left without mail ser- "lII'S8 Recruitment campaign iery there is likely to be more determm- H35 10: Such 3 10,... um... sumer-while P015106 in P- 3- L f.””f;'f".is.”;1',i;.I.”.f'.i?i2i.hli."i'"iilE Sm" expanding rapidly during Province. The area under cu- m-- ation given to finding remedies. 1 am. Sir. 4” 3:” n::e?'::ihbyA"i?;?"” C3-'1.3l””';;uy' mpomm work It gala ”be . the period of the American Civil wmbm alone is approximately M . . - .- . -. DAIRYMAN " . . - ' w .1860-1864. A .700 acres- lhe leclultmcnt drive sponsored. iilln . . . wmmmson ,, ,...,.u,, ,,....C.,,...,,, fine thing if Councillor McCor- nzfmldmm a"e'a;e”:;'?::;f'f;1 The nmmk popumm .W

week by the Association of Nurses of Prince

1n the recent British elections.

mac could have the grant to the

land wag cleared and brought un. farm. as determined from the 1946

' which, assuming 4 pounds of feed required The Canadian International Trade Fair giylitittoseoingntghgerdlzlk fseqlimi; iiged ail 1bcMi.we1gx:' Lsiimirla 5l1l()l'f:i iigfziingndmzfligils” if.-i'..ui"' "div we hm imzwvtarlrllfat ixnrtcwecisaloirr PEP P0Und Of gain C0St the 1'-'il'm8P Some 13 is an admirable show window for trade and 9VlClC"i 13,3” 19:" ifmnigaggtlsgizt pafjieigmxzlh: ;:::::di'55l;e":im W"; children in these playgrounds to Scottish seven-year rotatnlgn oef mhuulh the Hillel Icrule "i

to 15 cents in feed alone to produce. In industry. It is to be hoped that it will be 23;) sessieceeolxirthepir :oads. We on the Isederaticn of Asrlcultcun: 13- g”;':a::”.:; ;3"3.ri?.fs E 11:” "3; g;"','.,.f.'";",:,',';P' 3. y"" fir:u1.9.'t1v.'l)e.cTll.l!rr ofm i the light of these facts it does not look like at least as well advertised in Canada as t-heilyjnion sons are) prar!:!i;llcl::ll:i'a;illl t;;n1i:(t!:a,oflnGre.iltsci1l3srslit.;.i;n til: pom no no; chndm, 0. such ml .,..,.d 0, ,,,fm,.,, ' p,:c3:E,' losses sustained as in result of on sound economy 10 continue to convert rel- abroad this year and that Canadian pm. :l(;ll:il1i;lCghyWal:)1dSl;l(l.)I:t)ei wamd unul; mm it wuh the Paulo Murkctmg terhcjlcrxcgcars need. the ilcdlp, grid ilgsd :el1S:ur:1cfMexxgzlitgtioalrpofn :31!-:;e pwnirnitlelrgsinh:tl:0-:;1;ea&S)tr;iix:'- atively 9-VP9n5iVC feed into excess 130'-mda-Sc ducts will not be among the missing. the Q0t'9l'llm8ni 0P0n9d Our T035-5 BM”. "P Prince EEdw"'d 1S1V'""" ii); gheoo1(r1na5,:l;1eng.:-I-1yl2,us' ca: early yen” Q.-M ,,ec(.,5a,-Hy of A creased during the lust few years ' ' ' ' t-out ch””””'emw" would mu" 3 milk The Mmumw heme” the No is not at old heads on oung lumbering-farming type. Oats nnd Md ""3" '5 K d9V'-"0PinK in!” Of UildC5lT3b19 fats lunch ieduce Cu 0 o 9 fun-line. Unfortunately we Courier difficult to find. The Milk Board shouldling, y my were mew principal crop, est in cranberry and blueberry values and tend to depress the market f9- cannot travel and serve his pat.- 3:ggiggiogfli&l;:mlik:ini:;TYi"HTS: The dmennb omanmmom in Krown; other crops planted were f,le"gielltl;9i;luTllf:rElgzzlniagilsgnnlnx

' h f I PUBLIC BU"'DlNC'iuih:n:lectcd: ihenhed:i.5?cialIi:sntg:I?:- didatcs, for tho.-sc'farmers are fed

031, were gown census figures, is approximately

er cultivation. including poultry.

The Earl of Derby. who recently tour-it epeatediy on many fields with 3'5 held: "Oi

playgrounds increased. but as this d ed Canada. says the thing that impressed' '

is ''taxpayers' money." I suppose Councillor MCCOT!hEC. as well as

Edward Island is of importance to all our (7Il'T0WN

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citizens as the need for trained nurses is . mu g 1 g and the average number of mllch V .' . y p him most was the utremendous loyalty” of Sir, - At the monthly meeting up with the multitude of bureau- all the I other Councillors must mntzriglrl 31? J1: "l';"'Id” .n:';"l':::v'i'5 cow, per nrm H cuhh Mi"... fixpandmg 9Ve1Y H331 and the demand 15 C d. h M h C p Tl lot the Charlotetown City Council cratic inspectors who are forever move with caution in these rnat- able few". of such ', wuem of cows make up nearly half the lagging far behind the Supplyg The deveiorb ana lans to I e 01 er 0ul1lly. icion March 10th. it was decided to around. You will remember. Lord ters. farming followed. loss at .0" for numb". of came on U". mulml - . - - 33-year-old peer added: ”There is only one recommend and request. that His Beaverbrooks remark that to iux I am. Sir. etc "my and dm.,.,,,,, Md, indicating in dairy type of agricul- ments in modem hospital technique. health. th. th t hold; that lo it and tint isiwmmp MW" -1 13- Stewart ac. u... d,,....., g.. M. .3,1,,...,,,,.. ,3. PARENT . . 5 y . mm There are many cxccum child welfare. and social services, national mg 5 r Y3 Y1 t company Premier Jones to Ottawa. Wired the WP"Vlll0" 01 9 dmcl" -j-1-m An... (he you 1375 "M ,5", or herds or purebred Holgtgln, Guern- the Crown." Wm, R View to urging gm; me cnt government inspectors and of- IMMORAI. LITERATURE umgmem inc,-cued and "1 gm. sey. Ayrshire and Jersey cattle.

defense programme and other activities are all making demands on this profession. Nursing as a career has never been more; promising. Opportunities and working con- ditions now afford so many avenues of skilled service that columns would be re- quired to enumerate them. The require- ments include matriculation standing educa- tionally. and of course health, character and other qualifications are taken into account. There are three Schools of Nursing in this Province to which application may be made and each of these Schools stands in high repute for the graduates it-has turned out.

It has been stated by members of the medical profession that Prince Edward Is- land girls make the finest nurses in the world. Many of them have reached pos- itions of the highest prestige and respons- ibility. not only in Canada but in the l'n- lted States as well. It is hoped that more of our younger people will be persuaded to take advantage of the opportunities for public service and advancement in nursing. and also that they will find scope for their experience and ability right here in their own Province.

A lnli It The constitution

A- nation's constitution is neither a simple nor a constant thing. although our neighbouring republic endeavoured to achieve the latter. Canada's constitution lsespecialiy complex and has been under- going change since thei-e,was any entity thatcould be identified as being this coun-! try or its embryo.

tAithough no one could set down on on- per the constitution of Canada for yester- day. todaymd tomorrow. or perhaps be-

. Canada.

'dste 1930. He was at first regarded as the

the Irish secretaryship.

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Under the old order of things. Gov-I ernors-General did not pay income tax in; Canada. On their private income they paid the tax in England, and were exempt on the official salary here. Now that the Gov- ernor-General is a Canadian he may have tol pay income tax on his private income like. any other citizen, but be exempt so far as his official salary is concerned.

The 10th Province are go-gettels allj right. The Public Works at Ottawa an-'i nouncc that negotiations are under way to purchase a site in St. John's. Nfld.. for construction of a Federal building. This in- formation was given in a tabled reply in the House of Commons for Gordon Higgins (PC-St. John's West).

Pipe Major William Ross. M.B.E.. prin- cipal of the Military School of Piping. Edin- burgh Castle. will adjudicate at various Canadian pipe band contests. at the invita- tion of the Scottish Piping Association of He will judge the Vancouver con- test in April. He will be accompanied by John Burgess. 17, champion boy piper and winner of the Highland Society of London gold medal.

Arthur James. first Earl Balfour. Eng- lish statesman andphilosopher. died this

scion of a noble house who played with politics because it was the tradition of ills family to do so but his manner of handling though a disap-

Federal Public Building in Char- lottetown. the Naval Barracks and other Federal projects be started immediately.

Although this is a big order in war time, it is strongly endorsed in the Guardian Editorial Notes of March 12th. but, while I have the greatest respect for Mayor Stewart and have known Premier Jones for 3. long time 1 am bound to smci that it would be a waste of publici money to send them to Ottawa on' the proposed mission.

The Guardian states that citi- zens as it whole no doubt, are de- lighted to learn that His Worship, Mayor Stewart has been asked by the City council to occompsny Premier Jones to Ottawa to see what can be done to hurry up the erection of the proposed Federal Building and while he is there he could see to a lot of things.

But. I am not sure that the ma- joriiy of the citizens of Charlotte-l town are behind such it move at the present time. It would seem reasonable that some of the elec- tors of Charlottetown and the rest of Queen's County including the Premier are thinking more serious- ly of the mistakes of the past and the remedies for the future. Pos- sibly they havc lost faith in tho Ibility of their Federal representa- tives to handle the Job which they elected them to do.

Why is it that there are no dele-

gations coming to Ottawa from.

Prince or King's inconnection with public works in these constituen- cies? it is because they have Fud- crsi Members at Ottawa. I be- ing sensible citizens they fee that it would be an insult to belittle them by announcing that they were sending superman to Ottawa to take out of their hsnds the work which they were elected to do. There was not a single delegation sent to Ottawa from xinro in con- nection with public worn during my fifteen years as Member of Parliament for that constituency The nest rcdcnl liootion is the proper time for tho electors of

pointment to himself. raised him to be one of the most prominent of Conservative

its impossibility. it is very

statesmen.

Queen's county to put their house in order, and in the meantime, there is no sense in wasting Pro-

ivlncisi public funds sending (iii-l

flcials." The article says that if the potato taxes were paid by the dealers "the Potato Board would certainly have been able to do great things for the industry." This remnrk is entirely propa- ganda. and definitely theoretical. The potato dealers in recent years have paid into funds for the hcnefit. of the industry about 5150.000, and were willing to sup- port and go forward with the fund. only it was found out that the socialists were drawing from the funds and not contributing their shnre-and from that time on the dealers lost their conti- dencc in the management of the fund. if the intention behind these moves is to help the potato grower to increase his yield per here. to keep down disease, to promote sales. to maintain quality, ctc.. the dealers are and have al- ways been willing to co-operate in any way. But when the inten- tion is soclalistic domination. bureaucratic control. and jobs for people who have hpd little or no experience in marketing. the dealers can only see it repetition of the failure that has happened elsewhere. when all such attempts to control bulky. perishable pro- ducts which are marketed over I large area failed. We are Sir. ctr. POTATO DEALERS ASSOC.

PLAYGROUND IIJPIIVIIOII

Sir.-when I wrote last week in connection with playground super- visors. I had not in mind at that time the matter of dollars and cents. but rather I was occupied with tho thoushtiwbo would man the batter supervisor: for our children. those of mature your or youth? However. i feel sure then on many men and woman who would be glad to acotpt the some salaries for this work that is being paid to college students. '

I fail to no that just boccuu a girl has been I Girl Guide or a boy has been a Boy scout necessarily follows that they can be called "t inod supqvisors,"- and I do not lift that we would have to engage more mature people

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Sir.-The Attorney General is being commended for simply doing his duty in prohibiting the sale of certain publications. . However. in view of the trend on the part of several authors of "best sellers" to contribute to the moral and social evil. it would ap- pear to be imperative that the contents of our public libraries be scrutinized to rid their shelves of uncertain literature with its dem- oralizing effects.

The procedure would be quite slmlple. The librarians throughout the Province have every opport- unity to nibserve the reasons for "wailing lists" for certain volumes and report their findings. As any publication may be asked for by borrowers the shelves now contain very many immoral books which it is as much their duty to eliminate u that of the Attorney central to prohibit sale.

I am. sir. etc. A BOOKUJVER.

W Old C harloitetown

(And P. B. I. )

RAILWAY APPBAISIIS

"Durint the present week the Executive Council has made the following appointment: under the Act to authorize the constnlction of a Railroad through Prince Ed- ward Island:

"To be Commissioners: Hon. James Duncan: Thor. Kelly. sum. moulds: James MacDonald. Mont- ague. ,

"To be Appraisers:

"Queen's County: Willlsm Hoard. chairman; Hon. John lgngworth, member and secretary: lchord J. Clark. Orwell: Duncan Crawford. Wood islands: Donald Cameron. M.P.P.. sptlngton. Lot 87;- Don- nld Mocicav. Wheoiley nlvsr: Francis McQusid, Head of Hills- borough. -

"Prince County: Hon. Stanis- laus F. Perry, chairman: Colin Mo Lcnnan. 'rnsmbor' and secretary; John M. Clark. Albsrton: Joseph

Murphy. Lot Eleven; James Bar- clny, Lot Twelve; Joseph 0. Arson-

yields and in part by the develop- ment of the American and Cons- dian West.

decreased. yet the size of farms increased. continued. due mainly to the dc- creasc in the number of farms through the combining of small units. During the last 30 years.

30 per cent while the number of farms 200 acres or more has in- creased about 20 per cent. The average size of farm is 95.6. This change in size of farms has resulted in a change in the con- dition of the land. A slight de- crease has occurred in the area occupied by firms. due largely to the growth of urban population. Although the acreage of improved land and the crop acreage have increased there has been on in- crease in the area of woodland partly because areas of marginal land once under cultivation have been allowed to revert to the nat- ural vegetation. t . O I 0

With the decline in the pop- ulariiy of gro ing oats and hay for export a i nd towards dairy farming developed. The first cheese and butter factories were established in 188! and 1887 re- lpoctlveiy. Dairying became estab- lished u I main agricultural in- dustry sbout the year 191 with 11 choose and butter factories in operation.

In the early years of the change than ya i ' old an import-

sult. M.P.P.. lglnont Bay; Philips F. Ii-viral. Cops Traverse.

"King's County: Hon. iirnanusl lfcllschsn. chairman: Roderick Munro. arr. member and necro- tory; l-ton. James Din oil. nay Fortune; James Kelley. orvliie:

the number of farms 100 acres or which 3501" 55-000 less has decreased between 15 lo ihmuill Decking plants. Only cue breed is maintained. Yorkshlrr. This fact, coupled with careful ni-

provement in farming methods Wml ml"? Oi the grade herds of began to take place. .This latter Mill! auaiitv. The most nopul-I" trend was partly influenced by the M995 0' 599' f-lame H ""3 5h”"'l fall in the price of oats. conse- horn "WWW-'h H9"-'10Td9 '"'d M quent upon the ending of the Civil "d""'A"8"3 "0 ""0 '”'3i'”5i''''' War. coupled with the lessening ed-

Thc number of cattle has

n-.

maincd fairly constant. particular- Towards the close of the 19th 13' ""5 numb" 01 much C0W54 1"”

Century the "in 01 land evening decrease in other cnitlc sins-e iii!- 191l-192l. period is due to market

This latter trend has C0"dm0'"-

Swine production provides an im-

portant source of income on mun?-' farms. The approximate

nnnu ll about 100,000 of

production is are nilirkr:-'-'l

tention to breeding and rigid selection. has resulted in the N0- ductlon of high quality hogs which have placed the Province in -1 leading position with regard In the percentage of top grade com- merclal hogs marketed. opl7I'0-V imateiy 50 per cent.

While sheep raising holds an im- portant placo in many COIHHIUHHIFS the sheep population has decrem- ed rapidly. This is largely ll" cause of low prices. growth of the dairy industry. increased screans of improved arable land. 8"” since 191) rapid increase in the potato industry.

The increase in the number of poultry has resulted from an I"- crease in the number and size of farm flocks rather than from liv development of specialised nonlin- farms. of which there are onlV 12 in the Province. There mo 10 commercial chick hatchet-Ir-s. from which 838.3 day-old chick! were distributed throughout the Province in 1066. There are Ill" 0 poultry canning plants and 60 qg grading stations. The lot-" on production has increased 3."- ldly lines 1920. from 23.6!) ('07; ans to 0 million dozens in 194"- and tns total annual value of 1-" poultry productr is upproxlmatflV 2 million dollars.

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Donald Stewart. Cardigan; John Roderick llcxinnon. hot I '

Jsmus Boston in, East Point."”' -The Islander. Juno 0. 1311.

The climate of the liopubiic 0' nulls vsrin from tropical host '1 it atom to the near-Arglic U" or t Himlllhl ' C