21 May 1918
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Newspaper
Cut Knife Grinder
Location
Cut Knife, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 21, 1918
Page
1
A reflective passage speaks of group work ground by comradeship and unselfish effort. It urges truthful counting of charitable acts and quiet service rather than ostentation. The piece emphasizes steady virtue over showy displays in communal effort.
To remove mites from chickens clean the house thoroughly. Wash windows ceilings and all cracks. After drying disinfect and spray into all recesses. Use boiling water then coal oil and a liquid live killer or paint. Inspect in a few days and repeat if necessary.
In the hatching season poultry keepers seek a clean nest area. Dust bedding with insect powder before placing hens on nests to reduce pests and improve hatch readiness.
A.E. Stewart will host a short program on acid food conservation followed by amusements and a proceeds for a cross-work project. The event runs 6 to 8 pm at a local venue on Thursday.
Dominion experiments show skim milk and buttermilk can replace meal in hog diets. For hogs 60 pounds and up, 400 pounds of skim milk equals 100 pounds of meal. Fresh buttermilk matches skim milk. Young pigs respond best to 1/2 pound milk with 24 to 3 pounds of meal. larger hogs need less milk.
North Battleford exhibition to run August 5 6 7 with special prizes for livestock from northwestern Saskatchewan farmers. Cut Knife district shows horses cattle sheep and hogs plus grain as local growers plan larger participation and a related fair in July. Canada urges consuming vegetables to save wheat, saying Eat them up.
National efforts push more fish production and marketing across Canada. The export trade has long exploited fisheries while fresh Meh reached consumers mainly in large cities. The aim is to eat more fish and conserve meat for the men at the front.
The report notes a severe coal shortage in Sas hindered by wartime demands, risking power and production. Authorities urge efficient use and seek imports to stabilize supply and prevent factory shutdowns.
Lord Rhondda and Sir William Goode warn the Allied larder is dangerously empty and Britain still depends on the United States and Canada for 65 percent of essential foods. Canada’s advisor warns 1,000,000 could starve without more food. Canadian premier stresses a 50 percent production increase through citizen effort. Shifting shipments suspend civilian grain to allow three million bushels to Belgian relief, with some wheat sent to German-occupied Northern France amid Belgian Relief Commission cables.
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