JANUARY 18, 1947 lt-oerl Mutcll, uvli lshuutl fox rum" mm farmer o1 Mt. Herbert, reyurntd recently froln a trzpto Si. Mill's. Newfoundland, He wont by hog: and rail and returned by air. ,\t~ .\Itltcll mct quite a u\lnib.l' of .,,,§,;,€g5 people 111 tllc Newfound- mm lepital alid likcd them vcry .._,,..h_ H9 said they are vcry friend- arld seemed to have a liking for plandera too. While tlicrc in; vi-s- rlt the fox and mink farm of Vic- - (illusion. Mr. Ciullston lills ri- . _ 50 pairs of toxcs and scvlrll ics of mink. IIe uutlcrsttlnds fox hyping and has. iiinde good selec- mps of bfPCfliilg sic-ck zllnl cat-h iryir li‘.'ll lit‘ llliw‘ iiccli lint» lilt? . ttfpfittll illls iicc-i ii\\.1_\ nliuvc - l‘. ‘lllere is a ratlicr good liiulkct. pelts in Newfoundland and fur _ tng has caught the dllfilliifln pf the government commission and , icslllt n government lvuuh it. s t’.léillllbllt‘(l at Mount t- :11‘? e and all are 6l1il1LlSl35lll' and .\l- Clouston, who ll an iusilllt-tui‘. mtes ucry one of tilt-iii will ..~ gout! Villicli their t't.ll‘\f‘- ti cotilpliscs onc yi-zlr, 11'1- ..i Pach sluliciit \\ill lw- l‘€‘\l'l‘i~ |‘_l - ill fifteen pairs of lilhlk. Th; government. farili ts well Qqlilppid. There are three sheds fol- two: and ffic for mink. l"\1'.\ 100 tic! long l»_v ‘.30 fcct uidt‘. tc-iialn mink. The mink ivcrc pui- rlilised in Ontario and are .111 of" standard types. The foxes were llwll and partly in Otltarirv alt-l 1i - .111 eocri ltidiwdltals. Mr fviutcli l~=ti an opportunity of lookulg at i: '1: it number of them and said ..-a was practically no difference NIWQEH the Island and Ontarlos lli 'll"l'lfi1l‘.'i1\l‘(‘. During his visit ‘NW’ tollurilnnil was in tho till-tics .~ -ti>it would ltlliiost hp v:\llt-'l .111 tton or probably a plclilscttc to meavor to determine what form ct government the colony would he under in tllc future. Quite a mlmbcr were 1'11 favor of joining up t\.."\ (fan-ado. Otbcrs are pllrfilll I11 '.‘~t- 1.1. S. A. and oi’ course a great t" tuber wanted the commission form with more representation for Newfoundland. Mr. Mutch said that lriide seemed to be booming and u liflf particularly pleased liilr. ivas “to good reputation which Island Eucducts hrld there. Lanlpaon, Fraser d: Huth’: sale of mink held on January 6th con- sisted of an offering of 22,616 wild lizinlt. 60 p. c. of it fresh pclts. Last scitsolfs goods wcrg neglectcd with the best section coat stock in strong £i"l1l'.'i1'ld for northern section mink. New York and New England onus and two: brought from $23.00 to $37.00 for extra large and large tutti other ones and twos $18.25 to 5.050. The lowcst prices In the “lid think was fot' the Lo . 113R. lite ouca and twos of which brought TIMELY, NOTES 0N TOPICS E : i . Silver Fox and i P0111.‘ :0 students izlltiln: tint‘ CONNECTEO WITII Mink Farming gobO00000006000000060000OO§§§O§OOQ§§OQQ'9DQ000004 fur trade when the old Compan gcts another year under its belt. Company, Ltd. has announced th sale for its general sale of furs and mink but on January 27th, the sale of mulziticn and silvers will commence. Ikilluw lng are particular‘: 11.106 ollcr. 544 l_v mIsl-cllaiicolls furs. mink, and 41.243 ranch mink. Thursday. Jun. 23.—77.861 musk rat, 20,428 ermine. 1,000 fisher. 1. white fox. Friday Jan. 24.—14,1B3 red 1,718 cross foX, 2.400 wolf, ~19 iiln licr wolf. 7,215 raccoon. and 684 Jan. 17 alid until sold. vcr fox. , fox, 500 ivliite lunrks, and 6.700 sil ‘ ver fox. tion fox, 800 white marks. 6,200 all thereafter until sold, as scarce as hens teeth ill tha to the Southwest Breeders Association at picked these mink said that. Finnisl one of the results of the war. praised mink raising methods uset tit Duluth but also added highly scientific program. Herbert A. Nieman and Colupany Wisconsin and Michigan. a sampling of the better coat typos there were a. total of 330 lots sold 01th" $8.00 to $11.75. 59.082 ~ ‘ll this offering, Tile (iclnandi xi tcstrlcteti. Support. for the} ‘W ‘vos rcccivcd fro-m exporters, "l i trrtn some nizlnufaciuritiy: in- hlvsis. Extra dark and dark lllfllCSi "ftllllltt from $20.00 to $28.00; Fc- m-"lfi $14.00 iu $17.00; Dill: and ltl'l1\\ll $16.00 to $20.00; » $11100 i0 $1500. '1‘hc above rlli sclcctctl and good quail. Prices for ordinary qualities ‘r extra dark and drlrtt Ranch Mi-llk --'I‘hcrc was \i','t‘ 1J0 m-ilcs l0 $19-00; fcnialcs $1100 to ;,.,',“]"~ ‘lfll'i< and dark liro-tvn mnlcs QM”; ‘u $11.00; tciiililcs $053 n» _ ‘ t iltlflstilfs Bay Compatiy- Ilitlrioli,‘ Sig” setting right back into stride. f" . It uriounccmcnt of gcncrul furs W, “mi "who" Fcbrttary 311i 1947. ., "“‘ 30ml llllllllliiics of "lf‘l'ilt'lll- ti r\ct'_i' f 5 . 8' >4 2 t The Annual Meétin of the _Ho_zelbrook Dfllfgylllg ssoclotlon will _be held ,3" Wednesday, January 2nd, 1947, at 1:30 o'clock. A. ROY JONES, Secretary. i; hi! Potatoes except {OOQ-oa ;-ry\§+>_@>~>9 -g|-_i| . _ ———- -— ai£>00€e00r Qwhlwihifrii between $18.00 and $30.00. price for three-quarters was $18.00 with the average goods moving be- tween $10.00 and $30.00. Mzintliilc- turcrs bought most of the goods sold for domestic consumption. Prices realized were for below those of last year's early Niemon sale and reflect, the weakened position of the market: Tile Hudson Bay Company ‘s r-mch mink sale held in London rcccntly shOWEtI a decline of 2.2 1-2 p. c. from last October and trade obser- verscslimatcd prices were 10 to 15 percent above current New York priccs. Of thc catalogue 31 percent remained unsold bllt over 110 p. c. of United States and Clnadian mink: were sold. Of the Scandinav- ian type mink 5l(l11S nearlv 2-000 were unsold. The main blrvers wcrc l-‘raucc lilnl London with some buyers reported for Belgium and Australian interests. In Cancldi-Jn type ranch mlnk [Gods n top price of 140 shill"!!! (approx. $29.00) was paid for No. 2_ XX dark and dlirk. Scandinavian t.\'l\c goods i-clil-hcd 25 slllllintls lllL-PFOX. $5.00) for No. 1 11:11 N0. £1 XX d8l'l\"811(l (lat-k The above itcm may have got, a bit mixed in cable from London but if not it would appear that Scundluavitin mink are vcry ordinary quality or a: icast those offcrctl ill London wcrc. Vancouver, B. C.- Jan. III-Raw fur_ buyers proceeded cautiously at the Western Canadian Raw Fur by appointment of lrookins‘ Warehouse, Konsington. G. II. llrooklna * OO-Of-OO 0 O§§+9§~fO§ c ’|"t‘lli.ill1l_\’ llc a llCfililiy tiling for the" ‘j! The Canadian Fur Auction Sales follow/lug quantities and order of m-‘sl crlcan Coot. at Black Pond, in May, January 31st. to January 29th. stari- ing each day at 9.30. The flrst- four days will be given over to general Monday. Tuesday. Jan. 21 —20.640 beaver. thuugh plenum; in wcstofn gan- 3 347 l3"‘~~\' "3- ada and in the Central Stiltcs." .966 badger. and 55,230 squirrel and, Wednesday. Juli. 22 -7,000 wlldl it is the Biuc Peter, the Mud Hen. marten, 1.088 blue fox, and 2,985, fox. skunk. These furs will be on show Monday, Jan. 27-l.900 tilutatiot‘. fox, 800 white marks and 6300 sil- t ‘l T\i?.<t|11_\‘, Jun. 28-4-5100 i11llillllUTl_I)al-[5 pale,- 5131.3 Wednesday, Jan. 20 —l.200 muiaq 1nd,‘ wet" fox, part of the offering will b0, cred bird’ the size of a T931’ bu; Tim-won show Jail. 23, and the complete: dlstinmy “mod m the R3115, fro. lit-a 30 fcnlalo ftixcl in polls mid 100 077N018 "l" he Slwwh Jim- 35- Jfldjqucnts our sedgy river borders 1n We lied 1m idea that u.» Films‘ 11m 0,, m, want n, ,,,,,,,,-p,1,,._ qtgrtrlllfFd. partly ill Prince Edward were 39138 ulwugh 3 tremehdiius ' ordell and that money would be country. However, we note by Wom- en's Wear Daily that a ranch in Duluth, Minnesota, has made a shipment of 25 select mutation mink Finnish Fur ltlclsiuki. Finland. 'I‘ilclr reprrscniatiic who women used fur apparel more for warmth than for luxury, pointing out that a, shortage of clothing is He that Finnish breeders also maintain a second largest breeders of silver fox pelts in the ivorld, offered 15,000 silver fox pelts through the New York Auction Company on January 9th and 10th. They report '11 11 c. sold with the bulk of the goods in the cheaper trimming ttfiles and only Tho company's report also stated that there seems to be a revived interest for trimming goods. Of the three-quarter silver pelts of which price for full silvers was $43.00 with the majority of the goods selling Top beaver. ATTENTIO Farm er s Due to Refrigerator Car shortage, unable to - NEWSY NOTES - I ly Agricola i §§FFOVOG¥O¥QO400+OQO~QFQ4'O QO-O-OO-O-O-Q-Ofi 0'0 O400-OQ-FO-OO1 THE AMERICAN COUT pliant, or its seeds in feed- , This 1| a water bird that I had lcome to regard as no londfl‘ Wlih ‘us, since 1 had not seen or heard .01 it for more than thirty years. wet ous to liorscs, awinc. The Butwrt-up tRaliuul-ulus) 1a- mily are noxious to cattle. The Cursed Crowfoot. 1R. sceleratua) 30d Larkspur (Deiplilnium) are said to be responsible for casuultlcs. The Delphinluili docs not grow Wild here. but there are 11111119" 511°C?"- Spccies of Sheep Laurel. 01116!’- wise ln-mbklil tKalmla), are HO-l only poisonous to sheep, but. t0 cattle as well. At various points in the Island there are roadside pitches of Wild Lupine (L. perenne). Sheep, it 1| said, are poisoned by Lupines. but I've heard of no cases here. Cows ("I noticed) cut off and devoured a small bush of Mczereon (Daphne) but suffered no harm; a surprising cvcnt, seeing that the leaves can raise blisters on tiic hands. ' . Daniel (Lollum). a species c! grass. is said to be harmful to all stock. including poultry. The seeds co-ntain Loliin, a poisonous principle causing trembling, erup- tions, and confusion of sight. How- ever. some strains of dornel seem to be harmless. Ragwort (Senecio), of which there are several species here, "causes a curious and fatal disease of the cat tie. shecp [At that time I disturbed one Y. these duck-like birds while rumbl- ilng near a large pond, but it at [once took wing and flew across the ipond into the reeds. Recently how- “, cvcr I read that Mr. Spurgcon Jcn- kins of the R.C.M.P. saw an Am- 'l94i3. The only previous record in recent years was in 1942. when Cpl. Douglas J. Heath. of the RCMP. reported that he had seen o, Coot ' in May, at Wilmot. "This bird.“ ' sags Mr. Harold S. Peters, biologist, “is very rare in the Maritimes, :11- Tile many names of this infor- lcsting bird, infill-lite a wide range: [Water Hen. Meadow Hen, Crow ‘ Bill, Crow Duck, Hen-bill, White- billod Mud-hen and Marsh hen. American Coot. A. 0. U. 221.. Sum- imel- Resident, lure. Adult plum- age in general dark slate. back ' tinged olive. Head and neck a1- 1, ii-lost; black. Bill white, base con- | tinued up the forehead as a “fron- glfll ‘pl<:te"; a spot of deep reddish ‘brown near the tip. Eyes red. Un- dcr tail-coverts, edge of wings. and ‘tips of secondaries, white, Under- Lcgs ant‘. fect livcl- (hepatic cirrhosis) iii cattle." lollvc-grecn; toes 4, with separate Cows refuse it ill the grccn stoic, lscallo-ped ivebll. Length 13 to 1t! ‘but eat lt in hay, Sheep eat in either way and are comparatively immune. Other harmful plants. not. found here, are Loco-Weed (Oxytropisi. Poison Hemlock tCuuium), White Snakeal-oot (Eupatorium sp.)- Pas- qug Flower (Anemone). and Death Camus, which I take to be a North- west species of Camassla. _l . "The American Coot, a dark-col- gsummer time. The nest 1a built of a man of dried reeds, so aa to ed bill. webless feet, and general appearance, \vln for it the common t name of Marsh I-Ien."—- (The quo- tation ia from Hanoi: Bath's "Birds of P. E. I." an excellent little book, published in 1&1, and now very Early Christianity and Communism Professor Harold Laskl, who ia ""003 said to be the unofficial adviser Th9 "Bird! 01 N°Yth Carmina" to the British Government, has states that "Coots like their near slated that, tin: early Christians relatives. the Rialls and Gallinulcs. l are legal game birds, and their flesh is enjoyed by many." Never- theless when a species becomes very scarce in the Province, the writer hopes that gunners will re- hfrain from shooting it always pro- vidcd that it is harmless. Plush That. Poison Stock Tho other day I came across - some old notes. collected from var- loua sources, on plants that have proved deleterious to animals cat- ing them. Some plants are poison- ous even when dried as hay. - Ergot. is a. fungous disease of rye, timothy, couch and several grasses. It is harmful to all kinds of farm stock including poultry. ~ Bracken or brake. a fern, is pois- onous to horses and cattle. Farmers should know the ubiqui- tous lloraetail: many horses hove been poisoned by it. i A poisonous principle 1's found were Communists. That statement. lakcs its rise. we must. suppose. from verse in the second chapter of Acts, which read: "And all that believed were together and had all things common; and sold their pos- sessions and goods, and pRYt-"d them to all men, as every man had not-d." This altruistic way of life may be called Communism. but the word seems very elastic and til: Russian idea of it can scarcely be hailed as Christian. The elriy Christians were taught to pray to God as their Father and cash in- dividual had a dignity and worth as one of His children. God’: ser- vice, they believed, was perfect freedom. Communism, as understood by the Russian leaders. past and pl-c-s- cnt. denies these beliefs. 1t treats the Godhead with ridicule, and ;tigmatizes religion as the “opiate of the people." The "SOCiQC f the bulk of the purchases were in the plantumd seeds of the Pub the Godless" fluurisheci (Thfleyylnos ""10" 7°" Eumw mid some m“ plo Cockle. (Agrostcmma). Chickens lately been sonic let-up m this 5mm‘ Anwflfan “Wwalilrs- Th" die after noting the seeds. Horses, attitude,ln return for the Church's cattle, sliCPp, and swine are serious- support of the State.) It opposes - the Christian view when it de- clares the negation of the iudhid- ual as compared with the all-pow- erftll State and one of the biggest stains on Russian Communism, is thc liquidation of tlimlxmds who ___________...__;______ Auction sales C0,’: auction here. In the entire catalog wild mink and ermine were the only articles to sell with some firmness. An of fering of 2.500 wild mink was sold 100 P" "f"! at Pris" rflnflim! "W" did not; HQFOO with till-s. And the $35 1°? he“ (Filmy MKWS ‘l°“'n 1° early Christians had no secret pol- szo lo s23 for Mac's of tlio better f“; type, large dark Yukons bringing from $30 to $31, according to the official rcport, The offering 0f 10.000 ermine sold 85 per cent with giant Alberta. lung ‘w~-»~----~—~-~---»-»~ -._~~-- . tails bring up to $3.50. Alberta short tails LXL brought $2.40 and $2.50. Mediums wont at $1.60 and smalls at. 65 to 70 cents. 1{arge and cxira ilirge NECK brough from $1.85 to $2.10, while mediums and smalls r ,solrl at $1.25 down to 55 cents. I Ranch mink was the big sticker- according to owner-manager. T. ,Pappas. An offering of 10.000 sold ‘only 15 per cont and prices wcrr: ~slightly l0\\'C1‘ than those rcailzcd at the last solo hcrc. Largo dork moles averaged $18 and $19 wbilc the mediums, smalls and females averaged from $10 to $12. At last month's sole best t_\'|'.i€s of ranch mink averaged n top of $0 to $23. Fisher nud inaricn sold fni-rly well, though l-luyers showed a dis- tinct lllfllflflflOyj to purchase only the larger types of marten and the smaller fisher. Lynx was the only long-haired fur to movc, an offering 0185051011- ing i0 pcr cent. at a top of $45 for (be larger sizes. All other long- thaircd furs, including silver foxy were ivltlldraivn. as were lioldover parcels of 12.500 muskrat, and 1,850 Our social system is being chal- lcngcd. mainly because wo wor- ship Malilniutt and not. Christ; but T112 FRED W. "RAY LTD 1Z0 John St. North. Hamilton. Ont. CHARLES E. WORTH CHARLOTTETOWN PIIONE 2403-1. c/o Riggs it Berrlgan Robert .1. Shaw. Bloomfield Clarence F. llnulum. Emerald J. .1. Stewart, Montague. . . . v A “fine yoke ‘of oxen i: atiitl the pride of many a Nova Bcotia fainter. Here is Grant Stevens cf bfcriistt‘; Cove with his man of thrcc-tcal-clds, Spark and Lion- ly or oven fatally affected by the Water Hemlock (Cicuta) fol-Ind h‘! places. ponds, ctc.. is danger; an llenfrew la available to you now. There's no waiting for deltveryi Aa the authorized lunfrew Repre- - ;v . " - " - , - aentatlva for this district " ; gladly demonstrate a llenfrew in gallon lo purchase. Get more cream and halter. with a Ren- frew, Give Ina a cull and I‘ll uruvo It to your satisfaction. J. M. Ladnor Whether growing vegetables for home use or for commercial purposes, we believe it will pay you to Get Our New i947 Catalog and Price List We carry the ALWAYS TENDER BEEP-HYBRID SWEET CORN. BOUNTY TOMATO and other recent introductions. tTry our HUTCHINSON CARROT‘ for a bumper cropping variety!) Prices lower this season. Quality seeds only. WRITE FOR. YOUR FREE COPY TODAY ARTHUR VESEY, York, Prince Edward Island Communism is not the Island Family Names A letter containing interesting v information about the Beers, Hay- den, and Musick families, 1H5 just arrived, from Burlington. Mass. U. S. A. It reads: "Dear Agricola: From updicre in the United States I am send- i-ng my contribution to “lhliiily Names." I receive the Guardian each Monday and I have been much interested in your column. "I am working on the Beers, Hayden and Musick families at the present time. and as they rue my ancestors I am more interested in these three than in the other names. From authentic historical sources I find Capt. Joseph Beers came to Prince Eduurtl Island about 1782-3. He built the first wooden house in Canada ill 1787 on a site on his large grunt of land from the King. Cherry Valley was called for Cherry Valley. N. Y., where the Beers fa. mily bad livcd prior to comi-zlg to I’. E. Island. The Been and Hay- den; were Lnyaliata and Capt. Beers married s, daughter of James C. Hayden. The I-Iaydelis settled iicar Char- lottetown about 1785, and latel- to Hayden's Mills at Vernon River. "For many years it was thought ihflt the name Musick was Dutch, The stimulating effect of artlD- lal light has long been recognized as a valuable aid to higher egg pro- duction during the wintcr period, but, like all stimulants. it, should; be applied in moderation ior thc best results. At the Dominion Experimental Station, Harrow investigation iiitu the value of lights left on a1‘. night haa shown a greater frequency and persistency of broodiness as well as a lower egg yield onion; birds under all night lights than in tlzc pens where light was provided to make a. 14-hour day. Whether lights are used in the morning before sunrise, or kept on after sunset to extend the let-ding period to 14 hours m-skcs little difference ill the rate of increase. Both systems can be relied upon to improve production, provided the . birda are in good condition and the feed is enough to extend over the extra time. l As thc egg laying for the day is‘ usually finished by late afternoon‘ under an evening lighting system closing the nests at the time of the last meal of scratch grai-n, which. bu! recent historical research has should be about two hours before. Proved it to be of Welsh origin. t the lights go off. tends to lessen the‘ Abm" 1790 3911326 Mlliiflk ‘flfivgree of broodiness among birdsl Wales came to Albermarle Co. Vlr- which are predisposed to the’ glnla. where he married Sarah trouble. l uwll- H“ "m! 8nd arandsons lnov- Because chickens, like most; otherl °d_ °" m" Afklhlu. Kentucky. birds, have the instinct and means‘ Arizona. and points North. Peter to sleep comfortably on .1 perch.’ Music-iv and a brother came _in the use of a dimming dent-p with! Pcltnsiluinln ivherc Peter Musick evening llghis provides the signal mauled 1011c Smltli._ _ to seek their resting place in on _The blather rental-nod ln and orderly manner before darkness around New York State, while Peter comes. t settled at Gallows Point. Lot 50. about 1790._In' the P. E. I. census of 1790 he 1S lists-d at Lot, 50, with a family of seven. ' "I have seen no mention of the Cavamgh family. The first of that name, John Cavanagh. came from County Carlow, Ireland, to Gal- lows Point about 1800. He married Mathilda Beers and brought up his family ‘in the c-ld home owned i008)’ by a great-grandson. The Where an automatic switch is used to turn the lights on early i-n the morning and the birds arc allowed to retire with the sun. scratch grain should be put in lho pens after dark to provide Winning food and exercise during the period prior to chore time the following morning. As a general rulc, the feeding times should be adjusted to the lengthened day to offset the dan- name was originally spelt Cavan- gers that may result from extend- augh. and it is this wtay on, the ed periods without attention, family coat-of-arms, a black shield with gold bands. “I trust you may consider this information worth publishing, and I am very glad so much interest has been aroused in historic Island records Mrs. Lotto, C. H. Dun. ham." I thank Mrs. Dunham for plac- intz at my disposal these interest- ing geneaologlcal notes. Tile nnmc Beers is given in the Census but I suppose it to be derived from the village of Bere in Devon. and therefore should not have th-r-t fi- nal The name Musick has none o1 the characleflislics of, Welsh names. and George is Teu-t tonic derived fro-m the Latin. A number of Flemish weavers were brought in and settled on the bor- ders between England iind W-Jlcs. This was silccp country and tilc Kim was to wcave the wool ut. holnc, instead of sending it to the continent to be woven. George Musick would be a tiesccndant of these settlers, and one of his dc- sccndants, another Peter, is dc- Scflhvd h.v an Island colrcspoti- tlfillt‘ as “a finc old gcntlcltian with the facial featurcs of the Dutch.“ -_2_€____. ENCOURAGING YIELDS . FROM GRAIN CROPS In the first otficiall estimate at 1100011101100 in Canada in 1946. the wheat crop is placed mt. 440,567,000 bushels or about 135,- 000,000 bushels more t-lmn in 1946. Wit-ii t-hc estimated yiold pcr acrrc of 17 bulsltols, as zlgainst 13.1 bush. cilsperacl-e the194=6ci isotne bushel hligher per acre t n the long-time average Tlhe estimated i946 wheat crop will be the lulghcs: since the 11c. cord of 194.2 ivtl-elu 556,684,000 busil- cls were tlircslicti in Canadn. The ctusent 010p is bclluig harvested from an estlmiatcd 25,000,000 seed. ed acres, tlhe highest wheat ome- age since 1940, and about 2 5 mill. ion acres grciatcr than the acreage seeded to when‘. in 1945. Tile n-nitlcipzitrd output. at‘ ivlient in thc Prairie Provinces is 420,000,- 000 bushels, compared with 282.. 000.000 bushels in 194-5. The drop includes 9.900.000 bushels of durum ivheat of WEIlCJ 4.100.000 were pro- duced ui Man‘ “a and 5.800.000 bushels in Saskatchewan The itWO provinces produced about 5.900.000 bushels of durum iii 1945 The 1946 oat cnop is estimated at 411,469,000 bushels, or aibout 30,. 000.000 bushels ugh-er than the 1945 etltop. Ilho .1946 barley olop is estimated at. 164 206,000 bushels or 7.000.000 bushels more than in 1N5 but below the output. in the three previous yioars willie exceeding nrny (filler your to tut." , The combined ctttput of fall and. spring rye is estimated at 7.588.000 bilshols, as compared with 5,888,000 bushels a yea-r iico The. flux crou l.- placed at. 8.74;‘.- 000 bushels. arl lIlCITREI.‘ 11f zlcarly a mlllllon bilshris over the 11115, figure of 7.593.000 bush-ills Although the acreage seeded. to flax is sliilhi- ly lovcci- than that cf 1945. the, 194-6 yield por ncrc of 8.7 buslix-ls_ ---_i__€.___ x These ealvea, only 22 days old when this picture was taken. are tho second let of twin; within 11 montha on the farm of S. A. Langston. Schiller, Alta. 1.5 against. 7 2 lcoounts for tire larger 1946 crop. The total production of hay an bushels 1n 1946 FARMERS allover is n0! estimated at. 13.599,- i- 000 tona I ogltnst 17,724,000 1945. F ' Prince Edward Island Do not be disappointed ugoin this year in getting your Potato Sprayer or Hil iy so us to be assured of about half our output hos Brunswick Write or coll: The lull MFG. a. co SUMMERSI ler. Plclce your orders eur- getting them on time, as already been sold to New 1.0 STORAGE CO.. LTO. or, r. s. I. 1°11 CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. l. . MacNiiTT TOT HE F A R M E R S Prince Edward Island The Matthews-Wells Company Limited of Guelph, Ontario wish to announce they have completed arrangements with the men mention- ed. below to represent t-hcm in their respective districts, and are in a position to supply the necessary information pertaining to the plant- ing, cultivating and harvesting of cucumber crops, and will also issue contracts for desired acreage Any grower interested in this crop la re- quested to get in touch with the nearest repre- sentative or contact our Mr. W. E. Wells per- sonally at. the Charlottetown Hotel, Charlotte- town, P. E. I. Mr. '1'. A. Hicken Mr. Chester I-cIcchzur Mr. Glen MacLaren Mr. Ernest Roaslter Mr. Horace Willis Mr. Louis Wright Mr. W. P. Miller Mr. Gasaidy Weldon Dodson S. A. MacDonald Mr. Earl S. Jeliey Mr. llcbur Prufllf. Alliaton, l’. I. I. Murray Harbor New Perth Morell Kingston Area. Montague Miscouche Rustico Kenaingtol Souria 0‘Leary l1 Uilvbllillx I A -'-~'- skimming. easy-turning l will our own dairy. Thereh no obli- 171 KENT STREET This your got a NEW CRIAM SIPAIATOR lhlllfi-llfilfllI-Illilli ‘Phis is how the horse is being- pushcd into the barn. biround. Once the horse pulled the mower. than pulled the rukc. then hauled the hay to the gets in on the last ever. flnda this ll Now, tiring this Forage Clipper. flobbin mil! ' operation. F. W. Altman. h!!!“