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trebled, there is yet ample and comfortable room for all. It is to the credit of the management that though the Provincial grant was withdrawn in one of the years of the war, the Exhibition was maintained and that satisfaction. has all along, upon the whole, been afforded exhibitors, while the interests of agriculture and

horsemanship have been promoted and advanced as a result of its operations.

The first Board of Directors Of the Charlottetown Driving Park and Exhibition Association was composed of Charles Gardin-

er, president, Benjamin Rogers, Rowan R. Fitzgerald, Geo. E. Hughes, Patrick Blake, A.N. Large, and I. I. Davies, of whom

only the Hon. Mr. Hughes and Mr. 1.] Davies, (who is now pre- sident) remain. Of those who have passed away it may be truly said that “their works do follow them" and that “they builded better than they knew.” Throughout the gratifying development which has resulted from their activity and enterprise Mr. Charles R. Smallwood, K.C., has been the efficient secretary—treasurer. Competitions in the agricultural field and Exhibitions of agricul- tural produce have kept'alive and promoted the spirit of emulation” among the farmers of Prince Edward Island.

Oflicial estimates of farm produce Show that 1n the year 1925 from 30, 835 acres under wheat 641, 000 bushels were obtained-— upwards of twenty bushels per acre—worth at the average price of $1.50 per bushel, $96,150.00; from'168,727 acres under oats, ' 5,771,000 bushels, or rather more than thirty-four bushels per acre were obtained, worth at the average price of '45c per bushel, $2,- 596,950.00; from 4663 acres under barley, 136,000 bushels were obtained—more than twnetyanine bushels per acre-— worth at the current rate of 90c per bushel $122,400.00; from 2496 acres under buckwheat 68,000 bushels were obtained, nearly twenty—seven

bushels per acre, worth at one dollar per bushel $68,000; from_

34,173 acres under potatoes, 5,800,000 bushels were obtained—- nearly 170 bushels per acre—worth at the average price of one

dollar and a quarter per bushel $7,250,000; from 9692 aCres under turnips 8,500,000 bushels were obtained-*upwards of 800 bushels per acre—worth at twenty cents per'bushel $1,700,000; from 249,- 423 acres under hay and clover 373,500 tons were obtained—near-

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