t DECEMBER 311.1233 a Improvem en t In Livestock Industry arked Du ring ’331 Many Encoura-g-iii-g Factors Noted In Review Of Year’s Activities By SIIPGFIIIIEIEQM W.R. Shaw. The idlowin! 511mm"! of the activities In the livestock industry {q- the Y"? Jilli- (‘IOPIM has been supplied to The Guardian by Mr. W. R. Shlw, Provincial Live Stock Superintendent; A WI’! considerable Improvement has taken place In conditions effect-ill! u" 11" 5'41"‘ 11111115117 "I 111B province. Larger markets have Mm opened up and more favourable prices have been secured than In the previous year. This has had the iraficn on factors governliig production and improvement in quality. Horses flicre has been very commend- able activity in the development of the horse llldllblfy’, niid farmers tire now reaching the stage in thrir breeding programmes \\ ilrrebv heme rcquirenicuts may be Plkfll care of and It aurplus of Island horses placed on the llli‘“lil"l. ‘flit-rt- 1S still a. good demand for a horse, which is 0i’ the right type. and quality, and which is nble to give good service in thc sphere for which i‘. is intended. A fairly ac- curate indication of the general sentiment in horse brccding was‘ in evidence at the year's exhibitions, where the quality and numbers oi the entries was quite tippzueritly In excess of former years. The showing of our horses, both at Island and mainland exhibitions is an out- standing evidence of expansion lll our horse production. A new feature m connection with the horse industry here is the development in saddle horses. This has been brought about, to a great extent through the formation of a riding club at Charlottetown. The i1__*:-_:__2 1 . — PRUBRESSIN coiisiiuciiii llllllltlfi viii There was‘ ionsidcrithl» etiiisliir- tlon work CXHTTIPlPI-Pil m tlic rllv iii i938. Among the largir buildings elected were the new Braye Build- iug on Queen Street, and n. large building erected. for the Canadian Stores Ltd. on Grafton Street by H. J. Phillips, The east wing of the fileonwood Hospital was rc- built by '1‘. D. Morison, Summer- sfde, and the new Prince Eidvvard Island Hospital was completed. Permits for the erect on of build- 11188 0t the value of $114,300 were issued by the City of Charlottetown during the year. Forty-two such permits were lssucd. For erccLoii 0f structures valued at less than $300 no ivcruiibs- wcrp required. Following is a list ni min/- of the Important activities of local wiz- tractors; MICDGIIIIIII A- illiii-Aullay (Jomplelioiiof ofiirrs and Iiffi-llllll {- cffcct cf creating a greater roneen- ‘ interest In a good saddler has also extended throughout the province and many ClQZQIIS are uozv turning their zitteiitioii to s-acltlle riding. Tilirl 1Ill€1'l‘»'-lli|<. also sprung up iii lhv iicigliholiiiuiz piovinrcs, with I11" 118K111‘. that 1t kwnii Urinuiid has 1111-“11 iill‘ hurse- u! llLS paillculai" 1.11"". Quite a l""i‘ izuiiibcr lizivi- lxtn-u iiiipt>rlvil l llll‘ Lljtfiltmp Provii z-s from Upper Cniiadiai; points. and 1t ivould nppcai" that a very’ PX(“ll(‘llb llll§lllP§$ might be (lcvcltipetl on ill" Island, the out- tllilldllll! horse. oeiitri- ens. uf ll/Ioiitrcul, lll the |)i‘()iilIC't'lllI of good t.\'lJ(* sfidtllcrs. The llll[)i7i'l.8l..01l 01111118 the _vear by one of the fox- mcn of an outstanding thorough- bred stallion, St. Sylvt-ster,'marks a forward step ill the development of saddle horse production as well as lll the establishment of an ex- ci-llint general purpose iype of hoist" as fi. rcriult of crosdui: uii the average inure. L. M. Poole it Co. V/IIIPI‘ st. wisil Remodelling and enlarging More M. Michael, Lnngwouh Avcniir. Converting resident's into airport- merits, J. A. Robertson. King squats‘ Remodelling house, licnry Smith, llillboro Square. General remodelling yes dcncc ind store, coflin to Co. Grafton St. Oonveitlng ICMIIQIICC into appnit- mcntr. H. \V. Wccks. Fitzroy St. Converting rcsidtncc into r part- mcnts, J. H. Lalines, Print-e Si. General changes iu stare, Prowsc Bros. Ltd. Ncw summer cottage Chandler. liCflljkYll. New offkes Carvcll B105. Ltd. NEW additions t0 81311411161551 Ivan Y. Rcddiu, Brighton. Remodelling residence, W. Drake, Grafton st. Besides thc work mentioned this Russel J. firm rtvporls a bu-y season lll ris-y phait. roofs, floor work, garages Ind general repairs. E. ll. Foster Alterations to office for Ds, T. D. Waye. Alterations In residence for Mrs. 1". Hs/‘finluor, Queen Slrcct. Completion of rrs clcnci: for M’. E. H. Anderson, vic‘oi-y Are. Alterations and rcpalrs to risi- dence for Mrs. P. 11. Traiiior, Queen st. Alteration; and iopelra to icsld- 91100 for Dr. P. A. Crcclmaii. Mc- Clill Ave. Repairs to res deuce on Eustmi 5t. for Mrs. Jasper Piekard. New ruidenoo f0". Mr. v. ulgli Dina-well, Eustcn St. A150 e lot oi small repair jobs. Borden 1‘. Myers New summer rcsidcntc for Offering Drew, Stunhope. Mr. New residence for Mr. OeorIf-l Inmate, City. New School House at Central y. low kitchen on Dr. Dewar‘: rea- Hence, city. New stone cutting shop for CUBIC!‘ b Bell, Mllpeqlle Road. IUV fill shed for Mr. Hedley "fill. Oil-I- C- II. Cola fitting up flat over store for A. l ‘U. fin Avenue. ‘ RI In: to summer house for Q- Gilmore. hlw residence It l-ilghilcld 1G K. Jamel ltockmnn. ll-Pbflllll lb: new two-story trick bu 1d- §gflloflvn oi. Incline! 4 I i '.. v ., ~ +11‘- - l l l l l (‘attic Till‘ numbers of cuttlr kept for milk purposis liar. l't‘llllilllf‘fl prac- 11611115’ the same as lll former years. with n porsible inert-mo in [hp iumibers and quality of animals kept for beet‘ ‘There has been in- rrcwcil ticinaiitl nutl expanding markets for good dairy cattle for the export trade. aucl an interest- ing and what should be a profit- able. development of the year has been an opening up of Old Cuntry markets tn good dairy cattle from (faiiaidii, Slllllnlllllf. have already bceii made front Upper Canadian llDlliiS, mid where FfilPlIIllY select- t-d linvi- [',l\':‘ll one.‘ cut SIIISIJICIIOII (luv llt" .l‘ullilic-,,l Siliialinn uilii upon \\'lill"l' poits at. Halifax .'l1l(l Si. Jriliii Gilli?» it f: nililili‘ oppor- luiiili’ to the ilisriniiiixinllng ship- per lll this province. rsiul hund- llug and i'lll‘l‘llll selrctirin for this market should piovitle a profitable outlet and dcvtlopmcut to Island Lifilfylllfll. Beef prices have unfortunately prcveiltd at a low level in spite of an expanding export trade. It is confidently cxpectcd that this cou- dltzou will undergo gradual lin- provement. . A llirrgc number of breeding cat- tle have been ilistributcd in Lhc lll\"\'lElZ‘C during the year. 1', has been one of the bcst years lll his- tory lli the ilntrihutiwi of improv- i-il l1l!"‘(l'1l;_' ivuiiiizil. Iii arltllllrm in the tiflx mid hull lliillillf‘ wfireciatiriii- w. Illlll.'~1l"i‘l tinilrr tlir- l‘t"flll'l‘il Uri; l‘llll1‘lli'_ far- mers lll‘i‘il|lI‘.\. (‘W-OPPHIUVI‘ live. rlurk lll'lf‘llll'l.lilllll‘i, and iiidiviclit. zils have .’i‘i.ll1.I'(l iili‘lllsi“l\t.\ (ll fav- ourable piicv. ill secure s'i'r‘s of outstanding niciit. The work of the calf clubs has ' lii]. eight- ~ of :11- eeu clubs vi th .i iii. most 30f) have o} year. Iii the Vl("lll lcrctl ll“llill' C‘<1l\'(‘.\ have berii i ed with a portion (if the members, the l'f‘Illflilld(‘l‘ having secured high class grades". A comprehensive pro- gramme involving animal breeding. nutrition. stock Judging, l)U.sll1€5S procccdure, conduct. nf meetings, community’ development. mid other features has been :1 part of the years program. The central club ccmptuitioii lit-lii‘ in the nutuiuu ivns nu ivutstuutliug riiueiili illll feature. This work ls fiuiil.m*.citie.l and enu- slructivc and its vigorous direction and supmr‘. should bring about n vast. improvement Ill the lite stock industry and rural economics of this province in future years A very large number of field rluvr. public irvcluigs. and demonstra- iiaw. aimed :il the improvement of the izirluslry have brought desir- nblr- l‘.\llll» during the starch. "i: Swine A great improvement has also taken place iii the swine industry. Prlccs fortunately have advanced and an ll1(‘l't‘l1.‘.(‘d interest in pro- duction has been a corresponding development. In this branch too. the interest lii breeding stock has been more than maintained. A swine show mid salt‘ held in Char- lottetown in October was a means of distributing large numbers of breeding boars and sows throughout the province. There ls a feeling in evidence that Prince Edward Island should Increase its hog production and provldc for greater stability in export volume and finish. The Old Country market again provider a certain measure of stimulation to the industry. A survey of Island hogs Indicates that ninety per cent of our hog population is suited for the Wlltshlre trade. This feet pro- vides a of ‘ to enlarged hog Jronulethn. The knowledge that IIEOOO hon Ire Im- ported into Maritime Canada each your acids further strength to thil idea. With prices maintained a: l reimonably profitable level then would cecm to be good rcuon for [mater consideration being given to this production ‘of well-finished noes in greater numbers. Our rte- tiiitleel information indicates‘: de- crcue in the number of hogs this yggf, This was possibly a natural response to low pnees. It can only old friends." _ 'I'he entire earned, and indications point to higher prion In future for tbll commodity. The Department during the year Iupborted marlin abeop, lamb and bacon hog fairs. and also ruined in a peo- iiviiw ii FISHERIES iiniiiii Unrevised F i g u r e s Show Total Market- ed Value About the Same as Last Year. Unrevlsed figures of the market- cd value of the fisheries of the Province for the year 1933 total Bbflllt the same as the marketed value last year, which was $1,133,. 335, states Mr. B. '1‘. Gallant. Sup- ‘1111150? 0f FLsheries to whom The Guardian Ls indebted for the fol- lowing detailed summary. The catch of 00d is slightly in excess of that of last, year 135.994 CW1»). but 8s the demand was poor for lillh fish, the marketed value i; below the 1932 figure- The marketed value of liake is -'~11ll11l1l' below that of lastyear, 1111111811 the catch is somewhat lnrpcr. Last year's figures were 35,594 cwt, marketed valu c354,- 507. The herring catch is some 716,200 lbs. in excess of last years figure of 52,5921 cwt., and the marketed value will be above that. of last year ($66,763). Several hundred barrels of the catch were fat fall hciring and these are commanding good prices. There is an increase of some 3.013 cwt. in the mackerel catch, which last year totalled 6,077 cwt.; but there is little demand for this fish, and consequently the market- ed value will be affected. Last, year the marketed value was $18,260 and this year the increased catch will bring it to about the same figure. T118 58-11110n catch, 147 ewt., is in excess of last. year also but the marketed value will be about the same. Salmon are caught chiefly in Northern Kings County. 111150 Year the osyter catch was 5.873 barrels. This year it. is about 1.000 barrels in excess of that fig- ure. There was a steady demand for oysters taken in Richmond Bay and extremely high prices were ob- tained. Theunarketed value wit] therefore be in excess of’ last year, when it was $24,329. The cairn of lobsters was up- DVOXIIYIIILPI)’ 23,039 cwt. less than 11:... year's figure of 141.570 cwt., but as marketing conditions toward; the curl of the season were very favourable the marketed value will be about the same as last year 6898.906.) Miners Await)— Aviators Report NE WGLASGUW. N.S.. cc. D29— (C. PA: Prepared to continue work Pending an investlgaton that will dlstlcse whether or not the oom- D-"WY is financially justified in de- manding a. lower wage scale, some 700 miners today returned to the pits of Acad'a Coal Company at Strlliirtcn and Thorburn. Later in the wreck tiearly 600 morq- M11 =0 back to the r dllIlFn after two mouths‘ idleness. caused by the lii"u'.< icfirsll to accept vi-ngp n». diictioizs raugmg from l5 to 25 per cznt. srecmrnt to continue operations ivus reached at a meeting last week hrtweeu members 0f the govern- nrnl, the United Minp workers and company receivers liquidators who claim the collieries cannot be worked under the present wage agreement. It was decided however, furthcr negotiations would be de- fcrrcd parting iompetlon of an irdepcntlent auditors‘ report which will i-evrnl the company's financial status. HUNT FOB HEADS NOT S0 POPULAR MONITIEAIJ, Dec. 29—(C.P,l— Fewer people are "losng their heads" in Borneo. according to Dr. R. l). Dlngwall, surgeon-lieutenant of H. M‘. S. Kent, who in an inter- view here laid the nzitlve wort. of hmd-hiiniiiig was dytng out in Borneo. D. Dingwall was passing through Montreal on his way to England fatter spending three years viilth the British fleet In China. A; one tme, he said, it was nec- essary for the amorous swaln to present the lady cf his choice with a nice ivcil-cured head in order to qualify as candidate for her hand. Although he concluddc. a few hmds are Occasionally added to the collections that may be seen hangng from the ceilings of the long native huts, the practice h fading fast. The); tell this story of Joe Sacks. Recently he was having a muscal comedy read to him by an un- blushing young author. D/ery now and thcn when the dramatist. re- leiiscd n joke, Socks would solemnly raise his hat. When asked the ieason for, this. he slid. "I always raise my hat to stability these in-end-out periods In our production must be evoidcd. Sheep The abeep have also undergone n slight decrease in numbers. The markets have been much improved Lamb: have been lbnorbed quickly at. rates which have been consider- ed feirLv I muneretivo. There has been no e. of glut: on the market. which were so disastrous on former occasions. The average prices received for wool was i! cents per pound or fifty pcr cent. higher than In i031 clip wu readily eb- e number of very ruc- be ntatrd llist ll the swine industry utobuuteuirhed on 01min .,, p-arnotdrcudtlmbuionstre designed for the eradication of olperultee . ...~.... _ rm ¢HARL<>rrETQais_cytii=n1ar Demand i On Shipp Supply. British ity Stressed By During the pas-t year, the Poultry Industry in this Province, has been fairly well matnta. ned, reports Mr. J. J. Leightizer, manage": of the C0- operative E33 and Poultry Associa- tion. In so far as values are con- cerned, eggs were prauticully the same as the previous year. and poultry meats showed till advimcc in price of some l0 per cent to l5 pcr cont at the elo-e of the year. it is to be rcgicttrcl that :1 con- siderable proportion of the dres- scd poultry sent to nurlict this year was poorly flnlshtd; so much so, that a considerable percentage of it went to the Canning Plants ‘in view of the necessity of farm- ers securing every available dollui" for their poducts, it .s difficult to understand this practise. because hcime-gmwn grains are quite suf- ficient. to finish poultry in order that “Tc-p" market. pricts may be ob- Lalned. ward Island has been noted for the excellent quaLty of chickens pro- duced. Two years ago the Farmers (Io-Operative Association marketed fully 70 percent of their handllngs in the class known as ‘Mllkfedf’ This year. the same Firms‘ re- ceipts- of thLs class declined to 52 percent which shows that our far- mos are not takng sufficient care and using the means available, in order to secure the best va‘uc for their poultry. The tendency of same buyers to pay flat prices for products rathe than pay a pemium finished products ‘s another factor which has influenced our farmer to market, unfinished poultry. Egg products also decreased i: the Province ths year by about 1 per cent and as prices ruled stead throughout the season. NCll thmiul Sees Opportunity For Expansion In Poultry Industry AndlPoultry Greatly In Excess Of For a number of years. Prince Ed- ‘ for properly , they were not a.- high as in "bnoiir ers Of Island Eggs Market Opportun- Mr. J. J. Leightizer years. .t would seem that our farm- irs have lost another opportunity to improve their economic position. Estimated on the best data we (‘Ell secure, it appears that the tduct on of eggs including cXDOILS ..'ii'.l liunie-cousumplluu amounted to . llfOXllllfliPly tl‘l'~ uilfi 0110-11811 l iirlliuii dermis, and dfPvvvfi lflliilifl‘. \ .‘l the viviuiiy of six-hundred and iwtv-tlicustind pounds. ‘Fhe com- I lined vulue being it uund $700,000. l (treat Demand Throughout the year, the demands mode on shippers of this Province for both eggs and poultry has ,s.e:itly ext-ceded their ability to l mliipl)‘. This would seem to indicate . llltlL there is considerable room for l iizpaixsicu in the Poultry Industry. , nuil we are given to understand that l‘ iieu tit tcdays low prices, when the mmpartitiicly lower production l ttsts are taken into consldeiation. , there is still COlliiClidflbllf profit in l ltultry husbandry. 'l‘hcrc is a's0 a very fine potential market offered to our fa mars in ilit- British Isles, but so far. we have in this Province been unable to take advantage 0f this, as we do lll‘, hate a. sufficient continuity of ‘y to meet thc rcqiiircmcnts of fish llllpOTiffS. 1t is also zathcr unfortunate that no one firm 0r group of firms in tlizs l1rovincc handled sufficient ,.\'lumc to warrant them entering itlxis lxiz-ixirclitly p ofltable market. l. As in" 11cc EIIWLIIG Island was the firs-t Province to organize the Co- 0pc utive marketing o! these pr:- durts eiirl has graded both eggs illlrl pzultiy up to a hzcli stziudzrd, iirii lycfuzr- (‘rmrrriiniiifi Regula- ‘l»"l\.~ I'lIil'(i for such iziuirling, they :lii'iild he Ill .1 [Kkklllflll if) take ad- i mince nl the Biitisii mark l. now <'-,‘\"l1(‘ll in us. S TEADY PROGRESS IN SHEEP AND S WINE PRODUCTION NOTED to determine thii-e things. namely‘, Pnt tendency VJlllllll the sniv of handing down to hrr progeny easy feeding qualities as otherwise, and lastly the ability of tlils urtigeny‘ to measure up to the requirements as stipulated in the slaughter test. During the past year 31 suits were associated with llllS policy in this Province, many of them lxlig cu- tries B5 made in 1033. Breeders who participated in this policy during the past year in most, cases were successful in qualifying their sows; in fact according to the supervisor of this work for the Dominion a larger percentage 0f sows. as ciatcr- ed under this policy, was nualifled in this province, than iii iiiiv other province of the Dominion. The advanced registry of Slillllf‘ has now developed t0 the point of being a part of the pedigree. ns ls- suctl for registered individuals which have developed themselves with this policy. There is a cons d- erablc likelihood that. registered stock from quriliflrd flflhls. may be a feature a‘, the lIlXi. S\\‘1ll(‘ :~ili>\\' and sale. Swine Show and Sale Considering prevailing hog prices during 1933 and up until October the swine show and sale was con- sidered one of the most successful B5 YPt conducted. This sale prm-ulcs a splendid avenue for t1» disposi- film and securing of top quiiiilyi boars and sows, as brrvl and dc- velopcd lil this province. thlitv- eight boars llllfl son's were iliqirisrd of It nn an! "gate value of slum making an ax-tirage per head vchich compares VPlV favourably \\lill the price realized nt similar sales in Upprr Canada All breeding siock as sold at this sale remllnfll 1'1 Prince l-"tiuii-il lrland which in Pself is a jfllflfl 1'1- dlczitlon or the Interest displayed with l view to furtherance . .' ineon type producvon. Ilog Grading With IEICNIICQ t0 the lltlf! grad- 111! DOIIcy of the Federal Drpail- ment the official grading of hoes ir. carried out on the basis or lhr- fllI 0hr ivcirzht m‘ Ofl truck wcicht at the point of destination when‘ this [riding Inspection is done. As has been pointed out In the press from tit $1180 recently farmers Ilmlld QIIQIVII lrfar its possible to have their HQ weighing from I10 t0 H POIIQ countrv weight Ind Well H0100‘. Protiuem should elm u far n pflble llsu m. pro- perty flntlhlll tbtlr hem m the Illlflfl. ~ The following report 0n the slrccp and swine intiustries has horn supp-id to ‘the Guardian by M1‘. S, I). Irvuir, of the Wclcvril Deiiartini-iit of ARTIFIIIIHT" One of the iunsl uiil1“l'l:iiil lioli- Roar Frcniiiim PoFrv cies in connect nn with swiiw un- piovrnir-nt at. the picsrut. time is The huar jllfllitlllll polity \\.i\ Ill- the. iitlvaucetl registry ])<\ll(‘_\' for nuiriiraitrcl with it \l"“.\' through the pure bred swine This pnlwy 111111‘? pruvtrtiig: of 20111!‘ w. lance to en- the prolificacy of a sow. the inher- courage the use of zipprovcri hiicou hunrs. The llll|N1l'i.‘rlIl(‘(‘ of n . iii any criiiuniiiiit_v is ivcll rrcrvgiiiizctl hv farnirr- who are striving to market at great. a per- centage of their hogs us possible in the select. cntcgoigv. At the present time between fli- iPNl rind twenty’ farmers‘ organiza- tions through illrll’ re.~pct"ivc sec- relzutc‘; lll this proiiiicz~ have nvnil- lcd iilillllbfilliikfi of the npp.)i'tuiiity' of securing boars under llllS imlicy By conforming with the require- ments of this policy Bacon Hog Fairs The tum. of bacon hon fairs, such n‘: hriii- l‘i“ll ('(IlI\l4lL'll‘(l up lllllll the )\!’l'.“l'l llll.i' lll il1l< provinci- lllht‘ hut f1 u» point out In exhibitors and others iutirerti fl the market type ii: demand, with n view to en- couraging as miiny farmers as pas- iblc to retain only the most (‘lf‘.<ll'- fibl" shuns for l)l'I‘"fllll$.Z purpii-es and to have these muted In good buvhii tvpc Ivinrs A illil‘ of this kind ill") y iviizlc; uii (\[\]l"1’ilIllI1\‘ of tlctvifiiiiuig iii priipcr (lcrriw- nf ll‘.‘~llilll! tor fitLsli-"il iiiuiktt. hnrou lions. lliiiuw ill“ past. viur bacon hog fairs tier.‘ couduclctl at Albany. Argyle Shore. Montague and Mur- ray River. Despite very unfavourable wcathci‘ enntlliioiis in one nr two instant-es ('l.‘l.~.<i‘S in most, (‘lists will‘? well fillet] During the flliwl ycai‘ n consider- able fiuiiihei- ef young rr-glvtcrcd hoei". flllfl sons iii-rr- llllllll"l nut of tilt‘ prmuir~ ‘r- QilPl w- mill N‘ w. Illllllillfillti. Shot p l\I'll‘l‘ nrrl more farmer. interest- rd in l‘t‘|l rni-uiii who kccp in the of from l2 to 15 ewes arc . tliil a flnrk of this size ill I,‘ managed and looked after is. proving more profitable than e largcr flock. While the extent of the available pasture land would be one of a number of factors cor- relating tn the size of the flock. sheep iiiiririz iii this province with mort. faint .s 111V rested in commer- cial lam!) ysoductlon constitutes one v11 ‘ of their livestock operations. Deep. strong-bodied. brtedy ewes of good size. mated with well de- vvloped good purebred rams. usually prove more profitable, Shccp para- sites In every province take nlhcnvy toll. and it is most Imperative that Pucrs who keep sheep take such R5 (‘hlfllinll Pasture. when p:r.~lb'c, and, treating for these ex- lcrnal and Internal parasites In nr- der to maintain the health of the flcck. along with good feeding and mansgementto the point where the primates cuuinl. grim iinfftcleni =~ Mr. John Gillis, Sec- retary of Associa- tion. The following article on oo-cmer- ative marketing of livestock was prepared for The Guardian by Mr. John Glllls, Secretary of the Prince Edward Island Co-operative Livesotck Marketing Association: Co-operative marketing of live- stock has been canted on during the year in the interests of live. stock producers In much the same way as in previous years. The ship- 171111.’ clubs at tiiffereiit. points of production scrvirg as assembling fljlPlifPfi for the scattered units tlirci ilistricts. and feeding n central marlcctliig . present and iiitre the early part of August operating at Charlottetown. In this connection 1L may be said that for a consid- Pfllbl" period of time the Livc- itor‘ \fa.rketing Board at Moncton, .i was being used as a market- ngcncy by the various Island b‘, ivas not giving the satisfac- tory" service expected of 1t. Efforts were made from time to time to bring about remedial measures but without success. Finally, at. a lrirgcly attended meeting of ship- ping clubs representatives held in Charlottetown on August 4th, it was unanimously agreed upon that a Prince Edward Island Marketing Board, with headquarters ill Char- lottetown, W85 urgently needed, and n. motion to bring such an organi- zation into existence was immed- iately put, into effect. This newly formed organization has been 0p- crating since that time w li a con- siderable degree of succt ~. as in- dicated by net, returns to patrons- if such can be used as a medium of measurement-and is worthy of a greater volume of support from the country, even than the very liberal patronage it has enjoyed i-iiicc the commencement of its UP"1‘Htl0ll5. Ii. should he remembered, how- ever, that the value of a co-oper- attic marketing l\i§i‘lli‘_‘.' cannot. be dctvriumed by the returns secured for riicli individual article that may be. offered for immediate sale, nor yct even for each sale that may be consummated on a larger quan- tity basis. Its value to the indi- vidual. to the communty, and to the province can only be determined by the service it renders ovcra longer period of time; by the meas- ure 0f success which attends its efforts in reaching out for greater and more valuable markets, and making them available to the in- dividual produccr through co-op- erativc channels. and by the stabil- lzing of local w-eekly QUOHILIOIIS and maintaining them on o. fairer basis of difiercntial us comparable with these morn ilwiaiit lllilflvPifi than inevitably would ill’ the FAR!‘ were collective markrviiiz efforts aban- rlniierl. “'0 lrrhrvr ‘lial o-v-nprrrilivc miirkrting of I-‘ziiiu Products. al- though bciug prams-ed for ll rim- sidcrable period ul llllf.‘ with ri- spcct to the (llfilltlulilOll of \'11l'l0l15 cominoditlcs is still only ill 115 infancy in this proiiiii-e. lt. is the only sane method of vale. that ca" be applied to the ntarketing of any farm product if we value the us- surance it gives that ihci-e will be returned to the producer the larg- est pOlxvlllll" percentage of the con- sumers dollar. It l.\ the only sys- tcm that has such as its ultimate purpose, nnd is the only system or method that has within itself the desire to attain such nu objective. Prince Ltviard Island probably leads thc entire North American Continent in its co-operativc mar- keting methods. Pllllfts and prac- tices. and yrt W1‘ fi-ill fur short of our poxvibilities iii this respect, Our IIYLSLOCK, our giotullir s, our poultry and eggs. our fox fur, and our wool prllfillClluii are only partly under the control of co-opcratlve marketing agencies. and subject to benefits de- rived from collective bargaining. The remainder of such (‘OIIIIIIOGII-PS are put. in the market iudtscrlmln- lll ilircct competition to d, a‘; Le. iitrly illlfi lilih, iiffcrrd in the more intelli- jteiit .<_\‘.\if‘l1l of distribution and vi ry much to the ilctrinient of both- Our dairy products. butter and cheese-arc still sold "Grandma Fashion." and up to the present time remains n field to be crtuloited u‘. will by the wily speculator. "Fhir. should not. b1‘. and we tru:t iiu- mediate stcps will be taken to Link: these products of the dairy I lW| ruhjcct to a more profitable s"!- ivm of snlcsmaill-illp than it liasi lmhcrtn enjoyed ft. was the original intention to confine this article to the marketing of live stock and to make it brief. However. the writers weakness is that of wandering into foreign fields, perhaps due to the fact that his co-operattve mlndedness knows no bounds. Ii’ transgression ti in evidence in this respect apologies are profuse. but I trust what has been said may lead to further ac- tivities along the road of lmlimvc- merit in mrirkcllrll methods. I Ram (‘ilb Policy During the put year I2 rams were plac~d with farmers through the 11m rliih policy, these includ- ing reprrsri‘iall\'r3 of the Shrop- lhirn and Oxford breeds. lurfy last summer an lntcnsvc eqmpgign was carried out whereby loam 43 drenching demonstrations wcro aivrn thrombotic thc ‘Island. At n_fcw of thtse demonstrations numerous flocks were also dipped tIll-IIPERATIVE iiiiiirmii ii uvisiuci Economic Value of Practice Stressed by "There was no crop which did not give at least an average yield. "The spring was somewhat; back- vrard, wzt and cold. until practically the end of June from which time the weather continued very dry and warm. The weather during hay- ing was ideal, and nevcr was the hay stored in better condtfon. It Wm; feared that the root and grain crops would suffer on account of the dry weather. The yield of straw was nearly average, but, the grain itself gave a higher than average yield of excellent quality. rm- the most part the weather during har- vest was good, and in only a few instances did any crop suffer on account o1 too much weathering of grain in stook. In the middle of September the weather broke and continued wet throughout the fall, thus greatly delaying usual agri- cultural operations. Field CMps "The acreage 0f’ the various field crops in this province remains prac- tically the same each year. The total acreage for 1933 shows a slight decrease as compared with 1932. Potatoes llld the same acre- age as the previous year. Turnlps showed an increase of 1000 acres over 1932. "The potato crop unlike that of the year 1932 remained green, and the yield far exceeded that anticl- patcd during the latter part of Aug- ust. The quality for the most part was good, rot showing in very few areas. Turnip: "The turnip crop was one of the best we have cvcr had in the pro- vinee, both in yield and in quality. particularly in the latter. "The marketing of the turnips began shortly after the middle of August, and continued till close of the year. Only for a short time were turnips below 20c a bushel while the price varied between 20c and 30c during the shipping season. "Unfortunately heavy frost set in November 4th. At the time this was not considered anything to worry over. As in other years, it was expected that Indian summer would give a chance for cleaning up of the fall's work. Instead winter closed down, and during the month of November most severe frosts prevailed. The losses to farmers l those of any previous year. Exhibitions and Fairs The Department of Agriculture paid grants and assisted in the holding of Provincial and County cxhlbltions and also of about fifty local school fsirs, and in the Cen- tral School Pair in Charlottetown as a climax to the fairs. The at- tendance, and the quality and nt- il'liCti\'l‘l’Il'.\5 of the exhibits at the Provincial Exhibition illIS year in- dicated the very deep interest that is being taken in this feature by the people of the Province. At no time in the experience of’ those who were responsible for conducting the work has so great a number of people stood around the judgi rings, nor did their interest diminish even when judging was carried on late in the day. The stun’ d thus set at Cherlottetflwn was well main- tained at the other shows held throughout the province. Very favourable comment was mode on the excellence and attnetivenelr. and on the immoral-lent of the ex- hlbILs or all the his. The local school fairs were also an inspire- tion to the Department of Atriflll- ttirc. Not for years ban the super- vsors repartfd such hi! lllfiflt u was manifest during thil your at practically every local centre. The incentive to this was attributed In pert to the ambition of exhibitors to have the opportunity of exhibit- ing In iiie Central nu. only IR" external permit‘, and where- d. cestrating and docking hold w cause noticeable loos. demondiuiilons wric iiso conduci- e4 exhibits winning Ibo but or second prises rt the heal fair an eligible to be exhibited It the Oth- 1933A Yeiar of ‘ Agricultural Activities Reviewedibyi Deputy Minister J. IV. Boaltergjf; " ' i» i...‘ “The season of 1933 has been a reasonably favourll one for the farmers of this province, notwithstandlngt b. backward spring, the dry summer and the exceedingly Wei. fall.” states Mr. J. W. Boulter. Deputy Minister of Afll- culture, in summing up the years activities agricultutally. PAGE triil Fair. It ls therefore can to understand why the Cdltrl. School fair displays agrlcult products and school Work vb _ represent the very best it IAJIU- siblc to find txlthcr on farm on): school throughuiit. the province Ono of ill!‘ lllUl-i. conmlerltllblt features ran-ted v-i as a part 0f flu central licol fair programme‘ is the oratorical i"Ill'l‘.‘-l for schOOl children, There were 2T1 entries in this chutes‘, and without exception the efforts wrre of an crzcecdlnflly high order. There is no feltllll creative of more beufit to boy! and girls than that of public speaking. One regrettable feature “as that the Paton pavilhou in which the contest was held would not accom- modate the crowd, and it s the In- tention to pfOVltIlP enlarged faclllflfl for the conducting of the contest next year. . Fox Show "The last show of the season and one of incalculabln benefit to thl fox industry was held in Novem- ber. About 400 foxes were on exhib- it and it was the ccncensus of opinion among those of wide ex- perience that thcsc foxes represent the finest animals ever exhbitled It’ one place. A commendable feature of the show Wlls the number of new exhibitors taking part. many of whom successfully competed with more (‘XILTIPIICPCI competitors, and one of whom hail the distinction Of owning the Grand Champion fox of the show." uulfilfni DAIRY iioiici miiiuiiiin Volume Shows De- creases Due to Milk Shortage. -- Result of Unusual Weather (‘ondii F. at =. and shippers cannot be estimated. T ’- i‘ Hundreds of acres of turnips re- _ Til‘ [Dill i v1‘ _ .‘,’i"l_ln33' "i maincd undharvested. and this in a “i? "' O “f ' l‘ ‘ '1 ‘ ‘ vear when a market is available 111M101‘ 1i "‘ i1 l‘ dim‘ 1 v " " Ti - hr ‘h’ Emir‘, supply Wm‘ good sllitn. nli M 1.. Lriiilihi,iwiiiitlnl 1111013 means financial loss t0 Brow», 110111 i‘ 1'" l-“~"l'~(1‘1'-‘» 0v“ 1‘"~'~'111 Pm ' i ivlili 111W‘ |v"<\|l!'l‘i (if .1 I -it,_ Hor- ' rant" shipmflfll iib'v llll'.t‘ll" lll i-ilt i 1Y0- The carlv heavy frost iii Noiciii- dmlimn‘ ‘mil m‘. H] 1 l six bcr followed heavy storms in Oc- " him “Mmiihl folwr. which delayed the arrival of ‘ "' I 11111‘? steamers caught the shippers with Q ‘ ' ,‘ ‘ . “ large quantities of potatoes in box o,‘ me “it'll” ‘ i “ n m” cars at shipping point awaiting thc “vsmln end m i“ i‘ M‘ arrival of steamers This coupled would mo '““i" ' m“ with the 105s experienced by the sggnaglfd i“? with," farmer himself with potatoes h: c ya‘ ‘f f,‘ 1. ' ‘_“Q_‘n‘i', ‘ mu in outbuildings made the "limb" "l 1',‘ ‘*‘*“ “m” marketing of potatoes for the fall uraciurrd 11“ " b“ mice‘; of 11133 most difficult and unsatis- paid ‘or “iii m‘ "N" To w 25 ‘_ , ‘ per eciit b: . i factoiy for shipper and consumer. mum "A _ H‘ “when “he! cheese fn;1...- ‘. 1 pzn-trilifizlng t-Tho prices remained fairly plants. aii-rl u» . s t'i.iii forty two steady, that, of seed cobblers show- 1°“ “Tam 111*“ “"'1'° 1“ lng a substantial increase over the °P°1'“1“"1 - 141113’ “I 111° prim received during ‘he “s; t“, prccucts 1m- lycvii mummified. m. three yeam shipping continued The nilpnwtis nizd mniwis zirc men by b0" up m u“. end o; Decelnberm of iiitcuii :.l wxilh and have and if m, conditions mrmin w,“ coiissi iitl_ ti. .411 .lI ilie interests continue int/i the month of Janu- ‘l1 111"” h ‘"311 1"'1111‘-“1"‘ » an.‘ as were an. cargo“ assemmcd ‘Mulh v.1 ..lii 1X! .ll]‘.l!‘\(‘(l to the for two steamers at Souris and 111i" “L “l 1111» 131-1 Georgetown. The market this year ‘71111511111111101! cf our milk, butter. for potatoes h“ been almost on, cheese iiud lf“: crenni be (ouslficr- tirely m United States and Cuba “my 1Y151'1"11-'*11- Ah it 11111113‘ flfilivlll- with only a small quantity being 111131 l10\"-111i~ 1114 11111-11111111191-1 shipppd m mnmdmn markfls as may b: (‘.Lfill_\' llJilllitl l) i r‘ ad- oonuaared with 1932, vantage of our 1i :i.'li ulli 11-11 0111- "Siiipments of turnips have hc-cn 110*“ Mill’ wc all ill I11 lm-‘rm entirely to United States points 91 P1111” F‘1“"‘"11 "l" '1‘ - Y?” and greatly cxcecdcd in quantity Dim" Fmdlh“ "r 131‘ 111K111"! ' ' quaill; Operation Restores Mail's Sanity “'Ollf'l-l>'l‘l-.Ii i\Ir'.\_ Dcr 2T ._. (A. P. l A FlIFf"‘\'\llll np-rivtitm per- formed mi Archie l ;- it of Worces- ter, ivhrle n prim": .11 I-iricinvwiiifl“ Hospit l for ill“ ill-Jll‘. IIIPWIYS the man must ti-r ~t to" lii!‘ lle will ap- pear lwfcrc .Il'.§il1(l‘ ("lflllllill court next mnnlh at. I-‘ilcliburg at ii ape- cal sittirg i) f ce mi indictment charging him ivilh killing his wife Arthimisl. lust. _v‘."r At the tme 0f t'"e alleged mill’- der, Ligor was sild by specialists to have the mental ty of a child o! flvc, but srcc the oieriton the opinion of the drctcrs has chang- ed. The rernoval of a tumor near the thrrat is said to have restored the man's sanity. ' NEIIIIIIIS iii-la. .5 t Lin. m»!!! :2 ti? ilNir-wi . . . .!S.a-»»sAQ-...»/. tumm- ’