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Pngo 12 Thitiuardlon w;l:iIjay., 22. 19.55

Among .The Farmers

Federation of Agriculture Newsletter

IRHUI FARMING keting field, President Halmlmv the CFA pointed out lhll

. of "'1 AWFHG Jahnimnei Bum"? Canada's only tariff against en- tioa. who is presentlvin Englandiln. of U. 5. potatoes was for atudying British farming under all 5"; week;' period. but that the Nuffield Foundation sCl1t1lal'Sl'llp.'L 5' had ; continual tariff and has written at some length the besides had recently changed the Federation Office describing liork- regulations respecting -3119 that shire and the operations upon thel-had the effect of barrios Out I M) acre farm where he is pres-,con-iderahlc volume of. Cainartiitin emiy the gm-51 of the owner. Mr. ppntntoes. while the iwoigst ea ufe on ll" l””.'lT:.l?..Til.2. The -' so "1 ::.:...::.. .......... potatoes in the main entertlll-W-, "fa '3" p h . Tm g for "P h addition. 30 acres of suit" '”"” hug” ' 9” P0 Mi l v id now have to go h as port and wou g been are grown. not so muc Hmmgh ml, Mme process again. I mone)-ntakltl: proposition but

as a means of getting the -u;.f1l' y H . , . . y I . porteis had truiked pota 5'" pulp llhmh '5 lmumpd mun-ides across iiilo the Maritinie the factory and usedpin the feed-jpmnmgh. and then mun mum, :3 " 11” ::::;.w;'o1::hm':'(akrer:111;age of the special Maritime freight WPPY ”rates to ship the potatoes into 739 Si?” med!”-K pmgmmme '5 the Montreal market for the Can- I PI'0fll8hlF '7"? 5” "19 """"””',adiati pricc. Aiiierican delegates but the venture. would still be ctir--",1. ma, this has re,-mlniy . ried on profitable or otherwise mam”. m be looked mm md an a means of rrupplyins llumusiagreed to do so. on the basis he the soil. lthat they lttllllllflelll on the farm ennstsisito say to their own government of eleif-n tractors. ranglni fli0m in the matter."

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Guordlunscepo OUI CENTENNIAL Iy Januoo Poudergant l A half million voices echoed 1"Prince Edward island." and an- iother half million pondered - l”Pri.nce Edward Island - where is that?" The vast majority are de- lightfully vague in regard to geo- ;graphical locations. - The three thousand beautiful Centennial posters sent recently lto all parts of Canada and the lUnited States by Secretary Walt- ihen Gaudet - also the great iium- lber of illustrated folders and book- ,lets and nicely written literature. lscnt by George Fraser, Secretary of the P. E. 1. Travel Bureau. lwill be a considerable means of lmalvting this province known to iNort.h America. islanders who have travelled to distant provinces and States. in

is surprising the number of peoplel 'who never even heard of Prince Edward Inland.

- Some years ago a gentlemanp from Kensington went by auto. to Colorado and other Westernl States. He was questioned so imany times in regard to the name on the car plates that he became in hit impatient. He said to one. .service ntation attendant, "Donltl you learn geography in this coun-

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-Mitts Doreen Bryant. North Enmore. is spending a few days at the home of Miss Doris Bryant, Summcrside.

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ellll. 0'Leary. are spending a few days at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Claude MacArthur and Mr. and Mrs. Angus Enmore, Springhlll.

Friciitls of Mr. Alex lV1ICllC0d. Mt. Pleasant, are sorry to .learn that he is a patient in the Stew- art Memorial Health Centre.

Mr William Noye. Mt. Pleasant, spent the past wet-k-cnd in Saint John. N B. He was accompanied home by Mrs. Ellsworth Campbell and family. St. Eleonors.

Mrs. Alhcrt MacArthur. teacher of Springhill School. attended the Teachcrsi Convention which was

fie told of luiii .-Xiiicrlfllll P”l3' mm” "375 ?5l39K'l3”)- Say ill-'il lilhcld in Charlottetown recently.

Miss Eiiiily Moore. who is em- ployed at the l. M. T. Bus Stop, Summerside, spent a week at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. llleaman Moore. Harmony, recent- V.

Miss Nellie ftlat-Leiinaii. Sum-

spent the weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed- ward Macliennan. Victoria West.

Mrs Raiiisay Macbend. Victoria

ggwlg type of machine Threelican rlelcizates went to sortie trou- gm. ggmbinea on need and fif- ill? in am-mptinc to reassure men workers are employed the Canada that import restrictions year round. or. lnriii prodiicts would be used

limit where riecessar)' 400 DESHELS PER ACRE

modcratioii after cunuiiltation with Canadian authorities.

00 APT” 79' Wilt?" u” 19"” American representatives at the was written. Brain MPGIDS tkiwimaeiinr again showed interest in underway Ir Yorkshire. in dtl-5"lh' the Faiiadian grain marketing 1.. the potato operation. moriv stem and in the Floor and niip- dou It made of the fact that,pm-t price system being used yields are over 400 bushel perlpreseiitly The Federation's pro-

h" jwest. left on Monday. April lilth The answer was ”(lh! I thought lfor Boston. Mass. where she will

it was up that way some place." . The thousands of pamphlets.

sent out by the Trio el Bureau- and ('eiiteiinial Committee. will very effectively publicize this I

garden province. Those offices are. il'Ill'!G of business at the present: time - and the worst is yet to peome. ; The

"Summons” in mock iegal'

be under medical care All join in wishing Mrs. Macbeod a speedy

and wnhtbooklets and answers to enquiries '"""'-V-

The Presliylcrian l.atlics' Aid of Victoria West. met at the home c Mrs. Angus Eiiiiiuii. Springhill, on Tiiesdav. April 12th. with eleven members present. The roll call was answered by a verse of scrip- ture. The meeting was then open for business it was decided to

acre and that the seed is purchas- posed formula for support PTIFBS i phraseology, by Mayor J. Daiidi bu.V H "(W 1'-'il'ilPt fur the church.

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Ina &o reputation for producingsessitig the world butter situation me best need ntoolr. ;it was pointed out that there does

& method of planning i out-foot seem to be any place where (allows; M on. umgia country with a surplus of hitt- was dropped by hand ier could find an export home case man could plant W" K

-m I I 'W- -N" THE niit.uan's PROBLEM is made of machinery '1 '1” "Q"! Mumng Me” the editor of the Farmer's ”"”'ls Tm plmwr W Magazine discusses in I very in- ' mm" "'1. " metterestinrz fashion the problem fac- Hread-V made R "5 Justled by the farmer as he contem- llmler N driving " "ralghl plates his Spring seeding Once possible. There is a huge hop- me wed rs 1,, the ground the II Pl-9-NOV V5135 3 mled farmerln fortune in oommitted to need. Bdtllld 3Ill 509- the north There to still much d roe men. which makes work to be done but little of it ow of four b all. The men will make any difference now to are sitting on the machine the final result. The crop can iq the potatoes no they drop thrive. be harvested and sold at 5. hopper and place thorn a good price or fed to farm ani- rovolving ray in male If the crop in rich and

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The answer by no less Bl - "persoiiage" than Hun. L. B. Pearson put the OK. on the somewhat daring procerliire. it i -was an ”eyeopeiier" to toiiristl burcaiis across the Dominion. 3. Graham Rogers, chairman

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'plans in embryo. The province will, Iget more favorable publicity this iyear than ever before. I The big Canadian dailies have.

made favorable reference to ourl 0 Centennial. 1 I The great influx of tourists willi

find us ready. Col. Johnstones lbeautification competition in thee rural districts will pay off big-' Citizens of Charlottetown are al ready cleaning up lawns. paint- trig. and renovating.

but of ham which oorrios the ' potato forward and eventually down to the ground where it is ooverod lightly. In this manner about eight

nourishing the animals will grow and reward the hnabandmen for his devoted care.

But every farmer knows with in the Next few months many Hiings can happen. A de- vonoting storm in one night can

The big celebration is to mark lthe hundredth year of Charlotte- jtown existence as a city. but """:really the fortunes of the city and Summer.-tide and the many rural towns and villages. are in-

from Northern Scotland which,also evoked keen interest. in as-.513;-an was u,-"gm; um cha1iEng.; lt w-in also decided to clean the

church on Monday, May 2ntl and to la) the carpet tlic saute day. The next meeting is to be held at the hoiiic of Mrs. Burns Mac- Arthur, liiiiiiore.

Mr. and Mrs. Aiigiis MacArthur. Lnmore. returned home after

.. .of Provincial Transportation. also r 1 . . Under in humus R swms m than a man-sized job and has many iyelgylng . (M dais In Guemwni

Mrs Steiiiiing Macxevin and Aldcii. Borden. .-pent a few do at the home of Mrs. Mac- Aevins parents. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Smith. Victoria West.

The Springhill Women's Institute entertained the Enmore Women's Institute and Mt. Pleasant In- stitute members on Tuesday. April

' 5th. with twenty members present.

Roll call was answered by a house cleaning hint. Next place of meet- ing is to be at the home of Mrs. Claude Mat-Arthur. Springhill, on Tuesday, May 3rd.

Mr. Roland Bryant. North En- more. was a recent over night

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h other words double be sore- age in the some given niece of time. Conditions vary with oircum- in "M" fmm me 9"", and Itllleil 0' 90llT59- bl" 1 Ml" leave nothing but dusty husks. Iomkt-13101 ""id?'0d 35 MS "uni Some new and iintbought-of dis- operation WI9ld9l'0d 3'”"'”'Y use out rot the food of the bulls. baton the potato crop In nctunl- Perhaps the farmer's skill and a 5' planted. First the soil must kind Providence will allow the be carefully prepared as we do. crops to grow to maturity and When this has been nccompliith- they will be successfully harvest- ed the fertilizer to put on broad- ed. Perhaps the animals will nur- oast. than being no fertiliser nt- vive the perils of being born tachnnonto available er at loan and will count the l-wmrnhle evident pi-ounuy. Following this itw-um which prev Iron them we (Md 3 Mrefuny ,.idg,.,i. and will give the former thrifty then m, um,” Dimmn N. dp.'.FPlllTflS for their food. tncrlbod above ht-gins As i satdi Md 39' "9 m".V flllfl "W" lb

beat the yoimg stalks down and break their backs. Weeks of dry weather can suck all the life-giv-

., . guest of Mr. and Mrs, William fits one benefits the other. Toiir- Mr. Claude MacArthur. Spring- ists will want to explore the whole! hill. was a recent overnight guest Island; take excursions and deeplat the home of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd "3 timing Qxperipncggl Lidstone, Summerside. Many will not have ever neenl g - -A 1- , - -- an an MAtsh.tlit".:iinimer progresses thci Mrs” lstanlp-V. D-Vm"" ."' and "' tempo will be getting live-lg: :,:;:F:n:dl"lgldth'3a1"h'fl9r lier. it will be reminiscent. of them! an". en 0"" wt" slogan of the late P. T. Barnum - the rootaot showman of his fine. vln. "Neverndtillmomont." ”Snmething doing every minute." There will be many kinds of "floats." parades and pageants.

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TREATED WOOL

A Danish firm is piorlui-in: knit- ting wool specially treated to make

the potato need is itttllllv unver- od i this operation. Often the covering is too light. requiring lie mound to be gone over again to cover them thoroughly. From liere on the ordinary regular cul- tivation begins.”

IEIF AUCTIONI

Quoted directly I-om Mr. John- otone'l letter is n description of cattle auctions. "All animals should be in their pens at the market before eleven a.m. Each farrIor"n animals are kept h n noparnte pen and are sold one after the other when its owners number comes up. The owner's numbers are chosen very de- mocratically, in as much as they are picked from a hat and plac- ed on the animals in that order. Thu are then nold in the order bnwn.

man with a huge voice and an excellent Service Record during he War. stands in n oovortd booth with his clerk on too for aide of the auction ring As each animal utters it in weighed and its weight registcitsi in a huge hand above the entrance. Just to oolnplicnte matters for me the woighta are in hundredweigbts and to the nearest quarter. As the Long Ton is used in Britain n bundrodweight is not actually a idredwelght but one hundred Old twelve pounds; therefore n quarter is twenty-eight pounds. Next there in the matter of oat- eulntlng in pounds, shillings and .3 pence. Add to this the converti- if? too of sterling to dollars and cents . and you have the picture. The - g pound to actually to sell for 82.80 i but by the time the banks have eompleted all their subtle little hblcacles. 1 costs something Quite different. But what in really g koala h when you try to recon- vnt It to the dollar and find It has shrunk beyond recognition. Now if on animal weighs eleven hundred- walght plus an odd quarter or two and nelln for Eftlfu, per cwt. I is very eoslly seen how simple I would be for Etnstleo to tell I how much it ooaia die butcher per pound "

l'AP MEETING

The auctioneer a large mouth:-(ll

't'nnre good food grown hi the country than the people can eat. T that. beeauneh:f n lnnolnoss sump. the people ve not enough money to buy his food. Or. lorl"'l . ant one of a dozen other reasons! A! mmy .5 "meme" "rams mm, hnnnd his cnnm”. M, can. .have been scheduled for the monthl not sell his food for . mm, A11," A"R""- 7;": 1"h!9ld"';'"h" eh”. 53",”, gg Md m ' mnventions eng e ere w ding... mp y.g."i.s .( gxamzlr-. be linking place at rogiilnr inter- kef s an the hard tom of t'lie'Vl1l- farmer's life and he faces theml 51 ti! 31011"! If Allust the with courage that is sometimes Centennial fever will reach its hard to understand. zenith. The Caledonian games s-m--m---mm anti the Exhibition and races will TRAVELLING IOSTESB take place h the oorlier port LIVERPOOL. Dnglnnd ICPi .. of 5,, mm”. Park!-h:(l)i;ed Janet Jones, Welsh na- iona tees. returned here after MIXING 's 16.000-mile tour to encourag North Anicricait tourists to visit Th? m3"l.V 3” 9' 39" d0'3HCC Wales During the tour which iri.,land offencet will be an import- ciuded Toronto and Yancoiiver nndjnnt factor it the line of popular I-:7a1R7l,V""A7'l'lCl'l('all cum. nbe NH'lflf'crilQl'10lDl'l'lIlt. There in a possib- i re oand television appeoranres. mgy .( . chgmpimgmp 5.”; 5.. j" ,-'s- in; staged here. g . """G.TEN”"E , The different committee. seem .paiiish colonial rule in Mexico, , ' . 13...": mm, 1571 ,0 the Wm, nf very much alive and energetic. gintiependence starting in 1810 iTheir zealous interest in the ouc-

ARCHITECTS ” ENGINEERS CONTRACTORS I U I L D I I 3

Each month's program has al- ready been linde available by means of pamphlets and fold-

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Shaw service in precast ooncreto shapes includes a complete range of lin- tels and window -eills. Stock shapes and sizes for prompt shipment Custom shapes and sizes to spockicntiooa

Another Show contribu- . - tion in the endless battle -'1-it against time and rising

E3. . Engineering oosistnnce without obligation it do- sited.

on April mi: and mi; Nomi America representatives of the International Federation of Agri- culture Prodtu-on met it want- irgfon to consider the variety of problerns foelng agriculture. A re- ceot t-Qort from the CFA Office mentions that consideration was - 9 the potato; situation nn

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Use Show precast lintels and sills on your next job.

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cons of the big show should peg. till” I Prnlrlm pnr celloncn.

The Centennial presents a grand chance for the rural districts to demonstrate ”arts and crafts" - of early and modern times - by means of floats and at the same time ndvertise their wares - brlngfgrlpt to their own mills"; for instance if people of the' Egmont Bay district. who are al- ready fnmous as weavers of mats and rugs would rig up 3 non, demonstrating their special skills. and have n chance to make dlrectl sales to tourists.

smart new styling . . . at your Dodge-lo Soto tlcalort mv!

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-on Tuesday evening, March 29th. friends and neighbours gath- ered nt the home of Mrs. Stan- ley Dyment. Sprlnghill. to honor Mr. David Dyment on his 92nd birthday.

Although at this advanced ago Mr. Dyment enjoys good health and is up and around every day. He hikes around here and there where he can c i arse with the older folks.

Mrs. Kenneth l-jninan read a compliments , address. Then Mar- garet nnd Earle Dyment then. pre- sented a wagon loaded with gifts and a prettily decorated birth- day cake made by Mrs. Stanley Dyment. p

Mr. Dyment tlien thanked all his friends and neighbours for their gifts. The guests then sang. Happy Birthday. A very pleasant evening was then enjoyed. Music was fur-

nished by Erwin Dugan. Gerald

Dyment p Dainty refreshments was theni served by the Institute mem- hers. .

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Burton

-Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Grif- fin. Burton. had as their guest Sunday. April 17th. their daughter, Mrs. Clem Olconnor. Cape Wolfeu

Louis and 1)annie Dalton. Bur-4 ton. attended the L-H Calf Club, meeting held in Cape Wolfe Halli Monday evening. April llth.

Mrs Edna Callicutt and non Reggie. Burton. were visitors to Summerside on Friday. April 15.

Many of the farmers are takini: advantage of the good price of- fered for potatoes and are busily engaged in grading and hauling them. The hauling is proving quite a difficult task owing to the very bad condition of the roads.

Leo Prtivest, Burton. spent the past week-end visiting relatives in Richmond. g

Friends of Mrs Clifford Culli-I ctitt. Burton. are pleased to see her out again since her bout with the ”flu.'' i

Mrs. Arthur Perry. also Miss Bernice Clements. Biirtun. were to Burton on Sunday, .iprill7th.

The (iratle I anti ll pupils of Burton School are taking advan-; tage of the Polio lllttClli' n and attended the Clinic on Mondayp April lftth.

Mr. Patrick Otonnor. Capcl Wolfe. was a visitor at the home; of his son-in-law and daughter Mr. I and Mrs. Peter Dalton, Burtonp on Sunday, April l7th. I

The following. teachers attendedi the Teachers Convention held last week in Charlottetown. Mrs. Ed- ward A. Griffin and Miss Mary C MacGregor. Burton; Miss Annivv

Will Iacliines take

away yonr job? May Renderla Digest given you I Phlt It "nutnmation". the amal- irng new technique of handing over entire hooks to machines - and shows why it. promises more jobs. better working conditions.

Anne lnmw l.iiulliergh's 'lCili Fron llie Sea"

in May Render-'n Digest, N1. Lindbergh shares her hard-won answers to life's challenges. (19- pnge donontlon from the widely acclaimed I8.” boat solid.)

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WE'RE DH OUR WAY T0 SEE THE EXCITING

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DE SOTO Spring Carnival

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g periodic tension? Ml! Render”: Digeot tells how doctors on nombntinu the needles iory of pm-menetrual A ' - welnsenin moot common nervous ihorder. ea May macaw. Digest todyiyr 36 articles of lasting interest, in- E in but from leading ' incision and o-vent bookn. in condensed Iona.

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M. 0'Bollernn. Capo Wolfe: Mll- Rayrnond Stewart. Glengnrrv; Mr!- Myrtle Doyle. Cunpbollton.

Minn Audrey Doyle. who ll Hr riding at the home of her aunt and uncle. Mr. and Mrs., Frank Butler. Glengnry. spent Sunday. April 17. at the home of her par- ents. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Doyle. Cnmpbellton. '

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-Mrs. Ada McArtbur has re- turned io her home after spend- ing some time in Sherbrook. guest of her son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson.

Her many friends are pleased to know that Mrs. Frank Dunn has returned to her home after successfully undergoing an opera- tion in the Prince County Hospi-

and Claude MacArtliur.'ml

Her many friends are pleased to learn that Mrs. Edttiund Kelly has left Western Hospital much improved in health.

Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Wallace and their daughter. Mrs. Weldon Rennie were visitors to Summer- side on Wednesday.

Mr. Myron Mt'Al'IllUl' was a vis-

O'Brien on So

Mr. and Mrs. mun Contain W39 "993 tuooln of Mr. and Mn Rlymo Brennan.

Mr. and Mrs. lverott Wood 1137? p'a'r'.”J't'. ?ii'"..l'"ii.."". "” ett uuuuwi. ' .' ""