Reviews Progress! Made In P. E. Island Iiog Prolluction The following interest-Ins review J hog production on a q ‘» in Prince Edward Island as H, by Mr. w. n. Shaw. - iiig Deputy Ministcr of Agricuitdtrb. the recent annual meeting of me swine Breeders’ Association: .0“ the basis of present day hog MW in Province we are Iran. to forget what has happen- ’ past.‘ and associate all- ess with recent develop- If-iwrevlew of past ‘conditions “mud possibly confirm our belief mm, (or a great many years we my, occupied a place of superiority In hog production. For this rea- son he might go back and look over some of the steps that were gsscciatc ai the mould perhaps reach into the ear- iy days this meeting. These were er: 3i- when there was con- ihe dfll'5 glomcratio ince —— O.1.C.’5. stated: 35; of and. as one humorous the North Shore.’ "1 iiistlnctly remember my first as a lad. on our home farm long. lean. gaunt, tremend- ous range of snout. These hogs presented an amazing spectacle to cnile eyes. Nevertheless, the hog population was substantial, and ‘ Ell, If ii Tamworth - definitely red, and with a my yuv cl with the advancements industry. In doing this we that are within the re- wlleciion of at least a few breed- n of breeds in this Prov- Yorks. Berks. Tamworths, The Razor-Back Clam Dig- kins. and the Pslconwood Pam. ty We were possib‘ more successful in our breeding stock at t.hat time in the prise list than we have been within recent years. A num- her of prises were won. There was third on a young boar, fourth on I breedlns pen. and y othue. At the same time. q to a num- ber of lmportcd boars were placed, and the d-ganisation of livestock Shipping Clubs were carried into effect with hogs goingztfi Montreal on a co-operative basis. The result was a change in the price level, and the tide on marketing and the general distribution of improved types had turned. In 1924 a number of Boys’ and Girls‘ clubs were organized. and in that year there was not room enough at the Charlottetown Ex- hibition to care for the hog show. In 1026 over 6.000 head of swine were handled by shipping Clubs, and these graded over 45% Selects. In subsequent years we lost some of our record in this respect. In this year breeding stock was ship- ped to western Canada, some to Indiana. and a carload from the Maritlmes. in which there was a substantial contribution from the Island. was forwarded to the Inter- national Show at Chicago, and created quite an impression. I be- lieve that orders were placed in this Province as a result from United States points. ' "In 1927 we had over .twenty Shipping Clubs, in this year the in number not so far behind the imi ol the present day. Almost "very farmer kept a sow. and pig killing time was an event of great importance. “It was the day of home mughtering. chiefly the latter part iii November and December. Hog production was not spread out over Lhl year as at the present time. and hog finishing had to wait for the new farm crop. Very few hogs were finished at five or six months. ii. a matter of fact. many were nei|l'Pl‘ a year or more in age, and Maritime Livestock Marketing Board Incorporated was formed in July. and subsequently our Ship- ping Clubs sold through this organization. I have always felt that it was a mistake to have separated from this organization. Although a provincial organization was subsequently effected this gradually went out of business. with the result that we have at present no organized movement on a co-operative basis of selling from this Province. The Maritime As- spent part of their lives on pasture. The farmer who had a surplus of grain utilized this to advantage in the summer months. along with whey and skim milk. but finishing rarely commenced until the potato and grain crops were gathered. The system of feeding was cheap. Nn Potato Problem Today there is tremendous excite- ment about potato markets in the United States and elsewhere. No such a problem existed in these early days. The chief market for the potato crop,-and we raised lots of them, was through the hogs on soclation has continuously exerted This province is to be‘ honored by ‘welcoming here the second annual meeting of cgjiuip. Ming Breeders. an usocistioir which was formed two years ago and com- prises most of the leading mink breeders of Canada. The Execu- tive secretary, Norman W. shields, Fort William. Ont., in correspon- dence with B_ B. Jones, Bunbury, P.E.I., noted mink and fox breed- er, states that delegates from every province will be in Charlottetown to the above meeting on August 23-24-N. Several other provinces in Canada would welcome this meeting but Prince Edward Island for several reasons was preferred. While the Association is not old in years many of the mink breed- ers are men of long experience in breeding fine specimens of this beautiful little animal and they have bent their energies to pro- ducing the finest in quality. Mink farming has made great strides in the past ten years for the reason that short-haired furs have taken over the place once occupied by such longhaircd furs as silver fox. Quebec has always been noted for its fine quality mink but now the Atlantic to the Pacific there are hundreds of ranches vieing with each other to produce top quality specimens. It is a. fascinating industry and if one wishes to depart from the production of standards there are dozens of mutations that will in- trigue one. The backbone of the industry. however, is the stand- ard mink and some oi the best specimens of dark mink are pro- duced in Nova Scotia. New Brun- swick and Prince Edward Island. Locally we have not been as en- terprising as the other provinces in adopting mink farming. We held too long to silver fox. but there are signs that mink farming will be growing all the time in this Mn .--r~.-v- - my list or miss eeiiiirem viirii Silver Fox And ;. Mink Farming little inroads here and a well man- aged ranch with good sanitation la “ lly exempt from it. Then a- gain food supplies are plentiful and now with fish processing plants in Bouris and likely in other parts oi the Inland and supplies of horse meat that can be bought quite reasonably. the Prince Dd- ward Island rancher can produce mink more cheaply from a feed stand point than anywhere else in Canada or the United States. This is also true of many places in Nova Scotla and New Brunswick. particularly the Bathurst area of that province. It will be a great boost for mink farming to have these clever provinces oonie here and discuss their ya ‘lenis. We understand it was Dr. authority. on mink and nutrition who proposed Charlottetown as the mee-ting place. Dr_ Bowness is a native oi Prince Edward Island and is now nutritional adviser for Master Feeds, Ltd, Toronto. The program in brief is as fol- lows:- Monday. '23rd August—9.30 a.m.. Official opening by a. Prince Edward Island speaker; 10 a.m.. Registration of delegates: 10.15. Re- ports of Executive Secretary, Trea- surer, President; 12 noon Lunch; 1.30 p.m., Address by Mr. Albert Woodiey; Reports; Tuesday, 24th men from the other Itendle Bowness, not/ed ‘newer The year 1003 will go down in history as the year when two great crude oil pipe lines were complet- ed. The Trans-Mountain. from Edmonton, Alberta to Burnaby. near Vancouver. B.C.. ie 710 miles long; it crossed the Fraser 10 times. We saw large supply de- pots with many hundred lengths of “super inch" pipes and great quantities of other supplies at many points as we travelled along its full length. three times. on the C. N. Railway. between Mayand July 1053. It wound its way over the Rocky and other mountain ranges. through valleys and mus- kegs; in all it crossed 72 rivers and creeks and was completed in the record time of 18 months at a cost of $93 million. e Interpm. vinclal which had been completed in 1950 from Edmonton through Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manl- toba to the International border, and then on to Superior. Wiscon- sin. a distance of 1129 miles. — because it was laid for the most part through level prairie lands. cost $85 million. 0 0 .ln order to maintain a con. tinuous flow of crude oil to the Sarnia refineries. an-extension to the Interprovmcial was completed in 1953 from Superior. Wiscon- sin, to Sarnia. Ontario. 643 miles at a cost of $72 million. This now maintains a continuous flow of Crude Oil. which was formerly in- terrupted when the Great Lakes tankers had to tie up for the win- ter. This line’: capacity will be NOTES ._ ly s. s. oiu-i-. nee. * as on. rn-n mm acmnvesnin-r uniqua engineering feat. that we write about. occurred on the Sar- nia-Superior ‘ension of the great Iriterprovincial line; at the Straits of Mackinac. which at the point chosen to take the pipe line across between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. “vss 4% miles wide. Pipe lines have been laid under water many times in Canada and the United States; in Newsy Notes of January 12th. 1952, we told of how they laid a Big Incher" acres the Hudson River. near the Georg; Washington Bridge. and on ac count oi the Palisades. it was nec essary to adopt a new method i lay that pipe; neither could thi pipe be laid as the one acros Hamilton Bay in 1952. which wa. floated across on pontoon: an then sunk into its prepared trench.I The Mackinac Straits between the Great Lakes have an enormous amount of shipping that could not be interrupted at the time. so it was decided to assemble enough pipe to lay two "Big inch" pipes. 20" each and pull them 21.000 iieet across the Straits. These two would carry the equivalent of the main "Super inch" pipe which was 30 in dia- meter. There were other difficul- ties to overcome. the Straits had water currents. that vary and shift from day to day. and vary greatly 'at different depths. There were under water side hills. where the 20" pipe: would have a strong tendency to roll. The pipe: had to descend to 243 feet below the surface at their greatest depth. _ Monday, May I. 1954 Related of the A..'cultural IUMMAB! AND RECOMMENDATIONS In the preceding pages an at- tempt has been made to outline present conditions pertaining‘ to soil fertility, the use of land. soil erosion, wild life, depletion oi forest resources and the lowering of water supplies in Prince Edward Island. Pending an all-out campaign to improve these conditions. remed- ial measurea have been suggested. Recommendations may be sum- marized as follows: 1. Detailed surveys should be undertaken to determine the loca- lion and approximate acreage of: (a) Land which, by reason of soil type or drainage conditions. is unsuitabla for fanning. when average costs oi production and prices for farm products are con- sidcred. (ii) Land unsuitable for agricul- ture but well suited for natural or artificial reforestation. (cl Land at present giving low returns. owing to the depletion oi fertility; but which could be re- stored economically with good man- agement and access to money at a low ratc of interest. (d) Good land but particularly susceptible to erosion because of topography. tel Land highly productive at August, 0 a.m.. Introduction of Auction Company Officers; Report on CMB sponsored sales I-IMBA mink; Formation of CIMB Mar- keting Board; Discussion on EMBA coming sales; 12 noon, Lunch; 1.30 p.m., Resume discussions. Wednes- day, 25th. August, 9 a.m.; General open discussion; 11.30, Election of officers and appointment of com- mittees; 12 noon. Lunch; 1.30 p.m., Unifinished busiiieas; New busi- ness; adjournment. Consumer demand for mink gar- ' pumping stations 2500 miles of basic They will have couver. 300.000 bbls. per day. Canada has invested to date in her two Big Pipe lines $250 mil- lion. These systems. with pipe line looplngs, and additional transporting a total of 500,000 bbls. per day of western East to Sarnia and West to Van- The achievement, which was a their . taking. gives Canada trunk pipe lines. from a capacity for George Tucker. crude oil, salvage the operation. Normandle York. used a two-way radio and signal lights. as he directed the from a control tower on the north shore of the Straits at Even the weather could be bad. turbulent and uncertain andships had to be used during the under- Pipe line experts were secured different countries. One had had experience laying pipe under water in the Persian Gulf. Captain who had helped in New influence prices in this Province. First Show and Sale “The first hog show and sale was held in._Ncvembcr of 1027. and fifty boars and sows were In this year we had thirty-one Clubs operating. and 14,000 hogs. and 16.000 lambs were operatlvely. Bacon hog competitions were held during 1926 and 1927, with Georgetown, Uigg, North Wilt- 1-Ierbert staging Fairs. There were continuous ad- dlticns of breeding stock to prov- on 0111‘ sold. sold co- province. One reason for this is the fact that we have practically no dis- eases such as affect mink in the West and throughout the United States. Distemper has made very with the Island swine industry. “‘And so we have reached, by successive stages, the position which we now occupy in the swine in- dustry oi Canada. We have the highest percentage oi Select hogs commercially. and our records in Advance Registry are exceedingly menis is on the upswing in Argen- tina but sales are restricted be- cause ot a very limited supply of skins. according to Jose Feldrnan, Buenos Aires furrier in New York on a. buying trip. Mr. Feldman estimates that Argentina could ab- system oi control. “Let us not forget that we are facing 'a considerable criticism and new trends in swine production in Canada. We are out oi the British market. and the tremendous influ- ence of the British market and its discriminating demands on Can- sorb about 40.000, skins if they could be imported into that coun- try. Imports of furs to the Argen- tine have been curbed since 1947, he said. Mink ranching in Argen- tina was begun in 1934 and the largest mink farm there has about 4.000 animals with a. crop of about 1.700 skins_ Mr. Feldman said he had just purchased 300 females in standards, wilds and mutations to add to the stock of a ranch out- side of Buenos Aires that he was interested in. Besides those men- tioned there are two other ranches. one with 600 animals the other with aoo. He states that the pro- ductlon of Persian lamb now a- Point de Barbe. Some of the best soft-pipe welders were among the 250 workmen on the job. It took many months of prep- aration, the bottom had been photographed and mapped. A deep trench was dredged out from both shores to where the water was 05 ft. deep. but in the middle section the pipe was laid on the bottom. The pipe was 13/16" thick. Grade A seamless, open hearth. and very soft so that it would fit into the uneven contours of the bottom of the Straits. It weighed 166 pounds to the foot and to overcome this present‘ and on which fertility is being maintained or increased. (ll Land particularly subject to erosion. Extent of erosion damage to date. (gi Land suitable only for scrub- by tree growth, the production of some specialcrop such as blueber- ries or cranberries. or for the con- servation oi water from mow or other sources. (h) Land which might be tile drained profitably. provided that assistance in the form of drainage surveys, purchase of tile at whole- sale prices and advice on install- ation is given to the owner. (1) The draining of land mar- ginal crsubmarginal for agricul- _ lever was pushed and the cable tightened, lifting it off the ground. the dynamometer reuistered a pull of 20 tons, 30 tons and on up. The first pipe entered the water at 2.41 a. in. Sunday morning. It stopped at 5 a. m. with the “winch broke down," its main shaft had snapped. The first string of pipe was still 80 ft. short of where it was to be welded to the second Problems Excerpt from I Report by the Prince Edward Island Band; Institute of Canada. furs should be prohibited. Too much water is already going over the surface to the sea. terinine also: mi The location of old mill- dams which might be restored for the conservation of fish, game and water supplies. (b) Areas where farm ponds may be constructed economically. (c) The extent to which the growth of trees and shrubs along has been destroyed. (d) The location. extcnt and ha- turc of peat and muck deposits for which economic‘use may be found in the future. ' FAMOUS CORPS The United states Marine Corps was founded in 1775 Is an inde. pendent service. Plot Killed « —-SNS Phola The RCAF is Investigating the crash of a T-33 Jet trainer at Gimll. Manitoba, in which the student pilot. P. O. H. E. Phillips. 20. was instantly killed on a rou- tine training solo flight. Official: believe the jet went Into a sud- den dive just after taking off and crashed near the end of the run- way. Phillips. a Toronto man. joined the RCAF five years ago and rcmustcred for air crew last year. He was to have received his _ wings. May 21. Soil conservation And The detailed survey should de. the banks of brooks and streams] inclal herds. and in 1920 about fifteen carloads of grade sows were adian hog quality. Canadian con- sumers and American consumers string. Five diesel caterpillar trac- dead weight. small. white, air- iors were hitched on. which moved meritorious. tight buoys 38" in diameter and 4 every farm. Practically every farmer Advanced Registry Tests had a farmer‘sIboller. and potatoes mounts to about 25,000 pelts an- selected from Shipping Club ship- were regularly processed in this way. We raised very little barley or mixed grains. Oats was the pre- dominant grain. and potatoes and cats were the finishing feed for hogs. Very few farmers would. ever think of purchasing extra feed; a liir call from the millions of bushels of grains, and tonnage of other leads. we seem to find it necessary to have to finish today's hogs. Nevertheless, hogs were well fin- iilied in these early days. The cost must have been exceedingly low. for hogs were sold at very little more than 36.00 or 80.00 tier hog. This Iltllltion prevailed pretty well along until the First World War when there was an excessive demand for iioii products and meat for over- um. During this period we import- ed some earlcads of hogs. breeds c all types, from the Province ,0 Ontario. and distributed these _to nu-mere eager for the high prices that prevailed for pork prod ate at this time. We had establ . ed, as a result of the overseas‘ de- mand. a foothold in the British market, and rather patted nu lves on the back that we had I in secured this market. and that in future the permanency cf the in dmiry was assured. however. and the f of that market. lion of our own resources. Co-operative Marketing ments and sold in the Province of "In 1980 some good boars were The rude awakening of Danish competition, t that we could not compels on a quality basis. was responsible for the loss and startcd our people into a thorough investiga- imporicd, and some of you will remember old Morvin Duke. Oak Lodge masterpiece and Dixon Dan. sired by a. Grand Champion at the-Royal show. These boars pro- duccd in the main I. gfine level 0f;bIOOIl’h0|' n-ierft. some animals at’thls time were entered in Ad- v cc Registry. Faiconwood Farm had four sows; the Experimental Farm three; and the Hunter Riv- er Shipping Club six. “In 1930 and 1931 there was I terrible collapse in hog prices. and live hogs went down to less than four cents per pound. It wps interesting to note. however, that ‘there was very little change in ‘breeding. Very few sows went to market. There was a greater meas- ure of stability. even at this low price, in the industry, than there was in 1952 when a slight change in the Support Price created die- astcr in the industry. Bacon Fairs were continued during these years i, at various parts in the Province. and had a very beneficial effect on the general quality of our hogs. In this year too at the annual hog sale eleven boars were selected and sold in Weetem Canada. Over 21.- ooo head of stock was handled in the same year on a co-cperatflle basis. I believe that it was in 1934 that uifficulties arose with the Maritime Board, and resulted in the organization of a Provincial Board. Four I-log Fairs were held in 1933, sows competing in show the following: Over 00 Prince Edward Island _. II All other Provinces '"I‘his indicates conclusively the fine position occupied in Advance Registry Tests by the Island Prov- ince. On a percentage basis. the Island had 81.7% sows qualified, the next nearest record being On- tario with 50.2%. Of the total, the Island had 67 sows qualified, as against 160 for all other Provinces. The percentage for the Island, as already indicated, was 81.7%. with the average for all other Provinces. 47%. In the commercial hog field we are away out front, with almost 53% of our hogs grading in the select class. “When we are patting ourselves on the back on the present status of our industry we should nst ignore the fact that the ‘industry for a great number of years .ln comparison generally with other portions of Canada. has been good. and that contributions have been made to the present status over a period of almost fifty years. It has been a gradual process. We should remember. too, that all this was not done on our own strains. The basis was imported, but we did stick to one breed, one type. one ideal. and in this respect our Exhibitions. our Boer Bonus Policy, our Shipping Clubs. our Swine “Figures for the year 1953 - Advance Registry Tests across Canada — are not as discriminating in their tastes as the British. and there has been a tendency to let down our top quality to meet the mar- nually, mostly low grade skins. ft. long were fastened along the “We have possibly three adian-wise types of breeders at the present time. skillful breeder that has a parti- cular typc of his own. -It is not al- ways the type that we would like. and that agrees with our slaughter tcet standards. We only have to enter litter mates of similar type and quality in our dressed carcass and breeding competitions at fore- most shows to find that out. We 05-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 05-09 00-04 22 20 ket under these new conditions. 12 2 1 84 01 33 13 80 23 50 Three Breeder Types Can- We have the top, to the top in one. and the bottom in the other. We have the Advance Rcglstry type where we are very definitely catering toward high records and special quality. "This is where our Island hog men shine. And we have the third group who are gaining ground. They are not so fussy about the high level. type, for they say why both- er with a Select type hog. with a small differential between a "B" and a top. We will. go out and we will cross our strains with pos- sibly a large English York, or with a. Tamworth or Berkshire, or some- also that is supposed to pos- sess some ‘mysterious merit. in the hope that an early maturing hog Many fox farmers will remem- ber when the Argentine was our best market for silver fox and mu- tations. That was before the days of Dictator Peron and trade was a two way street with Great Brit- ain buying vast quantities of beef and the United states and Can- ada taking their share of imports. The whole economy of the country has gone to smash under Dicta- tor Peron. A pleasant recollec- tion we have was in 1045 when four platinum pelts from the Mc- Lure arid Maclilnnon Silver Fox Fame Ltd, were sold through the Canadian National silver Fox Breeders Association to a buyer from Buenos Aires for $2.25. each. That was the top price of the of- fering. The same buyer had been purchasing silver fox and muta- tions fcr several years. Prosperity was great at that time. Everyone had plenty of money and it is sad to think that one man's ideas could upset the economy of a great country so badly. Eleven mink garments in muta- tions and standard ranch type are to be shown by Canada Mink Breeders on the Canadian Gov- emment booths at the British In- dustries Falr in London May 3 to 14 and at La Foire de Paris. France. May 2 to June 2. select- ed from current stocks of the T. Eaton Co. Ltd.. Montreal and Tor- onto stores, they were previewed to fashion writers at Estonia and will be exltibitcd in tho Mon- top of the pipe at 00 ft. inter- vals which reduced the weight of the pipe in the water to 0 pounds, to the inch. These could later be released by a trip rope when the job was completed. Lengths of pipe, 27 ft. long. were welded on the north shore, into 8 strings of pipe each 2,500 ft. long. These were covered with fibre glass wrapping with a preservative coating of tar added. The under part of the pipe had wooden slats held in place by steel bands, that made a kind of a sled of the pipe when hauled across. The welds were made stronger than the pipe itself. The Cable A 2-Inch. many ply steel cable. was first laid in the ditch from Point McGulpin across the Straits by the derrick boat Cherokee. From the water's edge, 2,500 ft. back to the winch. a 1%-inch cable was used as it could easily be repaired. The winch. a large diesel. had been anchored in a concrete foundation. that was em- bedded in rock, on Point Mc- Gulpin near Mackinaw City, on the south side of the Straits. Engineers had calculated the tons of pull required. but coud not be sure of the resistance that might occur. The Start On the afternoon of August 5. 1953 the boat Cherokee started lay- ing the cable. It took more than three days to complete the job and the pipe 1 ft. when the cable snap- ped out under the straits. Divers found the break 65 feet from the south shore and attach- ed another cable. and by Monday afternoon the pipe had advanced so that the first weld was com- pleted. The second pull went well for 2494 feet then six feet short of the second weld, the main drive chain of the winch broke. The side-boom tractors were able to bring the two ends together so that the second weld was complet- cd and the winch repaired. The third pull went well until 7500 feet of the pipe was in the water. then the winch again failed. so horse- power or “horses were changed in mid-stream" and a big steam winch. from the boat Cherokee. was installed that could pull 100 tons. This change took two days and proved satisfactory. so that the pipe moved steadily across the Straits. After the 8th string of pipe was welded on Captain Tucker moved his headquarters to Point Mc- Gulpin and was there, to see the pipe that had entered the water 21.000 feet away. emerge. He said! “There's your pipe boys." at 3-15 p. m. Saturday, August 15th. 1953. Having learned from their diffi- cultles. they pulled across the Straits, the second 20" pipe, at I point just 1300 feet east of the first one. in about 2 days and 15 min- utes. The oil that flows through these two pipes comes from Du- luth in a single 30-inch pipe and goes forward from the Straits to Sarnia in another 30-inch pipe. The OUTBOARD MOTOR find yourlocol dsolov Iudav "Outboard Mctovs‘ lo plicnq book yellow pages. ’ EVINRUDE MDTORSI ‘gm. , Enquire at W. II. JENKINS may be secured at lower cost of feed, and thus disregard the pre- mium .We are having it few of these hogs come into this Prov- ince st the present time. I do not think this is desirable or good business. The practice ignores that fine type of hogs. and high qual- ity we have evolved during the at Murray River. Montague. Argyle Shore. and Albany. "In 1034 a Test Feeding sta- tion wes established at the Experi- mental l"arm. with fourteen pens. and all boars sold at the sale had .to be out of dams qualifying in Advance Registry. In this year. the Boar Premium Policy was in- trcal store's windows prior to be- ing shipped by air to Iondon on April 22. Interprovincial is said to be the world's largest crude oil pipe line and extends from Edmonton to Snrnia a distance of 1772 miles. attach the cable to the pipe. in- stead one day as estimated. Sun. day morning August 9th, Captain The garments have been ‘- Tuck" ‘h°“"d‘ "Lei Ii" 30-" A to illustrate the diversity of mink types now being produced in Can- ada and to point up the strides which breeders have made in deve- Shows. our Bacon Shows. and our breeders who co-operatcd so splendidly. all deserve commenda- tion.’I believe that our wine breeders here were easier to work with than the swine breeders gen- orally in any other part of Canada. And so these splendid records have At the same time the first deve- lopment in the co-operative mar- tetlng of livestock took place. In mo a carload of Island hogs was Shipped to Montreal on a co-opera- tive basis, and with very encourag- ins results. Then in 1921 there will a meeting of packer and pro- 208Great George Streel climr interests held in Ottawa .to iii. mil (3 iii _ g been made - tllflclilil hog grading. In the follow- I;-',I,l:;; 2..., .1," .',§,,.’,",,." xvii:-. {,:‘::'¢,m‘:.e¢:h{:y '::g.d,,$:,:]g,,?:g loplng mutation shades such as . Ins ye . 1922, adi ll 0 ' _ ' ' EMBA Cerulean and Lutetia mo “l‘|'ect. “ gm cr||1luIlimv'e Icahn; live. in this year Mglnlglnlng ‘nu Pgeo breeding practices. mmugh ‘mom’ m_°”_breedmg_ Reasonable Premium They were selectied for both Shipping clubs "In 1038 the purchase of six Swedish Yorkshire sows was made, and again there was little or no merit attached to this line of breed- ing. And so the work from that time continued with constant pres- sure being exercised on quality. Unfortunately. Shipping Clubs gradually disappeared from the picture. These institutions were of tremendous value in the promotion of improved hog quality. Dif- flculties arose between the Clubs and the Provincial Marketing organ- “I would like to point out. how- ever, that the forward steps in any project are not difficult. The hold- mg of that clip. however. is hard. Do not let us run away with the idea that our results have all been favourable. or that they are not difficult. The holding of that clip, however, is hard. Do not let us run away with the idea that our results have all been‘ favourable. or that they are not doing a good job in other parts of Canada. Other top breeders are also making pro- gress. We can never fully reach “We. a 10% premium was paid on what was designated as a "select" '10s. Pig Clubs were established A the Province in 1922. and there Wls a great forward movement in education and improvement in the industry. It is interesting to nota that this Province in 1023 ship- had breeding stock to Nova lcotls, NW Brunswick. Ontario and the Western Provinces. "In this year, too. we held sales if breeding stock at O'Leary. Ken- "nliofl. 1“ lottetown and other Win?-I. and this practise was.con- beauty of polls used and for gar- ment craitmnansl-.ip_ Norman shields, executive secretary. Can- ada Mink Breeders, is going to Eur- ope to attend the two trade pre- sentations. W. M. Ritchie. chief, fur inspection service. Cflnfldilfl Department of Agriculture. also will be in the booths in both Loui- oon and Paris. The two most costly garments in the 041.000 collection are priced at retail, at $7.500 a- piece. Ono is a. Lutctia three-quar- , ter coat and the other a full-length in Cerulean "The new differential on hogs now providesa reasonable premium for the man who is raising our present high class Yorkshire type. With almost 55,000 hogs grading in Select class last year. the present premium and bonus amounting to $3.50 for a 150-pound hog would mean a revenue in this connection of over $200,000. It is quite possible that Island hog producers. through careful feeding. management, and marketing accuracy, can produce 00,000 bags, out of 100.000 market- ‘A SCHEME FOR MARKETING POTATOES’ UncIer authority of "The Agricultural Products Mar- Icefiiwg (Prince Edward Island) Act ihe Provincial Market- ing Board will conduct a poll by mail of the registered po- ‘Iaio producers of the Province to determine their will with tinned ii subsequent ream TM iuu til fin ii the h is our ideals. We will alwa a have - mdm" “ '"°" °" I9" I‘°"I"d- If-l'll:Ifl‘fl'o“nc0IIIDIOd. End wentv gut some defects some things that we :21?" u“1:“::",m Ihauaelect C1,.“ om" ‘ "y'p°' “° R°”1 Dum . In I I . . h I. (1 ° ' u vemlnt in has me carritd or existence. could weed out. .,. ,.,“fi'.,,,,,,,, ,,2,,‘,’,§§ .,‘,"“,“,;,_3,§'.{ ‘age; c‘;“‘,‘“‘,°“:,‘D,e;"3¢“,°{',”,e_,'{“ H‘; respect to His operation of the P. E. I. Poisio Marketing Boa rd. AII growers who Have purchased licenses during the ‘I953-54 Season are considered to be registered. Growers wishing to obtain license: may do so by applying immedi- aieIy In person or writing to the P. E. I. Potato Marketing Board. I23 Kent Street. Charlottetown. ' ' in a three-quarter coat with slit gldes_ and a stole; ailverblue in a iackst and cape-stole; and dark standard mink in both a jacket and a full length oost. Mink breeders here. previously have exhibited show garmmts in some of the European fairs but this is the first time a collection of this sort is being taken to both London and Paris expositions. The Canadian Government booths at these events also are expected to show some ex- amples of other Canadian furs, in- cluding ranohbred fox. Labrador ottar and wild mink. The mini bre- eentation is entirely I DI'eItlKB show designed to catch the at- tention of visiting foreign buyers and to the story of can- sdian-bred mink or topmost quali- Tha influence of the premium should not be lost sight of and should provide a great stimulus toward improving our hog industry. W some years previously "by our "Mn exhibitors and b was "binding out into the bands of l lrester number of hog ‘ I in the Province. The Callbecks. 3°“'81|l. Gibson. and others were Prominent in this respect. New breeders of improved types and Mfllfll were started. As an evid- ence of interest elg t (I) market ::':'I. bred by the ' i of Rose- 1'9 in Scotland. and one boar. were imported in 1923. It would “Ive been just as wdl if they xiii not been imported. The strain i ‘I not click. and they were ailin- miul before too much damage “Personally I have been some- what anxious about our breeding program. and its maintenance on a strong. aggressive level. I wonder whether our policy should not be "We should, at all costs. defend axtcnded into the field of further our position. and go forward with experimentation and research. 1- greats: vigor, i-seen-g3i_ iiiyqzin. would llke to see a controlled sx- tlon, and effort. in p. moting our perimehtal policy initiated involving improved Yorkshire strains. In this the croulng and use of other strains. connection the greatut care must The best Old Countfr. Landraoe. be exercised by broaden and tho and top Canadian strains might be Extension Service. Do not let us embraced. but not released until think that we have reached the definite and favorable results have ultimate. We still have weaknesses been secured. I note that in West- to contend with. We cannot say that era Canada high pi-lea have been we have reached the ultimate but secured for their breedlnl stock. with the co-operation of our breed- and from the cuts that I have era. based on a sound. honest con- eeen of this stock it looks to boiistructlva program. Island hogs can of reasonably good type and qual- maintain their uncnvlable position. M b lty. It is well worth our while to out front in the world's quality no flooding stock was sent to the in the past in this Province. and [at doom and m pine ig ‘om. "Macaw, -mu. .,., mbieml ml’?-‘I_ III: at Tcrmto.. This was is now giving dividanb in other on. and if any advantage can be that must be met. and I am sure It-utcd froaitile herds ofaearfl provinces in Olflldl. Ynilh‘ V9l’!£.aeuv;ured to grasp that advantage. that our breeders will meet these PDOOOOKQJIDI Jan-jwauoesoaaidsredlaeoanscuca ||IlIlvOIail.undst_apwatgti@@iy_gndauo§uy," L "lb my mind. there is a need on Prince Edward Island for the complain organisation of our swine intsreats. Possibly there is not the some need of Clubs modelled on the old principles. The of the Boar Inspection Policy through the Provincial Government has been of inestimable value in maintaining a high level of quality in our hogs. Practically all our boars now are placed on the basis of inspection. and qualifica- tion in Advance Registry. At the same time the other Provlncu are moving forward on an organised wu do basis. and those is value in region- "' al organisation from both a mar- keting, production. and quality point. The success that has “\ The Provincial Marketing Board W. R. SHAW. Chairman H. J. MCDONALD. Membei Ii'er:°w'IIi. a;'.""'.’&.‘!.‘ I:ii't"i‘rs:: III: J. L. DEWAR, Secretary qulriea will} be channelled back to ‘ st loyal my ‘ “In this same year a carton! attended organisation of hog men