-farms, and in Prince Edward Island there 'foundluidis203:lnNovssootia650: in

race roux

THE GUARDIAN. Cl-IARLOTTETOWN

THE GUARDIAN

Authorlsod as second class lull Post owe. I Dopsrbout. Ottawa. Iii IIIIIIII Gunilla Ilhlllhing Co.

Prnldsnf. and Associate Editor, In A. llus-non. Auoollto ldltor. PI-uh Walker.

CIRCULATION "Covers Prince lldwud Island like tho dew"

f'fho Strangest Momory is Wooku Mon tho Weakest Ink".

UIIABDOTTITOWN. TIIUREDAY, MAY 15. 1852 Farm For Solo

At this time or year readers are apt to be shocked by the number of farms ad- vertised for sale. It is easy to conjure up a picture of an exodus from the country. Fortunately such an idea is far from the truth. An abandoned farm represents rural depopulation and lowered production but the sale of farms in most cases means that they have been transferred to more active hands.

It is better for the Piovince that farm- ers who have reached the age of retire- ment should dispose of their farms rather than simply reduce operations and use a valuable property only as a place to spend their declining years. In the hands of youth who have a living to earn, a family to bring up and a mortgage to pay off the farm will be fully worked and contribute its output to the general prosperity.

"Farm For Sale" implies opportunity for the younger generation. It means that at least one young family will not have to leave the Province and help to build up distant communities. It also means that our older citizens will be spending their time in the towns and villages, able to take a more active role in society than would be possible if they remained on the farm.

Food-importing Australia

Australia is one of the great almost un- occupied land masses of the world. For generations the people of Britain and other older countries looked to the Island con- tinent as a future granary of the world, an inexhaustible source of meat and wool.

Today Australia is in danger of becom- ing a food-importing country. In part it is due to drought conditions but the basic reason is the way in which immigration was conducted. Instead of going on the land and adding to the food supply, immigrants flocked to the cities so that half the pop- ulation of the Commonwealth was located in the six great cities. The remainder was divided between smaller communities and the scattered sheep or cattle "stations".

In this country development has been on a sounder basis but the trend is similar. If we allow the cities to grow too rapidly at the expense of the farming community we too will be a food-importing country and there are ever fewer countries with a sur- plus to take care of us.

Farm Population

It is somewhat reassuring to note that the apparent 15.5 per cent decline in the number of farms in Canada during the past decade, as shown by the 1951 Census, arises from a change in the definition of a farm. Applying the new definition to the I951 census figure of 732,858 farms would reduce the number to 677,500, and mean. on a comparable basis, a reduction of 8.6 per cent in the number of Canadian farms since 1941. On this basis, British Colum- bia showed a 21.1 per cent increase in the actual number of farms (26,406). Ontario has more farms than any other province, with 149,920 after a decrease of 10.3 per cent. Next comes Quebec with 134,336 farms; New Brunswick, 26,431; Nova Sco- tia. 23,515; and Prince Edward Island, 10.- 137. Manitoba has 52,383 farms; Sask- atchewan 120,108; Alberta 84,311.

In farm acreage, the picture is quite different, Saskatchewan leading all other provinces by a wide margin. Of a total area in farms in 1951 of 174,046,654 acres, Saskatchewan had 61,663,195 acres; Al- berta, 44,459,632 acres; Ontario, 20,880,- 054; Manitoba, 17,730,393 acres; Quebec. 16,786,405 acres; British Columbia, 4,702,- 274 acres; New Brunswick, 3,470,234 acres; Nova Scotia, 3,173,691 acres; Prince Ed- ward Island, 1,095,304 acres; and New- foundland, 85,040 acres.

In all Canada, there were 36,514 hold- ings of from one to three acres. with a production value of less than 3250 each in 1950. These occupied 66,738 acres. Curious- ly enough, 13,631 of these were in New- foundland and occupied 21.881 301'!!-

Fsrms where the owner does not live on the fimn are classified as non-resident

are 430 of these. "The number in New-

mr. j 954;. ltl'Qu!Nc' 8.175: In is T ' nminieoon 4.511: in Al- . H ,

-1.900.000.000 hllheilu R 11"."? from 13”

EDI IURIAL NO I I:S

That was a geneious send-off which i Summerside Kinsmen gave Mayor Wedge's Rink Fund. I O O The Foot-and-Mouth Disease inquiry at Ottawa is disclosing serious differences be- tween official veterinarians as to how and when to use the Government Agricultural Laboratory at Hull, Que.

. It will not be easy to work up any out- side sympathy for this country with its temporary meat surplus. The tendency will be to suggest that we should go ahead and eat it. .

I 0 Q The restrictions regarding visitors to patients in P. E. I. Hospital announced by chairman N. D. MacLean are found neces- sary in the interests of the patients them- selves. It is a good and kindly act to visit the sick, but medical experience has shown that you can have too much of such a good thing. . I O 0 Hon. Mr. Cullen is convinced that the improvement of the local airport facilities will provide means for developing the ex- port of our surplus milk to Seven Islands and Newfoundland. There are unlimited prospects for agricultural exports were Charlottetown's runways extended as pro- posed by Mayor Stewart.

New Brunswick potato produceis are understandably irked by the "black mar- ket" shipment of Maine potatoes from un- der the American ceiling price to the now profitable Canadian market. Maine grow- ers gave vent to much the same expres- sions of irritation when Canadian potatoes were going the other way and receiving the benefit of American price support.

0 C O

Viscount Snowden, English politician, died this date 1937. He became a privy councillor in 1924, and was chancellor of the exchequer during the short Labour ad- ministration. He resumed that office in

All Out Offenisiveii

gaseous-sun-rs-nova-so um.-.-ran-:4-w-ant-:-..-:9-2-5..-,..-4;.-,-p:4'!1'vf' '3” V'-"t- c ..--.-,9. . 0.7.-.-s :-,4::m,,s,-,w-

r .

bless gnu. mi bog .,

' detemiriatim lb make B E. i. (now neaarlg so)

(2.0-Z free of

i

the

PUBLIC FORUM

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

RED CROSS APPRECIATION

Sir,-The Red Cross 1952 appeal has already reached more than 60 per cent. of its objective-a de- cided lncresse over the same per-

1929 and became extremely popular for his stand at the Hague conference on war reparations. He served on various royal commissions. His writings include, "A Socialist Budget", "Labour and the New World" and his autobiography. "O O O

The fortunate 50 girls who are to be provided with a free trip to the Corona- tion next year are to be asked to extend an invitation to Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh to acquire a royal residence in Canada in which they could spend pet'- -iodic vacations. The suggestion is a good one, and it is to be hoped the site selected will be in this Province which would prove ideal for the purpose, comparable with Bal- moral in Scotland.

make a tablespoonful of honey a single

a pound of honey in the hive is the result of a minimum of 37,000 bee trips to flow- ers and back! These 37,000 bee loads per pound result in a total bee mileage of about 50,000-or twice round the globe-for a hiveful of bees making their average of about 100 pounds of honey in a season. Yet from an average flower a single bec extracts only about one-half grain of noc- tar. ' O I O

The Quebec Government may soon ban manufacture, sale and possession of mar- garine substitutes which have been sold in Quebec since margarine was banned in

bec Government may extend the ban to "imitations" of margarine called "spreads". "In some cases, the Premier said, the man- ufacturers of margarine substitutes claim milk is the basis of their product. But they fall to say that little milk goes into the pro- duct or that it is of inferior quality. The Premier reiterated that the margarine ban was designed to protect the Quebec dairy industry. He said vegetable oil was import- ed into the country to manufacture mar- garine or other butter substitutes. The Quebec Government favored consumption of products made with locally-produced

foods.

Canada boosted her wheat exports to 169,800,000 bushels in the first eight months of the current crop year. a 67-per- cent galn over the 101,400,000 bushels in the same period a year ago. the Bureau of Statistics reported. The big gain in ex- ports, with about one-third of the total go- ing to Britain, was. sparked partly by

Cahada's own stocks were bountiful. The world outlook for new crops is bright. Can- ada's Prairie wheat-seeding weather was ideal in April. The U. S. forecast total American winter and spring crops at about

year's 988,000,000 and the .1940-49 average

lod last year - and we have every hope of reaching our goal by the end of the year. You will have had a great deal to do with writing this happy ending and I want. to express tnc gratitude of the Society for your ever-generous cooperation and as- sistance to us. Without the support of the daily press, not only at. campaign time but. the year 'round, it would be impossible for Red Cross to con- tlnuc its work. and this fact. is re- cognized by Central Council, the highest governing body, which this year again passed a unanimous resolution thanking the daily press for its "valued support of our So- ciety." Once again I have the plcnsu e of saying "Thanks!" I am, Sir. etc.,

H. H. RIMMER,

' Chairman, National Publicity Committee

TEACITERS ab LEGISLATORS

u o o --

. . , . sir,--The Alberton party. who is

What will agricultural scientists do afflicted with scribblei-'s itch, next? They have figured out that to giffgythfegzgchglse w:3::,”"3fe';:f;

their increase in a lump sum for

bee has to visit around 2,000 flowers, while We "Mi "me "'”""h"l- 0' "mi

school year.

It is usual to legislate for the school you instead of the gov- ernment flscsl year,-but it was not. done when the last teachci” increase was enacted.

We note the objection to ill- creased pay for legislators. The extra is to attract better candi- dates. As teachers teach only s. 25-hour week for 36 weeks and work less than half the days in 1 year, they might give considera- tion to becomin candidates at the next. election. They would have the time to devote to it. would supplement their meagre salaries if they were elected, and likely they would be progressive in their ideas and their education would fit them for formulating suitable bills. I suggest that they try it; they may find it an easy way to get some place rather than

1949. Premier Duplessis states the Que- by .,,m,,,, ,,,;,,,,,m,uom,, and mm.

ing books. I am. Sir. etc. EXAMINER

FAI-Cb!--PRICE CONTRAST

Sir,-In that excellent table on your front page showing "P. E. 1. Farm Production" (Dec. 29 issue) I couldn't help noticing the fol- lowing contrast in lhelfield crop section, showing the yield and the value of "potatoes" in the two years 1950 and 1951:

Yield Value 1950 ........ 10,500,000 bus. 52,940,000 1951 ......c. 6.R0.000bus. sa.42o.ooo

This townsmsn. naturally, is not conversant with the supply- demand murketlng facts behind the above figures; but on thing can be stated with regard to some and with reasonable accur- acy. nomsly.'lhst urban market- ing technique, in almost every operational field. has found a way to by-pus the above Jittery price sltusflon -- colorfully termed "Boom-Bust Alley" by one of the columnists.

Of course. I realize that it is in- flnitoly easier for a city man- ufacturer to adjust output to avail- sblo market-hunger for his goods. than for tho farmer to adjust his supply, was which he has little control, to market dllnsnd-av"

wnnkmg world supplies at a time when which he bu still less - llllator

influence. .

Novsrtiislsss, and whlloltls silks difficult and dangerous to do- volop industrial coupe hstchos for potstou, in ussons of abundant crops, I bsvs loss felt that the

laboratory hasn't oommsncsdto be

properly harnessed to the Job of stabilizing potato valuations at

more equitable levels than are in- dicated by the above figures?

of 1,071,000,000.

A Mains" grower (C. G.

1t south side Queen Square."

Mc- 080.000 Iuusro miles.

Old Charlottetown (And r. s. 1. )

ADVERTISEMENTS From The Examiner, March I. 1883

Readers are assured that "the only steam. sewing machine. and gun repairing shop on P. E. is- land. and the only place where you can get every part of is sew- ing machine or gun made, is at Browns shop, corner of Prince and Grafton Street."

Thomas Dodd advertises to let "the. Brick House on Pownal Street, at present occupied by James D. Irving, Esq." R. F. Quirk announces the spring sail- ings from Liverpool, I-3ng.. lo Charlottetown and Summrrside of the clipper brigantine 'Isabella'. W. Kennedy, master, taking goods at through rates for all stations on the P. E. Island Railway. Amelia Palmer advertises for sale "one pasture and building lot, situntcd opposite the Victoria Park, and near the residence of F. W. Hyndman, Esq.” W. A. Weeks dz Co. snnouncc special bargains at the ”Slgn of the Lion", and March sales are also advertised by Perkins & Stems. D. A. Bruce, 72 Queen Street. and In L. E. Prowse's, 74 Queen Street. "one door below Stamp- er's Corner."

A lecture on Thomas D'Arcy McGee by F. J. Conroy, Esq., be- fore the Catholic Literary Union, in St. Patrick's Hall, is advertised for the evening of the 14th inst.. "admission 10 cents, reserved sent: 15 cents." Mrs. J. D. Haszard advertises to let "ii collage on the corner of Euston and Cum- berland Streets, now in posses- sion of R. W. Tremaine, Esq.." John Newson advertises White Russian seed wheat, "well suited to the Island soil and climate". while .I. & T. Morris clslm equal- ly satisfactory results from their "Old Fyfe. raised from seed im- ported last Spring."

Mrs. Malcolm MacLeod. secre- tary, on behalf of the Ladles' Hos- pital Committee. announces the holding of n Bazaar on July 10 in aid of the City Hospital. Dr. MacLeod announces that he has removed his office in his res- idence, "next door to Zion Church, Dor- sey. Goff a. Cu. announce that theirs is "the right place to get a pair of boots for crossing the Capes." while W. P. Colwlll has for sale. "very cheap, a splendid lot of Rocklngham leapots", and other crockery.

The Age-illd story

0M093vm

And Abigail cams" to Nohul: and. behold. he held I font in his house. like the font of a king: and Nsbsl's heart was merry within him. for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more. until the morning light. but it came to pass in the morning. when the wine was gone out of Nsbsl. and his who had told him these thlnll. that his-hurt dlcd willi- ln him. and he became as in stone... .,A.nd when David hard that Nubol was dead. he sold. Blessed be the-Inrd. that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nobel. Illll hath kept his servant from evil.

Intyro) draws tho following inter- esting verbal scene. sioh the po- uiio marketing front: " n periods of surplus and in. periods of nor- mal supply, off-grads potatoes should bs directed to by-product. use. We have in Main: by-pro- duct fscilItlu,to hsndls 4oo.ooo bushels of potatoes per wook. This non-is like A largo capacity. But at times in tho post thou facil- ities have hardly been adequate. I bslievo In should put s grout deal more emphasis on resurch in marketing and by-products." So do I, Mr. Editor. . I am, sir, cic..

GONIUMIR.

Toronto, Ont.

VAl'l' Illlllf ' Till Llbyln ms in North Afrlol. mostly desert. covers on arcs of

REFLECTION

Beneath the sllvered surface of this pool,

A captivating country seems to 2

With izleamins. cloud - flecked,

morning-colored sky. And bending trees, low, shadowy.

and cool.

Why should the slightest incident- al ripple

Create a tempest in the lucid

scene

And change the pattern of its shining screen

That winds may ruffle. that the rain may stlpple?

By what strange planning, with what clever cunning,

Could one. in secret, steadily st- luin

That land below the First with plain

Clean dive, and then with over- handed running

To slide down dreaming trees- st last to stand

Alone, exultnnt, in an unknown land!

surface '.'

-Sienna Solum.

About Newspapers

We are not 50' naive as to think we can persuade the public to pause more than a moment. or so to con- sidcr the plight of the ..ewsps industry, says the Ottawa. Journal. But. for that brief moment or so here are some facts mentioned at the annual meeting of the Canad- ian Daily Newspapers Association last. week by the General Manager. Mr. Ian MacDonald.

In the last. 10 years the number of readers of Canadian daily news- papers has grown from l.il0il.00o to 3,500,000, or 84 percent. True. sub- scription rates have increased iltl percent. in those years, but . . . .

"Circulation revenue at the end of I95f fell short by 13.6 percent. pl paying even the annual ncwspruft. bill of CDNA member newspapers which had grown from 88.600000 to 338570.000 - Ion increase of 316 percent”.

In short. the man who pays his nickel for a. paper doesn't remun- entc the publisher for the price he had to pay for even the ncwspri... that went into that paper. Every- thing elsc is thrown in; news scr- vlcel. payrolls, costly equipment, taxes and so on.

A nickel newspaper is unqual- tlonsbly the best buy on tho'msi-- ket, to say nothing. of its being about the only thing you can still get for a nickel.

It is, of course. advertising rev- enue thstskeeps the paper coming to the subscribers door, though there has to be a limit. to what even advertisers can pay. we think it only fair to say, too. that ca. vortiosrs have not been given due credit ,for their part. in maintain- ing the newspaper.

A democracy mods ns Ipspeiu. so do liberty and frsoddtn.Y.lrns task of continuing to publish nawspgp. er": in these days of soaring labor and newsprint costs has had in- svitsbly to be shared by pllltlllhdfl and advertisers and the former wlthout. the latter could not have dons the Job.

The buyer of a daily newspaper gets his pops: It Inc than dist. If he is in I mood to show apprecia- tion of this fact. the way is clur for him to potronlss the merchants and producers when advertising is in fact. tho mainstay of nowspspsr publishing. . l

Iloonwiulo. tho novspspor indus-

rlrnhss closnsd hours of mm-

foonng sushi renamed. lborviluo

II!!! DID!!! do that may ooh carry tr,--.'if ct-rn an-.1-s 0" l'VQ-f'0Ip"fl".5"- ity of siilntolnlns thqn. And in

v

3

MAY 15, 1952”

T1.

i .The Passing Scene

I Ily Observer

aim-ns.'rorwo

Recently I received I note from two young friends who live in I large Mid-West Junorlcsn city. Donnie is 14, and his brother Ron- nie I. you or so you or. It seems um. lut nu they happened 'to see I. cor bearing a P. E. 1. license plate on one of the city's main thoroughfares. Ever since they have been trying to persusdsthelr parents that they should all come thls way to spend their vacation. Meanwhile, they hlvs been read- ing up on Canada but so fgr have not been able lo find much about this part. of the country. Knowing that I live here, they thought they would inquire as to whether I felt such s long trip would be worth their while. Thai. is the gist of their - letter.

I cannot. think of anything more pleasant to my vanity than to be consulted in such a. matter by I couple of youngsters whose por- snts. I happen to know. no in I position to take them anywhere in the world for their precious vacation. My hope is that in my rs- ply, I gave them good advice. At nny rate. this is what I wrote:

. . .

Dear Donnie and Ronnie,

"You have been food mouth to inquire if I think you should come to Prince Edward Island for your vacation. Frankly, I think you should. and I want to tell you why. Let. me begin by saying that, since you live near one of the bus- lest intersections in America. it. is only right that you should have the opportunity of seeing one of the most. leisurely places in the world. This would help you to de- velop what your father, being I psychologist. would call is good , , ive. I cannot exactly ex- plain what. I mean but one of my strongest. convictions is that no one should go through life without seeing this Island at least. once. and, of course. the earlier the bet-