1. Grants to Women's Institutes Grants are paid to the Women’s Institutes in the
‘Province in accordance with the number of mem-
bers in each Institute. 2. Farmers’ institute Policy —
A grant of $10.00 per year is paid to Farmers’ In-
stitutes on receipt of their list of members. A fur- ther 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
‘ on approved rams: One-half is
13. Ram Premium Policy - This is a joint Dominion-Provincial Policy, and premiums are paid at the rate of. $12.00 and 0” paid by each De-~ partment. Lo sn : 14. Subsidy on Grade “A” Lambs The Provincial Department pays a premium of — seventy-five cents (75c) on all Grade *A” ewe and wether lambs that are rail graded through an_ap- proved packing plant in the Maritimes. 15. Sheep Killed by Dogs | , ~that the
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1 ; The De ent pays $6.00 per -sieep- ore Bears ee of the prize money Soca on tm th in Wie: ga of d The a = : ‘ farmer must notify his nearest detachment of the
4. Assistance to Junior Farmer R.C.M.P. who makes a survey and sends a report |
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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 to Agricultural Students
Assistance is granted to students in
for the degrees of B.Sc. (Agr.), 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: Assistance is-also granted to the ex-
tent of $1.00 per day towards the board of students taking a farm course at a recognized school of 6. Grants to Breed Associations
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 th Sheep Breeders’ Association.
7. 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 holi- days, plus the cost of drugs and materials when used.
8. Artificial Insemination The Department pays the expenses of training in- seminators, and also pays for the semen which is purchased from the Central Artificial Breeding Co- operative Ltd. Fredericton, New Brunswick. $26,000.00 is allocated for this service during the
coming year.
9. Dairy Herd Improvement 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 keep- ing 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.
10. Calfhood Vaccination
This program is continued on a voluntary basis, and the Department pays orte-quarter of the cost of the vaccination.
11. Stallion Premium Policy
The Stallion Premium Policy for registered stallions ig a Dominion-Provincial Policy, and pays $6.00 on each foal sired by a Grade “A” stallion, and $4.00 om those sired by a Grade “B” stallion. One-half of the bonus is paid by each Department.
12. Boar Bonus Policy
A bonus of $16.00 is paid on Class “A” boars, and $12.00 on Class “B” boars that are in active service at time of inspection. All boars to be eligible for bonus must be from dams that have an Advanced Registry score of 85 or better. '
28. Policy
16. Worm Control in Sheep
The Department pays three cents (3c) each on the purchase of phenothiazine tablets for the con-
trol of worms in sheep. 17. Brooder House Policy
Assistance to the extent of one-half of the pur- chase price of a brooder stove, but not to exceed $15.00, is paid poultry producers—when-a-suitable— brooder house is constructed.
18. Approved Flock Policy—
' Bloodtesting
Department of Agraulture. A small charg for the drawing of the blood sample, and the testing is done at-the Provincial Laboratory.
19. _Cockerel Assistance Policy
This Policy provides assistance to the extent of $1.00 per bird to those farmers who buy cockerels to head the approved flocks in the Province.
20. Package Bees
The Department of Agriculture pays the express on package bees imported into the Province each spring by the bee keepers.
21. Grants to Exhibitions
Regional Exhibitions receive a 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 Province, as well as to the Royal Winter Fair, Toronto, and the Maritime Winter Fair when re-established. : 22. Limestone Policy oe A bonus of $3.60 per ton is paid toward the freiiit on agricultural limestone imported into this Prov- ince. This is a Dominion-Provincial Policy, and the subsidy is paid on a 60-40 basis.
23. 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 (414) per ounce of acid content in each gallon, but in no case to exceed one-half the pu chase price.
24. Soil Testing
A free soil testing service is available to the farm- ers of the Province, and to assist in this service the Provincial Department of Agriculture main- tains an Assistant at the Soil Testing Laboratory, Experimental Farm, Charlottetown.
25. 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.
26. Demonstration Work
Demonstration work may take the form of fertilizer tests, or testing different varieties of clovers, grains.and other material.
27. Farm Labour
The Provincial Department pays one-half the transportation on seasonal farm labour which may be moved from one section of the Province to an- other, or brought in from another province.
A planting service has been inaugurated by the Forestry Division -whereby pieets em@ te tenor for planting, were supplied land odwners at a nominal charge per acre,
29. Farm Loan Policy
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Assistance may be granted to young farmers who have reached the age of Di gm, <% ‘ane mod
their 35th birthday to purchase land, build or repair farm buildings, purchase Geese end or other purposes relating to the operation of his farm. The approval of lame i auder the a. Board and security is in the form of a first mortgage on the property. The easieuee leew
exceed $10,000 and cannot represent more than 85% of the approved value of the security offered,
Staff Members, Department of Agriculture
ADMINISTRATION Hon. Eugene Cullen, Minister S. C. Wright, Deputy Minister J. V.MacIntyre, Accountant ,
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 , William Lacey Herd Improvement Promoter
WOMEN'S INSTITUTE DIVISION Theresa MacLeod, Director Women’s Work Regina Gillis, Assistant ~ Irene Mountain, Assistant Bertha DesRoches, Extension Worker Doris LeClair, Extension Worker
VETERINARY DIVISION Dr. _G. C. Fisher, Provincial Animal Pathologist and Director Veterinary Services
EXTENSION DIVISION S. David Peacock, Director of Field Work David P. MacLean, Field Worker, King’s Co. Audrey MacMillan, Field Worker, Queen’s Co R. Allan Palmer, Field Worker, Prince Co. Andrew Humphrey, Assistant Soil Analyst David Rogers, Potato’ Fieldman William E. Sterns, Horticultural Fieldman George MacNeill, Poultry Fieldman David Ward, Economist John H. Chandler, Agronomist
FORESTRY DIVISION
J. Frank Gaudet, Provincial Forester Wendell Profitt, Assistant Provincial Forester
FARM IMPROVEMENT SERVICE Anson MacLaughlan, Director
BUNBURY NURSERY
Robert Snazelle, Director