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(Yompreliensive Review of Agricultural Activities

Survey of Prince Edward Island’s main Industry during the past

B1‘ W. R. SHAW

DPDHLV Minister of Agriculture Prince Edward Island nirins.

raw and 11111511011 products. 1min prolzriiin 01 production was

meet enicraonev conditions. A dis- tinct cnancc was noticeable in 1110 IIZLYICU’ 11nd kind of RTLilD produced. '.l‘li1s ".1115 oue 111 a great mcastuc to Depaiiniciilal policy which 1nvo.v-l

barley. The 1151111 was an increase ‘ l)8.I‘i1('ll.H1‘l_\' iii 111111110 production. a ptslxiiidci 11101131111015’ of acres 101 bar- \\l1‘111_ racttiiill‘ iicrcaaes raild out the sgasQn when naviggumi l€l ‘rill llll.\€ klillllb, £11151 1.18 LIO- 1 of" RG9. ' L l Oltilllu‘ M11111. was Opel-L Cay-load 1°15 of horsgs 3.10.1011 of feedlm: lilitlLilflLS of 11n- conunions indicate tht s.a1.s11c.11 um cattle 318° went fol-ward w 51“ proved oualilv. In response to the rccortis 11s submitted to be rcasnn- Jumps by mu via Ne"), Sydney WDiiHmClll/(ll educational piogrampabiv nceuraie. Domhuc ‘h, ems or cattle. "m CROPS .. 1 111.1"- ".1111. ,. . - 11111.1:- $.33“; 11.110111; i‘. u y 1 n s er o u o r 11130 _ 1010 _ an" ‘ _ ° 5 H0111 and to 1111011110111 1n increased Crop Acres Production Acrrs Production Q‘ T iiulrjnberc. we m l‘ t k , ,_ _ , ,__ 111-in year, a ive s 0c vvneac 9.100 1031110 bus. 1.1.000 211.000 bus. w t Mai,‘ m, Fade“, Depamnen, m‘? "' " 14°~3°° T. Hfiim 4990000 H g? Agriculturehave been earned BZILGV . . 9.000 ..a2.900 l...O00 373.000 m u usual as we“ u 101m p,» Bucklvlieiit. . 3.900 79,950 “ 3.700 63.100 “ I ' d ' t5 ‘ed 1 °°_ 0111x611 111311115 36.800 1.269.600 “ 4.5.0.30 1.575.000 “ o liciesan [H0160 cari- On nu 1>~ 30.990 0.904.000 " 40.000 7.400.000 c gfiégltl gffigriiléaltlggviiggglvlcgf

. . 10.800 4.820.000 “ .226.400 260.1160 tons . 430 3131010115

livestock 1

1939 I940 .. . . . .28.UU\J 28,050 l

. . . fazasoo hairy Products. 1040

11..l1v1.s lielll conferences ivitn

11nd DFCSCIIIQd to Federvl through which '11s and oilirr 1 in thenancis 1 liceis at ciecreascd A‘. a recent conference at . a definite plan was s1ib- 10 Federal offic1a‘s in this This Dlan would '*" /

|‘-'.l’\‘i1§l\’ increased areas were seeded

1 in liiiiiivlcfl varieties of

1:111 crops. in ueainer, liowurer, LICCYCBSCQ qualny 19-110. pzooucetl abiuidantlv 01' born . 1o a verv great extent p111 on the 111E uncle. 1.111 uuanuiv c1 111111115 stcrcd 101" feeuinu purposes compares lav- modelled to a veiv meat extent w orziblv 111111 some o1 our pest year;

A110

LJJCAXLCS 1110 acreage and production 01 larni crops. tires were arrived at iiiter carciul s.u11_v, ed the. disliibulion at cost _of seed be taken 1o some of these figures,

tlonsi lfllllifil‘ 111ml cllicese D_l‘0(.‘lllCll0lll De ‘z

0.1. was 11g ier 1 ia11 11c revious veaiz. ~ . 1 ~ c. . W85

41,900 UD m, me and of Ngwmberb Lu.1<1 at levels of last

306.100 ‘increase was approximately 3.5 leent. in butter. whie cheese pro- ttluction was up a111)1'o.xii1iatelv' 2'71 ‘ per cent. A ccnsiderabe quantity of .

in: the vcar. Depnrtnieiitalrc- , ccss of the zircvious rears levels.

In the late market. ranullv advanced. 11111111100 conic a1 n time when dxiirv "

1'1 price. " instant iesponse. fed more p crease at the creamerles was 11n- mcdiatelv noticeable. It is felt that it Pl ' terfcrctl with that butter nrocllicticn

Year.

otner cc. - Unfavorable liarvestiii:

coziniarative 1111);: L)€1OW in- lii all cases the 1'11:-

Whiie some yaxceplion may

440

.1201 Butter pcgging

‘llore Butter and Cheese - A REGINA, Dec 30 —(CP) ——Critl-

Owing to 200d naslnrnze condi- tlclll of federal action in Pflggillfl ' X110 nmxj-num wholesale price of $111‘ I 1 i bv Agriculture Minister l” 2 (fiiliytl by George H. Williams. ‘SHSRZIICDCWYAII leader of the CO-OP‘ eralire Commonwealth Fbderatiofi.

.\fr. Tagzait commented: If the

‘ '(7Y~"IHII'I'\'> ---.--~'3-0l39-909 cheese was exputed to the Olcll _ . .. . . . . . . .. 595.1100 (‘nnnrrv 111111.15 111p 1111.111, $95,551,, action is -.iccn1npanied by the f3!- The prices were somewhat in ex- in’; 0f a minimum P1169 dllTmg 19

1110111715 of May to SBPWMWT- m‘

Durink the greater part of the rear. 011151119, then it may be acce table butter held at \v1"e1che<ll_v low levels. go 1:19 producers. Otherwise l Wlll

the 1 bear every appearance of discrimin- me ‘ ation against. the producer." Mr. \Villinms charged in a state- lmcil: that the action constituted discrimination against farmers. EDMONTON, Dec. :10 _1cP1 - The fixing of maximum wholesale butter prices by the federal vvar- timc prices and trade board will be vet another blow to the stabil- ity of agriculture." H011. D. S. Mac-

season. however. but

i-lion cn i110 average farm 1v"s " (lECfCflSlllfl. The rise in however. brought about an Dairv cows were and an in-

generously".

natural conditions 11"ci"c not in-

11111‘ iiiflhl) 111011111 he so increased that a next-l Mmmh Amen“ mgmsqer 0g ggl-ic- H1 l‘ 115 P1111111‘. 12011111011 between siiirifv a1: l, ,.‘n_ dHqm-ed here today, ; ..—...— ~ . 110111111111 would be established. Tltc u ulrlhe aflmrary fixing o; prgces M,

|1-"‘\'. 1v. n. IIENNIS l Alinister of Agriculture’ ___

no r .l;l"i toward this DYODCSRl- 111 uiiv 1‘\t‘ . 1111: successful liuYfYilll-l on cf 11011. clziirv aiid livestock 111"»- 111;c..1»11 111 1111: province is 1111116111"- ciit to 1i verv great extent upon the cost o1 feeds that lmve to be i1n- lluilLU in... .110 province.

P011110 Yield Heavier

fixintr of the nrice on the basis cf mcvailin: levels 011 December 12th 1111s been a most dlSflDDDllItlDRlJlOW for our c‘. if the pr es fliev will 11011" receive ilntlei" costs will exceed the prltes received 1 where ivflgrfi 8i’? m under open pasture conditions.

‘come and cconoinv. dalrv products’ _ and licgs. are now definitely fixed; . on on" end. while lhe other 011d re- - lalinlz to costs they are ruiuilngl wild. ‘

lco-opemtion with Nature. and 0.1-. emisuic icnsonlible $111.1. (lll['(‘(l 11011111111111; conditions bevuntl ; i-his control have brought discour- l aizenienls and. 1 mcinent. lcicncc of even s1n11ll profits to en- , t thusc the tilei" oi the soil. Sta-atiilv if?“ lrising casts in inachinew. ‘_, ers and other niaierials have been 1'~-~‘°- encountered. " has -, time. frcin losses tire offering atlractlors that. bv basic iiidiisliiv- . _ , :li11t under such doubtful conditions 31; A~mfdlum 29-. A—-pul1ets 2'7. l the nrcduwr is beconiinz reluctant to lav down a farm program involv- ‘ inz hetivv expenses. long hours and. Iain no 1 ———4’~— ihard labor 1111111 probable returns in no 7;,» lthe form of less than ccst of uro- O Iducticn. and diminished capital i11- 1 vestlncnt.

' n11icl1 food for 11101121111111 consiocr- 3. ‘ alion and definite action.

levels 111.11 discciu-age product-m mav have a serious effect on Can- ada's wnr effort and arouse discou- {mg Qynfjfvl‘ producers who already 1mm labor flocking to 11111110111‘ ore attractive,"

"vmen. It is ouestionalfe

increased feed and labcrisre

' _ | said the Minister. The two main items of farm 10-;

Produce Prices

Wnile 1110 farmer working in close‘ M(;.N'['[‘(,F.AL, Dec. 30-10?)- ‘icu bfarktl. prices hero today. as rvported by tne Dominion _De- pnrtn n1 of Agriculture. follow. ‘ Lrst grade creamery Jobbing‘ price. _36-36 I-2; t crude szlids. Jobbmg price. 35 other buttermuéiqu-tied. o1 labor problem. ch59 e1 ““5'_'“'“ W a“ c ' At the same 018d. whzlesale Pflce- l‘ Qua?“ 1e and colored. current ffllélpl.» l3 3-4; whrlesale przce, l4. graded shipments iii ustd selling price. A_la!'89

has nro- ,

U1) l/O l-h? l)l".‘S(?llllZ

there has been little e1"-

fertiliz-

The acute. _ industries protericfl \‘. pzycr.

Eggs: free cascs.

become other

comparison depress lliis 1t any wonder

Potalces: Que whites n0 1 75's snfloa; no 2. 40-55; Np moun- ’1.'1's 115-70: PEI e/oblbers .65--.70; PEI miuntnln. 1'1 s 10-15; Bemwda fed-i liu l 50's 2.00.

A situation of this kind provides

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ANGLO RUSTIC!) SCHOOL

Report for November and Decem-

. 1". Dilrinrz the Year the fox lndlistrv i Grade X:~E1.ton Bulman.

Foxes

.. . ,_ (L, _. 1 mid , substantially increased. It has been . Grad? Xz-Eton Bulman. T” ‘Lmnofhlizlbyilifa, 11159, eszimlitcfl that 1111: number of belts Ru_l] Emma“, ‘ 111111111 01f 111 1940 will be less man 1i_1, D0115 Hare. 2. Amy

'1,i;y{1r* s a \e1"v distinct increase 11. 1111- .1101! devoted l0 cerliflirtlsiefi. '1 . ....11......:~11 1o rullLUXlllllilfll ‘111’ houslnci iicrcs. i111-

- poor maikctloi . l; prevailed 11111- Oll. _, 010111110111 _ _ providing 101" riiiid WW‘

to protect the provinw.

10:41:; 11.

0111110115 . . .. ,

1mm me NMLCSA (.1059 chm}; ha; have deve oped 111111,:- ;1 measure of

R111 111 tuners. . b01111 kcint on potato areas 111 V g 1,.....:.. ' - 1_1-'.1c1.\1 _lllbllL‘Cil-\l b11111 111 (1i-1i1;.1'lill0iI \\'llll Utlll-l 9 U1 .111 iftceral _ ‘ i.1"..-11"11i 111111 the PFOVIlICIFIi 1110111. c1 Agriculture. l illilllDS and mantle 5

Depart-

(lK) (,1

production. _ in llveslcck during c uteri chleilv in hcr! iiIOIllIC- : wlllicut any effort to extiand ‘ 11.: 11111111111. lai-niers indlcéiotleflma 10111111101" toward laiaer A Ta-me llIl‘.l'17\.'l‘(i ivne and qua Y- d MS number of bred and unbrc! 8 1_ stributed Iliroinzh tie h t o: Agriculture and 0b 0F Sow breedirnl units we"?

flfld

( m" m’ “rovmce 11mm 01 the m-

l i111: l!) ivifliin i119 l mcra’ abl'itv to propcrlv flnislihgrgl Hfisllnu supplies of iced: {h} lxvr-n estimated that the 01‘ lwtfilv nrwn ‘IICYCRSPG from approx ma e_ 1 4111"!) in I739 to 55.000 in the VPM‘. 10111 Prr. luctlnn has been extended I lino-r high feed costs. Unforfun-I and‘; 1.1.9 inrlustrv will puffer grant: t 1v in this province under a rtccenrfl lovrcregi fixed price and ooss F‘, commercial feeds higher than tha , which nrovailed ln the 8871i" nmnths of the year. The situation Will undoubtedv brlnl aboutt a rwitlv diminished hog lndus n“ This is borne out at the presen.‘ mm- bv ri-norts from owner! 0f fl"(‘S It. ts anticipated that the in~ ,1,---.¢-¢ “111 slvml) 1M1; to a lower 142.01 than that of i939. __ A

‘ 11a f o! the luevioiis rears niimlwl". T 11111-11 and 111111101" nricse." are in'

l(l\\ll “ilfi A ‘mun-c O1, 011:‘ of r110 best in rears. Addljd lii- ‘ ;nv01v@q;.11~1"c.=1 was developed bv the lfiCli‘-, S1011 of ling-luck l\'l)(‘>. d Bucwrml 3mg-‘ have become nultv pomilni".

\h43_ enthusiasm in the lnduslrv.

F‘. Burke Fox Fielrlinan of the 121--

l-rult mid Velaetabe 1111111110111‘ of from active slervicc a1 man of 2150i

xoellent.stie11gtl1 to tie fox ndustrv an a

An e “'11s; popular and valuable citizen of the

1111a will assist mfllcrlflllll‘ 111111117911 ~ the--

Gizfe V

Bulman. 2. Ci aswell

111111111111 fci" bells seems to be Hum

1 l, and In

. T110 Nix 5111111‘ at Cllilll k H ‘l, . . .. 1 .. 111.111 .11. usual 11nd v1.11 arm“) Iv__1_ George Tcombi 01.1110 111-i. Harvey Tovmb-v and 1110111111111 Grade I-l. Athol Oraawell. 'lhc 11011111" tvpcs of foxu Perfect RILBIICIBTICBH- Amy 11nd mocmlrs and Doris Han. Highest. Average Serilort- Alvin Nunn 92.4 per cent. Highest Average Junior: -_George ‘ ' s 85.1 pcr cent. Pr for Deportment since Aug- 1<“—Rull1 Bulman. Katherine E. MacPheraon-‘Ileuch-

'I‘l1c ri-Zrettnblc ticatli of Mr. W»

Agriculluie rr-mcvcd

Swsn‘ CAPS! 51 .00 sends 30°

SWEET CAPORAL or WINCHESTER cigarette! or $1.00 will send either 1 lb. 0i ~ OLD VIRGINIA pipt tobacco or 1 lb. of SWEET CAPORAL cigarette tobacco (will Vogunpupersflo Cunadiunuerving inC.A.$. . overseas only. Also f0 Canadians carving In the British Forces in the United Kingdom.

_ Our rofponiibilily causes when parcel: mo do- liveved 1o Postal Aulholilies or 011m canton If parcels addressed to Canadians in the C.A.S.F. overseas cannot be dcllvln‘ or Forwarded to uddrenu, dclivoly will b0 made to O.C. of cddromn‘! unll. li parcels addressed fo Canadians in the British Forces in the United Kin dam cannot be delivered or forwarded to addressee, delivery will be moan fl Headquarters of Canadian Auxiliary Services, London, for diifllbuflon 0| Canadian Troops.

52.50 sends 1 ,00b

tigureltes to an individual or unif.

WE WANT

Sand your vemilfuncn, with numbomankund numopnd unifoilhesoldiorovoneusfo SWEET CAPS, P.O. Box 6000, Montreal, P.Q.

__'n much betwi- condition than in

T"? CHARI-QTTETOWN

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Dominion. Livestock Activities Reviewed

PRODUCTION SERVICE-DOMIN- ION DlfhlTglggg OI‘ AGRICUL-

Llve Stock Division:

D1’. B. 8. NON-HIE. 511133113507; MI 1M. Senior Live

r, Fieldmlin. Mr. H. W. lay, Live Stock Grader and Assistant. Fleldman.

Health of Animals Division:

Dr. E. S. Nottlnrz, Supervisor. Dr. S. A. Hill, Senior Veterin- Inspector. r. W. R. ‘Thompson, Veterinary Inspector. Mr. W. T. Ennis. Assistant fn-

$1201.01".

There has been considerable in- crease ‘in the movement of live stock from “rlnce Edward Island during the past year.

Newfoundland after adopting more rigid import regulations with regard to live stock, provided an active market for cattle, horses, sheep. swine and poultry through-

J unior

ouuunewial dairy cow: have hoop shipped 1o vuioua mint-t in U Canada. and in iucrouod num n 1o Nowfolmdllnd. but owing to 1.1m great differenoo of exchange be- tween the United States and Can- ada, we were unable to accept ord- ers of any consequeiic from "that. country. Generally speaking, there svas an increase in the lumber o pure bred mimals of the VBIIMB dairy breeds exported this you. The market or beef cattle hll been limited to some extent. The largest export trade for beef bu been to Newfoundland. At the pro- sent time the outlook for lexport trade for our Island live stock pu- tlcularly the dairy breeds la muoh brighter than for some years put. Every breeder should prepare his stock in proper condi ion boforo offering them for export trade, an

the competition has beoomo much koener and the purchasers type, quality and finishing. Tliil

pertains to bot-h dairy and bee! breeds.

The year of 194-0 has been l. very favourable one for the Junior Oil! Club workers for this Drovinoe. Ten Clubs held their competitions this year. This 1s a joint. policy spon- sored by the Product-ion ca. Dominion Department of Agricul- true in co-operation with the Pro- vincial Department of Agriculture of this province. A much keener inter- est has been taken in these Junior shows by the parents and the live stock breeders of the district in which they are flmot-ionl . in most‘. cases there has been a much larg- er attendance than in previous years. The object. of this policy is to create greater interest among

upon the various phases 01' livc stock activity will be made by the tho De

officials of tment per- forming the actual ield work 'I‘ho control of parasites in farm

animals has become a. mutter for active consideration in this irov- lnoe. Demonstrations of the best known methods of control which have been made in the past shall be continued m the future. Improved methods of feeding are

recognized as being of prima 1m- portanee in the lmprovemen. of live stock Much helpful infor-

mation has been posed on to farmers and ltockmen in blu re- gard.

Farm sanitation in connection with live stock has also stressed as a. valuable adjunct to the development of healthy breed- ing stock, the elimination of feed

astpge and economic loss LhIOUgXI condomnctim of carcasses or parts of carcasses upon slaughter. Ad- visory assistance has been received from tho officials of the Health of Animals Division as to the best and proper methods of cleaning up and disinfecting farm stables. pens, sheds, etc, at periodic inter- vols

Although several outbreaks of Hog Cholera have been reported Ln the Maritime Province during the past year, the disease has not made its appearance in Prince Edward Island. Due to the vigilance and energy of the officials of the Health of Animals Division in the prov- inoe, we have been fortunate enough to avoid this, the most de- vastating of swine diseases.

All live stock purchased ouisidc the province for breeding purpos- es, was treated with Hemorrhagic septicemia, as well as receiving the necessary teat for tuberculosis be- fore being brought into the prov- ince, in all instances where pur- chases were arranged through the Department.

It. is advisable at this time to advocaw most. emphatically, the advisability of more feeds, better feeding and finishing of all class- es of our live stock 1f we hope to qijoy a continuation of already uqlsbln‘ markets for our stock. Am- ple supplies 0f home grown feeds. clean comfortable quarters. freedom from disease and continued thrifti- ness throughout the growing period of any animals life are the most important factors in determining whether those engaged in live stock production reap a. profit or experi- ence a loss.

CATTLE

The general aspect of the cattl industry for the year 1940 was greatly improved over that of I939 throughout this province.

As at. the beginning of the year there was quite a shortage of home grown grains and hay in many parts of the province. Nevertheless, the distribution of feed was handled very sucozssfuily with the result that cattle went out. on pasture

.1141 previous your.

Although the Spring was tome- what Intel-Vibe breeder: were for- tunate ln having one of the posturing seasons that we have had for several years. 'I‘he growth of gram in the early Summer was rapid. and many of the stock rais- ers had used commercial fertiliz- ers which greatly assisted in the maintenance of better natures. The breeders throughout tlie province hove had perhaps, the beat. average all around crops they have had for several yous. 1t might be readily laid. that the live stock wont into winter uartei-s in much better con- dition t is you, and with on ample supply of roughage There should be little doubt but that. the condi- tion of the stock should be greatly improved. We regret very much that we are facing the lame critical situation as 1n past yearn, in so far u our young growing stock is con- cerned n our outlylnl dlltriotn. W; find drovera have active, buying up‘ cox-loads of calves and yearling eifers and young cows. shipping them to the various ack- ing plants to be used for booawm Ind canned meats. This citua on in gradually reducing the 1 of young cows which otherwise would be available for our export trade. Bfibeciolly airy breath. It hi8 been noticeable in some district-a," 7111M 1b hill ‘Tktvenglefnoy t8 HI!!! INTI“ In 8 111ml’! to the creamurin. It also has a.

to learn "

tho fiome grown foodo, ouch u tho skim milk uro- duofa nquind for the finishing of

nine and poultry. The inn-km for doiry cattle dur- W?!

the Junior farmers in caring for, feeding and developing a. better quality and tyPQ of beef and dairy cattle, and in farm life in eral.

‘To further stre on the ef active- noss in live ntoc breeding, opera- tions, we have organized a. oom- munity breeding system known as the Bull Leaning Association, which works Jointly with the Junior Calf Club, making an excellent coiribixio- t-lon of herd improvement by the development of cattle of one breed and being suppliod through the Bull Leaning Asoociatil Policy with an outstanding herd sire. Follow- ing a program of this kind over a. period of wan, the breeders can develop a more uniform type of cat- tle of various breeds.

Judging from the mieoecit prices which are about 25 per cent higher than last year for live stock. and the limited quantity available in this province. mother with a. much greater demand for butter and cheese for the United Kingdom, tho present prices aid for butter fat at ci-eamery p11 ta should be very encouraging to this dairy farm- ers of this ‘province for the coming year. Not. orgetting, when this var is over, we should be prepalr-I ed to obtain n share of tho markot for our surplus breeding stock and live stock product-s in Europe. This of course will demand stock of the highest quality and our breeders should realize that it takes three years to develop a good dairy cow. This matter should receive serious consideration and preparation foi- the future. ,

After making s careful survey. it might be well to bring to the attention of the Island farmers. that owing to the scarcity of farm help, that a great many of our breeders will be obliged to curt-ail their cattle holdings to a consid- erable extent. as so many of our young men have enlisted for war services. This will also have con- siderable bearing on the decrease in the number of cattle available "next your. Therefore, it. should be advisable that all breeders and feeders who are fortunate enough to have an ample amount of farm help to carry on and increase their cattle holdings to a greater extant. Every feeder and breeder should start now to lay out a program for the coming year. and to use the most economical ways and means possible to produce all he can at the lowest possible coat. bearing in mind t0 select carefully breed for better type, 11nd feed the best home grown ration obtalnabe. to arrange 111s

itinerary in every way towards a

greater quality cattle production.

SHEEP

While the sheep industry in Prince Edward Island witnessed no spectacular change or development curing the past year, there was evidence of some increased inter- est in the industry during recent months particularly, due to the stronger price paid for wool as well as the possible extensive mar- ket. outlet. for this commodity dur- ing the next; year or two, together with a relatively good price for commercial lambs ovoi- the put nvarul months. Ma sheep men have increased the s of their flocks by the retention of well de- veloped owe lambl u breeders. In addition demand was in evidence for grade ewes. Climatic condi- tion; Quring the Spring and Bum- mer month.» were not particularly favourable to cheep ra sing. The late spring followed by dry pas- tures in n number of Inland dis- tricts retarded the devllowient. and fleshing of the lambs. With increased rainfall in the 1AM lum- mer and ear Fall, and co ulnt- ly lmprov after-gnu, lmba still on pasture improved and when marketed were generally well fleshed.

The demand for fGIllfANd llml in i940 favourably complred with that of the ‘preceding you. Roma *1 ""0 one“ accor, n: qua y mcnt, and u a aonacqunnoo x graded and registered nail ION purchased by Island breeder: with a view to the im ovemont of quality in both p pd commercial flocks. . ram lamina

81' b" stlincea reflected favourably on the

pumhlae 0f selected On on o . “"96” Hllmfi °' Parasites continue to the welfare of thekheep‘ k o0

torio flllll lmcd-

tng the your of iflohnveboen lhvmnflmtlugompbc

dgood‘

f having maintained a steady keel during the past year. gun

Marketing of

t olinmo of any moment, Mr. J. A

Livestock Markethw

of cattle, bogus, stieep and

Cattle production seemed w liialgitly in popularity toward; thl 1x3“ r part ofd he SQIIOHaXWXEIlI hogs

pg groun corre n ngy. we do not. thi that? was much iutlficuzion for the prevailing at- tude in either one, nor that any encouragement in the nituation affecting the cattle industry wu of sufficient consequence to swerve men from their chosen lino of

m a1 production. Lamb prices were bably high- u- than those prov rig a year

I80. but producer: foiled in many iutances to null in on their op- portunities to the extent that. wu uible. owing tn the fact that. 0y allowed heir marketing ma- chinery to become disorganiaed.

Livestock husbandry hiu not been a. money making proposition for our formerl, in fact if they broh awn on their effort: they

the early put of the lununor loo.- son, and after lambing 1r arti- cularly recommended. In 11d ition, there is room for a more complete control 0f extornnlseéiaruim of sheep than la CXQIOI by many of our flock owners at the resent

time. The orcllna sheep t ck can be most injurious the otherwise normal growth and flashing of

lambs.

The sale of market." lambs on a. carcass weight, and grade basis was continued to some degree over the past flail season in this pro- vince. It i; recognized that y- merit by quaiit on lambs mar et- ed commercialy in the Maritime pnpovlnoes has emphatically re- vealed the importance of breeding

in? pracifeoes.

n Eastern Canada many com- meicial lmibs are slaughtered lo- cally during the tourist season.

made more attractive" to tourists. Our sheep men have an opportun- ity here 01f populorlzing the sale of lamb to our summer visitors. Roost lamb or lamb chops, nicely prepared from lambs that have been properly slaughtered 11nd handled. make l. most acceptable dish during tho summer months. A move topopuiariu the eater use of.’ good Island lamb, an support- ed by producers, packers and butchers. as well as our hotels and restaurants would do much to re- gularly supply our tourists with palatable and tender meat, as well ll benefitting one of our basic live stock industries.

SWINE

The Swine industry Eidwgm Island during continued to occu y a prominent place 1n our flel of agriculture. The industry in keeping with that. as experienced in other provinces, and notably the Canadian West, has witnessed some expansion in this province during the past ear. Certain additional districts ave established and consolidated themselves as centres for the re- gular shipment and sale of hogs. As a result of the establishment of additional "Sow Improvement Units" in districts where hog pro- duction was formerly not actively engaged in, marketing figures in- dlcate an improvement in type and in the number of commercial hogs marketed.

The rail grading of Island hogs would, in many instances, in- dicmte the ‘lecessit, of producers paying closer attention not only to proper feeding methods. but to the utilization of breed! stock which is well balanced an smooth in conformation. as well as being in- dicative of good strength and con- stitution. A conformation which ShOWS 800d length, good “straight lines" and absence from 11 heavy shoulder should be uppermost 1n the mind of the hog producer when selecting a. sow. or mating this sow for the production 0f a litter. Many hogs are going m market in an over-finished condi- tion at the present time. with this over-flattened condition there is the tendency for theashogs to run short and thick in conforma- tion, and heavy in the shoulders, Several years ago the Yorkshire breed was reputed to be hard to feed. some present day strains of this breed appear to fatten too quickly in relation to their proper rowth. with consequent over-fin- l-i, which serves to stress the i111. perfume of utilizing foundmblfyn P69111111! “w! 0! 300d balance and smoothness. In this connection it is estimated that seventy-five per cent of the old sows reaching the packl plant; carry 50mg 99mm; defect n conformation.

in Prince 1940 has

»Rall 111g returns also i11- dicate f. importance of producers m 11¢ every effort to market a much hi her rcentage 01 their 11°85 W1 in i proper weights. namely. 14o to 11o undo hot GTBUOG Wfilflhf. Al. Q pngont

time some shipments have as many as 40 to 80 per cent of the hogs outside this desirable range of weight. Out of 680 hogs recently 81113811. 807 were outside of the GI‘ 8 A carcass weights. with the mflivrlty under 140 Pounds.

Du the year numerous Live BWCX lppl Clubs, Fgrmem’ Imllluftl B" Private breeders Purchased registered Yorkshire 51H! from Advanced Registry herds or the improvement of the Indus- try in tlier respective dlatrtcta. The sale of two registered boars was made by Island breeders t0 the Department of Agriculture and Rursl Reconstruction at at". Jolmm, Newfoundland. Through the a11- llshnce and direction 0 policy af- "PPdQd by the Prince ‘Bdwnrd Ix- iand Live Stock Mnrkalnz Board.

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in I. summary of the activities of has been 1940. A superficial estimate would indicate production and marketing lambs as somewhat

This province is increasingly being

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‘£11m hu been little or no m" fox-tum“, chum in the livestock indiistr in m u» t b0 prflvllwi diirlu 1040-1110. in. i3’: notwimproviéwogndlitlgm ‘f0:

- thl ricultural worker. it Gillies, Manager of the Provincial 1.1.0.1111 lot, harder. Th0 prion Board reveals of main commodities he pipducu

gagged u to maximum, and in ins noes, thin ed -price haul???‘ lower than at exi-gltlieiag me pecan: was a On the other hand the raw mut- ei-lal required in the industry hll boolnhpennittod w lldvoweinicoi C

yvh lacuna might. n 0|.

l. problem. made from time to time to obtain relief with respect to neouring low-- oi- i-iced rains uud in livestock foo ink bu without avail.

Partners here, other uric of Cllildfl, are uked todpr uco from the soil, to feed an sustain the millions of loldietl and war affected civililnl lnroll the ocean. Although anxioiil t0 do so they find. under pnoont conditions. the financial unrifioo involved would b: for beyond their ability to belr. The faint nyl pf hope for the livestock industry u we face the New Year, are not at sufficiently impressive to just- fy using the term prospeolt-biit there is a ray of hope.

atrationl were on on desirable bacon type. b0 alive and u dealing with dressed carcasses. The interest manifested and success attending this Field Day were such u to warrant consideration for the holding of this educational and pleasant get-together this com- ing year

POULTRY MARKETING AND PRODUCTION SERVICE!

By A. I’. Darnell Marketing The poultry industry in Prince

Edward Island demonstrated dur- ing the past year that it is an im-

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000k 0f suitable market type. Dortant and profitable branch o! treatment against arasites and our farm business. I11 fact, it. iii value to be rained v good feed- 00111111111 if any other chm 0r

farming produced more revenue over investment than did tho raising or poultry. Prices of poul- try feeds vuere only fractlounlly higher, whereas the average return for eggs showed an increased value of 3c per dozen, and for poultry mealto the gain was an 1111611186 of 4c per pound. The sale of surplus egg: was featured by the shipment of 4.000 thirty dozen cases to the United King- dom and shipments to Newfound- land were increased over 1980. The balance of stocks were sold on Maritime Jnarkets and altogether the demand xce ‘ ‘- the supply.

The dresse poultry marke a few months ago was looked on with misgivings and it was not. un- til the first week of December that report: from the heavy uitry pro- ducing provinces conf rmed ‘that the expected increase in volume to be marketed would not materializa. "fhc situation changed very quick-' ly and at present in one of the firmoot markets experienced in yflflrs- Stocks of ultry meats in stoma’! (in Decem r 1st worn one and one-half million undo ion than for the same pe od in I930.

Volume of 088'! marketed in Prince Edward Island showed a slight increase over the previous {rear with quality improved, and

is condition was assisted by len- erally cool summer temperatures. The marketln of poultry was late and still con nuas. Present in- dlcations are that processing and packing plants will continue op- crating well into January. The volume of poult received at these plants shows a f fteen per cent in- crease in receipts of all poultry. Chicken registered the biggest ain, with turkey deliveries lighter han last year.

Registered E" Grading Station:

New regulations were introduced during the year and the important than are that proper protoc- tion n respect. to temperatures, ef- flciency of radlng and manage- ment must e provided for the grading and handlin of eggs. These stations will be loco 1"1 n It-rl. ic country points and beside: afford- ing a convenient marketing aer- vice will act as infonnatlon oen- tres. The graders are given short courses in all phases of poultry raising.

The year has also seen the es- tablishment of several more poul- try klllim plants whore 11in; and dressin are done efflc ontly at nomina char u. Payment for

oultry is ma a on n rail grade asis if desired. The semi-scald - method of dressi more modern liil one.

Production

The following Dominion Policies are in operation in this province: Matchery Approval and National Breeding Policy (EDP). Ih ‘ad- dition to these the following poli- cies are operated Jointly by the Dominion and Provincial Depart- ments of Agriculture, under the supervision of the Ibdeul office"

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. A1 ovod Flock 2. Boys’ In Girls‘ Poultry Clubl 3. Broader Home Policy ' ~

4. Poultry short Cournl

Progress in respect to lnurovo- ment. of ltook, housing and man- agement. in uito evident. Numer- ous new pou try houses were 0on- struct and a large number of brooder houses were erected also. Of this number 68 applications were approved for payment of tbO bonus of one-half the cost o! brooder stove purchased. (Bonul paid) by P31. Dept. of Agricul-

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Nine Boys’ and Girls’ Poultry Clubo opsratod in 1M0 at the fol- lowing ointa: 8t. Andrews, John- ston's iver. East Royalty, North Ruatlco, Mt. Herbert, Kenn n. Indian River. Kinkorl. Ind N" Wolfe. c list noun; Olub won the ntrnl Judging pet!- tlon and represented the i-ovfnce at the Naltiond Ctohmpcti on 1t-

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in thin province. M ovm- 01m: sows selected from the a - ‘mranto i fif A

a? £1.11» Olhblllhgd W in 01101-1111; were 1010 10 mrnnlclc club miy pbfiunmlllllfll in my c11- Mcofim ‘Mlhllfsm h‘ m“; duiroun o securing young brood trict fiovlding are ton mem- "4 "l" ""5 W? "Wh- "hfli Blrlgfisliot-ifiililicixirliigiili-c Field manty-bzgexieoaii: u“ o! m m‘ 2:53:38 all gg- day was successfully conducted un- Ono hundred and four l-ppllcn- w...» .1 m... * " "1...1,1.'.:.t#..~1-:::::.0.1v1.11.1111: ~11: We .1111;

- a r mem rs 1111mm pun-ion. m‘ 11> 111-u uldrenol 10mm p 11111,, m. Mormon flack . m

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