l \ l ‘ \ . MARCH 16' 192°- 'ma crlaalorraroww nmlaplw _Forming Agriculture -:-: Special Features _.-. InterestznglObservdt1 -7 Y VV ' ri -.~ I. |.'<--- A ’-_-4 i , 1"'*|"f f 1 71 ’ " i l Q :iii- and ° ~ 1 Interesting Bit l NEWSY FARM NOTES Attention Swine Producers Of Early History By Amo,” " ~ »___I_r_nn0rfahtyPapero Farming in Prince Edward Island in 1820 (By Ada lltlaclleod, In that year an altruistic Scottish Shoemaker, Walter Johnstone by name, sailed in the “Diana” from Dumfries to Prince Edward Island. He had heard of the "spiritually des- titute" state of this for oil colony, and in true missionary spirit, in spite of his limited erillcation, he fared forth with the laudable intention of giving religious instruction to the young people; and, for two years, he travelled up and down from East Point to Bedequc and. Malpcqlle on the west. “erecting” sabbath-schools cud ineidently selling straw bonnets lllld household iltellsys for the sup- port of his family in Scotland. He was M, the same time a, shrewd and nccll- rate observer, and wrote to his min- lg-,lcy et, home a series of letters des- mptive of the nl;l'iculilll~e of thc country that were aitcrlvnrds publish- od in London and Ellillburlgll. ll’s \'o5‘af_:c ucross thc ocesul \\':\s pionsrlnt, Cxccpt that this rlgliteows Soul was vexed by thc profanity of the sailors who “had tho language of Arllulod constantly in their l\loutl\s."- This is his description of his first fight of the if-land: “We were luucil surprised at the low appcnruIlCo Of tim land, which from tho dork color :nd closeness of the \vood looked era- nctiy at a distance like a heath- cevcrcd plain in Scotland. But as Wo zlpprouchcd nearer the shore we dis- cc-,-cred little clczlrnrlezs next -the lzorsss whlcli we were glad to see l00l1 so neat at a distance; Several shots, warg iil‘Cd CO lllvite 21 Plmff on bonrll in “The Busy East.") and hedgerows it would have equalled ill beauty any part of the old coun- try" bul; the zig-zag fences made of longers (is this term in use in any other provinces?) "looks unoouth to the eye of a Briton," although he ac- knowledges their strength in turning breachy cattle. He- considers their implements ,vely deficient. “Except B- few plough.; that have been brought from Britain they have not many of their own making that deserve the name. They use a very broad sock or share in the form of the Lothian plough, and sometimes ‘lock the coulter and sock together by making a hole in the back side of the former, Lrl which the point, of the lat- ter is inserted. This is for the purpose of ploughlng rooty land. They make very broad furrows, and_I apprehend not deep enough, and lay them too flat. They set their potatoes in the some manner as the Scotch people did fifty years ago ,planting them in every second or third furrow so that they have not room to work and clean it afterwards. This injures their crop yet many of them would persuade themselves that I. better way had never been found out, after all I could say to the contrary." The method of planting on newly burnt land about the stumps he describes as iollowst- “Wlth their hoes they scratch a little of the earth to oneslde, about eight inches square, and after raking a little sol the surface ashes into this groove, they place four cuttings °f potatoes in it a square form, and then wlzen three young mf" Cam” i" “l cover it with earth until it \'e.9€lI\lJ1='f= cause Cut from wild “Ci” “*S» WY l o small mololllll, onaso ontlllalltlle cllllle alongside I e:;alnilled cvcry p-lfilcleared spam; ls covered. Andthis 15 of their dress P=‘1`U°“1”rly5 it .COW Q all the labour bestowed uP0¥1 me W' sl-Sis Of .|“°k@i» ‘md t’°“`5°“ of Mandi tlltoes till they are ready for raisins." llinllllfiiotllllf- UW Salim “S S°°t"'h`Vel~y different truly from the elabor- blnnkcting, homo-dyed blue, some oi me ,mml bestowed on Island potof»0¢'S lt l-cl-loilslyrlzcofo, the warll fr0"1l\‘@,¢0ully1 'rho average crop_wa.s about \\`:lft. They had lnoexsltills 151s) ulioni t_;,,cnLy_f°1d_ and wheat likewise. YM' their feet, and had r.~.‘.llcr 2| YOUS51 “WI or "spirie“ seems to have been f-he ,wayalme but 1¢ meal Of l ln danger of getting mired or ot fall- 'en trough- slllg fishermen, and made their beds ! swine are sg poorly fed that if they dwellings, made of squared logs, dove- llpon the floor of an cmllty “WS” get hold of a fowl they will eat it tailed and covered with overraoillns placed at their disposal by John Cum- auve_ Their gheep are of the white- dress boardm -Wmeiflmes lnlhed and dyed blue.” He-describes the glrlsas l bolster; bllt while I was so well ac- commodated I knew nothing how the rest of the family slept in the other .apal°tmerlt_ But on Monday morning, i when I stept beyond the partition in lsearch oi my. bundle how-greatly was 11. Sllrlllissd .to.see.tv.'o.l>ccls:co<1s,.with ny. J. W; ummm man w.`culy,' lljh.-mms uvclsmk mira nw. My ctr/enuoil m.s_bc¢n drawn tome ration fu 'qulto suitable. The urs xm_'1.lm 'tum ls gmc danger l>mglel-.will be runner eclullco by of aserioua _loss in sucker pigs dur- the extraordinary sin of the fa.;-row- ing the winter and spring, of this ed pigll When losses become aeri- year duélllrsely to the present hem' 0"# everything wlu be blamed except feeding of pototocclt wouiabeunfor- the muon. l tunate should this result in a gener- ` To' get good results the brood sow; al increased mortality at g, time whm should never receive more than four `. hog prices are strengthening, md (4) pounds of potatoes for each' when the Maritimes as q. whole ue 'llvlllld 0! mln. Even this oroxwr-‘ underpopulated in_l'l08!.` tion is near the danger line. Much of this loss may be avoided . In addition to the above I might `~ by Paying more attention to the feed- _llllifzest the following as ndvlsablez- _ °_ ing and exercising of the bl-god gow, ` , CLNITED with on large potato* my still in ‘U °""° "’° "W °°”Y °"°‘°1S*’- 1 "CA/vADA'3~ onnlrfsr :sfo wwf" ` ' ` _ , ‘ - _ '.g| the cellars were il In evidence I um 1 (2) About one week before furrow- Togo"-|~° Hnnnxan wmmpis 11! Irodllllly decrell-Be the volume of ' mamng up ,he num fwmws ca,,,,y_ the l=¢»i°l\. and :muse to well lm- i-------~--~ ~------ ina litters. frotawccfrcd mn, 0,-."1" '°°°‘ “ ‘"'°"' °*‘~'- M in °- wnranrorln. rt -.--is f_ ..- '~ DREAMS. _ ,__~ . vs_ _f li-.-_ l D IT »'*‘i»;‘,"f‘.",'_ is; .` ’ Tlgiizllilpuua. _-N 14? ._ Build it with Fireproof Walls and Floors, v Built it to Reduce Your Winter Fuel Bills. V :_ Built it to Forget Painting and Repairl, Build it Rodent and Vennin Proof. _ m U <1. . . _._ Enterprise' has n. very pertinent ""~I , comment on me qudmwuom mn have struck an average production] me demmded may 'mm me we for the put five years, which is well; ‘ cessrul mmol-. 'rho text for ul; “M °' ""1 '°“°"‘ YW °f “fl liomily was found in the remark of In "we" Tm Gwemmenl f31`m` | " ' fl mend of me editor- who, while °"°°°°°° u‘° ""°“¢° Y'°’d °f fl" 1 » lnurveliln attho mechanism of the Pr°vm°“ cn ' n"'°°'° new bi' 5 ` ~. linotype machine, remarked that dlmng ma mt Wd” by sl bush” li .01 P0tB¢0H. 10.2 inns of turnips, 5.4. lferhaps me mm th" bum' N' tons of corn 14 bushels of oats andl ‘hadnt enough brains to run l ' _ ~~,', - ' a.h'altton"f'l""h . lnoihinz but dry marsllllny in both of Ifafm- This ld “W E“t¢fP\'l5° V’ are youu; 15,05; dlimghe 2:13; . l them and neither blanket, mattress, lspeak °f th* b“5l“”5 °f hfmmg U ganuit li nor bolster ln ally of tlzem, The peo- iplc had lain both nights with their follows: The successful farmer must be ` clothes on, and I had got. all the bed-| tion. 1 am sorry 1 cannot -insert thcl inlamc of this Highlander. He wes ig- lnorant of the English that I could, not exchange cn<- word with him Il ` those from the Lowlands first, espec- tially from, Dumfries, _I-Ilghlandersl fncxt, then the "well-behaved I;~ish,i and the English most unsuitable oil 1 all. As on example* of the manner in ' blldza the kindly Pr°l>r1Cl0l"§ W9? faced kind, but lean and long-logged plastered. but, since limo is scarce, which a thrifty settler soon got e5_i "were a little better comforted." are exceedingly healthy and produce gellerllly with in-_Side WRHS of boards- _ “hushed in _ms new land he tens Il was the last of May when John- fine wool but in small quantities. some are thatched with birch bark. stone landed and he praises the “vc:- They are never overlaid with tar as but the re8'lllBii°¥\ °°V€1'i-U8 13 Pine dont green of the sown grass" and in the the custom in Scotland.” He shiIl8l¢s mime Wm* 5 d“‘”l“3 hue' the following experience-of Archibald McMurdo-from Dumfries, of course: -"He took with him all his farmlllf; young wheat which was Just alll>Sl1‘»‘~ l prvllollllces Wh W°°1 *md 11°* “P” 3”” °‘°'“° We” °: "de §°"m;‘:;;';;5 implements, and having a farm be- ing. “Had it been inclosed with dykes \ cl-lor to that of Scotland and advises undressed logs w th no ressc spoils fc: mm in Bedequel was at - inside or out and the crevlces filled. ~ - _ ' " | work the second day after landiliv. 21;:-1:l~,=f_:1Zc§;:X:S°¢_§&:_'<@’ Q, ill ` ` L I - " as *Y ` l 1 ._ Formula B - 'nl¢y m mga gl-ado non-filler rcrtlllnn properly Wm' 'ywlaca with ll huh mile T»=0=»r° ""°» ""°"“"""’ - l mlm; ma wul not only rin you row Nf- I is l 1.. ~.ll|l~ -uint vi ' “ “ New realy. Printed at the 0I'l'l0l of 'fill IRWIN _L5 -!l.lN'lflNG 00" LTD-» CHAI.- ' A of may v»rl»¢l°l °f una' s:ms,- canons ' voor:/mu ull nowsa Q ground and ' uhnuoofor your rum mr. out will ray 1°' ¢°°‘"°"°' In the ro‘i.a\lon.of Grain and CIW" °l'°P°~ A* ll" °°"‘ fhauolu nun what they think; and do not be mlllil li -mmm lm lu mv' offered hr °¢l=°f= IW* °" "W" ulsfqlglm consul "A" ¢f “am nur wilt: ww!" °f °'° ummm. _ , _ , odloiml manner. oomwln W.““°*' ' i lllblvrlonoutpopnhrvol- if lailunlhblatoolrlomuld £51; 135; E is Egg? », ills slgag ‘WF a byrollobloaadennllomtholshll- . |l»u¢|»¢a¢nonu¢»auu¢l!qf}“ Fertihze' r- Com , " A r_,