0 111. 0mm. Chariothtown, no. my 15. 1984- ifiDERATION NEWSLETTER

ACROSS THE ISLAND

. . l ‘ DI d Mk 6 Come Back Cafilemen Urged To Enie

To Say Last Goodbye?

By NEIL A. MATHESON ProvincIuI‘T-‘arm Editor

_ THIS TRL‘E story of an unusual happening was told to me this week by Capt. W'a-llacc Smith. who is observing Iris 951111 firthday anniversary at his home in Pownal today.

The story begins with a Jardine man who came from the

Miramtchit area in New Brunswick and farmed in Crown Point (or many years. He raised a family of four sons: Joseph, Matt- hew. Richard and Samuel. and one daughter Catherine who married William Wtcod. Alexandra.

Joseph Jai‘dinc—hc was the maternal grandfather (.1fl1lvarcld P. Smith. MLA—married Margaret Long \le0 was a direct de- scendant of the Duke of Chay'or in England. The story is that Margaret's father. a young man named Long ttirst name no- availablet was employed with the Duke as his coachmian. The young man fell in love w'th the Duke's daughter and they were married. They emigrated to this country when the Duke dis- owned his daughter. On Mr. and Mrs. Long‘s children was a daughter. Clara Adella. who ma-rned Wallace Smith in 191‘0. “Mrs. Jardine tMargareti was a splendid woman and I never heard her boast of her anccsm'. In fact I never heard ha- men- tion it." Wallace Smith told me It "ew days ago.

But Margaret's brother Michael (Micki Long. is the central figure in the story I'm going to tell you now, as Captain Smith told it to me. Mick had followed the sea, had risen to the position of mate in deep sea sailing. and retired to live with his brother- ln-iaw and sister. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jardine in Powual.

A new brigantine had been built by an Island firm an she was loaded with tire for "The Old Country" and was laying at a Charlottetown wharf. ready for sea. when it was found her first mate was missing The captain persuaded “Mick” Long to sail as mate. The ship sailed out of the harbour here and was never heard of again.

Sometime after the brigantine sailed Joseph .Iardine was awakened one night. after midnight. by the unmistakeably pecu- 11m. halting sound of Mick walking on the hard frozen ground—- it was November—in the .Iartline yard. Also he heard Mick calling "Joe, Joe" from the bac door. Excitedly calling to his wife "Maggie. Maggie get up. Mick has come back" we arose swifitly. went to the baf'l'. door and opened it. but there was nobcdy there. The yard was empty.

"As Mr. Jardine raid me." Captain Smith recalled this week. “Joe had observed Mick did come back to bid adieu to his loved ones", And. observed the 95-year-old Wallace Smith whose hair is still sandy and clear of grey hairs. “it could be that his last thoughts had been me. as he sank into the sea for- ever. wherever the. brigantine went down."

livestock Prices Back In 1939

I NOTED some low prices for produce and livestock when T was reading some of the. 70 essays entered for competition iii the Centennial Essays competitions. but Wellington McNeilI told me this week that he ran across an old invoice for livestock be had purchased for shipment in 1939. and the prices are in- te stin

re g. , Veal calves were six cents per pound live weight. good steers were five cents alive. bags were nine cents. eggs were 32 cents per dozen for Grade “A”. . goo cow to freshen brought. $60 ' d a cow with calf brought $55. All prices listed were those paid to the farmer. Mr. McNeil: told . .j. Incidentally this man was reported to be one of the fastest did most slcilful butchers in the business when he was a young man. and I hope to do a story on that part of his operation in

future.

NOBODY KNOWS how many cattle he has handled through the years—he's been in the business since he was a boy/abut they must number well up in the lens of thousands. I've seen him drive his car through a field of cattle and pick out the ones he wanted. an put his price on them. There may be others who do the same thing. but "Well" is the only one I've ever seen do it.

Prices Of 106 Years Ago

LOUIS STEWART manager of Stewart's Bakeries Limited which has closed out after rrr '

log entries. Governor Daley had been a frequent customer. Bread, apparent- ly scld for the equivalent of 12 cents per loaf—everything was listed in English currency. and I am translating the pound to lars and cents in terms of the worth of the Engli h Sterling. If it was the Island pound to which reference was made, my dollar‘s-andcents valuations are much too him.

Tea sold at approximately ce per pound. One gallon of molasses was worth 75 cents. Sugar m 15 to 16 cents per pound. which seems terribly high for t - and one

pound tobacco was two shillings and five pence or about . cents. There was a sale of two 90‘th butter to Heatih Havilaod for 28 to 30 cents per pound.

An interesting entry was that of purchasing four mrds of home spun cloth at three shillings per yard. from John Cam- eron of West River.

As I‘ve explained already. the translation from pou 00 dollars and cents was on the basis of the worm of the Pound Sterling. If the currency used was the Island pound. the values would be much lower.

Walkathon, Quartet Competition

I LEARNED sometime ago that. Karen Eldershaw. dam- of Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Eldershow wa one of the three ladies who finished :ecentty a 42.5-mite walk sponsored for emp eee of MacLaren advertising people in Hamilton. Ontario. Thirty- pix employees started. only seven men and three lad'es finished. Since then a Mac-Lairen bulletin reports “at 9.01 the person on the walk. and one of Lhe smallest. Karen the line suffering from one blister and ringing" reference was a wise

youngest Eldersliaw marched over a ringing in her ears". The

over 35 years of age.

INCIDENTALLY I hope that Don Wood will send me a note on his success in getting male quartets to sing in the music fes- tival at Kensinigtcn this summer. I've heard that there an

d 20 entered. If that is correct I'm going to make a real effort to hear them.

I don't believe there was one male auartet. or a male chomp participating in the P.E.I. Music Festival this year. at least not in Charlottetown. which is regrettable. Good luck to the Kensington effort and I hope every Quartet entered shows up fa- the performanc .

Territories’ Lieutenant-Governor

HEATH MACQUARRIE. MP has written me on the issue I nised about d Laird being the first Lieutenant-Gavan nor of the Northwest Territories. My objection was taken to e‘ Fathers of Confederation series which said Sir. George Adams Archibald was "the frst dfeotiive Lieutenant-Gover- nor" of the Territories.

The problem one of terminology and of time. Archibald who Lieutenant-Governor from May 1870 to 1873 of an area that included Manitoba and the Territories and the "effective" Mm was 1 comparison with Archibald! pr . MacDongall. who had not even reached the Territoricl in

term. . Laid who was born in New Glasgow in this province March to become Lieutenant-Governor when the

em . on the West and on good

W h term. I!!! Laird filled this requirement from his previous experience I Minister the I

explains it. "the problem comes axon-too

from

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pouihle in the electronic age to turn P.E.I. into one giant turn with 0 master hand pre- lidlnz over a keyboard and p05- ‘ numerous close-circuit tel- m. been

suiting scarcity and price which ‘ haVE been bid quite high. Qu OTTAWA

'l rations which we have seen for

ordinary timothy seed range from 48 cents to 48 and from 50 cents to 53 for climax. 0n the other hand the price of alfalfa

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evilion sets on which could be scanned the situation in differ- ent parts of the mass opera‘ tion. if certain disease prob- lems are mastered can has and poultry farms be expanded al- most indefinitely? Does family farm well manage. wail equipped and well financed

. Annual Pasture Contest

With pastures beginning to nic effect. The hope now 15 iorl marketing and potato plebls-i "ed 15,d°“f“ from 135‘ year show promise of early growth l.warmer weather to encourage' cites. This meeting at the re-, “d 315’“ ‘5 qu°tat°d at 29 we suggest that cattlemen both. growth and to make working 1 quest of the Minister results "ms- beef and dairy give considera-- conditions more pleasant. ‘ r m the quite strong position} Some Of the extra 008! Which

1 rum to entering in this year‘sl FARM FORUM [ taken by the directors of the; timothy involves thir year can 'pasture Improvement Compe‘- Vis‘mn th r vim th 1Potato Producer's Assocrattonl be reduced in the total by g e p 0 (e "i against central selling, against: somewhat more favourable clo-

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(CPI—An “im per" approach by 1110 Liberal party seeking his candidacy in

1962 felon! I100 claimed by 000- Iervative MP Gene Rheaume.

r. Rbeaume federal civil servant to run un-

Isobel Hurdle in the 1963 election.

Mr. Rheaume said he was ap-

carnation the fact that the dilution it asked. ‘ the ° I ‘ Onletor 00..., price of timothy plead 11 rogue]: runny mm caution or win 11 CONSCWCTTV. MW Iran to 11.. an? tlunofrome covan .- bro taonm- ‘ 0v Mina-Pom most equal to that of others. bed on lane different buts?" Clalms Wood R! I balthonr talk. : The explanation given is 0 chart Should this be 00 how larer In the interview Mr. Rhonqu . crop last year in Canada. 0 re- 0011 the unit (at? Would it be: git: tenet: Connolly 0115mm 0 " lberall would be 1,,

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resigned as I

0 Northwest convention would be Territories in 1982 against Mn. plat ." . Hg defeated her . Rhenume said he told Senator Connolly and Mr. Pear.

son that he had made a commit.

ition. Forums have been circuw “‘9 "9 “d , 4 ~ k was Rodger wars 01 . . Iated through dairy plants andl “9.8 ~ ' JD 811 WWW" board and {0‘ ‘ vet prices' Rates or seeding ' - I ’ manned by senator Jahn con. m. w" nomma m 1962 other outlets and should be re-‘I 35:23:; 02 “angst: F ‘ rml the continuation of the present are. of course. cause for con- hive bum supenomy Whic'l nolly. president of the National by We COMOY‘VMIVCS by I mar- un‘ ‘ r‘ we” me ‘ 00rd. in addition. the Produ 5 slderable dtference of opinion, w'" “3”” I. t° triumph 0"" Liberal Federation. when he RID 0' {our V0“!!-

turned either to the De art- .- 1 It ment of Agriculture at Boxp2000 (“uh meTFargn Fogum com?"- _ o the Dairymen‘s Associa- :9 on u“ ay stemoon u . tIon Box 546.

I Well managed pastures can ‘ produce extra revenue and good

even the utmost possibilities of techuocracy? Probably the next 35 years will give many of the answers to these questions.

cers did not appear to be 10-. Heavy rates appear to produce? Ictined to co—operate with the. better germination but i the it“: 22:11::trstggsttmacuéztafifl Federation in the holding of fur-l land is in really good condition 5 lther meetings. the total amount can certainty

. nonunation.

was in Ottawa in 1962 on busi-‘

ness and after he

pounced that he intended to re-

sign to seek the Conservative least 3,656 narcotic addicts in ' 1962

The federal merit estimated

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Canada In .

is made up largely of persons 1 0 who are not farmers but who DAIRY PRODUCTION 220$: filmigam; 2;: do have stropsly developed 111- Generally it is agreed 111 at 5 my likely'm mun in light “res: I" the”. commumly “leOIllme Pmducuo“ in 3"! catches. However. there are (9008an the Importance 0’ 88 bunch of agriculture is indl- factors of moisture and growing rIcutture to It. Mr. schIWESS'Wflll cated as a means of improvingl conditions which certainly have Interested In Obtaining “1:831 efficiency and increasing prof- . . hem-mg on the results. 5 l' is

for topics for the coming _ son and for suggestions on new Admittedly many dairy herds, “0w LARGE in this province are too smam Over and over again

approaches to the program. “"19 “he “umber 0’ reporting 1‘ and where factors such as hous-. ing and feed supply justity

groups was down In the prowl

ince for the past season th l s1 more cows mere is much to be wasn't all together due to lack.‘ said for increasing

of Interest. Two special groupsl The newly announced policy of were down su-bstanttally in. me Department of Agriculture 1 numbers. In one. case due to af appears to be a practical way‘ bad storm and In the other‘ioi of encouraging such an increase. the selection of a month which and can very well some a use. was unsuitable for a spectal: m1 purpose in improving. dairy meeting. While the number of’ production, in helping the dairy

groups is not large these when! plants achieve greater volume

dividends on the investment. [1.1 addition. they represent the most economical crop to har- _est and certainly the l e a s t‘ labour in feeding animals. We would like to recommend that consideration be given to the application of manure or ferlt- llzer t h r o u g h the summer months. Rather than applymg all the fertility in the sprtng. Why not try applications on or about June 20th. July 20th and August 20th with a view to ex» tending the pasture season?

BACK AND FORTH

While land has dried up quite rapidly with much of it ready for cultivation the continued cool weather rather dampen: the operator‘s enthusiasm fol” riding the tractor which is pro- bably one of the coldest places. than can be chosen. 1 .

Fertilizer and manure are being spread. piles of grounui limestone have appeared in the fields, fencing is being carried out and here the destructton last winter was serious. In some cases cattle are appearing in

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This evening (Friday) the special potato committee rec . ommended by the meeting held' the fields and are actually gettJ on March 30th meets with the‘ Ing small amounts of grass‘ Minister of Agriculture to con- which does have a marked to- sider matters related to potato‘

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