‘.4 l‘ f 5 a s a.“ _ .-:=£i-. EPTEMBER 1. 1934 1F OR FARMERS, STOCK BREEDERS AND GARDENERS t‘ Fuainnmwwrmo 11s ACTIVITIES re Are Ma-IIY Useful Thinl! l0 bf tamed About. the Fcedlns Ami leaning o; yo; Pups-The Fol- wm; Articlo Will TcR You About unc of These-Observation and “M; Judgment will Ensure Suc- Fa in Rearing Healéhy Foxes- (atch Carefully For Signs of [scan and Appy tho Prowl’ tmcdics Promptly-The Use oi ‘g1 and Molasses—A Post Mor- m Examination. (DING AND WEANING FOX PUPS r Rancher, did your pups come .g this season? During the sea- there are many things that can pen that will ruin a nice litter mp5, among them are ricketts. mites and worms. tr mites and worms are easily oved and ricketts can be prev- d, Ricketts are caused by im- )6!‘ diet, lack of bone building . and sunshine. rancher told me that you need 1r have rickctts in fox pups if used calcium phosphate; (edible y meal is 60 per cent calcium iphate) but if you have used lr pmventive measures, too. one hem is not to give them sloppy as it will be found that those . were the biggest hogs and were first ones to get into the iced were more inclined to ricketts l others. nly use enough milk and raw to moisten the whole wheat d well (what the bread will ab- 1) and yoil will find it works and will not loosen the bow- too much. Ono teaspoonful oi lurn phosphate is about the t quantity to a pint of feed and lid, be red with the bread and : three times a week. Twice a g give each pup a teaspoonful nod-liver oil with the feed and e a week give yeast in powder l, or make up potato yeast as bread and add that to the feed. eat once a. day in chunks when pups are small. but alternate nd and chunk meat when they older. Meat and vegetable stew be substituted for bread and : or meat two or three times a r and oatmeal. cooked, may be tituted for wheat bread but must lscd with discretion as it is lax- 9. Salt should be added tothe to season but do not use too h rd a variety oi meat. beef, beef- ‘is. liver, lamb ihzrks, tripe and . Feed veal, bcncs and all. as bones are good food and help pups shed their baby teeth. Liv- s laxative and should not be ; over once or twice a week. but round up with other meat may ‘rd oftcuer. Cod-liver oil may n dded to the meat fecd but it. is .l to add wheat bran enough to e a good solid food when fed way. 1X like lettuce. carrots. cabbage, atces. apples etc. in small quan- s and they should be provided, er in ground meat or in meat vegetable stews. Feed apples tomatoes whole. WEANING. t 6 O D )X pups are very scrappy. espe- y at meal time and a fight for "emacy is a common occurence. ally. one or two male pups are es and try to get most of the and for this reason it. is best lrovide separate dishes for each vémd keep them quite a distance l! lme litters fig/ht continually but rs are most friendly and agree- . Some will be running around ' feet while you feed and others ling out the chute, wnitlng for to leave the pen before they come out. to cat. The male and n will give up anything to the l and many times a pup will take 10cc of meat out of the ma1e's tli without any protest on his l1 1e pups are old enough to be ricd at from ten to twelve weeks should be removed to another if this is possible. I believe it is to have a pen for every two 11TH‘. Duns as one can regulate feed better and prevent a lot of HHK- Ikiwlhff tho pups with when the female is bred, others take him out when the pups small and others leave them togeth- er. I believe that. both are more content when left together and as a rule you need only remove males that are rough with the pups or vix- en or will hog more than their share of feed. the vixen and pups. He carries feed to them, is gentleman enough to let them eat first and is always on guard to warn them of danger. There are exceptions to this rule. and if there is any doubt of the male, remove him to a scpetate pen. Many males and vixens will fight and bite if they think the pups are in danger. and gradually increase the feed as they grow. In the fall give them all they will eat, mostly meat, and put on a nice coat oi fur. A thin iox will not have as good a. pelt as a fat one. properly fed. have good clean dry quarters and are kept free of dis- raise. Most oi our troubles are caus- ed by ignorance or negligence. after they are four weeks old and can stand a, lot of abuse, they are not subject to many serious diseases and those they do have can usually be prevented. for feeding as hardly two ranchers feed the same but all of us are learning. discarding methods that are found to be wrong and trying ing. so eventually we will produce much better and more pups from a pair of foxes by selective breeding. proper care and feed, than we do cw. ranchers are anxious to knew what their increase will be and how many care and feed that the old fox re- oeived will have much t9 do with the number raised. I believe that most ranchers are agreed that meat should be the main article oi diet. supplemented with carrots. watercress, cabbage, etc.)' and also whole wheat bread and milk. Foxes that are fed on a diet like this are sure to raise pups and do not need much help to do so. starting about December 1st feed the old fox meat once a day in the evening with only about. two mom- ings feeds oi whole wheat bread and milk in a. week. The meat is fed in chunks one evening and ground meat with vegetables and cod-liver oil the next. The meat diet is alter- ter. Keep the fox reasonably thin and hungry until about two weeks before breeding season feed more so tihst the foxes are s‘ gaining in weight and strength and you will find that a big majority will breed and raise young’. pups are born and the vixen should not be molested as long as things seem to be going well but if she is very nervous and stays outside the den house and does not eat well. there is probably something wrong the vixen after they are ten or twelve weeks old is a big drain on her health and strength as the pupil always come first with her and she will give up most of her food w them. Many ranchers have not enough pens for the pups and male 11nd therefore some of them have to be left together. This can usually be done with safety but once in a. while a pup may be injured or killed in B. fight. I know of one fox man who kept a pair oi foxes and six pups together in one pen till the first of November last year and they all dld ilne with the exception oi two pups that were shy and did not get their share of feed. This is not the best plan but can be done when neces- fefiiéd- Fresh. 1101110317117“ SDiHMh sary. XIOVING ‘PHI HAL! Some ranchers remove the male 8.11! The male is usually very good to Keep the pups thin and rangy hey will grow like weeds, and also After all-if a pair 0i foxes are ase. the pups will not be hard to Fox pulps are hardy, and tough There are no hard and fast rules ut new ideas in feeding and breed- CARE 0F FOX PUPPIES Breeding season over. all the fox ups will be raised to maturity. The cod-liver oil, recn vegetables, (such as lettuce. nted this way throughout the win- Spinach Home Cooked and Canned supposed to strike terror into the hearlt. of every youthful member oi the family, the vegetable itself is the most important of all the leafy species, containing a5 it does iron in abundance, icdne. calcium, and all known vitamins. However, if all these essential eioments are to be secured. several stipulations cuter into the question. namely the con- dition of the plant itself, its age when harvested, methods of hand- ling. and most particularly import- ant of all the care in prepartation. To be of the best food value. spinach should reach the table within a few hours of picking. The longer it 1s held after cutt ng, espec- iially if allowed to wilt, the less tender it becomes and there is some 10s! of food value. If the leaves az-e exposed to thc sun's rays ofter picking, the vitamin content is af- is the highest 'n food value, tender- lness. and flavour, but unless f-plnach is used while young and ltender it devclopcs acridlty. The tender inner leaves may be used for salad, imparting a pleasing flavour. To avoid loss in cooking, steam- ing is recommended. and spinach may also be cooked in its own juice in a stew pan over a slow fire. It should be heated gradually to ex- tract the juices and be cooked 25 minutes. A l'tt1e sugar sometimes improves the flavour of old spinach. .AI: spinach has a high percentage of water in its composition. care should be taken, if too much water has been added. to drain very slow- ly. This, of course, entails the loss oi the best part of the spinach in the water, and that -'s why steam- ing is recommended. While it is true that fresh. home- grown spinach is of the highest food value; it is also a fact that. unless the housewife is an expert cook, more of the essential elements will be found in the commercial canned variety than can be obtained by home cooking. The reasons are many. Heat is destructive to several vitamins, but by the scientific methods employed in canning. the splendid sources of vitsmn A. or any of the other vitamins. remains in the contens of the can. Vitamin A is essential to the gnowth of the young. It also aids the assimilation and digeston of essential minerals, and the total absence of vitamin A causes a cessation of growth. wasting and lowered resistance to infections. Loss of vitamin content in cooking i5 due to oxidation whch heat hastens. In commercial cunning this is effectively avoided by exhaustng the air from the cans before cooking. Further, canned spinach has more vitamin C than raw orange juice. This is important because vitamin C. which prevents scurvy. is very sensitive to heat and isreadily destroyed by boling. ‘Fire absence of vitamin C causes scurvy in four months. its shortage pro- duces ill-health, characterized by sallow. muddy complexion, loss of energy. fleeting pains in Joints and limbs. especially the legs. The following are recivéfi DTQPB-Wd by the Dcmnion Fruit Branch:- SPINAOH SALAD Season and pack cooked spinach in small moulds. and chill. Fcmovo form moulds and arrange on lettuce- Garnish with hard cooked eggs and pimento. Serve with salad dbesng. SPINACH MOULD 2 cups spinach. cocked until tender and chopped: 2 eggs. well beaten. 1 tbsp. butter, melted. Mix all ‘ngrcdients and tum into a buttered baking dish or individual moulds. Bake 20 minutes in a mod- crate ovcnTurn out before serving. ...SPINACH A LA BECHAMEL... Cook spinach and chop finely. For each cup of spinarh allow 1 tbsp. butter. and 1 tbsp. flour, and 2 tbsp. milk Melt the butter, add spinach. sprinkle the flour over it, st‘! thoroughly, and gradually add the milk. Cock 5 minutes. Serve with toast. and then There is little to be done when l 5i FOX C . ROYAL FOX _~ ients including 10% dried gradients as Egg Yolks, are included to bring out. your alL When next you need =4 .‘.r.=.r:.-=-.- R. E. MllTGll CHARLOTTETOWN ' ROYAL ii- Ranchers throughout the island are voting Royal the finest. feed they have ever used. CUBES contain 28 ingred- fur which means higher priced pelts this well get. the best-Ask for ROYAL UBES milk. Such quality in- Potassium Iodite, etc, the gloss and sheen on | for feed you may u 8i 00. LTD. DISTRIBUTORS chute entrance, and and the nest box should be looked into and the trouble located if pos- ble. If a vixen stays in the den most. oi the time, has a good appetite. barks at the keeper when he gets close to the den, then you can be reasonably sure that there are Although the word "spinach" is THE CHARLOTTETOWN? QUARQI-AN / m i‘ l NEWSY NOTES I! ABIIJOI-l CORN-DRAKE IN N.5. sister province. brownish markings and was quite the size of a crow. since land snails formed an ‘Undoubtedly they duraie chunk oi metal. the poor crakes undoing. usually perished. either cut scmble that of the woodccck. BIRDS 0F P.E.I. (Continuc... BIRDS 444—-Kingbird S .12. (1916.) Still fairly common-RH. 456—Phoebe S.R. Rare rare in South N.B.-R.W.T. -—M J —~L.J. 463—- Yellow-bellied culars available. 466a-Alder Flycatcher. H916.) No later data. 467-—Least Flycatcher 5.1%. Pownal, 1933.-—-M.J. S.R. (B) Osclncs-Perching Snngb'rds Lark." M. Commonly seen B.1»i. 474b-Pr.airle Horned Lark. M. -<R.W.T. " 477—-Blue Jay. B H very filf0——L . J . 486a—Norther-n Raven. R? field 1934.—-L.J. 488—American crow. R. Com- 3.1-1. noted at Sourls. Feby 193l.—.l.F.S At Marshfield Fall of 1932. Thous- ands seen at Suffolk Fall of 1933. pups and that they are doing wcll. Nearly all vixerls will also shcd fur around the neck when they have young. Vixens will sometimes carry their pups out into the pen if they be- come excited or the pups are mob‘ ested and they will often perish; with cold and exposure. A rancher I know had One do it last ycsr and soon stopped it in the following manner. After she had carried them out he wait in the pen and got the pups and placed them at, the en- trance of the chute. then trumped all over the pen and left the scent of his feet. She came out to the carried the pups back in the nest box and never carried them out. afterward. If he had placed the pups back in the nest box she undoubtedly would have carried them out in the pen again! (Continued on page 12> l 1...]. Becoming a pest in Canada. ‘MM-Bobolink. S.V. Rare visit- ant r1916.) Several scen 1933—~l...J. 495-Cowbird. "COW Blackbird!" V. Specimen reported by Earl Jenk- ins, Lot 48. Summer of 1933. 498-R.ed-winged Blackbird. S.R.. Common round East I-nkc, 35 years ago-never seen now, 1933.-J.F.S. Pair built in swamp near Mr. T. Roger's house. Southport, in 1933. Seen also in Spring of i934 in tho same locality-H. Messervy. Mi-Meadowlark. S.V. Occasion- al H916.) 507: Baltimore Qrlole: S.R. Rare. H916.) Him-Bronzed Crackle. "Crow Blackbird." M? Becoming common U918.) Thousands by i925. A de- termined nest-robber. (B . 1-1.) 514-Evening Grosbeak. W V. Several observed in Souris during Jilly. and Feby. 1827—-J.F‘.S. In the list of Nova Swtian birds in Mr. 'I‘ult’s new book is an ac- cidental visitor. the cOrn-crake, I take this to mean that the bird has i920-J.F.S. been successfully naturalized in the U.S.A.. and that a strsggler has found its way northward into our This bird was quite commcn in the North oi England in my youth- ful clays though it was I believe not confined to that locality. It was known in other parts as a Daker- he"; I don't know why. Vile called it a corn-crake, from its lugubrious note. but the high-brow name was the Land-rail, for it belonged to the family of the Rallidae, whose representative here is 214. the Car- Oiilla. O1‘ Sara-Rail. My grandfather had a stuffed com-crake in a. glass case: it was a rather dingy bird of a bluish-grey oolor, with some not Corn- crakes are to some extent beneficial. im- portant part of their fcod. judging from the contents of their stomachs. frequented swampy places to get these Lid-bits, but 8t night they took rgfuge in the corn-fields. and there kept up o. monotonous cry oi crakel crake! which resembled the noise of a, giant file at work on a particularly cb- The "crakes" were always deliv- ered in couples, with a slight inter- val between each pair, and the bird kept them up without cessation all night long. Itfmust be remembered that in Rikki-Dd “c0rn" is used in the true scriptural sense for wheat or oats; so when the cornfield came i° be Cut. the refuge often proved There were no binders in those days. and the oats were cut with a machine 11k‘? H hay-mower. the sheaves being bound by hand with straw bands. When the machine went round the field, the crake, being a bird of filrtive habits and weak wings. was gradually driven to the centre. As the last stretch was cut. the crakcs clown by the blades. or felled by the cal- lous attendants. corn-crakcs were eaten and the flesh was said to re- ommn rasseas _ pgnomxq (A) Clamatores-Songless Percher: Common U916.) Annual visitor at Powna] for last, 2t) years-Md’. No record for N,s.; 450-—Olivc-sided Flycatcher SR. Common U916.) Pownai May 1933. 461—-Wood Pewce SR. Common. Flycatcher. SR. Very rare (19160 No part1. “Chebecf 474-—Ea.stern Horned Lark, "Shore with Snowbirds (1916,) Often observed.- Bccoming more common; nests her» R. Common.- iiti-i-Canada Jay “Whiskey Jack." R. Formerly common G916.) Nov" Not uncommon in the vicinity of East Point-J.F.'S Pair nested at Marsh. mon U916.) Increasing of la‘e.— Mitt-European Starling. M? First 515—Pine Grosbeak. W.V. Com- mon (I...J.) Pownal March 14. 1922 —M J. 517—Purp1e Finch. S.R. Not un- common (L.J.) Increasing since SCHOOL OPENS (3) Let us leave the newcomers stand- ing in line for a while and consider the status of the schcolmaser. By all accounts when schools were first inaugurated either in Britain or her colonies, the training of the young was too often delegated to some- body who stood sadly in need of training himself. An individual who would have been a conspicuous failure in s11) other profession was accepted as schoolmaster by our "rude forefathers." at the back of whose mind lurked the half-con- temptuous thought that he "was good for nothing else." Brawn, not brain. was the requirement of the day. though brain is really more honorable than muscle: else many of our domestic animals would be our superiors. As time went on. col- 19sec arose to leach the would-be teachers and the status of the schoolmaster began to improve. But the thrifty_ managers of the schools dld not offer sufficient inducement to keep the schoolmaster in his chos- en calling, with the result that he generally used his college education 65 8. stepping stone to some other more highly-paid professicn. some 0! the old approbrium still attaching itself to those who resolved to make school-teaching their life. work. In my early school-days this Stage was rapidly passing, and the schodmaster was rightfully assum- ing his proper place as an honored and Well-Paid member of the social community. As an instance in point. let m: recall the achievements of a school- master in our district. In my last Notes I mentioned that the Consett Iron Co. provided instruction for the children of its employees, Just. fifty-six years ago. the Board of Management 0f the Company's School encased a young man <24 years 01d). named Hyden, a; prlh. ciral. This man had an extraordin- flly career. The year after his in- dllfiivh hB founded a Teachers As- scciatlon. and was elected president. This Association covered an area. about 30 miles long and six broad; it was affiliated with the National Union of Teachers. a. body which did much to improve the standing of its members. and or which My; HydPn “'35 ‘>116’ of the executives from 1502 to 1914. Meanwhile. under his management. the Company's schcol had developed a curriculum 20 years ahead of any school in the Kingdom. It had its own chemical laboratory. and a modem play- ground. Mr. Hydcn was the pioneer and founder of art classes in the town. of the Consett Technical In- stitute and or iho Secondary School, and originated (ookery classes in n11 the local efolnentary schools. He took part in public lifc also: he Joined the board of the Urban Council. and in the spring of this year had 43 years’ service to his credit. In his 60th {year he resigned his professional duties (after 35 years teaching) to devote his ener- gies to uiar work. and was elected chairman of the local Food Control Committee. the Prices Committee, and the War Relief Committee. For 22 years previously he had been adviser to the Consett Cooperative Society. Other forum of public activity 11nd engflgcd Mr. l-Lvdcn as a man. He was captain of the Consett Cricket Club when I first heard of him. and I lxlieve played in the first Soccer (football) match at Consett For many years he was choir-master at the Conset-t Parish Church (Anglican) Six years ago Mr Hyden was investcil with the title of Member of the Ordcr of the British Empire. and it would be hard to find evvn a ‘Red’ who would deny that he deserved it. Now, at the n20 of 80,111: is entitlgd to a wcll earned rest. leaving a record of good work ably performed. (Continued on page 12. Maple Products Increase Canada's maple sugar and syfllll industry is forging nlicad once more, ion increase of $957,309 lxflng estim- ated for the 1934 production as oom- parcd with that of 1983. An increase of 580.185 gallons of maple syrup and an incnease in value of $909,- 172 is estimated for the 1934 output as against the 1933 production. the fgures being 1,842,500 gallons ‘valued at 324611800 for 1934 as Wflfnflrwl with 1.962.315 gallons walucd at $1,559,603 in 1993. With ‘regard to maple sugar: the estim- iatcd production is 4,954,400 pounds {valued at $557,850 for 1934, as young i {Feeding Hogs l For Market. (Experimental Fa: ms Note) At the Dominion Experimental Station, Fredericton. N 8.. EXP"- iments have been carr ed on to determine the value. when fed W hogs. of feeds commonly llfodllwd on the farm. Potatoés. Skim-milk and outs were the main feeds under consideration. Hogs which were red on a mixture of grams. rnili feeds and milk were comPmed with h9g5 fed lgrgely on a mixture 0’ crushed oats. mlddllnzs. DOWWES and milk. Two lots were started on cooked potatoes. meal and m 1k and finished on raw potatoes. meal and milk. Potatoes were fed at the rate of 4 pounds to 1 Pmmd or meal" All lots made equally swd sail“ during the first sixty days of the feeding period. The boss Twill"! raw potatoes during the iinishlnz period required twelve dflys 1011861‘ t0 {ma}. than the meal fed lots but l1 considerable saving 111 mm‘ was obtained in the Poi/ah) 19d M5- The carcasses were scored similar t0 those in advanced rBKiSi-YY and the" “m5 no significant difference in the carcasses of h9g5 1mm Eli-Y Fmup‘ In this test. 5-35 bound-s of PW“ toes replaced 1 Pound of meal’ Valuing the meal at $1.40 per hun- dred the potatoes were worth 26 cents per hundred as feed- M003 satsfactlory results are obtained when the potatoes are cooked before feeding as potatoes are worth only two-thirds as much raw as when cooked. Cooked potatoes Wmiid therfore have a vflhlc 0f 39 Cents per hundred. At the present value 01' pork, feeds marketed through hogs return a handsome PM!“ and g, market is created for 19065 which might otherwise be wasted. Hogs on Advanced Registry 3i? m9 Dominion Experimental Station. Fredericton. N’B., are now being fed grains and a _pr<>b'-=1n supplement without any skm-milk. It has been demonstrated that hos-s will make equally good gains When fed a 191°- tein supplement other than skim- milk. ‘This ‘is of particular interest ito farmers having a SUDPIY °1 gmms iand potatoes, but little or no skim- imiik. l ‘Canadian Grains And Flour Exports for 12 Months Ended July. , 1934 The quantity and value of Can- adian gralns and flour ekPOYYBd w the various countries during the i2 months ended July. 1934 were— Wheat-to the British Isles. 114.- 858.191 bushels. value $80-$90 8Z1‘- i“ the United States, 218.814 bushels. value $114,936; to other countries. 55.151008 bushels. value $40175»- 149 Guand tntal, 170234.013 bushels. value $12l,0l0.054. _ _ WHEAT FLOURr»to the British Is1cs,2.718.l14 barrels. value $9.- 3319582 to te United States. 3.737 barrels, value $16,314. to other countries. 2.732.785 barrels. value 510.129.1180. Grand total, 5.454.536 barrels. value $19-477»55?-v BARLEY—m the British Isles. 1.464.868 bilshcls. value $634 680; i0 u... United states, 223.059 bushels. mime $133,605: to other countries. .21."r24 busehls. vrllueslzm- Grand total, 1.710.651 bushels value $780,- 611. l, QATs-"m the ‘Brtish Isles. 4.- 585.006 bushels, value -1.494.279: i» the United States, 68091 bushels. value 3.25.705: to other countries. '1.434.738 bushels. “We $543.53!!- ‘Grand total. 6.081.835 bushels. value, $2.063.522. RYE-to the British Isles. 223.243 bushels. value 5103.429; l0 the Uniii-Yl States. 2345.771 bilshcls. value $1.- 249289; to other countries. 618 bushels. value $424. Grand total, 2.- 579.631, value 31.353142. How T0 Organize A Poultry Pool Produccrh poultry pools. where farmcrs assemblc, box pack and ntakr; ready thcir own poulttry. are growng in popularity and utility in "practically every provinrc of the Dominion, and the reason why there is not n. poultry pool in every district. is because the farmers. hcnvever ivllling. have not had the time to find out exactly how to pnoceed about the business. ltim-kets pay a premium for poultry of the hghcst quality. when properly graded. box packed. and Govern- ment inspected. In all this ivork. the Poultry Services of the Dominion Depart- ment of Agriculture play a leading part. assisting the farmers in every the averwe Brice per pound of maple sugar was 9 cents against 12 cents in 1934. The combined value of the industry is thus $11,046,650 and compared with 32159341 in 1933 shows an incncaae of $987,309. 0r 47.9 per cent. The values for the 1934 crop am prx-l-‘minnrv and icompared with 5.785.130 pounds Sllbioct to revision as the full pro- duction has not yet been sold. Best quality white When in need of Cedar Shingles insist on FRASEWS GREEN iiNllERS and carefully graded. Stocked by leading dealers every- where. SNOWFLAKE LIME LTD. Saint John Maritime Distributors cedar, well sawn .._,__.__.._._._.. [valued at $449,713 in 1933. In 1933 i The Maritime’s since Ask your dealer for‘ i SNOWFLAKE LIME SNOWFLAKE LIME LTD. _§ Saint John i Manufacturers ; Lump Lime, Hydrated Lime, l Pulverized Limestone Leading Brand 1885. ‘from sutvinw w... w..- (c. a. Mmkenzm our TIME ammo the time was slow as cowl-tired “m got a kick out of the King's Sport. a. daughter gelding untraced, the three 2.37%. straight three-year-old and under Governess. Cleon mph-MRS second and third in 3.01 and 3.00 by Hernando and Emma . remarkable time of 2.54 and 2.57. races on October 2nd and third gress have we made. gress than we have in time. racing education. making all ers to breed better horses. Coming back to Logan, a 2.3611. Fans is as follows : heats and three heat winners would John on September 24, 25, 29, 1890, therc was exciting racing in which Island owned and Island bred way in organizing and carrying out the working arrangement of pools. These Services have just. issued a pamphlet on why and how W Orlmrfze a poultry pool, and the pamphlet is all the more welcome to the many farmers interested in that it places the matter in a nutshell. It shows that the assembling and preparing of poultry for shipment is as much the business of prodm. ers as the actual whether or ndt every moi-mm- qf gm pool does his share of the work. The SWPBtObetokmtofor-ma. pool am clearly Bet forth. Horse Memoirs (Qlllflli) Away back in 1889 Maritime rac- ing drew large crowds and Whild present day racinEI 3'0!" 01d wflw‘ up; o; these events our 1011b?!" On July 24th oi that year (I have just found the summary) there W88 quite a race at St. John when the 2.40 class was run oi! with U" starters namely Stanley Maud c‘- of Si: Charles, Joe Hooker, a bay gelding by C01. ‘Pill!- ior, Lady Max. a grey more by Si!‘ Charles and Tamberline, a brown race took four heats to decide a winner. rules bclng best three in five. Stanley winning first. second and fourth heats, while Maud C., captured the third best time 2.38% in fourth heat. 0n the following day Stanley. Maud 0., and Lady Max started in a free-for-all, Stanley winning in heats, best time On October 15th. St- John had a race. purse $80.00, with three entries namely Flori (a pacer), Cleon istrfid e first heat in 3.01% and Flori the Fredericton on October 9th was the scene of a match between two Z-year-old colts, namely Bessie Clay by All Right. Bessie winning in the then Charlottetown held their initial There were five classes and 19 starters on the card, and the best time of the meet was made by Kitty O. in 2.35. In the three-year-old colt race Lady Chief by Island Chief attic: ‘$53’: rats. ... s... w we stop and compare this initial meet with that of 1933 or in a per- iocl of forty four years what pro- The fastest heat at the recent meet was 2.07% or 271/4’ seconds less than the 1889 time or a. yearly reduction of about ‘Pé of s second. Comparing the number of entries and classes we have made a greater degree of pro- Regarding our rural race tracks while we are not having as many meets as we had in the decades be- tween eighteen ninety and nine- ten ten. we are having possibly better races. In our Island circuit as we have it today there would be in the opinion of the writer room for matinee races where amateur horses and drivers might receive Why not the management of each track, work- ing with our local horsemen, draw up a plan for 1935 season where our green horses may have a chance. entries home grown material. In this way we would be promoting the sport in our pro- vince and encouraging our farm- 1890 racing Woodstock, N. B. put on a Domin- ion day meet with a 2.37 class which was won by a horse called Phil son of Robert Morris. placed in the summary as follows: i 1 2 1. Speculation. a son of Mom- brina. Messenger taking the third heat, best time 2.36%.’. It seems these two horses were very evenly matched as in a match race at Woodstock on August 26 they had to race five heats to declare a. winner, Phil winning the first heat and the second declared a. dead heat and Speculation then whining the third, fourth and fifth. Time at Woodstock were treated to an exciting rcce on Aug. 23, 1890 when Phil Logan. Specula- tion. Stanlcy and Kneebuckle start- ed in the free-for-all. The summary Phil Logan . . . . . .. i 2 4 2 1 1 Speculation .. .. 4 1 3 3 8 Stanley . , . . . . . .. 1 3 r 1 2 2 Kncebuckle 4 4 dr Best mu.- 2.31. Some race, eh? six same Dem‘! $971‘ This b“ “ kcop the fans at fever heat. At St. horses took . Then were sown classes 8.00. ‘:3, iroeior-all. Thrfl yea;- old. 2.40 and 3.50 61888?!- Tlm 8.00 class had seven starters. taking five beats to win. The 1881681 heat 2.88% was won by M13519 .. Grey. n. dsush‘ c! BMW ""1""- and from a Jack Cartier mother and bred. by the late Robert Thom?- gon, suflolk. Golden, a chestnut son - fo Royal Lambert owned by the late A. N. Large, Charlottetown BOt. 5 8 4 2 2. In the 2.6 class Island entries were Goldmllflnnicdrvy-Vlflmt-w ler by Harry Morgan and Cyclone entered by our grand _<>1d hom- mau W. S. MacKle. Lady 51m B- 5'5- John entry wlnninfl 1B lib-Tee straight heats, best time 2.88%. In the free-for-all Edgardo s. son of Rumor won in three strfl-ilihi making the then remarkable time of 3.33 in the third and final heat. On September 29th Minnie Grey the P. E. I. entry won the 2.40 class in a class of four, her best time was 3.37 in the third heat. Again the following day Minnie Grey won a four heat race losingthe third heat to Nelly Bashaw, a. brown more en- tered by H. C. Lydiard. The horse Edgardo trotted a mile in 2.27% against the track record of 2.82% made by a horse named Hopeful in 1873. On October 1st and 2nd, 1880. Charlottetown put on four classes, namely 2.37 class. which took five heats to decide n. winner, Black- bird a. daughter of All Right, owned by the late Ed. Cameron finished in front each heat but was placed second by the Judges on account of making skips, but finally getting away in the third heat won the race. best time 2.33% in the final heat. the other starters were Whist- ler and Peabody. The second event of the meet was a. three-year-old class with seven entries namely ,i,,.= 7.x; s’.- m?» .Right. Hernona by Hernando, Mil- lionairc by Black Pilot, Pestle by -‘ ‘ Hemando, Masonic Pilot by Black '_ Pilot and Starlight by Dean Swift. _ i ".- Thc colts finishlxi as named above. __ . x Time 2.55%, 3.54 and 2.47. i j’ On October 2nd the first class w called was the 2.45 class with three-J» starters namely Whistler by Harry l’. Morgan, Boodle:- by Napoleon and ‘_ Honest John by Abdallah Mes- ' senger. Whistler winning. best time 2.38% in final heat. The other event was a stallion race having the following entries Israel, by Ram- part, Golden by Royal Lmnbert, Black Pilot by All Right and Coin- fldence Jr., by Confidence. Golden landed the first heat in 2.82% the fastest time of the race and meet. Israel winning the second, third, .~ and fourth and race, Pilot third v and Confidence Jr, fourth. 'I‘hus..we we that at almost every - meet in isoo we had best time made in final hats. showing the endur- ance of our horses in thofolden . times. More anon. Cost of Pork Production '1 (Experimental I'M-mg not‘ Pcrkisom ortnemodueiuml... year in and year out seem to offer “ 8. fair return 0O H16 pmducar Qvog . andalbovethecostoffeedoorn. sumed. . Farm. Nalppan, N-6.. date. S. have bcenoomplied fora. munber olfyears . on the feed ooat of raising young Dis! from birth to weaning uge, (six weeks): also from weaning until they are ready for the nmrket. The eleyen-‘ymr Mei-age med cool to mice vmme Piss m six weeks of age was $3.18. The $3.18 plug the eleven-year average fed cost m grow and finish the hog ready for market was $7.81 peli- hmydrod pounds live weight; ‘The average musket value pew hundred pounds live weight foo the $3.20 in a BOO-ptnmd bacon hog. In computing the feed 00st m produce 100 pounds of p011; all feeds are charged up at. apply-g -. prices and home-grown feeds are I ‘charged at cost o! production which -~ includes rent or land, use n5 machinery. labour, etc. ‘Iherefoml taking into ocnirderation that m1 the average farm the bacon hog u carried as a side line and Qjmfllflneg many waste otherwise un- maflceiable, the above flglurr-s would seem to demonstrate fairly conclusively that on the average the bacon hog is a fairly pnofltgbig cash commodity for the Qvqmgc farm to have. ' The Rive a higher percentage of Sflffifi _ than will the nondescflpt-brr-d hog. ' THIS it LIME YOUR LAND. BROOKVILLE MANUFACTURING C0. LTD. (I. G. S. ADAMS, Manager) OPERATING GOVERNMENT LDII Bmokvlllc, St. John 00., N. L Ii“; l . FALL ‘_