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tion and Miscellaneous. On January 24th, daily radio programs were started over CFCY radio, and CJRW radio from 11:55 to 12:00 noon. Approximately 290 broad— casts were prepared this year. The Saturday broadcast usually deals with 4-H infor- mation and for the past few months a livestock market report is carried on Thurs- days: other programs deal mainly with agriculture. On November the 8th, 1966 the second series of weekly telecasts were started. Eight programs were completed in 1966 with the general purpose of increasing the awareness of opportunities in agri- cultural production in Prince Edward Island. Specific topics to date have been soil fertility, dairy production, dairy housing, tobacco, beef, and turnips. Total airtime in 1966 amounted to ten hours.

Now something on 4-H. There were forty agricultural 4-H Clubs and approx- imately 65 sewing clubs in 1966. In livestock there were 35 clubs with 498 mem- bers. In the garden there were 15 clubs with sixteen members. In forestry there were two clubs with 20 members. Weeds, six clubs with 37 members. Potatoes there were two clubs with 681 members. A lot of members for two clubs isn’t it? The number of Club members competing in public speaking competitions has increased over the years. It was necessary to hold ten rallies scattered throughout the prov- ince and approximately one hundred speakers took part in these rallies with the first, second and third place contestants competing at County Rallies. Arrangements were made for the evening program for the Rural Youth Fair held at the Provincial Vocational Institute. Provincial winners for Public Speaking Contest were: Junior Division — Ann MacPhail, Clyde River; Marion Keefe, Newton: Clara MacDonald, Howe Bay; Intermediate — Marjorie Mallett, Miscouche; Leona MacIsaac, Mermaid; Mary Lou MacAulay, Souris Line Rd.; Senior — Ellen MacDonald, Souris Line Rd.; George Mitchell. Scotchfort: Theresa McCabe, Newton. I attended this meeting at the Provincial Vocational Institute, and Mr. Speaker, and honourable members I would like t 0 say I don’t think there is any better way or any better contribution any government could make to the youth of our province than to support this 4-H Program. (Applause) These boys and girls are a credit to our Province in the way they partake of their duties: the interest they had in public speaking was really something worth seeing. This little lady, Ellen MacDonald, I happen to know her quite well. She was over at the Atlantic Winter Fair and spoke there in competi- tion with the other three Maritime Provinces and she tied. She is a very fluent little lady and she certainly makes a wonderful job of making a speech and seems to have great interest in it and great drive. I guess I wouldn’t be too boastful if I said I was very proud of her. I certainly congratulated the little lady on her presen- tation and I was very glad that she made this tie over in the Atlantic Winter Fair, Halifax. The second was George Mitchell, Scotchfort, and the third was Theresa McCabe, Newton. They all did very well but of course they couldn't be all winners. The winner in the Senior Division was Ellen MacDonald, representing Prince Edward Island in the Maritime Public Speaking finals, which were held in Halifax in con- junction with the Atlantic Winter Fair. She finished a tie, I just mentioned that.

Now a word on agricultural education. There is a good bit of discussion on this in the various fields within the province and all the members of the Legisla- ture are concerned about it and we all are. 01' course, we know it is a topic that is possibly not too easy to teach. It is a little hard to obtain instructors in this

articular field; it is a varied field. To promote agricultural education in Prince dward Island, and in particular the youth by Island students, the Nova Scotia Agricultural College carried out the following activities. Three television programs by Dr. Jenkins. Now we have a group of people from this Island attending as stud- ents at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College this year ‘66-‘67. In the First Year Diploma course we have five; Second Year Diploma we have six. Technicians Course, six; the First Year Degree Course, six, and in the Second Year Degree Course we have three, for a total of 26. Assistance was given with the building and remodel- ling of about five dairy barns, this by our engineering department. They have to cover the whole Island and are getting a lot of calls these days and it makes it quite busy. 125 farm calls were made regarding insulation and ventilation and an equal number for assistance in new buildings and renovations. Four newspaper columns were written regarding farm buildings and related matters.

Now something that has quite an interest on this Island although it is de- creasing some of the interest is now shown as much as it was a couple of years ago and that is the plowing matches. There were three County Plowing matches held

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