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receiving for their pigs and their cattle. Well, in 1959, hogs delivered to the main- land plant — in 1959 they were a high of $25.60, and a low of $23.65. In 1960 «— that’s when the horseless riders took over — they were a high of $30.35 and a low of 19.75c. ‘The farmers were receiving eighteen-seventy-five for them. In 1961 they were a high of 31.96, and a low of 24.951}. 1962, they were a high of 33.06 and a low of 26.35(,‘~. In 1963, 32.06 as a high and a low of 25.06 1964 they were SOLOc‘ and a low of 25.359‘. 1965 was a good year — they were a high of 40.750 and a low

of 27.062

Now these are the prices that we got for our hogs under the ConservatiVe Party.

In 1966 they were a high of 439‘. Nothing wrong with that and a low of 32? In 1967 they were a high of 33.756 and a low of 27.2595 is the price they are today- 26.‘25¢ to the farmers. What’s the matter with that?

And then we go to delivered at Montreal plant and these are D.B.S. figures. In 1959 they were a high of 24.5¢, and a low of 200. In 1960 they were a high of 23¢ and a low of 17.5¢. In 1961 they were a high of 26.25c and a low of 20¢.

Some Member: Terrible! Terrible!

Hon. Robert E. Campbell: In 1962 — who had the government then?

Some Member: Alex Campbell.

Hon. Robert E. Campbell: Jens Moe, I would say. 1962 they were a high of 27c and a low of 21¢. In 1963 they were a high of 35¢ and a low of 19.35c. 1964,

23.25¢, 18.259‘. J. Walter Dingwell: Bingo!

Hon. Robert E. Campbell: 1965 a high of 24.6¢ and a low of 18.256. 1965, 24.6¢ to a low of 19.25¢. In 1966, they were a high of 26¢ and a low of 20.5¢ and, in 1967 when 10 and behold they were a high of 29.756 and a low of 25¢.

Now if you don’t believe what I am quoting, you are going to have to take it up with DBS.

Dairy cows are a better price than they have ever been, and farmers are paying more wages —— that is pretty hard on the farmers, but the labourers have

still got to live.

Now, Mr. Speaker, in PrinCe County and farther on, I guess all over the Island, the provincial government paid $15,000 of a bonus on hauling cucumbers to the States. I remember back under the former Minister of Agriculture when we tried to get something started up West and what did we get? A measley $2,000, and I came back with a Conservative friend of mine and we approached him, and we said the man who was working there was short a month’s pay and we couldn’t even get a months pay for him. But it was all right to send money other places. Sure, but that wasn’t helping the farmers out. I know my good friend from the First District of Queens, had he been asked, would have done something. (Applause)

I have the figures here on the cucumbers. Here’s one man in the Georgetown area, and one of my good friends, over there from the Third District of Prince and his colleague represents, there was one man who had three-eights of an acre and his cash income was $305.85. Another man had half an acre and he received $374.25, and if had an acre it would have amounted to $749.10 on cucumbers. I could go on; I have two pages of it here. Cucumbers are something that if you don’t look after them the same as everything else, you can’t make any money on them. I have a man here at the bottom that planted one acre and it states: “Very weedy, terribly late planting and diseased.” He saw $5.88. That happens to be one of my good friends -— people from the Second District of Prince, one of his voters.

L. George Dewar: Good district. Hon. Robert E. Campbell: You are right he is. I know all about it because

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