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SHIRES (C. E. Mackenzie)

‘We stated, the writer is not as ‘much at home as when comment- ling on the hamess horse. therefore liif mistakes are made, these articles

are open to correction and the

i, writer would consider it a favor if (‘any reader would assist in making memoirs more correct so that if your horsemen deem them worthy __0f bcing preserved they will be a. -true account of the horses import- to Prince Edward Island. It is ‘only in this way we may be able ‘to lay foundations for better

breeding in the future. If my llrt and informant is cor- rect, tlic firs‘. importation of the shire breed to this province was the horse Wallace. This horse was fbiought out at the same time a5 Stockman and if I mistake not was used in Queen's and King's Counties. Two of the sons of Wal- lace that‘ were outstanding were. “General Wallace" and “Black "i both were what ma might call heavy agricultural horses to- day and sired a. class of horses much sought after by horse deal- ors, as they were low set and suit- able for the inter-Maritime trade at that time. To illustrate the fact that these horses were tranpy and

k ‘ light IOOtGd it might be noted that

the dam 0f Dougans famous Bare ney B. was sired lly General Wal- lace, while a son of “Black Rock" at the age of twenty was still in use in a livery bam in Maine.

The next Shir¢ importatioifwas "Brown Stout" a beautiful sell brovm horse owned by Mr. Mac- Ras of Bedeque. The writer has very vivid recollections of having being planed on "Brown Stoutls” back by a Mr. John Sucker who had charge of him. Eastern Bay was his best known son although "General Gordon", another son was a good stock horse that sired. many general purpose horses in Queen's County, but it was Brown Stoutb daughters that made a name for him; they were wonder- ful brood mares, having thick-set bodies and good feet and legs that

so ‘much sought for 'in those

er days in draft horses. These _

mares when crossed with either Qlyde, Percheron or blood horses, lllways produced good colts. Young Royal Tom, another seal brown liner-sq of massive proportions was pilnclpally used in King's County. anddid much to improve the draft industry there.

:.“Siink Island Hero" brought hcrc by Mi‘. MaoRae to replace "Brown Stout" was a larger liorsc than his predecessor and when crossed vgith Brown Stout mares, produced many desirable draft horses. His known son was “Black Hero" who had goime of the blood of Flying Frenchman through his 13m. He produced a class of good gineral purposes horses. The horse. "fink Heart" imported from Eng- lflld by the late George Tweedy of Alwerton, was a typical Shire lurse, who although not long in tflb stud here on account of an ac- cfient, produced ‘many good hor-

lberty and Honest Lincoln, two nil-salvo horses imported by Mr. ‘Iieedy and Mr. Fred Gard, South- pQ-t; both these horses had what niflny people called "rat talls"—- nit is their tails were bare of hiiil’ and gave them an odd apntarfliice- Both weighed over a ton and they both produced large colts. Lucky Harry was another of Mi‘- Tweedys imporiatlons: this hoist‘ did not live long, hence left few colts.

Mr. Gard also imported Glorious. a bright yellow with iisht mam and tail, a. thick massive fellow down near the ground. His colt-S were like himself and proved good work horses. Dunsmore Gay had a beautiful dank chestnut welkhiili-l about eighteen hundred, was another of Mr. Gum's‘ ihlilflriil‘, tions, many horsemen consldcrlnii,‘ him the best shire brought tol Prince Edward Island. His colt-i were good looking, trairpy hoist-t

that 501d gm- goOd money. Gay Lad

a son of Canute, one of the sintiniown Shire horses of his time. -

For a ‘umber of years following the importation or "Gay Lad" Shires seemed to be on the wane h! this province, but after a 1W Years Mr. James Roper imported 6

typical Shir? in Ranging Duke. i‘ .

son of Ridwarc Ranger. a noted horse in migland. This horse's colt-i were very nice horse; that; seemed to have lots of pep and his daugh- ters were good blood mares. Another shire importation was the horse Royal Edward whose sire "Groves Hero" traced back 0'1 both dos to the noted {Your

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Still another good Shire horse was "Nateby Messenger" whose sire "Gunthorpe Advance" was a, noted prize winner at English shows. He did not remain long in the stud, and hence we have not many of his colts here.

"Pride of Huron" was, I think. the best Shire importation here. This horse was a splendid type of a Shire, but proved a. failure as a breeding horse. I do not think we have a Shire horse here at present. Clydcs having the ‘ascendancy, but from the clas of horses sired by the majority of our earlier Shire horses it seems as though, while Shires may not have the clean flat bone of the ciydcs, they have that th‘ck, massive body, that one likes to see in a draft horse. They also had a nice spring of rib, giv- ing thcni a nice turned appearance which is so desidable in any horse.

As this brings the principal im- portatlong of Shires up to the present, the writer wouldwlsh t0

0f Shipping Club

The annual meeting of iii" Ugg and Grandvieiw Shipping Club was held in the Orange Hall at Uigg 0n Thursday evening, anuary lfuh. A goodly number of farmers Was pres- ent and the meeting was conducted with the usual orderly and business like procedure and decorum After delivery of the Presidential address and the Secretary's finaneul sillio- ment, both of which ac herewith appended, the usual matters iii‘ bus- iness, incident io m9€tiil§f> o.’ this nature were transacted. '1'E.¢~..~ m. eluded the election of officers ior the GYlSLIlIIg year. 1121551112 of resolu- tions, and the rc-eiigaginl: oi ii Hoe- retary manager. Alter the comple- tion of all busiiieac tFallStlNiulis and Nmllfifs by various membw prog- ent, the meeting came to an end by

the National Anthem.

Tlic President in tlic course of his; address said the Club had come to its 9th annual meeting. It had pus- sed the testing time 0f the organ-

know i! there has been any omis- sions or errors in this brief ac- count of Island Shires.

COVEHEAD INSTITUTE

The Covehead Road Women's Institute held their February meet- ing at the home of Mrs. Eddie Reardon with eight members and three visitors present. Three new members joined. Meeting opened by ‘singing "Jingle Bells.” Roll Call was answered. by a Valentine verse. Minutes of last meeting were read and -8|’)I)l‘0\‘0d. Reports of Committees were heard. Frillt was bought for sick. School com-

jmittee guarantees two visits next

month to make up for deficiency this month. It was moved and se- conded that box social and dance be held in school Feb. 21st. Next meeting to be held at the home of Mrs. Jack Bcrrigan. Roll. call to be answered by "Sitting on a bottle and ‘threading a needle." Meeting to be opened by singing “Carry M6 Back to Old Virginnia.” Meeting closed by singing National Anthem. An enjoyable lunch was servcl by the hostess. '

ST. CATIIERINES INSTITUTE

The January meeting of St, Catherines Women's Institute was held at the home of Mrs. Ted Stretch on January 11 with eleven members and four visitors present and the president in the chair. T118 meeting opened by repeating Creed in unison. On the absence of the secretary Miiss Hlen Morrison was appointed to act for the evening. Roll call was answered wltha ques- tion box. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted. The buying mmmittce reported having bought 50 lbs." sugar and 200 bags for candy for Christmas con- cert and returned 25 cents.

Mrs. Osborne invited the members for the next meeting, roll call to be answered with Valentine Verses. Meeting was closed by singing God Save the King.

The December meeting of St. Catherines Women's Institute met at the home of Mrs. John T. In- man on December 14, 1032, with ten memicers and three visitors present and the president in the chair. The meeting opened by sin!- ing “A Goodly Thing it is to Meet" and repeating the Creed in unison.

On the absence of the secretary Marie Darrach was appointed to act for the evening. Roll call was an- swered by the name of a Canadian author. The minutes of the previous meeting were real thd adopted.

Under the heading of New B115- ness it was moved and seconded that several bills be mid. It was moved by Mrs. Mac Morrow, second- ed by Miss Helen Morrow that the sclicol committee buy a Gallon 0f p11 m oil the hall. A note from Mrs. John MacEaehern was read statinl that she was unable to act as sec- retary for the coming year. Mflflc Darracli was thcn ailllilillivd 5mm‘ tary for the coming year. It was moved by Mrs. John Iiiman second- ed by Mrs. JamesLamont that U" buying committee be 81W" three dollars to buy 50 lbs sugar mid 30° ‘bags to make candy w 5°" “t the Christmas concert. Mrs. Ted Stffiiflll inviizd the mcmbefls for "w" “m” meeting, i-oii cnll m be answered by a question box. A dainty lunch was served by the MEWS" The meeting was closed by 511181118 5"“ Lang syne-

_____________ Pattinx the "u" in “Bu”

“Yes,” said iiic 21mm!’ °h°il~ “before we were married she used w s“, (Byp-bye‘ go sweetly when I left her. Now it is 'l.3"l"b"y""

said his ri-hhii- "It" 9"" a different spell W" Y°“'""‘B9" mi armsiirivt- ’ . .'."

ization and we had not altogether been found wanting. Tlicrc is a world-wide cfiort being made to ad- iiwt salaries and overhead expenses in line with the low prices of agri- cultural products. Happily, this or- ganization is not suffering from in- justice of this kind. At a meeting oi’ the Board at Saekville, the or- ganization made one man do the work of two a’ a reduced salary, and the secretnrv, working mi a one per cent commission basis finds his compensation reduced tn a vanish- ing point. All public utilfii-s. the president declared, sliculd be rogu- lat/xi in this manner with a sliding scale of sakiries and ilie Dfflfiis ac‘ cording to the price of commodities.

"Our shipping club," the presid- ent reported, "is one of the many clubs scattered throughout the Do- minion. We form a branch of the Canadian Livc<."cck CO-0])!‘l‘lil,lt'(‘, Maritime sect-ion. We are aillliii/ted at the present with several other Co-operatives throughout Canada, such as the Quebec dc Fedcree; Un- ited Farmers of ‘Ontario; Alberta Livestozk Co-oyrraative; siiskaatche- wan Gav-operative Lives-leek Produ- cers, and the Manitoba Livestock Producers. Thai with so many eo- operatlvcs workrx: in conjunction wc are hopeful iliili‘ ill ilie near fu- ture we shall lic ulilg to get a grip hold on marketing technology to sueli an cxtent that farmers will re- ecive a net price inure in line with existing consumption values of the time.

"To bring about .‘~iii'il results, tve are depending, as in nil things, on the loyalty of our united 111611117315. We regret t/o notc in this respect that a few rcizard their signed eon- tract as merely a scrap of papri- which they are ready io repudiate without a consideration, for their fellow, shippers.

“As a rule farmers who have tried other channels of cfspcsing of their stock are becoming more appraised of the value of the service rendered by their club. There is no other system of business where onc can ajust overhead expenses to quick- er or better equation. Some mem- bers were lurccl away by the Ander- sen or Gold chimera of inflated prices. With a few more experiences of this kind ilicy will become wary of those quoting beyond market vul- ucs." .

The club conducted 20 shipments of hogs, lambs and calves:

Comment was then made upon the prevailing low prices. The 119i"? was expressmd- that livestock pro- moters} would cooperate in estab- lishing their own slaughtering plan‘ in Charlottetown.

Financial Statement

1032 1931 Number of shipments 16 18 Number of hogs shipped. 602 608 Number of selects .. 20B 206 Number of b8fIOilS 213 200 Balance ofi‘ grades ltll 202 Prices ranged as follows. i101‘ month: (per cwt. bacon). " Jan. $4.00 May 3.05 Sent 4.10 Feb. 4.90 June 4.00 Oct 3.90 Mar. 4.05 July 3.05 Nov. 3.20 Apr. 3.75 h...’ 4.30 Dec. 3.20 1932 1031 Num. oi‘ 2i....~.. Jiipllflli - 220 263

Range of pfici‘ June-December, 7 cents down to $3.25.

39, 1981, 27.

Ranging in price season and ifradinfl $3.40 per cwt. '

according to to $6.50

all hands joining heartily in singing’

Number of calves 8111111811 1932.|

Preparation

(Experimentl-l Farms Note)

Good seed grain may be defined as clean, sound and uniformly plump grain obtained from strong healthly. plants belonging to a pure or relatively pure variety which is well adapted to the needs of the district in which it is to be used.» Where one is obliged to purchase seed, the safest Seed in which to

it isofficlaily guaranteed to possess all of theoualilfications of good seed. as above defined. T1115 guar- antee has behind it the Canadian Seed Growers‘ Association and the Dominion Seed Branch aided by the Experimental Farms Branch of the Federal Department of Agricul- ture.

adapted to the district where they are to be grown is a matter of im- portance and since many new var- ieties are constantly under test at our v Experimental Stations, farmers should note carefully the results obtained at these institutions and be guided by them.

In the production of good seed, care should be, taken to sec that the crop is fully mature before fill-WIS. Where 10w spots occur, it may be necessary to handle them Separately in order to provide a- gainst the inclusion of unripe grain.

In thYE-ihlng the crop, the con- caves should not be set so close that the grain will be damaged. At present a. great deal of really good bhfley is badly damaged from it seed standpoint, during the threshing operations. by having the ends of the kernels broken or othervllsc injured. Close threshing is l'ablc to injure the germ.

The iicxt step in the preparation of good seed grain consists in the fiihhive and grading o! the grain to remove light kernels, weed seeds and dirtsFor this undertaking the screens to be used must be care. fully selected to insure that, tho 096011135 are of the proper size and smile W Perform the work requir- ed. Mmly good fanning mills have been discarded simply on account 0f the absence of suitable screens, whereas material for the construc- tion of such screens can be had [Willi 0!‘ fHTOHBh. the manufacturer of this machine. '

Dllriilg till! past seven or eight years, the difficulty in connection with the proper cleaning and gmd. ‘"8 °1' Seed 8min has been reduced considerably by the opening up Q1’ custom cleaning plants which are (‘qufiapcd with power fanning mills and graders. and well supplied with sieves to clean and grade the dif- ferent knldii of grain that may be broilght l0 $119171. T119513 cleaning Fla-ms are Often provided with blflivrrs for cleaning floors, bins and Shoots so that contamination from these sources is reduced to the minimum.

01mm‘! 8min should always be Dlaeed immediately in clean con- tainers and pmlegflefl fmm an dflilscr of contamination.

iioodBreeding Stock Still S9113 1138611

It will be recalled that the Sheep and Swine Division of the Dominion Live Stock Branch at the recent sale of breeding stock at the Wcyburn Industrial Farms conducted by the Public Works Department of the government of | Saskatchewan. bought up all the iavailable purebred gilts. Tin-re were quite a number of those, and the purpose of the Federal De- partment in making the purchase was to facilitate the distribution of this lilgh quality breeding stodk to farmers interested in hog produc- tion in Saskatchewan.

Reports received from depart- mental officials in Saskatchewan show that these sows literally sifd themselves. There was some con- cern in the minds of many inter- ested at tlic time the purchase was made that some difficulty might be experienced in disposing of the stock. fine as it was, even under the attractive terms of the Brood Sow Policy. Evidences have shown not only was this concern unwar- ranted but many more gilts of this fine type and quality could have been disposed of. As a matter of fact, so many enquiries were re- ceived that the District Swine Grader is making a special effort to secure a supplementary supply of gilts from breeders of purebred

lar a Bnout on all hogs marketed throush the livestock/ship]; iig 0111113- aiid an inveztfgatlon into the spread

1032 193i Total value slilp- ments $5,796.93 $0,487.62 stock. Deductions contingent fund, 1932 $40.38. current expenses $42.23} Balance to be refunded $7.15. . R ' '.--- adopfed ' ‘ " ’ rc-

guestflntafederalbonllsofoaedol

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‘ .. the raw and finished pro- duct. .

invest is "Registered Seed", since.

The use of varieties which are"

. nnissaeu School,

Seed Fair

Class I-Grnins . Oats-l Anne Rourke, 2 Olive Dviivai‘, 3 Bruce MaeLaren, 4 Irene Dewar. Wheat-l Bruce MaeLurcn. Anne

war. '

Bilrlvy—l Kenneth MacLaren,'2 Laurctta Sullivan.

Corn-kl Jean Marion MllcQuan-lo v Beans-J Margaret Munn, 2 CrOr- Eden DNVfil‘, 3 Athol Dewar, 4 Ken- livili Dcivni‘.

MacQuarrlc, 2

(Yiuss ll-Rfiols

fl M Potatoes-d Ola Hamilton, 2 Anivmse Cronin, 3 Bruce Mac- Liirr-ii. 4 Cecil Power.

[ (I Potatoes-l l Jcaii Mac-Quar- L‘ lvlarloir hfacquarric.

Tui-iiipsr-l Bruce MacLaren, 2 Bciasic Stewart. 3 Robert Stewart, 4 Albert Murphy.

Carrots-l Aime Rourke, 2 Irene Rois. 3 Mabel Moore, 4 Atliol De~ war. _

Parsnips-l Irene Rosa. 2 Athol Deivar. 3 Gordon Deivar. 4 Ken- netli Dewar.

Class III-Vegetables flromatoes-l Lois Robertson, 2 Harry Mellish, 3 Catherine Robert- son, 4 Mabel Moore,

Cucumbers-l Irene Dewar, 2 Ola Hamilton, 3 Mabel Moore, 4 Marion MaoQuarrie.

Beets-l Aime Ross, 3 Albert Martin.

Cabbage-l Albert Murphy, 2 Anne-Rourke, 3 Newton Smith, 4 Elliott Smith.

Rourke. 2 Irene Murphy, 4 Cyrus

Pumpkin-d Cecil Power, 2 Ola Hamilton. 3 Irene Res“, 4 Olive Dewar.

Squash-l Harry Melllsh.

Class IV-Flowcrs

Sweet Pcas—i Margaret Munn, 2 Fred Martin, 3 Ellsworth Ross.

Mixed FlOWDFSr-l Mabel Moore, 2 Margaret Munn, 3 Marion Mac- Quan-ie, 4 Flora Martin.

Gladiolus-l Jean lifaeQuarrie, 2 Olive Dewar.

Geranium-l Olive Dewar, 2

Catherine Corcoran, 3 Eva Marni, 4 Irene Dewar. Class V-Frult

N. S. Appler-l Blair Macbaren. 2 Fred Martin.

Wealthy Apples-i Kenneth Mc- Laren, 2 Aniic Donahue, 3 Mildred Smith.

Plums-d Kenneth Muc-Lnrcn. ‘Crab A].\])'.C$-—-1 Anne Donahue, 2 Elliott Smith, 3 Ruili Lloyd, 4 Newton Smith.

Class VP-Callllilig Canned Strawberries -- 1 Irene Dewar, 2 Eva Mann, 3 Olive Dewar. Canned Beets-l ltfurgaret Munn 2 Olive Dewar, 3 Irene Dewar.

Class VIP-Cooking Bread-l Annc Rourke. 2 Irene Dewar, 3 Eva Mann, 4 Laurctta Sullivan.

Biscuits-d Florence Donahoe. 2 Eva Mann, 3 Lois Robertson, 4 Anne Rourke.

Ginger Snaps~l Irpne Dewar, 2 Reta Donahoe. ‘

Pie-l Mabel Moore, 2 Lois Ro- bertson, 3 Olive Dewar, 4 Florence Donahoe.

Fudge-l ltlabrl Moore. 2 Dewar, 3 Irene Dewar. 4 Rourke. ' . q School Lunch-l Marion Mac- Quarrie, 2 Mildred sinlth. 3 Mar garet Munn, 4 Jean Mat-Quarrie.

Olive Anne

Class tilli-Scwlng Apron-l Frances Sullivan. 2 Jean MacQuarrie, 3 Lillian Walsh. 4 Marion MacQuari-ic.

Embroidered Linen-l Lucile

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I-Iemstitching-i Eva Mann. Margaret Munn, 3 Laurctta Sulli- van, 4 Beati-‘cc Sullivan. Knitted Seek-l Catherine Sulli- van. Mended Sock l Florence Dona hne,,2 Catherine Sullivan.

Embroidered Lutcn .1 Olive Dc- war, 2 Florence Curran.

Class IX-Alanuiil ‘Training Milking Stool~1 (Iordoii Wllklc. Nail BOX-l Elliott Smith.

Feed Hopper-l Newton Smith. 2 Harry Melllsh.

Bird House-l Ray Coady.

liuriv ‘.1 liisll, Z

Clasg X_Llvc Stork mid Pini- ' try

Dairy Calt—i Ola Hamilton, 2 Andy Doyle, 3 Iioiillrtil riiacLai-eh. 4 Mabel Moore.

Calf (wet Brcccli --1 Bruce Mac- Laren.

P. R. Chickens-l Oiv. l-iaaiilton. 2 Mabel Moore. 3 I‘.l;. worth Ross, 4 Olive Dewar.

cuss xi-i'~l'cc1'o=is Weeds-l New Perth School, 2

Rourke. a Olive Dewar, 4 ‘Irene ne-

Campbell, z Liilizlii Campbell. i

3 RASGIIQIQI

Brudenell School, Rpsenggth School, 4 Union Road School. Wood—1 New Perth school. Insects-l Roscneath School, 2 Union Road School, 3 Brildenell School, 4 New Perth School.

Class XII-School Work

Mail P. E. I.—l Eva Mann, 2 Neal MacNclil, 1i Margaret Power, 4 Reta Prauglit.

Map Alaritllmc Provinces-l Ca- therine Sullivan, 2 Freq Martin, 3 Florence Donahoe. 4 Iois Robert- son.

Map Canada-l Olive Dewar, 2' Reta Corooraii, 3 Aiiiic Rourke, 4 Flora Martin.

Drfiwinl (Apples) -- 1 Mildred Smith, 2 Gordon Wilkie, 3 John Coreoran, 4 Harriett Campbell. _

Beets-l l-Iazel Robertson. 2 Bruce MacLaren, 3 Catherine Ro- bertson, 4 Cecil Power.

Grapes-l Ted Melllsh. 2 Smith. 3 Margaret worth Ross.

Car~l Catherine Corcoran, 2 Cyrus Martin, 3 Gerturde Power, 4 Fred Martin.