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'l‘O FARM EILS. - R. lRVING having procured 'l'rndcamcn from Scotlandmcqnnintcd with tho yonnrrimtion .nl'tlm moat approved lmpiomnnts nf'llnnlmndry, including Drill Mncldnca for lowing Grain, 'I‘urni a, litmus, nnd Mungul Wurt'ml, Scuff. .lonl flfld Cultivators, Cinfl' nnd 'l‘nrnip Cutters, Winnowing Machinnn, llorro Rukou, (to. 61m, hugs to inform the Farmer: 01' Prince Edward Inland,lhnt Mr. Mm'uownn, Secretary to tho Agriculturni Social , Inn: kindly ntl'urml to ,rccoivu und trnnamir orders fur uny oft m nbuvo urlivlcu, and that on application to Mr. Mncgownn, npccimom may niwuyu be won at in: Storm“

‘Honaimw, 1211) Juno, 1841.

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Colonial Herald 28th Aug 1841 pg 1

In 1842 W began his political career. He was recommended for appointment to the Legislative Council, an appointment which was approved by the Privy Council on December 10th of that year (3). Over the next few years he became a Commissioner of Boundary Lines, a Highway Commissioner for Lots 29, 30 and 31 and part of Lots 32 and 65, Commissioner for Summary Trial and Small Debts for DeSable and Crapaud, and chairman of the Committee on the Bill for the Protection of Sheep from Vicious Dogs (13,14,15).

In 1843 WW showed that he was a progressive farmer by making the first importation of guano as fertilizer. This first quantity was used in an experiment in which WW spread it on part of one field, leaving the other part untreated. (This field is believed to be the one in front of David and Pat McLeod's farm house today). The results showed that the yield of grain for the fertilized part was 38 bushels/acre, while the untreated part produced only 27 bushels/ acre. This experiment and its associated costs were described in a letter in the Colonial Herald in February 1843 in which WW also described his farming operation with respect to turnips and swedes (16).

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