01 Feb 1930
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Newspaper
Charlottetown Guardian
Location
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date
Feb 01, 1930
Page
1
Higher Education C. EE. MacKenzie argues that rural communities gain from literary societies as they educate the public mind and foster confident public speaking. Debates, impromptu talks, and graded speaking practices help youths and adults express ideas, build sociability, and strengthen community life through organized clubs.
The column highlights the value of birds like the Chickadee and Nuthatches in orchards for controlling canker worm and codling moth eggs. It describes safe fish and meat handling to prevent parasites, outlines methods to produce powdered milk, and shares experimental station data on livestock, crops, and forage yields with costs and outputs.
Fragmentary OCR notes from Charlottetown show prices or counts for potatoes and turnips, with unclear phone numbers and references to local buyers or vendors. The snippet hints at a trading post or market listing with contact lines.
Dominion certified seed potato inspection for Prince Edward Island notes a drop from 32 079 acres inspected in 1928 to 22 640 in 1929 due to low seed and table prices. Irish Cobbler acreage fell to 14 626 and Green Mountain to 7 786. Spaulding Rose and others formed the remaining area with an average of about 6 acres per grower across 3 668 applications. Field inspection results summarized in a table.
The report reviews acres inspected and varieties, noting 12,888 acres of Irish Cobblers passed and 1,742 acres rejected. It discusses planting dates from May to June, disease levels like Mosaic and Late blight, and the drought's impact on yield. Harvest began early with many fields drying, averaging field run yields around 100 bushels per acre.
The Kensington Dairying Association met at King George Hall on Tuesday January 21 with many patterns and shareholders in attendance. President W L Johnson led the session as the secretary reported cheese and butter production totals for 1929 and discussed production plans for the coming year with directors authorized to switch from butter to cheese in certain months depending on markets.
The extended poultry prize list names winners and donors for Wyandotte, Plymouth Rock, Rhode Island Red, Black Minorca, Game, and Buff Orpington categories. Donors include George Leighizer, Mrs. J A Hughes, F M Nash, A V Gibson, Mrs Fred McLaren, J O Hyndman, Wilfred Cudmore, C Roberts, O Roberts, P I Poultry Assn, Jas Powell, George Dalziel, and Thos Mills.
Donated by P. E. I. Poultry Assn. entries include Best Leghorn cock and pullet, Plymouth and Pekin breeds, and blue ribbon prizes of 1.25 dollars. Names such as John Whitlock, L. Boswell, Bruce Pound, Fred Blanchard, Cyrus Pickard, and Mrs. P McLaren are listed among donors and competitors. The segment notes continued coverage on Page 14.
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