1,000 MORE FOR EVERY FAMILY
Farm revenues in this province uld be boosted'ss million to $10 illion annually—it
‘vestock production with the resulting ncrease in butter and meat. it has been uggested by agriculture department pokesmen.
There have been various estimates the number of cattle Island farms uld carry but there‘s praty general greemeni among department spokes- en that the present 118.000-cattle ation could. be doubled. and gmnomist D. W. Rogers suggests that tar pasture care and management ong with fertilizer, limestone and mire applications, could easily duble the carrying capacity of Island
E.
Island pastures now carry an aver- ge of one-half an animal per acre and his. it is suggested. could be stepped in to one and one-half. Several of the in the province are now. it has been own in pasture competitions over he past few years.
BUTTER DEFICIENCY SEEN There is an estimated butter de- idency in the other three Atlantic ovinces to the value of $9 million or! of 50 million pounds of beef at an tjmated value of $17,300,000. a de- partment report indicates.
Aimon Boswall. first P E f. ' to be elected tn Canada‘s Agricultural Hall of Fame looks blot today on a career in which he bred and exhihltcd
land farmers since he purchased lllD’larre farm at Dunstatfnagc. ll years ago
Known iiriiiiipalli for his lion and sheep in rerrnt years. If Bosuall has bred and slim Clydesdale and Hackney bones. Dual Purpose and Beef Shorthnrn ('attle.'scvcral types "fjoultry, and many broods of sheep and “VIII? over the span ' fill years - Mrs. finsunii. iii - tormcr earl Chcvcrie of Village Gem. her husband reminisccd at
. d were amusing. looking acli over the years. although boy mcanl hard Work at the me
ASHE" I‘Ol'IiTRV They recancd ‘ft’N’lnl Whit:
ghtircr
Father-son team pool work efforts
I" NEIL A. MAmESON
$10million boost seen if livestock stressed
HARD, BUT AMUSING TIMES RECALLED
.Hall of Fame farmer "looks back on career
Wyandotle roosters and hens at a poultry show in Charlottetown try- shows some 40 years ago that was un- more than [.000 birds compety dcr the direction of George Lei-ling. the Boawalls recall. Char- who wal throughout the province
hr was married sevcral
l
Nova Swtia is working on a pro- gram to increase Its cattle marketingai by 60.000 annually with an emphaaial on community pastures and the de-i velopment of a co-operative abbatoir In Halifax.
New Brunswick has been promoting beef cattle in the potato areas and man-l lteting is carried out through commun- ity auction sales. reports Mr. Rogers Who says the open competition helps to'
impairing? i be“ Butter I cut seen
Here on Prince Edward island, it is The federal government'-
explained. a program is underway to
double the tattle population over the consumer subsidy on butter which becomes effective on May
next 10 years. BEEF INTEREST INCREASING . i should have the effect of mov- ing a considerable quantity of
Interest in beef production is in- creasing rapidly and province-wide in- terest was shown here recently in a meeting called to discuss the marketing problem. A committee named at the surplus mm, .0 "mm m meeting met later and planned to re- cording in s, c. wi-igiii. deputy port back with concrete proposals for‘minisier of agriculture.
improvement to a further general “The sulmdy applies at the meeting of Island producers consumer level." said Mr. ' . .. ' Wright. “and WI" mean that Speaka d femllzerv Mn R089” all consumers can buy butter at
12 cents per pound less than at former prices.
"With the federal government granting this subsidy and leav- ing the support price to the far- mer as it has been in previous years. the effxt should be that the surplus of butter now held by the government Will be reduced."
‘CROP INSURANCE l
says that recommendations consideredl completely out of line now will be fol~ lowed in future.
Recommendations here are for 400‘ to 600 pounds 6-12-12 for grass pas- tures and 300-3le pounds 0-2020 for clover or alfalfa pastures, hesuggests.
0n nther agricultural matterl. Mr. Wright said that the pro- vinces new crop insurance. plan for potato growers should be well supported. particularly wince the last several years have shown. especially in the. western part of the provtnce. that potato crops can be affect- ed by drought and disease ‘ Mr. Wright said that he is calling for increased grain nro. ductlon in the province which Will serve as a cost-of-production sav ing to those producers who must import fccd grains
Also called for is a program of improved pastures thmugh the us- of proper forage mix- lures. increased fertilization and better grazing methods. Somc nf thcsc things can be brought about through pasture rompe- tition hcld in cooperation with the P.El. Dairymen'a Associa- lion L'SE MORE LIMESTONE
Department of agriculture of- ficials for a long time have cm- phasizcd the need for more we .tcnsivc use of limcstonc on Is» land -farms “Our soils." said Mr Wright. "an on the whole int-lined to be acid. and increas- ed use of limestone ls nccdcd lI wc are to improve our 'orago
many years as tho manager of the P. E. 1. Egg and Poultry Cooperative.
"We look the poultry Into the kitchen . there would be about 40 of than~and washed and scrubbed them to get their fea- thers shining white." the Bon- walls told this paper.
They put the birds through three waters and the last me had bluclng in It. to emphasize the white color.
The Wyandottes were showy birds. a bit plumper than the Rocks. Mr. Boswall recalls
The poultry objected strenu- ously to the indignity of the wa- ter. but that was only one of p the many obstacles the poultry showmeii faced at the time. The . birds were kept in the house over night as the weather usual-
w days ago as they recalled 4 y‘. if. ‘ ‘ 333”, mm" ."d the crops. , pomp of the extra cffnrtdcmand- .. . . ° m“ m "‘“V‘ "By tnrrMsin: our Em" and ,‘ t by exhibitions in other years. MR. BOSWALL ""1 m 0'“ mm" " “yhruk forlllc crops im- hnpe 10 increase
was another of the side effects“ There were some great pool-i at that time. with
our cattle production. Thc Mar- itime Provinces are deficit in butter and beef so we nuclei have a market availablc for all the buttcr and becf that we -.
known CONTINUED ON PAGE n-A ‘produce." an ‘fnr
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ONE 0]" I'll! HIGHLIGHTS OF I96] WAS MEETING IN CH
Front row. left In rlghl. "on. W. .I. Krougti. N-wfoundland: Ron. Andrew 3. Mac Rae. P. E. l.: Hun. E. I). Hzlibnnou. N. Ala-Ids Claus-y: Quebec: "on. W. A. Gnodfrllow. Ontario: "on. George Hutton. Manitoba: Hon. l. r. Mallet. Sash: Wright. P. E. I.; Dr. Waldo Walsh. Nova Scotia: R. D. Gilbert. New Brunswick: Roland Lespcren
Hilliard. Ontario: Dr. .I. R. Boll. Manitoba; W. II. IInrna-n'. Saskatchewan: II. M. Dulnam. Alberta.
ARIDITEIDWN OF AGRICULTURAL MINISTERS OI" CANADA
and Romeo Lalandc. Quebec:
There was no representation from British Columbia.
I.: "an. Adrien Levesque. Hon. L. f. Halnirast. Alberta.
N. l: in. Standing. !. I'. E. “. Bins. Ontario. T. I.
01hr & in
SECONDISECTION "' "’
Sixth Annual Farm Edition
notation
’ "MONDAY. ’APmi. 30.1962 "
PAGE’f-a‘
MacRae foresees expansion in Island’s farm economy
Tobacco to spread
to three
Marked expansion in tobacco production is indicatcd this year with Agriculture Minister And- rcw Macnac prcdit‘ting up to .100 acres undcr the‘ provincc‘a newest farm crop. which i: al- most four times the production in lml when it was grown foi thc first time on Island farms.
For the first timc production it planned in all thrce counties
THE BASIC INDUSTRY
Listed below are only some of the stories that are highlights of this information packed edition.
(1) A look through 50 years of farming with the island's only member of Canada's Agricultural Hall of Fame—Almon Boswell—Page 1A.
(2) A unique father and scm team
icars [ml rc-
Mnm, “a "m mm ago Inurccs to increase farm output and profits to l fth on in ‘””"“‘""’ ” ‘"" "' *Pnzr 1A
unusua a "-5 P - now r rative 3 . Erlhlp incmm the workina :rdmmi"; “counts” "i (33) Livestock holds kcy to increasing value of
tency. and greatly reduce! b expenses. on the dairy farms Almon Wood. Littlc York and is son Wallace Wood. Marsh~ not. only it. They haw more than .100 lie» of cleared land with brooks owing through it. to make an ‘ v- place for dairy farming. If that's what the Wood men socialism in. Alton Wood told too they min the old Donald Ferguson hirni alongside their own in '95:. and the Haber Cram run in Marath a few yeln i ate. Wallace moved I. the ‘ruby farm of 125 at!!! when
chincry
tractors a n d
spreader
mmmnar POOLE!)
Machuiery is pooled and this effects a substantial saving. but it also means. they nxplllll. that they can purchase labor saving equipment would not be feasible unless it. were used an the larger acro- agc There's'far too much mar on the average small farm. Almon observed
This Includes a combine. two‘
spreads-fl. The doubla tractm combination means that they can load. haul and CONTINUED ON PAGE N-A
{ Island agriculture by $10 million—Page 1A. (4) How a Mount Herbert farmer makes the poultry industry pay—Page 3A‘.
(5) Farm wives are told they are not enough concerned with farm economics—Page 5A.
(6) Do you feel you don‘t have enough privacy in your new housing development home7—See Page RA.
l7l Calf study at the Dominion Experimental Farm probes best rearing methods—Page 9A.
(fl) Alberton cattleman aims to own island's biggest Hereford herd—Page 138.
(9) Value of seed desiring stressed by depart- ment's products division—Pane 14A.
which
two manure
i
with one growcr in the Albcrlon larea and another in the Rustico lregion although the bulk of the crop will be produced in Kings
('ounty as it was last year. NEW DEVELOPMENT A new developmcnt at Rru
ocnell whcre Maui-ire Mcrmuys who came from Bolton. Ontario and his son-in-law Willie Dclm- ten. are reported to bc planning for 40 acres. will probably be. the largest single operation al- though several other growers are also stepping up their cf- fort over last year's crop.
i Calcium tests will be conduct- ed in tobacco production at inrecnfield and Pleasant Grove by the Experimental Farm Rc~ search (nicer. Keith beha- chcur told this paper.
‘ The teats will indicalr whether it is possible to produce a low ‘calcium tobacco and that iii do. ‘sirable. he explained.
The farm research branch conducted temperature and for- ‘tillty experiments last war. iwhlch have produced valuable i m Mr.
and. I
counties
Earlier planting planncd for this year. it is suggcsicd. may produce :rratcr yields WIIII most :rowcrs planning to pro— duce their own tobacco plants in new grecn housen. it i: cs- pcrtcd to get the. crop planted carly in June. with scattcrcd ru« niors hcard of a late May start although May plantings are be- ing discouraged
Production reports varicd iiilh tbc grower. but a high of some thing hotter than l2fit'l pounds pcr ai-rc comparcd With some lnw yields of lrss than H100 pounds \vcrv rrportcd for l9“.
A total of l.240 balc: “as re ported from fht‘ an acres uhich would mean a total crop of ap- proxtmatcly 75.000 pounds. Bal- cs run grnci'ally around so pounds apiccc but somc izrnwcrs parked slightly brayicr halrs.
.lnhn Power. Grccnficld who had a yield of better than l.2.'id pounds per acre on his til-acre field plans In grow 7.1 or 24 ac- rcs this your And he hours to get an early .liinc planting start. It was June 26 bcforc planting
was completed last spring. he said
The latt- arriial of plants from Ontario was largely re sponsible for late planting in
iml but that will be remnilicd this year with most [rowers pro- ducing their own.
Avnngo tobacco production In Ontario normally runs around
l. CONTINUED ON PAGE IQA
“ml--mm mmmmmmawmmram—na
A. II. MacRAH
THANK YOU' ,
Today. The .Guardlan and i The Evening Patriot publish l their Sixth Annual Farm Edl- ‘ lion and acknowledge a debt of gratitude to IIIW who" efforts made the cdllion m- liblc.
Sparr does not pom“ a full listing of those who conlvlbnla rxl special articles for the" were Ittcrnlly ducns of mn- trlhntors ranging from the Federal Minister of Agricul- ture. Hon. Alvin Hamilton and the Provincial Minister. "on. Andrew I. Mal-Rae. through the funds Department of Agriculture and the Provin- rlal Department and many others.
To those who Iter malt: this cdllon a success. as a great Melton» of useful tn- fnrmatlon for our Inland poo- pla — Thank “ll.
Sell A. Mnthm
Provincial and Faun nan-i
- «-
Disease
is one of goals
in summafizmg the
department for the coming _\rar. Agriculture Min- invited province to share in the program our comhincd efforts can \l'f‘ attain ihc growth and progress which is so necessary
istcr Andrcw IliacRac
vival."
Stating that for many of agriculture has attempted in kccp up with new dcvclopmcnts In thc ficld of attcmptcd to pass along the know lcdizc of these. de~ yclopmcnts to thc pi'ovincc's farm pcoplc. Mr. Mac- Rac said "pcrhaps this is an oppoi'timc moment in drpartmcni'<
outline somc of my coming year EVHABIJ REPI'TATHW For many \cars llll» iiim. lncc has had an cm iahle rcnii» tation for the qualih of its <t‘f‘fl
potatoes and that is uhv we “3hr budgeted 323.0!“ for l h c eradication and rnntrni of po-
t‘ato diseases lf discasr “a; al- lowcd in go unchcrkM it could put us out of thr pnlatn hll‘lr ncss The moncv uill be and for steam cleaning and diets foctin: of equipment and in «4 up a field lI'lSDt‘ClIOH Icrwr~
"Assistance l! to be gnrn .n flu- p u r c b a s c of sccd Irain treating equipment and w:- vull encourage the iorrcastvl me of «(-«l which has tic-an treated alninst disuse."
Poinflng not that "much can corn" is being felt about cancct. pd inrrrasea in potan arcrago tn Quebec and Ontario who are
r "T nvw 5w; "' "
M.Wsoumm-IA
control
inicndcd program of his
"thc pcnplc of thO because only by
for economic sui~ scdl'< the dcpai'tmcnt and has
azi'Iciiltiir"
plan: for the
rndm nun": ln 1'lI‘lDl' 'll'lf nun mod: -n rm and tabl. rlnrk \fr \lml’lar said "our aneiicr it in rt‘rl'mr our labll
slm‘li' Moran and concrntrhll on wort pntainr: a. there ap- pears in he ;mri markets avail»
ahlc it uh haia 'np quality soul"
INSI III-I lFllf‘S
‘l‘niain :riiiiri_, "'1de lb.
irnp invlranre plan now effec- tur -iv'l bc able to insure their crops at a rnzt of $3M nor her. The insurance is based on I vii-Id of 143 bushels in the new and w grnucr will be able to gel compensation if his yield drops below thr HS bushcls " (‘nmmcnting on poultry. lb. MITIKfFI’ said "up are increar in: our assistance to tho irv industry thmun larw (‘OVTINUED 0N PAGE 1”