FEBRUARY 10. 1954

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Agricultural News

P. E. I. Department of Agriculture

Agrlcllllurll Short Course I

1: vou have not filed your ap- m”.,,,,',m to attend the Agricul- short Course at the Voca- Bchool oonimesicing Febru- do so immediateht by con- the supervisor of the ve- school.

course covers the various of farm operations and or great value to anybody find the time to attend

3 yy .16. i.fiCLillS catlonal This phases will be it he Cl”

Poultry News

M ii recent meeting of the ,,,.,,,ge Edward Island Poultry In-' dusiry Comniittse. it was decided ,,,,.. 3 Chicken nu-is-Q will be mud in PEI. in 1054. Future meetings will be held to finalize B .g3.Q plans.

arr" the culling and bloodtesting ill our Approved and 3.0.9. Flocks for the I954-56 season, we will be ,,,,,,g .. 4-band system.

1, The white band, for flocks ..,,,pLt-trig purebred chicks.

2. The copper bind I0! 1100'" gupplvljlg crombred chicks.

. .1 The red band for commercial l;"dS. )4, The green band for

lid . bA.C0mn'Iila!.ee of Harry E. Rob- h,,,,., c. S. Bcrarimn. and 3 mem- her of the Approved Flock Associa- mn, were appointed to revise the Approved Flock Policy and present their recommended changes to the muster of Agriculture and his

Deputy.

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Good Seed

The seeds that you plant thisl ,9,-mg can have a great effect not only on this year's crop but also on your whole farm program for the next year or more.

If you plant, for instance, seed grain which has a low germina- win. is of mixed varieties, and is polluted with weed seeds, you can expect to harvest a small, uneven- ly ripened. and woody crap. This means that your livestock will not have as much food available and you will have to pay out more I money hr extra feed. Also the cost of growing and harvesting in small crop is almost as much as for a. larger crop.

if you have to buy seed this year, order early to avoid disap- pouitment and order the best grade of 3094 available. Registered or certified seeds coat a little more but usually they are worth much more than the actual difference in price. Registered seed is the but that can be bought. It has a high standard of purity and is from pedigreed stock of proven lnmtlce. Certified seed is similar VI registered with a little lower .sf.1:idl1rd of purity. Commercial Seed is relatively free from weed seeds, but there is no guarantee as no purity of variety.

There is a very large percentage of seed grain sown every year on Prince Edward Island that will not nearly came up to the commercial Med standard. The main reason in the large number of weed seeds in the grain. This is a. bad situa- lion. and it signifies a great :- mount of oarelmneas on the part of farmers as to the seed which they sow.

If you are lruylng new seed this year. buy either registered or car- tified seed as it is not safe to buy any lower grade. If planting your own seed. have it properly cleaned to get out chaff, awns and other (ilfl, along with weed seeds which may be present. In any case. do not plant weeds along with your grain. Plant the very best seed available and reap a bountiful harvest of mod grain.

Junior Clubs

we notice that a number of our Junior Clubs that had func- tioned very satisfactorily durhig the past year have not re-organiz- Ni for the coming year. There is A possibility, of course, that the rs-organizational meeting may have been held. and the Depart- ment not notified. but it appears more likely that this important lniiltcr has been neglected in some cases. This is the time of year linen all Junior Clubs that are ex- lwtuuz to operate during the com- -iii! rear should be organized, and should be giving some attention to the study material that pertains In their particular Club. All mem- llvrs must realize that during the summer months. when Judging (Ila.-sea and Demonstrations are brmz conducted. it is very dif- lcult to do a great deal of study- illg. We do know that during the vurtrr there is the competition of h”7lWlt matches and skating part- "ji to lake up the attention of the (till) member. but. nevertheless. there should still be time for at lmst one meeting a month that "Hid be devoted to a study of (filth mpg,”-1.1.

Wm in the Department of Agri- iiilillltc. would be very pleased to My from etitricu that are not serviced by I Junior Club, and lllicre the interest is such that an Wnitlzation of this kind might he started. We believe that it is M1 excellent form of training for "if mine people of the farms. W omoolsny important in those Wrmnr be planning to make liming their life's work

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M the re-organisational meet- "13. of the Alexandre Jolly. Fami- "Ti Calf Club the question thlt ll" uppermost in the minds of lhc members was some means of Emilie new members to join the film This matter was stressed by j"-"cl of those present. and Wild be further discussed at ml-I ltzilllz meetings. At this was the "0-”:anizstlonsI of the

Wnltd. nfdent-OIen : '12:-resident-Chrys Judson: sec- irsasursr-Matiricc M ic-

: -V club leaders-Charles Jones vi Mrs. Cyril Jones.

It was decided that meetings would be held on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays in each month, and a. membership fee was set at twenty- five cents (2bc) per member.

Junior Club News

The reorganizatiolial meeting of the Baldwin's Road Poultry Club was held Januarygs, at Toni Cur- ran's with 13 members present. The president, Merlin Gormley, was in charge of the meeting. The following slate of officers was elected for the coming year: presi- dent, Gerard Trainor; vice-presl- dent, Brendon Dunphy; secretary, Mary Curran.

The club fees for the coming year were collected. and the prize money was distributed among the members. 4

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The regular meeting of the Bear. River Ayrshire Calf Club was held January 27 in Bear Rlverl South School. There was it large attendance. Plans were made for attending the Club Couiicll meet- ing to be held in St. Mary's Hall. Souris, and also for the showing of films on February. F. Morris Deacon, Kings County Fielrlman, is to be asked to show these films. Miss Zeta Mccvaugh invit- ed the members to her home for the next meeting.

Dairy Farmierl of Canada

Mr. Gilbert MacMilian has been reappointed President of Dairyl Farmers of Canada, for the fifth year in succession. He is also a Director of the Canadian Federa- tion of Agriculture.

Initially, Gilbert MacMillan is the senior representative of Cana-

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HOCKEY EQUIPMENT reduced 357a to 507a. The Bike Shop.

NOT '10-NIGHT-Next Wednes- day-P, W. C. Hall. 3.00 p. m.

VISIT III-STYLE MILLINIJIY l63'zi Great George Street. Every .tyle Hi-style.

ALI. TOY! ieduced 33 Uimr. The bike shop.

SPORTING GOODS reduced Z5f& to 5072:. The Bike Shop.

FOB. PROGRESS with Economy Vote Stewart for Mayor.

FOR PROGRESS with Economy Vote Stewart for Mayor.

REGULATION hockey sticks to clear 59c. The Bike Shop.

FOR THE BEST IN VALEN- TINES see the Rust Craft selection at Reddln Bros.

FOR. PROGRESS with Economy Vote Stewart for Mayor.

"WE TREAT THE SICK WELL". Gig::ey's Pharmacy, next Stewart's Bakery.

TEEN-AGE DRESSES. Coats. Jackets, etc., clearing at 3:Wa'.'t off regular price. S, A. McDonald.

KEIIOSI-ENE. Electric and Pm- 113119 Gas. Refrigerators. Bryenton and MacKay.

"NEW HAVEN JAIIEORW" - ot Long Creek Hall, Friday, Feb- l'u:ir'y 12th.

I LOVE YOU-Bay it with I Rust Craft Valentine. The Island Book Room.

PRICES REDUCED ONE-THIRD on all winter merchandise in our Children's Department. S. A. Mc-

dlan Ayrshire. Brecders' Assocla-lnomldp

tlon to the Purebred Dairy Brceds' section of Dairy Farmers. He is therefore, first of all, in rcp- resentation of Ayrshire cattle breed- ers across Canada. Secondly, he' is likewise one of the representa- tives of all four member purebred dairy cattle associations-Ayrshir,c Holstein, Guernsey and Jersey- to that Board. I

The first president of the Dairy Farmers of Canada was Mr. P. D. McArthur of Cherry Batik Fami,l Howick, Quebec. At the prescntl time he is the representative of Montreal District Milk kProduccrsl Association ,of which he is Presi- dent, to Dairy Farmers of Can- side.

A Strong Advocate

Founded in 1942, Dairy Farm-l

era of Canada immediately be-v came ii strong advocate. ll strong power in the interests of all dairy producers” across Caiiarin. Prior to that time there was no actual National Association representing milk producers. That is as apart from the National Dairy Council of Canada which was then com- prised of Milk Processors, Dis- trlbutors and representatives of various District Milk Producers' Associations and Purebred Dairy Cattle Associations.

However. while it must be fair- ly admitted that the Producer section got an eminently fair deal. a considerable number Producer Associations felt that the producer section should be divorced from the distributors, pi ceesors, etc. And, in all fair- ness to the National Dairy Council of Canada: that organization. representations by the Joint Dairy Breeds' Committee, ngrccd to the setting-up of two distinct sec- tions. That is one comprised en- tirely of producer representatives, the other of distributor and pro- cessing. etc-., representatives, with an over-all body. comprised of both sections. '

But! that didn't meet with the approval of an Ontario group which formed themselves into the Fed- eration of Dairy Farmers. with-

out the support of the Purebred ,,.;,,,,,,,,

Dairy Cattle and several other As-' sociations. The Joint Dairy Breeds Committee therefore again took.

a definite hand In that lll.lIlllfJll.l

The final result of same being the

formation of The Dairy FM'mi3”lN- S..

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PLEASE RESERVE THIS DATE, February l'lIli. P. W. C. lleli. Var- iety entertainment Jamboree film and Camp Fire. Auspices St. Paul's Scout Committee.

)lENT'S Wednesday Chilled tomato juice, home style beef stew, with dumplings, rolls. hulfer, fca, coffee or milk, 55 (unis.

Special.

CARS ('0l.LIDF.-A slight accl- dent occurred last evening at 530 when a car proceeding north on Queen Street was in collision wiih another machine as it was hacking out from Martin's Gar- oge. Damage was negligible.

FUNERAL AT HUNTER RIVER. -The funeral of the late John B. Spence was held from Hunter River United Church on Fdaruary 8. Rev. Howard Christie. Rev. Donald Nicholson and Rev. - Lriwrsncc Blalltlc conducted the services. Pallbearers were Messrs. Robert smith. Jr., Clayton Smith. 'Irev- elyn Spence. Byron sperice, Rus- sell Svmlth and Elmer MacDonald. Interment was in the Greenvale .Cemetcry.

, i-omcic t:oc'iz:i-:-in the City Police Court yesterday before phiagistraie K. M. Martin. a man iii.-irged with operating ll motor vehicle while impaired. was fined f100 and costs or 20. days. A lirmalc shoplificr. charged wilii possession of stolen goods not ex- ceeding 325. was remanded for a week. The offence was reported to have occurred at Woolworth's 0" M0ndH.V. A woman charged with contributing to juvenile de- .l5'"lU0YWy was fined 320 and costs in 20 days. A man charged with dmorderly conduct in a public Place (a Chinese restaurant) was rrnianded until tomorrow. A rlrunk and incapable was sent to jail for three days and a motor- ist operating ii car without mark- ers, was fined 85.

Viiss 'ivi" Murphy. Morell. has home after spending the week end in the city visiting friends and relatives. -

Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Rose and Mr. Truman Grant. New Glasgow, returned home yesterday

of Canada, with P. D. McArthur,nfter attending the funeral of Mrs.

or Howick, Quebec, as the first Elmer

President of same.

Incidentally. at the tiinc of the 1,,-uipaway Gilbert Maclvflliaii was President of the National Dairy Council of Canada. However. he was also one of the original dir- ectors of Dairy Farmers-

P. E. I. Representatives

Two representatives from this Province attended the Annual Meeting of the Dnlr.V FN'n"'l'-I held in Hamilton. Out. The PICS:-; dent of the P. E. I. Daii'.Vm9"5 Association. Mr. A. H. Hublcy of Bummcrsldc. was appointed 8 DH"- ector of the National Association- Mr. R. A. Profitt. Freetown was: also A representative of tlic. Dairymen's Association.

Tu-Environ TRIAL

MONTREAL, (CPI--'Thl'flI' liflwil tlcnlers- Benjamin hows, Moni- rcnl News Dealers Suflflllilb "ml American News ComPf"lIV W9"?

ordered Monday in stand trial In the Court of Queens Bench 0" charges of illegally selling crime comics.

Dunning.

Mr. and Mrs. Horace Mscw and young son Douglas left Jan. 27th by motor for their home in Thornton, Ontario, after spending some six weeks with their parents tiiicl friends on the Island.

omcus Installed in Trinity iliiurcli W. A.

Tlic postponed meeting of the women's Association. met in the .social'hnll of Trinity Church on Feb. .1. The prcsident Mrs, Gar- ir-ld Tnylor was in the chair. The devotional exercises was by the Bnmbl group. Mrs. Bterns read I short story and led in prayer. Mrs. A F. MacI..ean was pianist. Mrs Coffin road the Scripture lesson.

The business of the evening be- gan with a splendid report of the ttrtivliles of the year, read by the secretary Mrs. Herb Roper. which showed, by the satisfactory sum each group presented to the Asso- Ci:-lion, that they had worked hard.

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THE GUARDIAN.

Strange But True

I: F. II. MacArthur

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Boys and girls of this generation may have their skating rinks, calf clubs. and so on, but how many of them ever lingered on their way home from school to watch the smith put shou on a horse, or to see the miller grind a grist of wheat? when I look back over the years that have gone I consider myself fortunate to have been born early enough to see the end of pioneer days and the beginning of the machine age with all its mar- vels and labor-saving gadgets.

And I was born early enough to see the last of the stone fences erected by the early settlers. We had one on our farm running a- long theihighway; while between us and our nearest neighbor was a fence made of huge pine stumps. These we hauled to our home for kindling and replaced them by a modem wire fence.

Another popular fence on our farm in those days was what we called. a brush fence. It was made of fresh cut fir and spruce of medium size and staked at the ends. and in the center to hold it in place.

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This type of fence was used only to hold in the sheep when we put them out to pasture. It required considerable repairs from time to time, and that, incidentally, was Granddad's and my chore. He al- ways kept his fences in A1 condi- tion s.nd often expressed the wish that our neighbors would follow suite for as he put it. "gadding livestock are more troublesome than dogs that wouldn't stay on their own premises." And speaking of straying dogs-well, Granddad simply would have none of them on our farm. Once they crossed the fields into our place he would yank out the old muzzle loader. fill it with a terrific charge of powder and shot and blow them right into kingdom come, no matter whose animals they were or whether they were of high or low pedigree.

He had to do so to protect our sheep from being killed by these gadding merauders.

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I'll always remember the day the gasoline-driven engine was pulled into our barn, connected by belt to the old-fashioned drum and shaker and set in motion to thresh our harvest.

Prior to this we'd used the tread mill which was kept in mo- tlon by a couple of horses. when they grew tired of the monotonous tramp, tramp, tramp, they were taken off and a fresh pair put in their places.

If nothing serious happened like a breakdown, or bursting of the big fly-wheel, or a young horse kicking up and refusing to do his stuff, a threshing ci-cw could run through enough slieaves to tally about 400 bushels of grain in one day. ,

A modern threshing outfit could chalk up a better record in just a few hours.

The Capsln tread mill Wns before

my time, and hefore its advent farmers used the flail. . . .

I can also remember the first

year we had our grain cut with a binder. Granddad hadn't much faith in the gadget although he'd hired the machine from one of our neighbors Just to try it out. But when the field was cut down, and all the sheaves neatly tied he had to admit that it was better than the scythe of which implement he was master.

Often I have seen him mowing down a patch of clover or cuttlm; around the fences with this scythe. He would stand almost straight

and swing the blade In easy rhythmic strokes that left the fodder in almost perfect whirl- rows.

"Let me try it." I said to him one day. It seemed so easy I felt sure I could make I. creditable start. Then he passed the scvthc into my hands and leaned agaiiist the fence to watch me.

"Watch out for your foot!” lilo cried when I made the first swing, "or you'll cut 'arn clear from your legs." The second attempt was even worse than the first, but when I made the third swing and drove the point of the scythr V'Pll Into the sail. Granddad took the thing out of my hands and said Ild never make a scvther because I didn't know the "lust" Iihlnli iibout how it should be handled and tlut A good knife coat monev and he couldn't afford to have the blade twisted.

Several times aft-rwards I tried to get the hang of it but to this day I've never learned to out w'ih n scvthe. I know now that scvth- ing is it lost art just like iwnbslm- ing the dead is a lost art. and ll9lV'”il'0I'll1 I don't want to have Lnythlng to do with clihcr art

(To lle Concluded)

and faithfully. through the year Also the trea-:urer's report. Mrs. Augustus Downs. showed a balmcc nftor all requests and bills had been paid. The president thnnkcd all the groups for the help she had received from them in the past year.

Rev. A. F. Macbean was called on to install the new officers for the coming year. He gave some complimentary remarks on the work of the W. A. in the church This was followed by A short pray- er. It was also decided at this meeting to have the annual tur- key dinner in early March.

The new oficera for the coming year are as follows:

President. Mrs. Garfield Tavlor:

ist vice president, Mrs. John Hambiy; 2nd vice president. Mrs. Cyrus Pickard: treasurer. Mrs

AIIg1.IlI.uiI Downe: recording rotary. Mrs. Herb Roper; corm- Mndine secretary. Mrs. Clifton Stewart: preu secretary. Mrs. lid- gar Giliesels: parsonage and buy- ing committee. Mn. Wm. Teed. Mrs. Der-t Oamsron. Mrs, D. Bre-

hsut; visiting committee. Mir Annie Oarnlwvvi and Mrs. Arthur Coffin: planlat, Mrs. Bruce Mc-

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CI-IARLOTTETOWN liovel Polio campaign

On Friday the 12th of February the P. E I. Polio Chapter is stag- ing in Charlottetown a new method of raising funds. This method has been successfully tried in many American and other Canadian cities and is known as "Mothers March on Polio" or "Porch Light Battle against Polio."

This is not a direct house to house canvass but is an opportu- nity for householders to express their desire ls) contribute .to the work of combating Polio by giv- ing an indication stich as leaving their porch light or front door light on between the hours of 'I and 8 p. m. on the evening of Fri- day. Fobnrary 12th.

some 80 volunteers are being provided by the Women's Or- ganizations of Charlottetown, each of whom has been alloted a street and they will call on those houses which show the signal, They will have no sales talk as there is no pressure put upon anyone to give to this cause, they may be identi- fged by the fact that they will carry a coin-can distinctly marked 'IFor Polio March of Dimes."