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P. E. I. Shows Way In Bangs Control
Prince Edward Island was the first Province in Canada to in- itiate a testing and slaughter pro- gramme for the Eradication of Brucellosis or the disease known also as Bangs Disease.
The Department of Agriculture commenced this testing and slaughter programme three years ago. At the time they obtained the assistance o-f the Health of Animals Division of the Canada Department of Agrlciultune. Since that time all the cattle over six months of age excludings teers have been blood tested. ”
' All positive reactors were slau- ghtered and compensation exten- 'ded to the owners. These herds
as well as the herds where ques- 35
tionable reactors were uncover- ed have been retested until such time as they were negative.
Dr. K.F. Wells Veterinary Dir- ector General for Canada has de- .clared the three counties of Prince Edward Island Certified Bruce!- losis Control areas. These are the first such areas and the first Pro- vince in Canada to be so declared. ~ This Certificiation is until the date indicated. Kings County, Jan nary 1, 1960; Queens County June 1, 1961; Prince County November 1, 1961.
In the three counties :1 total
Grading Records. Show Hogs Ilre Much Too Fat
Canadian hog producers mark-
eted 2,248,000 grade B1 hogs er grade, however, .« through inspected packing plants was by far the major fault. Out in 1957. This was 41 per cent of of the nearly 2’/4 milli n carcas- the total of 5,400,000-hogs mark- ses graded B1, over 5
eted throughxthese plants.
Had the B1 hogs graded as A's so only because they carried too they would have brought $5,620,- much fat. They were within the 000 more to the farmers who weight limits required for grade raised them-—$1.00 more per hog A. Were of the right type. s1_1f- jn government prexnjums and ficiently smooth, showed no pig- $1.50 more per hog as the aver- ment illfhe Skin. and W81‘? 8005 age difference in price paid by enough in the shoulder loin and
the processors for Grade A over Grace Bl hogs. —
The 21/, million hogs that 501d trimmed off, where possible, and as Grade B1 instead of Grade A 50“ 35_131'd at 15 WI 20 Cents did so for several reasons-—too pound. Instead of ,as bacon. ham fat, too thin, off type, faulty sl_iou- 01‘ fresh Dork at from 45 t0 30 ler, loins or hams, too rough, or cents 3 P°““d- \ _ . showing col_or pigment in the OLD ARGUMENTS ’
skin, or a combination of two or more such faults. '
is ideal for - young cattle. Here are Hereford
periments at the Experimental farm, Charlottetown enjoying a relatively unrestricted life.
of 112,691 cattle were tested in 8,395 herds. In considering the figures we can deter-mine the average herd size in the Prov- ince, which stands at 13.02 head per herd. It is of interest to note that there are 1,154 owners of two and one cow herds making a total of 1731 cattle. There are 2,354 owners of five or less cow herds. ALL SLAUGHTERED
The numbers of Brucellosis re,J actor-s in the Province was 41 on the initial test and 18 on the retest making a total of 59 pos- itive reactors.’ These animals were all slaughtered. The num- ber of questionable reactors was
The programme is under the direct supervision of the Health of Animals Division, Canada De- partment of Agriculture. This works comes under the National Brucellosis Erradication Policy. The Division is constantly on the
alert and make periodic checks chiefly by utilizing the so called ring test on whole milk to de- termine if there is any incidence of infection in the variou-s herds. The Health of Animals Division Officer conducting this ork is the suvbdistrict Veterinafian Dr.
R.S. MacDonald.
of all these reasons for the low- “Too fat"
I percent, or about 1,219,000 carcasses did
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Modern farm machinery can be a deadly.ki1ler. It accounts for, roughly one-half of all fatal farm! work accidents. The farm tract-l or, our most universal machine,‘ nautrally rates highest in this: group as a single source of farm accidents. 1 D0’S I
(1) Keep the tractor in safe condition at all times. |
(2) Drive carefully along steep slopes and banks. |
(3) Always keep power take-off‘
place.
(4) Be careful when cranking any motor. DONT’S
(1) Don't permit extra riders at any time.
(2) Don't travel at unsafe speeds.
(3) Don't dismount from trac- tor before stopping the power- takeoff.
(4) Don't hitch to any part of the tractor except the drawbar.
(5) Don't wear loose clothing.
for the top grade still provides a market for grain that cannot be sold for as much elsewhere, does not apply in this case since those B1 hogs were within or close to the A grade weights. It was the high proportion of fat to lean meat that largely determined the grade of the hogs, rather than weight of the carcass.
The year’s grading records show that over 70 per cent of the hogs graded in Canada in 1957 were within the weight range of grade A (140 to 170 1b.). Less than 4 per cent graded “heavy” and “extra heavy”.
It is evident that hog producers generaly are not feeding their hogs to over-weight just to find
ually evident that the breeding stock used, or the feeding me- thods followed, or a combination of the two, are not producing the type of market hog that has the proportion of lean meat to fat required to provide a large per- centage of top of A grade car- casses, although they are mark- eted within the required weight range. More lean meaty hogs are required in the food market pla- ces if pork products are to re- tain consumer acceptance in the face of strong competition from beef and poultry products.
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Financial Assistance Policies\ 4 4 of the P. E. _|. Department of Agriculture-
1. Grants To Women’s Institutes
Grants are paid to the Women’s Institutes in the Province in accordance with the number of members in each Institute.
2. Farmers’ Institute Policy
A grant of $10.00 per year is paid to Farmers’ Institutes on receiptiof their list of members. A further grant of $35.00 is also available under certain conditions for the purchase of approved sires.
3. 4-H Club Policy
Is a Dominion-Provincial Policy and the Provincial Department of Agriculture is responsible for the organization and administration of the Clubs. Each Department pays one-third of the prize money awarded in the local Club.
4. Assistance to Junior
Farmer Organizations
The assistance given to Junior Farmer organiza- tions consists of a grant to the Provincial organ- ization, and assisting in certain projects that may be undertaken by the individual groups.
5. Assistance For Short Courses
A Short Course is held each year in conjunction‘ ,
with the Junior Farmers in the Province, and as- sistance on transportation is provided.
6. Assistance to Agricultural Students '
Assistance is granted to students in agriculture preparing for the degrees of B.Sc. (Agra), B.Sc. (H.Ec.) and Veterinary Medicine to the extent of .$200.00‘for each year. A limited number can be accommodated in each option, and prospective students must apply ‘to the Department of Agric- ulture and abide by the regulations approved by the Minister.
7. Grants to Breed
Associations . 5
1. A basic grant of $300.00 will be paid to each cattle Breed Association. ‘
2. A further grant of $3.00 per calf registered in the Herd Book of the Breed Association in the previous year. Grants are also paid to the Swine Breeders’ Association and the Sheep Breeders’ Association.
8. Veterinary Service Policy The Prince Edward Island Veterinary Service
Policy commenced operation on June 5, 1951.:
Under this Policy subsidies are paid to practicing veterinarians to establish and maintain a practice. They agree to abide by a set scale of fees. The
cost to the farmer is a $3.00 call charge during,
normal working hours, $5.00 at night, Sundays and holidays, plus the cost of drugs and materials when used. ‘ - /
9. A.r’rificiciI Insemination‘.
The Department pays the expenses of training inseminators, and also pays for the semen which is purchased from the Central Artificial Breeding Co-operative Ltd., Fredericton, New Brunswick. $22,000.00 is allocated for this service during the coming year.
IO. Dairy Policy
The Department of Agriculture has again‘ instituted a policy whereby the owners of dairy cattle may organize to have their herds tested. An Association must be composed of ten herds, and the owner must weigh the milk from each cow daily, and take samples for testing when notified.
The Department will supply all forms for the keeping of records, and will do the testing and compile the records.
The herd owner must provide himself with
the necessary outfit, namely: Milk scale, sample dipper, and sample bottle for each cow.
II. Calfhood Vaccination
This program is continued on a voluntary basis, and the Department pays one-quarter of the cost of the vaccination. ,
12. Stallion, Premium Policy
The Stallion Premium Policy for registered stai- lions is a Dominion-Provincial Policy, and pays $6.00 on each foal sired by a «Grade “A” stallion, and $4.00 on those sired by a Grade “B” stallion. One-half of the bonus is paid by each Department.
29. Forestry Policy
Herd Improvement,
A planting service was inaugurated la 1: b th F ' ' ' t I lplanting, Were Supplied land owners zsit ziehbmlnalechgregsd Il3yerDa.1d7rl:.lon whereby plants’ and the labor for 5
Stall Members, Department of Agriculture
ADMINISTRATION Hon. Eugene Cullen, Minister S. C. Wright, Deputy Minister J. V. Maclntyre, Accountant
DAIRY DIVISION
H. J. MacDonald, Dairy Superintendent E. W. Adams, Asst. Dairy Superintendent Richard Vessey, Check Tester
Claude Paynter, Check Tester
L. T. Sabine, Herd Improvement Promoter
WOMEN'S INSTITUTE DIVISION
Theresa MacLeod, Director Women’s Work Jessie Bingham, Assistant ’ Bertha DesRoche, Extension Worker
VETERINARY DIVISION
Dr. G. C. Fisher, Provincial Animal Patholog- ist and Director Veterinary Services
P. E. I. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE I
‘This is a joint Dominion-Provincial Policy,
13. Boar Bonus Policy
A bonus of $16.00'is paid on Class.“A” boars, 12.00 on Class “B”_ boars that are in active so . at time of inspection. All boars to be eligiblfi
bonus must be from dams that have an Advani Registry score of 85 or better.
I4. Ram Premium Policy‘
premiums are paid at the rate of $12.00 and $1 "- on approved rams. One-half is paid by each |
ar ment. , . g _ . i IISI Subsidy on Grade ”A’_<- Lambs ’ - ’
The Provincial Department pays a premium j seventy-five cents (75c) on all Grade “A” ewe, V wether lambs that are rail graded through
approved packing plant in the Maritimes.
16. Sheep Killed byDogs;’
The Department pays $6.00 per sheep that-All farmer loses through the ravages of dogs. ‘ . farmer must notify his nearest detachment of I I r‘ R. C. M. P. who makes a survey and sends a repo‘? to this Department. I
I7. Worm Control in Sheep‘
The Department pays three cents (3c) each on b the purchase of phenothiazine tablets for the con. trol of worms in sheep. '.
18.. Brooder House-Policy.
Assistance to the extent of one-half of the pug-._.i' chase price of a brooder stove, but not to exceed $15.00, is, paid poultry producers when a suitable brooder house is constructed. o i
19. Approved Flock PoIicy-
Bloodfesfing
All poultry flocks supplying eggs to the hatcher. ,‘ ies in this Province are bloodtested by officials of A the Department of Agriculture. A small chargg . is made for the drawing of the blood sample, and the testing is done at the Provincial Laboratory, ‘
20. Cockerel Assistance Policy .-
This Policy provides assistance to the extent $1.00 per bird to those farmers who buy cockerels to head the approved flocks in the Province.
21. Fcrckage Bees
The Department of Agriculture pays the express on package bees imported into the Province each " spring by thé bee keepers.
22. Grants To Exl1ibifions
Regional Exhibitions receive-at basic grant which‘
may be increased to 80% of the prize money‘ actually paid exhibitors, but in no case will the total grant exceed $3,000.00. Grants are also paid to other Exhibitions and Shows within the j Province, as well as to the Royal Winter Fair, To» .
ronto, and the’ Maritime Winter Fair, Amherst. . '
23. Limestone Policy »
A bonus of $3.00 per ton is paid toward till“ freight on agricultural limestone imported in I this Province. This is a -Dominion-Provincia vi rPolicy, and the subsidy is paid on a 60-40 basis.
24. Weed Control
A subsidy is paid on the purchase of 2,4-D and’ .MCP for, weed control at the rate of four and . one-half cents ' (4%) per ounce of acid content in each gallon, but in no case to exceed one-half .. the purchase price. I
25. S-oil Testing
A free soil testing service is available to the farmers of the Province, and to assist in this j‘ service the Provincial Department of Agriculture maintains an Assistant at the Soil Testing Labora-
tory, Experimental Farm, Charlottetown. 4
26. Assistance to Potato
Growers
A certain amount of assistance is given to potato _ growers whose crops have been affected with cer- tain diseases. This Policy is administered by the Potato Industry Promotion Committee, and each ~ case is dealt with on its own merits.
27. Demonstration Work
Demonstration work may take the -form of fertilizer tests, or testing different varieties of clovers, grains and other material.
28. V Farm Labour "4
The Provincial pays one-half the transportation on : ‘seasonal farm labour which may be moved from f one section of the Province to another, or brollzht , in from another province. ‘
EXTENSION DIVISION I ’~ 5
S. David Peacock, Director of Field Work , 3 David ‘P. MacLean, Field Worker, King 5 County 5 f Audrey MacMil1an, Field Worker, Queen,‘ ' County
R. Allan Palmer, Field Worker, Prince Count)’ . Andrew Humphrey, Assistant Soil Analyst ' David Rogers, Agronomist ’ Donald A. Smith, Horticultural Field Worker 2 William E. Sterns, Horticultural Field Worker David Ward, Economist
FORESTRY DIVISION J. Frank Gaudet, Provincial Forester
Wendell Profitt, Assistant Provincial F01‘ ester ‘
FARM lMF'ROVEMENT SERVICE?
Anson MacLaughlan, Director ‘
BUNBURY NURSERY
Robert Snazelle, Director