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Agfriculiu

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P. E. I. Department of'Agr-it.-Culture

Mw reams GREETING!

As the end of the V09! Mir pl(lrlChEB our thoughts naturally tum to the things that we have ..-.-..mpiisned.durina the past year. as well as to those things that true been left undone. It is Im- ,,.,.sib1e for us to retrace our ,..-.,s, so let us enter this new .-.--.r with a feeling of optimism IIIJIL we may enioy the many bmstrigs of a kind Providence. which have been so richly bestow- pd upon us in the past in this land ..- freedom and plenty. The year ism has had its joys as well as 11- sorrows. Many have lbeen call- Fri upon to mourn the loss of loved -i who have been called er service. .

Let us enter the new year with -,..- hope that peace and pros- wiity may be found among all 11.0 nations of the world..

At this time I would like to ex- lillld. to everyone, especially our i..:m people. greetings from the 1'n-partment of Agriculture. and illfll one and all a Happy and r tisperous New Year.

Y0lll'(I' aincerely. lg C. WRIGHT.

Deputy Mi&r of Agriculture- rizis FOR. rnocsssmc.

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During the season just past ..iora1 growers in the area sur- fillllldlng Bedeque obtained most I:li'.Olll'21gll'ig yields 01' DEM 10? '.il'l)CE5Slllg. 'I'l'iIs was the first at- zmnpt to grow the crop on a field scale in this Province and many feel that peas in the future will provide a valuable cash crop for nur producers. ,

in a recent issue of "Market (;i-nwers Journal" it was stated -lint New York growers oan pro- ri.re up to 5000 pounds of fancy pus per acre for processing. and xnvessfully compete with other n'PI'I5. by following 12 require- for maximum pea crops. These are set form by M. T. Vit- l'im and A. R. Harrison of the (tr-neva tN.Y.) Experimental sta- lion and are:

1, Well drained soil yields about I'."lCe as much as poorly drained snil. '

3. Lime. if necessary. so the soil has a pH of at least 5.5 If pota- Ines are in the rotation growers rnn drill 500 pounds of ground Li-nestone (preferably dolomitic) in contact with the pea seed.

1;. Fertilize lilbeniily the average mrommendation in N.Y. is 500 pound: of 10-10-10 per acre for randy or sandy-loam soil. and 600 pounds of ll-l6-8 for loam or silt- Inam soils.

-1. Fertilizer placement should ncver be in contact with the seed; crill fertilizer in deeply after fit- 'illg the field and before planting 'ilf'. peas.

5. Plant early.

6. Plant shallow. not more than 1 inch deep.

7. Roll or cultipack immediately after planting for uniform ger- mination.

8. Plant enough seed: in tests. the highest yield was obtained then the peas averaged 3ll)l000 plants per acre.

9. Control weed: with dinltro compounds.

i0. Control insects with modern insecticides.

11. Control diseases by seed treat- ment, rotation, etc.

12. Irrigaxc as peel approach maturity; tests show supplemental irrigation delays maturity but in- creases yield.

some of thme requirements are probably not entirely applicable to our Province but most of them are applimblo anywhere.

Fertilizer requirements. for ex- ample, Vary in different areas and also on farms within an area. The mriier of a. farm. knowing that was require liberal fertilization and knowing his land. should be the one moot capable of deciding his fertilizer requirements.

whether irrigation of pea: woild prove efficlerit'in this Prov- iriie is also a debatable question niiiiough there are areas which definitely suffer frequently from lack of moisture.

MIILCI-IE8

is the aniwdust burnt at your local sawmill? Every week saw- tiust is being burnt throughout the Province while at the same time many crops are suffering from the lack of this material in the form of mulch. I

Let us consider sawdust. It is a l""T.l' good mulch. conserving mois- lure, suppressing weeds. and im- vvvving heavy soils when plowed under. It has no significant ef- fort on the pH f the soil.

sawdust may clause nlgrogen de- imicncy shown by' the burnt ap- Warance of the plants after it has lwen mixed with the soil. This. hfmver. can be easily overcome by in application of nitrogen in the Swing or fall to that the sawdust will contain about 1.5 per cent nitrogen. For example. add 'I or G hounds of ammonium sulfate to Wh 100 pounds of uwduet in- Wmrmted with the coil. or about 3 1-.2 pounds of ammonium sulfate for elch bulhel of sawdust. V

Maximum water-conserving and soil-cooung eilfeou around shal- IOW-roomi crops ouch u straw- btrrlea are given by 0. one inch "o'er of sawdust. Heavier mulch- "WI UP to several India deep. My be used for deeper rooud Dlahtt such an upu-nun or bush fruits. one cubic yard of sawdust 'I'”l provide I one inch mulch ovu- 3? mum feet. or soil. me mulch "Wild be applied after the plants are several indies high and weeds "0 under control.

WHY corn

D9 you want to increase your hfllciency andreeligo gggm pro.

'5” If You do. than you should m flock frequenx. It doesn't "” my difference other your

”90Ulelmalloneerel one " to call. am": the not and

to feed. Therefore, you are well advised to follow a systematic pro- gramme of culling in your flock. Here are some of the reasons why you should cull your flock: It is a known fact that the use- ful life of a chicken is short. We mould cull for aicknus and dis- ease or for shape, for purity of breeding - that is. culled at to type. sire. size of egg. lentil-h 0! cycle, etc; cull i'or,vigor; cull for early feathering; cull for color. size of egg. etc.; Vcull out broodi- ness; cull out early moulters, Culling is done at hatching time and cull the growing stock whenithey go into the laying pen.

to Cull at regular intervals during

the laying season.

Culling for vigor: In males the pigment along the shank should be noticed. Females should have a prominent eye. moderately wide head.'short in the beak and W911 turned. well sprung over, the heart, moderately deep in the body. in good flesh. moderately short.” ln"the neck. strong boned. brightness and alertness and a bloom to the feathers. and brllhtl red comb and wattles.'

Calling for meat purposes: The bird should be compact. short in the legs. well muscled in the breast. thighs and back; vigorous. good quality skin, soft flesh. The birds should be properly killed and dressed. well plucked with no pin feathers and no torn skin.

Culling for exhibition purposes: 5 t a n d a r d dlsqualifications are feathers on sides of legs, wry tail split wings. wrong type of comb arid too many or too few toes. In shape it must 'be perfect for that type, also, the color must be right for that breed or variety right kind of cmb. wiattles, toes. earlobes. body contour. etc., it must be well balanced with a blending- in of the parts as a whole.

Culling for production: The birds must be vigorous; of the standard mpe. shape, size and color must have a refined head with silky wattles and comb; bright eyes. There shocld be pigment around the eyes, the vent. the beak and shanks. This pigment leaves the eye after about two weeks of lay- ing, the beak after about six weeks. the shanks after four and a half to six months. and the plumage looeu its bloom from then on When the bird stops laying this pigment returns. Of course. it must be remembered that pigment changes depend upon such things as feed, bre health. size and dusting. Bi fed on milk have less pigment than those fer; on greenfeed. some breeds store pig- ment up much better than others. As to health. generally those in poor health.are much paler. The larger birds generally retain pig- ment much longer. Dustlrf tends to take the oil out of the kin, thus. cause a loss of pigment.

This is one way which you can help out down the cost of pro- duction. If you have any questions. get In touch with your Agriculture representatiye or your District Veterinarian, or write to the De- partment of Agriculture, P. O, Box 0, Charlottetown.

HORSES

The feeding and mangement of homes is very important. It is advisable to water horses first and then feed them: -The horse has a relatively small stomach but a largi intestinal tract. The order of feeding should be - water, hay and then grain. leaving the grain In the stomach the longest. When they cannot be watered until feed- ing. wait for at least half an hour. Horses at hard work should be watered both before and after feed- ing. An overheated horse should never be allowed to drink his fill. Give the horse time to drink as much as he wants.

In feeding variety bulk. palaI.ibil- ity and nutrients are necessary. Avoid all sudden changes from dry to wet feed. or old to.new feed. particularly oats. Avoid feeding mouldy hay or dusty 'hay. Salt is osential, the amount varies with Individuals and the amount of work being done. In most cases, salt licks are hung up in the man- ger. Mineral mixtures. are. as a rule. not required in the feeding of horses.

To have a successful. brood mare breed her at three years and then keep breeding her. They should not be overly fat as they do not raise top-notch foals. and after a few years are sometimes hard.to get in feel. Breed toward the end of the heat period. Feed them the same as other horses but take more care. Peed only high class feed. Give them exercise and it does not hurt them to work. Don't work them for a week previous to foal- in and for three weeks after,

'in-foal mare at work needs

about three quarter pound of oats per h dred weight and iibout one eight one quarter ounce of

potassium iodide per month or twice a month.

Whe fooling time comeiuput the mare in a clean box stall. Clean and disinfect the stall after foaling. ”'"" I-vrrri water for the first few dlyl Iffar foallng. Disinfect the ., ...I .....iia two imd one half per- cent solution of idoine.

lit the more dies or doesiit milk properly give the foal the follow- ing: one tableopoonful of brown agar dilohed in water. add two or threet tlbi -wear and mough milk to make one pint. Use cow's milk. fairly low in buiurfal and fairly early lactation. The feel should be fed at lent six times a day. stop the sugar in three weeks and the lime- wster in about two months. f

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MONTREAL. Dec. 28, -- Richard E Hearts of Montreal. president a the shawinigan Engineering Com- pany Limited and "at member of the management committee of the par- ent" Shaiwlnlgan Water and Power Company, who has been chosen as next president of the Bngineerlrig Institute of Canada, with its 47 branches and 16.000 members. He will take office In May, succeeding D. M. Stephens, of Winnipeg.

Mr, Heartz has been active in the affairs of the Institute for many years. He was a vice-president and chairman of its finance committee in 1949-50, a member of the coun- cil from 1942 to 1944. treasurer in 1948. and chair of the Montreal branch in 1941. He is a member of the board of governors of sir George Williams College in Man- treal: the board of regents of Mount Allison University at Sack- viile. N. .B.. where he received an honorary doctorate of lawn in 1952; and the board of governors of the Royal aidwiird Laurentlan Hospi- tal. Montreal..

A native of Marshfield, P. E. 1.. Mr. Hear-tz took his ehgineerlng degree at McGiil in 191'! and en- listed immediately in the Royal Flying Corps, receiving his com- mission a. year later as a pilot in

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Former”PE.l Man Heads Engineering lnstitute I

. the newly-fonned Royal Air Force.

He Joined shuwiriigan Engineer- ing in 1920. since that time he has played 3 leading part in the deve- lopment of the parent shawinigan

Water and Power Company's hydro-electric system in Quebec. end his been identified closely

with many other nah: engineering projects in various parts of Can- ada. He was appointed assistant chief engineer of the Shawinlgan Bigineering Company in 1935, vice- predldent and chief engineer in ion and president in 1952. ' In 1941 and 1942, Mr. Heartz was on loan to Wartime Merchant Shipping Limited as general man- ager of that crown company which. operating on a nation-wide scale co-ordinated the work of 14 ship- yards and their suppliers to carry out Canada's program of building cargo ships. producing vessels to- talling more than 4.000.000 tons during the sr and emiploying. in the construe ion- program. 75,000 men . Mi. Hearts is a member of the American Society of Givil- En-

Mechanical Engineers. and ,the Corporation of Professional En- gineerseof Quebec.

Montague Junior Bd. of Trade Meets

The Montague Junior Board of

Trade held its regular bi-monthly meeting Monday evening with the vice-ipresldent, Doug Coffin, pre- siding. Considerable discussion took place regarding road-side tables. It was considered that the travelling pub- lic today would appreciate the cnnveniehce of these tables located at strategic points. It was point- ed out that the provincial govern- ment was carrying out such a program. however it was felt that the Junior Board might sponsor the erection of two such tables near Montague which would be under the care and supervision of the board only and for which they would be responsible. Plans were drawn up to collect the nec- essary material, and tentative points of location were made.

A second project was also pro. posed: that of sponsoring a week- ly garbage collection service. It was felt that such a service might. fill a need. and should there be sufficient interest shown. the Board was ieady to undertake the organ- ization of such a prdect. The mat- ter was placed under a committee and held in abeyance for further discussion. ,

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Govt. Hiis

Canadian shlD5. particularly in the light of the St. Lawrence deep waterway development that will give big ocean vessels access to ports in the heart of the continent.

The coastal trade to be studied is that between Canadian ports only. on the Atlantic and Pacific consis. the St. Lawrence river and the Great Lukas. It does not m- volve traffic between ports in Can- ada and in another country.

The strictly-Canadian cargo traf- fic amounls to about 35,000,000 bulls a year. For more than two years. an interdepartmental gov- ernment committee hi! been studying varying suggestions as to degrees of restriction that might be put into effect in this trade against vessels that me not Cana- dian-buiit and Canadian-registered.

such restrictions, some quarters feel, would have the twin effects of protecting Canadian shipping companies and stimulating Can- ada's shipbuilding business. which cannot compete with low - wage shipyards abroad for merchant vessel construction. '

Phantom Killer"

To Be Executed

GREENSBURG. Pa. (AP)-John Wt-slay Wahlo, 24, the Pennsyl- ynnla Iurnpikels "phantom killer". was sentenced to death in the electric chair Tuesday.

A jury convicted Wahle of the pistol slaying of Harry F. Pitts. 39, who was killed last July 28 as as he slopbin the cab of his truck along the Pennsylvania toll highway.

He, was also charged with kill- ing another truck driver and wounding a third on the turnpike. Ho was tried only forethe death of Pills.

MURRAYA RIVER

..'Miss .Annie M.acLeou. Char- lottetown. spent the Christmas holi- day at the home oi her paliaillfii Mr. and Mrs. Gavin Maciieou, Mur- ray River.

Mr. children, Brenda-Ann and Donalda, Charloti.eto'wn, spent the Christ- mas halidays at the homes of their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Irv- ing. and Mr. and Mrs. William J. Macxay. High Bank.

Miss Mary Lou MacDonald, Char- l0ti.ELOWn, is spending a few days in Murray River, guest of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Macheou.” ,

A.B. Judson Nicolle. who is sta- tioned in' Halifax with the R.gC.N., spent Christmas at the home or his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Nicolle, Murray River.

Miss Donalda. MacKay. nur..,-in- training at the P. E. Island Hos- pital, spent Christmas at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. MacKay. High. Bank. ,

Miss Bertha Ma'cLean. Summer- side. is spending a week's holidays at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. MacLean, High Bank.

Pte. Maynard MacDonald, Char-

lottetown, who recently arrived home from Korea is spending some time visiting with friends and rela- tives in Murray River. - Miss Mae Herring. R.N.. Halifax. spent Christmas at the home of her parents. Mr, "and Mrs. Louis Her- ring. Murray River. but was called back -suddenly. to nurse her broth- er. Leonard. who was injured on Christmas morning in a car acci- dent in,Hslifax. Mrs. Louis Herring. and her son. Louis. Murray Har- bour. also accompanied Miss Herring to Halifax. Len's many friends in Murray River. wish him a speedy recovery. i

Miss Annabelle Bruce. Charlotte- town. spent Christniss at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. John D. Bruce, High Bank.

A.C. 1 Billy Hayter, who is sta- tioned in Winnipeg with the R. C, A. F'.. spent Christmas at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hayter. High Bank.

Mr. Norman Stewart. Charlotte- town. spent the Christmas holiday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman C. Stewart, High Bank. ,

Mr, Cyril and Vernon Macloean.

Charlottetown. spent Christmas at the home of their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Maclaean, Murray Riv- er. Miss Thelma Livingstone and Mr. V. Muiller. Halifax, spent Christ- mas at the home of Miss Living- stone's grandmother, Mrs. Addie Maccsrinel. Murray River. Mr. Reuben Moore and son, Har- old. who are employed in the lum- ber woods in NA, spent Christ- mas at. their home in High Bank. Mr. Earl Bruce. student at Mt. Aliiston in Sackvllle. spent Christ- mas at the home of his partfnts. Mr. and Mrs. John D. Bruce. l-Ilgh Bank. ,

Miss- Isabel MncLeod. student at Daihousie University: spent Christ- mu at her home in Murray Riv- er. s Mr. Tom Hayter. who is employ- ed in the lumber woods in N. 8.,

spent Christmas at his home in High Bank. I

Easiern Guardian

....'NF.W YEAR'S dance. Beaver l1aII,,MnnIague, Thursday. Dec. 30th. Burnsl Orchestra.

..-sap NEWS. - Mr. M. D. MacDonald. Klnross. received a wire recqntiy saying that his sister. Miss A. MacDonald had passed away in Boston. Mass. Remains are being forwarded to P. E. I. for burial in Belfast cemetery.

eepoonfuls of lime- ,

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a-bum"-mam-litmus Iuunun-own Mt-rum.

MAYFAIII I

MURRAY RIVER. DEC. 29th WEDNESDAY ans noon roe VI-ZNGEANCE

Plus-Shem. .8Iiow'l'Ime-OP.M.-

....'MON'l'AGUE householders In- terested in a regular weekly gar- bage pick-up service please con- tact Box 5. Guardian. Montague. The response to this 'ad willie- termine whether or-not the feds Is feasible at this time. This pm? ject in to be sponsored ',by the Junior Board of Trade.

THEATRE 9

AND roucirr iron LOVE!

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gineers. The American Society of '

and Mrs. Basil Irving' and e

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wuo LIVED all C Area 3 yum; um: or ms WIVES no av mm L:i'sm"

Mr. Sterling Vhiteway. Char- lottetown, spent Christmas at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs George 0. Whiteway, Murray Riv-

r. . Mr. and Mrs. Harry Welton. and children. York, spent Christmas at the home of Mrs. We1I.on's par- ents. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mac- Lean. High Bank.

The many young friends of Wayne MacKay. High, Bank. ' are sorry to hear he is confined to his home with the mumps.

Miss Sadie and Master Clarence Livingstone. souris. spent Christ- mas at the home of their grand- parents. Mr, and Mrs. Dan Living- stone. Murray River.'

Miss Eulalia Moore. student-nurse at the Grace Maternity Hospital, Halifax. spent Christmas at her home in High Bank.

Mri and Mrs. Reagh MacLeod. Breadaibane. spent Christmas at t e home or Mr. MacLeod's motile. Mrs. M. M. MacLeod, Murray Riv-

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GEORGETOWN

. 'Miss Teresa Morrison. R.N.. of

Kingston. '0nt., arrived in George- town last week on a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Felix Mor- rison. ' Charles King of the Royal Canad- ian Navy, stationed at H.M.C.S. Cornwallis, N. S.. spent Christmas at his home in Georgetown. on his return he was accompanied by Mrs. King and family. i

Miss Ann MacDonald of Halifax. N. S, spent Christmas with her mother. Mrs. Cyrene MacDonald.