DECEMBER so. 195:

Agricultural News

P. E. L Department of Agriculture

New Year's Greetings

The old year is finished and we .annoz retrace our steps to do the things that we have left un- done, nor undo the ,things that we should not have done. How- M.e,' 1,; us go forward through- out the new year with a feeling at optimism that we shall enloy thQ mpny blessings of a kind Providence which have been so richly bestowed upon us In this land of freedom and plenty-

The year 1953 has had its joys and sorrows for all of us. Some have been called upon to mourn the loss of loved ones who have new called from time into eternity.

Let us enter the new V0” with ,, prayer that the basis for a Lgsflng peace among the Nations of the world may be found.

1 would join with many others in extending at this time New Year's Greetings by wishing all '1 iiappy and Prosperous New Year.

sincerely. C. C. Baker. Minister of Agriculture.

Dairy Cattle

1,, checking over a recent issue ur the Livestock and Meat Trade ilr-port, issued b)' lhe DePHT1m9"t nf Agriculture, Ottawa, we find that in livestock exports to the United States for the week end- ing December 12th there were ;-05,778 grade dairy females. and lT.3.'il purchrcrl dairy fcinalcs, ex- ported from Canada during the .-H,-1-ent year. in coniparing thcs: figures with the previous year we find that in grade dairy females there were 4,792 shipped. and in purebred dairy females 2,078. We must not forget. of course, that .n 1952 there was an tmbargo for the greater part of the year on ihe shipment of all live animals from Canada to the United States. Nevertheless, it must be siSl"”' lrant to our livestock producers that there is still a market for zood dairy cattle, and we in this Province must do our utmost to produce the quality of animal :hat is required for export. and .n that way see that we get our lust share of this trade. During previous years many bU)'f'l'5 h5V'-' horn in the Province buyintz K000 grade and purebred dairy females, mu we trust that the supplies will be such that these buyer! will return to this Province for at least part of their require- iiicnts.

Acetonemin

This condition is commonly seen in dairy cattle and is believed by some to be more prevalent than in former years. It is also Ob- served In sheep and is known as Pregnancy Disease. in sheep it is more serious than in cows and generally has a higher death ratc.

The disease was first recog- nized ln Holland, Denmark and Sweden and then in England. A short time later it was recog- nized in America. At first it was believed to be a complication of Milk Fever or some other condi- tion affecting dairy cattle. MW- ever, since that time it has been found to be an entirely separate condition.

The disease generally affects urll-nourished milk cows and typical cases usually occur eight to fourteen days after calving. This is not necessarily confined to this period because it may occur anywhere up to two months fol- lowing calving. Most iases occur during the period when cows are kept in stalls. in fact. affected rows show a remarkable tendency to recover when out on grass.

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The principal symptoms are less of milk flow. dullness, constipa- tion. and an odd smell on the breath. It is interesting to note, but not everybody can detect the odour from the breath.

Very few losses will be experi- enced if professional assistance is obtained when the animal shows the typical symptoms. A urine sample submitted to the labora- tory will enable an accurate diag- nosis.

In the general feed management of dairy cattle it is essential that a highly nutritious. well-balanced ration is made available.

Important Itulee

The following six rules should be strictly isdbered to to prevent losses by eradicating and control- ling Mastitis:

l. Sanitation-Clean habits of milking and management.

(a) The udder must be washed with an appropriate disinfectant before each milking. A separate cloth should be used for each cow and the disinfectant should be changed about every four cows.

lb) Wet milking should not be practiced.

(c) The person stripping should wash his hands after each cow is finished.

(d) All milking equipment must be kept clean.

(e) Teat cups should be disin- fected after each row is milked and between mllkings.

(f) The cows should be kept on clean. dry bedding.

2. Bacteriological examination of the milk from each quarter of each cow should be done regular- ly (once a month if necessary). Suspicious cows should always be tested. All new replacements should be tested.

3. Segregation V Infected Cows should be placed at the end of the milking line and milked last. incurable chronic cases should be slaughtered.

4. All cases of Mastiiis must be trcated early and until the Infec- tion clears up. Injuries to the udder should be treated.

5. Milking practices and man- agement.

(a) Milk as soon as after the udder is washed.

(b) The machine should never be left on too long.

(cl Wet. milking should not be practiced.

rd) Good bedding should be pro- vided to keep udders clean and

possible

protect them from injuries anti Cold.

6. Quarantine and isolation.

is) Replacements must be isolated until the milk is certi- fied free from infection.

Cows showing abnormal dis-

charge from the tests or udder should be isolated.

Mastitis can be controlled. One of the most important parts of the Msstitis Control Program is the treatment of infected animals. In the majority of cases early diagnosis of infection, followed by prompt treatment results in a cure. The udder is exposed to many kinds of injurlesiand tid- verse conditions every day. The testing and treating must be done on a regular program rather than on a "hit and miss" basis. Bac- teriological examination of the milk from each quarter should he done where possible, about ten days after treatment to be cer- tain that lnfectlon has cleared up.

Consult your district. veterinar- ian for a satisfactory coiitroi pro- gram. It is also advisable to contact lilm as soon as any ob- normai condition is noticed. Bx controlling Msstitis many thou- sands of dollars can be saved by dalrymen annually, and the dan- ger of spreading disease to hu- mans will be greatly reduced.

Top Quality Milk

The big majority of milk pre- ducers nre today well aware of the importance of turning out a top quality product and are equal-

ly well acquainted with the measures necessary to insure such a product.

But it would appear that there continues to be a number who are either not aware of the import- ance of such care or are not sufficiently acquainted with the necessary procedure.

It is just as easy to produce good quality as it is to produce something of h poorer quality. It does not necessarily follow that the man who has the most mod- ern set up produces the top qual- ity milk.

It is generally not the equip- ment but the manner in which it is cared for. The general manage- ment given the herd and the pro- cedure followed at milking time

ANNUAL

invited to attend.

The annual meeting of the P. E. I. Division of the Canadian Cancer Society will be held in the Civic Building, Charlottetown, on Wednesdny evening. De- oesnbor 30th at 8.80 o'clock. The public is cordially

DR. W. J. P. MecMlLLAN. 0.B.E.i

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MEETING

President.

IIALFII M. JONES, Honorary Secretary.

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THE CIENTRA

THE GUARDIAN, CHARLOTTETOWN

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"YOUR DOLLAR BUYS MOBI- lt flll HUGHES DRUG STORE.

THURSDAY. December (list, is the final day for paying your last

"WI: TREAT THE SICK WELL. Giggey's Pharmscy. next Stewart? Bakery.

ADE.LLA'S MILLINERY. - All Fall and Winter Hats greatly re- duced.

INTEREST at the rate of ll of 192. per month will be charged on all overdue installments.

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KEEOSENE. Electric and Pro- pane Gas. Refrigerators. Bryentori and Mscxay,

JUST ARRIVED at Hi-Style Miilinery new mid-season felts in smart fur coat styles and colours. Every style Hi-Style.

STAMP COLLECTORS - We have just received a large selec- tion of packaged stamps-all coun- tries represented. The Island Book Room.

THE CITY TAX OFFICE will re- main open in the evening from 7.00 P. M. to 9.00 P. M. on December 28th, 29th, 30th and am, for the convenience of the taxpayers.

CONGIWXAATIONAL MEETING of Trinity United Church Wodnea. day. December 30th, at 7.30 P. M. in Heart: Memorial Hall to elect Elders to Session, and members to Committee of Stewards. Members and Adherents are urged to attend.

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g arches which form arcs between the angles of the paths. The borders are vast, and ithss beenamaior ef- fort to maintain them through the war years with the shortage of labour. Colour is the prime con- sideration from June until autumn. Annuals such as scabious, pctunias. godetlas. antirrhinums; pentat.e- monl. faschias and tobacco plant are invaluable. The tall plants are kept to the brick. but in places taller clumps are carried forward to break the line and groups are allowed to spill out into the path to soften the edges. Behind these great borders are blocks of veget- ables separated by espaller and standard fruit trees.

JIMMY! TAXI - Dial 7319 of I310.

VISIT HI-STYLE MILLINEBY Iolti Great George Street. Every style I-ii-etyie.

ALL POLL TAX is now past due The Tax Collector has taken steps for collection of this tax.

THE FINAL INSTALLMENT of city Taxes is due and payable on December 31st.

COLEMAN FLOOR FURNACE and space heaters. Douglas Bros. and Jones.

FINDLAY coal and wood furn- aces. Douglas Bros. and Jones.

will-IN PAYING your final in- stsllment of city Taxes, please bring your stub.

ANNUAL MEETING of Memor- ial L. 0. B. A. Wednesday, Decem- ber 30th, at 8.30.

ST. PETEIVS CATHEDRAL sun- dsy School Supper and Tree to- night (Wednesday) at 5.30 P. M. All pupils expected.

IN ORDER for your name to ap- pear on the voters' list for the Civic Election in February -all Taxes must be paid in full by Dec. 31st

ltIIs3N'!"S QUICK LUNCH. - 'IX)- day's Srpecial. Chilled Tomato Juice, New England Boiled Dinner, Rolls and Butter, Tea, Coffee or Milk. 55 cents.

ENGAGEMENT. - Mr. and Mrs. John D. Maobougail of Newton Cross. wish to announce the en- gagement of their daughter Alice Jeanette of Medfleld. Mass. Donald Everett son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert MaoPhce of Grandview, P. E. I.

IN MEMORIAM

PETER PIRCI-I

Seldom has the passing of any- one evoked greater sympathy than has the recent death of Peter Pirch of Hermitage.

On December 3 his gentlet spirit took its flight to the Heavenly Mansions beyond. He was the youngest son of Mr. and 'Mrs. Aifrcd Pirch. His bright smile and kind disposition endeared him to young and old alike.

Besides his parents three broth- ers are left to mourn the loss of a loving son and brother.

The funeral service was rich-

At. the far end is another trans- verse path and here are the autumn borders with Michaelmas daisies; in profusion groups to form a greatl billowing mass of all the shades of pink. claret. purple. blue andl mauve. Beyond is the Dairy Gar- dens. a delightful, intimate gar- den which was a. favorite retreat of Queen Alexandra.

It adjoins the actual dairy, and through the windows the white coats of the dairymen are visible on wooden pegs. Beds of gcraniums, purple heliotrope and roses nestle into clipped borders of golden yew. Two sundiais and topiary birds, chairs, snakes on poles. animals and other geometric fantasies lend interest. Golden hollies and silver liolies, iaburnums. giant cedars, lilacs and double-floweringalmonds form a tapestry background. It is so amusing to pass from the lm. personality of the great walled gar- den blazing with colour into this charming intimate outdoor room with its green walls. green carpet and neatly trimmed hedges and sculptured box and yew. Rich fragrances of herbs and roses fill the air. It is certainly a. pleasing objective for the long walk from the House and s pleasant place for tea.

On the south wall of the kitchen garden are two fruit ranges of the lean-to type. one two hundred yards long. the other fifty. Here are fine grapes. nectarines. figs and plums.

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On the other side of the south well there are a. series of special- ized houses given over to the grow- ing of tomatoes. melons. roses. orohlds, carnations and chrysanthe- mums as well as all the general pot plants and cut. flowers. Of particular interest to the visitor is the great corridor lined with delightful plants including the strong purple-pink of Bougainviilea, the golden bells of abutllon. Daiura appropriately named Angel's Trum- pet. hecause of its white, scented, penduious flowers, the blue-green foliage of acacia with its powder- ed balls of fragrant gold. giant camelliss. agapanthus, and clivias. A good tree of Crape Myrtle with its smooth grey brown trunk and panicles of crinkled pink flowers is an interesting plant. Puachiss grow as fuschiae should. and pots of seasonal material such as polar- gonium, schizanthus. gloxlnies. poinsettlns. calceolarias and pinni- bago form an ever-changing dis- play.

Returing to the other side of the road by the small gate there is a fine view of Sendringham House. long and impressive in size and complexity of roof line. It is wonderfully placed in lawn with fine trees singly and in at-oups. A walk follows the glans which bord- ers the lawn to the cast and north. Here are fine trees of pine and other conifers interspersed with bitches. rose species and berberies and other shrubs that berry cop- iously in the light soil.

There are many lovely illustra- tions of the sandrlngham Gardens in this book and next week they will be described.

Cord Of Tlienlis

William menoer wishes to thank the staff and Nurses of the P. E. I. Hospital for kindness to him while a patient there: also Rev, Mr. Mot- fatt, Rev. Mr. fbbott and all other kind friends who visited me. bring-

ing fruit. sending flowers and ovd "

ducted by Rev. John MacKay in Cherry Valley United Church where a large circle of friends and neighbors gathered to pay their last respect. Many floral tributrv; bore silent testimony of the high esteem in which be was held.

Interment was in the church cemetery.

Pall-bearers were Curlcy. Levi Young, Roy Young. Russell ard Tweedy.

Messrs. .T. J. J. Murphy, Young. How-

Ceird Of Tlleinlts

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Pirch and family of Hermitage wish to ex- press their gratitude to the many people far and near for the kind-

ness shown to them.

NOW IN LIMELIGI-IT

BEXLEY, England (CP)-Young couples strolling down Love Lam here in future are dire for a shock. The town council has decided to tum it into n highway. complete with electric lights.

We Am! Our Neighbours

I7! Bnhananli Schelnfeld frank

ODDS AND ENDS OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR

In lighter mood. on the eve of this New Year, heavy with prob- lems. I present some insights into human nature, based on recent psychological research, reported by Amram Scheinfeld in a series of articles in a well-known publica- tion. (By permission of the author).

This one, about large families, is particularly applicable to Prince Edward island. Two outstanding authorities made extensive studies and found that, "In large fami- lies there is likely to be more co- operation among children, more democracy and self-discipline, less tendency to fuss over minor mis- hops, and better training for ad- justment to life's problems.” (I, myself. know a dozen families here with seven, eight, and more chil-

gdren. where this is true.)

"When are you smartest?" the author and gives the clusion of a specialist in this (Dr. D. B. Wechsler). While physical and mental vigor reach their height in the middle and the late twenties, older people have the advantage of the knowl- edge and experience they have gathered through the years. (In- dustry is beginning to look more favorably on the mldlc aged work- er, for this reason).

Teaohers' Feta: An investigation was niadc. and it was found that rcgardiess of lesser ability, girls got higher marks than boys! This was especially so, when the teach- er was a woman.

No girls-no good: (This con- clusion by two Dutch psychol- ogists is surprising). Based on studies in Holland. the psychol- ogisls found that "sending is boy to an all-boy school is much more likely to make him a sissy, than sending him to a coeducational school-both girls and boys are more feminine in the one-sex high schools, whereas the coeducational schools have a marked mascullnlng effect."

"Best" families are annent: Ac- cording to one study, mental lil- ncss is not as frequent or as severe among families with wealth and position as in the poorest

group.

Suicide prevention: ''In Los Angeles. the majority of people who carried out their suicide threats, tiid so within 90 days af- ter apparent recovery from their emotional crisis." (it may there- fore, be a wise precaution to keep

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Kids ain't rabbits: A British nutrition expert. Dr. L. Willis. states that "carrots and cabbage and such may be enough for

Bugs Bunny. but kids need meat ton."

Sleep Needs: Oddly enough. men and women in the Arctic regions, where winter nights are six months long, sleep about eight hours during the dark season. and about seven hours in summer- pretty much the way they do here.

Color Warnings: "If you have big feet. don't wear red or yellow shncs. if youlre a big head, avoid red or yellow hats." in fact. green and blue are best where you don't wish to seem bigger than you are!

Wealth and Wodiock: "I! you think rich couples have more di- vorccs than poor ones. you're wrong! The truth is radically op- positc. Divorce statistics show

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Lthat among husbands in the top business and professional groups. the divorce rate is hardly a. third that among unskilled workers. well under half that among semi-skil- led workers and considerably less among skilled workers. All studies "indicate that adequate family in- come helps : lot toward stability in marriage." "King David's Anger": A noted psychiatrist says if you "violently dislike or hate a person for some trait. it may well be because you have much the same trait in your- self." I-Ie names such behavior after the king because of his re- action to the parable of the rich man who took the poor man's lamb, the prophet Nathan's way of pointing to his behavior with Bath-sheba. (This reaction is also called, "projection". In mild form most of us make use of it oc- casionally-the gossip. the ex- tremely intolerant person, uses it -and it can lead to murder).