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That is only for the rich fellow; again the little fellow, that is not able to build, is out of luck. Now I would like to ask you, Mr. Speaker, whether it would not not have been better if they had taken that money and added it to the fertilizer and help that little fellow get more fertilizer to develop more crop and keep more hogs. Perhaps he could expand his hen holdings then.

I think that the paragraph on assistance to agriculture is nothing but a sad commentary on the complete ignorance of the government on the needs of our farm people. But they are going to inaugurate a production program for poultry raisers, and I said last night that they are going to buy a rooster for every poultry house in the hope that he is crowing in the morning to wake the hens up early and they will lay more eggs.

“A production poultry program for poultry raisers.” Let Mr. Smith get up and tell the truth over there; he can tell you something about this poultry industry. I know if he was talking to me what he could say, and I will not divulge any secrets from the honourable gentleman. Are they going to present each farmer with something of an extraordinary nature —— I don’t know.

“Provide assistance to swine breeders.” We have been doing that for years. It is the market we are looking at. What new gadgets have they employed? They would put almost 100,000 extra dollars in the growers pockets if they got that pre- mium back.

What is this, I don’t know. I am sure. The veterinarians. I am sure this will be a sensational departure. I suggested, Mr. Speaker, that if they wanted to do anything for the farmers at the present time get some policies devised that will help the small farmer —- the big fellow can look after himself —— and most of the assistance is going now to the big fellow. Such as a grant of $120,000.00 to a large potato grower. What about our fertilizer? What about ground limestone which is costing too much? Wake up, gentlemen and take another look.

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“Students for Agriculture College.’ We had that in for a long time.

“Provide a field worker, for leadership guidance in 4-H Clubs” Why, it is seven or eight years since we had a lady on that. That is nothing new.

Some Member: Inaudible. Walter .R. Shaw: We did! Some Member: Inaudible.

Walter R. Shaw: No you fellows cut it out altogether and now you are recognizing the value of the program of the previous government. I credit you with hat; it shows after all that you have some measure of intelligence in following t se pro— grams

They are going to do something on marketing, always they are going to do something at some mysterious future time. We will watch with great interest the reaction of this government in the recent demands of the Federation of Agriculture.

Now, Mr. Speaker, another hour or two and I will be through.

Hon. Robert E. Campbell: You are doing good, you are doing good.

\Valter R. Shaw: You betI am! I am glad you are interested. My honourable friend should enjoy it because he hasn’t been doing anything for First Prince, and he might as well enjoy it down here because he is not going to enjoy too much in the next election up in that district.

Hon. Robert E. Campbell: We have good Liberals up there; that is why they are doing well.

Walter R. Shaw: Yes, but they are dead. H011. Robert E. Campbell: Oh, no they are up there.

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