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DECEMBER 311.1233

a Improvem en t In Livestock Industry arked Du ring ’331

Many Encoura-g-iii-g Factors Noted In Review Of Year’s Activities By SIIPGFIIIIEIEQM W.R. Shaw.

The idlowin! 511mm"! of the activities In the livestock industry {q- the Y"? Jilli- (‘IOPIM has been supplied to The Guardian by Mr. W. R. Shlw, Provincial Live Stock Superintendent;

A WI’! considerable Improvement has taken place In conditions effect-ill! u" 11" 5'41"‘ 11111115117 "I 111B province. Larger markets have Mm opened up and more favourable prices have been secured than In

the previous year. This has had the

iraficn on factors governliig production and improvement in quality.

Horses

flicre has been very commend- able activity in the development of the horse llldllblfy’, niid farmers tire now reaching the stage in thrir breeding programmes \\ ilrrebv heme rcquirenicuts may be Plkfll care of and It aurplus of Island horses placed on the llli‘“lil"l. ‘flit-rt- 1S still a. good demand for a horse, which is 0i’ the right type. and quality, and which is nble to give good service in thc sphere for which i‘. is intended. A fairly ac- curate indication of the general sentiment in horse brccding was‘ in evidence at the year's exhibitions, where the quality and numbers oi the entries was quite tippzueritly In excess of former years. The showing of our horses, both at Island and mainland exhibitions is an out- standing evidence of expansion lll our horse production.

A new feature m connection with the horse industry here is the development in saddle horses. This has been brought about, to a great extent through the formation of a riding club at Charlottetown. The i1__*:-_:__2 1 . —

PRUBRESSIN coiisiiuciiii llllllltlfi viii

There was‘ ionsidcrithl» etiiisliir- tlon work CXHTTIPlPI-Pil m tlic rllv iii i938. Among the largir buildings elected were the new Braye Build- iug on Queen Street, and n. large building erected. for the Canadian Stores Ltd. on Grafton Street by H. J. Phillips, The east wing of the fileonwood Hospital was rc- built by '1‘. D. Morison, Summer- sfde, and the new Prince Eidvvard Island Hospital was completed.

Permits for the erect on of build- 11188 0t the value of $114,300 were issued by the City of Charlottetown during the year. Forty-two such permits were lssucd. For erccLoii 0f structures valued at less than $300 no ivcruiibs- wcrp required.

Following is a list ni min/- of the Important activities of local wiz- tractors;

MICDGIIIIIII A- illiii-Aullay (Jomplelioiiof ofiirrs and Iiffi-llllll

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cffcct cf creating a greater roneen- ‘

interest In a good saddler has also extended throughout the province and many ClQZQIIS are uozv turning their zitteiitioii to s-acltlle riding. Tilirl 1Ill€1'l‘»'-lli|<. also sprung up iii

lhv iicigliholiiiuiz piovinrcs, with I11" 118K111‘. that 1t kwnii Urinuiid has 1111-“11 iill‘ hurse- u! llLS paillculai" 1.11"". Quite a l""i‘ izuiiibcr lizivi- lxtn-u iiiipt>rlvil l llll‘ Lljtfiltmp Provii z-s from Upper Cniiadiai;

points. and 1t ivould nppcai" that a very’ PX(“ll(‘llb llll§lllP§$ might be (lcvcltipetl on ill" Island, the out- tllilldllll! horse. oeiitri- ens. uf ll/Ioiitrcul, lll the |)i‘()iilIC't'lllI of good t.\'lJ(* sfidtllcrs. The llll[)i7i'l.8l..01l 01111118 the _vear by one of the fox- mcn of an outstanding thorough- bred stallion, St. Sylvt-ster,'marks a forward step ill the development of saddle horse production as well as lll the establishment of an ex- ci-llint general purpose iype of hoist" as fi. rcriult of crosdui: uii the average inure.

L. M. Poole it Co. V/IIIPI‘ st. wisil

Remodelling and enlarging More M. Michael, Lnngwouh Avcniir.

Converting resident's into airport- merits, J. A. Robertson. King squats‘

Remodelling house, licnry Smith, llillboro Square.

General remodelling yes dcncc ind store, coflin to Co. Grafton St.

Oonveitlng ICMIIQIICC into appnit- mcntr. H. \V. Wccks. Fitzroy St.

Converting rcsidtncc into r part- mcnts, J. H. Lalines, Print-e Si.

General changes iu stare, Prowsc Bros. Ltd.

Ncw summer cottage Chandler. liCflljkYll.

New offkes Carvcll B105. Ltd.

NEW additions t0 81311411161551

Ivan Y. Rcddiu, Brighton.

Remodelling residence, W. Drake, Grafton st.

Besides thc work mentioned this

Russel

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firm rtvporls a bu-y season lll ris-y

phait. roofs, floor work, garages

Ind general repairs.

E. ll. Foster Alterations to office for Ds, T. D. Waye. Alterations In residence for Mrs.

1". Hs/‘finluor, Queen Slrcct.

Completion of rrs clcnci: for M’. E. H. Anderson, vic‘oi-y Are.

Alterations and rcpalrs to risi- dence for Mrs. P. 11. Traiiior, Queen st.

Alteration; and iopelra to icsld- 91100 for Dr. P. A. Crcclmaii. Mc- Clill Ave.

Repairs to res deuce on Eustmi 5t. for Mrs. Jasper Piekard.

New ruidenoo f0". Mr. v. ulgli Dina-well, Eustcn St.

A150 e lot oi small repair jobs.

Borden 1‘. Myers

New summer rcsidcntc for

Offering Drew, Stunhope.

Mr.

New residence for Mr. OeorIf-l Inmate, City. New School House at Central

y. low kitchen on Dr. Dewar‘: rea- Hence, city. New stone cutting shop for CUBIC!‘ b Bell, Mllpeqlle Road. IUV fill shed for Mr. Hedley "fill. Oil-I- C- II. Cola fitting up flat over store for A. l ‘U. fin Avenue. ‘ RI

In: to summer house for Q- Gilmore.

hlw residence It l-ilghilcld 1G K. Jamel ltockmnn.

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Till‘ numbers of cuttlr kept for milk purposis liar. l't‘llllilllf‘fl prac- 11611115’ the same as lll former years. with n porsible inert-mo in [hp iumibers and quality of animals kept for beet‘ ‘There has been in- rrcwcil ticinaiitl nutl expanding markets for good dairy cattle for the export trade. aucl an interest- ing and what should be a profit- able. development of the year has been an opening up of Old Cuntry markets tn good dairy cattle from (faiiaidii, Slllllnlllllf. have already bceii made front Upper Canadian llDlliiS, mid where FfilPlIIllY select- t-d linvi- [',l\':‘ll one.‘ cut SIIISIJICIIOII

(luv llt" .l‘ullilic-,,l Siliialinn uilii upon \\'lill"l' poits at. Halifax .'l1l(l Si. Jriliii Gilli?» it f: nililili‘ oppor- luiiili’ to the ilisriniiiixinllng ship- per lll this province. rsiul hund- llug and i'lll‘l‘llll selrctirin for this market should piovitle a profitable outlet and dcvtlopmcut to Island Lifilfylllfll.

Beef prices have unfortunately prcveiltd at a low level in spite of an expanding export trade. It is confidently cxpectcd that this cou- dltzou will undergo gradual lin- provement. .

A llirrgc number of breeding cat- tle have been ilistributcd in Lhc lll\"\'lElZ‘C during the year. 1', has been one of the bcst years lll his- tory lli the ilntrihutiwi of improv- i-il l1l!"‘(l'1l;_' ivuiiiizil.

Iii arltllllrm in the tiflx

mid hull lliillillf‘ wfireciatiriii- w. Illlll.'~1l"i‘l tinilrr tlir- l‘t"flll'l‘il Uri; l‘llll1‘lli'_ far- mers lll‘i‘il|lI‘.\. (‘W-OPPHIUVI‘ live. rlurk lll'lf‘llll'l.lilllll‘i, and iiidiviclit. zils have .’i‘i.ll1.I'(l iili‘lllsi“l\t.\ (ll fav- ourable piicv. ill secure s'i'r‘s of

outstanding niciit.

The work of the calf clubs has

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eeu clubs vi th .i iii. most 30f) have o} year. Iii the Vl("lll lcrctl ll“llill' C‘<1l\'(‘.\ have berii i ed with a portion (if the members, the l'f‘Illflilld(‘l‘ having secured high class grades". A comprehensive pro- gramme involving animal breeding. nutrition. stock Judging, l)U.sll1€5S procccdure, conduct. nf meetings, community’ development. mid other features has been :1 part of the years program. The central club ccmptuitioii lit-lii‘ in the nutuiuu ivns nu ivutstuutliug riiueiili illll feature. This work ls fiuiil.m*.citie.l and enu- slructivc and its vigorous direction and supmr‘. should bring about n vast. improvement Ill the lite stock industry and rural economics of this province in future years

A very large number of field rluvr. public irvcluigs. and demonstra- iiaw. aimed :il the improvement of the izirluslry have brought desir- nblr- l‘.\llll» during the starch.

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Swine

A great improvement has also taken place iii the swine industry. Prlccs fortunately have advanced and an ll1(‘l't‘l1.‘.(‘d interest in pro- duction has been a corresponding development. In this branch too. the interest lii breeding stock has been more than maintained. A swine show mid salt‘ held in Char- lottetown in October was a means of distributing large numbers of breeding boars and sows throughout the province. There ls a feeling in evidence that Prince Edward Island should Increase its hog production and provldc for greater stability in export volume and finish. The Old Country market again provider a certain measure of stimulation to the industry. A survey of Island hogs Indicates that ninety per cent of our hog population is suited for the Wlltshlre trade. This feet pro- vides a of ‘ to enlarged hog Jronulethn. The knowledge that IIEOOO hon Ire Im- ported into Maritime Canada each your acids further strength to thil idea. With prices maintained a: l reimonably profitable level then would cecm to be good rcuon for [mater consideration being given to this production ‘of well-finished noes in greater numbers. Our rte- tiiitleel information indicates‘: de- crcue in the number of hogs this yggf, This was possibly a natural response to low pnees. It can only

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'I'he entire earned, and indications point to higher prion In future for tbll

commodity.

The Department during the year Iupborted marlin abeop, lamb and bacon hog fairs. and also ruined in a peo-

iiviiw ii FISHERIES iiniiiii

Unrevised F i g u r e s Show Total Market- ed Value About the Same as Last Year.

Unrevlsed figures of the market- cd value of the fisheries of the Province for the year 1933 total Bbflllt the same as the marketed value last year, which was $1,133,. 335, states Mr. B. '1‘. Gallant. Sup-

‘1111150? 0f FLsheries to whom The

Guardian Ls indebted for the fol- lowing detailed summary.

The catch of 00d is slightly in excess of that of last, year 135.994 CW1»). but 8s the demand was poor for lillh fish, the marketed value i; below the 1932 figure-

The marketed value of liake is -'~11ll11l1l' below that of lastyear, 1111111811 the catch is somewhat lnrpcr. Last year's figures were 35,594 cwt, marketed valu c354,- 507.

The herring catch is some 716,200 lbs. in excess of last years figure of 52,5921 cwt., and the marketed value will be above that. of last year ($66,763). Several hundred barrels of the catch were fat fall hciring and these are commanding good prices.

There is an increase of some 3.013 cwt. in the mackerel catch, which last year totalled 6,077 cwt.; but there is little demand for this fish, and consequently the market- ed value will be affected. Last, year the marketed value was $18,260 and this year the increased catch will bring it to about the same figure.

T118 58-11110n catch, 147 ewt., is in excess of last. year also but the marketed value will be about the same. Salmon are caught chiefly in Northern Kings County.

111150 Year the osyter catch was 5.873 barrels. This year it. is about 1.000 barrels in excess of that fig- ure. There was a steady demand for oysters taken in Richmond Bay and extremely high prices were ob- tained. Theunarketed value wit] therefore be in excess of’ last year, when it was $24,329.

The cairn of lobsters was up- DVOXIIYIIILPI)’ 23,039 cwt. less than 11:... year's figure of 141.570 cwt., but as marketing conditions toward; the curl of the season were very favourable the marketed value will be about the same as last year 6898.906.)

Miners Await)— Aviators Report

NE WGLASGUW. N.S.. cc. D29— (C. PA: Prepared to continue work Pending an investlgaton that will dlstlcse whether or not the oom- D-"WY is financially justified in de- manding a. lower wage scale, some 700 miners today returned to the

pits of Acad'a Coal Company at Strlliirtcn and Thorburn. Later in the wreck tiearly 600 morq- M11 =0 back to the r dllIlFn after two mouths‘ idleness. caused by the lii"u'.< icfirsll to accept vi-ngp n». diictioizs raugmg from l5 to 25 per

cznt.

srecmrnt to continue operations ivus reached at a meeting last week hrtweeu members 0f the govern- nrnl, the United Minp workers and company receivers liquidators who claim the collieries cannot be worked under the present wage agreement. It was decided however, furthcr negotiations would be de- fcrrcd parting iompetlon of an irdepcntlent auditors‘ report which will i-evrnl the company's financial status.

HUNT FOB HEADS

NOT S0 POPULAR MONITIEAIJ, Dec. 29—(C.P,l— Fewer people are "losng their heads" in Borneo. according to Dr. R. l). Dlngwall, surgeon-lieutenant of H. M‘. S. Kent, who in an inter- view here laid the nzitlve wort. of hmd-hiiniiiig was dytng out in Borneo. D. Dingwall was passing through Montreal on his way to England fatter spending three years viilth the British fleet In China. A; one tme, he said, it was nec- essary for the amorous swaln to present the lady cf his choice with a nice ivcil-cured head in order to qualify as candidate for her hand. Although he concluddc. a few hmds are Occasionally added to the collections that may be seen hangng from the ceilings of the long native huts, the practice h fading fast.

The); tell this story of Joe Sacks. Recently he was having a muscal comedy read to him by an un- blushing young author. D/ery now and thcn when the dramatist. re- leiiscd n joke, Socks would solemnly raise his hat.

When asked the ieason for, this. he slid. "I always raise my hat to

stability these in-end-out periods

In our production must be evoidcd. Sheep

The abeep have also undergone n slight decrease in numbers. The markets have been much improved Lamb: have been lbnorbed quickly at. rates which have been consider- ed feirLv I muneretivo. There has been no e. of glut: on the market. which were so disastrous on former occasions.

The average prices received for wool was i! cents per pound or fifty pcr cent. higher than In i031 clip wu readily eb-

e number of very ruc-

be ntatrd llist ll the swine industry utobuuteuirhed on 01min

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p-arnotdrcudtlmbuionstre designed for the eradication of olperultee

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Demand i On Shipp

Supply. British ity Stressed By

During the pas-t year, the Poultry Industry in this Province, has been fairly well matnta. ned, reports Mr. J. J. Leightizer, manage": of the C0- operative E33 and Poultry Associa- tion. In so far as values are con- cerned, eggs were prauticully the same as the previous year. and poultry meats showed till advimcc in price of some l0 per cent to l5 pcr cont at the elo-e of the year.

it is to be rcgicttrcl that :1 con- siderable proportion of the dres- scd poultry sent to nurlict this year was poorly flnlshtd; so much so, that a considerable percentage of it went to the Canning Plants ‘in view of the necessity of farm- ers securing every available dollui" for their poducts, it .s difficult to understand this practise. because hcime-gmwn grains are quite suf- ficient. to finish poultry in order that “Tc-p" market. pricts may be ob- Lalned.

ward Island has been noted for the excellent quaLty of chickens pro- duced. Two years ago the Farmers (Io-Operative Association marketed fully 70 percent of their handllngs in the class known as ‘Mllkfedf’

This year. the same Firms‘ re- ceipts- of thLs class declined to 52 percent which shows that our far- mos are not takng sufficient care and using the means available, in order to secure the best va‘uc for their poultry.

The tendency of same buyers to pay flat prices for products rathe than pay a pemium finished products ‘s another factor which has influenced our farmer to market, unfinished poultry.

Egg products also decreased i: the Province ths year by about 1 per cent and as prices ruled stead throughout the season. NCll thmiul

Sees Opportunity For Expansion In Poultry Industry

AndlPoultry Greatly In Excess Of

For a number of years. Prince Ed- ‘

for properly ,

they were not a.- high as in "bnoiir

ers Of Island Eggs

Market Opportun- Mr. J. J. Leightizer

years. .t would seem that our farm- irs have lost another opportunity to improve their economic position. Estimated on the best data we (‘Ell secure, it appears that the tduct on of eggs including cXDOILS ..'ii'.l liunie-cousumplluu amounted to . llfOXllllfliPly tl‘l'~ uilfi 0110-11811 l iirlliuii dermis, and dfPvvvfi lflliilifl‘. \ .‘l the viviuiiy of six-hundred and iwtv-tlicustind pounds. ‘Fhe com- I lined vulue being it uund $700,000. l (treat Demand Throughout the year, the demands mode on shippers of this Province for both eggs and poultry has ,s.e:itly ext-ceded their ability to l mliipl)‘. This would seem to indicate . llltlL there is considerable room for l iizpaixsicu in the Poultry Industry. , nuil we are given to understand that l‘ iieu tit tcdays low prices, when the mmpartitiicly lower production l ttsts are taken into consldeiation. , there is still COlliiClidflbllf profit in l ltultry husbandry. 'l‘hcrc is a's0 a very fine potential market offered to our fa mars in ilit- British Isles, but so far. we have in this Province been unable to take advantage 0f this, as we do lll‘, hate a. sufficient continuity of ‘y to meet thc rcqiiircmcnts of fish llllpOTiffS. 1t is also zathcr unfortunate that no one firm 0r group of firms in tlizs l1rovincc handled sufficient ,.\'lumc to warrant them entering itlxis lxiz-ixirclitly p ofltable market.

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As in" 11cc EIIWLIIG Island was the firs-t Province to organize the Co- 0pc utive marketing o! these pr:- durts eiirl has graded both eggs illlrl pzultiy up to a hzcli stziudzrd, iirii lycfuzr- (‘rmrrriiniiifi Regula- ‘l»"l\.~ I'lIil'(i for such iziuirling, they :lii'iild he Ill .1 [Kkklllflll if) take ad- i mince nl the Biitisii mark l. now <'-,‘\"l1(‘ll in us.

S TEADY PROGRESS IN SHEEP AND S WINE PRODUCTION NOTED

to determine thii-e things. namely‘,

Pnt tendency VJlllllll the sniv of handing down to hrr progeny easy feeding qualities as otherwise, and lastly the ability of tlils urtigeny‘ to measure up to the requirements as stipulated in the slaughter test. During the past year 31 suits were associated with llllS policy in this Province, many of them lxlig cu- tries B5 made in 1033. Breeders who participated in this policy during the past year in most, cases were successful in qualifying their sows; in fact according to the supervisor of this work for the Dominion a larger percentage 0f sows. as ciatcr- ed under this policy, was nualifled in this province, than iii iiiiv other province of the Dominion.

The advanced registry of Slillllf‘ has now developed t0 the point of being a part of the pedigree. ns ls- suctl for registered individuals which have developed themselves with this policy. There is a cons d- erablc likelihood that. registered stock from quriliflrd flflhls. may be a feature a‘, the lIlXi. S\\‘1ll(‘ :~ili>\\' and sale.

Swine Show and Sale

Considering prevailing hog prices during 1933 and up until October the swine show and sale was con- sidered one of the most successful B5 YPt conducted. This sale prm-ulcs a splendid avenue for t1» disposi- film and securing of top quiiiilyi boars and sows, as brrvl and dc- velopcd lil this province. thlitv- eight boars llllfl son's were iliqirisrd of It nn an! "gate value of slum making an ax-tirage per head vchich compares VPlV favourably \\lill the price realized nt similar sales in Upprr Canada

All breeding siock as sold at this sale remllnfll 1'1 Prince l-"tiuii-il lrland which in Pself is a jfllflfl 1'1- dlczitlon or the Interest displayed with l view to furtherance . .' ineon type producvon.

Ilog Grading

With IEICNIICQ t0 the lltlf! grad- 111! DOIIcy of the Federal Drpail- ment the official grading of hoes ir. carried out on the basis or lhr- fllI 0hr ivcirzht m‘ Ofl truck wcicht at the point of destination when‘ this [riding Inspection is done. As has been pointed out In the press from tit $1180 recently farmers Ilmlld QIIQIVII lrfar its possible to have their HQ weighing from I10 t0 H POIIQ countrv weight Ind Well H0100‘. Protiuem should elm u far n pflble llsu m. pro- perty flntlhlll tbtlr hem m the Illlflfl. ~

The following report 0n the slrccp and swine intiustries has

horn supp-id to ‘the Guardian by M1‘. S, I). Irvuir, of the Wclcvril Deiiartini-iit of ARTIFIIIIHT" One of the iunsl uiil1“l'l:iiil lioli- Roar Frcniiiim PoFrv cies in connect nn with swiiw un- piovrnir-nt at. the picsrut. time is The huar jllfllitlllll polity \\.i\ Ill- the. iitlvaucetl registry ])<\ll(‘_\' for nuiriiraitrcl with it \l"“.\' through the pure bred swine This pnlwy 111111‘? pruvtrtiig: of 20111!‘ w. lance to en-

the prolificacy of a sow. the inher-

courage the use of zipprovcri hiicou hunrs.

The llll|N1l'i.‘rlIl(‘(‘ of n . iii any criiiuniiiiit_v is ivcll rrcrvgiiiizctl hv farnirr- who are striving to market at great. a per- centage of their hogs us possible in the select. cntcgoigv.

At the present time between fli- iPNl rind twenty’ farmers‘ organiza- tions through illrll’ re.~pct"ivc sec- relzutc‘; lll this proiiiicz~ have nvnil- lcd iilillllbfilliikfi of the npp.)i'tuiiity' of securing boars under llllS imlicy By conforming with the require- ments of this policy