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1 0nr Newest
‘, ii Pattern
 The new Continental
i 1 design, illustrated by the
, . spoon at the left, is char-
!- ` acuriuic of the beauty
l, and charm of all silver-
`i\ ware bearing the name
standard in silverware.
Remember to choose I_l_|_;l
mls "mf, next time you
need silverware. Guar-
anteed for lasting beauty
and wear, made possible
, by an actual lest of over
65 years.
L;  g' "Silnr Plan that
§ g  Wears"
 Eg For over threescore
 _:S years the year 1847
 ' and the name Rogers
Bros. have signified the
s°||| hy L¢.d|ng.|)¢.|¢|-3 lat any time ill the near future.-&
F' I- . _
\ - isluiths ol` '1`r_\'oll bllsy day and night
§»\_"\\_  w  3 trying to keep up with the llorse shoe-
’ ;._  ing, Mr. Alfred Cairns has returned
 irbigltiréxslcd nhl lklufuill know to llzllifax lifter spending ll two weeks
"` 2*-\' ‘ “ °""’“ " “ ` furlough :lt his home in North 'I`rvoll.
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Ask your druggilt fur ` “ 
ii., iI\.i_li'f1\'i'pi'i'_`_°'.::,",f°¢',,, _   Clliriis was one of the first to enlist
;>¢h`¢=(-ig“l\:¢“dlll°‘;f\9|f;>fI"“?“ xi., ifor thc Ilalifllx guard, Mr. M. (‘. De-
rne oo-seoe. lveau ~~i,. ,_. ..‘ v. . » . .,
Nr,,w,_xwnddimtionfmuludbhg ' -/I../.. .bility was liltIi.l_rlollt.to\\l`l lust neck
lcllalcl. llinsonsurrtvco..wlsri.°f.o=t. on u llllslllvss lrlv- Mr. ill-lrlle Ml-
Geueral Agents for Canada.
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.\,."` I ‘fi Iwllirh is ill lcust s:llisl`ni'tory will be
An "\pe:ll to the eye of the
woman who is looking for per
section i. ici footwear will bt
found in Empress” Shoes fol
Women, and what means more
to hcr, satisfaction and com-
fork We Carr! a' conlplcte hui. lllcll served :lilil the liiuslrul -part 
Of EIDPICSS. tiieli llillloullcicll. First Mr. Reid :rule
’ ' il-`lillg, grllcllitlly minced by i\Ir. Brilcc
  1’n\‘.'t`-l' :llld Miss Aglles Reid. Next
|nilnll»cl' was ll llszliglltflll -.l'.l.l.l'i.».lttc
l“ii' the Waters could speak as they
Queen St° itloll :\inlll;" 14ni~'t`l' by Leo Reid. lilvrlll-
‘__
We write fire insurance in good
companies. Keep your buildings and
furniture fully insured. Cilll or write.
Phono 75.
Globe Fox Exchange
and
Agelgs Ltd
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.i.
8146-1-5m1ml.f
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Good Plumbing
is Essential to
Good Health-N
The cost of having our
Sanitary Plumbing System
installed in your home, is zl
little higher than that of the
cheap, inferior kind; but
when you take into consid-
eration how nice it looks
how long it lasts, and how
1 :irs it requires you
will only begin to realize
how much superior and
economical our Sanitary
Plumbing System really
IS.
Call up 393-J when you
want the very best in high
quality Sanitary Plumbing--'
our prices are exceptionally
low, considering the quality
of our work.
Fred H. Trainer i
 0 Grafton Street
preacvilvtiiti-l/'e' In' Xl-ll_ertolT *will*-g_aldl`y
receive subscriptions and advertising
matter.
-THE MORNING DAILY Guardian
can be obtained at Lal!erty's Tensor-
Inl Parlors, Summer-side.
-BUYS PROPERTY. -Mr. Arsene
I<‘. Al-sennult. ot’ St. Raphael, has
bought the property of Mr. Columbin
Arsenault, of Mt. Carmel.-R.
-SUBSCRIBERS should renew a
week or two before the time they
have paid for has expired and thus
not miss all issue. as all papers are
discontinued promptly ou expiry
date. mtf
-HOCKEY.-The game ol' hockey
to have been played on the Tryon
‘Rink on Saturday last did not come
to maturity, owing to the illclemency
of the weather, but ill all probability
will take place ou the following Sat-
urday. Tlle big skate will also take
place on the same night.-&
-ELECTRIC PLANT. -Mr. (7. \V.
Ives ulld tl number ol` ills employees
are al. present engaged in electric wir-
illl: thi- Rcill, Ilzlyllor Mills ut 'l`r_voll,
which will he al great hnprovelllcllt
over thc syslcnl used ill forluer years.
The plant i.-i :lboul rvady for to sturt
operations, wllivh may be looked for
C :lfti-r ll couple ot' lllontlls. This, coup-
'lml with :l few 1-uses of sickness low- ”w
It-roll Ihr- :lvl-rllirv and more so the' per- Jan, 27th_ The night was hhml and
». . . . .' ‘ ' .‘ illl-
.; '  ' ' - ' . . ` l
s
n
|.l:lll\l;ll'_\‘ for the tllrcl- departments
_I  ,i ;: ‘ ' e. »~ . .
\ - ~ __  i .\ll. (`lll'lllel School to thr- rank ol' first
vb " - .-  " 'viii-~-; -:vllools -ll
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'-°~--‘ ~-~~--------Y '_ -l [(‘ztrr. The evening p.lssr:'l all too sooll
und after sillgillg “lies tl Jolly Good
.   il-‘ellow,i' uild lhe collipurly wishing
that Joseph .lull ’\lrs Rl-ld may soon
'ilgzlin open thi-ir beuut.il`nl lionlc for
'”“’“ -thi' entertailllllelll oi' their numerous
-NORTH TRYON.-Lu grippc has
made all appcarilllce around Tryon.
I`llc weather man hull kept the black
nlodtlllolls ullil lllc lvuy they huvc been
Irs-ated since they left the island for
ilnlifux sonic six luuillhs nge Mr
der. 'l`ryoll, was in Sulnlllcrsidc Inst
week on business.-&
-SCHOOL WORK.-Out of sevellty
two pupils enrolled in Ml. Curnlel
School all thi- first of the _\'eill', li left
clllllngi' llllt despite .lil these
li~liiiin»ni~. the .llcmgf ul the lust ol
wus lil und the pcr\:eiltlli.:c oi' attend-
zlllci' wus 84,7. lil the prillt'ipltl'i;
de-pilillllelll thu zlvtwuge duily attenti-
zlllci' out of l.'» c'lll‘l>llcd wus 11.3 und
pt-liwlltugls ful' sunlo lvlls 95.21. The
l'llll'pll_\'ers lil' ;\lt. (`nl‘lllel district are
ciillliilcllt thnl this high stalldzlril ot'
llllellllalllcc. vollplcll with thi- work
lil iiupoltllllt ll"li towards raising
-WHIST ..OCiAL.- .-\ vt-ry cn-
jo}.'nbll~ c.-vt'-llill;.' wus spent in Vllnlp-
belloll, New I.ollrlon all the Ziith illst.,
wilt-ll l\ll‘. und Mrs. Jo.';i‘pll Reid elit'.'l'-
tzliilfsd the \\`llisl i‘lub ol' ilopc River.
Tllcre were tivo tables and the happy
party clljovliil \\'hlst for lllrcc liours
\\'hi'1l the pri/.cs were ulvalrtlcd. ll. ll.
lifigall cluilllilli: the first with -ll! boiilis
.\liss Mary (`urr \'.'oll the (iollsollllioll
\\Zlll the lo\\\'~l number, Lull n 'us
:s<~'~-viifllls oil tht Grallllapllone. 'Fill-
s.l.'1'ullfl llulllllil' was the Highllliiii
Burke, J. Austin Hzlglill and Winifred
friends. All departed to tlicil' llolllc iii
thc wee sllltl hours.
F _
For Young and Old
pain of
ut once
'Do not
to the sore
comfort not
tried. Get u
A'lDn\|l\»\».sla.
fee
umn. Cash must accompany order.
Minimum charge twenty-five cents.
-LITTLE PRODUCE MOVING- ,-
the roads are ill poor condition and
Y Y P
TIGOUCHE LAD - Signaller A A
bury Plain, has been promoted to ser-
men and 7 motor ambulances. This is
-BASKET SOCIAL.-One of the
uccess. First wg;_zl sllort program-
le as follows' A song entitled “I
-Mr. Robert Lindsay of the staff
-Mr. l-1. S. Wnnnanlaker, traveller
-Miss May Tweedy of Cllarloile-
l or the purpose oi forllling nn ll e
l,c nrrcll, all unlsny,
Starters, John li. (lunllillgllanl and
.
Rankin Christopher Metllcrall Tim-
Molllltiliu. li. wus moved by Mr. ilnr-
ry 0‘Brinll. ilecondcd by Alex. Jamison
that ' be culled Til All ert it
llnlry 0'1irion, .-vwonileii by Alex. Com-
ercn that the joining fee be $1.00.
Moved by lil. Harry O’lJrien, seconded
hy Roht. Rlulkin that The National
rl
the rnces. carried. Moved by Robert
Rlluklu. seconded by James Willrie.
purse and 5 per cent. additional for
mittee wus now appointed. nanlelyz-
lied. thu; the first race be held on
TI (I .FI).4l.I1.M Ib RDI.
lniiiiiinmcnilcild by M. 'iiifiry iraiicll -Mn 1-“°l°“° Af°°“°“l'- °‘ 9'- Ml*
'ithat a roll be opened and signed by mei- “"'I""‘I I‘°m° 1”' "°°k f)"°m
each member and mn any pe,-mn Wy. Ipswich. Mass.. where he has een
ing $1.00 becomes a member, motion
carried.-A.
peque recently.-K.
'°i’lu‘R|.“°'s'¢'51'¥l‘.'il"
sul s.
-- lay 'r. acl
Since the present cold snap set in. The fonowms “per was read before
the Nova Scotia -Seed Growers’ As-
scarcel an roduce coming In to
market, prices remain the 'eame as,:,°;3f;::iT an Jw' nth' 1915’ by Mr'
la" ‘I“°“’d""H' ’ The early settlers who came ‘to
`Prince Edward Island brought wth
-'“"'° ””°'*°""°" F°*‘ *`“-'S' ou-lm cccc crgocil quality. 'rnclr cl-c
' ' ' many evidences tlmtthey took good
Gillis. who is with the First Canadian cam of meh. seem Circumstances
Contingent, now in training ll! Sam' were such that their existence ill the
l d d ded h d -
sw" °f im Achim- T=~»»~»°ft Sw till. “3...iZ'.’.§’.?.... .`.‘f.’i-’.§‘i.‘§”1.‘i..l’§2’..‘I.‘ii
tion, having under him 72 horses, 58 changes of seed from one ,ocamy ,-0
her wer vel rare
anot e comparati y .
mme 3' 9"°m°"°“' c°mm"I“§ as It There are buildings yet standing which
does four promotions in one: those of communmes used when they stored
Lance Corporal. Corporal: LBDCG S9" their seed for the following spring. to
geant and Sergeant. Alfs hosts of prevent as they “ld “robbing Peter
friends in the city and elsewhere will to pay pau|_»- Peter in this case bemg
bf Pleased to k“°“' °f his ““°°°“'_ the source of their future crops. Trade
(alnpbellton Graphic. (Mr. Gillis is consisted largely in ,he exports of
9' b"°ih*“` °f Mrs- H' J' Ftaseri Sun* raw materials. Ships were built and
nlerside.) loaded with oats, etc., and sailed for
"*; the old country. The next autumn
“WEDDING BEL*-5-"0" T“"5d9~Yi other new ships were ready to carry
Jan. 2btll. there took place ill Mt. Car- cargoes away To buy Semi in the
mel. lt pretty und interesting core- Sp;-lug was dlmcun as each mm hoard.
molly. when Mr. .loselpll A. (.nllant, ed only enough for himself. During
sou of Mr. Armand J. Gallant, of Mollt the pe,-god referred to the 11|-0,,-]h(,(.,
Cflfulell Wal* Ulllwd I" U10 |1015' bollds became famous for its oats and horses.
ot matrimolly to Miss Pclagie Gallant. The wmmoh practice wh, 10 have the
daugllter`of Mr. Joziule Gallant, also hes; for seed purpose, hm; mmost
°f Mt- U“`11WI- 'U19 l1\l1l‘l'lliE¢ Cliff?" every fanning mill had sets of separ-
moill' was performed lw Rev- P- P- atm- selves for cleaning cccil grain.
A"*e"a“"- The iffldtl WH” lillellded bl’ Most of these mills were nlallufactured T
Mlsfl Mary A~ (rlllllllll. Sister Of U10 in tllesoetlolls where they were used
groom, whilst the grooln was attend- They had large (uns and Seed grain
ell by MT- H0ll0l'U Glllllilll- The bride was given lots of wind. Though heavy
“'8f§ l~l\1llHbll'_ <ll'€HBell_f0r thc occasion. to turll they were efficient and several
winch contributed highly to the HD- of the varieties of grain lnlproved by
nearuuce ofthe llunny couple. After this method persist unill iciluy and
the <=0rev1°l\l‘- llw bridal varll' lrro- ln competition with ncwcr suns, irc-
ceeded to the home of the bride, quemly more than hah] their 0wn_
where. ill company wllll friends and The Ame;-lggn Civil War and other
relatives they Durtouk 01' H Sluutrllvus causes led to thc increased exporta-
relmsl. 1-2110 in H10 afternoon llwy tion or raw farm products. 'rllcrc
l>l'0CUl><lcl| 10 U10 ll0ll10 Of the Kroom were markets for all that could be pro-
whcre they likewise enloyell u pale- duced, farm labor was clicap, and ll'
“lille Ul@8l» llflvl' Wlllvh 0llJ0ym0IllB became a question of how mucll could
W0l'@ ill‘0Vlll0<l f0l" Plwll “Dil 0\’0l‘Y be grown and sold, wltll lnillly, rather
guest. Many and llcarty ,wishes to than tllelmprovement or thc quality
U10 Newly llll1l'l'l0iI 00111110.-It. of the products. Competition. that
strong ally of improvement. that stern '
corrector of the careless, was held in
largest crowds that ever assembled in abeyance for n time. Large areas of
Albcrtoll Hull. were present at the land were cleared. Shell ulud.n great
Basket Social and Entertainment stimulant on new lands. was used to
hich was held there on Wednesday. excess. Large quantities of seed were
required. Many thought the labor ol'
the roads in good condition, which no cleaning thoroughly so much seed wus
loubt helped to nmkc the affair sl unnecessary. "it was tin- lnlld that
gnve_tlle crop anyhow."
This ieriod when maui were verv
. . . . n 1 , _' _
iieur Old Erin." ll_\"Miss Katie Moun- careless regarding their seed, caused
tnill; ll song "\\'llell I Dreanl of Old nlnny cllullgesl in public opillioll re
Erin, I am llrealllillg ot' You." by Miss the seed question. Tile foulldatioll
Minnie Egan; il recitation, “Et|uuliz- stock ill nlost cases was good. The
ing the Circulation" by Miss Mabel results of careless selection or cionh-
Fielding; a recitation "Tile Littlest ing of the seed were not noticed on
Rebel" by Miss Ellie Agnew und tl the nveruge farm 1'or a few years. The
step dance by Mr. Leo Mcllltyre, all nf furmer would eventually see that his
which received much merited ap- neighbor, or some lane. ua lle drove
plaune. Then came the sale of bas- through tha country. had better crops
kcts. This was done ill a most eflic- than Ile had. Ile would buy or ex-
lent mlmilgr by the wclpknown alle. change seed with hilll. The results
tiolleer Mr. A. F. Me.-\rthur, ably ns- l`or the careless man were always all
clillcll by Fctllcr stcpiicil ilcnollllld. lmllrvvculcllt wld tllcfemllme 11 time
ol' Lot 7. About eighty baskets ill all when “a cllllngc Of B_6Qil" every few
were auctioned, but owing to the brisk yours was considered necessary by the
bidding they were soon disposed of. m8J0l‘il.V Ol’ the farmérfl., N€\V Vll»l'l€l°
The artistic beauty ot' the baskets was i€S. W0ll<lC‘l'fllllY ¢l6SCl'lil€ll by S8005-
ia. safe lildlcmloii or ihclr contents :ls men. were Durvlluserl at high prices-
almost everyolle found. After ample F0l'llllli1l0|,V lll0l‘0 WGN? dlSll'lblll€d
_illsiiec had bl-,cu done- the iullor man. OVW' Ulf* U0llllU'.V lllffll WHOSE lfllllllllg.
il linl:p|l- hi' vi-ry h1.,h,;hht huh,-H WQEIE ill the Old Coulltry. or by pnrcllts who
spent in dlilli-luis. I~`roin xl financial glllfv llwll' 1'-lllldl“-ill U10 Sallie H000
slallllpolllt thc social was all unqllall- irlllllillli Wlllllh they bud, who could “Qi
fied success as shown by the proceeds. 'I0 lh"ll` W0l`k Ulllef lhilll lIl0l‘0llShlY.
which wcrc lil nic vicinity of $170.-A semuse they had llc<iulr_ed that good
R l.
They did all their work including
the care alld selection of their seed
 grain. thoroughly. Most of them had
excellent grain. New uutrled variet-
ies, no matter how glowingly describ-
rf the Czllladian Bank of Commerce, Bd, had little charm to them. Tlloll'
Atherton. left on Monday morning for neighbors and others came for clums-
his home ill Truro, to spend his vaca- on of seed with them or to buy. Most
limi. Mr. W. J. Ryan or Halifax is nc- of what they got lu changes of Heed.
lievlng in his absence.-A lhey fed. Sometimes they tried It for
-..__ conlparlsoll. but they stuck to their
own. Old Island Black Oats. Old Is-
rci- Jcmcs ccrlnlnc & C.. Mcutrclll. 'ond 'v/0-ro"-'srl Barley and While lbw-
tlle well known fllr dealers, was in ~inn \‘."=,f,~1t are some of the varieties
town today doing business for his firm. they f-!l">W llllll llfifllllll and Ull'|V0 ull'
-A. -lor competition today.
Tile period lllentiolled which might
be classed as that of “soil milling" coll-
town, who has been vlgltlhg friends iinlled until about 1890. The census
in Alhertcllfor the past. few weoks,left of 1391 showed that thqaverago yield
for holuc on Monday.-A. --.-.-.-.-.-.-»-~-_-_-.-.-.-_-.-.-.. _.-.-.-_-.-.-.-.-_-.--_-=-
YIESTERII PERSONALS
-Mr. J. 1’. Bradley, rcpresentillg the - ___
Record Foundry (‘.o.. will-i in town on . _
Snlilrilzly in the illtvrl-.sts of his firm _'Mr' Alley Pm' Tryon' mini” uvbus'
ilnd rclnaillcd ovcl' Suilrluy.-.\. “ws” "ip 1° Vkwriu' M°"dai"_' '
-MEETING.-\ nlccllilg of the uit- -<Mr. Frcll Vrossllluu. Tryon, was in
izons of Albertoul took plncc ill Mr. victoria' b“m"|“y‘ on busme5s'_v`
.£k&<..rllll<-lls sicrl-1 on Thursday' .illll:y. ___Mr_ Mm, provost' of Tmnmhv is
Rnvlul: Allnoi-Illt.iol\. Tllc following VI5m'"-i I" Mb“"0"' mu gum” uf Mr'
oiilvt-rs were choscll: Prciliiiellt, J. A5"°w"A' '
lv. lllrvllz hecrcinry und 'lrt-nsllrcr, lt. _ ._ . - _I wel" I
. ,. _ . , ., _ . -Mr. Putrn.k kcrw u. nz on,
g`,.0lri.l'mii;.-g' `_Iudg('H,i  (fzmwoni was ll visitor in Summcreidc on Mon-
day.-ii.
Geo. Iluwllcss. Patrol Judges, Robert M _ D_ S m°_""",m8couch am
- r u von. 0. D
aid M
ers. Win. A. McArthur and John A. “ "“BI“e” "Ip to smnmer e°" °n`
day.-ll.
-Mr Alfrcil Kcllougll. and Mr
li 0 l on 'c~ ' ' '
. Charlie Malone. Tryon spent the week
Trotting Association. Moled _by M.i 1 i Summemme or; busmesB__&
811( Il
_..._ _ 1
end o_f the Island.-i-I.
._ . -Mr. Cllnrlcs Itdad. Coleman who
that the entrance fee be 5 per cent. of had been “smug ménds in Su:’nme‘__
winners, carried. A management com- Side le" °’i' "°“i"‘ Ii9m_e Mommy
evening.-Il _ _
M. flurry O‘Brlsn. Austin 0'Mearil.
Robert Rankin, James Wilkie, It E ""Mr' E' W' Manscm' Summersgde'
lvicitlinc. \vm.A.McAi-liiur cull lleriieri f°l“"l°“ “°"‘° S“*“"‘“Y "°m “ "°
Bell. it was moved. seconded and car- Week” business mp I" New Ymk
City.---H.
worklng for three or four years.-V-lt.
_.___ ` -Mr. Jerome M. Arsenault and his
-Mr. Arthur Warren of Kensington 5°" Pllmll- °f Mt? Cumd' we” 1"
lrnlde a flying business trip to Mal- 3'-‘mm°f5|de I5" 'shwfdsy mf hum"
ees.-R.
._.R|N|( ig M|ggEp,_..-ph K hi . -Mr. Heath M. Chisholm. on em-
lou rink has been out of coiiditioli ggi' P|°Y°° °f fill? BWI* °f N7" 8°°""
¢_| t t Bay, ,md w||| no d°qh|_ Victoria. P. E. 1., ls vieitlnl llll Pir-
lc pas wo w
bc this way for some time on account “ll MV- ‘nd M3- 3- A' *ChI°h°Im'
~l the snow. this goes to fhgiwkthe 12:- N°l'¢h Tl'Y°ll--'V-.  .Q »»4. `
convenience of pn open a r  .-- .. .__Mr' F' G. L” ' Nntirtyoni W".
-lu . .4 il fr llc 1 simile vu.. S\lmm°\‘°,l‘l°jl§¢l.-" ""’4"""”'
lay infuse: 'gm 'ig Ngw York on gi H0110 fl¢°l~ . U sl _ plum:
nom, ol i vim. all mam wlsinllh mt wwf. . .___§°l» l
nf. 'ru»_llc li my sclcnbic mp.--lr. thu rm' thi' wmlllth  *
sertIbn_To|~'-ridvertlsing'"id tvliwivs* col- ` 7 ` I _wi . ii I _
ark, B.S.A.) .
of oats for that year had fallen to 19
bushels per acre for the whole of
Prince Edward island. About that
date. the farmers of the Province were
able to~ rapidly change from selling
oats and other raw materials to sell-
ing such finished products aa butter
and cheese. The effect of the improv-
ed management was quickly recorded
in the increased yield per acre of the
oat crop. and the census of 1901 gave
an average yield per acre of the oat
crop. and the census of 1901 gave an
average yield per acre of over 27
bushels; It was about this tiine (1900)
that more careful seed selection
work was -begun by the Macdonald-
Robertson seed competition and after-
wards continued by the members of
the Canadian Seed Growers’ Associa-
tion ill Prince Edward Island. We
cannot yet estimate the influence oi’
this movement which from u very
small beginning is now rapidly show-
ing beneficial effects on the crops of
the Province.
The average yield of oats per :lcrc
according to the census oi' 1911 was
over 28 bushels. A census return
states that tho average yield for 1914
is over 38 bushels per acre, of more
than double that of 1891. That is
surely growing two bushels of oats
where one grow before. Can two
‘llades of grass bo made to grow oil
“rincc Edward island where one grow
n 1914? The writer believes they can
ind that tho two bushels of outs can
be made to grow in l’rillce Edward Is-
land, where one grew in 1914,
METHODS OF IMPROVEMENT.
Climatic conditions that are favor-
able to the i’ull development of ll plant
ure conducive to the rapid lnlprovo-
--Messrs Ernest Strong ant J. E.
Wyatt. left by the evening train Mon-
ltules of an Assocldtinil overn nil day 0" “°b"sI»“”5s'mp “Nha wesmml
ment of that plant and Prince Edward
Island seems to be particularly adapt-
ed for developing first quality seed
grain. Under such conditions the sim-
ple method of mass selection froul ll
seed plot has resulted in quickly im-
proving varleties. Mass selection is
the picking of heads that the grower
considers ure on the best plants in his
field. and using the seeds from them
as parents from future crops. This
method is quite all iluprovenient over
.the fanning mill selection that so great-
ly helped our farmers crops whereby
it was possible to elinlillatll many ol'
the non-producers tllat failed to pro-
duce it prolific head, or other cllzlrac-
tors that we consider necessary ill
first quality seed. Another method
starts with the illdividunl mother
plant which may be obtained by the
individual scleclioll of one plant ollt of
thousands ol' by cnrcful plzlllt breed-
ing and selection. ’i‘he seed i'rolll the
Individual lllotller plant is then multi-
plied and distributed. This method.
being difficult and vxpellsive, hus been
carried on by the cerealists and cereal
husballdmen at the Experimental
Farms and Stations and at the Agri-
cultural Colleges tllroughout (Falladll
and the United States. By this llleth-
od, some of' the difficulties ill the way
of furtller lmprovelnellt by mass sel-
ecllolrwere overcome.
WHERE TO OBTAIN FOUNDATION
STOCK. -”
lt is all illierestillg fact that almost
all of the foundation stock of the seed
grown by members of the Canadian
Seed Growers' Association ill Prince
Edward Island. was obtained either
directly or indirectly from the Central
Experimental Farm at Ottawa. Foun-
dation stock of oats lil 4 lb. lots can be
obtained free fronl the Central Experi-
mental Farm oil application or it can
be purchased lil larger quantities from
the multiplying plots at any of the
Experimental Stations.
VARIETIES.
The Experimental Stations tests
many varieties ol' cereals. It is the
lliacc for such tests. 1 think it n good
place ulso for the growers to send
samples of their grain for conlpnrisou
and exalnhlatioll. We are prepared to
vive all thc help we clln to the grow-
ers of,pure seed. If they could visit
the Station when lilo grain was ripen-
ing, many valuable lessons regarding
varieties could be learned at that Lillie
about the habits of the iliffcrellt sorts
llld slrnlns. I believe it is ill the ill-
wrelltl-l o l'iier-.il iluprovollloul. that the
numbers ol' vllrietics grown generally
bc reduced and that seed centres be
organized where only one vuriety is
grown ill a locnllty.
OATS.
A variety rarely siallds nt the head
of the list lnorc thuu one your, yet cer-
tain vurietles are lenders. At lilo
present time at thc Charlottetown Stu-
lon. Victory ia Swedish ont) is il
leader. Banner, Gold Ruin, Lincoln,
Old isalullllllnck and Ligowo follow it
closely. (lo-operative work was untlol
taken in tho Spring of 1912 by the
suporintelldent of the Charlottetown
Station. the seed inspector and ll num-
ber of careful farmers in Klng's and
Quecn‘a Colllltles to determine which
ofthe tllrce leading types of oats were
boat suited to certain localities. flan-
ner. 1.Igowo"rmd`0_ld _lelnlulblack were
the .varieties -chosen. Each variety
was sown in duplicate each year on a
number of different forms. Equal por-
voun aacn
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tions of the best seed obtainable of
thc different varieties were sent out
by the Charlottetown Experimental
Station each Spring. The product
was returned ill the Autumn when it
was tllreshcd by the Station staff at
Charlottetown with one exception. Ou
one occasion the superintendent was
present at the tllroshing and weighing
oi’ the plots on one farnl. The results
of three years observations are here
given:
Variety
Average yield per acre from 12 plots
of each variety in 1912 . . . . . . . .
..
Average yield per acre froln 8 plots ol'
ouch variety ill 1913 . . . . . . . . . .
..
Average yield per acre fronl 6 plots ol'
each variety ill 1914  . . . . . .
..
Grand average yield per acre from
26 plots of cacll variety, 1912-1914
llallllcr Old islalldllluclt Ligowo
Bus. Lbs, llus. Lbs. Bus. Lbs.
55 24 49 61/, 46 27%
66 31 62 12 58 22
70 28 58 11 56 20
62 21 2-3 55 12 52 24%
Frolll the above data it will be seen
that Banner has each year proved to
be more productive than the oats re-
presentillg the two other types tested
and during the three seasons it has
produced on all average 7 bushels and
10 lbs, per acre lnore grain than Old
Island Black and 9 bushels and 31
lbs. more grain per acre than Ligowo.
lt was generally believed that Ligowo
was better suited to lllost of the local-
ities than Banner before the cooper-
ative work begall. Banner oats has
never led the list ally year at the Cilur-
lottetowll Station. btlt it has always
been well up ill the list. This oat is
popular and is recommended botll on
account of its good qualities and be-
cause of the demand for it for seed
purposes on Prince Edward Island and
in the ueigllborillg Provinces. Old
Island Black is it variety that
has been developed ill the Province.
lt has a thinner hull than Banner. It
is probably due to the excellent qual-
ity of this out that black outs still coll-
tinue to brillg 2c. more per bushel than
white in most ot' tho "Maritime" mar-'
kets. its chief failing is the weakness
of its straw as it is likely to lodge
badly ou rich land.
SPRING WHEAT.
Chelsea, which has rather poor mil-
ling qualities, has twlco led tho list
of Spring wheat. Early Red Fife,
Stanley, Marquis, White Russian are
lcudillg nt this Station. Marquis has
been tested on farms ill many sections
e.lld has cverywllorc made good.
EARLEY.
Old Island 'l`wo-rownd flillglisll
Chevalier) has led for two _rears at
Cllurlottctowll over all l-iorlll. it has
sovcrni fuvoritlllc clluracters. one bclllg
that ll drops lllout of its uwlls ill the
field.
This your tllrec Swedish burlcys
were next- In yield. namely. Gold,
Hnnnchon and Swedish Chevalier. the
average yield ol' these being over 75
bushels per ucre. Gold is u very prom-
islng two-rowcd variety.
PEA8.
Solo, Arthur and Golden Ville are
the varlotlesthat we are now growing.
The Arthur is a white pea and is high-
ly recommended.
ROOT SEEDS.
This is a branch that has not been
given the attention It deserves. Now
that our possible source of supply has
been cut off luany are starting and I
have no doubt but tllat increased pro-
duction of our root crop will follow the
use of home grown seed. _
CLOVERS AND GRASS SEEDS.
There is a field for individual work
ill illlproving Timotlly, the grasses. cin-
ver and alfalfa seed. which in the past
have been much neglected. it was
thought that timothy was *Ml ""\-
othy. Now we know that there have
already been lllally strains selected
out oi' the common sort and there are
great possibilities in the improvement
of this sort. We will begin to make
real headway ill the growing of alfalfa
as soon as we begin raising our own
seed.
FARM OPERATIONS IN THE PRO-
DUCTION OF SEED.
A good slte should be chosen for the
seed plot and multiplying field. It is
well to have the manure applied the
previous year oil roots. The ground
should be brought to a good tllth by
thorough cultivation as early ill the
season as possible. The seed grain
after being treated wiill formalin
should be sown as soon ns it will feed
right ill the sender or drill, allowance
being llludo for the swelling of the
grain by the fungicide.
Seed grain should be rogued and all
noxious weeds and foreign grain re-
moved from the standlllg crop. It
should be allowed to rlpen well before
cutting and sllould be dry as shot be-
fore being stowed in the barn. Great
care should bc taken ill thresilillg,
cleaning and storing, so as to avoid im-
purities. This is lnuch easier.done If
only one variety of each grain is
grown and fed on the farm.
TO SUM UP.
Seed grain of the very first quality
is being produced in Prince Edward
Island. By Improved farm methods
and seleelioll of seed oats the average
yield per acre for the whole Province
has been doubled ill 24 years. By
thorough, clean cultivation and the uso
of only first quality seed of the very
best sorts, the yield can be greatly
increased throilgllout, the Provhlco. An
lildicutiou of the possibilities of not
culture was shown by tho average
yield uf the ten plots ut the Experi-
ineullll Station nl. (fiinriottctown ill
1914. which was nt the rate of 116
bushels and 29 lbs. per aero. There
is all over increasing demand ill Novn
Scotiu. New llruuswii-.k, Quebec and
Ollturio for the very best seed oats
we cull produce. By tho methods sug-
gestcil we call maintain our stock an
at present or increase it nlld still have
sllfliciont, to yield xl large income from
the ilurpius sent to the other Prov-
inces for seed purposes.
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