warm season. it was remarkable that if the proper procedures were followed, the ice could be kept until the next year.

The overall management of the company was by a board of directors. James J. Morrissey, of OnNell Cove, was president for many years. Some managers of this company were Jack Murchison, Faber Dreelan, and William Brown.

Henry MacDonald was the Dairy Superintendent for Prince Edward island. His son Faber, in his young manhood, was employee of the Royal Bank. After a number of years, he felt the need to study to become a priest of the Roman Catholic Church. He is now a bishop in Newfoundland. He is said to be named after Faber Dreelan.

The countryside has changed greatly from the days when the factory was in operation. Those who milked, separated, fed, watered and cared for the milk cows are gone to their reward. The barns that contained the stables, the granaries, and the feed storage are for the most part no longer standing. The association of people from the various communities is no longer centered around the factory. The manure from the cattle together with the mussel mud from the bay produced abundant crops, without the addition of commercial fertilizers.

Concentration of the industry has resulted in a definite loss in the uniqueness of the Island.

Ofthe numerous factories, possibly only one at North Wiltshire remains in operation. Some carried on at Morell, Crapaud, O'Leary, New Perth and Montague. Outside of fluid milk operations, we still have Amalgamated Dairies Limited.

The industry came under the Canadian Department of Agriculture, Marketing Boards. Quotas resulted in a reduction

of farmers, and the resulting growth in acreage of those remaining.

It was not possible for the smaller farmers to meet the necessary requirements, mostly financial. You may still see large herds of dairy cattle, chiefly Holstein or Ayrshire breeds.

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