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+e “JOHN MCCABE Tobacco Farmer, fona, P.E.1. as a cash

One of -the enthusiastic P.E. L farmers who is now growin=. to- bacco is John McCabe of Iona. This is an outline of his exper- fence in tobacco production.

“The McCabe fami'’ has been farming in Iona for a long time, ‘tn fact the farm W* are now Op-| efating is one of the 1964 Cen- tennial Farms. I purchased this farm from my father in 1958. At

beca farm is not large 5 ane and we wanted a with a high return per I didn't feel. that we could i eat-

to get. some experience. Our

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on seven acres. The first year I got some experience and confi- denc:. Although the money re- turn wasn’t too great, the exper- incé was very valuable. The next year, in 1963, I started on my own. place with 3 acres. Then in 1964 and “1965 we grew 24 acres each year and this

- | year -we increased jt to 33 acres.

SPECIAL BUILDINGS

A couple of specialized build- ings are required to handle to bacco. Since tobacco is trans- planted the seed is stgrted in a

- | greenhouse. By the way the seed

is very finé and one ounce is renough—to~- first greenhouse was made \glass and measured 60 feet . 28 feet; the cos» was aboyt $2,- 000. The second greenhouse which we flow have is covered with: plastic-and-is-100-feet by 28 feet in size and cost about $600, Glass is a much more perman- ent greenhouse but the cost is quite = lot more:

Kilns, or curing barns, are dif- ferent also from buildings found on other farms. A kiln will cost

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The Guardian, Charlottetown, Fri, Dec. 9, 1966. | although this machine seves | dations used t grow the crop. ; log of labour, Its cost ew would | Tobacco requires 2 soil with low only necessary that it have a) which cost about $100. These are Oe oe a eae ee ene ee, go0d roof and enough space #0./available from growers or ma-|/ ith, jee ony Coe See Be to grew the highest that eacl» lot of tobacco from a | chinery dealérs in Ontario, Oth. |%0 haul the leave oe a an kiln ean be piled individually. er special’ machinery cauedieat eal te qreding _—_ tino om ae Usually a eorner of the barn [be the tying machine which is| 0, of tot The cost |and too lohg and be Cam be fined Sp pe Yes. & oop BP | used to Se Gie Mackiy A +E these is not high. damaged by frost befére His heated for the gr of to- | bacco leaves on the’ stiGki be- , by a baceo in the fall and wiriter. | fore they are put in the kiln. Ty- | GROWING THE CROP primed an oe The cost of this would not be |ing machines are réasonably| In growing the crop labour is , of 218 and great. new and save a lot of hand la-|the major expense. The first eee ot OE lof 2 MACHINERY - bone: Thay coe about 1.890 new. step after the selection of the to the sail at _ . The main piece of special we ators are w to | fields is soil sampling. Each the storage of the tobacco after | equipment is the transplanter. | take the tobacco sticks into the |field is sampled and tested ix plantingr To | needed it comes out of the kiln, It is|We are using a used machine | kiln This can be done by hand the Soil Lab and the recommen- the gréen-| crew ¥

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