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FII-”I'Y CHIPS EQUAL

FRANCE EXPORT W ONE WHOLE POTATO 8 HEAT

Fnlncl. short of when a few years ago. recently shtpvql 32,000 tons of wheat to Brazil.

The question "How many pctato rhins -'-We equal to one potato?” is usually asked by someone on a diet who wonders just how many ohips she can nibble before reaching the equivalent cf one baked potato. m.j.?....

Thc answer is about 50 chips for If shoestring style is your choice zm average potato. The authority.you can eat about 150 of these is Martin Janis. president of thc- "strings" before hitting the equiva-

The wattle is the national flow- er of Australia.

Interest Spectators at Previous Dundas

Kuehmann Potato Chip Co.. oper- lent of one potato. ators of a potato chip store, Jams,

ask this question every day. ,down the carloric count.

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And remember-potato chips am also says an average of if! people, "destarched." which tends to cut

Wildlife

soil conservation not only bene- fits wildlife. but wildlife makes a real contribution to soil conserva- tion and better farm living be- cause there are important ze- lationships between land. plants and animals. When we say "wild- life" we mean all kinds of wild plants and animals. We cannot do a good job of managing land without considering its relation- ship to both plants and animals.

Plants are one of the chief tools that farmers use to hold soil in

place and prevent erosion. Leg-'

umeg and grasseg are among the most important plants tor the Job. Yet most legumes must. be pollin- ated by insects if they are to pro- duce seed. Thus. it is common sense to manage the land to maintain as high a population of wild pollinating insects as is practical. .

Also, its good business to man- age land to keep as high a pop- ulation as possible of insects. birds, and animals that feed on crop pests. By so doing, we not only maintain higher crop yields but get better erosion protection as well. And we all enjoy seeing and hearing wild creatures, espec- ially the colorful songbirds.

Modern mechanized farming leaves more time for lesure: there- fore. many farmers like to manage their land to produce as many game birds and animals I! they can to provide recreation and a little variety at the dinner table. And if a farm pond is needed to supply livestock water. spray water for fire protection. it can be made to produce enough fish

in he really important in the fam-

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THE DUNDAS PLOWING MATCH

And Soil Conservation Problem

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Single Furrow, Novice

Single Furrow. Boys under 16 Tractor. 3 sod

Tractor. Boys and Girls under

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Carriage Carriage Carriage Carriage Carriage Carriage Carriage

More or Gelding born

Mare, Foal at Foot Foal of 1950

Mare or Gelding over

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100 yard dash

220 yard dash Tug-of-War

Pole Vault

Standing broad lump Running broad jump High jump

Hop step and jump Shot put

Throwing plow share Baseball throw

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ion abundance of useful wildlife. wwe need places where iood. cover. and water are close together and well distributed over the farm That is exactly what results on -most forms when :1 form conscr- vation plan which makes the besl use of every acre and of appli- cable soil and water conservation practices 1; applied on the land.

lly diet. Of all the desirable values of

wildlife. probably the most. im- portant is that good land man- agement results in the hest pos-

sible balonce between useful kinds of wildlife and harmful kinds. Over-cropped. badly eroded farms have I much higher population of harmful kinda of wildlife than farms that are managed the con- servation way.

Of course. farming is a business and no farmer can afford to use income-producing land just to produce wildlife. Happily. that isn't necessary. Pasture ments with adapted legumes and grasses furnishes food and cover for useful wildlife. And good woodland management-protecting the woods from fire and grazing. selective cutting, and maintaining a good shrub border around the edge-really pays off in more and better wildlife.

Very few people have ever thought of such a thing as wild- life land on farms. but actually there are some kinda of land whose chief crop is useful wild- life. Hers are a few examples:

fencer-ows. small odd areas that are so badly eroded or are so lo- cated that they cannot Qconnml- cally be used for cropland. pasture land or woodland. marshes. small

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HORSE CLASSES DIVISION '1

Marc or Gelding born in 1948 Mare or Gelding born in 1941

Stallion, any age. registered Roadster Mare or Gelding under 1.000 pounds Shown in harness

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1.000 pounds shown in harness under saddle.

EVENTS

Poultry Range

OTTAWA. - Growing chicks which have access to good range develop into profitable pro- ducers of eggs and meet with low- er feed costs. But the range must be free from contamination and such as to give abundant. young. succulent forage throughout the entire growing season. Naturally the crop grown for such a range must be adapted to the soil and climate of the particular area.

At the Dominion Experimental Farm. Brandon. alfalfa sown at about twelve pounds an acre has proved to be the best suited to supply forage for poultry; It be- gins growth early in the spring and if moved from time to time.

areas around farm ponds. shelter- belts and windbreaks. stresmbsnks and some drainage ditch banks. Such lands. when properly man- aged. can be most. important in producing useful wildlife. Wildlife has three essential re- quirements for existence: food. cover. and water. And because most kinds of farm wildlife are small and do not travel far. all three requirements must be found close together. Thus. to produce

gives succulent highly nutritious forage throughout most of the summer. Even after long droughts. it quickly recovers when rain comes.

A three year range rotation is used at the Farm. which allows s two-year idle period between each

Farm Pond Offers Many Advantages

The farm pond is used primarily to store and provide water for live- stock in areas -where other sources of water may be insufficient or may fail during periods of drought. While this original purpose of the farm pond still accounts for a large percent of the ponds now be- ing constructed. it is by no means the only benefit that can be de- rlved from a properly located and well-constructed farm pond. In ad- dition to furnishing stock water

volving wildlife, recreation. fire protection. and orchard spraying. directly asscciated with farm ponds. The stocking of ponds with game fish for both food and the sport of fishing has been an accepted prac- tme and long encouraged by con- servation agencies. Next to furn- ishing stock water, the raising of fish islprobably the next import- ant phase of the farm pond. After

light fishing on the farm pond has often afforded moments of relax- ntlon to members of the farmer's family and friends.

The farm pond not cnly affords

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the range is cultivated and fal- lowed for one year. in mid-sum- mcr of the fallow year alfalfa. with or without s nurse crop. is sown. This leaves one year for the alfalfa to become established be- fore chicks are pastured on it. and if the growth is heavy during the first summer a hay crop can be removed.

An acre of alfalfa range will accommodate 400-500 bird: and to ensure all being used. colony houses or range shelters should be moved about. Feeders and drink- ing troughs should be moved fre- quently to reduce the risk of con- tamination of the ground around them.

If possible a poultry range should be on a well drained site which is relatively free from per- manent shade. Temporary shade can be provided by cultivated

lowing

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sarramoen. 26. 1950

organized in 1941 By . Carry On Cpagda Corps

The tenth birthday of the Prince Edward Island Plow. ing Match and Horse Show will be celebrated on Wednes. day and Thursday of this week at Dundas with the largest number of entries and spectators in its ten year old history expected to be in attendance.

And this two day celebration with tractor meets, horse judging, Ayrshire Breeders Field Day and spom events is a far removed picture of the first plowing match held in Dundas ten years ago. -0

Started in 1941 by the Central Kings Carry On Can. ada Corps, the plowing match was organized as a mean; or raising-funds for war purposes. Although successful the meet was attended by a relatively small number of spec. tators and a limited number of entries.

p the residents of the province fo-. participation.

The first match was held on 1 privately owned farm in Funda: and this continued to be the placi- ise for several years. 100 acres 0, land was purchased by the A3. soclation some years ago and th. matches have been held on thli property since that time. official: feel that more property will ham to be purchased in order to keex pace with the growing develop- mcnts.

About 31,000 will be donated in prizes this year. The 1941 prize ii.-t amounted to about S160 with thu Provincial Government giving in grant of 525. The Government grant increased to 3500 during the past few years.

Tractor plowing has come to the forefront at the annual match.

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Last year on a wet. and cold Wednesday afternoon the Pro- vincial Piowing Match was attend- ed by about 6.000 people. the larg- est in its history. Tractor and live- stock entries were so large that officials decided a two day meet would be necessary this year. Following the first match in 1941 the central Kings Corps carried on annual plowing matches in Dundas until the war concluded In 1945 the competition was reor- ganized and become known as the Kings County Plowing Match anal Agricultural Fair Association

Now Province Wide

Last year by an Act of incorpor- ation the Match became known as

the Prince Edward Island Plowing Match and Agricultural Fair As- sociation and was thrown -men to

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