the rst day of September. 5. Muskrat, martin or otter be- tween the rst day of May and the Ist day of November.” The same shall not be had in possession or offered for sale during the periods in which they are so protected. No eggs shall be had in possession nor shall wood-cock be killed before sunrise or after sunset. The penalty for breaches of the Act is

a. fine not exceeding $25 nor less than $5 for each bird, animal or egg.

An Act to protect wild fowl, passed in 1884, prohibits the killing of any kind of wild fowl between sunset and sunrise, and the penalty for infractions of the same is $50.

PRINCE‘ EDWARD ISLAND’S FUTURE Agriculturally

HILE the vigorous prosecution of the Fisheries, and Improved Winter Communication will be important factors in the welfare of this Province, upon the de- velopment of Agriculture more than anything else

depends the Island’s future prosperity. Farmers are throwing

off their lethargy. and are adopting new ideas and methods.

In the line of handling milk, growing fodder and caring for

stock, wonderful advances have been made. The Dairy Indus-

try is yielding a large revenue, and fruit-growing receiving more attention, is becoming remunerative.

An increased product in Pork is also a certainty. Char- lottetown now possesses a modern pork-packing factory thoroughly equipped for the scientific slaughter of swine and the preparation of pork and its by—products. This will bring about new methods in the fattening of pigs, and scrub animals will become extinct.

But, nothwithstanding the great progress of recent years, specialties in the farming line are still in their infancy. Much ground is yet to be covered in both dairying and fruit-growing, whilst poultry-fattening is practically untouched.

With the opening up of the British Market to Island products, with the promised illustration and poultry-fattening