- I-I-III.I'I-I.IIII '..'..'..'-'-'..' '.'..'-'.'.'.'..'-'.r-.-.'. ma‘:-'-'.'a's-.rrr-'s-'s'-'s'hflh -_-_ 515."- .- r-r-.w.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- PAGE SIX HVnHHHNSKHS'PfiVAS‘UHVfiHENNHHHHKEMNHNHH'bVPFJHVJt " FRINGE EllWilllli ‘ Unfit; -:- Til-BAY WEI) , o iich, tortinntic IOQUCI ' Th“, ‘both’ knew wliut flit» no "sol ..! ,0 a DAIIARD ARNOLD -.-.-.--1.-. -.-.- -" ‘toe Shell fo r Poultry Stronger egg shells is what pouliuvmen want. liilili-lli RIVER BRAND makes possible. Cii-Qiillld SHELL these harder shells High in calcium —highly soluble. Distributed By Mctiiilldidi 8t BiJYLE Hunter ‘River Luxembourg T Drop Neutrality dcc cit- . city lied last iiiizlit _ ec. :12—(CP-R.eut£rsI- iuirlio i ported tocliiv Elli‘ " of Isuxembclira to nive up its llEllblplilt J .... . the treat. o 1833. IJQVCI‘ denounced Geitnnny vloiatcd 0f ncrziilroiirin i1 ~ the < F ' n making this nnnoiuicement Grand Dtchv declared itscl to unzizrtake all obligations i! ii new situation,‘ s perpetual neutrality ttlfid and guaranteed f London of April l9. had it been formally bv Luxrmbourg . L. - - p“ v .if London ro- in fn.<~.- Th: Gtrmari" . d" the DliCllv in 1940 and Gcrnnl troop: again threaten AOIC it o MOOREHEAD ° KELLAWAY lA-ppggfy . vqM "M" ~ PITIII LAWN)», FlL-YPCRE STARTS AT 3115 - 7 - 9 COME EARLY FOR BEST SEATS f cred; look for tii: ' . those the neutrality t "fl-‘P-"J-i‘ ~' Troops Rescue Pay From Enemy Hands (By The Associated Press) WITH U. S. FORCES IN LUX- EMBOURG. Dec. ZZ-Delivering the company payroll ordinarily is a routine job. but iiot ivhcii rt sur- prise Geriiian counter-offensive l5 on. Lieut. Richard McConnell of Thlnoa, N. Y., headed for a village northeast of Luxembourg last Sat- urday with about $1.400 in francs. not knowing that tlie Germans had launched a largo-scale oflensivc and overrun ttic place to u-iiich lie was going. He reached the village in a jeep to find himself surrounded by Ger- mans. so he surrendered. The enemy sergeant who cap- ‘tured McConnell and the bulging cash ha: iitarciicd the pay corps officer down the street. They pass- ed a. hotel still licld by United States troops. The Americans in the hotel saw the officer approach- ing, with eight Germans. Thcy killed six of the eight and rescued McConnell-with the cash still in- tact. THE BAPTIST CHURCH The service of morning worship was conducted by the Rev. J. Keir Fraser, D.D.. whose sermon was “Winn They Wrro Coins Into the House", from the story oi the ,Wisc Men. St. Matthew 2,11. Long and perilous had been the journey of the wise men. there were days of doubt and discourzigemcitt and dread of the impossible. Daiintlcss niiti uiidlsniaycti “o'er mccr and fcn. o'er crag and torrcnt" thcy journeyed on and when tlicy came into the house they saw the young child and Mary his niothcr. What a stirring story may be behind quiet uiords. Nlnny a YOUTH; mo}! in facing lifc has the fear of fatt- ure but struggle. prayer and prov- enaricc brings him to the clcsirfld What was the ‘secret power the adventuring wise men? They were following a star. guided by less they might well give up. strong and confident, they follow- crl not the light of earth but the lamp hunt: aloft by God- Ali-gretit enthitsiasms have at their heart something religious. He who secs the star is never bewild- star that says "thy God reignetli!" Confiifior i111‘ motives tiltlt brought men to Bethlehem, iiicrc were merchants. there ivcrc t1lXp3}'fl‘5..th0l‘0 iverc seeking diversion. none dreaming the advent of the Christ of God. How blind we all may bl‘ o the hcroisms and tlic traooflios that aretibout us every 411i’! Tum’- “x-rc so 11,3115; at thr- inn wlto l'.1l'3\'l o‘. the wine men kllflV. iilvy “Th! 1.. 2:111 for it. And so. Wilcri lilo? cam into the house they sav/ the nuts ma no mother. they found all they sought i-‘anri more. thf Yes. it's true what they say about Pittsburgh. The photo above was when liken recently at ll o'clock in the Aim- necld h: mob M. the smoky City net iflla‘u'u'n'b\fif ‘n5 “vows-w-ar.av.-.-.vJAvM-J.I.-.-.-uw-.-.-.-.v.-.v.-.- \ w cttrtrot. w rooitv and wco. étttdtttifttytitt lllllY lllllitiil- fiiliiill llliiEll. ‘ I083 lllllllil - Mill lllllililii lllllilli iilfStili Uflginli Semi! Ploy by mitten moon and Arthur lirclitic: Directed b1 Arthur Bnliuu Plus News ~ Travel Fighting Sea Fleas Shows 3:15 - 7 - 8:45 \ l._______€ , » — ——t——-—~——- child and the look on the moth- er's face. The anthem of the morning was _Roland Smart/s "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by, Night". The Church School niet for Bible Study period at 2.30 p_m_ The service of evening worship was conducted by FD. the Rev. J. E- Blgcloiv of the R, C.A.F. The service was largely musical. very oflfifitlvoly 1nd beautifully present- ng Christmas music by the choir under the direction of Mrs. G. El- liott Full, organist and director. The flowers on the communion table were placed by Mrs. H. s. Henderson in memory of her mother, and by Miss Cassie Scott. The beautifully executed Christ- mas decorations reflected high credit on the committee in charge. n. c. A. r. Transport Squadron In Burma WITH THE R (IA. . ‘TRANS- PORT SQUADRONS 1N BURMA. Dcc. 22 — (GP-Cable) — The first R.C A F. squadron to fiv over Burma carried out its first operat- ion todav. crossing the Chindwin River in North Burma to deliver 75 tons of food. gasoline. ammunition and other supplies to troops near Piiilebu. Canadians in RAJ‘. sriuadrons have been flviiig in Burma and in- dta smog the beginning of the vtar but. today's was che first operation by on all-Canadian squadron with Canadian rrroun‘ crews . The squadron s one of two Dak- ota transport lLTl ts which left Caii- ada last -':‘cptem:ei~ and arrived at an airfield hoie vosterclrw after 13 hours flight frcm a station in In- dirt where the air crews received final training Sdcln . Ldr. ILJ. Clemeritoi Win- nipeg. led the squadron on the first mission and others on the mission included Fit. Si! Bill Rogers l2! Vernon st.» Halifax. N.S mvERpAiE-cnunciiror. w. l. The monthly meeting of River- dale-Churchlll W. I. met at the home of Mrs. John A. MacKinnrln on Dec. 7th with an attendance of tcii members and tiro visitors. The president presided. The mcritlnq opened with tlic Ode. followed br tlic Creed iii unison. The minutes of last meeting were read and a-p- proved and roll call was answer- ed by an exchange of Christmas gifts. Two new members joined. Correspondence was- read and dis- cussed and it was moved and sec- onded that $5.00 be sent to the T. B. League and to send smokes to seven boys in the service. New committees were appointed: Sick committee. Mrs. Oliver Mac- Leod, Mrs. Bell Lamont. School. Mrs. Garfield MacFaclyen, lifts. Robert MacKlnnon. Programme. Miss Shirley McQuaid, Mrs. Fred Buchanan. Mrs. Thomas McQuald kindly invited the-members to meet at her home Roll call to be answer- ed with l0 cents. A contest was put on Miss Catherine MocFarigrrin receiving 1st prize. Lunch was -served by hostess. 'Mrs. Robert MacKinnon. ling closed with the King. I __1§_e_9:p__Mlna@la In fit B I N G O Holv Redeemer Hall TU-NKZHT 8.30 The prizes ivrc the nine l1 . those prevailing at nth: BIIIIIII In the cltv. Freezout For Charlie hie Purposes n-t-u-t-uvt-nwt-t-I-w-hvs-w flflfi‘ i rue crraizoojijr_cjrqvlw _ GUARDIAN Ibmorrovlv. F is Forever I l by Gwen Bristoq ; baldheaded ‘in their fifties making I UP to you ‘that they do this they've still got. adolescent minds? They've never developed ' pleasures in the company of adults, so the try to imitate and associate Wildl. the children whose equals tliev are. A ripe mentality is an achievement. It takes effort; and some people hBVe never made the effort So instead of growing up, they stow half-finished. and spend what ought to be their most abundant years paying their dance partners and beauty operators You'v them‘. Eliabeth coll-slit hei- breath in face lifted and goes starry-eyed over o. ggoloi" She laughed shortly what has this got to do vrith us t0 tell 3121i?" it. Mrs cd “You're a charming woman not because you're sixteen but be cause you aren't. Genuine motor-i itv has a gracious poise that youth! never has i": TtlYFiCfii fre=hness. but the oliarm of maturi v f5 a. flowering of tin- spirit. Thosq- others I was recalling to you. they have no routh and no maturity either You have maturity. you know how fine it is-— don't. start to be like ‘.[l"!ll Don't reach brick now!" "I don't understand you!" she exclaimed "I yant to know wlietli-. er or not you are Arthur Kittredlse come back frcm that German hos- where they wld me you had What are you trying to tell He answered her simply. "I am trying to tell you that if you want to DEEYGVe I am Arthur Kittredge. you can persuade yourself that I am You can make yourself see ttasv’ I came to be told the truth " 1B5 7 demand that l 1 l t me is a living remindere of a per- iod of your life that was very hap- pj.'—that {Iefilmjs ha: grown hap- 1iier_in our recollection of it ." . "I d'dn't come hcre S10 rcioricd Elizabeth. "to b: advised whether or not I should believe in a faxi- “I om telling yoirthe truth." he insisted‘ Th; truth is that you can stop liv.n,z in the PTQFOIlit- if you we t to. Ycu ran reach book and the past can be re- turned to vou. You won't. get back what you have lost. you'll only be destroying what you have." “But if you are-’ she began. and sic-oped. her eyes wing cvcr him J t "Sometimes its so obvious that a child can see what they're doing- grandfathers _ acting tllke fools over young girls. wccnen themselvts into ridiculous caricatures or‘ adolescence. Haszit it ever occurred use to the point where they can enJoy adult t an m h m 1 k_-upon business generally. Our Pro- o sci‘: wflflhyflfifigmuglmdwap; vivnce is essentially dependent. upon .. . .5: protest. ‘ But you were just tell- influeme 9“? “Fflwltural ing mc I wasn't. like that. I'm not m“ tenets m the monetary for heaven's sake. 1m not going to. mg‘? °f W"? ‘udmdual i" be a fut old woman who gets her Pfiivtmw- at. the. idea "But even if I wermi now. today, with what I came here, .1 _ . M mcnts of live stock have been very t m5 fiefiliaiét.dggssigrdgngstjisatisfactory and very active. '. particularly active. The charm of youth is‘ . with an intense so tinv Elie had listened to him lmpoiicntliy. but she had heard whit h"- liari been saying to her. He was like Arth/ur Bil-t lie was different too. When Elle had first looked at liini thisl morning she had been sure. Now} she boson to ask lieriself whet-her the differences another mfin or the changes and years. " "If you lot me," Kossler said. I can tell you Whv you want me to be Arthur Kittrcdge " "G0 on." Elizabeth said faintly. “For the past. few months _ have found the tiresent; tier-v hat-d o take You have been lookin back into fl. time ivhon you weren't aware of the demands of life was coin; to make on vou In those days every minute was delightful for its-l self You had what you wanted‘ and you didn't kncw you wet-q gig-t 111?! to_l1avc to my for it. You've Person fled that lovely thoughtless- ncss of youth in the figure of the man who shared it with you _You want it book-mot Arthur, but the voting freedom Arthur symbolizes for you " Elizabeth started she felt n irccnor run through her. so sharply that for a moment she could not control her voice sufficiently to answer. She had never been re- sentful about, the p11 age or tymc es Sfme lfiowlo ivcre: actually, she had been loo busy to think much about it 01- so the had bclievefl uni-ii now Was i; possible iliilt 1191' 10010!!! for Arthur was only Dflrt of the universal human wish for irresponsibility? Her voice was thin with astonishment rs the exciziimrd. “My God, is that Wllfit I've been dicing?" Ves.’ l1" sold “it is." lifhzabcth was silent She felt as if the had been accused of a sin, and found iu<t enough ecro cf in hersr. to re can't trrt it, back. l-lerlonfi." Kcssler i! You keep tryiina. you what You have much to lose than vou had twenty.- Elizabeth moved forwad in her chair. ‘rteninz intently: ous her. of And you have so sense of fruit had not left H “Yes-what. about him?“ Hcvw old riori him?" "Fightficii " After rhe had spoken she realized licr gq readily its ti: had nnv reason for believing he‘ knew this alreadv. "Elzliteen !" Kessler lrvirzrz a ivinii " she reiortrd. _ "Naturnll" you thought so How could you iudoo your feeling for him ciwrmt bv the swindard you had then? But. lock at it 110V.’ and sec what it W35 bv the stand We you have today. A brblht islt rapture Beautiful. but no more than that.‘ I nothing love? What r-‘ss should it be?‘ Nothing c‘se iryirg to icli iyou you lose when you icst, Arbor? A extent. and had bred half You had herds to bcef tyne bulls of lover and a playmate. else to lose (To Be Continued) FARM TRAINING (By The Cnnadin Press) HAMILTON. Berrp eta-Scholar- ships have been established in Ber- muda. to provide training foryoung Province to in been curt-oiled rfturfng the latter part farming. with a view to introduc- of the season due to arrangements it'll more modern and eflicientond condittor: methods in the 0050M. A number nnd Women agirn m "mum where hemorrhage seuticanfa w“ previously occurred. is inexpensive {protection and wise pro _ 'iio11 and control are vital factors W" in increasing live stock production. goo v unable to crity cf the clubs to the fieldmen 1ft zenily_ “Buti ciiri" w.ll lcse‘ er community projcctc. new. so much more| from time to ‘time throughout the t -fivc years ago» year by live stock fieidmen to l The curl» and concerns without Fmfl l “As for you first husband—" hei disease free area be: n i were you when you mart disenss. has bcen responsible answer had come United States and Newfoundland. ough she had never Ca-rload lots of pure bred and grade repeotedqwinterl and summer of 1944. Prices "What did you know then nbouti fcr both export. and domestic ship- "I thought I knew o. great detail‘: ard of,beeri vcrv active during the first girl- part of this year and a ro_ doubt,,intci\=st ii-Bifi been very noticeable "But what, else ‘a a younz girl's‘ That's what I'm in; on dairy work in previous year; But what. didihad changed their policyto some ncouraging Progress‘: in Livestock Production I Made During Pastt‘ Year i Reports of activities during lMfh-ad been selected from outside the ill to, Production Service. Domin- Province w new Fivatcl] owned ion Department of Agriculture un- herdl, as well ‘a n n for b der Dr. z: s. Notting, Supervisor dei- groups in lam-bin: diluiolo- and the following officials: _ ‘Ihh will. no donut prove to be of Health o1.’ Animals Division: Dr. niotterial Info t in the unprove- R. J. Mcclenaglian. Senior Vot- tan. merit of our bee!" cattle, both for urinary Inspector; Dr. E. Liz-gore, Dr. R. f. Sinclair, veterinary In- typo and quality. ' rs. lrmlnt H“ Live Stock Division: Mr. S. D. Irvine, Sr. Live Stock Newman. Under the iii-III uuponaoued by t!” Show a; Swing; Mr, L, w, , Maritime Beef Breeder Improve- Sr. Live Stock Fieldman. Catlc; merit Committee, s num of beef Mi‘. H. W. Clay, Live Stock 8t Live bred bulls have been carefully sel- Stock Products Grader. ected and placed io. new distr is in several sections o ' province. Live stock production and all pha- where it was dcemni more advisable ses oti activity in connection with tzo carry on the bmeding of better live stock production. mar-ketins. 5°91 “We than processing and manufacture have the dairy breeds. This project. was been increasingly active duri the past. your in Prince Edward Is and and should the this This has liad a marked influence riuulture. therefore. axiythfir; which has a tendency to favourably condit- advan- the economical on marry famie where farm llibm- was not available, that. thev change over from dairy prt» duction to the prodliotion of beef. However, a. fair standard has been maintained for both. _ I-t i- oontdexed advisable at this time to point out to the bottle bree- ders, that if forced to ffidlloe their herds, it would be to their advan- tage to select better type breeding females for the future development During the past year, there has been an increase in the produc- tiOn of thoseclasses of live stock for which there is the most essen- tial dcm rid at the present time. B li ex "t and domestfc move- Ex- port ti-ode in cattle and hog‘ was boa" 0f inferior rather than The live stock policies of the llle- shook. _ _ decal Department of Agriculture ave been carried on as usual dur- Feed Situation mg the past year, with additional projects or modifications in itpplic- The feed situation silt present i9 aton ‘as local and national condit-Imuch more favourable tin Prince Ed- ions necessitated. Join-t policies and Word Island than it aces e year programmes of the Federal and Pro- Mo. eiwflptiltg for the ulivtcin 811D- vincial Deportmem... of mricultiure, plements such as oil coke. cotton working in close collaboration were seed meal and fish me 11- ‘Thole also pursued. Comment upon the three commodities ore difficult to various phases of these activities procure. However. we look forward will be made by the officials per- to being able to obtain a more E811- fomiirig the actual field work in ermis supply of these either the first connect-ion with cattle. sheep and 01' thfl 119W 5'04"- , ‘ wine. _ for the your typo quality and dispose u! their good Th; root crop 19M has been a very excellent one. and of zocd average throutyliout the entire province. The haw and grain were also of a higher average yield than last year. Producers ve ormed a real oerv lee to the ‘ Control M Parasites Control of Parasites and farm san- itation as methods of disease pro- vontion have been stressed as an perf _ excellent type of insurance for the 60111"? in growing and successfully live stock producer. We are pleased harvesting their increastd crops. in to note an increasing interest by spite of the continued viii-d increa- stockmen in these matters. Instruc- sing farm labor shortagu ticns upon approved methods of It i; to be hoped that tthe for- cleansiitg and dismfecting live stock mars and stock roisers of the prov- and poultry premises have been ince will continue to ro' uce more widely distributed‘ and gratefully home grown feeds in he "future. A accepted by the breeders. sufficient quantity shqild be While ihgrc have been some out- Brown each yo" t0 Bubble m?!" t0 breaks of transmissible disease produce both dairy cattle and dairy which yield to proper veterinary products as well as beef products treatment. there have been no out- at the lowest possible cos}, and to breaks of reportable contagious dis- curtail their overhead expense by ease coming under the operation being forced to purchasg large gfatthe Animal Contagious Diseases gantities of gains from Western . nude. Lye stock men are well advised Every breeder and feeder should to see that all animals purchased stat now to lay out a Drtuu-aimie outside the Province for breeding for the coming year. and to use the purposes receive the protective treat- most economical Way's andi means ment for hemorrhage septicemia posiblé to produce all he tam at before shipping. The inoculation the lowest possible coat, b89011! in- can be made after the blood speci- mens are collected for the Bangs Dressed price test or followinq the tuberculin test.‘ weight y“. Pound Annual inoculation as a protective no "A" _ $1700 ensure of all live s-tcck on fanns 175 “B1,, $16k‘) 180 "B3" has 100 Heavy Z00 Ex. H m, "A" 135 “Bl" 130 “B2" 120 "C" 115 Light cedure. The some may be said with regard vaccination for symptomatic an- thrax (black log). Disease preven- $16.30 $15.20 Once neon at this time we advo- M520 te the advisability and neoessit/y of more home grown feerk and more Renercus feeding methods. Too much of our live stock is mar- keted in on unfinished condition. Mineral deficiency should also be guarded against. particularly dur- inr: the winter months. There is one moat packing plant and five canning plants operating under Federal Irwpsction in the iz-rovincc. The former processing cattle. sheep and hogs and the lat- t-sr pouitrv products for foreign ex- port. and inter-provincial trade. CATTLE INDUSTRY During the past year. fieldmen of the Federal Department. ha-ve continuori their efforts in connect- icii with policies and projects which have as their objective. the improvement of the type and qual- fiy of dairy and beef cattle The Federal policy embrac‘ the loan of herd sires was continued and betwoen- fifty and sixty bulls ivsrc maclo use cf under this policy, ‘nmririoiis districts throughout the Province. Junior Calf Cillbg were active in all three counties. Improvement in quality, type and methods breeding; were ap:o.rent in the maj- These figure; need little ciqilan- atfon. They emphasized the im- portance of weighing every M9 before it i; shipped. To have all hogs dress between 170 and 140 pounds, the live weight should be between 195 t0 215. weighed in _ the morning befcre feeding Weig! "ting after feedtn without an over-n lcht fast is ro more than a guess. Undcsiroble Weight.‘ The above differentials iii per pound is very much in with the prices received by the packer for carcasses e ted ot- the above weights. With a ut 80 por- cnt of our total Canadian volume going to Britain and with "A" 8m “to hogs only about. 30 percent of tour total Canadian production. it is evident that we are exporting loo mam undesirable hogs to tine British consumer. ice ‘lit. It is all very well to say that, Britain should be glad to get. bacon of any kind at present. No doubt. this is the case. but the time i! coming when she will be in a pa: — tion to buy bacon from Denmni .. Then it will not do our hoiz tu- dustry any good to have the Bfittlli consumer remember that our bcccit‘ varies in quality from good, fair to poor. Britain does not like over- weight. over-fat. bacon. ‘sentiment nor appreciation for on: mode war contribution will change that" taste. New is the time to. ‘iilnw’ Britain that we can and will izlve her the quality of bacon slic- wart-ts. We have the oppgrtuntty now to build up the repu tion of‘ Canadian bacon. It is in till‘- hande of the man who carries the li "mg supervision cf this work} ially where the work was, crl on in conjunction with oth- Selections of cattle ivcrc fill orders for various individual groups within the province. The fact that our province is a for tuberculosis ‘n cattle. and that. w date we lwve mind to - type Ind ' ration ~in of tho herd and to recll ice the numé’ . breed for e Irown zed thcfbut in every way in greater quantity and Quality 0B4- tle production. Never has the illwly of food been such. o vital neces- inv and u time on on. the quea- tion of food supp Will increuc in intensity. With peace. whln it 00m- ea. will come the call for food and more food. Binoo meal. and other animal food products. sum as milk. cheese, butter, poultry and e885 form a vex? large piwpotiep of the hum- an dot, l becomes rnorq essential that the live stock industry func- tion as never beimo in la ll out effort to increase our supplea food. various wI-ys and means of ocoomp this obiwflvo must bedevlsedhyprodueereuthoygo Till HOG IINDSUTB-Y year his been the Prince m ‘the Post Edward Island hos industry reach to be caterin! to of a great number or. our formers see a profit in raising hogs on purchased feed. The market price for finished Dork has remained stiosdv throughout the ivrer. The cost oi imported grains has changed very little. The Federal misfit Auiatanoe Policy. whereby the Dominion Government paiys the freight on the lower grades of grain used for live stock feed from the head of die Greet Lakes to eastern points, has brcn largely. responsible or this steady increase in our out- tifut oi pork. l To-day we have an incmasfn number of producers who ha; i their weaner pigs and all their iced Some of those poi-Mes raise upwards of 400 hogs each year. The concen- sus of opinion wrong than is that, there is a profit. of $10 00 and up on each pig over the initial cost of the weaner. plus the feed. Due he increasing gravity of the form labor situation, it f: not expected that our Island formers can hold this record production. sent indications are that. sows are being bred this Fall for Spring litters. This moons that; sticker pigs will be scarce and high, in price during the Spring and] Bummer months. fewer Problem o! Qualify The problem of quality is more important at the present time than quantity. Although this province leads all Canada in the percentage of "A" hogs, there is much room for improvement. T00 many farmers‘ 5111p their hoes without woiahinz“ them. Thb results in tco many oar- casscs weighing over 1'10 pounds and under 140 pounds. It l5 not an un-‘ commoii thing to 53¢ a. tanner loose the price of a set of hog scales on as few as two market. hogs. A; beam scale made for the specific; purpose of wcishifldl M85 is sold at, ‘cost by the Dotnkiiion Department of Agriculture. in this province, . . D. Irvine. Senior.‘ Stool: Fleldman. The not cost‘, is less than $10.00. swine prodnicer should have one. uessing the might .oi a hog is too costly an experiment. Assuming that the market price of grade "A" hogs is sevente€n cents dressed h weight, We have the following iietl returns on a. hog. grade "A" qual- Net From Packer 9 followed by the wet fall season was ity but shipped at different weights: Federal Total Premium Returns $3 .00 $3l.90 $2.00 Nil Nil Nil $3.00 $.00 Nil Nil Nil $21.19 $18.24 $17.48 quality by greater attention to tyne weight and finish. SHEEP INDUSTRY The sheep indus y Edward Island wl no par- ticular change over the past year, with commercial lamb reduction maintained an”. a fairy steady level. The rank growth of pat- ture during the summer mouths in Prin c e not conducive to natural, rapid growth or generally uniform flesh- iiig in many of our commercial lambs when marketed. This influ- cnce was also noted in the develop- ment; of pure bred ram lambs ween graded, but the gain in weight and leshlng of these lambs during the late fall was regarded in some in- stances ns being remarkable in obtainable. to l-rrlmfle his it- . of Esther. a nightgown. m; DECEMBER m. 1944 The trouble began at, g time. Rod llbirfaxe gave tttftllf; knew he. was goln to give her a because t e Falrfaxes weriitlgtwfiflfl“ tical family with a limited mold and they always talked over 511g]: things as Christmas present; be. fore they bought them, I Itlwasd black. Black silk t; t ad oodads here an liven it up a bit. d the" " Esther stared at it. "oh, ma," she said. her heart sinking. ' {isn't it B Dip!" Rod cried hap- pi y. "It's a nip. all ri at. a it must have cost an! awfulultirugut "Well. as a matter of fact 1t‘ was fl. little more than r interided to pay. but you needed it and 1m this once I thought I'd sptlim, After all. you deserve nice thlnxsi» "Yes-but-but-all that mam‘. for a nightgown and-now I comb have a new evening gown." 55th" iiiopiied down on the dlvllfl “m; began to weep. _ “Be practical! You telling mg to be practical and you g0 throw away inoiiey ori a thing like “m. "It loolu great." Rod raid of tlu ' dress Esther had mode over. ' when all I can do is wear it to bodl And I do need a new evening gown. I'm hing to make a rpm at my cc ege class reunion in February and-and oh. I had nlan- ned on a new evening gown." She sat, up. and became defiant. "And I'm going to have one," she de- clare . Esther began weeping again. but it didn't do any more than provide an outlet for her bitterness. A new evening gown. she knew. was . now entirely out of the question._ Even if they could afford it she 0g could never persuade Rod that site needed one to wear for only one night. Now, a niglitgoivn. you could wear every night. More prac- ca . Relations between the Fairfaxes were a bit strained during the en- suing weeks. Esther trotted out her two evening gowns. one {if which she had bought at abut-gain sale a. decode ago and the other which had fitted her fine when slic was twenty pounds lighter. She ripped them both apart and mado a single garment. "Swell!" Rod approved. “it lucky!‘ great. It docs something for you. Amon other things," Esther re- plied ic 1y, "it makes me feel like the diokens" Rod said nothing. He had been reading the papers durinil the ti?“ few days and had learned that this alumni dinner rind reunion Whlsh his wife was attending was rco-iy something. ~Many of the ififis in her class had married men W?!" had prospered and were famous- and it occurred to him thnbfilflcll‘ ed up against these females. Esth- er. in her made-over dress. might look a bit clowdy. And if siio lank- cd dowd that would reflect o-i hini, wou dirt it? Esther departed the day boloro the reunion and that nlslii 3°‘! ' read in the papers that. becaim Mrs. John Cannon. wife of ttie_ celebrated piano ‘111111050- m“ 3' greed to attend. the itflair had M- aumed the proportions of o "ml" social function and would b0 broadclst over station ABC-XYfi} So Rod. feeling qualms of Z" - consideration of the continued irrrt and unfavourable weather. The shortage of farm labor ha’; had some influence on successful lamb production. Phases of liic- stock production such as dairytng and hog raising commanded the attention of available labor with the result that not the some decree of attention in feeding. parasite control and general flock manage- ment o uld be devoted to our sheep locks. Destruction of sheen _by roving and uncontrolled dogs still pers as a menace to the industry. and is a. factor of discour- ‘ngement to farmers endeavouring to develop productive and quoltty flocks oi sheelm. Flock '8ire| feed bucket. been comparativeiv free from Hunter's ' or attracting the attention cf outside buyers, tiariticularlv those from the much effort to raise the perc nt- age of grade “A" hogs in this prov- ince from fl per cent to 10 per neat or better if we eliminated the off weight and the over-fat hog. Some more I80. many farmers argued at the Yorkshire could not be finished at 200 pounds live weight. Today the some farmers are chip- ping over-finishcd at lower live weights. A radica change in feeding practices has brought about this improvement. Our difficult is to keep .ur hogs from gett too fat at the desired weights. crhapc too high a percentage of barley and wheat and too low a percentage of orn-i toiri supplements in t g wing ration ma be reepo to. orcc-d ptfa ore they reach 125 pounds ive weight may he another contribut cause in some cues. the bree tng stock may be of the short round ribbed. heavy shouldered tends to put on fnt instead of frame. Quite often the farmer has no underctendin of what consti- tutes an over-f: hog. 'I'his situa- tion couldbc improved if cvory swine producer would visit a back- lng plant to Ice hogs dressed and graded. .We cannot hope for any appreci- able increase over our resent dairy cattle were exported with remarkable regularity during the merits of dairy cattle durin 1944 would average hgher than t e pre- vious year. Beef Cattle Market The market; for bccf cattle ha" grooving in mar-iv of the districts through- out the province. In some sections. the bi'sedc:.-. who had been carry- their the varicitis breeds. We consider that this practice will necessitate some curtailment due to the fact that our market for beef animals has been limited to certain areas. It ivas regrettable that the eivport trade for live animals from this Newfoundland had ‘n would be possible wit out‘ Commercial as well u pure tircc. sheep breeders ain manifested their interest in t e purchase of graded and registered flock cuts. sixtyleight rams representing fifty- tlriree (Ixfordgo agkildwtweive Shrop- a res. wo u was an one Ihrrgohire were graded as XXX ‘gal X ttiualit m uritngtih Octobeir. ,egrea moo yo ese ra- 1 ed rams have been purchaaefld ' Jlock owners through the Rr. Prélrriéum Policy. -_£oi%ly; thfltDtllltiihtbhx aiAd ‘Pro- n a par men o g: cii - ogre, wiudilrgtrodulced as the Iislnnd twee n ryn ,an ac- Wcjgiég rig t: exprezsed o ion rec ere an pure n. ‘has been favourably accepted by c“ industry. dmeegera priced .e rams ceor _ . he time of. grading an prompt. settlement is recctikved’ at ‘ti’: timrfi sleoru n e umo ngn aaglstration. pgurchasers are ottid o. premium based on the qut-ittv i! ram? bflilxlzlt 5nd following re- c r 1 Ebotenititiamgtlclid. n consider- able number of our commercial limbo lacked rleshin ‘firmer-ingui- or w ich was undoubtedly '1'"- o onsible for this lack of fieeliinfl 1y m beyond our control. c time bed bulls hog producti . We can n the} our ‘in the presence of parasitism. t in some of our farming districts, h!“ articular policy sponmrcdt aeration‘ ofmaebm 0rd: settled himself in his cos)’ to“; the next night, tuned in Mid f?“ ,t\n ear. He got n bill till"? l“? ‘hearing his wife's voice ooinc over. 'tf1e air and at the conclusion In her speech he felt DREW Pm“, h_ ‘fact, he felt so proud that howls!" ed now that ho had bouBhY _ the evening eoivn. l-lc could "Pig ,ine tier stimdini, up to t-lo 1min, ,ph0ne with the eyes of 59V l; hundred fashionably dressed. ,, males watrihinlq genhfgelixggdlllfifver i c e e ' [finned n mini; of Soil}; thing he could do to make ugh-pr the humiliation he had causf ‘I h; Rod blinked again. Esther rl-tlup ed merrily. "Darlins. 1 Wijliimr there without my macie-ovetih.‘ , agine. 5o I did the only afick could. I wore the lovely loom, night own and it really ‘gm stllnn rig. Oh. Rod. you yo" ’ c. '3 tum iitchtzown u 111°" P" ca ." Now SALAD 155w!- bod! nub th new wooden Iolld with citv: oil dolly m e wit“ ‘l: ‘ o days ind ti, will scowlinoi. delightfully for the salod- to °° -;'" . M‘: ‘ iti-rn Pack- ‘awlgittieittd iatulagycoyrliitrli-rice annyo" . as to the senor»! ireviioiiog"... ;, internal parasitism. and mlcie- a . ‘ally stress the 11119:“ "m . treating sheep and la mum,“ 31.1.1 chief enemy of-tho m d t cults achieved from the mm” . enothiulne in this Pl W t ave been such its to stronIV ‘h. press u on our flock ovmfl‘. , a . value n establishing thghllrfiig, ' o trentlns h" "l"? W‘ p apt’. t lozine before such arc fl"°" i “u "¢”ai1'e'='§'§aa1a1o.-t tzieomfj 7' lvinclal Live stock Show I c Jottetown in Autrvot We" m ‘able to our Island bf h“ com. pure bred sheep. (2loiiaidle1i'.il_ mm‘ EEHUOH existed n while m, d» reed Dfiftltilllllrlll-“ty n! m. younl nrpeuel that vclobment. and qufl ¢ bree I1 d_.