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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 05, 1912
Page
2
An Adamant fragment from the Abbottsford Post outlines weekly publication timing every Friday and advertising rates. It mentions a publication company, a contact for later insertions, and a slogan-like government note, all in a partial, OCR damaged form.
The piece traces growing Liberal discontent and a planned joint Vancouver rally next week. It recalls past factional splits led by Templeman, Martin and Kelly, Rostock, and the Socialists, noting John Oliver’s failed leadership and Brewster’s weakened position. It references Nicola newspaper satire and contrasts with Columbia’s comments on the “sloppy slope” and regional sunshine.
The Westminster market on Friday saw steady crowds admiring displays and greeting friends amid pleasant weather. Veal was plentiful and pork scarce, with mutton and beef in short supply. wholesale prices for meat did not change retail. Fresh sausage appeared at 9 cents per pound. onions rose to 2 to 2.50 per sack. lettuce two bunches 10 cents. rhubarb and cabbage also traded. Poultry improved with many crates moving, chick prices around 23 cents per pound, broilers 35 cents, squabs 10 cents per pound. laying hens, Minorcas, Hamburgs, and Plymouth Rocks sold from 12 to 15 per dozen. game bantams at 1.50 and a blue Andalusian at 4. White Wouw dettes sold at 2 each. Various produce prices listed per sack or per bunch including beets, carrots, parsnips, turnips, potatoes, onions, and cabbage with eggs retail at 30 cents per dozen.
A farm column discusses two kinds of soldier bugs introduced to Canada to combat the potato beetle. Soldier bugs prey on eggs and larvae, potentially reducing beetle populations. early-season spraying may aid this biological control. The article describes the insects, their appearance, appetite, and feeding behavior on codling moth larvae and potato beetle eggs.
Darnel or common darnel weed, also called polson and wild barley, contaminates wheat and lowers value. Eradication advised by grass seeding infested lands and avoiding sowing grains with darnel. seed may be poisonous causing eruptions and tremors in people and animals.
The article extols sheep as foolish yet useful, noting their fondness for changing pasture. It claims sheep will eat many weeds even where grasses are plentiful, nip seedlings and blooms of common weeds, and advises keeping as many sheep as feasible to control weed growth.
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