Curious Canada Turkeys Highlight Feed Efficiency and Size Seek
A columnist recalls researching turkeys coast to coast. They note turkeys convert feed efficiently, with two pounds of feed per pound of meat, and discuss historical and current research on turkey size at Swift Current and Agassiz. The piece mentions Dr. Ken Dunkelgod and Dr. Ruth Newberry and hints at future use in processed products.
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Fred
Canada
Reader's Digest
Turkey
Ken Dunkelgod
Federal Research Station
Swift Current
Agassiz Station
Vancouver
Ruth Newberry
Turkey Talk and Trends in Prairie Meat Production
Fred McGuinness riffs on turkey IQ while noting rising per capita consumption to 5 kg and new product forms like turkey franks and ground turkey. Alberta leads prairie liveweight at 14 million kg, Saskatchewan 5.95 million kg, Manitoba 11.5 million kg. The writer jokes about turkeys and highlights year round availability and diverse uses.
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Turkey
Prairie Provinces
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Glenboro Notes From 1895 To 1955 Local Snippets
A chronicle of Glenboro life listing curling club affiliations with the Royal Caledonian Curling Club and nearby town applications, burglaries memoirs, deaths, marriages, school visits, nurse training, and local events from 1895 through 1955. Includes 1905 CPR shop accident, 1915 marriage, 1925 fire at Wm Latimer farm, 1935 proclamation of Boxing Day holiday, 1945 harsh winter notes, 1955 theatre listing and marriage in Glenboro.
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Curling Club
Glenboro
Royal Caledonian Curling Club
Winnipeg
Cypress River
Thomas Henry Wilkins
Thomas
Ina McFadden
Brandon Hospital
Wm. Latimer
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By Fred McGuinness
Glenboro Gazette
Torfi Sveinson
Chas. McFadden
CPR
Jonina Thorhildur
W.J. Tupper
Boxing
Edgar Douglas
Los Angeles
Cal
Bob Gibson
Gaiety Theatre
Glen Ford
Ann Francis
Aurora Lillian
A.S. Arason
John William Davidson
Dawson City
Yukon Territory
Chiropractic Centre
Kathryn Tessier
Main Street
Carberry
Brandon
GMC
O.D
Metcalfes Garage Ltd
Treherne
Rob Wytiick
Hubert Hullet
Howard Miller
Dynamic Mutual Funds
Cindy Pringle
TWC Financial
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