Sale Of Western School Lands Brings Record Prices
Canada’s prairie land sales in 1927 reached 486 405 acres sold for 4 953 967 dollars averaging 148.70 per acre. Purchasers were local farmers expanding holdings as the School Lands Endowment Fund grows. Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta report increased fund balances and government interest earnings for school upkeep.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
Middle West
Minister of the Interior
Regina
Moose Jaw
Swift Current
Carlyle
Yorkton
Saskatoon
Rosetown
Biggar
North Battleford
Saskatchewan
Lloydminster
Vermilion
Vegreville
St. Aul de Metis
Camrose
Wetaskiwin
Wainwright
Edmonton
Alberta
Manitoba
Dominion
Electrification Movement Aims at Manitoba Farm Homes
A drive to bring electricity to Manitoba farms for demonstration purposes is launched by Hon. W. R. Clubb Minister of Public Works. The program to begin soon seeks to show the advantages of electric power for farm homes.
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Manitoba
W. R. Clubb
Requires No Key
It sounds like a riddle but is a pad lock opened without a key. The owner sets a mixture of a combination and memory allows opening and closing at will. If unlucky Friday January the 13th there are two other days this year in April and July. There are too many ladies and gentlemen in the world and not enough women and men.
Sterilizing Milk Pails and Utensils for Clean Milking
A guide on sterilizing milking pails and utensils notes they must be washed and sterilized to remove thousands of germs. Use boiling water or steam, rinse before drying, and avoid cloths which recontaminate. Steam for 15 minutes in a closed container or invert over steam, or immerse in scalding water if needed.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
One Piece Frock Pattern No 1697 for Sizes 38 to 46
The pattern features a center-front opening and inverted side plaits with a notched collar. Long darted sleeves have cuffs and pockets. Sizes 38 40 42 44 and 46 accommodate busts. Material needs vary by width. Pattern priced at 25 cents and the Fashion Book at 10 cents.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Union
Pattern order notice from Winnipeg Union at 176 McDermot Ave. Includes pattern number and size details. References Naue as contact or note.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Walk Miles Describe Housewives Washing Burden
Agriculture Department reports housewives who launder at home walk significant distances. Pedometer tests show those using labor saving devices average about four and a half miles per wash day, while those hand washing with old irons travel eight to twelve miles.
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Agriculture Department
Storing inoculated legume seed yields nodulation insights
Dominion Agricultural Bacteriologist reports at Central Farm Ottawa that inoculating alfalfa and red clover seeds before planting maximizes nodulation. Storage at steady low temperature helps but nodulation declines over time, with inoculated seed lasting longer than never inoculated. inoculation via skim milk suspension outperforms inoculated sand methods.
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Central Farm
Ottawa
Dominion Agricultural Bacteriologist
Home Pasteurization of Milk Described for Safe Use
A pamphlet explains a simple home method to pasteurize milk. It suggests pouring from bottles, inserting a glass thermometer, heating in warm water over a fire to 145 degrees for 30 minutes, then cooling quickly to 50 degrees and保持 cold until use.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Sheep Shipped to Coast as Breeding Stock Boosts BC Flock
An initial shipment of at least 10 000 sheep ewes arrived in British Columbia from prairie points this fall, mainly from southern Alberta and stockyards. Officials expect the total to rise to about 20 000 as breeding stock under federal aid arrives, with certificates from Vancouver and special carload rates from Edmonton or Calgary. The article notes the contemplation that arguments in such debates reveal differing sides.
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British Columbia
Alberta
Vancouver
Dominion Sheep Division
Edmonton
Calgary
Future Of Canadian Dairying At Western Ontario Meeting
Dr. J A Ruddick reported rising U S dairy imports from Canada, with fat equivalent exports increasing tenfold over a decade to 21 453 597 pounds in 1927. He cited five million gallons milk and about four and a half million gallons cream, and urged Canadians to capitalize on high quality cheese to meet U S demand as population outpaces cow growth.
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Dairymen’s Association of Western Ontario
London
J. A. Ruddick
United States
Iuddick
Canada
Ruddick
Utilization Of Farm Waste Furfural Discussed In Montreal
Dr C S Miner of Miner Laboratories Chicago told the Society of Chemical Industry Montreal section about furfural made from corn cobs and oat husks. The chemical has numerous potential uses from radio panels and dyes to food preservatives and seed treatment, helping farmers reduce losses from plant disease.
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Society of Chemical Industry
Montreal
C. S. Miner
Miner Laboratories
Chicago
Desert Ship Channel Vision by Dr John Bull
Dr John Bull, head of the Egyptian Desert Survey, envisions a canal from the Mediterranean to flood a west Siwa Oasis area below sea level creating a vast inland sea. The plan would allow ships to sail across the Sahara if implemented by the Egyptian Government.
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Sahara Desert
John Bull
Egyptian Desert Survey
Not Yet Achieved Rejuvenation Claims Stir Vienna Meet
A Vienna gathering of about 1000 Austrian surgeons and physiologists heard that real human rejuvenation remains beyond reach in medical science. The discussion highlighted gaps between aspiration and proven results among researchers.
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Vienna
Austria
Surveyors shaping Canada Topographical Maps of settled West
The article honors surveyors in Canada as romantic pioneers who subdivided western lands and now map settled areas. It contrasts frontier camps with modern mapping teams using folding gear and tents, detailing office staff, equipment, and the shift from land subdivision to detailed mapping in national development. It notes the maps' broad value and the varied incidents encountered in field work.
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Western Provinces
Canada
Topographical Survey
Department of the Interior
Abraham
Ottawa
First switch locomotive built in Western Canada
A Western Canada product, the first switch locomotive built at Transcona by Canadian National Railways motive power shops. It weighs 356000 pounds with tender to pilot, and was handed to W A Kingsland by A H Eager who supervised its construction. Three more of the same class are under construction and due for service early this year. Kingsland is shown on the locomotive’s pilot with Eager behind him.
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Canada
Canadian National Railways
Transcona
W. A. Kingsland
Western Region
A. H. Eager
Motive Power
Mr. Kingsland
Mr. Eager
Hog Grading Policy Improves Swine Quality Nationwide
The ten million Department of Agriculture hog grading policy has been in force nearly five years and shows steady improvement in market hog quality. The latest ministerial report says the policy grows in popularity and is now an asset to farmers drovers shippers and packers. The 1927 on farm hog quality improvements come despite a generally weak world hog and bacon trade.
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Department of Agriculture
Minister of Agriculture
Edmonton Canning Factory Opens in North East Edmonton
The Border Canning Co of New Westminster completes a canning factory erection in northeast Edmonton with machinery installing. The company has leased 800 acres for vegetable cultivation. A young man learns life’s harsh lessons when experience treads on his coins.
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Border Canning Co
New Westminster
Edmonton
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Ww. N. U
Naue
B.C
U.S
Gipsy
Edmonton Canning Factory
Simplici Timus
Munich
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