{"id":221,"date":"2019-07-11T09:35:58","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T12:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/?p=221"},"modified":"2019-07-11T14:36:12","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T17:36:12","slug":"june-13th-1957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/2019\/07\/11\/june-13th-1957\/","title":{"rendered":"June 13th, 1957"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"> <br>PEI\u2019s soil is very acidic; too acidic for many common crops. In order to neutralize the soil\u2019s pH, early pioneers found that mussel mud (clay from the shore with a high concentration of mussel and oyster shells) had an alkaline effect on the soil and made it viable for planting.  <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/files\/2019\/07\/mussels-1665863_1920.jpg?fit=584%2C438\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"262\" data-link=\"http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/2019\/07\/11\/june-13th-1957\/mussels-1665863_1920\/\" class=\"wp-image-262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/files\/2019\/07\/mussels-1665863_1920.jpg?w=1920 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/files\/2019\/07\/mussels-1665863_1920.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/files\/2019\/07\/mussels-1665863_1920.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/files\/2019\/07\/mussels-1665863_1920.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/files\/2019\/07\/mussels-1665863_1920.jpg?resize=400%2C300 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/files\/2019\/07\/mussels-1665863_1920.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/files\/2019\/07\/mussels-1665863_1920.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"166\" height=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/files\/2019\/07\/harvesting-mussel-mud-3.jpg?resize=166%2C174\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"268\" data-link=\"http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/2019\/07\/11\/june-13th-1957\/harvesting-mussel-mud-4\/\" class=\"wp-image-268\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Later, as technology and trade improved, farmers made the transition from the laborious process of harvesting mussel mud to purchasing lime to be spread by tractor on the fields for the same effect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"> In Ellen\u2019s Diary entry from June 13th, 1957, she mentions spreading lime by tractor. Interestingly enough, she also mentions seeding with a horse-drawn seeder, illustrating how the mid-20th century was a true transition period in agricultural technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/files\/2019\/07\/mussel-mud-harvest-1.jpg?resize=584%2C367\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"266\" data-link=\"http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/2019\/07\/11\/june-13th-1957\/mussel-mud-harvest-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/files\/2019\/07\/mussel-mud-harvest-1.jpg?w=600 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/files\/2019\/07\/mussel-mud-harvest-1.jpg?resize=300%2C189 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/files\/2019\/07\/mussel-mud-harvest-1.jpg?resize=477%2C300 477w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/files\/2019\/07\/Island-Lime-spreading-on-old-potato-land.jpg?resize=500%2C363\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"267\" data-link=\"http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/2019\/07\/11\/june-13th-1957\/island-lime-spreading-on-old-potato-land\/\" class=\"wp-image-267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/files\/2019\/07\/Island-Lime-spreading-on-old-potato-land.jpg?w=500 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/files\/2019\/07\/Island-Lime-spreading-on-old-potato-land.jpg?resize=300%2C218 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/files\/2019\/07\/Island-Lime-spreading-on-old-potato-land.jpg?resize=413%2C300 413w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201c<em>What a busy field it was there by the roadside at that other farm this morning! The younger farmer was spreading lime with tractor and spreader, Jamie following was harrowing it in, in nice sweeps of the machine. Rob was sowing with the horse-drawn seeder, James chore to keep him supplied with the \u2018straight oats\u2019 and the \u2018grass seed, which went today to \u2018seed it down.\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>\u2018Many hands,\u2019 James smiled, obviously well-pleased with the progress of the cropping.\u201d<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:right\">Ellen\u2019s Diary, June 13th 1957<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1987\" height=\"1142\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/files\/2019\/07\/musslemudfarmer.jpg?fit=584%2C336\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/files\/2019\/07\/musslemudfarmer.jpg?w=1987 1987w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/files\/2019\/07\/musslemudfarmer.jpg?resize=300%2C172 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/files\/2019\/07\/musslemudfarmer.jpg?resize=768%2C441 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/files\/2019\/07\/musslemudfarmer.jpg?resize=1024%2C589 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/files\/2019\/07\/musslemudfarmer.jpg?resize=500%2C287 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/files\/2019\/07\/musslemudfarmer.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/files\/2019\/07\/musslemudfarmer.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><figcaption> <br><strong>\u201cA man in 1930s with a team of horses hauling a manure spreader filled with Mussel Mud in Elmsdale Prince Edward Island\u201d from Earles Picture Restoration Prince Edward Island.\u00a0<\/strong><br> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PEI\u2019s soil is very acidic; too acidic for many common crops. 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