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SATURDAY.

-INEVOVVSY

Veterinary Services

'I'he inauguration of the Veterin- ary Service Policy by the Provin- cial Department of Agriculture, with the appointment of Dr. George C. Fisher as Director of Veterinary Services on March 1st, 1951, was a great step forward and a real boon to the live stock industry in Prince Edward Island. This was followed by the appointment of four grad- uate veterinarians on June 1, i951, ul follows: Dr. J.E. Sterns, Char- lottetown, Dr. J.R.. Mccrea, Mont- ague, Dr. G. R. Hendrv. Kensington and Dr, H. A. Curry at OlLear,v.

In the first eleven months, these, practising veterinarians treated 9,000 animals. Tlley reported having received over 5.000 calls, and had travelled approximately ll5.000 miles during their first year of service.

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By J. A. Clark. D.Be.

land confirmed, alter deeth,.'by the

The Island was later divided into five areas. and these are now serv- iced by the (allowing graduate vet- erinarians: Dr. A.E Inga, Soirris.

Dr. J. R. Mcorea, Montague, Dr.i H. R. Kelly. Charlottetown, Dr. James Higgins. Kensington. and;

Dr. John Mustard. O'Leary. While these men have each very large, areas, they will be able to provide, veterinary services to most of their, territories, it live stock men cooper-, ate by placing their calls before nine o'clock each moriiliig. if pos- sible, so that each day's work can be laid out efficiently Improved transportation facilities, such as, improved lilgllw:i,vs and motor ve-I hicles, enables them to render ser- vices which were formerly almost impossible. i

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We wish to mention, however. the outstanding service rclldered to Prince Edward Island through the years by the Health of Animals Branch of the Dominion Depart- ment. of Alzricultlire. Tlicy gave this province the first disease-free area in Canada, fl'om bovine tuberculos- is; they take care of all outbreaks of infectious and contagious dis- eases. and maintain the veteriilary inspection service and the service necessary for the t"StabilSlimPlli. of accredited herds throughout the Is- land. They also have cont.ribilted,l among other things, such oiitstancl-I lnng work as the discovery of thel

cause of the p,,,,,,,, cat”? Disgase Pacific United States by way ot,heen so freely mentioned. He wasi ,British Columbia, and soon spread eager to dance. .fi'om coast to coast, Great numbersl feet. in an invitation as to! poultry were slaughtered witlioutltlie music started again.

by Dr. W'.H. Pethick.

. . o The writer remembers when the nearest graduate veteriarian

Stanley Bridge, Bay View, Cavengdisease. Vaccination has been ilseciiBasil Tobin.

dish or Hope River was at Char-,

lottetown or Summerside. both more i.hod has not pmven satisfactory, watching us. I think." than twenty miles from most area.-neither in controlling or preventing saw you with Jeanne

in these communities, and the roads then would scarcely be con-l sidered as secondary roads todaggl

It is true there were two so-called Edward Island has so far favoured be described as my horse doctors at Hope River, whoithis Province, and up to the DT9S'lIll a sense she was niv had acquired considerable practical, ent. Newcastle disease had ilot been while I had need of - knowledge by experience, over many diagnosed here. We trust that our Lepine m'rnnr,1Qd

years, For minor live stock troubles: they rendered good service, if call-ll ed in time. In many cases. however.

the animals were beyond their sklllvment of Agriciiltiire in carrying out grfangenqpnt before they were sent. for, and t.he,their suggestions as stated in the, l-we mm, that once press from time to time, to avoid mq-,,j5n,V..,-l animal's any chance of introducing it by lnl- fully. Ipni-ting ally stock, chicks or eggs force you in

common idea prevailed they took Cl1ill",Z9 the chance of recovery wan slight.

The Vl'F59Ilt.Sfllll.Of the Provin- rial Veterinary Services only available to all

live stock

owners for consiiit.atioii and treat-l

merit of all animal diseases. but

they are ready to assist in collnec-icai't;oli should be taken, to see that, M,,,.,.;,, had n,, more to 59,3 Hon with all problems ill rs-latloirold crates,bagw etc., are not return- me m0,,,,.,,,- " to the health of alilinals, and aieed or allowed to be moved froiilgsmm, began 3,, mm; ,0

striving to eliminate such pnras.tc.'. as: Bots in horses, warble: in cat-

lice. ticks, et:.. in animal: and lice

tie. worms in sheep and hogs, aslshouid be reported at once to the ,,M mmingp MMCA had

well an external parasites, such afnearest veterinarian or the Dlioect.-lD0m,,m,,

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standing services that these veter- lnarians are rendering in in preventing the introduction of dis- ease to the Island flocks and herds. In this they cooperate with the Federal Health of Animals Division of the Dominion Department of Agriculture.

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This year there. wire quite heavy losses in various parts of the prov- ince from Blackleg. an lnfecti l disease of young cattle and she p. This highly fatal disease is easily diagnosed by ii veterinarian because of certain characteristic symptoms.

reaction of the carcass to prasure

THE GUARDIAW. CHARLOTTETOWN

False Face , Strange but This

By E. (. Buley I1 I. I Ioirtli

CHAPTER XIV W. E. and E. M. Norman, 1 fath- er and son geology team of Burn- aby, B. C. are finding some amaz- ing things in their two-acre plot. Recently the pair came tip with a 300 pound granite axe. some of the spears they uncovered were of giant size-evidence that giants once inhabited our West Coast province.

Truck gardeners in England are growing bumper crops by giving the soil a touch of electricity, Wires buried under the surface are elec- iricaliy charged with a loading of between five to ten watts per square foot and the current is coil-

Continued

"You've no right to Marcia objected, "Oh. yes I have." Tobin mi-i 8'-0l1U.V. "Unless he wanted to rank as a mystery man. he had to get that off his chest somehow. And he couldn't very well volun- teer a hard luck story like that, Hg pusht to be grateful to me for act- ing as catspaw.” ' "But what Marcia said. "Well, he's turning it to

say that,"

an experience! "

Mg-

applied to the skin over certain, areas. The germs of this diseasel are usually found in soil or forage.l

The writer, however, knew of one. outbreak that was caused by an

aged cow chewing the bones of ill stray animal that some years bti-l

fore had wandered into the woods,

land died, without. anyone knowing

that it had died there, or where it. had come from, Where Blackleg is known to have occilrred. or is sus- pected, preventative measures should be taken. as there is no practical treatment for this dis- ease. The germs live in the soil for years, hilt vaccinaticrli is is reliablei and effective preventative means of

-protecting both cattle and sheep.

This should be done before the)

are put to pasture, or whenever

there is danger of infection. , . . .

Three horses in Western Pl'lllCP County contracted Anthrax last .liily. Unlike Biackleg, which is not transmitted to humans; Anthrax. or wool soi'ters' disease. can be trans- mitted to mail. and the-.i'ei'ol'e, even, though this disease is not COlllB.K-i ions, the area was quaralltlned.

lproper precautions were taken, and I-9d9l'?Y lthis small. isolated outbreak on two 5mllh- 3"” 15

premises, was controlled and com- pletely eliminated. It may be of interest to know that Anthrax bac- illi are among the largest germ forms known to bacteriologists. These are only two of the many problems that our veterinarians had to cope with.

Newcastle disease of poultry, was first discovered in England, and later came into Canada from the

poultry were slaughtered without!

Ioavail in tiying to stop this dread top;c she had been dismissing withl

in many places, but the present me-l

the introduction of this disease, . .

The natural isolation of Prince

poultrymen will fully cooperate with the Veterinary Medical Ser-. vices and the Dominion Depart-9

that might carry infection. People from this province should avoid,

are noticontact with any source of contam-lam ,.,,,.,. glad of the

ination, alid visitors or buyers should be requested not to

poultry houses or yards. Every pre-

one farm to another. liould any flock develop unusual sickness.

or o' Veterinary Services at Char-

and mites in poultry. One of the out-ilottetown.

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We are paying highest marlin! prices

Gene in worth more money right

view. so. see us before you sell,

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9l"i"jmisilndei'stood, least of

count," Tobin said. "For instance. he turns up in Paris under the wing of Jeanne Lederer. Now 1 fun not going to break my heart about a chap who nuns with that little lady. And ilhile we are on the sub- ject. here She is; and she's looking

trolled by thermostat. The arrange- ment works wonders with such crops as 'Ilomatoes and lettuce. Each lettuce requires about IV, units.

Oil the farm of Donald Campbell. Eaglesham, Alberta, may be seen 53339” ill the lalihless Henry,a couple of porkel-s having ten legs Smith. Hadn't I better steer a between them. The extra legs have course out of these waters?" hoofs and nails and are attached

”Why should you?" Marcia to normal legs. The freak pigs be- asked. "I don't suppose that Mir. ionized to a litter of eleven! Smith has any rezisoii for running, The Canadian family with the

f-lway from the woman. For me largest number of children froln rest of us, she simply doesn't single marriage was that of exist.” Joseph Flilery de la Gorgendiere,

”She has a way of ii&S8l'lll'l'g her With 32 Children. .

cxistcnce, when she is annoyed f ' about i1ll)l.llillg, or so I am told," Glass windows made their first! 'I'ohln remarked. "I only wanted appearance in Montreal homes int

to save you from the possibility ofl1539.

a st-elie, .ilarc;a." , 1 Dragon-flies are a very ancient "Thank-you; I certainly 5h,,u1d,race of insects. Tilt-,v lttlliiltled the

not like a scene," Marcia admn- strange antique forests of the Caal

ted. "But is it fair to Mr. Smith Period. and 80ml? WCYP. for an iti-

to siilmest that a scene could belseci, of gigantic size, one haviiir; n

niadt-'3" i,Wing spread of two feet, Di'a,o,on- "1"". not, n-3mg to be fair ,0 ML flies ought not to be killed as they

OBULLETINS FROM l3lRDl,AND

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REPORTED AT CHRISTMAS

So many of our birds are now holidaying in Central or South America, that we feel bereft. How- ever, according to the latest sta- tistics made by competent bird enthusiasts. at least 450 different species must still be either in Can- ada or the United States. Natu- rally most. are in the southern part of the continent, for there many of our summer birds spend the winter because the climate is quite suitable for them. Neverthe- less, even in the cold winter weather of Nova Scotia, 2. person may see 25 species or more within a 10 mile radius on Christmas Day. Last December 26th, mem- bers of the Newfoundland Natural History society in St. John's iden- tified 21 varieties in the city and half a mile along the ooaet at Tor- bay and Witleas Bay.

resist cold, but whether or not the

Slnltli.” Tobin s:i;d. "I am simply id?-”ltT0.V nlillltina 01' lll0SCillIl09-9. ilnnlnng of 5-,,” and of Miss! The ostrich is distinguished from, Soanes. All I know is that Jeanneltln 9””? Krolmd birds bl" hllvlnill was infatuated with19mV tW0 "WV 1 now looking ,.,.,.).i The lobster occasionally attains. angry, and just 3 nine dang”-.igl'eat size. and specimens 3 feetl one" l6 iilches long and 30 pounds in; "Very vicii. if Ml". Smith eug-ill'9l”"- Wm lalml 0” "19 ll”; gests leaving. it will be time iolJ”5”,' Coast 1” March 1379- ie,,,.9'n Marcia rephed. an ,5 ms! 'Incideiitally, there are some very, Mfnh. e,,,,,.e1.,gv- itlny lobsters. The snapping Pr.iwns.E When the dance was over, lindmf” ex"mp1e- are "on long" um". Ma,.C,,, ,.e,m.ned to her mblei Ben”. I of all iiich. One clam is much. ,.-,, smngh seemed subumely uncnm larger than the other. and is arm- sciolls of the very presence of the"d mm " 5h”P'9dg9d b13d9- M gm with whom his name had the least alarm this blade is clos- 19d with a sharp snarl, reminding to ms y one of the explosion of a small tor- pedo. These little lobsters live li- mong the coral reefs. under shells:

and rose

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and in sponges: so that when a, SDOHRG is taken from the water it icrackies as if filled with tiny fii-c-. friend of yours nuke” . . . 1

h cl. "ll . i . ieedesrtr Mi Horses (12 :n number) Ell”1'lVed at

. ,. Quebec on the l0lh of .lillv. l6tl5.! pdrl:baIb,:0td'ld-,, hp agreed repl-est-nt-iiig the first shipment of. indifferently. ”iIPl1ilnP can hardly V me” animals from Franc" ,d'35m"

s mend, though. i ed for the use of the Caliadlaiis.

employee , I'he first Jewish resident of Can-

her Doamnada. the 20-year-old Esther Brail- mn Sh?" shouldldeau came to Quebec ill 1739. dis- take me about Paris. and give nietflmscg 0 imam ST! perfumed confidence. which I needed. as voillwgfh au liguo ofaxnmfks Sesiezgff will lllldprsl3l1(l.Clll, it-nLsh:a bus.ileFssiim,,ery If)! 3”, sex SE9 3,” JEN gem ”0”"';:rd:::::b'1'Vj ported in 1740 as Jews were deni- Mmma Said mmorse-pi-;;lPeIrl:l:1i;tP-Ia rterlgirgiyiiadn throughout Mk ql,''5””"5' ""1 Lost dog travels l0O miles home ., 9xPl",;" 3m” "w" alid three-year-old Bobby Marten- ”f.V P"””3 "”31.l5-H , '1 seen of South Bend. Ind., gave the O" the ”'””"”" h' wldi , I l black cocker spaniel a big hug and 0pp07m””-V i a whole shower of kisses. The dog "ks 10 hr ' was lost near Marshall, Michi- 3” by grim. more than 100 miles from South Bend, while the family were

Marcia ventured to propose ihei

"There is it

"We

to explain I shoud not

you ."

. 7”l: on vacation. How Blackie found his 0""? "W19 H9”l.V , way home is a mystery of dogdom her: bilt o - 0

this t'mP he sang the words of the, AlTi'3l'l('Illl song ii-liicli the band, the op- of comparing his sing- lint: i-itll that of the man she still lthoilglit to be Osivald Strung, the ;Clncnlfl actn--; and she detected very marked variations.

l The man who sang to her on the ”Be:'lin:a" had a nasal. crooning method of singing; a way well adapted to such words and music. Her present partner sang artisti- cally. though almost in a whis-

Tliercls one less wolf hanging ll- roilnd the farm home of Rodger Pete, Fabean. Alberta, The little woman was baking a cake when she saw the big bad wolf chasing the oliickens in the yard. She ran for the shotgun and shot the 40- poiind wolf dead.

Carl Hiliit of Old Glory, Texas. make: more money selling water than he does from the eleven oil wells on his property. The water is in great demand by oil compan- ies for drilling operations on urr: and in a way whim made Hunts farm. The money the com- tiic words and music soilnd rather pany pays for the water is all vei- rlieap and piillll. But. in spite of i vet. to Hunt, The companies furnish the marked differences. Marcia,itheii' own pumps and leaxi lines. l' as most iniprcssed by the simil-,The oil well: have not proved very

niity in tone of this singing. to profitable but Hunt's "water profits" that Wllif'l'i was associated with mild off the mortgage on his large the ti-riceriv of her life. ,farm.

shei Known as ”the King's Daughters” said. "Pal'(l0l'l me for asking; but ,a group of l0()0 unmarried girls I have painfill memories, whichiwltre bl'0UiilhC "Om FY3368 90 Can" arc revived by a song sling while:ada in 1572. 101' the Quebtc maf-

”Plcase. flnlll sing to me,"

tiancllig." INRKC ma."-

l Henry Smith made no answer. There is R tunllel lhmllgh Ml 15- though no stopped singing. Pres-,land in the middle of the Sun cnilv the dance was over. Francisco-Oakland BR? Bfldilh

: "Dec.dedly I must speak to A"--'-"ram-'4-m Jeanne. ” he said. as they return-

rd to Miss Deborah. "You will urgesf me excuse me for a few minutes." -

l Marcia watched him cross t.o Commued from page 11

.leannc's table, and sit. down withlhf fl00f?l't 00!!!! OVBT 1lPl'P7' an Rh. 0, deg"-mmn:,1on, He spoke! "If we are buried down in the .to the Rirl. emlohasizinlt what he,An0vr. it. won't. mntter'if he does." -said by gestili-es; and when she said Thlmderer. g lrcplied, her manner seemed apoln- MFB- GFOUBG lm0W ""5 W35 ""9- getic and conciliatory. Presently Booty mlizht find them in in tree. thaw. bmh ,.05,.; and Henry gmlmlbilt. he certainly wouldn't; find them escorted hrr ollt of the restailrant..ibl"'l9d 1" "W "WW "'1 We ll”""d- m.”(,,,u,. remming nmm, "All right." said aha, "we'll go down To be continued in the '"”w" . ...... She led the way. From where she was sitting half way up in the tree. LIGHTS FOR SAFETY she whirl-ed out and down. She - -- plunged headfirst into the snow on LON-DON - (GP) H Mountodithe ground. Thunderer followcri. police carried lights for the first They worked gnu; way nlong on time in reilulm” SETWCB When, they the ground until they were a little escorted ”'the 2nd Battalion C0ld- distance from' where they had stream Guards on a recent march entered the snow, The snow had ',through the city. Use of such,fallen back. and nearly filled the ylights has increued since llstiholeg they had made when plung- ,,vear's accident at Chatham when ing in. They settled themselves for m marching naval cadets were the nlght.. But. Mrs. Grouse was killed. still troubled.

MOR

inuts; the Ruffed Grouse is eating

or crumbs found on the streets:

and only a short

the centre of the Cities we notice largest and PW”-,Mrs. Russell smith

more varieties. A flock of Grosbeaks, males in pinky red, for males in yellow and grey, look tori mountain ash berries and old ap-

gples lianging froiil trccs Lllnt tlicy,,,0m,(,,.. The total ,.eCe1pu, of

may take the seeds. A Robin mllyl

son secretary and was asked to send for Red Cross work. It was decid- ed to get fruit. for treat for chil- dren at Christmas concert.

starlings seem to thrive on scraps be answered by (waist and paying a cent for each distance fronljlnchg ll prize to be given

. and seeds lung from bushes and twee. These provide nourish- merit. for Juneau, snow Buntlrlge, R.edpolls.Croubille. and Tree Spar- rows. Even Purple lltinohes and Goldflnobee mhy remain here for Christmas dlmlela can anybody see Cardinals?

OYSTER. BED BRIDGE W. I. .The December meeting of the oyster Bed Btldgt Women": In- stitute met at 'the home of Mrs. Philip Metlleaon on 'I'hunday, December 4th. with eleven mem- bers and one visitor present.

The president, Mrs. R. 1.. Mac- Pherson, presided. The meeting opened with the "ode." fouowed by repeating the Creed in unison. The roll call was answered by banding in an article for the MIC- tion.

The minutes of the November meeting were read and approved. Four members paid their member-

ship fees. The committee reported

cake for link institute overleu

made and mailed. .

Bills amounting to 010.56 were

ordered paid. Mm. Omar Younk-

er was asked to get 200 Cod Liver Oil capsules. Mrs. Philip Mathe- was appointed Red oroas

,YW "WY uh Hwhu M Sick cimmittee reported two Wt” 9”" 5"” We 901”. The calls made lschool committee re- big test is really not ability to ported fmmmln needed rep”,

. eded to K bird can obtain the required foodlgsgt 5gg:,e:h:,1gu:n:w::p,nz. eep

gl Llsrlaswllmslreofslllfrlflielzmolloclb?i It was decided m send am) for Therefore Geese, Teal, certain,” rrguberculbosm W5”! 2::

species of Ducks. and Gulls ciin,b”'L day mt, as. pet

yet obtain fish from the Atlantic,”-43 W” 1'"117'ed,"""? L Ocean, large lakes, or wide rivers. ' 31” RW5911 smith mwlfd lac Within urban districts the ei'er-,m9mbeYS i0 ll" home W t 9 present English 'Spal'roivs and January meeting, the rollgcall to measuring the

for the waist and to purchase

smallest

prizes. .

, All auction was then lieid. Mm.

lPillllp lvfiatlieson acting as auc- the

auction aniounte d to flail. The

be staying, subsisting on left-ovcrimeemw closed Wm, ...I-ht, Queengr

berries; Clllckadees are frequently; found feeding on insects mid lill'-l vae in bark crevices; several spec- ies of Woodpeckers live on insectsl hidden deep in trees: cat nuts for their holiday meal.

A flash of bright blue ill awood-i ed area means it Jay also is en-l deavouring to satisfy its hunger on

buds of trees. Pellets at the foot of a big tree where sits a sleepy, Owl tell a tale.. Perhaps it lcdl on chipmunk, a mouse, or a small?

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Among birds best able to survive! a Canadian iviiiter are seed caters ' Unless snowdrifts are unusuaii' deep, some weeds are sure to poke.

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